Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-09
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THE BALLET GIRL"-It is promised
| that the rise of the curtain on 1.-THE Ballet
| Girl at the New National Theater next
week will be the signal for a burst of en-
thusiasm that will begin reign of hilarity
that will continue for the balance of the
| week. OF all the comely damsels that Ed
ward EvangeHne Rice has brought before
| the delighted gaze of Washington theater-
goers 1.-The Ballet Girl' is said to be I'M
qualifedly the best. Like all Of Mr.. Rice's
| theatrical productions, this particular one
is bright crisp. full of sparkle, mel
ody and harmonious color blending. 1t
has beautiful and startling costumes, elab-
crate and picturesque scenice effects, spir-
| tied dancing and pretty girls. Moreover,
| there Is in it plot based upon consistent
story, which is told in terse and very witty
| lines. and 1t is quick in action as a panto-
| mime. The music is cleverly written and
| the lyrics are particularly meritorious. One
| thing Is to be noted in 1.-The Ballet Girl
| with special gratification-that it has none
| or that hackneyed monotony and dizziness
| usually found in topical songs. Those in
troduced are novel and catchy, and their
novelty Is such as to secure instant recog-
| milton and unbounded favor. Seldom, if
ever. have two cleverer numbers been ex-
plotted In an extravaganza than the
| Boom duet and 1.-The Angel at the Old
Stage Door" In the former the names of
| several prominent personages of the day
are introduced, and the result is altogether
favorable. THE Ballet Girl is interpreted
| by the original cast including seventy
| artists. The sale of seats will begin to-
morrow morning.
| THE OLD HOMESTEAD."-It is sell
dom in these days, when plays are written
| Tor special people and special occasions,
| that one has the privilege of seeing really
good play, well mounted and equipped in
the way of actors and scenic effects. Sucn
an opportunity will occur, however at the
Lafayette Opera House next Monday even
i ing, when Mr. Denman Thomson will
| appear for the first time in several years,
| presenting his celebrated play, THE Old
| Homestead Old theater-goers accustom-
| ed to the ordinary excellence of plays which
come highly recommended by the critics
OF the larger cities will be pleasantly sur
prised at The Old Homestead" 1t is the
| most finished production of the decade.
The most careful attention has been given
| by its author to the most minute detail of
stagecraft. Mr.. Thompson did not know
how well he builded when he gave to the
| world this beautiful play He aims to pre-
sent rural comedy, faithfully portrayng
class fast becoming extinct-a simple,
! honest-minded countryman. So natural
did he make his creation that the public
recognized the grandeur characterized in
the Swanzey farmer and paid it tribute of
greatness. The company is the strongest
| that has ever enacted this pretty idyl of
New England life. It's musical features
add greatly to it's charm.
THE BRIDE-ELECT" One of the acts
Of John Philip Sousas new comic opera,
| The Bride-Elect," which comes to the La
1ayette Square Opera House Monday
March Il, will close with new march,
rendered by the full strength Of the COM
! pany and a military band, numbering in
| all about one hundred persons. This march
| Is said to be the very best that Sousa has
yet written, and surpasses i'll stage effect
| iveness even the famous lei Captain
| nj mber Aside from the charm and swing
| Ct Sousa's music, there is great curiosity
over the book, also written by him. In
rid tnnftb y;
| a ful-fiedged Hbrettist. Washington has
a warm spot in her heart ever since the
Gays when he was bandmaster of the
United States Marine Band, and that his
personal following is interested in the
| forthcoming productions Is being duly at
| tested by the orders for seats already being
sent to the box Office. 1t will be impos-
sible to fill these orders, however before
| the opening Of the advance sale begins,
when they will receive attention according
to the date of application. The sale opens
on Wednesday. March Is.
COL. INGERSOLL ON SHAKESPEARE.
Col. Robert G. InGersoil, the greatest liv-
ing master of the English tongue, will de-
liver his magnificent tribute to the Bard Of
Avon at the National Theater Sunday
| evening, March II. Col. Ingersoll has said
of Shakespeare that from his brain flowed
Niagara of gems" In Its soul every au-
dicnce to which this lecture has been de-
! livered has said the same of the colonel.
| He has long been acknowledged the most
gifted orator of the present decade. He is
one of :he most sympathetic and profound
students of Shakespeare, and all admirers
of oratorical wit, logic and pathos should
arrange to hear this brilliant lecture de-
livered by this stipguished and magnetic
man. The hundreds of people whose theo-
logical views prevented them from hearing
the colonel before will undoubtedly be glad
to know of this opportunity of listening to
this great master of English.
NINE JANAITSCHEK-The announce
ment OF the forthcoming engagement of
Nine. Janauschek at the Columbia next
week in Paul kester's new play, What
Dreams May Come, will be received with
the utmost satisfaction by that portion of
the theater-golng public which still re-
tains it's appreciation of good plays and
great acting. 1t is a modern four-act
drama, and, while it does not lack in COM
edy and sentiment, it contains what is be-
lieved will prove one of the strongest and
best parts ever written for Nine. Janau-
schek. The scene of the play is laid in
London and the time at present. Nine.
Janauschek takes the part of a Russian
noblewoman, character, by the way,
which is said to suggest the famous Nine
Blavatsky. Paul f<ester, the author of the
play is one of the best known of the young
| er playwrights. His first play, done in col
laboration with Minnie Madden Fiske in
the famous Tess" was the Countess Rou-
dine" which Nine. Modjeska produced with
success. Then the late Alexander Salvri
took the young author up, being attracted
by the promise OF his work, and for three
seasons Kester travelled as the actors
guest, studying stagecraft and getting in
sight into the practical workings of the
stage. While with Mr.. Salvini he wrote
the Student of Salamanca" Other plays
by this same author are Nell Gwynne"
which Rhea produced, and new DRAMATIC
alton of Eugene Aram." The company
supporting Nine. Janauschek contains such
well-know1 people Maud Banks Ed
mund Collier John Blair and Joseph Whit
ing.
THE COLUMBIA'S BARGAIN NATL
NEE.-There will be bargain matinee at
the Columbia tomorrow afternoon when
the price of admission will be fifty cents to
all parts of the house. Clara Morris has
many old admirers here, and the sketch
she is doing gives her splendid chance to
display her emotional powers. The balance
of the company include some of the best
known vaudeville performers.
THE HOFFMAN, RECITAL.-A musician
speaking of the recent recitals in New
York of Josef Hoffman, said: TT Is diff
cult for any one to restrain himself and
keep from extravaganza in speaking of his
performances. He was marvellous child;
he has become a wonderful man, for de-
spite his few years, he is a man in his ar
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