Evening star., 1898-11-08
real drinking water-to make it lifelike and
heart-stfrring. Two matinees will be given.

heart-stfrring. Two matinees will be given.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-'My Friend
FROM India furnished pleasing entertain
inent Tor large audience at the Academy
iast night The play comes back to the
washington theater-going public as an old
friend, having paid several visits here be-
iore. Inc reception accorded 1t last night
showed that Its popularity mad not suf-
Iered from more intimate acquaintance.
Ihe play is not intended to point any
doubtful moral; its sole purpose is to pro-
Vlde the subject for hearty laugh, and
1t succeeds. The plot is a good one for a
comedy The friend" is merely a barber
Of poetic temperament, who reads the
Light Of Asia when he is not scraping
races. Ihe barber one night falls in with
the son of rich Kansas City packer, who
apanaoned pig sticking at his former home
and is engaged in futile effort to break
into swell New York society. The son, after
an unusually wild night of it, takes the
poetic barber home with him. To account
Tor the presence of the remarkable strang-
er at his fathers house next morning he
conceives the idea of introducing him as a
friend from India, distinguished Buddhist
scholar with many eccentricities. He meets
the rather, who, instead of kicking him out
of the house, takes sudden fancy to him
and determines to make him society fad.
From impecunious barber to high salaried
pet OF society is the jump which furnishes
the many amusing situations in the play.
The company, under the management of
Smyth Rice, is a good one. George
Mack, as the theosophical barber; Charles
III. Bradshaw, as the pork packer; Ernest
Warde, as the packers son, and Thomas
Dodd, as the policeman, are all good. Miss
Ethel Strickland gives an intelligent
presentation Of the character Of Marion
Hayste, the New York society girl; Miss
ADA Gilman was an exceptionally good
German maid. and Misses Mabel Strickland
and Madge Otis do the part Of daughters of
the pork packer in satisfactory style. My
Friend From India" will be the attraction
for the remainder Of the week.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-The
performance of the Bohemian Bur1esquers
at kernan's this week is in many respects
the best entertainment presented at this
house during the season. In both the olio
and comedy, which takes the place of the
afterpiece, there is genuine merit and best
or all there Is no necessity to resort to
vulgarisms to entertain the morbid. Fisher
and Jansen started the show with an orig
inal acrobatic sketch, and after an encore
made way for Myrtle Tressider, who sang
in her own dainty style number OF catchy
songs. Saxon and Brooks in their refined
operate comedy sketch were justly ap-
preciated. Their act Is artistic and finished.
Evans and Vidocq assaulted each other
with witticisms. and Van and Nobriga
handed out new and entertaining sketch,
in which a quartet of black kids figured.
Tommy Burnett, with his Illustrated songs,
was well received. This concluded the vau-
deviile part of the program Although
styled a comedy, "A Scrambled Egg is
really frst-rate farce comedy, with pref
ty girls, funny comedians and bright music.
1t recalls The Bunch of Keys somewhat,
and is equally as good Billy Van demon
strates his capabilities as a comedian and
keeps his audience constantly convulsed.
The comedy Is founded on a visiting theat-
rical troupe at country hotel. Beng
burned out of a theater, the company gives
the performance at the hostelry. There is
ample opportunity for fun, and not
oh 10 los OH he ftl1l election
returns will be read from the stage.
CHAS B. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS B. Han
ford, the well-known Washington actor,
will be the attraction at the Columbia The
ater next week. Nh. Hanford is now re-
garded as one of the most brilliant Shakes
pearean actors of the day and is without
doubt the finest reader of blank verse on
the American stage. He will be seen IN a
repertoire of legitimate and classical plays.
including "Othello,' ,'f Julius Caesar" THE
las 'Virginius and 'Ingomar'' 1t is
promised that each play will be elegantly
staged and elaborateiy costumed. The COM
pany in support is made up of some of the
best-knoWn eXpOnents of the classical dra-
ma in this country. Among them are Marie
Drofuah. Mary 1mihermann, John A. Els
Ter. Frank Hennis, Lawrence Lowell. John
Milton, George Morton. Paul G. Saytor,
Richard Buhler and James Young.
WARGRAPH.-The new moving pictures
at the Wargraph next entrance of Column
bia Gheater, give fine view of THE Hoist
ing of the American Flag on the Fortress at
Cavite." Much. enthusiasm Is awakened by
this view. The Drilling of Troops at Camp
Aiser' also produces deep interest. The
seventh week of the Wargraph exhibitions
opened last evening. Excellent views of the
stirring scenes in Cuba continue to receive
great interest. There is much favor shown
THE Triumphal Reception of the Oregon
at New York" Portrait pictures of Gems.
Miles, Shafter, Admiral Dewey, etc, add in
terest to the attractive program Noted
scenes of battlefield and camp complete
meritorious exhibition