Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25


The Jucklins tells a home story, filled with
genuine heart throbs sp.ced with nirth
and melody. The play itself is a pastoral
OF southern life. Encouraged by the pro-
nornced success with which ''rhe Jucklins'
was received lasts eason Mt. Robson las this
year fnvestedsthe play with a complete new
scenic production said to be beautiful
typical southern rural scene Wednesday
and Thursday nights the Comedy of Err
rors" will ne revived with all the original
splendor which characterized its first pro-
duction. Mr.. Robson will be seen as the
Dromeo OF Syracuse, perhaps one Of the
| riost pretentious Characterization this
talented comedian has presented to the
public. Friday night and Saturday matinee
will be devoted to the Henrietta, Bronson
Howard's masterpiece, Mr.. Robson appear
ing as Bertle and Lamb, an angiomanaic,
most unique creation and perhaps the
most widely known of any Of the attractive
characters Mr.. Robson has given to stage
lore.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
Every theater goer will hail with delight
the coming Of Donnelly and Girard who
appear at the Lafayette Square Opera
House for an engagement limited to one
week, beginning Monday night. They pre-
sent Tor the first time here the greatest hit
OF 1897, Jos. w. Herbert's best production,
the spectacular operetta, 1.-The Geezer,'
the very funniest of all their funny pre-
sensations. The play abounds with mirth
from beginning to End, interspersed with
SOihS VI tHc u1OSI bright ana charming
music. 1t pictures the tea house in China
with its attendant pretty serving maids,
LII Hung Changes departure for America,
his arrival in New York, a grand reception
rendered him by his countrymen in China
town, his many perpleXing experiences his
continually increasing difficulties, his dis
gust with all things American; then his
departure for home and his reception by the
emperor. THE Geezer' was the great
New York success of $50 nights 1t is said
to be specially adapted to Messrs. Don
nelly and Girard, and while they can fur
n!sh an entire evenings entertainment
themselves, they have surrounded them
selves with such popular favorites as Thos.
J. Ryan, Mae Lowery, Chas. H. Prinke,
Mary Richfield, Marshall and Nelson, Net
tie Black. Lillian Maynard VIM. Red
stone, Lee Easton; Rivers Sisters, Black
Sisters. Nellie Gilchrist. A. S. Walden, l..
J. Alden. Beatrice Kean, May Wallace, Eff
fie Gillette. Emma Watson, Norine Dun
ham and chorus of beautiful and accom-
p.ished girls. and, with special scenery.
magnificent and costly costumes of special
design, the most improved of electric effect s
they will give such treat as they have
never given before, even in the days Of
Natural Gas and The Rainmakers:"
For the enjoyment of the ladies and chill
dren who cannot come out in the evenings,
there will be two special matinees-Wed-
nesday and Saturday-at which perform
ances the live doll will be introduced
who appears at the Academy next week, is
III every way worthy the high position she
has gained. which she has won by an m
firing energy and great natural ability.
While Miss Blair is new to US as star.
her dramatic record is well known. She
is no novice. but has been reared and thor
oughly trained, and comes now to fill the
almost vacant field of emotional actresses
Eugene Blair has filled all the leading po-
sitions IN the portrayal of legitimate char
acters in support of Booth, Barrett, Warde,
ana of late has been associated with Rob-
ert Downing as a joint star, playing Par
thenia. Desdemona, Naodemia, Ophelia
etc. She has long been considered one Of
the beautiful women of the stage being
tall and graceful, sweet and gentle, and
having that greatest char m-womanlinesS.
Eugene Blair as a star has been success
full from the first, ard all her hearers are
conscious that they are in the presence of
new power of great depth and force This
charming actress is thoroughly of the Few
school-natural and convincing; she makes
no apparent effort, but brings her audience
to realization of her portrayal by her UNI
doubted ability and thorough knowledge
of her art. 1t may be said that as an emo
tional actress Eugene Blair has no supe-
rior today. Miss Blair has a popular and
well-known list of standard plays-"The
Ironmaster," = Camille Mercy Merrick,"
East Lynne, Jane Eyre and ''ParJhe-
MIA In ali of these she has created a de-
cided impression, and fully sustains COM
PARSONS with the celebrated women who
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day and Wednesday nights and at the mat
inee Wednesday Camille will be the bill
The balance Of the week will be devoted to
The IronmaSter."
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-''F Fallen
Among Thieves Thomas II. Davis and
William L. Keogh's scenic comedy drama
which was seen here for the first time last
season, and met with such q warm recep-
ton, will be the attraction at the Grand
Opera House next week, beginning Monday
night. The play is not only one of the most
absorbing. but one of the greatest sensa-
tional successes now on the road. 1t shows
country life in all it's grand simplicity and
Iepose, its quiet, restful scenes and inno-
cense 1t is a commingling of comedy and
sensation, tenderness and strength, love
and intrigue, and possesses in a remark
able degree the faculty of touching the
heart and awakening sympathies through
channel of homely pathos. The play over
flows with thrilling scenes, exciting situa-
tons and stirring climaxes. and is mounted
in a most elaborate and beautiful manner
There are many superb sets. and the entire
four acts show realistic pictures that are
marvels of stage mechanism. Among the
scenes are an old Vermont homestead
country road above Harlem, an old barn
at Yorkers, Deadman's curve, at 18th
street, an East river wharf, view of. 18th
avenue and other picturesque places in
New York city that have not been touched
before by the dramatist are shown. The
latter scenes are taken from real life, one
especially interesting one being a magnifi-
cent view of High bridge by moonlight.
This scene is the theater fer a startling
sensation, in which a woman does the res
cuinS. A female diver has been employed,
who. at the critical moment during the
action, makes terrific headlong plunge of
80 feet from the top CT the stage into
river Of real water and incidentally risks
her neck in doing SO. Among the leading
people in the cast are Mile. Trabaud, the
champion high diver of the world; Wilbur
Callie Husdon, Charles Mccarthy, Barney
Reynolds, Chas. A. Smiley. Harry Pierson.
w. ]. Gale, H. Matthews, Jewel Farney,
Lowell Crab, Kathryn Weston and Mrs.
Mccarthy.
THE BIJOU FAMILY THEATER.-Nex
weeks bill at the Bijou Family Theater
comprises long array of the highest class
vaudeville, and the Bijou Burlesque Opera
Company in a travesty of "Erminie.' with
Miss Louise Moore, the charming little
prima donna, soprano; Dorothy Humbert
in a character contralto role; Eugene Har-
vey Josephine Arthur, the petite little sing
er, and the old favorites, together with
Mr. Fred Warren, a new addition to the
company, in the comedy role short
travesty on "Trilby,'' comprising the three
principal scenes of the play, is also billed.
The olio is headed by that prince of come
dams, James F. Hoey, the worlds famous
jester and comedian, who styles himself
Young Mule" brother of "Old Hoss," and