Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09

mounted the play in his usual lavish style,
and the company engaged include number
of well-known players. One big scene OF
the play shows Madison square, New York,
and the Hoffman House on the night of an
election, and is said to be one of the most
animated and realistic scenes ever shown
in melodrama, requiring the presence of
over one hundred people on the stage. A
political parade with brass bands, fire.
works, transparencies and noise combine to
form ore of the most effective stage pic
lures ever witnessed. The company en-
gagged to present this splendid play is one
of the best ever seen in a production of the
drama, including such weIl-known artists
as Agnes Herndon, James Lackaye, Lena
Merville, Herbert Cawthorn, Susie Forces
ter. j. B. Cooper, Mildred st. Pierre, l.. r.
Willard, Anna Cumberland, Albert A. An
drews and others.
that is bound to take first rank among
new offerings is Thomas H. Davis and
William I. Keogh's elaborate production
of Fallen Among Thieves Frank Har-
which comes to the Grand Opera House
next Monday. 1t will be given with new
and beautiful scenery, intricate and novel
mechanical effects and highly efficient
cast 1t is story of country and city life.
The scenes are laid in Vermont and in
New York. The characters seem like old
friends. All New England and the metrop-
Oils have met their counterparts. Fallen
Among Thieves Is strong and novel
play with numerous stirring situations
and realistic embellishments, which seldom
fail to win the favor of an audience. 1t
tells powerful story in a humorous and
palfeuc way, and introduces several novel
effects. the most sensational of which is
woman's daring headlong dive from the
top Of High bridge, New York, into the
Harle m river, in order to save the drown
to-
types of character introduced, all round
ed cut skillfully by the dramatist This
play Is said to be one of the strongest
and most realistic pictures of the pas
day walks OF life that has ever been pre-
scented.
Lyceum Theater.-The Famous London
Gaiety Girls Burlesoue Company will be
Manager kernan'S attraction at the Ly-
Ceum Tor next week, and one of the best,
tainments may be confidently Anticipated
This organization is splendidiy equipped
with every essential of successful show,
two romantic and cleverly written farces,
score and wealth of magnificent scenery
ana electrical effects. The olio, which is
above the average, includes Miss Rolla
White, the Acknowledged female cham
pom bag puncher of the world Miss
mite has become SO perfect in the ma
npulation of the punching bag, having
appeared with such marked success before
many scholastic critics of the art. that
she Is preparing to challenge the winner
or the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fight to a sci
entIhc bag punching contest Other fea-
lures of the olio are the three Herbert
Brothers, acrobatc marvels; the Chap
peiIe Sisters sensational dancers; Alex
wilson, premier ventriloquist; Larry Bur-
goyDe. the coster singer; Alicote and Wild.
the refined comedy duo, and Miss Bertha
Brush, the charming vocalist The ner-
closes wi ricrip
lar burlesque. entitled THE Tramp Astron-
omer. In which will be introduced several
terps-cEorean novelties. There will be
natlnees Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day.
Bijou Theater.-There are no Mans6e,ds
no Roland Reeds, no Davenports. no Clara
Morrises in the Moss JoIlity Company who
come to the Bijou Family Theater next
week, with nightly performances and four
matinees- But there certainly is lot of
clever performers who entertain with an
evening of refreshing novelty in the way
OF com.cal and musical performance.
which Is truly refreshing because it Is
nIeritorious. and more especially because
IL is a radical departure from the general
run of theater attractons-a satisfying
change, as it were. The company Is made
Up of talented musicians, who play on
every conceivable instrument and extract
music from everything about Them even
to the laughs from the audience This
company. larger and better than ever be-
lore. is headed, as usual, by the famous,
original Noses, who have gained a repu-
tation as musical comedians, and includes
among its members Miss Mignon Carroll,
the peerless soubrette and musical artistic;
Mr. Frank Moss, one of the best delineators
of tramp characters before the public; Mr..
Nick Glynn, character artist, and others.
There Will be a sacred concert at the BijOu
tomorrow night, by Dan Mccarthy and his
clever Dear Irish Home Company.
Mi. E. 8. Willard.-Few English actors
attained in
comparatively short time as that held by
Edward s. Willard in the esteem of Amer
lean play-goers. The secrets of his success
are manifold, but may be traced principally
to distinct individuality and earnestness
of purpose, which, combined with techni-
cal knowledge of his art, and that richest
or all attributes, personal magnetism,
brings about a very interesting result Mr.
Willard is actor of wide experience He
Is also man Of taste and refinement The
character of his plays and quality of his
work show rare conscientiousness He
has done more than perhaps any single
actor to demonstrate the possibility of re-
taining an ethical basis In the drama
without making it dull. He will present at
the Lafayette Square Opera House. on Jan
uary %, new play. by Henry Arthur
Tones, entitled THE Rogues Comedy"
Richard Mansfield.-Mr Richard Mans
field. who comes to the Lafayette Square
Opera House the week commencing Janu-
airy 49, is one Of our American actors, who
Sleduliy worthy SOOQ
plays to his repertory, and strives to make
his engagements worthy of the intellec-
tual part of the public. This year his
latest additions are revivals of two Shake
spearean plays, king Richard ILL.," with
all the elaborate scenery, costumes, armor,
etc, with which he produced that play in
the world-renowned production he made of
it in the Globe Theater in London in 1882,
and THE Merchant of Venice" Another
new play, and the latest addition to his
repertCry, is Castle Sombras," which Is a
four-act comedy by II. Greenough Smith
OF the Strand Magazine. London. In addi-
ton to this play and the two Shakespear-
can REVEALS, Mr.. Mansfield will give the
other plays which are Familiarity known
and which have proved the strongest cards
in his repertory for several seasons past.
Mr.. Mansfield always offers an excellent
company, and his plays are always pro-
duced with regard to the taste of the most
intelligent play goer and his own work as
actor, which places him far In advance
Of any other on the American stage. The
arrangement of the repertory is as fol-
lows: On Monday evening. THE Merchant
of Venice" on Tuesday evening, "A Paris
ian Romance" At the Wednesday matt
nee the new romantic play, Castle Som
bras" will be seen for the first time in
this city. king Richard III' will be pre-
scented on Wednesday evening Cream