Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-27
ANU SENENTS.

Aht SEMENTS.
AUGU STE VAN BIENE-Auguste Van
Biene, the actor-musican and world IA
nous 'cellist, who created so admirable an
impression in New York last season re-
turned from Europe month ago. and has
been playing with pronounced success in
the large western cities the new comedy
drama by Frank Harvey, entitled "A Mu-
slcian's Romance" This play Will be pro-
CCced here al the Columbia Theater next
Monday evening for one week 1t will be
presented with elaborate new scenery, or
isinal music era many novel stage effects
MIR. Van BieI-c's supporting company is
said 10 be an excellent one, and was Sc
iectcd III New York by Messrs- Klaw and
tr:anSer for the American tour of Mr.. Van
b.ehe- Inc play is said to contain wit
humcr and pathOS, together with finely
drawn dramatic situations; and it was the
earnest desire of the author that his latest
work should be produced in America "A
MUSICIANS Romance affords Mr. Van
Blene splendid opportunity for the display
OF hrs genius as a 'cellist, and during his
engagement at the Columbia Theater he
%;lf be heard in brilliant repertoire. Not
able among the selections which he Will
pay on this favorite instrument are his
own "Phantaisie' on Gounod's Faust
the Hungarian Rhapsody" by Pepper:
"Nocturne" by Chopin; the gems of Tam
hauser,' by Richard Wagner, together with
the popular melodies OF Home. Sweet
Home, Suwanec River .Ben Bolt
Comm Thro' the Rye and Annie Lau-
RE"
"A COAT OF MANY COLORS A COM
rany that is rapidly making itself desery-
edly famous is that at the head of which
are Mr.. Herbert Kelley and Miss Ellie
shannon Both of these are strong popu-
lar favorites with the best class of theater-
Soers. having won distinction for their
and urti. t{f.
work. and the progress OF their initial star
ring tour is being watched with interest by
d large circle of admirers They nave col
lected supporting company in which il
would be difficult for the most captious to
pick q flaw, and vehicle for the dis
play of their abilities the selection of Mad
eleine LJcette Ryley's a Coat of Many
ColCrs could not easily be improved upon.
The fact that the company includes " IN.
j. LeM1yne. famed for the exquisite deli
cacy of his humor, gives the keynote as to
the quality of the support as whole, and
he has worthy company in Edmund ID. Ly-
ons. Rruce MacRae. David Torrency Rich
ard Brinton. Edward See, Edwin James,
Miss Ellie Wilton and Miss Georgia Busby.
The comedy was written especially for Mr..
Kelley and Miss Shannon, but each of their
associates is said TO be equally hapxliy
suited in his or her part. and "A Coat of
Many COlors cannot fail to add to the
playwrights fame. This, her latest effort,
tells pleasingly an interesting and connect
ed story. The characters are natural, the
dialogue bright and sparkling and the ac-
ton altoSethef free from dragging tenden-
c!es. "A Ccat of Many Colors'' comes to
the Lafayette Square Opera House next
week, the advance sale of seats opening
tomorrow morning.
THE Observation-Disclosures interest is
already centered in the approaching en-
gagement Of the Bostonians at the Ma
tiOnal TAeater next week. and the man
ner in which the public besieged the
hnx lax- bot
weeks season will be the chief musical
event of the year. The large following
of this splendid light opera company in
Washington, recruited from all classes of
theatergOers, is already aware of the ire
mendous success accorded to The Sere-
made" their latest production. This opera
Will hold the boards the entire week. with
the exception of Saturday night, when.
by special request. the ever-popular Robin
Hood Will be repeated. 1t is enough
to say that in personnel the new recruits
shine TO advantage, and the musical rein
fOrcement of the vocal batteries of this
company is more than usually effective this
season. In The Serenade'' Mr.. Barna-
bee will enact the role of a Jealous old
duke: w H. Macdonald will appear as
Alvarado, a baritone of the royal opera:
Jessie Bartlett Davis as a coauette; Eu-
gene Cowles as q briSand, George Froth-
inSham as a stage-struck tailor, Harry
Brown as q brOken-down tenor, Alice Mel
sen as a danseuse. The sale of seats will
begin tomorrow morning.
HUMAN HEARTS.'-"Human Hearts,
is a melodrama in four acts by Hal Reid
the actor-author. that will be at the Acai-
e:ny of Music all next week. commencing
Monday night. with the usual matinees
The play comes well Endorsed from New
York and Boston. where. with this the
tifrd season OF it's presentation in those
cities. II drew large audiences and the
Ecartlcst kind of praise from the press
II Is produced by the original company
that has been continuously before the pub
lie since the first night Of the piece at
Miners Theater, New York In 1895, and.
L line of the play has been changed. 1t is
sald TO be one of the most pleasing meIo-
dramas that has been seen since the DAYS
OF the Two Orphans" and now that the
trend OF popular fancy is in the direction
OF the more serious than the light tyne of
musical comedy. 1t offers Il strong attrac-
ton Tor the patrons of the Academy The
play Is spl@ndidly cast and elegantly
mounted, and the scenes made strong nv
elaborate stage equipment, and which has
been renewed for this season
SHALL WE FORGIVE HER?r-Th.
attr action at the Grand Opera House next
week will be the new play, entitled Shall
We Forgive Herr recently produced In
favor. Miss Wainwright who has been
seen here during past seasons in tragedy.
VIII appear in the leading role. Her long
and successful career before the public has
marked her as a popular favOrite, ard II
Is unnecessary to state that Miss VAIN
wright brings her whole force, dignity and
ability to bear In this part, and that her
presence In the cast In q guarantee of a
finished performance. SHALL We Forgive