Evening star., 1898-02-19

acter; some OF the. numbers that are very
Mary James Top Note" "Tm Ali the way
From Gay Paree." THE Battersea Butter
hyo,s ny Shooters" asstss Then on We Go" and
company usually gets. The players are
fortunate In this, to which can be attrib-
uted the Individual hits that have been
is amusing. and the French girl. portrayed
Dy Georgte Caine, Is as chic as one could
imagine. Anna Buckley has buried her
beauty IN the slavey girl and contributed
Top Note will long be remembered. Fred.
Lennox gets everything possible out of
% very humorous role. William Brodertck.
NICK S1a Long. WI Wallace Black: Harry Earle,
are well known. Mabel Clark, the graceful
dancer, Is also with the company. There
Will be matinees Wednesday and Saturday
and Washington's birthday.
HI HENRY'S MINSTRELS-Hi Henry,
whose name as minstrel manager bears
a national recognition. is In the field this
season with large, expensive and strictly
hrst-class city minstrel attraction, which
Will appear at the Grand February %. Mr..
Henrys present organization includes some
nfty performers. the brightest in their re-
spective lines, and their program is put to-
gether with the object Of presenting new,
novel. refined and elegant minstrelsy. 1t
Is stated that nothing of an inferior nor an
objectionable nature is ever permitted, and
that every performer bears the stamp of
superiority and refinement
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-rhe hest talent
or the colored race is comprised in John w
lsham's "Octoroon" COMPANY which opens
here Monday night at the Academy, with a
program OF such variety, amusement AMI
excellent singing as to invite every man.
woman and child to witness and listen and
feel themselves amply justified in having
secured seats. AS matinee entertainment
1t can have no rival in the entertainment
of the young. as the novelty is Something
that every child can understand and appre
clate without hindrance for fear of evil re-
suits. everything being thoroughly correct
IN IN presentation. The operate selections in
the closing thirty minutes have a volume
OF melody. Among other selections are
such gems as "Cavalleria Rusticana." "Tar
and Tartar" I'll Trovatore," Red Hussar'.
ana El Captain" The comedy. dancing
and Jingle Of the piece is in the openins
sketch. entitled THE Darktown Outing.''
during this engagement the regular We'd
ne sday and Saturday matinees will be
gwen, ana an extra matinee Tuesday,
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-Rice
& Barton ) Rose Hill English Folly Com
pany Will appear at the Lyceum Theater
next week. The management is delighted
70 oner this great aggregation, as it has
always done a great business and no doubt
they Will repeat their former success The
than any other. The beautiful and peer-
less "Chamleon," the sensation of Europe
ard America. comes here for the first time
ohe VIII appear In her novel and startling
act, Which created marked enthusiasm in
New York. The program includes the most
lapghable burlesque, entitled Gay Grass
Widows" introducing a bevy of handsome
and beautiful ladies in new and sensational
speclaltles; also the Living Art Studies
the Zoo Zoo Dancers, in the great Partisan
quadr1lle, the hit of the nineteenth century
The olio will present such well-known art
ists as Cain and Mack, the odd and funny
Mitchell, Palmer and Mitchell, the highest
So !aried quartet on the vaudeville stage:
Blanche Newcombe, the petite song bird
hickey and Nelson, Europe's latest novelty
twisted and Tangled, introducing grotesque
and acrobatic eccentricites Willard and
Gebhardt, the original Ginger Girls will
present their new and original idea of
cake walk, and Lillian Nelson, the queen
lesque, entitled THE Wicked Town." with
grand scenery, gorgeous costumes and the
great female tug-of-war. the push ball con-
test.
OF extra Monday matinees. beginning with
the Rose Hill English Folly Company next
week.
Greaves has secured the famous Diana. the
Gay Parisienne. La Chameleon, presenting
beWlldering spectacular dances with a
wealth of marvellous electric effects mir
rors, calciums and all pharaphernalia nee
essary to produce an act of this character
to appear at the Bijou Theater next week.
This beautiful artist comes to the Biiou
direct from her triumphant six months en-
gagement at Roster & Balls Music Hall,
New York. The Hyland Sisters, in a novel
vocal and dancing act. entirely different
from any act in this country, are down for
a good place on the BILL Jules and Ella
n 90
throughout the country for their imperson-
ations; the phenomenal Aherns in a won
derful balancing and breakaway ladder act;
the musical Rareus, novel act of merit .
and Collins and Ray, a clever sketch team,
will also be in evidence. The retention of
Misses Biggar and Dreher and Gertie Gil
son is popular move on the part of the
management. A production of 1.-THE Mika-
do" locally burlesqued, with Sam J. Ad-
ans Billy Madden, Clara Adams, the Bril-
liant Quartet and large, we'll and national
ly dressed chorus of inviting maidens will
conclude the program. The Bijou's daily
matinees at popular 10, 20 and 80 cents,
with performances every night at TO- 20, 80
and so cents, should serve to fill this cozy
little theater at every performance.
THE FRENCH Made. E. Rioe,s
elaborate production of 1.-THE French
Maid." which has just closed a successful
run OF 115 nights at the Herald Square
The2ter, New York, comes to the National
characteristic Rice diversion, peopled with
pretty women clever comedians and grace
full dancers, and Is given with picturesque
adornment Of scenery and costume. 1.-The
French Maid will come here with the en-
tire New York cast, which includes Ollie
Redpath, Eva Davenport Yolande Wallace,
Lucille Flavon, Saharet, the sensational
Australian dancer. and the merriest sex
tet of comedians Rice has ever combined in
single compaI v Charles A. Bigelow,
Hallen Mostyn, George Honey, Henry Nor
man, William Armstrong and Edd Redway
HENRY E. DIXEY.-Mr Henry E. Dix
ey will be seen at the Lafayette week
of February % In new role-that of mag
ician. For the past ten years he has been
Identified with light comedy. but it is said
he is quite as amusing and interesting in
his new departure. One of the startling
illusions presented by Dfxey this season in
his marvellous production of magic mirth,
mystery and mimicry Is the Illusion Leonii
in which beautiful young girl is trans
formed into a full-grown African lion in
fun view of the audience. The lion which
is carried for this Illusion is one that was
brought to this country by Haagenback,
the great animal tanner, for his exhibition
at the worlds fair. 1t has only been in
captivity about five years, and has not yet
been subdued. 1t seems to have taken an
especial dislike to Dixey and never misses
an opportunity to grab at him.