Evening star., 1898-05-28
ADJUSTMENTS.


this week was the Lambs Gambol at the
National Theater. The performance was
the most unique that has ever been given,
and Washington responded in great style.
Those who participated in the perform
ance must have been gratified at the large
and friendly audience that greeted them,
while the Lambs that looked after the front
of the house-Frank Deitz, handsome Max
Hirsch and others-were thoroughly salts
fled with the count up in the box office.
or the local attractions the Columbia Com
edy Company made a good impression in
GliIettes war play. and the people will
undoubtedly be seen to good advantage in
Brother John" next week. Next week
also viii see the production at the Lafay
ette Oi d Duriesque on the Hawaiian af-
Fair by the Harris brothers, and from the
previous efforts OF these young gentlemen
good woih may De anticipated. Tonight
w!iI inausurate summer opera at Glen
Echo. ana vaudeville will continue at the
Lyceum.
Jimmy Barrows is beginning to age rap
idly, ana his admirers from the front of the
mousse viii nave oCasIon 20 worry about his
health. W netner II ls the cilnlote of WASH
ington to winch he mas not yet become ac-
cuStomed or tne WORK ana worry Incidental
TO staging new play every week at the
Columula, his 1rlenus nave noticed Il ten
dency toward the sere and yellow in the
genlt,I coneulan. W nile tins week he bios
somed out as Ine youthful and eXuberant
war correspondent III Held by the En-
emy, next week mis- age Will have ad-
NaAced To about forty, While the week fol-
lowing ne IS scneuuIed as old man OF
SIXTY years II ne keeps up at this rate he
Will beat the record OF Inc Seven Ages"
ana py the mICuie of the summer wlII be
In MS second chlldnood. But whether he
plays the infant IN arms the lean and
slppered pantaoon, ms admirers are as
suIreu that ne VIII do it well, and in the
WORDS OF the old song, they will say His
Sweet Smile Haunts Is Sun."
Alexander kearney. VINO made such a hit
as the surgeon IN Held by the Enemy"
Will pe remembered Tor his strong work
here iii The Royal Secret IN which he
prayed the opposite role TO Wilton Lackaye
last season Aiterward he impe1sonated
William }. Bryan IN the unfortunate Curse
OF Goid. But though The play was Il Iail-
ule, Mr.. heaIney maze Il remarkable I'M
WeSsioh, not onIy Tor his strong hheness
TO The Nebraska man, but ii $50 for his furcl-
pie ana manly acting. The fourth act of
Glliettes play is one OF the most dramatic
III the wnoie repertoire of modern 1nelo-
dramas, and its strength depends princi-
PahS upon the work of Brigade Surgeon
Fielding While ali the leading people have
prominent parts In this scene, he is the
IN the part would render all their efforts
futile But kearney's intense acting car
RED the scene through to 4 triumphant
climax.
While the volunteers of the land are dot
tng the country with their white tents
ana martial array, there is another sort
oi Encampnent at Glen Echo, where VIM
Iarrv regiment of musicians and vocal
ISIS are marshaled for the summers
operatic campaign. There are fully ffty
iheihoers OF the con pany, and as they are
10 reside at the Glen ali summer the oc
eohiihodations Of that resort are taxed to
the utmost. Most of the cottages have
been let for the summer to residents nf
NashlT gton VINO, while Obliged to remain
near the capital, have adopted this means
"a ehJcylns sort OF summer outing Con-
sequently the few cottages that remain
are not more than enough to accommodata
Mr. farry, who brings his family and the
principals of the company Twenty or
n-ole rooms over the bowling alley, now
Used as bicycle ables have been fttad
up as dormotories for the chorus women
while the men are similarly accommodated
II, IN another wing of the main pavilion
ihere was great hurrying and scurrying
around Wednesday evening when haIf @
hundred guests were dropped in on the
estupilshment impromptu-like and for the
hrst night, at least, it was camping ont in
earnest The cafe was opened for the re-
1reshment of the hungry opera folk and
in spite of the quick order. furnished nx-
cellent meals. Then cots and blankets
with lamps and few toilet necessaries
were hurriediy provided. and the chorus
folk, few of whom have been outside of tho
cities for seasons were left alone in tba
country, far from the busy hum of the
streets and where the chirp of the cricket,
anu the plaintive song of the whippoor-
Will were the only sounds 10 breaL tho
stiffness. Some of the chorus girls CON
lessed that they were frightened by the
stiffness, and longed for the familiar rat
tie OF the l. roads instead Of an OCCASION
al trolley car.
But thespians are ever of mercurfal TOM
permanent that cannot be kept down long
by any combination of circumstances. and
soon their spirits began to rise. Skirmish-
ing around TO get their belongings together
and arrange things for the night. they conf
pared notes and recalled experiences in
one-nlght stands. The Herald SuIlare
quartet was the first to break the stiffness
OF the Glen, and their lively songs ringing
cut through the solemn night were heard
far off on the Conduit road and down on
the canal, where the boa tmen fingered on
,he ueckS OF their mule-power craft to
hsteh The occupants of the surrounding
cottages sat cut on their verandas enjoy-
ing the free concert, while the darkies
from the river settlements hurried UP to
listen. SandwiChed in between verses of
'Syncopated Sandy" and MY Rag-Time
Car were heard such eXclamations as
Where the deuce is that water pitcher?"
ana w hos got my blanket?' Indicating
tiidl tlie uOineStlc arrangements of the
SINGERS on their first night in camp were
not entirely complete. Since then how
ever, the company has settled down to
camp life with ant!cpations of a pleasant
and profitable summer far from the mad
ding crowd" yet with all the comforts of
the city.
COLUMBIA Observation-Disclosures john
Will be the second weeks offering of the
Columbia Stock Company, whose season
mas started with a boom such as has sell
dom been equaled i'll the annals of local
ST miner amusements. Mounting and act
ing Gil!ettes military meodrama, with its
wealth of realistic detail, was no child's
play, and served to prove the merits of the
organization beyond all cavil. Next week
the stock company will turn from wars
stern alarms to caper nimbly in a society
CT medy from the clever zen of Martha
Morton. Miss Morton is an acknowledged
expert i'll the portrayal of domestic come
cy. and the story of Brother John will
be recalled from MI. Cranes presentation of
the play here some seasons ago. The title
rCle will be assumed by James o. Barrows,
whose mpersonation of the quaint, quiet
but shrewd old Connecticut manufacturer
should compare favorabIy with that of the
originator of the role. Mrs. Findlay will
be his old maid sister. whose hard New
England head is temporarily turned by
riches and a desire to shine in swell So