Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-07

obtaining the entire company of perform
ers. which has been nightly crowding for
the past twenty weeks Roster & Biai's
famous Music Hall in New York. This
organization is known as Roster & Balls
Congress of Foreign Stars, and heading the
list OF novelties is the beautiful French
artist, Charmion. who has for the past
five months been the sensation of the me-
tropolis Her act upon the trapeZe Is said
to be novel departure from anything ever
before seen in this line. Everywhere her
appearance has resulted in marked sue
cess. and she has never been eclipsed by
any living vaudeville artist. Her disrob-
ing scene upon the trapeze and daring
aerial act will undoubtedly produce as
great sensation here as 1t has done else
where. Other members of the company
are the far-famed Picchiani Sisters, six in
number. a family of wonderful acrobats;
Delmore and Lee. flying trapeze perform
ers; Herbert's dogs "a collection of intelli-
gent CANNES; Cfarisse Agnew, a pleasing
and pretty singer; Silverine and Emery,
flying rings; Burke and Andrus, the silent
entlemen; Kingsley Sisters, vocalists of a
high order and remarkable swell dressers.
and Willis and Loretto, comedy sketch en-
tertainers.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-For the past
ten years the taste of the theater goer has
turned more and more away from tragedy
and heavy melodrama toward the lighter
and brighter forms of theatrical entertain
ment. like con edies light operas and farce
comedies. OF the latter class there is no
better sample than 1.-The DazZler." 1t is in
Its eighth season, but Cosgrove & Grant s
Comedians have always been an exception
ally clever collection of entertainers, and
the piece has every summer been so chang
ed, frightened up and renovated by the
addition of new costumes. the latest songs,
the brightest dances and the cleverest say
1ngs, that 1t appears at the opening of each
season as a new entertainment. This is
the secret of its great success; and realiz-
ing this, the management has put forth ex-
ira efforts this season to bring it right up to
date and present to the public in even more
attractive form than ever before The
early reports indicate that they have been
eminently successful in their efforts and
wherever 1t has been seen it is being COM
mented upon as the brightest and best
Dazzler that has ever been offered to the
public. 1t will be seen at the Grand Opera
House, with usual matinees on Monday
next for one week.
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-Bry-
ant and Watson, the American burlesquers,
are announced to make their return an
pearance in this city at the Lyceum Thea
ter this week, with fifteen pretty women
and fifteen clever comedians. Billy Wat
son. one of the best Hebrew character i'm
personators in America, and Harry c. Rry-
ant. for many years leading comedian with
Niaco's City Club, are the proprietors,
managers and leading comedy features of
the aggregation, and it is claimed that they
have surrounded themselves with a careful
ly selected cast. The performance begins
with one-act review, entitled 1.-The He
brew Charity Ball of the Solomon Guards
me acton OF which takes place in Levy's
Palestine Hall. The Olio or vaudeville act
then follows, which includes Tom Nolan.
parodist; Harry c. Bryant and Dollie Da-
venport. in their funny comedy sketch,
me Bad Mr.. Good" the Washburn Sis
tiers. Blanche and Irene, vacaists; w. 3.
Watson, the Hebrew impersonator, and
Jeanette Dupre, the American Anna Held,
IN their original creation, I'm so Loose;''
oil aV,1 To-
the clerice sister, in musical act The
Dill is then concluded with an up-to-date
review, entitled "Bunco Bike" Both bur
iesqaes are said to be lavishly staged, with
bright and attractive scenery and cleo
trlcal effects: and the costumes are de-
scribed as dreams of feminine fancy. The
engagement of the American Burlesauers
is to De for one week, and will include the
usual matineeS.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-James Young.
the talented young actor, who has lust
completed his seasons tour, will play
week engagement at the Academy COM
mencing Monday night, May 49, appearing
during the week as David Garrick, Hamlet.
Shylock and Claud Melnotte. Mr.. Young
Is a Baltimorean and quite a social favorite
In that city, his father being the editor
and owner of the Baltimore telegram"
Out of compliment to Mr.. Young his Bal
tl1nore friends have secured a number of
seats for the opening night and he will be
CODY's COSMOPOLITAN CAvALCADE.
Civilization has never seen the paragon
or counterpart of the wildly picturesque.
So paSely adorned, martially brilliant and
strangely and singularly constituted cayal-
cade, which at 10 o'clock on each morning
of exhibition gives public notice of the ar
rival Of Buffalo Bills Wild West and Con-
gresS OF Rough Riders of the World. and
an equestrian suggestion of its originality
scope and purpose. 1t is n most extraordi-
nary, cosmopolite and attractive display
and may be rightly termed a wariike ard
historic mounted march and babel Of wide
ly differing nationalities and tongues For
obvious reasons, the herd of buffaloes, thu.
vicious bucking bronchos, the dangerously
wild steers and other features not germane
to such spectacle, are left in camp. Fol-
lowing the renowned Cowboy Band of
thirty-six pieces, on horseback, come in
long, adorned and variegated line, hundreds
Of war-painted Sioux chiefs and braves
who fought with savage courage to defend
their last hunting grounds and desert
homes; sinewy Cossacks from the Can
caslis, to whose chieftainship Mazeppa
rode in Byron's splendid poem, and who
tastic Bedouins on their Arabian steeds.
lancers. chasseurs and cuirassiers from the
crack cavalry regiments of European stand
Ing armies under royal standards and su-
perbly accoutered; uhlans, South American
gauchos, attachments of United States cav
airy and artillery with batteries of field
guns jaunty Mexican rurales. yauueros
Czikos, dashing cowboys, Wild West girls
scouts, frontiersmen, Texas rangers. the
old Deadwood mail coach, emigrant ont
nt' giitter1ng arms, aboriginal weapons
nags, pennons and hundreds of prahcfn,-
horses ridden by all the worlds fearless
rough riders. These are among the historic
romantic and striking attractions of Bufra.
10 Bits recreative campaign that will he
forthcoming here Monday and Tuesdav
next. oS
BlJOU THEATER.-Miss Belle Stewart
VINO has been creating quite a furore in
New York city, and il said to possess q
WONDERFUL voice. pleasing manners. a beau
tiful face and lovely form, will be one Of
the strong cards at the popular Bijou The
alter next week The three sisters Dunbar
talented singers and French dancers. viii
make their first Washington appearances.
Billy Carter, the minstrel comedian. will he
also one of the strong cards. Mile. Myra
Mfrandi, italian operate star, In choice Sc
iections; Joe Hartman. singing and mon
ologue comedian; Cliff Farrell and Mile.
Dixie, In their diversified sketch. intro
ducing singing, dancing and Instrumental /
selections; Matt and Alice Heider, the Ger
man comedy team; Byron G. Harlan. as
sisted by Hale Yost, with several new IL
Illustrated songs, together with several other
high-class vaudeville acts, and the big BIZ