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The times., 1898-03-06


Philadelphia. at the Broad Street Thea
ter. on Monday January 81 where it
was made the most popular musical
event OF the season
The music of the opera is in Sousa's
most melodious and dashing STYLE and
as naturally might be expected. the march
movements have that rhythmic swing and
stirring effect which have made him ia
nous. There are three march numbers,
the first at the opening of the opera be-
ginning with clanking sword and glisten-
ing guns" and the second at the end of
the first act THE Watchmans Patrol"
The great march. however, which is now
known everywhere as 'fThe Bride-Elect
March,, is ''Unchain the Dogs of War"
which closes the second act. This scene
is laid in ruined palace the home of a
band of brigands. The march is heard
family in the distance and comes nearer
and nearer until it ceases. There is a
sharp command given behind the scenes,
open in the name of the Queen" then
there is an explosion. and walls of the
castle fall and over the ruins swarm the
soldiers. Then the entire company comes
to the front singing this march. with the
accompaniment of a military band and
orchestra. The effect of this scene pro-
duces almost Overwhelming enthusiasm
The company numbers nearly 100 peo-
pie There is a chorus of over fifty voices,
an attractive ballet, a complete military
band and a largely increased orchestra.
The principals, who are all credited with
individual successes, are Nella Bergen,
Albert Hart. Christie Macdonald Lillian
Carlsmth Frank Pollock, Melville Stew
art, Harry Luckstone and Edward p
Wilkes. THE Bride Elect will be seen
for one week at the Lafayette Square
Opera House, beginning Monday March
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cemented into stone base. The agent
had two of these taken out one night
and then drove the animal up to the
opening. and, putting his head in the
space. replaced the spikes. Within ten
minutes the comedian was raging at ev-
eryone in sight that such an accident
should have occurred, a dozen men were
at work on the fence, the manager of
the theater was quarreling with his star.
the SOcetY for the Prevention of cru
city to Animals was fighting with the po-
lice for the beasts life. and a crowd of
5000 people, many of them eXcursionistS
from different suburbs, were elbowng
each other for points of vantage Re
porters struggled and prayed for news of
the matter, and grandstand builders Of
fered big bonuses for the privilege of
putting up platforms near the house.
The only living creature connected with
the affair that showed even horse sense
was the fiery Steed. which stood quietly
in the middle of the fence. eating out of
a nosebag and surveying the crowd with
sneering smile.
This sort of thing is done without the
slightest difficulty in New York. where
the newspapers are so afraid of being
beaten in getting out matters of interest
that they will publish anything that is
connected with the possibility of a rival
using while they investigate. The most
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about half a mile from the landing and
then began to carry out the plans laid by
the guileless agent. The watchers on the
shore were mortified to see her throw up
her arms and sink as quickly and as
suddenly as would a bit of lead. She
arose again to the surface. calling loudly
for help. and then the horror waxed into
a panic. A hundred boats put out from
the land. the life-saying crew rowed mad
" to the rescue and the breathless
crowd swarmed over the beach. But
with all these efforts the man in the row
boat was first at the scene, having been
waiting all day for that very accident
As he reached the swimmer she dove
the third time. and he. obeying instruc-
tions, plunged into the water to save her.
After what seemed an eternity she was
brought TO the air again, clutching her
preserver madly, and, just as both were
about 10 go down again. the lifeboat ar
rived and pulled them on board with a
boat hook In a semi-unconScious cOndi-
ton the plotter was taken to her hotel,
while q dozen press correspondents fought
for places at the telegraph Office and sent
long essays to their papers on the mar
row escape of a famous actress. They
followed her to the hotel, demanding in
terYieWS but word was sent down that
she was much too i'll to see anyone. a
doctor and nurse were telephOned for, and
mat nlght she was put INTO a closed car
riage and driven to the depot, taken into
The drawinS-room Of a railway car and,
in that way. reached New York. Once
n the Metropolis she dropped all feign-
ing and took a car to her. residence in
Harlem.
Meanwhile the agent had wired to the
home of the actress and that lady i'm
mediateIy dressed in a becoming tea
gown and went to bed-an interestingly
pretty invalid. On the following day re-
porters were admitted, and in long chats
to them she told of the sensations of a
dying woman, all carefully culled from
sixty Years Behind the Mast" and of
the heroism of the boatman. who lost no
time in taking advantage of the matter
to work in a wife and five little ones and
take a collection from the sympathetic
and admiring pleasure seekers at Far
ROckaway After a weeks confinement
the star went out to receive the cougrat-
ulations of her friends and to buy scrap
books in which to paste the columns OF
matter printed all over the country about
the accident
1t was a celebrated comedian who paid
$135 to this bureau for a mishap to a horse
ne used in his turn. Outside of the the
ater was a fence, built of iron bars and
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"The Moth and the
Flame"


Al the Lafayette Square Opera House
next week 3dr Herbert Kelcey and Miss
Ef5e shannon will present q most i'm
Yortaut novelty. in the first production
In this city Of Clyde Fitch's new and
successful society play. THE Moth and
the Flame Ia the piece the author has
placed some types and customs Of AmerI-
oan life and society realistically and
amusinsly upon the stage and while fun
OF comedy amusing and deeply interest
iug the play has a real purpose and
strong u.cTal iH he telling 0l the story
The comedy elements have such settings
- "a masquerade bail. in which the aris-
I9eEatie adults make merry in chjIdren's
costumes. and fashionable church we'd
ding in which. before the serious pur-
pose Is reached. a most amusing come
dig scene is enacted iu the rOsc-adoTned
p-Es.
The children's costumes. in which the
C0uli8u is danced, form a variegated
background fo the action OF the story,
which is furnished in the second AMI
1Elr8 acts. The three acts present aspects
~ high society life ia New York City in a
I=naTl,aBly novel way. The second att
Nil bc given with fine ecclesiastical and
musical effect, "A surDliCed choir beng
employed iu the music
III the wedding scene Mr. Fitch intro
6uces "a strong dramatic situation hand
ling an Interruption 10 the pronGuncing
of The nUptiais IN a most thrilling man.
Her. The curtain falls upon "a bit Of in
tense and highly wrought interest. Ia the
last act The playwright shows his skill in
keeping an absorbing dcn0uement until
the finale and. through many amusing
and picturesque comedy scenes the plot
~ the play is carried simply and surely
t8 its natural climaX while the f0ibles
1auirs and graces Of the fashionable
world add color ard contrast
The Moth and she Flame brings out
40 advantage the talents Of the members
81 the company, aif0Tdiug. as il does. a
eHrirely different from the ones he is
i5e~t known in. and showing IN the part
lakeu by Miss shannon her qualities as
aa emotional actress. The cast Is a large
one and enlists tho services Of thirty
players It IS made notable by the re-
appearance Of that gifted actress. Mrs
sarah Cowoll LeMOyuc. who viii, with
Mr. William J LeMoyne. be seen in the
chief comedy roles Mr.. Edmund - Iv-
ons. AR. Bruce McRae. Mr.. Edward See
Mr Marcus Ford. Miss Eleanor Moretti.
Miss Ncllette Reed Miss owen Ellis
and others of the company have parts
that are worthy of the ability Of these
excellent players IL j. promised that
y he Moth and the Flame'> viii be given
an elaborate scenic and costume produc-
tiun and substantial accessories There
VIII bc the usnal matiuee- au Wcdnes-
day and Saturday.
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BiioU-VaudcyiUe.

The Bijou Theater presents for the com
ing week a bill of considerable excellence
and widely diversified merit The princi-
pal attraction will be Amelia Glover
The Little Fawn." Miss Glover viii be
remembered from her long connection
with the CITY Directory" She has pre-
pared an unusual number of new and
original dances for this season, and a
clever turn is promised. Annie Hart. the
Bowery Girl, will be in evidence to a very
great extent. Miss Hart's ditties are very
popular among her particular constitu-
ents, and a royal welcome is promised on
her appearance at this house. The reign
ing sensation of New York is the per
formance of Belle Livingstone who. as
sisted 10y Frederick Tessler will produce
comic sketch entitled "On the Stage, -
humorous conceit showing the trials
and tribulations of a stage manager
The celebrated travesty sketch artists,
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said that the method of procedure is very
simple and yet 1t rarely fails. Last sum
mer an agent of the house went to
celebrated actress. then in the city, and
said to her that if she would consent to
give him three of four days of her time
and a purely nominal fee of $500, he
would see to it that she received at least
ten columns of free advertising in each of
the great dailies published in the metrop-
oils. OF course she lost no time in agree
ing and then the willy agent went to
work. He procured the services of one
'of the most noted female swimmers in
the business and sent her to Far Rocka-
way Beach with three empty trunks and
n maid There she registered with the
name of the celebrated actress for whom
she was working, and proceeded to i'm
personate that lady to the Best of her
ability. a boatman was also hired and
let into the scheme. and, on her fourth
day at the resort. the bogus star went
out to bathe. She allowed herself to drift
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a decided fall in the merit of attrac-
tious seen here last week was RESPONSE
bIe for an equally decided droD in the
business done iu the local houses.
The popuIa--plicad theaters had
performance considerably above the
average hut. with The exception OF the
National. none OF The up-town places OF
amusement We're np 10 the standard ana
the result was not surprising. especially
since the time chosen for an experiment
ia giving half value was in Lent. The
best-flIed theater in the city WAS the
National. where T. T. Rice's French
Maid did fairly well in spite Of the fact
thar mems minds are supposed To go
from tights to surpiices II this Time of
the year Hi Henry's Minsrels proved
Its right 10 the good things said of it be-
fore its arrival and succeeded i'm making
the Grand Opera House an easy second
while For Fair Virginia, at the Colum-
bia and "Adonis' Dixey at the Lafay-
ette were not very prosperous. The emp
1iueSs al the former house was eSIleclal-
IL noticeable because OF its contrast to
that Of the week before. ~ Southern
Romance. - 4 remarkable attraction 10 be
seen al popular prices, drew only fairly,
its at the Academy, and The Bijou pre-
scented one of the poorest bills of the
season to big houses. An excellent per
formauce. by Robes ''I<nickerbokers,
did not do very well at hernan.s. though
The audience grew larger as the week
progressed. Theodore Thomas Chicago
Orchestra appeared before a packed
house on Friday afternoon, at the Co
lUubia.
The regular changes in bin tomorrow
night viii include many performances OF
ue little interest. Herbert Kelley and
Esffie shannon return TO the Lafayette
Square Opera House and viii be seen IN
their new play. The Moth and the
Flame" while Jolly, unctuous May Irwin
also appears with . new Offering al the
National in the shape OF . piece by H.
A. DUSOuchet. author Of My Friend
From India entitled The Swell Miss
57ftzweu'' A refined and higll-class van
dexiIle combination. headed by Clara
Morris and Richard Harlowe, il billed
and booked az the Columbia At the
Grand Opera House a Western drama
Tennessee Pardner," viii undoubted-
IL put In a good week, and Flo Irwin
in THE Widow Jones, should have ar
equal chance Of success-at the Academy
Miss New York. Jr.." is coming 10
Kernan-s Lyceum, and vaudeville bi!
Wiu be given at the Bijou.
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The star has in the title role a charac-
ter for which she is eminently htted' or
better still, she has part which IS iihelS
fitted to her. for when May Irwin comes
on the stage her charming personality
simply overshadows everything else. The
piece is bright and breezy throughout.
and opportunities for the introduction OF
songs and entertaining bits of like char
acter are many and well-improved. Miss
Irwin, by the way, has gathered together
a coterie of new music which takes I'M
mensely, and her negro songs are the
greatest successes in this line that she
has had in her entire career.
Joseph NJ Sparks. Ignacio Martinettl,
Charles jackson and William Burress are
the four comedians who aid Miss Irwin IN
carrying on the comedy work of the play,
while Marion GirouX, Marcie Treadwell,
Jane Burby Gussie Hart and others In
the cast round out the performance ma
teriaily. The company is the original one
which Miss Irwin had with her in New
York city during her four months run on
Broadway. II is spoken Of as being OF
uniform excellence, and includes group
of the handsomest young women who
have ever visited Washington.
The new play deals with the trials, thu
Fluctuations and final happiness of the
Count de Cagiac and his American wife.
who having been diSowned by the form
ers father the Marquis de Cagiac, come
to America to live. The Countess desir-
ing to help her husband as much as pos
sible opens a dressmaking shop under
the name Of Miss Fitzswell but says
nothing about it TO him, fearing for his
pride At the same time the Count en-
barks in the business of making face
powder, which he carries on with sim
liar degree Of secrecy. in partnership
with an Irishman named 0'DonOvan Du-
gan.
Now. the Countess has a customer in
the person of a French vaudeville sing
er and the Count, who has known her in
Paris, follows her TO the dressmaker's $
shop and bribes her with a locket and
chain 10 sign a facepowder testimonial.
The Countess sees him present the locket
and believing it to be a gift of affection.
starts for Oklahoma to obtain a divorce.
OF course the complications are finally
Strengthened out the Count and Countess
receive the blessing of the paternal Mar
quis and the play ends happily.
Among the budget OF songs Miss Irwin
has brought With her are The Frog
Song" Little Pinch of Salt" "On the
Dummy Line" He Certainly Was Good
TO Me. "Pickaninnv's Lullaby" Hon
ey on Ny Lips and "Syncopated Sandy
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CoIumhia-VaudeviIie.

clara Morris known throughout the
length and breadth # the land as one Of
the ereatest-perhaps The greatest-of
emotional actresses on the American
stage VIII make her local vaudeville
debut next week AZ the Columbia Thea
ter. at the head OF a hish-class com
I'any. The vehicle for her talents is a
strong one-act play. entitled Blind jus
tice." There are only two characters. a
I-arisian Drocureur de Ia republique ara
his wife The official Is TO pass upon
the application for pardon ~ murder
er condemned to death. He half PLAY
fully makes his wife the Judge turns
over the papers 10 her and asks her 10
decide The wife finds. 10 her horror.
that the e0ndemfed man j. her former
husband n scoHndreI vino has deserted
her and her child wears ago and whom
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Academy-"rhe Widow Jones" ]"

''The Widow Jones" has broken records
for big receipts in Boston, Chicago. New
York and San Francisco, and has fairly
become the standard by which all plays
of this order are gauged. 1t is breezy,
brilliant and merry without a suggestion
Of vulgarity, and its dialogue contains
more laughs than would stock a half-doz-
en- average musical comedies.
Miss Flo Irwin. a comedienne of ac-
knowledged ability, viii be seen here in
the title role Of Mr.. McNally's comedy
success. That she will be warmly well
coined there is little doubt. Few women
on the American stage today can lay
claim to the magnetism and personality
that Miss Irwin brings TO her work, and
| 1t is assumed on all sides that few people
can sing darky song with quite as
much JUNCTION as she.
Rich & Harris Miss Irwin's mana
gers, are said to have surrounded her
with an exceptionally clever company and
10 have staged the piece in a strictly
first-class manner. Approaching the at
tractiveness of pretty girls in handsome
gowns, they have in the widow Jones'
a veritable beauty show, headed by Ada
Lewis, who, when in dra wing-room attire,
Is as prettily fascinating as she is huTnor-
ously entertaining in her makeup as a
gawky country girl. the character she has
in the first act Of the Widow Jones"
Walter Hawley, light comedian of
great promise, is prominent among the
many supporting Miss Irwin and George
w Barnum, whose artistic irnpersonation
of the impuisiYe Portuguese lover is well
remembered. will renew his former
success. J. J. Fisher, the well-known
Washington baritone, is also a member
Of the company, and his many friends
have planned to give him a royal wei
come on Monday night.
The music Of The Widow Jones" is
said to be of a most particularly fetch
ing character and the specialtes con-
tributed by the members of the company
are also of an up-to-date order. Taking
it all in all, Miss Irwin's engagement
here is an event that will undoubtedly
! he looked forward to by amusement low
ers with pleasnre
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re rUdn S-''SIiSS NJ" ORR
Commencing next Monday afternoon
and continuing throughout the week the
attraction at the LyceUm will be Joseph
Oppenheimer's new spectacular produc-
ton. entitled Miss New York. Jr." This
orgauiza ton Will make its initial bow be-
fore a Washington audience next Monday
depicts the interior Of the Greater New
York Club, Miss New York, jr., while en-
tertainine her numerous fellows, is
startled by the Information that two
coumtrynen, more curious than wise. de
sire admission. They are received and
the many 1udicrous situations which fol-
low afford fun galore.
In the oio will be seen many favorites
foremost Of whom is Harry Leclair. the
well known female impersonator; Miss
Florence Edwards. the fire queen in Il
series Of illuminated dances; Crawford
and Manning the eccentric comedians;
the Four Morellas, with their pair uf
performing dogs: Ripley and Williams
the singing and talking comedians and
Marie DeRosette. who claims to be the
most dexterious and marvellous gun ma
nipuIator in the world The closing fea-
ture is spectacular burlesque on ''ClcO-
patra" presented under the title Little
Queen Of Egypt" During the progress of
the burlesque will be introduced the
"March of the White Suadron," partici-
pated in by fifteen pretty girls in natty
costumes. There will be matinces Mon
day. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
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ed IN Washington as the Daisy Queen of
Spain, in ''lf92." He is TO be seen in a
sketch, entitled "On Probation" in
which he viii be ably assisted by Mr..
Goeffrey Stein, well and favorably known
in this city as a member Of the Columbia
Theater Stock Company.
A charming little artist is La Petite
Adelaide who has been the dancing sue
cess Of all the casino reviews, since the
days of The Passing Show" besides
having been the star attraction at Keith's
and Roster & Bial's houses this season
To please the ladies and children there
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IS Dan Mccarthy the silver-voiced tenor;
Falwoski. the imitator and violin vir-
tuOso; VIII and Frank Gardiner. the
musical duo; Lew Hawkins, the we'll
known mOHologuist, and last but not
least. Miss Allie Gilbert, who is declared
by New York circles 10 be more beauti-
iui than even Anna Held, and who pos
esses in addition a fine voice. Miss GIL
bert viii be seen IN her animated water
melon colored chorus. in which she made
such big hit in New York.
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FRIENDS OF LAST WEEK.

Henry z. Dixey came back to Wash
ington last week for the first time since
leaving here with ''The Thoroughbred
This time the course of events introduced
him in the part of a magician and added
Great 10 his name. for fear that no one
would dream of such a possibility with
out the explanation 'Dixey, the Ma
gician, was probably put on his bills for
the same reason. And yet with all this,
with all the frayed and weather-worn
spectacularity carried with him, it can
not be said that Dixey left good i'm
preston here. When the curtain rose for
the first time disclosing the former
.Adonis' in a good humor and a pair OF
white tights everyone began to hope for
the best. DiXey always pleaSeS in tights
He presented the usual Tnelange OF magic
in . very fair way, and while without
the finish of his rivals, managed 70 sur
round his work with considerable mys-
terry.
His side talk was really witty and his
air so jaunty that the descending curtain
found the audience quite willing to for
give him past sins and trust 20 his not
committing present ones. But the sec
Ond part dissipated this. For four years
DiXey has eaten nothing but the laUrelS
Of the past, and it would be too much to
was inflicted with an Irving imitation that
is so old that one is inclined TO wonder
if it did not originate before the birth
of the famous English actor. Next came
the ancient. antedeIuviaH country girl.
and then the ever-cleveF old man. This
done. DiXey returned 10 his magic, pre-
senting an illusion so poorly arranged
that the audience understood il much bet
ter at its close than Dixey evidently had
at its beginning Four mediocre bits of
magic ended the entertainment.
Altogether the performance was not
huge success 1t was not bad and it was
not good, the neutral state being any
thing but pleasing. It showed how use
less it is for man like DiXey to venture
into field occupied by so many men OF
positive genius. 1t is absurd TO say that
ne need not be compared by their stand
ard When a man offers the precise
wares of another without reducing their
price he invites comparison that he can
not crush. Undoubtedly the new recruit
will please in bibulous and bucOlic one
night stands. but his venture into the
larger cities had best be indefinitely
postponed.
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she had believed 10 be dead. There is Il
struggle in the woman's mind between
revenge ana mercy. The latter feeling
finally tIiumphs aud she asks the pro-
cureus 10 pardon the wretch. Just then,
fortunately preventing further complca-
tions. comes news of the fellows suicide
in prison. The piece is said to give Miss
Morris admirable opportunity for the dis
play of her ability. It is claimed that
she has lost none OF her aforetime charm
OF manner. none Of the strength so splen-
didly shown i'm Camille or the pathetic
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Horwitz and Bowers: Andy Amann, the
German comique. and the Sisters Millar.
artistic cXponents of the banjo. will be
little ladies are singers of negro melodies
to their own accompaniment. Annie
Whitney, Comdienne of real merit;
Charles o. Semon and Lillian Monti; the
wonderful De Moras, in series of bal
ancing feats, together with the Bijou
Stock Company and Sam j. Adams. con-
clude the bill
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grace Of Leah Blind Justice" is
spoken of as gathering all these forces
together and blending them in one har-
monious whole.
The company assisting Miss Norris is
unquestionably the strongest vaudeville
combination that has been seen in Wash
ington this season. 1t is fun of variety
an entertainment that is clean and whole
some enough to be enjoyed by the most
critical Second on the list is Mr.. Rich
ard Harlowe. an artist who has won pop
ularity in female roles. He last appear
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nary degree of attention, and now that
the engagement is definitely announced,
interest in its coming has evinced itself
by the steady demand for seats.
John Philip Sousa now well known all
over the world as the March King" and
whose facility as a brilliant writer Of
comic opera is so well shown in Eel
Captain, is said to have made his great
est triumph in this latest comic opera,
The Bride Elect a triumph that is
dOubiy unique, as Mr.. Sousa wrote the