The evening times., 1898-02-12
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

The Circus Girl" presented by
Charles Frohman's big musical comedy
company, will be seen at the New Ma
tional Theater all next week. with a
matinee on Saturday only This an
nouncement is one of unusual interest
to lovers of first-class entertainment.
| The piece, as will be remembered,
played to crowded houses for twenty
one weeks at Daly's Theater. New
York, quite recently. and it's famous
engagement in London, where il has
been playing continuously for nearly
two years is matter Of theatrical his
tory, 1t is frequently the case that
large cities do not agree in their valu-
alton of plays, but there has been sim
gular unanimity regarding this offer
ing.
1t is needless to outline the plot, but
sufficient to say that the play possesses
one that is not too obtrusiVe. The dia-
logue is quoted as being bright and
witty, the situations vastly amusing.
the music catchy and fascinating. the
acting excellent. and first, last. and al
ways beauty must have been made
primary qualification in the selection of
less than fifty charming faces. To sum
up, the entire entertainment is claimed
to be one designed to amuse, while be-
ing at the same time, delightful to the
eye and ear.
Among the seventy-five people who
compose the company are Amanda Fa-
bris, Gladys Wallis. Mary Young. Ma
bic Baker, Minnie DeIieu, Ella Aubry.
Goldie Andrews, Louise Cunning, Flea
nor Kendall. Adine Bouvier. Minnie
Woodbury., Edith Burbank. Rosalind
Goblin, John Slavin, Samuel Edwards
Bert Thayer, Edward Tyler, Douglas
Flint, Joseph Fay. George Miller, Ed
win HanfOrd. f. II. NanVeChten. Rich
ard Qulter Basil TetsOn. Charles
Whalen, f. b. Knight, and II. s. Aus
tin.
When Under the Red Robe" was
first presented in New York. at the
Empire Theater. it was intended To run
for two months only and then so on
tour. Mr.. FrOhman. however, soon
realized that the romance was a pro-
foud hit and that it was in for an ex-
tended run. 1t drew crowded houses
for more than seven months. and is the
only play that ever necessitated keep
ing the Empire Theater open later than
Stanley Weyman's romance now comes
to Washington for the first time Man.
ager Albaugh announces it as next
weeks attraction at the LAFAYETTE I
Square Opera House. The cast is an
excellent one, including. as it does.
Giles Shine, Mary Hampton, William
Morris. William Farnum, Marie An
dersOn, Frank McGlynn, and some
twenty others. The same scenery and /
costumes will be shown which graced
the original production. The sale of /
seats. which began Thursday. has been !
progressing steadily and it is presaged 1
that the engagement will be one of the /
banner events of the season at this /
theater.
When HOyt's success, "A Milk White
Flag" comes to the Academy next
week 1t is but fair to presume that the
standing room only sign will be
brought into use. Mr. Hoyt is the car
toonist of the stage. Sometimes he
draws with a delicate, satirical touch
of well-known types. but
In this instance he works in broad black
and white. after the fashion of 'Zim.'
rather than Du Maurier In all of
Hoyt's comedies there is satirized some
fad. In "A Milk White Flag he has
chosen our National Guard as target
for his shafts of wit, and in order to be
thoroughly up-tO-date the author
touches on insurance frauds and di-
vorces. The piece has proven a
great success, and it has been pro-
by competent critics to be this
clever playwright's masterpiece. 1t
s filed with real humor, played by a
big company of talented people, and
he music is credited with being tune
'ul, bright and catchy.
The Baroness Blanc Is to be the
eature next week at the Bijou and, if
he rumors that have preceded her /
peak truly, strong one she will be.
n spite of the sensational events that
ave surrounded her stage career it
5 not wholly on that reputation that
he Baroness relies for support. She
5 remarkably talented woman with |
good voice and very chic manners.
darie Heath, another vivacious little I
ady, who has been seen in this city
yith her own company, will be anoth-
+ drawing card, while the return of
;ertie Gibson should have the effect {