The evening times., 1898-06-23
623 Thirteenth St. N. W
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Glen Echo should score another success
next week when the Parry Opera Com
| pany puts on the always delightful ro-
mantle opera, Fra Diavoio.'' Mr.. Parry
| has shown remarkably good judgment,
| not only in the selection of his casts but
also of the repertoire for the Summer sea-
son. With great skill he has selected the
, most popular offerings of the standard
series 1T the same time carefully steer
F.. ing clear of those which nave been rem
dered common by recent productions.
Thus The Mascot has not been seen
here before in years. while Fra Diavo-
10 has no. disported himself on the local
boards since w. I. Carleton impersonated
him at the Grand Opera House during
the Abaush regime many Summers
ago that the piece has been forgotten by
. the generol run of opera lovers and even
those who are accustomed to keep track
of things theatrical can scarcely recall
the cast OF characters on that occasion.
Next week will bring forward a new
candidate for stellar honors in the in
tensely dramatic role ur the bold brig
and. ani Charles Hawley's splendid bar
i,one and fine presence may be expected
to fill the part completely. Allene Cra-
ter Will he the Zerlina, whose disrobins
act. from what we have seen of her, will
no; be disappointing as that Of Char
mion. while Frank Deshon and Tom
Springer. as BeppO and Giacomo. will
keep tab on proceedings from their am
| bush. Viola DArmon and Harry Carter
| will be the Lord and Lady Allcash and
! the res; of the cast will be well filled by
| the weil-known members or the compa-
ny. The opera will be mounted and cos
TUNED with accustomed care.
The Columbia Stock Company IS ring
ing the changes between farcical comedy
drama in a manner that keeps public in
terest on the qui vive from week to week
to see what this talented and versatile
organization is going TO attempt next.
Opening with military melodrama and
passing through society comedy TO the
broadly satiric play of the present week.
in which James o. BarrOws and Mrs
John Findlay are successfully challeng-
ing comparison with the memory of the
Florences. this popular band will next
week revive that poetic pastoral. .'Es-
meralda.' With the piece which William
Gillette so cleverly constructed from Mrs.
Frances Hodgspn Burnett's idylc novel
of the same title. is inseparably connect
ed the name of sweet Annie Russell. who
scored her first big success in its title
role and began her long series of crea-
tions of what she quantity terms sun
bonnet herOnes." Even now she is pleas
ing London with her impersonation of the
impossible Sue" and it may be doubt
ed by some if fit successor may be found
FOR her in the character of "Esmeralda."
But the Columbia Stock Company. which
has successfully filled roles originated
by Gillette himself. the clever Coghlans,
the Florences and William Fl. Crance,
will not be found wanting in this play
To dainty Eleanora Browning, whose
excellent work in the last three bills has
attracted attention and applause. will be
the title role. while Maud Has |
lam will play the strong contrasting part
OF N0rah and the rest of the cast will be |
filled by the clever people |
Of the company.