Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-20

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Duse. Mr.. Palmer's name has always been
| associated only with the best and it is safe
TO say that the company which presents
the new piece for the first time will be
MADE up OF the best actors and actresses
in the country
Not great deal can be said at this time
about That Man. He is something of an
enigma rs to himself, but of those who
have him in charge great deal that is
interesting and promising may be noted.
There will be a pleasant novelty in the
first appearance here in comedy of Mile
PilarMorin, the celebrated pantomimist
Her association with the stage has been in
denoting emotions, situations and pro-
cecure without words, with only the Gull
tiVated expression of the eye, head, arm,
hand and finger. 1t is a great accomplish
ment with the French. and Mile. Pillar
NORM is counted one of the most expert
of the frst-class French pantomimsts.
Added to her gift in this mode of express
sion the other vehicle of language, and it
may be imagined that her denotements
are most graphic. Jennie Weathersby,
who created the Princess in "Erminie,"
will have a comedy old woman character of
spry moments and continued fun. Richard
Mansfield's and the Frohman's forces have
yielded the other ladies of That Man"
who are Misses Edith Adhesion, Edna
Phillips and Clara Everett.
Among the comedians of That Man
are Reuben Fox, for years with A. NJ
Palmer. and the Svengah of Australia;
George ODER, Clifford Leigh of Mrs. Fiske's
company, George Trader and E. w. Nor
rison, the Zou-Zou and Gecko of Mr.
Palmer's Australian ''Trilby" company,
and VIII Barnard, Lester Quincy and
Harry Levison. 1t is a strong cast. Seat
sale begins Thursday morning
THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURES
Mr.. Burton Holmes, the lecturer, who has
made himself such an enviable reputation
during the past five seasons in the west,
and who also was SO enthusiastically re-
ceiyed in Boston, New York. Brooklyn,
Worcester and other eastern cities last sea-
son, is to give a series of five lectures at
the Columbia the following subjects:
The Hawaiian Islands, Into Morocco,
"Fez, the Metropolis of the Moors, Gre
clan journeys and THE Grand Canyon of
the Colorado River in Arizona" Each of
these lectures will be illustrated with color
ed stereopticon views, and accompanied by
series of motion pictures, projected by
the Depue chrome latogra phe. Mr.. Holmes
is the accepted successor to Mr.. John l..
Stoddard, and will lecture this season not
only in the cities above mentioned, but Will
also give one or more series in chicago,
Milwaukee Detroit, Toledo, Rochester. Sy-
racuse, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton, Springfield, Mass, Hartford, Portland
and New Haven. Mr.. Holmes season at
Days Theater New York, consists of six
parallel courses, which will occupy hVe
weeks in Lent, lecturing four mornings and
two afternoons each week
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-Th
John l.. Sullivan Comedy and NaudeVllle
Company, which will open at Kernans Ly-
ceum Monday afternoon, is composed, 10
use theatrical phrase. 'of head-liners.
The entertainment to be offered will be
found unique Although the Sullivan COM
binatlon is supposed to be a straight Faude-
vile company, it introduces. outside of the
clio, delightful little musical burletta, en-
titled "A Trip Across the Ocean" In this
little comedy Sullivan is introduced as the
The NAV is written around the
big fellow and introduces him in an entire
ly new role, that of a light comedian The
situations are funny and the music is
bright. The oiio Is far above the ordinary
including such clever people as Ed. Lowery
and Bertha Francis in their athletic sketch,
consisting of scientific sparring and Illus
trated pictures with electrical effects
Among the features are Irene Mackey, the
famous soprano and contralto vocalist, who
| is possessed with two distinct voices, both
of rare merit; Lou Rochefort and Ida May,
in up-to-date songs, parodieS and funny
sayings; the electrical musical tree
Mile Berttina and Rosa Crouch, acrobatic
and ccntortion dancers; Begley and Lee in
their ridiculously funny talking act Null
doom. the Fiddler the two charming girls,
Raeford Sisters, in their character changes
and national dances; Edwards and Ed
wards, in their up-to-date illustrated songs,
and Darmody, who is the undisputed cham
pion club juggler of the world. The closing
act of the program introduces Sullivan in a
novel act. Matinee every day.
BIJoU THEATER.-The wonderful Ara
ban acrobaTs Ali and Benz are among the
many star acts engaged for appearance Al
thu tYjou Theater the coming week. Other
vaudeville stars to be included in the pro-
gram are the Washburn sisters, assisted by
Jack ord; the Casino Comedy -Four,
Lizzie Mulvey- and Pearl Inman, in After
the OPERA" Byron C. Harlan, Gertie Gill
son. Murphy and Gibson. black-fac9d come
dams; Rosalie, soubrette, in acrobatic
Dances and Emma kraus and Margaret
Rosa, in a novel singing act. The new bur
lesque company will include twenty girls
and several comedians.
Notes.
Glen Echo continues its summer season
next week with THE Daughter of the Reg
fuent." performed by the JaXon Opera
Company. The usual Sunday concerts will
be given tomorrow at 3 pm. and pm.
Dan Godfrey's British Guards Band, a
famous organization, which has already
won favor in this country is booked for
another American tour.
A dramatic paper prints the following adj
vertisement: whenever you can't find
any other place to play, why, play Green
vile, Ohio. Our smallest receipts last sea-
son were SOIL; but sometimes We fool en-"
George Graham, the mimic, VIII appear
in Washington this season with Miaco 5
City Club.
Realistic melodrama will have its innings
this season. Among the attractions put
out by Davis & Keogh are ION Land and
Sea- with a shipwreck and a threshing
machine; Down in Dixie" with incidents
pertaining to the recent war. and Heart of
the Klondike, with cataract using mill
lion gallons a week
The Louis James-Kathryn Kidder-Fred-
erick Warde combination, which is known
as the Great Star Triumvirate,' is now re-
hearsing in New York. Their repertoire
will include THE School for Scandal
Marie Wainwright goes out this season
in shall We Forgive Her. and East
Lynne"
The Brothers Byrne have a new panto-
mimic comedy entitled Going to the
Races which will be performed in Wash
ington the latter part of October.
Creston Clarke and Adelaide Princes
repertoire for the coming season will con-
sist of The Marble Heart" David Gar
| rick THE Last of His Pace" THE Bells
and two new romantic plays, 1.-THE Ring Of
Amasis," adapted from Owen Merediths
novel of that name by Louisa Mallory of
Baltimore, and The Vagabond of the
Crossroads by A. NJ. Steele of Philadel-
phia. The Vagabond is of the Huguenot
period, 1870.
Despite the death of Hoey and the pros
perity of Evans. "A Parlor Match will
not be wholly relegated to the past. 1t IS
to be presented with Mark Sullivan as