Evening star., 1897-04-06

signed to a less important company.
Academy Of Music.-''Charley's Aunt Is
an old friend, tried and true, with Wash
ington theater-goers. and the welcome 1t
at the Academy CT Music was worthy an
old friend Perhaps the largest audience
Of the season at that house was In evil
dence when the curtain arose and the
three-act panorama of mirth-provoking sit
uations was thoroughly enjoyed. 1t was
the first time this sterling farcical comedy
has been pI esented in Washington at pop
ular prices and the opportunity was eager
ly grasped John Daily Murphy as Lord
Fancourt Baberiy, who during the greater
portion of the play is forced much against
Ills will to represent "Charley's Aunt from
Brazil, where the nuts come FROM bore
the brunt of the work, his manner, ex-
preston and voice meeting the require
ments Of the character perfectly. John
Lancaster as Charley and Arthur Lay as
Jack Chesney. his churl, bore their trou-
bles with artistic excellence. Harry Lill-
ford as Stephen Spettigue, the eccentric
solicitor proved himself finished actor.
o. E. Hallam as Jacks Father" jovlal
old chap. immensely pleasing. The
young ladies of the east may be truth
fully referred to exceptionally pretty
and decidedly talented. Miss Mary Church
Ill Amy Spettigue and Miss Rose Hub
bard as Kitty Verdun, the girls In love
with Jack and Charley, had the audience
with them at all times. Miss Ethel Blande
as the genuine Charley's Aunt was digni-
fed and discreet, while Miss Margaret
Mayo as Ella Delahay, a petite little crea-
ture, was irresistibly sweet All In all, the
company is an able one. the play has
already become an established institution
in this city, and therefore crowded houses
seem assured during the remainder OF the
week.
The Grand Opera House.-"The Ups and
Downs of Life" by Mr.. Oliver Byron, sup
ported by Kate Byron and competent
company of players, was presented at the
Grand Opera House last night and scored
success. The play is In four acts, with MI
Byron as Vivian Ransome, the hero. and
Kate Byron as Jane Judkins, domestic
masauerading as Lady Elfrida. Ably as
sisting the Lady Elfrida Is Lord Alfonso
Mountsteadfast Smith Erred Warren), and
their work is really funny without effort
on their part or on the part of the audi
ence. AS second to Mr.. Byron's serious
work is Miss Magill as Alice, the strug-
Cling wife, and their work in the second act
is astonishingly strong and good; that it
was received with every testimony OF ap-
proval by the audience goes without say
ing. The comedy portion of the play never
failed to make vociferous hit. Miss Lou
ise Valentine as Lottie Gay did a catchy
specially in the fourth act. Naturally
play of such character must turn out well,
and this one does. Features not exactly
in the play, but part of it, are the scenery
and effects and they add much to situation
and incident.
For the Flood Sufferers.-An entertain
ment for the benefit of the Mississippi
flood sufferers will be given tomorrow
night at Confederate Veterans Hall, cor
ner 11th and + streets northwest, under
the direction of Miss Ollie Thompson The
program as made up includes some of the
well-known entertainers of the musical and
dramatic circles of Washington, and will
be enjoyable in the extreme. Besides Sc
lections by the Metropolitan Mandolin Club
and male quartet, there will be contribu-
tions by Miss Florence Henri King. violin
list: Goldwin 8. Patten, elocutionist: Mrs.
Kitty Thompson-Berry soprano: Master
Robert Rafter, violinist; Miss Anita Hen
dree, monoioguist: Miss Edna Bishop, so
prano; Miss Virginia Warrenton and Mrs.
Mary s. Parker. pianists; Duncan Hay
wood, elocutionist, and Prof. F. A. Arilie
baritone. Besides these, there will be a
scene from Dickens "Old Curiosity Shop"
entitled Mrs Quilps Tea Party in which
Quilps mother-in-law, Edith Griffin Mrs.
George. Elizabeth NJ. Howell; Mrs. Quilp,
Alice Jones; Daniel Quilp, Donald Wallace,
and Mrs. Quilp's guests. Misses Bangs,
Claxton, Coker and others.
The Colored YMCA Fair.-At the colored
Y. NJ. c. A. fair this evening there will be
an amateur cake walk which will afford no
end OF fun. The judges have been selected
from the military organizations, and are
as follows: Captain Arthur Brooks, Capt.
]. w. Dabney, Capt. II. f. Burgess, Lieut..
Ed L. Webster and Lieut.. f. l.. Dodson.
The fun begins at 10 o'clock. Next week
| will be the last week of the fair. 1t closes
on Emancipation day. Thursday evening
| of this week there will be an athletic eX-
| hibition by the young mems class
German Dramatic Club.-The formal an
| nouncement has been made of the annual
| benefit performance of the Deutschc ORA
| matische Gesellschaft. This club gives
| monthly representations during the season,
| to which Its friends receive free tickets of
| admission. Only on the occasion of the bene-
| fit evening is any charge made, and the
| amount then realized is usually sufficient
| to enable the club to continue its hoSpt-
| tality for another year. The German Dra-
| Tatic Club does not occupy an inferior
| place in the list of educational advantages
| with which Washington is favored. The
| residents of the city do not fail to appre-
| ciate this, and many profit by the oppor-
| tunity TO obtain practice in the language
| of Goethe and Schiller. From dramauc
| standpoint, the high order of its perform
ances is widely recognized that it is
| cnly necessary to say that some Of the
| lest tai ant will be represented on the bene-
fit evening. The performance will take
| place in Carroll Institute Hall on the 9th
instant. Reserved seats may be obtained
| at Droop's
| Bijou Theater.-"Farmer" ]. c. Lewis
! and his Hayseed Band led large audience
| to the Bijou Theater yesterday Afternoon
and kept them laughing and applauding the
| amusing adventures of Isl Plunkard' anC
his rustic associates for fully three hours
| The evening audience was even larger and
| of comic cartoon of Uncle Josh Whitcomt
as he might have appeared in his youthful
| days, and is a very amusing fellow in 6
drol, off-hand way that makes him seen
| more like the real thing than a stage
| farmer. OF course, he visits the city anf
| has the customary adventures with bunct
| steeIers, but the best scenes are on tht
| farm, where a realistic threshing machine
| forms novel and effective feature. Mr.
| Lewis support includes Sadie Hassen, wht
has lost none of her charm; Dan Mason
a funny Dutch comedian; Otey Shattuck
a tramp from Trampvlle; Frank Farrell
a funny character man. well as cleve
dancer; VIII II. Snyder, Grace Whitne!
and Minnie Bernard. Already there ar
requests for a special concert by the ex
cellent band and orchestra carried by tn
Isl Plunkard' company.
| Kcrnan's Lyceum Theater.-A crowded
house greeted Weber's Olympia Burlesqu'
at Kernans Lyceum Theater last nigh
and thoroughly enjoyed an excellent per
formance. The first part is new an'
laughable and depicts reception to l.
Hunk Chunk. 1t shows bevy of pretty
vivacious girls, headed by Lizzie Van
some funny comedians, who give some en-
tirely new jokes and songs that were ap
preciated to the fullest extent last night
Some of the specialties, such as the news
paper ballet. the burlesque queens. tn