Evening star., 1898-07-23

has been characterized by marked degree
of versatility. Joseph W. Whiting Is one
of the best known of the older American
actors His experience covers many years
of a wide range of ability and he Is consfd-
ereG one of our most unctuous comedians.
Mr. Edward See is another comedian to
whose fortunate lot In a very droll part in
the play falls the now well-known line:
isn't this an awfully jolly partyY' Others
in the cast are Charles Stedman, F. Robin
son and Edwin James The company Will
be a very large one, as 1t includes, besides
the principals, quartet for the choir
music in the church scene and numerous
coterie of pretty young women who are
guests at the fancy dress party in the first
act and the bridesmaids and guests in the
church scene in the second act. The play
Will have entirely new production this
season. 1t is booked for an engagement In
this city.
Anna Held, wearing American flag OF
diamonds. sapphires and rubies, drives
and declares that the sentiment Of the
great French masses is distinctly cordial
and friendly toward this country.
W. J. Ferguson. the eccentric comedian,
not inapuy described as the Coquelin of
the American stage. will appear with Sa-
ole Aiartinot in F. Zingfeld ir.'s. coming
production of la Tortue' (The Turtlel at
the Manhattan Theater, New York, in Sep
tembcr-
Dandy" which Is described as an "extrava-
giant extravaganza will be presented Mon
day night at the New York Casino. 1t is
said to have a military atmosphere and
there is d suggestion in it of the present
war with Spain. The company will be
large one and will include Edna Wallace
Hopper, Madge Lessing and a host of
pretty girls. while the male contingent is
headed by Thos. Q. SeabrOoke and includes
Walter Jones, Julius Steger, J. c. Miron,
d I'D a~t. orJ I Har n1tA Acp
Will be mounted with that sumptuousness
that characterizes all the Casino produc-
t!Cns.
COLUMBIA THEATER. ITO Oblige
Benson" a thirty-minute curtain-raiser,
was put on at the Columbia last night, pre-
ceding the performance of "A Scrap OF
Paper" Benson is an old-line comedy of
real merit, and it received an excellent in
terpTatation at the hands of the leading
people of the Columbia Stock Company.
Many amusing situations and bright lines
are crowded into the half hour and the
humOr is of the high order that is thor
ouShly appreciated. Alexander kearney
was benson and Mrs. Findlay was his wife.
These, together with Jimmie Barrows as
the old man and young Miss Browning as
his wife and Mr.. Lancaster as Mr.. Mere
dith, made the action exceedingly lively
and entertaining. To Oblige Benson will
be given in conjunction with "A Scrap of
Paper" at the final performance of the Co.
.umb!a Stock this evening,
GLEN ECHO.-Robert Downing in vau-
devilie is the rather startling announce
ment at Glen Echo next week. Washing
ton has watched the carer of this actor
since the time of his playing leads with
Mary Anderson until. starting out on his
own account, he became one of the most
popular heroic actors of the American
stage But the time came when tragedy
no longer paid, and it seemed as if like
Othello, Downing's occupation was gone.
But it is an old and true saying that you
can't keep a good man down. so our Bob
bobbed up serenely in the continuous per-
formances of New York, giving a condens-
ed version of his celebrated play, The
Gladiator This is the drama in which
MT downing made his greatest success
throughout the country, having toured
across the continent and back again with
1t as the principal feature in his repertoire.
ana The Gladiator is the play with
Whlch his name and fame are inseparably
connected Its great climax is In the arena
scene where the gladiator. being ordered by
his brutal Roman masters to slay his own
daughter because she is a Christian arises
In mis- might and defes the whole city.
Mr.. Downing, who always makes terrific
nit IN this scene, will present it with the
complete scenery costumes and properties
being supported by select members from his
regular road company.
The rest of the bill will be in more IA
miliar vaudeville lines including Tmopene
comedy sketch artists; Drawee. iuggIer and
equlhbrlst; the Ryeford Sisters. dancers:
Bryant and Saville expert musical artists
anu the PATTERSON Brothers. triple bar per
formers Of the seven turns" as thew are
called in the language of the conti1,o,,S
stage no two are alike in the least de-
gree and more varied or con1prehensiva
program mas not been offered to Washing
ton since hlgh-claSs vaudeville became non
uIar at the capital city p0f-
UNION ROOF GARDEN. - There b.s
oteh standing room only at the Roof Gar.
oeh every night the past week which darn
oEstrates that this popular rasnrt ~
nlItd the long felt want Next week Niss
Zen Ems, the sweet singer; Miss LeOia
MtchelI, the living doll; Ethel lie van
Il auilIe moran and others will fill the bill
Inc concert tomorrow night will Include
several well-known local vocalists and the
proceeds VIII go to the fund being raised
Tor the benefit of District volunteers Tbe
large dancing pavilion which has lust been
adced has proved great drawing card ma
the young people remain till midnight every
night TO "trip the light fantastic .rba
roof Is cool at all times, as the sweep of Po-
tomac breeZes is fine.
THE INDIAN observation-disclosures
ing the uncertainty of the weather, 800
persons passed through the gates to the
ihoiah village, at 18th and o streets north
east. last night Federal City Lodge of odd
II.
II. Singleton, dressed to represent Uncle
Sam, and were escorted to the pavilion by a
band of warriors, where an address of well
come was rendered by Past Sachem Archie
thompson Dancing was then INDUCED in
until 1U o'clock, when the Del Ray Brothers
We're announced, and gave an acrobatic
act, after which ar attempt was made to
clear the pavilion to enable Professor
Baker. the trick bicyclist to give an ex-
hlbiton. Notwithstanding the inability of
the officers TO clear the pavilion the pro-
lessor gave a very creditable exhibition in
the limited space afforded him. Next was
announced the cake walk given by the
Twentieth Century Cake Walking Club
VINO also gave several vocal selections and
buck dancing, the honors in the cake
walk being carried off by No. &. The man
agement have cecided to continue the vii
lage one week longer, closing Saturday
July 80, and a change of program each
evening on pavilion.