Evening star., 1897-07-24
THEATRICAL GOSSIP
Columbia Stock Company's Last Per-
formance Tonight.
FRED BOND BEGINS NEXT WEEK
New Attractions at GIen-Echo-on-
he-Potomac.
BUT LITTLE OF INTEREST

transfer their affections from the Columbia
to the National Theater. The stock COM
pany at one ends it's season tonight, and
Frederic Bond and his stock company
come to the other. 1.-The king is dead; long
live the king" Washingtonians will be just
as loyal to Mr.. Bond and players they
have been to the Columbia people. 1t is
believed that Monday night the National
Theater will be filled with Mr.. Bonds ad-
mirers, for he comes with the advantage of
former acquaintance here, and all remem-
her his good work in previous years.
The National Theater will not be the only
place of amusement, however, for Glen
Echo is now contending for favor in that
respect. 1t is some distance Off to be sure,
but the ride out there is a refreshing one
at the close of the day, or even when the
sun is hottest, and when one reaches Glen
Echo there is no difficulty in keeping COOL
The female orchestra and the vaudeville
performances furnish an excellent enter
tainment, and the increasing number of
visitors show that the public appreciates
the efforts Of the new management Glen
Echo is a beautiful spot and its natural at
fractions have been enhanced by lavish
expenditure of money In the erection OF
handsome buildings and in laying out the
grounds in the most artistic manner. the
property has up to this time been an ele-
phant on the hands of its owners, but the
present scheme Of running high-class
vaudeville entertainment, with good music
and the facilities Of good cafe, seems 10
be just what the people want and are will
ing to pay for
The "bike'' has become a great source OF
recreation among professionals, and scarce
ly company travelling that does not add
to it's excess baggage account one or more
of these space annihilators. summer
companies in Washington are particularly
tod TO nvh loT
to the miles upon miles of good riding Oh
fered by our smooth streets. One of the
latest additions to the bike ranks Is Fred
eric Bond. who is fast becoming an expert.
Gently happened to him In New York city.
The metropolis is not so liberal In the mat
ter of asphalt pavements as Is the capital
city, and the riders must necessarily con-
fine themselves to restricted territories
Mr.. Bond was riding down 46th street
(Which is one Of the few thoroughfares
with smooth surface) thinking of new
part he had been studying and paying lit
tie heed to his surroundings. He had
reached 9Th avenue before he was aware OF
the fact and did not notice an approaching
elevated train. Before he could stop his
wheel or dismount the elevated train had
passed over him.
Julia Arthur has returned to this coun-
try after two-years connection with Sir
Henry Irving. She comes back to create
the part of Clorinda in Mrs. Frances Hodg
son Burnett's play of Lady of Quality"
She is quite enthusiastic over the part, and
to a New York reporter, in speaking of
the play. Miss Arthur said:
''The play will follow closely on the lines
of the book. 1t will open with the birthday
supper, Clorinda's sixteenth birthday, and
her last appearance in boys clothes. My
costumes will all be of the sixteenth ard
seventeenth century brocades and satins.
l like boys clothes, and am not at all
afraid of them, especially whom they may
be as prettily fashioned as Clorinda's. /
shall wear the long satin coat, knee
breeches and silk hose, and strut about end
talk as much slang as Mrs Burnett's her
oine ought to. You must remember she
was brought up in the stables among the
horses and the dogs Physically and mem
tally she should show strength of an un-
usual sort. But of my conception Of the
heroine 1 can tell you more after 1 have
seen Mrs. Burnett. Although l know what
l think of her, 1 shall be glad to receive
any suggestions she may Offer
The second volume of julius Cahn's The
atrical Guide has been issued. and while
the first was supposed to completely cover
the field this second issue is far superior
IN every respect to that of last year. It
contains numerous innovations. is much
larger and Is as correct as to details as
1t Is possible for work of this kind to be-
Sc uveLirs of the 2jOth night of '.The
Girl From Paris have been received in
this city with the compliments of Ed
ward r. Rice. They are handsome stand
Ing mirrors with silver frames richly
chased and make splendid ornament for
dressing table.
GLEN ECHO.-The list of new attractions
for the amphitheater at Glen -Echo-on-the-
Potomac xt week includes the following
high-class vaudeville artists direct from
keith's New York and Philadelphia thea
ters: Van Leer and Barton, the kings
of black face comedy; the Brownings
in a refined sketch; Baker and Ran
dali comedians and dancers; CasweIl
and Arnold, the electric acrobatic duo,
and Emma Francis. the terpsichorean mar
vel. The famous Fadettes, Boston's lady
orchestra of twenty-five trained and skill
ed musicians, will also be heard in grand
concert. Wonderful improvements have
been made at Glen Echo under Manager
Middletons care and attention, and thou
sands of Washington's best people avail
themselves nightly of the opportunity OF
witnessing the nigh-class attractions offer
ed at Glen Echo.
NATIONAL THEATER-Mr Frederic
Rond, that prime favorite with the Wash
lngton tEeater goers. will come to the New
National Theater next Monday evening,
July %. While Mr.. Bond has never been
seen with any but good company, he
considers his present company the best
he has ever brought here. and it is be-
lleved that his many previous successes
Will be repeated on this engagement The
bill is entitled Where Are We At" a COM
edy that scored a tremendous hit in Louis
Vile, KY, where the company has lust
concluded six weeks engagement. This
comedy was pronounced by the press of
that city to be one of the best seen there
FOR many years. Mr. Bond will bring with
him almost an entirely new company. One
CT the cleverest character actors OF the
country, Mr.. Maclyn Arbuckle is with the
company. He has been for several seasons
with the Frawley Stock Company In San
Francisco and Australia, and has won the
praise of the press and public at every ap-
pearance. Mr.. Francis Kingdom, an ex-
cellent actor, has played for many seasons
with such &C. .npanies as Richard Mans
field. Rose Cogblan and A. M. Palmer, and
also with the company that produced Dan
lei Frohman's successes in the Lyceum
Theater New York. Another young actor
Of great promise, and a new member of
the Bond Company Is Mr.. Adolph Klauber,
who has been seen by the Washington
theater gcers with the John Drew Com
pany. Pudd'n Head Wilson, ETC. Mr. VIM.
Courtney, is one of the handsomest and
cleverest Juvenile actors seen on the stage
for many a day and will certainly prove
to be great favorite with the Washing
tonians. He has been with the Richard
Mansfield Company, and will appear with
him again next season as leading juvenile
man.
The leading lady of Mr. Bonds COMPANY
will be Miss Maude Haslam, a handsome