Evening star., 1897-02-09

.ndIie sister 10 SAua. The COMEDY part OF
the play Is supplied by William Culiington
and Miss frankie Mcclellan, although II
can scarcely be saidIthat the latter is up TO
the standard established by the remainder
OF the company Cone Of the best bits of
acting in the production Is that supplied by
Mr. Frank Mccormick as Sparta, the
scheming interpreter, while the governor Of
the province the originator of all the trou-
n.e IN, IN me play With spartas aid, is cred
ltapiy taken by W. D. Emerson. The re-
mairder of the cast is supplied in a most
satisfactory manner
Inc Blograph.-m the stead of the cine
matograph at Willard's Hail. Mr. Whiting
Aneh Al mas placed the American product,
m NE piosraph, andjthe results are excellent.
Ihere was quite aarge audience last night
tnouen II was theithird performance Of the
oay, ana everybody was astonisfed and
ueiis i'ea. Notable pictures are those of
MaJoI IncAihiey at his home. the rapids al
Niagara. the views at Governors island,
anu chiei OF all, the wonderful picture of
the New York Central train, Empire Ex-
press. whizzing by at sixty miles an hour
There is a wonderful realism in this pic
ture, which almost compels an audience to
jump and run out of the way of the coming
iocomo,lve. A pleasant feature is the
brie1 descriptive sketches thrown in SO
gracefully by Mr.. Allen, whose graceful
language adds beauty and color to plain
realism.
BiJou Theater.-"The Brand of CAIN
Tomahtlc arama of more than passilg in
week. and large and enthusiastic audi
ence witnessed its initial performance last
night. Aside from the merit the play pos
sesses, 1t is we'll staged and acted by a
company of ability Indeed. there is not a
character that is not well taken, and the
-FOUR acts are full of dramatic interest. 1t
Is tne scenery, however, that is entitled to
special mention, for it SurpasSeS anything
ever seen at the Bijou. The first act gives
IN the second scene a picture of the Devils
Chasm by moonlight and the effect is very
reai. Ihls Is also true OF tne last act. in
Whch quarry scene is given with truth
that is startling. James Leighton was the
leadlng character. assumed b., Waller Will
son, and his Interpretation of the wronycd
father was strong. Miss Helen Desmond.
as his daughter. Phyllis Leighton. was also
Well received. Jeffrey Gordon, Ky Ewyn
Stevens, and Nora Logan, by Mamie Sheri-
Dan Wolford, divided the fun of the play.
and contributed not little to its success.
Miss Lillian Maulsby and Gus Cohan con-
tributed flrst-class speciaities.
kernan's Lyceum Theafcr.--To the lovers
OF vaudeville the performance at Kernan's
this week is especially recommended. 1t is
the bohemian Company of Buriesquers, un-
der the management of Louis Robie, whose
1ame as caterer to the amusement public
is known in both hemisphere<. 1t was a
nght IN bohemia that the audience looked
upon when the curtain went up, and what
with score of pretty ani shapey girls
and several funny comedians, the audience
enjoyed the night very much. Harry Bry-
ant tle hllS Oh lauSn-makefS, Is included
IN the cast, and is funnier than ever. The
olio came next, and introduced, besides a
number of familiar faces. several entirely
new specialties. Jere Mahoney sang him
self into popularity. and Miss Nohriga fol-
lowed with several 'Coster' songs. hat
won for her unstinted applause. Miss Mae
Lowrey, charming souhrette was cap
uvating in her rendition of popular songs,
and Phil and Hattie Mills contributed a
laughable German sketch. The perform
ance concluded with highly spicel eN-
ravaganZa, entitled The Turkish Path"
Church of Our Father.-"Christoph or,
the Power of the Cross" revised from an
old legend and made into an opera by Miss
Elizabeth Tyler, was given az the Church
of Our Father last night, under the patron
age of the Danish minister. There We're a
number of Danish and German citizens of
the capital present, and the opera proved
to be successful in every latail The music
was written by Prof. Emile Chrstiani of
Denmark. to the litJretto furnished by Miss
Tyler, and the production was remarkably
smooth throughout. The principal parts
were taken by Mr.. Harry M'TGock tenor;
Nine. Wilhelmina Christiani. soprano: Mr..
Gustav Ascher, bass; Miss Laura Brereton
and Miss Edith Page. The opera follows
the theme of the legend closely, and deals
with young man who wanders away
from home. is led into temptation, and falls,
but is finally brought back by the power
of the cross. Therleading parts Were taken
by the various singers assigned TO them
in a highly credftables manner, and the
whole production may be said to have been
a decided success.
Madam Lillian Nordiea.-Madam Lillian
Nordica makes her appearance here at
TIE Lafayette Tuesday afternoon. Febru-
airy %, in ore concert. beginning at i
o'clock. supported by powerful company
Madam Nordica is one of the, most beauti-
full women before the public. and is today
Considered the greatest dramatic soprano
in the world. At the Beyreuth festival two
years ago, at the Wagner Theater. she
ere eated furore, for never had there ap-
peared before a German audience so beau
tifGl and artistic singer this Ameri-
can girl. Following her German triumph
Ncrdica came to America and sang
Isolde in German at the Metropolitan
Opera House. The enormous success she
achieved in this role which is considered
the most difficult in the entire lyric roper
toire Is a matter of record. She not alone
created triumph In the Wagnerlan roles
but as Aida and "Selika'' lL'Afraicaine)
she is also great, and can also sing the
collCratura roles as well as dramatic with
success, was shown in her appearance
in F'elna (Mignon). Not alone oper-
attic singer Is Nordica considered great;
she is ere of the finest concert and ora
tori" singers in the world, and the fact
that she can speak five languages fluendy
is not against her, either.
."The Sporting Duchess "A really re-
markable company will be seen with The
Sporting Duchess at the Lafayette Opera
House next week. Rose Coghlan, J. II.
Stoddart, Cora Tanner, Elita Proctor Otis,
Harry Lacy. Louis Massen and r. A
Roberts are names which stand SO high in
the theatrical world that they set the
stamp of approval on almost any play,
and when it is considered that THE Sport
ing Duchess ran for 800 nights at the
Academy of Music, in New York it can
readily be seen that a genuine treat is in
store for theatergoers next week. The sale
of seats opens Thursday.
Margaret Mather.-The news that Mar
garet Mather is to play Imogen in her pro-
duction of Shakespeares "Cymbeiine," al
the Columbia Theater next week will re-
cal Ito theatergoers her magnificent con-
ception of Imogens counterpart or proto-
type, Juliet. There have been many who
have essayed the part of Juliet, and many
have pleased the theater-going public. Ade-
laide Nelson, said to have been the most
beautiful Juliet of her day, had the form
and face of an ideal woman, and aside
from that was possessed of talent of the
highest order. AS to Mary Anderson the
testimony of the best American critics
seems to coincide that her conception of
the part lacked one essential quality
warmth. At her most passionate mo-
ment 1t was always Mary Anderson that
spoke not the desperate, heartsick, over
whelmed Juliet. Modjeska's conception of
Tho role u-ac rparrad hy her Stropp occent