Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
AMI SEsIESTS.

COLUMBIA THEATER.-The summer
comedy company entered upon the con-
GLIDING week of its prosperous season at
the Columbia Theater last night The
stock company has established itself as
one of the city's institutions. 1t has shown
much discretion in the selection OF plays
and wonderful efficiency in their interpre-
tatiOn. Individually Its members nave
served SO ably that their departure Will
seem like a severance of personal TREND
ships 1t is doubtful whether the regular
season with all its novelties and expensive
scenic display will wholly compensate for
the loss Of such conscientious work as that
of Miss Maud Haslam, Mr.. William In
gersoII, Mr.. James o. Barrows, Mrs. Agnes
FindIay. Mr. Edwin Mackay, Mr. Alex
ander Kearney and all the others whose
versatility has seemed to defy limitations
and whose industry was proof against
thermometric changes. Their repertory
has been varied to an extent which left no
possibility of complaints from play-goers
on the ground of sighted preference. From
..EsmeraIda," with its matinee pathos, to
The Mighty Dollar" with its sturdy, old
fashioned fun, the organization mas proved
equal to all the exigencies OF hght forms
of entertainment. while Held by the
Enemy demonstrated its ability to meet
the requirements of melOdraTna. Inc lded
of deyoting the present week TO series
of plays representative of the various
phases of the cOmpany's success is a very
happy one Won at Last was performed
last night with the same discernment Ior
delicate effects which some weeks ago Sc
cured unstinted applause. Miss Eleanor
Mayo was missed from the cast. Her place
was very capabIy supplied by Miss WILDER
ham while the part formerly taken py
Miss West was ably done by Miss Carolyne
Mclean Tonight The n .ghty Dollar Will
be performed
VAUDEVILLE AT GLEN ECHO-The
change of bill at Glen Echo Park brought
out last night an enthusiastic audience thdt
almost filed the immense amphitheater'
1t was an audience, too. that was In a
humor to be amused. Their approval OF
the speciality acts and the operetta was
voiced in ringing cheers ana unstlnted APP
plause. The newcomers in the vaudeville
bill received welcome of which they may
well be proud. while the favorites of the
disbanded opera company. seen in "Charlty
Begins at Home were clever, as usual,
and their work was accordingly appre-
ciated. Opening at $40 o'clock, the even
ings entertainment continues until nearly
IL, and is so arranged that late corners and
early leavers may equally enjoy the show.
The vaudeville bill opens with a musical
speciality by the Whiting sisters, who are
billed Premier Cornet Duetists." Their
selections on the instrument were very
good, indeed. \ novel and interesting,
was the shadowgraph work of Clvette,
who looks the typical prestidigitator. By
a clever manipulation of his deft hands
Clivette throws on a white screen many
weird and comical beings. The possbili-
ties for fun in this kind of work are almost
unlimited, and Clivette takes advantage of
every point. He was encored time and
again, applause giving way to cheers in
the enthusiasm of the audience. Charity
Begins at Home" is an operetta of forty
five minutes, quite entertaining but only
made so by the injected work of the pep
pie of the small cast in songs and the old
reliable school scene with the begoggIed
master and his funny pupils Frank
Deshon is the funniest kid one could i'm
agine- Tom Daily as the beadIe. Miss
D Armon as his tyrannicaI wife Miss Cra-
Ter as the charity girl and Charles Haw-
ley as the Photographic artist make the
piece go. Hawley's song of Liza - the
single concerted piece Twinkle Little
Star, and Miss DArmon's Ben Bolt'
were the enjoyable features Herbert and
Larren give comic acrobatic performance
that Is Tar superior TO the majority of
such turns, and their welcome was second
only to Clivette's. The funny and really
cItNer acrobats were kept on the stage for
1ully half an hour. The entertainment
closed with a series Of fancy dances by
Edith Croskee.
FOR THE DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS
TIE benefit performance of comic opera and
kCSgI.coh'5uy given for the benefit of the
ldHnlIleS OF the District Volunteers ar the
'front.', at the Gre I'd Opera House this even
ING Oy~the Columbia Opera and Dire matic
Cub, viii no doubt draw a large audience
Electric fans have been placed all over the
rouse for the comfort of the audience Tba
theater will be decorated with flags and
hunting, and a box has been set apart for
the President and his cabinet The seats
are going rapidly. and every indication
points TO crowded house