Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-03
AMUSEMENTs.

ZULU MblA 1EEAIEh.- NOTWITHSTANDING
ing this is just In the center of summer,
and the fashionable contingent of the cap
ital Is out of town, the American love for
titles was shown last night in the audience,
which comfortably filled the Columbia The
alter. to receive the Marquis of Michigan"
who appeared for the first time last night
THE Marquis of Michigan by the way,
Is sparkling comedy by Glen McDonough
ard Edwin Townsend, produced under the
management of Mr.. E. Rosenbaum. The
play is story of the heroic devotion of a
young man to adaptive daughter, who
Is to be cut out of her share in an estate
but Is saved by the young man, who mar
ries the female Sandow of a vaudeville
company and permits the testator to paint
the will on his back all to save the girls
fortune whom he marries, believing that
the other woman Is dead. But she isn't !;
hence the play. Eleven people are required
TO play this play, George z. Nash, as Ned
Harkaway, being the hero; Marion Giroux
as Helen Hastings, whose fortune he saves;
Chas. j. Jackson, as Bob Tyke, an investor
In wild oats, and playing part in the fe-
male Sandows company; George Barnum,
as Sing Sing artist, not opera sing sing,
by the way; Robert Paten Gibbs as Senior
Maginnice, who saves the hero by showing
he was the husband of the strong woman !;
w. II. Porter, sheriff of Hopkins county, N.
T.; Daisy Loveing. as Tony Tostevin, at
torney-at-law; Miss Eva Davenport as
Madame Aetna Vesuvius, and Miss Sadie
Stringham, as Mrs. Bum, with her two
daughters, Georgina and Evelina; Miss
Pixley and Miss Mollison.
Ihere Is a lot in the play, bright lines
and funny situations, and the climax of
every act Is good, although the ending of
the piece Is rather abrupt. The whole play
Is or can be made very funny and with a
lot Of go in it. Manager Rosenbaum has
MT upon good people for all of his charac-
tiers, with one or two exceptions, and the
women are unusually good looking. The
one great part In the play is Madame Act
ma esuv1us as done by Eva Davenport
and she will make it a notable character If
she has chance to keep at it through the
season. Aided by Mr.. jackson, a most ex-
cellent fol to her largeness, the two
can work out team part superior to
Marie Dressler and Bob Daily in Lady
Slavey.' What the play is now it will not
be when we see it again, and If it is not
bulit up into one of the popular successes
IL Will be because somebody doesn't know
no" 10 handle the material now in hand.
NATIONAL THEATER-The second
week of the Frederic Bond Company
opened SO auspiciously last night at the
National as to make it regrettable that it is
to be also the last. At least so say the
bills, and they must be true. The play
selected was The Paper Chase" a three
act comedy, by Charles Thomas, not new,
out played so we'll as to make it better
than new Mr.. Bond, in the part of Mr.
Busby, though modestly almost suborli-
nate, did the best work among the men, as
ne usually does In summer companies. Mr..
Bono, Is good actor, and he plays with
such JUNCTION that it very nearly conceals
the defects. Miss Maude Haslam, as Mrs.
baskerville, was a charming and consum-
mate firt, and Miss Reimer as Mrs. Pom
fret bore the burden of it with amusing
protestations. a character of pretty per-
sonahty was Nellie Busby, as done by
Miss Maud Allen, and MIR. Courtenay, as
Capt. Kirby, would have merited punish
m men If ne had not played lover to her
with artistic soulfulness. Mr.. Arbuckle
was most jealous husband. and tore his
hair with becoming frenzy. The other
parts in The asst were satisfactorily played.
GLEN ECHO-ON-THE-POTO
OF the largest crowds that has yet put in
an appearance at beautiful Glen Echo-on-
the-Potomac witnessed the vaudeville per-
1ormance in the immense ampitheater last
night. Manager Middleton provided
charming list Of attractions for his visit
ors, and the entertainment afforded was
su'nc1ent to meet all the requirements for
t ti, VI TRIP to this new place of amusement
for Washington. Glen Echo is one of the
ost charmngly beautiful spots in the
near vicinity Of the city and thousands of
Washingtoh's best people can testify to the
comfort and the enjoyment that is to be
found there. The vaudeville bill last night
was witnessed by about 5000 persons and
yet the large ampitheater easily afforded
seating facilities. The first number was a
couple or selections by the Fadettes, who
nave justly earned reputation in Wash
irgton for their excellent work They
we're followed by Byron G. Harlan, the
pleasing western tenor, who was given
quite reception His singing was one of
the features of the evening. Master Rob
ert Emmett Walsh. a Washington bow.
charmed his hearers with his sweet So
lano voice. while the Madrigals, Messrs
Int, Ford and Holmes. were obliged to
give number Of selections before they
were allowed to depart. An exhibition of
the Lumlere Cinematographe with some ex-
celient views closed the performance