Evening star., 1898-10-22

the eminent Sbriglia of Paris, the Gistin-
guished teacher of Jean de Reszke. The
two other men of the cast, Mr.. Norman
and Mr.. Whitehead tenor and bass, re-
spectively, are both well known and pop
uiar English opera singers. AS for the
ladies' of the company. the names alone
u aud appear TO be sufficient promise. The
prima donna is Bertha Waltzinger, form
erly of the Bostonians and the De Wolf
Hopper CON pany. Next is Maud Hollins.
that most winsome and winning Soubrette,
famous for beauty and charm and long to
be remembered by all who her in
Jack and the Beanstaik." Then comes
Helena Fredericks. that young and boauti-
full singeT, who scored so heavily with the
Bostonians Yvonue in The Serena6e,
after Alice Nielsen departed that company.
Last but not least, in this extremely fetch
ing quartz. Of beauties is Edith Hen6ee,
an extremely pretty girl. with marvellous
figure. Who dances with seductive grace
and rhythm. This is certainly a strong en-
semble and ought to win almost anything
in sight.
COLUMBIA THEATER-The new pan
tommic comedy Going to the Races, for
which the Byrne Bros. are responsible,
will be seen at the Columbia next week.
This new Byrne production shows great
Improvement over its predecessor In this
line. the ensational features being much
stronger in every way. 1t Is not to the
lines of the play. but to the wonderful me
chanical and scenic effects and the clever
gymnastic work of the brothers, who con-
tinue the life of the performance, aided by
a Well-balanced company numbering fifty
people. that the success of the company Is
attributed. From the rise of the first to the
fall of the last curtain everybody is work.
ing, and working hard 1t is go from be-
ginning to end, and SO humorous are some
of the situations that the audience shows
a disposition to resent the excellence of the
performance. for laughing toward the
close suggests the explosive sounds from
tired lungs and throats. The strongest fea-
ture is the great race scene. in which six
thoroughbred race horses are used, ridden
by six Well-known jockeys, presenting one
of the most novel race scenes ever intro
duced on the stage. The airship and its
wreck is a marvel Of stage mechanism and
outrivals the great revolving ship scene
which the Byrne brothers used In their sue
CeSsful Eight Bells The entire Byrne
family, four in number are seen in the lead
ing parts. The Byrne productions have al
ways been the laughing hits of the season,
and it is said that in Going to the Races
they surpass all previous efforts. Much in
tricate machinery is used; in fact, two spe-
cial cars are required to transport the me-
chaniCal effects. scenery horses, etc. There
Will be only limited number of $50
seats during this engagement, and the
prices are to be popular ones.
ACADEMY OF MCSIC-'The Prisoner
of Zenda'' will be seen at the Academy of
Music for the week commencing next Mon
day night, and will be interpreted by a fine
company, under the personal direction and
management of Daniel Frohman of the
New York Lyceum Theater This is the
last time the play viii be given here. as 1t
is shortly to be followed by the sequel to
it, which Anthony Hope has recently fin
ished. entitled Rupert of Hentzau." For
this reason Manager Frohman has decided
to book 1t at the Academy. SO that those
VINO did not care to pay dollar and
half to see it on previous occasions can do
now at the reduced price. The COM
pany is in every sense high-priced at
traction, and has maintained the dollar and
a half scale of prices everywhere until this
engagement. when it was decided to make
a special reduction for this occasion.
The Prisoner of Zenda" is too well
known through it's former presentations in
this city to require any extended exposi-
tion Of its plot. Although it has been be
fore the pubic for the past four seasons,
it is today just as popular as ever, and is
drawing larger houses than it did last
year. Mr.. Frohman has engaged very
strong company to present the play. and
has retained Mr.. Howard Gould in the dual
role of REESE ndyll and King Rudolph. Mr..
Gould it will be remembered is the excel
lent actor who has played the part during
its long road run and is generally con-
sidered to be good as the best of its
other exponeEts. He is young man of
noble and impressive bearing. has a rich,
full voice, under excellent control reads
well and acts with discretion. The dual
role of RessendylI and King Rudolph is one
OF the most difficult to fill that has been
written since the days of The Corsican
Brothers, ard 1t is probable that no one
could be found among the young actors of
the day better suited to it than Mr.. Gould.
The company is even better than the ex-
ceilent one of last year. and the scenic
equipment is most handsome and elaborate,
requiring a special baggage for its
transporta ton. Besides MIR. Gould the COM
pany comprises among its members Messrs.
r. F. McClannin, Albert Perry, Mace
Greenleaf, Holden Chandler, Duncan Har-
ris. Robert Conness, Benjamin Monteith
and Misses Margaret Fuller, Helen Strick-
land. Amy Ricard and others to the num-
ber of twenty-five.