Evening star., 1898-12-28

aways, Hans andn Carl the Rogers
Brothers. he declares that Hans is the real
Balderini and that Carl is his cousin Bal
deroso. This announcement greatly upsets
the plans of DR.. Daggo and his confeder-
ate. In the second act the yacht Is shown
at dock In New, York city, with bits Of
local color, and Hams and Carl have some
funny experiences in the big city. The
arrival on the scene of murderous Brazil
ian of the Corsini family intimates that
Hans and Carl are likely to have lively
time of it in Brazib when they claim the
Balderint money. The third act is laid in
Brazil, and here the)two Germans find that
to secure the property they must sustain
their active share In vendetta which has
been raging with Successful slaughter for
over three hundred years. When the COM
plicatonS are at the apex Jack comes to
the rescue and matters are quickly eX-
plained. The members of the company
which Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger have
surrounded the Rogers Brothers with are
Georgia Caine George f. Marion, Maude
Raymond, Ada Lewis, George Lawrence,
Budd Ross, LIE Petite Adelaide and Edith
St. Clair. There will be a chorus of pretty
girls selected for their voices as We'll as
appearance. The piece was staged by MT.
Ben Teal and the scenery was painted by
Ernest Albert.
FRANCIS WILSON.-The merry come
next Monday-New Year day-with a spe-
cial holiday matinee, presenting his iatest
metropolitan success, the Little Corporal.
Mr.. Wilson brings the same company ana
every piece of scenery, and all properties
used in the production, placing it on the
stage of the Grand Opera House exactly as
seen at the Broadway Theater in New
YORK, where the opera made SUCH an EN-
phatic success. 1t is said of the Little
Corporal that it is by far the best pro-
duction that the popular comedian has had
and the New York prediction that 1t would
be winner has been fully verified, for
crowded houses have greeted him. Mr..
Wilson has character in the Little
Corporal that exactly fits, and while his
humor and actions provoke laughter upon
his first entrance, probably one of ,his
best hits in the opera is when in the second
act the comedian appears in a striking
counterfeit of Napoleon Bonaparte. His
assumption of the part, is incidental to the
piece, and is consistently brought about
through accident, rather than intention.
Wilson is physically equipped for this part
in many respects, possessing the required
stature and cast of countenance not un-
like the great French chieftain. The way it
is brought about is this Petipas (Mr. Will
SOM and his master, st. Andre are French
royaists, residing in Brittany: They. how
ever, are forced to join a band that is
drumming recruits for Napoleon's eXpedi-
ton to Egypt. In Alexandria, St. Andre
writes an anonymous song against Napo-
leon; Is detected and sentenced to be shot.
In Napoleon's absence Pitipas secures one
OF MS uniforms and DISCUSSES himself as the
general. The ruse works perfectly. and he
orders the sentence revoked. The seat sale
IS at GuZmans ticket Office in f. F. Droop
d sons, go pennsylvania avenue.
"HOGAN'S ALLEY. .'-''Hogans Alley"
with the original company, with Gilmore
ana Leonard and their latest edition
OF the popular nonsensicality, win be
the attraction ait the Academy of Music
commencing with a matinee Monday
New Year day. With this season the
ftS ir1 1f,
email success. everything that is new hav-
ing been added to make it the laugh -beater
of the world, and again the Yellow Kid
comes into prominence with a batch of
orislnalities that he says he has laid away
for rainy day, but as they are too good to
keep he does not know of a better wav to
dispose of them than by giving them to the
lovers OF fun. Everybody who reads the
papers is acquainted with him and his
bright sayings and in this edition he is in
ms element with his sweetheart, Nelly,
played by the vfvacious little soubrette
Maize King, all the original characters be-
ing faithfully portrayed, Hogan and his
rival, Brogan. being played by the pro-
Founders of Irish wit Gilmore and Leon
ard, while the part of Mrs Brosan falls in
the hands of Miss Nina Shirley. Among
tne many features calculated to extract
tears of laughter is "The New Hogan's Al
ley" the cycle club. and the Illuminated
ROOF garden. The company comprises many
el-knoWn performers (which cannot fail
10 pieaSe. lne engagement is for one week
SAM DEVERE'S OWN COMPANY
sam Devere'S Own Company will be the at
traction at kernan's New Year week II
includes the international musical comioues.
y brlen and Buckley, in -cyclore of finn
and Herbert Ashley, impersonator of He
Drew character. who has been a tremendous
success everywhere. Another act that is
sure TO be royalty received is that of
Barnes and Ssson, the clever trayestv
sketch artists and sweet singers The Fan
chcr ette Sisters, who are three Of the pret-
test and greatest contortion dancers before
the pubic. Will be seen and that funny
comedy duo, Coakley and Hustled and their
wonderful performing dog, "Trixie." AS a
lifting climax to this big show Mr. Deycre
has written very funny comedy entitled
The Peep O'Day Club" which will intro
duce Ed. Rentz as the eccentric waiter. and
the entire Company.
WILLARD HALL.-The Columbia Uni
Fefsity Giee, banjo and Mandolin clubs will
give concert at Willard Hall tomorrow
night. The clubs of Columbia are said to
be composed of good musicians, and their
programs are attractive. There are several
graduates of the institution in this city,
and they will endeavOr to make the visitors
stay here pleasant one. College glee
clubs always form an attractive musicale
and the young people attend their concerts
college songs. Columbia's club is no diff
ferent from that of any other college ex-
cept that it is perhaps better than some
The solo and ensemble singing is said to be
of a high order, and the instrumental per-
formers are fully up to the accepted stand
ard of plunkety-plunkers and those who
pick the tnny sounding mandolin.
EDISON WARGRAPH.-The Edison war
graph wears the appearance of having
come to stay. A worthy and educational
entertainment filled with thrilling and in
teresting material on the war, such as are
the moving pictures of the wargraph, has a
legitimate appeal to the public. The views
are filled with attractiveness that does not
abate in interest. Much value has been
found by organizations in matters of war
graph benefits.
National Metropolitan Bank Dividend.
The board of directors of the National
METROPOLITAN Bank at meeting held this
morning declared a quarterly dividend of
per cent, payable on and after January 3,
1899. The transfer books closed today
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