Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
AMUSEM ENTS.

AMUSEMENT 10.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-The Columbia
stock company will next week present a
series of plays that wifi serve as an ex-
cellent resume of the seasons work 1t is
doubtful If any summer organization of
| the country has gone through greater va
riety, ranging from melodrama and society
comedy to DOWNRIGHT farce. Taken all to-
gether, the repertoire to be presented next
| week constitutes comprehensive test Of
| the ability of any company. and coming SO
| close together, the wide variety of plays
| will serve to exhibit in most striking style
! the talent and versatility of the Columbia
players. On Monday night they will pre-
| sent Steele Mackaye's powerful comedy
| drama, Won at Last which is one of the
strongest plays of the season from pure
| ly dramatic standpoint. 1t abounds with
| sharply contrasted comedy and dramatic
situations, which Mackaye knew so well
now to construct, and is memorable for the
splendid emotional scenes between Will
liam 1ngersoll and Maud Hasam, as well
| as the pathetic Nportraiture of James o.
! Barrows and Mrs. Ffndlay as the old pro-
| 1essor and his wife, when their long lost
son returns. Edwin Mackaye and Eleanor
Browning also proved their dramatic abili-
| ", afterward developed to the utmost in
| Esmeralda, which will be the bull We'd
| nesday evening and at Saturday matinee
| This is remembered as the daintest idyllic
| comedy drama of the season, and will be
welcomed by many who had not an oppor-
tunlty to see 1t owing to the warm weather
OF the week it was on. In sharp contrast
Will be the satiric comedy, THE Mighty
Dollar" which holds the weeks record for
business this summer, and which VIII be
revived Tuesday and Friday evenings. 1t
/ Is IN this play that Mr. Barrows and Mrs
F1ndlay, as the Hon. Bardwell Slote M c.
and Mrs. Gen. Gifiory, carry off the eccen-
tric comedy honors, while the other mem
oers or the company have good opportuni-
ties for character work. Brother John"
which will be the bill for Thursday evening.
| Is remembered both for the opportur. " it
gave Mr. Barrows to prove himself a
| worthy successor OF VIM. II. Crane in the
| title role, for Mrs. Findlay's funny charac-
| terization of Sister Beck and for John Ian
| casters excellent acting in the juvenile role
! originated by Joseph Wheelock. jr Like
an OF Martha Mortons plays, it is remark
| able for combining comedy with sentiment
ana always proves a popular bill with the
| tadies. innocent as a Lamb the lively
| craven and McDonough farce, which COM
| pietes laughing week tonight will be re-
| yived next Saturday night as hilarious
| hnale to the revival festival. Furthermore.
| MI Barrows will permit the public prefer
ence as expressed by next weeks patronage
TO decide the style of plays to be present ed
in the future. Whether laughter or tears he
| most in demand. the Columbia company is
| prepared to fulfill orders on the shortest
possible notice, and satisfaction guaran-
| teed.
| GLEN ECHO AND OPERA.-"F,rminie
has proved the best production of tho
Parry opera Company at Glen Echo and
III response to numerous requests of opera
lovers who have been prevented nv the
Vafiegated weather of this week from see
| ing the performance, tie MANAGEMENT has
oeclded to keep it on for another week In
spite OF the terribly hot days of the first
Fsrt OF the week, followed by rain and
cIliy nights, the attendance has been re-
niarkably large, proving that the rro11,r-
uon was a sufficiently potent attractio. to
overcome almost any obstacle but as the
reputation of the performances spread the
business has been constantly on the in
crease, clearly indicating that a Continue
ah.e OF me same bill would be acceptable
10 the public, even without the express re-
quests from many individuals to that Of
lect In reality the production of Jaco-
nowshi Iunefui opera exhibits the varied
.hlehts OF the Parry Opera COMPANY TO
nest advantage. There are parts for ali
The season's favorites. while the addition
OF Mr. Richard Carroll to the cast is a 1ic-
o TIC gam. he and Frank Deshon in the
Characters of the ''downy jail-brtls OF a
ieather make the comedy hit OF the sea-
son and they elicit rounds of laughter and
applause by their funny business" 10 leso
IMAM by the amusing lines and situ4tions
Wilich the author has provided for tn, n
VIOLA ID Armon sings the title role in al
hraDle style, while Allene Crater is at her
1appiest in the lively soubrette roIn NJ
JaVctte. Taylor as Eugene. HawIev as the
Marquis, Garter as the Chevalier Tom
LAZY as Simon and Selma Rough as Cerise
are re-, an perfectly placed, while Blanche
Leslie makes a most amusing Princess
Grand PIANO. and J. G. Gibson is good
Ernest The minor characters are all we'll
MED, while the chorus fairly revel in the
i many nielodious numbers of the score.
Lhelr rendition of The Good Night"
chcral. without orchestral accompaniu9ent.
IS IS an excellent example of ensemble sing
n fas while lie the soldiers Chorus" the
famous Lullaby and the graceful Ca
Vote are SO well rendered that they win
enthusiastic encores at every performance
FRANK Deshon's up-to-date messages from
the omnisciont 'Dickie birds" are among
the comedy hits OF the performance and
taken all together the staging and singing
or the opera is revela ton in the line Of
summer opera productions.
GLEN ECHO.-Ever on the search for
novelty, the management of Clan Echo will
next week inaugurate a unique corntina
tlon OF light opera and vaudeville such as
Is being presented In the principal SKINNER
.leaters OF the metropolis. During the six
weeks OF the season so far they have pretty
Wen exhausted the list Of comic operas
when nave not been done to death in this
sectlon within the past few seasons and
with their remarkable production of En-
mimic" they have decided to let the straight
operate record stand. During this period
also they have noted the fact that peooIa
90 ROT care to see the familiar operas in all
their original completeness, for in The best
OF them there is much dead vo,,d'--tbat
Is TO say, musical numbers that count for
nausht, and long, dreary stretches of dia-
iogue that are valueiess and tiresome, since
the puDIc already knows the plots as well
as the players. Under the skiliful handling
OF MIR. Parry and Musical Director Towle
the operas presented have been judiciouslv
cut ana condensed, so that all the best CT
Inc WORKS have been presented inside of
Two hours The success of this system has
Dean SO marked as to encourage them to
continue the plan still further, and as a
result they will offer next week a con-
no rlla aSin
Charity Begins at Home" In this the ia
vorites of the Parry company, Misses
Crater and DArmon and Messrs. Deshon
Hawley and Taylor, will have ample op-
portuniues for the display of their indi-
vidual talents The performance of the
opera will commence promptly at o'clock,
Eelns preceded by vaudeville bill begin
ming at o'clock and followed by another
speciality program lasting until IL O'clock
This arrangement of the program will en-
able the late corners to see the opera, and
s.r yi5,aa L.