Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-24
ADJUSTMENTS.


Stock Company scored an emphatic and I'M
qualified hit in Held by the Enemy" last
night. Melodrama, and war melodrama at
that, might be considered rather heating
form of intellectual sustenance for this
time of year. But the war-enthused audi
ence at the Columbia did not find it So
Held by the Enemy" is one of the few
plays which succeed in thrilling without
being cheap in its devices. The absence Of
the conventional villain is alone sufficient
to give the piece distinctive charm. No
production from Mr.. Gillette's Industrious
pen has done more to demonstrate that
gentleman'S facility in plot-mec haniSm
than this one The evenness and merit of
the performance was surprise, despite the
excellent results previously achieved by the
Columbia Stock Company. There was no
need to make allowances. The production
can stand forth on its simple merits and
challenge comparison with performances of
the play when 1t was first launched upon
its career. Miss Maud Haslam IS con-
scientious and capable actress, who por-
trays the dIstresses of the heroine with un
affected dignity MIR. William lnGerSoll s
popularity with the audience was an
nounced before he had time to utter line.
His appearance as Colonel Prescott aroused
prolonged applause-applause equaled only
by that bestowed upon the genial and
adaptable MIR. Barrows. Mr.. Edwin Mack
aye as the confederate soldier, sentenced as
a spy, was eminently admirable. With
comparatively little to do, he succeeded in
making his work distinctly powerful ele-
ment in the excellence Of the performance.
iynnreesron his work has Md ioininfI IT.,
tht comnany's ,esnnnse IN curtain calls af
ter the character he assumes is supposed
to- be dead. Mr.. Alexander Kearney lent
suirit 70 the role of the kindly but over
ZaaIous brigade surgeon while Mrc Agnes
Findlay and Miss Margaret Mayo, as the
elderly maiden lady and the ingenue, re-
spectively, were not lacking in appreciation
l ,.l,- ..t 81 ,at...
AT the close of the play a tableau in
which a picture of the battle ship Maine as
il appeared when blown up had a conspicu-
GUS place was yociferously received while
the patriotic tunes played by Mr. Minister S
orchestra were received with various dem
THE HULA GIRL QUEEN LII
."The Hula Girl Queen Lii" will be given
at the LAFAYETTE Square ouera House dur
ing the week of May 80 with the usual
mfttinees "Wednesday and SATURDAY. by the
Columbian University Vaudeville club TIL,
hook ana music of the operi are nv the
Harris brothers Of this c;fy and should he
.ttr.,ctiva in n,.nv w.vs TN cIuh CO..
sists of sixtv voices and active reheareric
d1rins, the I,st few pontbs bave a,jind
u.atrriaIIv 10 the efficiency If the nresant
ins. comuapy rbe onara is 10 ho ,,i,,an 70,
the Iereft ~ ,be cnI,,r,hj,p IIosnit,I -, Il
nj ,h,Irit,e sha,,,1 49, a. ia ~,
hnx oftice sails which onen aia,, ~; b,, ~
large percentage
THE IANRS GAMRoI-Great interest
has been shown in the Forthcoming I.amhs,
Gambol DIT the New National Thcater next
THURSDAY evening The advance sale of
seats opened at the box Office of the thea
ter YESTERDAY morning and the gentle
manly attendants were kent busy until :
o'clock wien the sale was stopncd tn he
resumed at . o'clock this morning The
sale WAS very heavy and indicates a lore..
and fashion able gathering. such as only
Washington can furnish The boxes were
taken by Secretary Bliss Mr.. George West
inphousa Mr. Jonn r Mel can and Mr.
l.. p Liter MANY orders have been re-
ceiyed from the surrounding cities amonp
them one from Col. A. Il Andrews of Ra2
leigh. n. G
KERNAN'S I,YCEJM THEATER The
show at keruan's this week is a great i'm
proyement en- the one OF last week II Is
Rose Sydelrs comblnation-a new company
in the vaudeville world The company en-
braces "a score OF pretty and shapely girls
with several first-class comedians and a