The evening times., 1897-12-01
$500 a MONTH
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

COMING TO THE THEATERS.
An engagement which will be fraught
with genuine pleasure fs the return OF
Michael MortOns delightful comedy, Miss
Francis, of Yale" next week at the Column
bia. When the piece was seen here last
year 1t scored an Immediate success and
was enthusiastically received by both press
and public. Slncethen MIR Brenton Thorpe,
weil-known international manager, has
ASSUMED direction of the play, and after
engaging remarkably strong cast took the
piece on tour throughout the country, fl
nall bringing 1t TO the Manhattan 1heater.
New York. How favorable an impression 1t
made upon metropolitan playgoers is best
attested by the scenes of enthusiasm which
greeted each presentation, and the consid-
crate treatment accorded by the more in
nucntial journals. The Company includes
some of the foremost pla yers, and besides
Mr.. Etienne Girardot, who, OF Course, Con-
tinucs to depict the excruciatingly funny
character of Frank Sta ynor, better known
as Miss Francis, of Yale there is Miss
Lavinia Shannon, a Washington girl, with
countless admirers and numerous stage sue
cesses to her credit. Others in the company
are owen Nestfofd, Ra ymond Cdff, George
+. Farron, Louis Grisel, Miss Monte Donieo,
Miss Gertrude Homan, Miss Fanny Young
and Miss idalene Cotton. The scenic enyi-
ronments this season are all new, and said
to be both attractive and unique. The cast
is Identical TO that seen during the New
Yorkrun of the piece, and many interesting
changes are said to have been made in the
story since the occasion OF its earlier presen-
tation. The advance sale OF seats Will be-
gin tomorrow morning.
1t is gratifying to note that the advance
orders for seats indicates that there viii
be a large and brilliant audience at the
New National next Monday night to well
come Henry Miller in ..Heartsease." Those
who Will attend are not calculating on any
uncertain quantity or quality. Henry Miller
has been for several years accounted one
OF the very best American actors, and
Washington theatergoers have had an
ample proof OF it In his various appear
ances here with Charles Fronman's Empire
Theater Stock Company in Sowing the
Wind The ,Masqueraders," and other
successful plays. His first enga cement as
n star in TINS city In ''Heartsease' last
spring was. an immediate and pronounced
succc IS. ''HeartSease' Is romantic in
theme--the kind OF drama he most excels
in. II has received the most laudatory
notices every where and the production is
said to be an exceedingly beautiful one in
tic PVinb VI eNIhCi tpStlhhitlE anu SliEt
furnishings. The sale of seats opens
tomorrow morning.
The novelty OF tile week will he the
latest amusement proiectile hurled against
the wall Of public opin;on-Klaw &
Erlanger's extravaganza, "One Round
of PIeasure''-which opens its Wash
ington engagement at the Lafayette
on Monday evening. 1t is sue
the enterprise of this eminent firm has been
rewarded in that most effective way-the
full need and measure OF popular appre-
citation and box office approval activity.
The 'Sousa'i finale at the end OF the first
act, when the stirring melodies of four OF
the most famous of the Sousa marches are
combined in a tumultous and patriotic en-
semble, employing the vocal services of the
entire compan $, is said to be one OF the most
effective pieces of concerted music i'm
aginable. 1t has never failed to arouse the
audience to feryid cheering. In the com
pany of 100 people engaged in the pre-
sentation of this extravangaza are these
principals: Walter Jones, Richard Carle,
the Rogers Brothers, Charles Kirke, Rich
ard Karl, Robert Mansfield. Ida Brooks,
Marie Celeste, Maude Raymond and Hattie
Moore.
The appearance of Fanny Rice at the
Academy of Music next week, will give
Washington theatergUers their first op-
portunity to see this charming comeoienne
in her greatest success, AT the French
Ball. The event Possesses a special in
terest for WashinStuniaHs, as the comedy
is from tn e penof MIR. Frederick F .Schrader,
acting secretary of the Republican Con-
gressional committee. 1t has been one of
the marked comedy successes of tue past
four years. During that time it has been
presented in every leading city from
San Francisco to New York, and last year
scored a phenomenal success financially.
1t is based upon a German play, which
Nine. Geistinger presented with great sue
cess during her American tour, and in
troduces the versatile Fanny in variety
of fcharacterspeculiarl iarlysuitedto Lercomedy
talent. Her presentation of the piece has
been characterized by an uninterrupted
series OF triunlphs. THIS is said to be her
first appearance at popular prices in any
city in the U ted states, which will give n
host of Washington admirers who remem-
Der her as, the leading feature Of ''Nadji,"
and her clever performance in tue Joseph
jefferson ail-star cOmbina tion in The
Rivals" q good opportunity to see her
in her best character.
Next week Washingtoanins will have an
opportunity for the first time of seeing
the latest success In the field of emotional
melodrama at the Grand Opera House. 1t
is "a Guilty Mother" 1t Is said to be
pure, clean drama, without the usual clap
trap, mock herOics and straining for SEN
sational climaxes, which serve as marks for
the satirical pens of the critics. 1t Will
be deliberately staged, and is interpreted by
a company of players which includes
Eleanor Merran. Ella Baker. Christie Mac
Lean, Thefese Newcomb, Adeiyn Wesley,
Henrietta Vaders, Lew johnson, Frank
Surles, Thomas Meegan, Murray Woods,
Edward Ames, Thomas j. Jackson, H..
Rees Davis. IT, A. Yelvin2ton. Harry L.
Barker and Carlton, Wells. The usual matt
nee will be given on Wednesday and Sat
urday. Seats can be reserved on and after
Thursday.
Manager Kernan's attraction at the Ly-
ccum next week will be Weller and Fields
Vaudeville Club Burlesquers, which comes
direct from their Broadway Music Hall,
New York city. This organization, like
others controlled by this successful firm,
Is composed absolutely of refined and high
class artists, whose individual pames stand
prominently at the head OF all ct hers In
their respective lines. The enterta inment
presented by this company has been de-
scribed as Exceptionally good" which