Evening star., 1897-05-15
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rie Prince Charlie::" Thursday evening.
Romeo and Juliet" Friday evening. "Ro.
mola;" Saturday evening, ''As You Like It,"

rie Prince Charlie, Thursday evening,
Romeo and Juliet Friday evening. ''Ro-
mola;" Saturday evening, "As You Like It,"
THE COLUMBIA THEATER-The sum-
mer season of comedy will be tnaugurated
at the Colombia Theater Monday evening,
when the house company will be presented
to the public for the first time. Much care
and thought has been exercised In the Sc
suit it will be for the public to judge. Ger
tainly the list of names is one of the best
that has ever been brought together since
the old lays of stock companies, and the
policy already outlined has awakened the
greatest interest in what is to follow. For
the first week new manuscript has been
secured. Monday night will see the first
performance on any stage of Mr.. Paul
Wilstachs rev farcical comedy. "A First
Onense." Mr.. Wilstach is a gentleman of
unusual Gttainments. and as far as 1t Is
possible to judge of play before its pro-
duction he has written a comedy that will
prove 4 Wholesome and healthful entertain
ment. 1t is thoroughly up to date and SO
original that after reading the play Mr..
Paul Potter, one of the greatest of Amert-
cas- dramatists, expressed the opinion that
there was one in America who could
have written such a play, and that it must
have been adapted from the French. Mr..
Wilstach Is thoroughly identified with this
city, and mis- many friends are taking great
interest in his coming production. The sale
has been extremely gratifying and includes
a block of seats for the members of the
Columbia Athletic Club for Monday night.
The Columbia Theater Is ore Of the coolest
and most comfortable houses In the coun-
try. .nd is thoroughly suited to comedy.
In fact 1t is generally conceded to be one
of the best comedy houses in the country.
The house will he kept comfortable at
all times, and will lie made a veritable
fairies bower in time for the opening. The
company includes KatherineGrey, Grace Mae
Lamkin, Pearl Evelynne, Grayce Scott,
Carrie Berg, Clara Emory. Kate Denim Will
O'Barrows Alfred Hickman, Geoffrey Stein
ard VIM. Boag.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
The Castle Square Opera Company prom
ises another great production at the La
fayette Square Opera House next week.
BiZets Carmen will be the opera and 1t
will be presented with the most elaborate
stage setting, and with an augmented Or
chestra fully competent to properly inter-
pret the beauties of the score. Carmen"
has always been popular here, and every
performance has been largely attended. The
best Interpreter of the title role that has
ever been seen here, of course, has been
Emma Calve, but 1t is expected that Miss
Lizzie Macnichol. who will sing the part
next week, will present performance that
will stand out on its own merits and COM
mand attention and praise. She has all
the requirements to make successful gyp-
sy cigarette girl-beauty of face and fig
ure, splendid dramatic ability and voice
thetic quality is unsurpassed in English
opera. The opera is also attractive aside
from the interest in the principal charac-
ter. There is much music i'll Carmen
that can he classed rich, some that Is
popular and many numbers, choruses and
ensembles that are grand In fact, mu-
sically considered, Carmen is the best
of Bizets works. That the vocal score
from the following cast: Carmen. Miss
Lizzie Macnichol, Michaela, Miss Anna
LIGHTER; Don Jose, Mr.. Richie Ling; Es-
camille, Mr.. Cunningham: ii Dencario
(smuggler), Robt Broderick; Zuniga Mr..
VIM. Schuster; Frasquita (Carmen's friend),
Celeste Wynn: Mercedes (Carmens friend),
Miss Castleleigh. Miss Mary Helen Howe
Will sing MIichaela Wednesday night, but
Miss Licnter Will sustain the part for the
ether performances.
ACADEMY OF MUSICAL the Academy
Of Music next week the Cummings Stock
Company will presen: Clay NJ Greenes
beautiful romantic comedy, The Golden
Giant" with Mr.. Ralph Cummings in his
favorite role, that of Jack Mason, a part in
which he is said to excel all his other crea-
lions. It IS a play practically new to
Washington, and is calculated to present
this clever company to much better advan-
tage than the opening bill The business
the past week has been a continuous i'm
provement upon the opening night, which
demonstrates the excellence of the players.
A company as worthy as this will undoubt-
edly find favor with the theater going pub
lie of this city when its desserts become full
ly known The Benevolent Protective Or
der of Elks gave an Elk night" at the
Academy last night in respect to the
Messrs. Cummings, who are members of
Louisville Lodge, No. s, and it resulted in.
testing the capacity Of the house. After
the performance an enjoyable affair was
had by the members of the company and
a large number of "Eks at the Elks'
Home Club Monday night the Columbia
LII will haN. ,t<rLt
house. and the theater will be suitably
decorated in its honor.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-The openine
of the summer comedy season at the Grand
Opera House will occur next Monday night,
when the Buckler and Butler Stock Com
pany will. present H. ]. Byron's famous
comedy, Our Boys" which ran at the VAN
deville Thedter, Strand. London, for over
1880 consecutive nights. An excellent COM
pany of the following well-known artists
has been engaged for the season: VIM.
Stuart, Richardson Cotton, Geo. W. Muir
ray, VIM. Richardson, Frank Bosworth.
Lawrence Williams, Charles Mack, Phil
Grelner, Henry Cameron, Eleanore Newton
Rose Osborne, Anna Eggleston, Ethel
Raynes and Fern Dayton. Each play will
be in the nature of a production and be-
tween the acts a few refined vaudeville
turns Will be introduced Managers Buck
Ter and Butler are also making arrange
ments to have the American biograph ex-
hibited at each performance. For the VAIL
deville portion of the program they have
specially engaged X-Ray Bixley in his lat
est novelty, The Musical Bar Room" and
also Miss Goldie. who has gained a wide
reputation for her clever songs and artistic
Columbian serpentine dances. This play
and vaudeville acts will be changed week
~. and every possible means taken to af-
ford the patrons of the Grand a hieh-class
attraction.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-Mana-
ger Herman has specially engaged for one
week the undisputed champion OF the world
Rober- FitZsimmons, who will appear in
conjunction with Oppenheimer's superb
spectacle. Zero" Fitz signed a contract
last week In New York, by the terms of
which he is to give nine performances in
Washington, to consist of an accurate re-
production CT the big fight at Carson City
March IL. when he defeated with one ter
rible blow the pompadour champion, James
J. Corbett. FitZ. will particularly illus
trate this famous heart blow with his
sparrinS partner, Dan Hickey who sue
cessfuliy trained Bob for his great fight
On several occasions when Fitz has been
describing his many blows and jabs, With
H:ckey playing the part of and initiating
Corbett, the good-natured Hickey has been
lifted off his feet by the realistic earnest
ness with which Fitz illustrates his knock
out blows. In fact, every prominet fea-
ture of the fourteen rounds will be repro
duced. including breokaways and the blow
which relieved the pumpadour of a tooth