Evening star., 1898-06-11

and baby boy He has made excellent
progress in his profession and finds that
tnough the experience be obtained during
his three years with Daily was valuable
yet it was a good thing to get away and
brarch out in other directions Last year
he made decided hit with the Circus
Ilrl, under Mr.. AL Canbys management
and he had an opportunity to participate
IN the Casino review. but as he had sign
ed for the part of Richard, which is the
ilght comedy part in What Happened to
Jones, for next season, he concluded to
come home and take a rest.
Mr. John L. Dwyer, a member of the
Richard Mansfield company, has returend
to his home in this city for the summer.
walter Stetson of this city. who has Just
returned from six months tour of Eng
land. has signed for next season with Stel-
la Beauchamp. Previous to his tour
abroad he played the Keith, Proctor and
moore circuits He will spend the summer
at Mt Clemens, Mich.
or all the successful works of Sir Arthur
Sullivan and his able colaborator. w T..
Gilbert. the first and most lasting was III
M. s. Pinafore,' that will be produced, in
conjunction with Cavalleria Rusticana. by
IN, me National Opera Comique Company at
the New National Theater on next Monday
right Their works brought fame and
wealth to these masters of the amusemelt L
art, but owing to the lack of international
copyright laws III. NJ. S. Pinafore" was
presented in the United States by scores of
companies at large profits to their pro-
moters, but at the total expense of the
author and composer. The craze was so
great that several Juvenile companies were
organized and toured the country with suc-
cess: one notable company was composed
OF church choir singers of Chicago.
AS a matter Of history "Pinafore" is re-
sponsible for the now famous Bostonians
company was formed to present this
opera In Boston by Mrs. E. H. Ober the
most prominent lady manager this country
has ever known, and it's members after
WarQ formed the nuc1anS Of ba r;p
Boston Ideals, which has since evolved
INTO the present organization owned by
MeSSrs. Bafnabee and Mcdonald. Strange
TO relate the only royalty paid to Messrs
GILBERT and Sullivan was sent them as n
courtesy and possibly from twinge of
conscience, by a former Washington man
aeer, and the sum paid was 500. AS far
as known this small amount is all that Was
ever paid Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan. the
many thousands of dollars contributed
from the pockets of people of this country
COLUMBIA THEATER.-"Won at Last"
Iext weeks offering of the Columbia
comedy Company, is long neglected play
from the mastery pen of Steele Mackaye
In the days of The old Wallack's Theater,
New York, it was produced under the title
or The Aftermath, and ran for three
months with Rose and Charles Coghlan in
the leading roles. About this time the
stock system gave way to the starring era
and as this is essentially a stock play it
was shelvcd in the east. On the Pacific
coast, however, the stock system survived
longer, and it was during his Argonaut
DAYS that James o. Barrows played the
part OF Prof. Tracy, and remembering the
excellent opportunities it gives for an all
round company, determined to give the
Columbia comedians a chance to show their
team WORK. In this respect 1t is re-
1narkable play, for there are no less than
ten prominent parts out of a cast of twelve.
The story of the play. in brief, is the court
ship after marriage of John Fleming and
Grace Alden. When the latter discovers
that her husband has welded her merely
to please his father and without affection
for her, like high-spiritcd American girl
she revolts and refuses to leave the home
of her guardian, Prof. Tracy. William In
gersoll and Maud Haslam, who will play
these principal parts, will have some of the
strongest emotional scenes they have yet
appeared in. Edwin Mackaye, as Will
Tracy, in love with Grace, will have fully
as strong part as that of Gordon Haynes
in which he won his first success here, while
Miss Eleanor Browning, who made such a
pleasant impression as Pickles in Bro
ther john will have an opportunity to
prove her emotional powers as the French
adventures. Alexander Kearney will essay
the part of her foolish old husband, Major
Bunker, while John Lancaster will have
the character role of German baron Mr..
Furlong will appear as DR.. Sterling, while
Margaret Mayo will play the soubrette role
of Miss Fitzgiggle, sufficiently described by
the name. One of the remarkable qualities
of the play is the clever commngling of
dramatic interest with comedy scenes, and
in the latter Mr.. Barrows and Mrs. Find
lay, as the eccentric professor and his EN-
phatic spouse, will play prominent and
amusing parts. The play calls for some
picturesque scenes, which have been pro-
vided by the Columbias special artist, and
the title, won at Last may be expected
to apply to the performance as well as the
play. 1t will run all next week, with Sat
urday matinee.
NATIONAL THEATER.-The National
Opera Comique Company will begin sum-
mer engagement at the National Theater
on Monday next, when they Will present
Mascagnis "Cavelleria Rusticana' and
Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pinafore,' a grand
double bill Two complete operas each per-
formance, and change of bill weekly The
company comprises some of the best-knoWH
artists in grand and comic opera, including
Miss Carlotta Gilman, Miss Celie Ellis, Mr..
Algernon Aspland, Mr.. William Blaisdell,
Mr. Adolph Mayer, Mr. F. NJ. Marston,
Miss Lee Hobbs Martin, Mr.. Chas. Camp
Doreok, Mr.. Lee Dougherty, Miss Josie
Hart and chorus of forty voices. That
the different operas presented will be rem
dered artistically is assured by the asso-
citation of Prof. Jose Van den Berg, who
will direct stage and orchestra for each
production. Special scenery for each opera
has been provided, and the costumes de-
signed and made by Madam Bowling of
New York. The management will spare
neither pains nor expense to make these
productions pleasing and attractive. The
company is under the management of Mr..
Joseph NJ Kenney, well and favorably
known in connection with Mr.. E. E. Rice's
attractions.
GLEN ECHO.-Tomorrow at Glen Echo,
at 3 and 8 pm, will be given the regular
Sunday concerts, which are proving so pop
ular. All the principal solosts of the COM
pany will appear on the program, REIN
forced by the original Herald Square Quar-
tet while Frank Deshon the popular little
comedian, whose Coquelicot is one of the
funniest ever seen here. will appear in a
The bill for next week will be Plan
quette's picturesque and ever-popular opera,
1.-The Chimes of Normandy" for which a
complete and high-cass production is
promised. Allene Crater will appear as Ser
polette, and she should act as well as sing
the part of the village good-for- nothing
completely. Viola D'Armon will appear to
advantage in the part of Germaine which
is strong in vocal score, while Jay c. Tay-
lor as Grenicheaux and Charles Hawley as
Henri, Marquis of Corneville, will COM
plete splendid quartet. While the casual
theatergoer would not suspect Frank De-
shon of being anything but outrageously
funny, it is said by those who have seen
him in the part that his impersonation of