The evening times., 1898-07-09
THINGS THEATRICAL.

The Columbia Stock Company will de-
vote next week to what might. in school
phraseology. be termed an examination"
or a review of this Summers work. With
nightly change of bill, the repertoire to
be presented includes all the most popu-
lar plays of the seasoa' and IN them
complete list of the. organizations IA
vorites will appear prominently in their
turn. It is manifestly impossible that all
should have equally good chances in
every bill, but with rare good nature and
an esprit de corps that makes that at the
Columbia one of the strongest and most
versatile Summer companies ever seen in
Washington, the players take turns at
the leading parts, and the actress who
does the title role one evening may be
seen as a maid servant the next. Thus
not only the versatility but also the spirit
of discipline essential to a well-bal-
anced combination is developed and
everyone gets a chance of seeing his or
her most favored entertainer in what is
practically a star part. ~. s.,s,.., ,..--..
Monday nights bill won at Last" is
memorable for the excellent emotional
work of William Ingersoll and Maud Has
lam; Tuesdays revival of the biggest
success of the Summer. THE Mighty Dol
lar" will bring Jimmy" Barrows and
Mrs. Findlay into. prominence again in
the roles of Hon. Bardwell Slote and Mrs.
Gen. Gilfiory; On Wednesday evening and
Saturday afternoon "Esmeralda" will Of
fer Miss Browning and Edwin Mackaye
the center of the stage, while Brother
JOHN admittedly one of Mr.. Barrows'
best portrayals. will be the. presentation
on Thursday. THE Mighty Dollar will
be repeated on Friday. while the week
will finish with the present laughing sue
cess, innocent as a Lamb" With the
exception of Miss Florence. Wilberham.
who will appear in the parts first played
by Margaret Mayo the casts of these
plays remain the same.
The Glen Echo management have de-
cided to give variety to the Summer
operatic season by the addition OF vau-
deville TO presentations in the big am
phitheater. The hearty welcome which
has been given specialities introduced
between the acts of the regular perfor-
nance has proven 10 them that supur-
ban pleasure seekers like their amuse-
ments mixed so they have arranged a
sort of continuous performance after
the fashion of the bills which are SO
popular in New York. Still they could
not afford to let the favorites of the
Summer go. so there will be a unique
performance of the two forms of theatri-
cal pastime. In fact, the entertainment
to be given might be termed an "oper-
attic sandwich for the piece de resist
ance of the evenings performance will
be neatly eDscoacsd between two spe-
cialty bills. the first beginning a; S
O'Clock and lasting until 3, when the
opera will hoi the boards. After this
another vaudeville program will be put
on, continuing until the last amusement
seeker has been satjated with enjoyment.
This arrangement of the bill will en-
able the late comers to see the piece of
the evening, while those who like to get
their moneys worth will have three full
hours Of varied entertainment. The
operas will be condensed after the fash
ion of the New York roof garden YER
sfons of standard works, so that they will
include all the favorite numbers but omit
the dead wood and superfuous dia-
logue. while the comedians will be given
liberty TO develop their lines up to date. |
The offering next week will be "Chari- |
ty Begins at Home in which Misses
Crater and DArmon and Messrs. Deshon.
Hawiey, Taylor. Daily, and others will
have prominent parts, The specially bill |
will be supplied by Hurtig and Seaman.
the big vaudeville agents of New York |
and IL will come direct from the roof
gardens and music halls of the Metropo-
lis. Tonigh; viii witness the last per-
formance of "Erminie." and tomorrow's
afternoon and evening concerts viii he
supplemented by Prof. Stevens balloon
ascensions.