Evening star., 1898-08-27
ADJUSTMENTS.


has given good representations of the
Bohemian Girl this week, and the wealth.
er will undoubtedly be mild enough for the
continuance of performances at Glen Echo
during the entire month of September.
The first high-priced theater to open it's
doors will be the Columbia, which will be-
gin its third season. There have been some
notable improvements in this popular play
house. The lobby has been entirely re-
painted and now presents cheerful and
artistic effect. The walls above the dado
show a blending of colors, blue being the
dominant tone, while the frieze and ceiling
are of white. Along the frieze is a belt of
flowers and leaves, artstically painted,
while at equal distances on the walls de-
pend floral decorations, giving panel ef-
feet.
In the auditorium rich crimson hangings
now ornament the boxes, while on the rail-
ings and also on the balcony rail has been
placed crimson plush Back of the orna-
mental iron work in front of the boxes and
the balcony the same material has been
placed adding greatly to the general ap-
pearance. Some minor improvements have
been also made which will contribute to
the comfort and convenience of the pa
irons.
The production of the new comedy THAT
Man at the Columbia Monday evening
will introduce to US new dramatist in
Anita Vivanti Charities. But she comes not
without fame. She is an Italian by BIRTH a
niece of Paul Lindal, the German drama
tist, married an Englishman and makes
America her home. Her writings have the
same cosmopolitanisIn. She has won praise,
from Carducci down, from all the Italian
critics Tor her poetry IN Italian, and Eng
lish readers may remember novel, THE
Hunt for Happiness" of considerable sue
cess, which was Mrs. Chartres.
THAT Man is an American farce, and
its manuscript has had the potency to lure
Mr.. A NJ. Palmer back into the field of
productions; so perhaps 1t Will bring Its
author the same measure of fame here as
was accorded her Italian tragedy La Rosa
Azzura" (''The Blue Roseo upon its pro-
duction in Bologna. Mrs. Chartres was
complimented in person by Queen Margaret
of Italy. Mrs. Chartres at the time
staying with her little five-year-old daugh-
ter at Gressoney, an Italian mountain re-
sort, when the queen arrived to review the
troops encamped there. The Gressoney cor
respondent OF the leading BologneSe paper
thus describes the incident: Turning to
the Marchesa of Nillamarna, the queen
asked for Nine. Annie Vivanti Chartres,
whom she knew to be present. Her majes-
ty then spoke a long time with the author
of THE Blue Rose the play which excited
so much discussion on its production at
Bologna last month. The queen. who show
ed much interest in the conversation, said
that she had been among the first in Italy
to read Nine Chartres' poems, and that
she had since then followed all her writings
with attention. She then spoke of THE
Blue Rose saying that she had heard that
it was an original, strong and courageous
work. At this juncture Nine Chartres'
fair-haired little daughter, looking like
little butterfly, pressed close, and seeing
the queen smiling at her, held up her face
and asked for kiss. Its bestowa4 brought
the conversation to a close amid laughter,
but it was renewed later by her majesty,
who, as she was leaving, paid Nine. Char
tres many compliments on sher English
writings. but urged her not to neglect writ
ing in Italian
Mrs. Chartres is Italian by birth, English
by marriage and American by residence,
and her work Is as versatile and coSmo-
politan as might be expected from this
combination. 1.-The Blue Rose and THAT
Man illustrate this versatility and cosmo-
politanism in the highest degree. THE
Blue Rose is a tragedy of modern life. Il
want blue roses" exclaims aesthete in
the play; "if God had been poet He would
have made the roses blue" Thus the blue
rose comes to stand for the unattainable,
for that complete and ideal happiness for
which men and women strive in vain. THAT
Man is a play of the most widely different
type. 1t is a farce comedy, original and
brilliant, and far having its affinities
with ''The Blue Rose" but without a seri-
Gus line in 1t from beginning to end. Those
who have read it and have attended the
hearsals predict an extraordinary success
for the piece; one critic has gone far
to declare that its author is 1.-The greatest
living writer of farce comedy" OF this the
public will shortly have an opportunity to
esting to note the linguistic and dramatic
versatility which has enabled this young
author-she is only twenty-eight-to write
an Italian tragedy and American farce
comedy within few months of each other.
1.-The First Regiment" march or two
step. has been written by o. j. Demoll and
dedicated to the 1st Regiment of District
of Columbia Volunteers 1t is a bright
composition and should prove quite popu-
lar especially as the District boys are
something to stir up their spirits. 1t is
published by Henry Eberbach.
The Sunday Night Music Club was enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Won Wimpffen at
1914 1st street northwest. the program be-
ing selections from BeethoVens sonatas;
Largo, Op. Z; Allegretto. 0p. 10, No. ?;
Marcia Funebre Op. %, all arranged by
FIR. Hermann for string quartet, with pi-
ano accompaniment; Mozart's G minor
symphony Aubers Black Domino overture.
andante and allegro from Gade's sextet,
all arranged for piano four hands and
string quartet. Miss Lucia Nola sang Pa
olo Giorza's Regina Coeli' and RoSsis
'.Tantum Ergo both with piano and
double string quartet accompaniment.
Miss Helen Nye. who made so favorable
an impression at the Bischon musicale last
spring, is spending the summer among the
Thousand Islands. She has received many
compliments on her voice from the music
lovers at several of the summer resorts
is much improved in health, and will re-
turn to the city to resume her musical
studies about October 1.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-The season at
the Columbia will open Monday night with
a comedy production never before seen here,
to he performed by specially organized
cast under the management of A. NJ
Palmer. The name of the new play is
That Man." and it is from the pen of
dramatist, A. Vivanti Chartres, new to
American audiences. but already celebrated
abroad as the author of THE Blue Rose"
which has made SO great a success in Italy
that Eleanora Duse has taken it into her
repertoire THAT Man" is a farcical COM
edy in the legitimate sense Of the term be-
fore it became perverted by use for the
sins of song and dance plays. 1t is as
broadly and eXhilaratingly hilarious as de-
corum will permit. An original complica-
ton is used as the basis, and the variety
of humorous situations and surprises work.
ed out of it is believed by the producers to
justify the promise that it is the funniest
play Of years. The characterizations are
varied and droll, and Mr.. Palmer has re-
cruited strong company of comedians to
interpret the piece. The leading female
part will be played by Mile. Plar-Morin,
who was last season seen in Washington
as the star of 'rThe Paris Model" Pillar