The times., 1898-12-01
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Sol smith Russell gave his annual ben
eft for the Garfield Memorial Hospital
yesterday afternoon at the National The
alter. A good-sized matinee audience was
in attendance and appeared to thoroughly
appreciate both play and players Among
those present We're many of the most
fashionable members of Washington's in
ner circle At the close of the second act
of Hon. John Grigsby'' a handsome bas-
ket of roses and chrysanthemums was
presented the star with the compliments
of the ladies in charge of the institution.
The Royal Italian Opera Company will
be next weeks attraction at the Lafay--
ette This exceptional organization
achieved an unqualified artistic success
last Summer in New York and later on
deepened the opinion left there by a sec
ond series of performances at the Casino.
The troup is entirely made up of well
known people, among them being many
singers of international reputation. 1t is
said that the managers of the combina-
ton have equipped their enterprise Law
ishly and that each of the productions
offered will be as much marvel to the
eye as to the ear. The weeks repertoire
will be announced later.
That peerless Polish player, Madame
Modjeska, comes next week to the Nation
al in a repertoire of past and future sue
cesses. Chief among this last class IS
-Magda,'' drama said to possess all the
force and strength possible 10 the master
who wrote it. During her present tour.
too. Modjeska will appear as Cleopatra in
Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. :"
| These plays will be given respectively on
Monday and Wednesday evenings. while
Mary Stuart will be done Tuesday night
| and at the Saturday matinee; Camille
on Thursday: "As You Like It's on Fri
day, and Macbeth" on Saturday nights.
The sale of seats has been large and a
profitable engagement is assured.
The advance sale of seats for the COM
ing engagement of the Liliputians in their
new spectacular play, THE. Golden
Horseshoe" begins at the box office
! of the Columbia this morning, and
| quiries already made, the appearance
will be the most successful these popular
| little people have ever had here. The
company this year is composed of nearly
one hundred people, headed, as usual. by
| Franz Ebert, Adolf link, Selma Goerner,
Bertha Jaeger. Hermann Ring, Max Wal
ter, Toni Meister, Elise Lau-Ebert an6
| Helene Lindner.
The vehicle is said to give the tiny folh
| opportunity to display their versatile tai
ents and to keep the audiences in con.
slant merriment. Eberts and Zik's dis.
guises are as numerous as they are
charming. From natty sailors and vol.
unteer soldiers they change To transatlan-
tic tourists, croaking frogs, famous com
posers and gallant war heroes. Selma
Goerner is mentioned as proving a charm
ing soubrette, while Bertha Jaeger ant
Helene Lindner, as Eulalie and Tootsie
two variety actresses, should be a mos
enhancing couple. Among the specia
scenic features of the production the mu
sic palace, the French ball room, the bun.
galow and the sea cave may be men
toned. The last is supposedly a marvel
The stage is set in the semblance of &
swamp, in which tall marshmallows, cat.
tails and lily stalks tremble in the mystic
| light of emerald miasmas.
There will be matinees on Thursday ani