Evening star., 1898-11-03

of two yC ing men who were cast adrift by
their own folly and intemperance, and re-
stored to home and honor by well-dlrected
moral persuasion. "The Old Homestead
is redolent of the fragrance of country life.
There is the sunshine of happy content
ment and healthful vigor all around, only
shadowed by the concern of Uncle Josh
Whitcomb and Aunt Matilda for the alb
sent boy who had hoped to better his for
tune by leaving the farm for a great city.
When the company from the city has en-
tered the house there comes upon the
scene devil-may care, hungry tramp,
who calls himself Happy Jack, and Uncle
Joshua not only feeds but questions him
as to the cause of his deplorable condi-
ton. Bluntly the story is told of a down.
fall due to drink. Then there is little
assistance. and Happy Jack promises to
return to his mother in the city and try
to be somebody" 1t was better than set
ting the dogs on him, Happy Jack thought,
and so he resolved then and there to make
an effort toward reformation. When
Joshua WhitcOrnb went to New York in
search of his sen he found friend and
helper in the reformed tramp, who at
last helped to bring his boy back to the
old farm as when he left it.
BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM SO."-
Beginning next Monday night at the Nation
al Theater for one weeks engagement,
with matinces on Wednesday and Satur-
day. Charles FroEman's comedians will
present a new comedy adapted by William
Gillette, from the French of Bison and
Leclercq, entitled Because She Loved Him
So which comes to Washington with
many encomiumS from critics wherever
the piece has been presented. The comedy
is adapted from the French but as the
author has impaired a distinctly individ-
ual and American flavor to all his previous
transferences of comedy material from the
French TO the English stage, IAN the Com
fort of Home Mr.. WilklnsoH's Widows
and Too Much Johnson being some of
the very successful instances, so it is eX
pected that Because She Loved Him So
will have a decidedly jolly Gillettesan quail
ity and make people laugh heartily. Mr..
Frohman has chosen strong cast for
the piece. and the production will be- it
the distinguished New York manager and
the famous author. Mr.. j. E. Dodson and
Miss Ida Conquest, members of the EN-
pire Theater Stock Company, and both
of whom made important hits in the last
Empire success, are in the cast, and so
are Edwin Arden. Arnold Daily, William
Smith, w. ], Constantine, Tully Marshall,
Charles Eldridge, Roy Fairchild, Kate
Meek. Leonora Braham. Margaret Fielding.
Margaret Mayo, Edythe Skewett. Biiou
Fernandez and Helen Gail. The sale of
seats for this engagement began this morn
irg at the box office.
MY FRIEND FROM INDIA-The Smyth
N nice 1pntultlllS, presenting MY
Friend From India" will be seen at the
Academy of Music next week. The com
Pany is enc of the best ever organized for
the road. The names of the people in the
cast are guarantee for that. Theosophy
is d novel basis for comedy, but it opens
up a new and inexhaustible field of humor
for the playwright The theosopty of My
Friend From India will be more readily
understood when it is said that a barber
is made to assume the yellow robe of the
ent of millionaire family who want to
get into society uses the barber and the
New York craze for social fads to boom
this project. The clever love stories that
are worked out Ion the side dovetaii into
the fun, and laughter runs all the way
through. Finally, after the whole family
become members of the Order of the yell
low Robe" the thing falls through and
everything ends happily-especially for the
young lovers. Among the members of the
cast George Mack, from the famous
Boston Museum Stock Company; Charles
Bradshaw, Ada Gilman, one of the bright
est character artists in the profession;
Margaret Otis, Charles Mitchell, Louise
Arnot, Ethel and Mabel Strickland, Lutte
Vrohman, Lester Gruner and Ernest
Warde. Altogether, it is the. best balanced
company out, and its members have been
selected without reference to anything but
the role for which they were to be cast.
VAUGHN CLASS CONCERT.-One of
by the Vaughn class will be presented at
their annual concert tomorrow evening in
the Calvary Baptist Sunday School House,
corner of Sth and II streets northwest. The
list of talent contains the names of those
recognized as among the foremost in their
respective lines, and includes the follow
ing: Mrs. W. l.. Wilson, soprano; Miss
Blanche E. Muir, contralto; Miss Florence
Henri King, Violinist; Miss Helen Colhouu,
reader the Cecilian Quartet, composed of Miss
lhOmDSnn. InSpDhipe
Miss Sallie Shreeve and Miss Irma Gala
han, with Miss Katie v Wilson as di-
rector; Mr.. Jasper Dean McFall, baritone;
Mr.. Fred W. Seibold tenor; Mr.. c. Hen
whistler; Mr.. w. H. Conley, reader. and
the FL Dorado mandolin quartet. Mcssrs.
Arniss, Holt, Todd and Constantine
HALL GAINES LECTUREs.-Great in
terest is being shown in the forthcoming
appearances of Mr.. Hall Caine at the
New National Theater tomorrow after
noon and Sunday evening. Home, Sweet
Home will be the subject of his dis
course. and be will lend to his eloquent
language Il fascinating personality that
made his appearances on the platform in
England events of Importance and occa-
stoned columns of eulcgiStic comment in
the British press. Major j. B. Pond was
compelled to offer very great inducements
to have Mr.. Caine delay his departure for
his islard home, but the demand for seats
has demonstrated the astute ajor's busi-
ness acumen.
BOHEMIAN BURLESQUERS.-The com
ing appearance of Miner and Vans Bo-
kemian Burlesquers in this city is looked
forward to with anticipated pleasure by
those familiar with theatrical organiza-
tions of this character. The program is
divided into two partisan olio of vauGa.ille
acts and an extravagant farce, which was
written expressly for Billy Van and Vevie
Nohriga. The entertainment begins with
the sDecialties, Fisher and Jansen, in an
original acfobatic comedy act, Myrtle Tres
slider, in a boquet OF new songs; Sexon and
Brooks. i'll q refined operate comedy
sketch; Evans and VidocG, premier con-
versational comedians: Van and Nobriga
in a rev line of vaudeville business. in
Producing their four komed Rooms in
new songs and dances, and Tommy Bur
nett, in illustrated songs. The farce, "A
Scrambled Egg, then follows introducing
a variety of odd characters, with Billy
Van, Nevie Nobriga, a quartet of Coster
girls led by Vevie Nobriga, and four
sporty widows. led by Myrtle Tressider.
During the action of the farce is intro
duced a granG cake walk which is feat
ure of the bill; also the gathering of the
nations, headed by Columbia, with music
and enlblenlatic displays appropriate to the