Evening star., 1898-11-30
4 VII SENENTS.

Safdous 5 enchanting story of tn" 'SOrceress
of the Nile" and of the noble Roman who
forsoOk his all to follow his charmer to her
own country. and TO death, has seldom re-
ceivcd better or more elaborate interprcta-
ton that that given last night al the Lafay-
cite Square Opera House by Miss Blanche
Walsh and Melbourne MacDowelI Miss
Walsh surprised her warmest admirers by
the charm and fire of enthusiasm with
which she portrayed the varying moods of
the Egyptian queen whose onIv thought
was her soui-deVouring passion for the
neW-found lover, Marc Antony. Her
grace and manners were indeed those of
the queen, while her natural personal at
fractions made Cleopatra the lovely goddess
OF beauty she is SO often called by the
players She aroused the audience to genIl-
inc enthusiasm, and curtain calls were
numerous. Comparisons with the late Miss
davenport We're, or course, to be expected
IN very critical audience. the members of
"hlch braEed one of the most disagreee BILE
nights of the winter and 1t NAV be said
that In none Of these did Miss Walsh suf-
Ter. In fact, 1t was generally conceded
that her Cleopatra in almost every respect
surpassed lhat OF the star whose place the
popular young woman is filling with such
marked success. From the pretty picture
In the first act, the newborn love in the
breasts OF the two powerful potentates
through all the thrilling scenes of iaaIous
anger, of affection renewed with more
power than before, through the casting
over OF country, wife and friends and,
finally, to the downfall and death scenes
of the sixth act, Miss Walsh leads one with
some subtle force of character claiming
undivided attention from curtain to cur
tain. The death scene was sp!endidiy done
-arusticaliy, it might be said. Her acting
was magnetic and refreshingly entbusiaS.
tic. Her wardrobe is one of splendor Mr.
MacDowelfs Antony has been seen MANY
times IN Washington. He enters into the
part with renewed energy and vigor and
In the stronger scenes of the play he is at
his best. The supporting company is very
good indeed. the kephren OF Mr. Arthur
Elliot standing out brightly among the
minor roles. Charles W. Stokes plays De-
metrius; h. ID. Denison, Thyseus; Arnold
Hughes, Octavius Caesar. and Miss Willie
Wilton, Octavia. The scenic effects are
elaborate. the storm scene being a most
realistic piece of stage work CLEOPATRA"
will be the bill tonight, Thursday and Fri
day nights and Saturday matinee with
La Fedora on Saturday evening
THE LILIPUTIANs-The Liliputians,
who for a decade have been the rage of
the United States. will make their reap
pearance i'll Washington on Monday next
at the Columbia Theater. 1t is UNIQUE or
ganization, as the principal ten actors and
actresses are midgets measuring from
twenty-eight to thrty-nin inches while
their ages vary from nineteen to thirty
six years. Among these little people are
6IlSheQ
dams, singers and dancers, in fact actors
whose talents can be favorably compared
TO that OF the most popular stars three
times their size, To mention the name of
Franz Ebert is sufficient to produce a smile
on the face of all who have seen him, and
perpetual merriment reigus while he oc-
cGpies the boards. Not less clever is Adolf
link, the most agile fun-maker that ever
graced the stage. And to complete this
worthy trio Miss Selma Goerner should be
mentioned. who is doubtless the cleverest
of sOubrettes. Among the other little peo-
pie who have won well deserved reputa-
ton are Miss Bertha Jaeger, Miss Toni
MeiStCr Miss Helene Indner Mrs Elise
Lau-Ebert Che wife of Mr. E,bert Mr.
Hermann Ring, Mr.. Max Walter Cwho is
the husband of Miss Meister). The Lilipu-
tian company, although containing the
smallest actors in the world, is doubtessly
one of the largest travelling org8nzat tions
cXtant. The company numbers nearly one
hundred people and special train of five
cars Is needed to transport them from place
to place. Besides the full grown support
ing actors there IS large corps de ballet
ce imposed Of about fifty young and hand
some dancers. The new production of the
Lihputians, The Golden Horseshoe" gives
a better opportunity than ever to display
tlcir versatile talents as singers, comedian
and dancers, having an interesting plot
witty dialogue and catchy music with beau
tiful spectacular features. among them the
three grand ballets, the Pink French Ball.
lHt musical + tSllEdI, ana tne SuDmar rlne
Dance. Among the many novelties may be
mentioned the IihputianS as the most IA
nous composers and leaders and the living
war pictures on the revolving stage with
the little artists as our new national heroes
MODJESKA.-The engagement of the
great Polish actress, Madame Modieska, at
the New National Theater for one week,
beginning next Monday evening, is an
nounced. With the exception of spec
tacular production of the classic or tragic
drama now and then, which are exhibitions
Of scenic. rather than dramatic art, this
field has been almost abandoned of late
and consequently the return of Madame
Modicska has almost the element of nov
city Her ability is too well known and too
long acknowledged to suggest comment but
ii is in order to give this artist every credit
for having adhered, with all the CONNER
cial temptations to the contrary, to the
most exalted ideals-In other words. for
having remained loyal TO her own stand
ard which she proclaimed at the outset of
her career ModteSka's s advent Will likewise
appeal with force to the educational insti-
| tutions of Washington where Shakespeare
is part of the literary course. for as a
reader of blank verse she has not been sur
passed in the memory of today's play-goers.
| The repertoire, which includes Camille, -
| I'm which she made her first success in
America, and Anthony and Cleopatra -
/ which she has presented this season for
| the first time in her career, is announced as
| follows: Monday evening, "Magda,' from
| the German of "Heimath." by Hermann
| Sudermann; Tuesday evening and Saturday
! Matinee, Mary Stuart" an historical play,
/ by Frederick Schiller; Wednesday evening,
| Anthony and Cleopatra" shakespeare 81
| Thursday evening, Camille" Friday even
| ing, As You Like It, Saturday evening
1 Macbeth"
| THE RAYS.-The Rays. Johnny and En-
| ma, Will play week S engagement at the
| Academy OF Music. commencing Monday
| evening. December 3, presenting their furi-
ously funny farce, "A Hot Old Time -
! which has made many an audience laugh.
Johnny and Emma Ray are two Of the most
popular entertainers on the stage today