The evening times., 1897-03-27
NEW PLAYS MONDAY NIGHT.

At the Columbia Theater Monday night
Henry Miller. who enjoys an extensive pop
u.arity in Washington, viii make his debut
as a star in Washington, under the man.
agement of Charles Frohman, in the new
romantic comedy, "Heartsease.n which
recently closed a successful run of three
months at tue Garden Theater, New York
Mr. Miiler's ability as an actor, particu-
larly in romantic parts, is familiar to all
Washinet ton theaterg0ers through his many
engagements here as the leading man in
Charles Frohnan's Empire Theater Stock
Company. 'Heartsease' is in four acts
The action takes place in London during
the last part Of the eighteenth century.
A company of noteworthy excellence sup
ports Mr. Miller. Itincludes. among others.
Louise Thorndyke Boucicault. Grace KIM
ball, Nannette Cqhist6ck, Josephine Lovett.
John T. sullivan, Frank Burbeck, Leslie
Allen, Max Figtnan, Edmund D. Lyons,
Lloyd Carleton, f Adams, Richard Ridge
Iy, and Frank Beafnish The play will be
presented here with the same handsome
scenery, elegant costuming and elaborate
accessories used in the New York produc-
ton.
An Enemy to the King comes to the
Lafayette next week. This new romantic
drama presented by +. Il Sothern an able
and wellseIected company under the di-
rection of Mr.. Daniel Frohman is being
viewed and applauded by critical audiences
everywhere. The amount of work MI
Sothern performs in his play is enough to
wear out any man who is not gifted with
is one OF the tireless workers in the pro-
fession He plays with heart and soul and
all his energy. 1t is said that at the con-
clusion OF each performance he is com
pletely exhausted, aud gladly accepts the
opportunity for rest of conside rable
period However, Mr.. Sothern's reward
is comm z in the most substantia manner in
the shape of the largest financial returns
OF his professional career MI Sothern
takes an especial interest In the success of
the play, because he staged il himself, the
stage management is under his own di-
rection, and it was he who selected every
article and bit OF costume, as wei as de-
signed the scenery used in the play Soth-
erD's good judgment and artistic percep-
tiou is seen in the splendid settings. the
smooth performance and the excellent
manner in which every step of the plot is
enacted by his players.
At the Academy next week will be pre-
sented the beautiful domestic drama, I'm
Mizzoura = by Augustus Thomas The char
acters are taken from life. Jim Radburn,
Che sheriff of Pike county Is, of course,
the central one, and the brave, honest
hearted man with his story ofioye and sac
rifice wins the sympathy Of all Then the
big-hearted Joe Vernon, gigantic and mus
cular, heart as big as his body and simple
as a chlids; Nah Vernon. always work
ing and '|worritln', but always doing
good withal; bluff, blustery BoIIinger, law
yer and politician; Dave, the country lout,
honest, awkward and earnest, always hard
at work and always bemoaning his fate
that he cannot git stiddy job slow
going, happy-eo o-lucky 'Lizabeth, with no
ambition in life except that Dave slIolld
git the steady job and other characters
which Mr.. Thomas has drawn in his de-
lightful play.
The enga agcment of Thomas O. seabrooke
at the New National Theater begins Lext
Monday night. The pronounced success
achieved by Mr. Sedbrouke in hts ad-
mirable creation OF the character
of The Speculator' has been
the cause for rejoicing among Mr..
Seabrooke's host OF admirers. The Spec
ulator' is from the pen of the dathoT OF
The Wrong Mr.. Wright Mr., 'ieorgc H.
Broad urst Among the ladies ana gentle
meni.theCompanya are the Misses Jeanette
Lowrie, Lorraine DTeux, Florence l'ingham,
Laura AlmOsniuo, and the Messrs. 3lClace
Mitchell. A. II. Stuart, Roy Fdlrchild, Fred
w. Peters, c. W. Mcdonald. Wallace
Bruce, Edw ard Kennedy, Charles Lee,
Charles Dennisen and others. The scenery
for the presentation is entirely rev and
elaborate in production and detail. The
first act will represent the ia:erior az a
conservatory on the Lake Michigan I'oUle-
ward in the city of Chicago. The second
act will represent the interiors of the
rival SPECTATORS offices, looking down