The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-15
THINGS THEATRICAL.

On Monday next the management OF
the New National Will present klaw &
ErlaDger's latest company in McNally's
new farcical play, "a Reign of Error
This organization is said to be compos-
ed of the most pretentious ensemble of
comedians ever signed for such pro-
duction and will enlist the services of
the Rogers Brothers, Georgia Game, Ada
Lewis Maude Raymond, George Law
renee La Petite Adelaide Carrie Eberts,
Edith St Clair. George f. Marion, John
Parr, Budd Ross. Mayme Realty. Mar
guerite Haviland. Edith Curtis, NJ. j.
Bolton, Sadie Livingston. Hattie Waters.
Madge Pierce Winnie Sennett, Gladys
Claire. Peter Curley. Frank Stanley, +.
V. lie Muine w. I. Hodge. H b. Brown,
H Botsford, Willie Torpey and many
others "A Reign of Error" will be CIV
en- elaborate setting, special attention
being paid to light and color effects
Edna Aug. who will be one of the lead
ing people to be seen at the Lafayette
Square Opera House next Monday with
Hotel Topsy Turvy," is like Mae Low
RE and other well-known condolences,
recruit from the vaudeville. She began
her professional career in the variety
houses graduating into the continuous
shortly after Mr. Keith introduced that
form of entertainment. Her success in
this line was so pronounced that she
was soon receiving number of flatter-
ing offers from managers OF legitimate
attractions, but Steadfastly refused them
until Mr.. Rice induced her to head
reverse movement from the vaudeville to
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be of the highest order and there is no
doubt that her personalities and graces
will win her a great deal of credit from
the local press while she is in this city.
Mary Shaw, who has been variously
likened to Mary Anderson. Charlotte
Cushman. and other latter-day players of
lesser fame. is the leading lady of the
Mordaunt- Block Stock Company, which
takes possession of the Columbia Thea
ter for the week commencing next Mon
day night 4 veritab,e cell of quiverinS,
but modulated intensity, it is an odd
fact that no playwright has ever sought
to habilitate this sterling actress with
part that would ventilate her agrees
sive talent Miss Shaw will play the
Countess Zicka. in Diplomacy" the
opening bill of the engagement Frank
Mordaunt, Alberta Gallatin. Una Abel,
Violet Rand. Kate Denim Wilson, Frank
E Aiken, Donald p. Bowles, Theodore
Devere. William Heiseman, r. Suther-
land and Mortimer Weldon are others in
the organization. William seymour, for
years the stage director of the famous
Boston Museum Stock Company is stage
manager of the combination. The Wash
ington date marks the on'y visit the COM
L. N,fI hos
already won a sound and permanent hold
in New York city, whence it returns i'm
mediately after its engagement here.
The only farcical revival in town next
week will be at the Academy of Music,
where the Dewey of comedy, Edward
Girard will appear in his up-to-date YER
sion of Natural Cas- assisted by an
excellent company of comedians, singers,
dancers and pretty girls. Natural Gas
is said to be the funniest and best come
dy that has been produced in years. 1t
is Overlooking with spec.aities and COM
bines all the latest musical successes.
Every artist in the supporting organiza-
ton is said to have been engaged with
view to adaptability in the respective
| roles of the play.
John W. Isham has achieved no little
success in the handling of negro enter
tanners, and his "Octoroons, which will
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