Evening star., 1898-05-14


business of any theater for the week. This,
too. in spite of the opposition of four per-
fOrmances of Buffalo Bill and three of
Sousa and his band. His business this time
has not been record breaker, as the other
was claimed to be, but it is asserted that
the outlook now is for over $1,000, which Is
considered remarkable for return engage
ment in one season. Repeats are not
generally successful. and older managers
lcoE with distrust upon them, but the
young men at the Columbia have been for
tUnate both with Mansfield and Daniels.
This is probably because both are person
ally popular in Washington. and that con-
tributes largely toward financial success
here.
Next week will be interesting in the ap-
pearance at the Academy of Mr.. James
Young, a Baltimorean. who has already
acquired quite reputation as tragedian
His Hamlet has been particularly praised
wherever he has presented it, and his ad-
Vent here will be welcomed. AT the Column
bia new comedy, entitled "A Bachelor $
Honeymoon will be seen for the first
time in this city, and it will be interpreted
by an excellent company. AT the Grand
Black Patti and her company will be the
attraction, while at the Lyceum and Bijou
good vaudeville companies will be present.
Cd. The Lafayette and National have
closed their regular seasons.
Walter Hodges has not been in the city
)n six years until this week, but he is we'll
tnd favorably known here. Mr.. Hodges
Iaid: Did you ever near of Bacchus? No?
We'll, here is the sad tale of dog who, to
paraphrase the immortal bard, drank not
wisely, but too WELL His name was Bac-
chus. He was only a dog, but he was
bull pup OF royal pedigree. He was bap
tized really and truly, not in the orthodox
fashion, for the material which went into
the fonts when Bacchus christened
hat h 1ift fcr
at the present day. Even the surroundings
were different. No stoled priest officiated
at that christening. The edifce was a
plain, unfinished sawdusted-hoor saloon,
possibly Will die a drunkard. Like the
modern fighter, Bacchus was an actor. He
was engaged for subordinate part in "A
bachelor Honeymoon. He simply had
TO seize hold of the neither part of the out
side garments of Mr. Houston in the play
and cling there. Now, here is where Bac-
chus comes to grief. His fame in Seattle
had preceded him. 1t was his custom after
o'clock in the evening to follow the cock
tail route, emulatInS thereby the citizens
OF that charming and interesting burgh.
where liquors sell for 30 per cent of the
price charged In this great, glorious and
free country. In Seattle there is way
side inn close by the theater, where one
James smith reposes, and disposes of a
considerable amount of wet goods. Bac-
ehus was presented to Smith in due time,
with the usual result
OF speech, which has been noticeable In
human beings. when they did not have
the stuff 10 buy, could hot reciproclte but
being a popular actcr. the crowd did for
him what he could not do for the crowd
The result was that there was an uncer-
iinty in his movement, a haziness of ideas
ana certain manner of i don't care
whether school keeps or not that night
when the time came for him to take his
part. His cue came to make q spring fer
Mr.. Houston. played by that excellent
tor, John I. Sullivan. He was slow in
taking 1t, on account of iplbibing too freely
with cocktails, and, instead of barking, as
Ee usually did wouldn't Try it at all, 20
several members of the company started in
10 give prop barks, then Bacchus made a
spring for Mr.. Sullivan, but missed his
hold and fell in the middle Of the stage
which, naturally, caused a yell from the
company. Now, the jdnitOr of the theater
was the proud owner of beautiful large
black cat AID kept her in the property
room very near the stage. Tabby had COM
pleied work OF art TO the amount of five
kittens, and attracted by the commotion
and disturbance and thinking her harpy
little family needed prote ction. she strolled
3l REALISTICALLY on the stage. Like Columbus
with the Indians, she discovered Bacchus
and Bacchus discovered her. Then the
circus commenced. Across the stage, down
the stage. up the stage. in fact, any old
stage, first came the actors running for
their lives, then the actresses with their
clothes well gathered up. so that Bacchus
wished, screaming for dear life, then the
cat and Bacchus. Bacchus had now lost
q good deal of his ginger, but he made a
dead stretch for that cat. They finally
l&rded. at least the cat did, on the bald
headed player Of the dog-house violin, and
II ever there was a cock main or q dos;
night in Seattle that equaled what took
place within that sacred precinct of the
orchestra rail, the sports of Seattle have
never seen IL That IS why Bacchus now
appears minus an eye, three teeth and one
ear
A unique feature of the Lambs Club ever
s!ECe il was first organized has been It's
monthly gambol. given at the headquarters
OF the organization None but members and
their friends are admitted to these frocs.
Those who have witnessed them declare
that they are most novel and interesting
performances. far exceeding anything pre-
scented TO the general public. The skits and
btriesques have been written by some of
the brightest minds in the club, and are the
works of skilled playwrights, authors and
literary geHiuses. OF course, the mem
bers are composed entirely of men, the
feminine characters invariably inter
preted by the clubs comedians and one can
fancy the lanky DE Wolf Hopper bur
lesquins Mrs. Carter's performance in The
Heart OF Maryland" or Henry E Dixey as
Leading lady OF some other dramatic per-
fOrmance.
The program has been arranged so as to
lEclCae number of the very best OF these,
which Will follow minstrel first part 1t
IS anticipated that this minstrel perform
ance VIII be one of the most attractive fea-
lures Of the entertainment. Picture Nat
Goodwin, Stuart Robson and jeff De An
gels on one end Walter Jones Willie Col
Her and Ignacio Martinetti on the other
Fancy the huge assortment of fresh-made
puns and jokes which will be hurled con-
unuously across the stage while the stately
DE Wolf Hopper as interlocutor receives
the terrific bombardment with all the grace
and elegance of Chesterfield Imagine
such beautiful ballad singers as Eugene
Co~ies, Chauncey Olcott, Henry Clay Bar
nabee. William Philip. Van Rensselaer,
Wheeler. w H. Macdonald and others of
Ike vocal prominence rendering the most
delicious compositions of the worlds most
famous musicians. and some idea will be
formed OF The admirable quality OF the en-
tertainment. The management of the stage
VIII be IN the hands Of such celebrated d.
reStcTs as Herbert Cripps, Eugene Pres
brey, W. III. Post and Joseph Humphrics
while the conducting of the various musical
EufhOsfS VII! IeNoIve upon such prominent
musicians as Victor Herbert Reginald De
koven, ) l.. Studley. Jesse Williams and
Joaa itH.er- ,That smooth and even per-
fCrAGECG Under the