Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-02
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sHANNON.-Mr. Herbert Kelcey and Miss
Effie Shannon. the two stars recently seen
in Madeline Lucette Ryley's comedy. "A
Coat Of Many Colors," will make their re-
appearance in Washington at the Lafayette
Square Opera House the week Of March
T. wheel they will present their newest and
latest charming comedy, THE Moth and
the Flame" by Clyde Fitch. The piece Is
in three acts and requires a company Of
forty people The action takes place in
New York city, and the first act is given
over to an amateur vaudeville performance.
followed by fancy dress ball at the home
Of one Of the four hundred. The wedding
scene in the second act shows the interior
of St Stephens Church, and this scene is
made effective with fine ecclesiastical and
musical effect, surpliced choir being en-
ployed in the wedding. In this act Mr..
Fitch introduces strong dramatic situa-
about to take place. he handles an inter-
ruption to the nuptials in a. most brilliant
manner, and the finale Is a scene Of in
tense and highly wrought interest. Mr..
the "Flame;;'' Miss Shannon. as Marian
Woolton. society belle, will symbolic the
Moth" Mingled with the serious is sbun-
dant comedy. which is furnished principal
ly by that urctuous comedian, Mr.. William
J. LeMoyne, and the gifted actress Mrs.
Sarah Cowell LeMoyne The play is
mounted most lavishly, specially designed
scenery and rich costumes. The roles al
lotted to Mr.. Edmund D. Lyons, Mr.. Bruce
McRae Mr.. Edward See, Mr.. Edwin James,
Mr.. David Terrence. Mr.. Marcus Ford,
Miss Georgia Busby. Miss Ellie Wilton,
Miss Nellette Reed and Miss Owen Ellis
are worthy of the high ability of these tai
ented players. Seats will be on sale tomor-
row.
MAY IRWIN. - May Irwin, Americas
most versatile com sdienne, Is coming to
Washington after four-months' run on
Broadway. in which she demolished eff
1ectually all the previous financial records
Of the theater at which she was such a
potent drawing card. There Is no bigger
general favorite in this country than this
merry woman, and her engagement at the
New National Theater should be looked
forward to with great delight She will play
hers for only one week, commencing Mon
day, March Z. in her nav comedy success,
The Swell Miss Fitzswell." a farcical
structure of the most enjoyable work
manship. which she pervades with the
srnshins Of her broad and whole-souled
geniality. There are also some excellent
parts OF original characterization by Jo-
seph Sparks. Ignacio Martinetti, Charles
Jackson and William Burress comedians
Of merit. enjoying much metropolitan ia
vor. Miss Irwin's new songs, and par
tlcularly her negro songs, eclipse any she
has has yet sung into popularity. OF these
The Frog Song" "On the Dummy Line"
"syncopated Sandy Honey on My Lips"
He Certainly Was Good to Me-" ''The
PickaniLny's Lullaby and "A Little Pinch
of Salt may be mentioned as those which
have scored such remarkable success as to
have been termed "a vocal epidemic" by
the press Of New York city.
CLARA NORRIS AND VAUDEVILLE
Clara Morris and the Elite Vaudeville
Company will be the attraction at the Co
lumbia next week. This is the first time
this season that strictly first-class vaude-
vile company has appeared at one Of our
leading houses. and the result will be
watched with much interest. 1t will also
be the first appearance Of Clara Morris in
vaudeville in Washington. The play which
Miss Morris used for vaudeville is well
adapted to the display of her talents-it Is
In one act and was written for her by
Kenneth Lee. esq.,, and entitled "Blind
Justice" Second on the list is Richard
Harlowe, the great female impersonator,
remembered here as the daisy queen Of
Spain. He is assisted by Geoffrey Stein,
who made a distinct hit with the Columbia
Stock Company last summer. They will
appear In one-act comedy, also by Ken
meth Lee, "On Probation" The balance
of the company include such well-known
people as La Petite Adelaide, that charm
ing little dancer last seen here in the
Belle of New York." when she made
distinct hit She has also appeared in all
OF the Casino reviews since 1.-THE Passing
Show; Lew Hawkins, who stands at the
head of the monologue artists in this
country; F'ialkouski, the bird charmer and
imitator; Frank and VIII Gardner, the
laughing success, Two Gentlemen of Leis-
ura;" Dan Mccarthy, sweet tenor sing
er, and Allie Gilbert, with her animated
watermelon coon chorus, making certainly
one of the strongest vaudeville shows
taken on the road
THEODORE THoMAs.-At the Column
bia Theater next Friday afternoon at 4:15
O'Clock a splendid musical program will be
offered to the devotees of that art by the
Chicago Orchestra, conducted by Theodore
Thomas. The soloist is Ysaye, vfolinist
of whom nothing can be said which will
either add or detract from his present rep
utation. He will play two numbers with
the orchestra, one by Mozart and the other
by Lalo. The symphony on the program
is the Mozart G minor. Mozarts position
as a symphonist is determined by the three
last of the forty-nine which he wrote, and
this symphony is. and perhaps always will
be, the most popular of them all SO long as
purity and beauty are the first require
ments of the musical art. 1t represents
the acme of all his achievements as COM
poser, and when it Is considered that he
wrote 1t in ten days 1t is all the more mar
Vicious. Another number on the program
which is bound to attract attention is the
tone poem by Richard Strauss, entitled
Don Juan" Strauss and his methods are
at present the subject of criticism every
where. Some praise him in the most ex-
him in language equally forcible. The tone
poem displays his mastery of instrument
tation and tone coloring, two of the promi-
nent attributes of his work Like the ia
nous poem which inspired it. the predomi-
nant feature is violent, unbridled pas
sion, knowing no other restraint than self
exhaustion.
FLO IRWIN.-The gifted, jolly and mag
netic comedienne, Flo Irwin, will make
her first appearance In this city as a star
next Monday evening at the Academy,
when she will assume the title role of John
]. McNallys prize-winning musical farce
THE Widow Jones'" Miss Irwin needs no
introduction to our theater-goers, as she
has been long known here as a comedy
artistic Of merit and discretion. Her meth
DDS are never coarse or boisterous but al
ways laugh-compelling, while her inimita-
bic singing Of darby songs is always a de-
light to the ear and her costumes a feast
for the eye. Rich and Harris, proprietors
of this amusement enterprise, have sur
rounded her with an exceptionally strong
company, and have staged and costumed
the piece with strict regard to the require
ments of q high-class production. With
such star and company in a McNally
comedy, we feel that we can reasonably
anticipate an entertainment Of merit.
"TENNEssEEs PARDNER.'-"Tenn