Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-08

some length on the unfair Determinations
which society makes regarding the mural
S T;aa E,, OF the twp SEXES. 1t is due to
MISS Elizabeth HaAoway, the heroine of
the play, to say that she gives decidedly
| strong and artistic presentation of this
somewhat difficult phase of the drama.
| me argument along this line furnishes the
motive for the cimaxes in the third act
where Rosamond defends the memory of
| ner errlrg mother against the unjust criti-
| clsms OF her father. In this Miss Halo
way was very strong, and the audience
1estlned its hearty approval. Herbert E.
sears, as Mr.. BarbaZon, the father of the
heroine, was very acceptable throughout,
ana was particularly good in the fourth
act, where he disclosed his identity to
Rcsamond. W. H. Turner as Mr.. Walkin,
the oVerzealous bachelor friend of Braba
zon, made himself the decided favorite with
the audience By his very clever interpreta-
tlon OF his part. Jennie L. Casey, as the
housekeeper: Zeldi Pauldi, as Hon. Mrs.
Fretwell. and Mary Churchill as the daugh-
ter OF the latter, were all very successful
IN furnishing the fun for the play. Harry
horsey young man, was decidedly good.
duncan Preston, as Ned Annesley, the hero
OF the play, made himself a decided favor
1te Wlth the audience. w. H. Greene, as
LORD Petworth. the villain of the play,
gave an unusually good Interpretation OF
the unpopular part. Sowing the Wind"
VIII be the attraction for the balance of
the week, and promises to be strong
drawing card.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-The lovers of
fsrce-comedy and vaudeville were amply
repaid for their visit to the Grand Opera
house last night by the excellent character
OF the show, Blaney's "A Hired Girl" The
pay IS OF course, a nonsensical conglom-
efatlon or fun and vaudeville specialties,
but it is put together in good shape, the
scenery and costuming are a par with
the general character of the skit and the
parts in 1t are taken by well-qualified peo-
Crir hos thn
or more or less comment for some years,
ana the way in which Charles Blaney has
ccntrlved to put this one before the public
VIII not tend to make the subject grow any
less In the minds of those who see the
show this week. The hired girl in this
case however. is a man, the part being
taken by Thomas J. Ryan, who manages
10 get all the fun that is possible out of it.
Ryan was ably seconded in his efforts at
1un-making by Waldo WhippIe as Lord
Green Goods, Willis P. Sweatnam as an
original negro, John r. Cumson as a Ger
man professor, with Mary Richfed as his
WIFE, Rosa Gilbert as French female de-
tectiVe, Fanny Fields as Dutch serving
maid and Stella Bonheur Lillian Stewart
May Brown, Della Eneichen, Alice Nichols,
GeofS1e Black, Blanches Althea, Lillian AL
inca and Lilly LIE Roy making up a pretty
| I:ld graceful chorus. During the action
there are introduced some Specialties of n
nigh order of excellence that add very ma
terially to the atrractiveness of the produc-
.lon; Among these may be mentioned Wal
uo w nipple IN several novel and difficult
dances. Willis p. Sweatnam in an original
mCnolCgue that secured for him hearty an
riause, Rosa Sutherland, who executed one
OF the most attractive dances that has been
seen at the Grand this season. Fannie
t1eldS in songs and dances and some incl
dental fun with the leader of the orchestra
Ryan and Richfield in their regular comedy
turn, and the Du Held Sisters in taking
acrooatlc dance Besides these special fea-
lures there were a number of songs and
usIlces mat were well given by the entire
company.
BIJOU THEATER-The entertainment
presented at the Bijou this week is hardly
Up 10 the standard this house has recently
set An irish Court Room is the name
OF laughable burlesaue by Keno and
WEIGH, that opened the performance Mile
Dare on the high trapeze belied her name,
Tor her contribution was tame. Keno and
WEIGH presented new sketch which was
not as good as the one last week, but the
ODells were entertaining in their acrobatic
comedy sketch. One of the funny things
en- the program was Senorita Violette De
LyskaS works of art. This was a series
of living pictures, startling in their concep-
ton and dressing and crude in detail But
they were entirely satisfactory to the alI-
disnce and, after all. that is perhaps all
there is to be desired Miss Hyberta
Pryme, a new seeker for honors in the
vaudeville field, was acceptable, and her
contribution to the evenings entertainment
was enjoyable. Collins and Collins sang
and danced themselves into popularity.
George E. Austin, the comedian of the
slack wire, was as much at home on the
slender thread as On the floor, and his per-
fornance was a feature of the program.
Annie Whitney as soubrette was good
and Mcmahon and King did a laughable
black face speciality. Miss Marie Stuart
presented bouquet of songs in, her own
peculiar and enjoyable STYLE and Hines
ard Remington, In their portrayal of Life
On Cherry HILL" had no trouble In enter
talning. burlesque, entitled "A Mode est
Maiden" closed the program. Sam ].
Ryan. the well-known comedian, was the
feature Of this part.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-For
Crook Extravaganza Company opened at
Kernans last night for a weeks engage
ment. Whatever else may be said of the
performance, it is much better than ever
before. This is generally speaking. The
loss of Mureal, the Gay Parisenne is re-
marked on all sides, and the opening and
closing burlesques lack that snap that the
dainty little French woman lent them The
burlesques were marked however, by the
debut of a new soubrette, Miss Ida Tyson
and her vivaciousness and pretty face will
place her in the front rank. AS Miss Man
haitian she gave the part a sweet interpre-
tation and acted like a veteran. The olio
has been much improved. Kitty Wells has
a number of new songs, and Emery and
Marlow's sketch was enjoyable Kitty
Clements as the BoWery Girl was tougher
than ever and her speciality was excellent.
Larry Smith and Mamie Champion have
the same sketch, but if it were given a
dozen years it would still be enjoyable
The feature of the olio was the operate
sketch presented by Bertha Wagner and
Arnim, entitled Opera in the Kitchen"
Both artists have excellent voices which
blend happily, and the selections from the
different operas were all satisfactorily Civ
en-. This was especially so of lei Miserere"
from "Trovatore,' but it is to be regretted
that really artistic duet was married py