Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-10
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tional Theater last night was hopeful only
as an assurance that Washington theater
soers are to have opportunities to see
everything that scores a hit elsewhere. To
the thoughtful. the performance is a mel
ancholy reminder that the shamelessness
of the modern stage will stop at none save
forcible limitations The theatric swamp
known as THE Tenderloin' has produced
some strar ge fungi; some of them have
been picturesque and gaudy, but Char
mion" is obnoxious. Next to the perform
ance of Little Egypt" her act is the
most brutal attempt to make impudence
pass for cleverness and originality that the
despairing caterers of New York music
halls have yet perpetrated But in New
York she kept to the haunts OF her kind.
The same act was seen here earlier in the
season, but 1t was in its native atinos-
unfair to give "Charmion'' all the motor
iety- Other women have undressed upon
the trapeze or slack-wire. But none Of
them rallied the cohorts of New FORKS
penny press to the advertisement of their
prowess as she did. Mr.. Melville Stoltz is
mentioned in the program as her manager
He should not keep in the background and
allow the trapeze performer to monopolize
the glory. StoltZS feat is more than Char
MONS.
He has taken the threadbare propositions
that people may be found to do anything
for money, and other people can be found
who will pay to satisfy prurient curiosity
and patched them into what passes in the
Ienderloin as success. "Charmion'' Is
but subordinate in the enterprise 1t Is
obviously a difficult matter to accurately
estimate what will be resented by theater
patrons and what will not. In a woeful
dearth OF good entertainment so much eff
irontery has been forgiven because of a
trlck OF personality, some touch of talent
or magnetism, that sentiments which "A
Few years since would have been Endorsed
as righteous indignation are IN imminent
Danger OF seeming prudish.
But IN this case there can be no mistake
me notifications of her performance. with
view to adapting it to legitimate vaude-
VINE performance in a legitimate theater.
s Mere wnoiesome and commendable, but in
suinclent Nor did the fact that the wom-
an over whom SO much to do has been
nade is trapeze performer of considera-
pie skill compensate for her deficiencies.
pantomimic grace "
otoltz and his mid-air representative Of
.sleo the most unsatisfactory features of
s sne program: The show is one of the best
some time. Silvern and Emerie on s,,;nar
rinss' burke and Andrus, with their trick
NIUE: wills and Loretto, comedy sketch
ia adGa' Deimare and Lee. with a suspended
iauuer ACT: Herberts trained dogs and the
nine Picchiani sisters in acro6at,n -.
we're all star numbers. But the grand
male Is sulphurous fzzIe For vears tha
10 ser public has been asking, What
answer is. "Stoltz." e
,vitIi- oMhIA THEATER.-The scene
Wlthln the Columbia last evening oo,,S e
De surpassed. 1t was memorabIa Tba 49, ~
was sorgeously decorated in the nation.I
coiors, While Incandescent electric iehts
f mirm va, tari-coiored globes were suspended
i i,3nr .ne ceiilng and the boxes. During the
. nnoh following the second act the
U,cnestra played a medley of patriotic airs
E-aGh OF them was loudly applauded. Sud
ueliy the lights were extinguished. A mo-
nien' Ia.ef the calcium was turned on, dis
s.osins al the loot lights an American flag
waving. The orchestra began PLAYING "The
StdI spansied Banner" and with a great
STOUT the audience arose to its feet The
cheering was vociferous the demonstratinn
being heightened when some ono IN IT,
81 q ont 81 the house arose and waved a Cuban
nag. The scene was repeated to a degree
on nc coiicluslon or the opera, every one
On the stage waving an American flag TO
me accompaniment of The Star Snan91ed
Banner When Frank Daniels and his
III, thoroughly efficient comic opera company
visited washington several months ago
presenting THE IDOLS Eye" by Harry ~
smith and Victor Herbert, he did the bir.
eest business OF any one COMPANY in The
city curing this season. For the closing
week OF MS tour he decided to play a return
engagement here. From the attandanca
ana enthusiasm last evening during the
three hours of incidents revolving about the
Mnereaoouts OF the ruby eye of the idol the
H.
questlonably be surpassed this week The
rouse was literally packed to sardina in
tenslty. When the curtain first rose il was
difficult to locate standing room Daniels is
auInltted TO be one of the funniest singing
comedians on the stage today but n great
ceaI OF his success Is due perhaps tn rho
company Oh exceptionally pretty women
who ably assist him in the presenta tion of
the opera. The libretto is now eeneralIv
Ialnlllar. but many sayings and consider
ape business have bean introduced by
me me star since he was last here. In encores
the audience was hard to satisfy. Daniels
song of the "Tattoed Man. had to be re-
peated six times, the entire gallery nv
whlsthns the chorus adding much to the
topical chorus. Fairy Tales" Maurice
Darcy, the dashing American in love with
Marquita: ALT c. Whelan, the Scotch vaga-
, nonu; VINO pei, persists IN calculating "Hoot,
mon, and VIII Darnforth, a fierce Cuban
planter, were all as interesting and ANUS
Ing as on the occasion Of their former ap-
pearance. Helen Redmond, the daughter of
the Cuban planter, in love with thu Ameri-
can. was irresistibly fascinating, and sang
as well as one could wish Norma Kopp.
VINO portrayed the favorite nautcn girl of
the kaJah, also won large number of the
hearts OF all present.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-"The Daz-
zler," renovated and made up-to-date. drew
a large audience to the Grand Opera House
last night. THE DaZZler' is a congIomera
a way as to make very creditabIe enter
tainment and enc calculated to hold atten-
ton to the last. The plot consists of the
effort of retired brewe to free himself
from the wiles of an actress who is irving
to get money out of him to back her show
and this is sufficient to carry the action
and the interpolated specialties through
three acts. VIII West appeared at the head
or the comedians as man with a history
and succeeded in making himself very pop
ular at once. His songs and Jokes were
much enjoyed. Emile Heusel as Ratz. the
brewer. was an excellent German and
made good partner for West in several
scenes. Martin Griffin, Howard Boulder.
Frank G. Mack, Agnes Evans Eva Leslie.
Lizzie Anger, Rose Leslie, Evelyn Murphy,
Daisy Dwyer and Kate Dahl had small
parts, contributing songs and dances that
were accorded hearty applause. Ida Marie
Rogers played the part Of the actress and
lnterpolated specially in which she did
some very clever work. Among the spe-
cialties may be mentioned a dancing turn
by the Leslie sisters, musical act various
single turns ard a patriotic song that drew
enough OF applause to shake the house.
The Song was very effectively put on. well
ST ng and with good climax and the an
plause that followed might lead one to be-