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| emerald miasms. The three grand ballets.
! the pink French ball. the musical festival
| and the submarine dance are most original
| in design and danced with grace and skill
| by large corps of young and handsome
] coryphees. The living war pictures on the
| revolving stage, with the Lilinutians as
| our new national heroes, will call forth
| storms of applause. They represent Hob
| son sinking the Merrimac, Deweys victory
| at Manila, Cervera's sword, surrender to
| Shafter and many other important events,
ending with grand rand lI1 sp9the9sls, Cuba Cuba
i is the best play the Liliputians ever had,
, and is equally entertaining to young and
| old, and fascinating and enhancing from
beginning to end. The little people may be
sure of a hearty welcome on Monday.
Matinees will take place on Thursday and
Saturday, and attention is called to the
fact that the performance is given entirely
in English.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.-The event
| of Madame Modjeskas engagement at the
| National Theater next week will be the pre-
| sentation Monday night for the first time
| in English in Washington of Sudermanns
powerful. much-talked-of drama "Magda.' :
! 1t will be a veritable novelty as it presents
/ Modjeska for the first time here in modern
| character. The story of ''Magda" is in
| tense. The action takes place in German
| town where lives retired soldier named
| Major Schubert Twelve years previous to
| the opening of the play he had driven his
| eldest daughter Magda from home for dis
| obedience. She becomes a great singer and
| returns to her native town to appear at
| musical festival Magda is persuaded by
! the rector. a DR.. Weber, who in her youth
| ful days had set his heart on making her
| ms Wife to remain in her fathers house
| during her stay, and with many doubts and
| Tears she consents. Her father who is
| stern and narrow-minded discplinarian
| bringing his military ideas into his own
nome, questions her about her life while
| away. and she allays his growing suspicions
| hDt. oh,
| says, appears in the person of Won Keller
| VINO having left her in degradation has at
| tanned social and political power and now
returns to renew his suit She scOrns his
o11ers of affection and also his excuses for
having deserted her, and in a passionate
scene denounces him for what he is Her
Iather accidentally overhears the conversa-
lon and confronts Magda with the usual
parents argument. She confesses eyerv-
'hlng, and with this tremendous shadow
cast upon his life, and his honor degraded
as II seems to him. he demands reparation
IN marriage. which she declines This is
nut very brief idea of the play though
suHcient. perhaps, to suggest the possibil-
lties II offers to a really great player
s,i Snahespeare Anthony and Cleopatra
VIII possibly share the greater interest with
-Aagda, as it will also be a new role for
tnouleska as far as local playgoers are con-
cerf!ed Other plays to be given during th,
we meeh are Mary Stuart" on Tuesday even
ing and at the matinee SATURDAY.. "CamiI1e,
on thursday, As You Like It. Friday ana
Macpeth on Saturday night The more
prominent players in the supporting, com
panS are charles Hermann, Lester Loner-
gan John A. Lane, George Spencer Anna
PROCTOR, Mrs Hannah Sargent Anna DaIv
aiIu Grace Flsher. Adequate scenic Drodrc-
lions are promised for each play.
AtADEIY OF MUSIC.-Amonee tho fau
larce comedy successes of the present sea.
son son Inc the Rays. in "A Hot Old Time have
aGstletiIn OF being at the head of the
Il lOCtSSlOn. Both <
d money maker "A Hot Old Time iaads
us Us success of last season is not only being
aupiicated, p but it is better. both artistieallY
ana financially. The Rays ara H.
iaugh-crcators, they have the ripb+ ide.
ana nit the nail on the head and njeasa
the people. And the people go where tbav
hIi"w 'hey VIII be pleased. Last ason at
the Academy of Music they plaved To tho
capacity Of the house Their enpa,an,art
Ior next week should be equally as sTcneas
Iui. johnny Ray an Irish comedian has
,io e4u,'l. iiis funny dialect and savings
Us outiandlsh facial contortions and the RI
1cu!oIs shapes he gets into could he heard
ana seen for hours and never grow v,eari
some. Ihe Rays are surrounded by an cx-
a15 arg5''iIsy I sIrone company. including Doph
ana SUSIE Levine, Dave Genaro and Raw
Hailey. Sager Midgley. Harry Hayes ana
Martin liealy, Harry Dull. William Firiey
robert ). Cone. Fanny Mora. Sophie Burn
nam hertha johnson, Kate Dahl and 9TH
Er$, during the action of the piece some
very clever specialtics are presented by The |
Rays the Levinos, Genaro and Bailey. |
ttayes and Healy and the CeccIia Cuar1ct
\ grand cake walk finale to the second act
introduces GcnarO and Bailey chsmuiop
aake walkers of America, and is one of the |
loatures of the performance. "A Hot Old |
lime is in 1Or big week at the Acad- |
eny, and those wishing good seats ehouId
secure them carly. There will be the |
sual matinees during the week. on We'd
hesday ana Saturday. The engagement of
ast season was during Christmas week
md the Academy was said to have held |
Tie largest audiences ever in the theater |
'hlistmas day. Nearly every one remem-
hers the Rays. as the advance sale indi-
"ates, and Manager Rapley is almost posi- |
i've of doing "a standing room only bust |
ness.
kERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-The |
attraction at kernan's Lyceum next week. |
commencing Monday matinee the Irwin
br9I hers Burlesquers, is under the direction !
or Fred Irwin, whose success as a burlesulle
manager is well known. This is said to he !
MS haDpiest combination of talent An |
excellent oio is promised. including Louise |
carver and Pauline Black the dashinsr
comediennes: Scott and Wilson. acrobatic |
comiques: Merrill and Newhouse. the ex-
pert cyclists: Thompson and Carter, tray-
,;, cstS Stars, s1d4ey and Van Jilsen, dialect
female baritone: the original Street Arab |
quartet, Minerva Lee and Marion Dunn |
and and the Sisters Nalmare. An operatic bur
lesque, entitled "A Night at the Arn,oryv !
by W. l.. Ballauf. jr., concludes the enter
talnment. 1t is reDlete with novel ideas
ana Introduces the five Barrison Sisters |
the Jew regiment, the Partisan models and
the fringe of the Spanish cortes |
COLONEL 1NGERSOLL'S LECTTRE-
ne annual visits of Colonel r G. Ingersou |
10 the New National always occasion the
crowdlng of that historic theater. and that |
ms Ioftncoming appearance on Sunday
night, December II, will prove no excen- |
tloh is evidenced by the already numerous |
inquiries for reservation. The colonel's new
lecture is entitled, Superstition" ana in |
II II, he mas embodied many entirely new
ldeas and new lines of thought, all. of |
course, touching more or less unon tho
world absorbing question of religion. Colo |
mel lnSefsoliS power 10 interest entertain |
and thrill his audience, to charm and cleo |
ifhy MS hearers at will, is everywhere ac-
khowledged, and his clear, forcefuI, epigram-
matte and polished style of delivery is not
merely entertaining, but intensely impress
slVe. The regular prices Of the theater viii |
preVall, and seats will be placed on sale at |
the box office next Monday morning, De |
cember D.
SAENGERBCND CONCERT Wash
iugtOn Saenperhup1 will ,y;,.