Evening star., 1898-09-10

Next week two more theaters-the Ma
hOEaI and Academy of Music-wil open
their doors for the season The offerings
Of both Will be of the light order suitable
10 this time of the year. when cur wants
lre to be entertained and amused. The
Columbia has given this week The Two
Orphans" and the attendance has shown
The wonderful vitality of that melodrama,
the best by the way. in many respects that
was ever written. Next week the Columbia
will present The Hula Girl" a bright bur
Iesque, written by the Harris Brothers.
which will no doubt prove decidedly at
tractivc.
The Girl from Paris will be the first
Offering at the National. and Tom Ed
son. the Electrician" will be the first play
seen at the Academy. kernan's and the
Bijou will continue to present good vaude-
Vile programs.
Frank Perley is quite sanEuine of the
success of his new star, Miss Alice Neil
Sen, who will be seen in The Fortune Tell
er. an opera written by Victor Herbert,
with a book by Harry Smith. In compos-
ing the opera Mr.. Herbert has had Miss
Nielsen especially in view, and has un-
doubtedly given her vocal powers the best
opportunity mir. Perley has surrounded
her with an excellent company and will
Its title it can readily be seen that there
Will be in the opera opportunity for ex-
te-dlngiy picturesque eff, cts, bo-h Of seem
cry anC costume. and these will be taken
advantage Of to the fullest extent. Miss
Nielsen gained much praise for her work
with the BOstonians last season, and Mr..
Periey. who was and is the manager of the
Bostouians. thought he discovered great
possibilities in Miss Nielsen and made a
proposition to take her from the Bostonians
ana surround her with a company of her
own. He has no doubt of the soundnesS
of his judgment, and his friends fully be
Heye that the success of Miss Nielsen in
the Fortune Teller will justify his man
agerial sagacity. 1t is hoped that Miss
Nielsen will be seen in Washington during
the winter.
Miss Marie DressIer gained admission in
to the theatrical field by her trim figure
as a chcrus girl III the Baker Opera Com
paEy- Here her natural aptitude and re-
mdrkable ability for higher work displayed
Itself and the combination soon placed her
a principal among those with whom she
had entered as the shy. retiring new girl
Soon the organization became too limited
for her rapidly increasing ability, and,
after fulfilling several important engage
ments. she burst forth into the utmost
prominence as leading comedienne with
Camille DArvilc In this capacity she
lowed to leave New York and she shortly
capUVated universal appreciation i'll the
Lady Slavey" at the Casino. which ";
crowded nightly with huge audiences. who
enthUsed over her famous rendition of
Peggy Brown Miss Marie Dressler be-
came the reiguing fad (theatricallyD OF New
York city. Her greatness was assured. No
production of Importance could do without
her or its cast would be incompIete She
was the star of the Casino reviews Z. +.
Rice's burlesques. Roster * Balls and
substituted Miss May Irwin with Messrs.
Rich * Harris.
Her appearance in an attraction is a sure
ty Of its quality, and il might be said. OF
its success In her latest role in Hotel
Topsy Turvy Miss DRESSER pOrtTays the
cHdEdcter OF The star artistic and proprie-
tTeSs OF circus whose peculiar actions
ana manners admit of field for originality
to which Miss Dressler alone is capable OF
doing justice. She declares that as Flora
the circus girl, she will increase in fame
as three-rirg stage affair. And you
Know, she SAID, Il am not bit egOtisti-
ca. Come and see me in it. l am the
whole circus, for am 1 not the prupria-
tress. II might be thoroughly apropo5 of
the subject to say that the role fntrustel
70 her was played by the leading comedf-
eHEeS Of France during the two wears on
gaErTent OF Hotel ToDsv Tur,-,- m.
L Auuerge du Tohu BOhu" as it was call
ed a. Tie Fo.ies Dramatique Paris In
1oi.i"n the most celebrated English ac-
lErSseS cSsay"d thu part. and in America
now comes our Marie DRESSER Wbetber,
she Vill he as successful here as her pre-
Ies-sS"FS IN the character OF Flora were iu
PIte Every laugh The part ELECTED on the
Ether SIDE Will be given twO-:oId here
4oF comedy. no matter how dull the lines
%vHll "e amusing from the lips of Miss
'FtSSIeS- From the chorus Of Eaker's o.
era company 10 the leading Iadv of the a.
tSi foreign Importation in The theatrics1
m"t4t Is a long journey. but She has tray
tI-i WITH an Emp .re-State- F.xrrcss-IiI,e,,
I%ii2-iE, and stands alone in her na.IIIi.r
SI,lS7 % comedy. while those she starte1
WIN are telling how once they worked ,I-itt-
~ - ~ 'S> - and were just as good as she
L. I,'-, - my lucS' my d-ars,' Miss Dress
- S'%t~S "hen she meets her old corona,,
4D4iS- Luck of this kind is that resTIi+j[,.
ends. "h4ch never
Ny. Sidney de Grey. the stage napager y,
the Girl From Paris" is cr,Iii iii'tser OF
subJ"et Of the tonic sofia natbnlI 'ilt ne
stuoH liE music OF late lie has hen baI,
- animated discussions with Mr. NJ
L-.,i--S'sti. musical director of the con-
F-l.'' VINO l. q StanCn believer in the Ola
L'ttitlDa method They 2ra cont -, IL
drawing Clefs and sharrs ard L.-s' - M 'liif
H't-hS music, each according, Ia tfx -
N tA'G. and submitting them 10 each 1-bs-
natural consequence, dlsrnrrrct.-,;
~ 81 sHtn proof may be found ri aIn1nst
90 'i.hr IN the pockets CE both gtutIernai,
MIS- i-'thSStau ran across som. ri IT,
scraps the other night and hcr r,,-IaI
Ls-S teeA having his hands fuH irving tn fIr
pam matters This is what she fnI,7,i. -
Do re ia re
Me do So 10 te
n .o 50 10 te do Ia me so
- 'e RARE SO do ma tie
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