Evening star., 1898-11-22

home happenings are eqrnesented with mas
terry skill and ,hytoG company which In
cludes an extraDr,ii uxasu ffweaith of talent
Tor character delineafi0aG The exaggera-
tions are in some sinst aaIGes gross, but the
car1catures are consistently worked out,
and the laughter from the audience con-
Veyed the assurance that any ohenses
against art which might exist were unre-'
servedly condoned. Miss Phoebe Davis con-
tributes highly merftorious performance
as the heroine, and the quartet, under the
leadership of Mr.. Edwin Hoff made the
musical features of the entertainment i'm
portant and admirable. 1t is well worth
while to make the Acquaintance OF the
his voice rasp, of Hi Holler, the chore boy,
OF Martha Perkins, whose white stockings
50 giaringly defy spinsterly reserve when
she sits down with -fBer back to the audi
son. Dave. and all the rest Of the coun-
try folk whose manners may be slandered,
OUT whose sweetness of nature and pic
turesqueness can never be impeached.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-There was but
one verdict after the curtain went down
on the last act of the Red White and
blue at the Columbia Theater last night.
1T was expressed in a general way by a
roar OF cheers that went up from every
part OF the house and individually by the
most enthusiastic eXclamations as the spec
tators poured out of the theater The
drama, and there is no denial on the part
OF the management that it was devised in
order to be timely and provocative of pa
triotic enthusiasm. Those who went last
highland they filled the theater-went
foreknowing that If they had cheers and
tears they must prepare to shed them
now They had their patriotic sentiment
on tap. but it had. a la the solar pexus
blow, to be tapped IN the right place and
with the proper sort of blow. The Red,
White and Blue" did it, and the authors,
Messrs. John Stromberg and Frank Kee-
nan. and the manager, Mr.. Savage of the
Castle Square Opera Company, are to be
congratulated.
Nothing is lacking to make the produc-
ton complete. The play is skillfully con-
structed; the lines bright and often express
ing sentiments that have in print and
speeches thrilled the country over and over
in this eventful year; the situations have
the form of sincerity and novelty; the cli-
makes are in the right places and worthy
the name: the characters not new, but
more clearly drawn and having more vi
tality than ordinary ;,the scenery complete
and handsome, and the actors, every one,
the living personification of his part.
The characters are Americans, Cubans
and Spaniards, and the four acts show pic
turesque scenes and historic places around
the city of Havana, Cuba
Two parts stand out with particular prom
inence, not solely because they have better
acts to incarnate them, but, as well, for the
reason that they, for the first time, intro
duce to us on the stage two types who
reached the heights of prominence in the
spanish War-the genuine newspaper man,
rot the war correspondent, and the fighting
parson. They are very human and very
sympathetic fellows, and their popularity
was theatrically demonstrated last night.
Raymond Hitchcock, the ubiquitous singer,
actor and comedian, was the newspaper
man, and his seasoned sense of humor
brought out all that comic in his part.
AS Phineas Weaver he was imperturbable,
M tit,cr -tr Y0rTly 'Daf
there, nineteenth century news gatherer.
Chas. Kent a well-known actor, Rev
Father Savage. chaplain. U. S. N, was u
vigorous advocate of the ''prayerful and
Lieutenant Wilson showed that he can i'm
prove his opportunities. r. F. Sullivan and
c. II. Stewart were good the serio-comic
seaman and marine.f respectively. John E.
Ince. jr., gave an admirable portrayal as
Sanza, the insurgent leader. Stephen
Wright was good as that evil thing, Span
tsh colonel w. S. St Clair, a very capa-
bic actor and Washingtonian, pleased with
his effective and artistic work Manrique.
Gertrude Quinlan rs Hetty Hale sustained
her difficult role with rare force and dis
erection. Ida Mcmillan was sympathetic
as Blanche Wilson. IIoftie Alter made a pc
tite and vivacious 'Oifsia. Maud Hesford
was painstaking as MeKcedeZ Little Hazel
Kirk Clark as Olive promises well for the
future, when she is grown up. Myra Clark
as Mariana was worthy of commendation.
The supernumerar5es were in large force,
and the battle scenes were effective in their
hands. The orchestFa' s. playing of patriotic
airs, under the guiding baton of Director
Minister brought HdfHat app4e use. -.
= 'ACADEsMY.-Th Haallon BrotdlerssI Aev
"Superba." enlarged and remedeled and
brought up to date in every particular, at
tracted an audience to the Academy of
Music last night that not only filled all the
seats. but occupied about all the available
standing room; at least on the first floor.
ha iC hat
mere announcement is enough to crowd a
house, but even those who are most famil
lar with it were hardly prepared for the
excellent show given last night The piece
is staged with that care characteristic of
the Hanlon Brothers, while the costumes
and other accessories are fully in keeping
with the elaborate Splendor of the scenery.
Some of the transformation scenes were
remarkable examples of expert stagecraft,
notable among them being the fairy ship
on the sea of roses, and the one that
brought the production to an end, and dur
ing which pictures of the popular heroes
of the war were thrown upon a SCREEN each
one eiiciting a perfect storm of applause.
The ballets were the prettiest features of
the performance, and all were adequately
costumed and skhlfully executed. Those
that attracted the most attention were the
Bathing Girls" the "Brigands," the Mid
night Gavotte," the Polar Ballet and the
Ballet of the Orient" the latter being es-
pecially pretty. Charles Guyer had the
principal part, that of Pierrot, and sue
ceeded in raising a laugh at almost every
turn. And here should be mentioned some
of the really wonderful mechanical devices
that are used for the purpose of making
poor Pierrot unhappy. They are numerous
and sufficiently varied to cause consider
able surprise as each new is sprung
These We're most in evidence in the second
act in the lodging house of the evil queen
and were sufficient in themselves to stamp
the production as meritoriouS. Among the
specialtes that of Helose Dupont, who had
the part of Dutch girl. and who talked
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