Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

pany Is one Of the strongest ever
EMPLOYED In a meloGramatic production.
An old faVorIte returns to the Acad'
emy next week. William Barry. who Is
making such a pronounced hit in The
Rising Generation" will afford the
patrons of this theateT one of the great
est treats of the season. To those who
have seen Mr.. BarrY's Characterization
Of Martin McShane, il is not necessary
to state that il surpaSses even the best
of his efforts in days gone by. In this
play he has succeeded far beyond ofdi-
nary expectations. but desire to soar
higher in the dramatic armament leads
the comedian to announce that the
performance of The Rising Generation,
to be given next week will be the last
opportunity Of witnessing that play in
this theater.
The story of The Rising Generation"
carries a poor Irishmen from poverty to
wealth. His family, the people he has
to do with the various incidents, the
bits Of Pathos, the old style and the new
style Of dress and manners to which he
must sdapt himself. his generosity his
general experience, the songs and dances
all go to make play full Of life, humor,
movement. color, and melody, The
surprising results Of a poker game furnish
an incident oi much fun.
Monday night at the New National
Theatre will introduce to Washington
theatregoers the new American star
who has 50 completely conquered New
York during lhe past weeks-Mss Julia
Arthur-aud she will be seen in the very
elaborate production of "a Lady of
Quality"
For a multitude OF reasons this engage
ment will be very conspicuous one,
and il promises to rank among the most
prosperous OF the season. For weeks
Miss Arthur has been playing TO the
capacity of Wallack's in New York, and
the attraction comes here with the stamp
OF great New York popularity upon it.
AZ single bound, Miss Arthur, in her
impersonation Of Clorinda WildaIrs,
reached high eminence in the theatri'
cal armament. This was a matter Of
pleasing import to any interested in the
great misfortune with which the actreas
met at Detroit at the commencement OF
her tour, when her entire scenic outfit
was destroyed.
Remarkable enterprise was shown in
the quickness with which the new
production was brought into completion.
Within an hour alter the destroying oi
the production, duplicate one had al.
ready been commenced, and within
three weeks scores of artisans had per.
formed what had previously taken twice
that number OF months in the original.
The appearance Of Miss Julia Arthur
as a star Is the cOnshmmation OF vel
spent efforts in the interest of the drama
and the welcoming Of Miss Arthur. who
has youth, beauty, magnetism, to place
upon the American stage, will undoubt
-edly be a pleasure to- manv, Miss
Arthur has always shown high principle:
in her career and hi devoted hersel
with an intensity to her art; her ideal:
have been proven to be high in ali the
work she has ever performed.
"a LAZY of Quality" in which Mis-:
Arthur will appear as Clorinda is {
dramatization of the novel made by Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett herself, as
sisted by Stephen Townsend. The play
is in FIVE acts and though IN general this
theme follows closely upon the lines o
the book, il is still apart from il here
and there In many instances.
AS novel "a Lady OF Quality" ha'
attracted widespread controversy anC
il has been one Of the most widely read
books OF the year. 1t was. placed upoT
the market last March, and its sales SC
Tar have nearly aggregated one hundred
thousand copies. That attention at
tracted toward it has been because of il:
uuconventionality and the daring con
ceptIon of its leading female character
| Clorinda. This character has been de
clared one positively new to the realms
1 OF fiction and the different dramatic
episodes of the book ioreshadowt d In
advance the success il was to meet upon
the stage. The character of CIorinds
in the hands oil Miss Arthur become:
according to general criticism one o.
the most powerful creations in modern
years in the drama. The forcefuI meth
ods of Miss Arthur make the intense
scenes vivid with colorng and power.
The play is divided intO4hve acts, the
scenic effects. allowing of great pictur-
sequences The first act depicts the hal
at Wildairs at the time of Clorinda'.
sixteenth birthday. The second depict:
the famous rose garden. The third anc
fourth acts occur in the parIor OF Dun
stanwolde's town house, and tile fifth
act is laid in Clounda's retreat in Wild
airs. The epoch allows OF brillIan
costuming, Miss Arthur herself viii
appear in seven different changes o
costume; in the first act she will o
course appear in bJys' garb.
The role Of Clorinda is such an ex-
acting one, that Miss Arthur will onl,
give one matinee a week during he
engagement, that being her Saturda,
matinee.