Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25
,AMUSEMEN

| The cool weather this week has had the
effect of inducing people to 60 to the the
| alter, and as result the excellent perform.
ance Of The Mighty Dollar" at the Co.
| lumbia, has been witnessed by large audi.
| ences every night. In this comedy Mrs
t1ndlay has given those who remember
| Mrs Florence in the part of Mrs Gilfiory
great enjoyment. for her impersonation Is
| In some respects superior to the original
Next week ''Esmeralda" should prove fully
as attractive, for it gives good opportun-
ities for the cast. though on different lines
| The Parry Opera Company at Glen Echo
has given enjoyable performances of THE
| Mascot" and the fact that large numbers
have attended even when wraps wer. COM
| Portable Is a tribute to the good work of the
company. Next week Auber's tuneful and
romantic opera, Fra Diavolo," will be the
| attraction.
| James Barrows and John Lancaster of
| the Columbia company room together and
among their other possessions they have an
| ice chest. Now this chest is a naver-failing
| source Of delight and comfort to these two
genial souls, for in its frigid depths repose
bottles of different kinds, which contain
| many of the things which make life worth
| NVlng After the performance the two HE
| them hence to their beloved chest and il is
said that II Barrows were ever to tire of
acting he might get a position behind the
HOFFMAN House bar, for his efforts in the
| liquid line would make the gods forget anv-
| thing SO tame as nectar.
| MI Lancaster is paying the price of popu-
| iarity. His mail is so full of requests from
the fair admirers for his photograph that
| were ne to comply with them all the pho
| tographers of this city would do a rushing
BUSINESS and he would spend the most of
hls time before the camera. By the way,
Mr. Lancaster Is a firm believer in palm
81 nd ~ = \
for one of his pictures is an adept I'm that
| line she might reciprocate by reading his
rate for him. However. mono but those with
experience need apply,
stock companies may come and stock
companies may go, but go on for ever, "
sang Rock creek one day last week, as it
wended its way by the Zoo Now why
| should the poor old creek be singing Of
stock companies? Thereby hangs a tale.
-Four members OF the Columbia company.
VINO shall be nameless. went wheeling to
the Zoo. Having enjoyed the sights of that
place they turned their front wheels in the
direction of home; but two of the party
were destined for further delights Pedal
ing along, they. came upon Rock creek. and
1T looked so cool ard inviting that the two
In question decided that it was not beneath
their dignity to go in wading. No sooner
said than done. and of came shoes and
stockings and In they went. While they
were splashing around, the more sedate
members Of the party sat upon the bank.
and they must have discussed shop, for
where else could the creek receive ideas of
stock companies.
Mr.. Chas. B. Hanford is now in the CITY
but he has made no definite ARRANGEMENTS
for next season. Several propositions have
oeen made to him to join with other actors
as he did with the late Mr.. Keene, but none
nave been exactly to his desire His ex-
perfence and standing as an actor and his
possession of that business capacity which
Is so rare in an actor gives him a COM
handing position that should enable him to
occupy good field next fall. II put in a
great deal of hard work with Mr. Keene,"
he said the other day, mot simply from
professional standpoint in playing opposite
characters to him, but in a managerial
sense, and / saw the good results each sea-
son. He had better company 1t was bet
ter handled, his pieces were better staged
In five years before l became associated
with him. This was Mr. Keene's own tes-
timony, and the managers of houses in
which we played spoke voluntarily of the
improved surroundings of Mr.. Keene and
of his increased business. We had fully
arranged for next season, when we We're
to go to the Pacific coast, and Mr.. Keenes
sudden death has considerably upset all my
plans"
There is a possibility that Mr. Hanford
and Joe Haworth may form a union, and II
this should take place both gentlemen and
the public would be benefited. Mr.. Ha-
worth would have an opportunity of being
seen in legitimate work, for which he is
especially adapted, and he would have the
support of Mr.. Hanford both on the stage
and in the management of the company.
Frank Deshon. the cut-short comedian
of the Parry Opera Company, is about the
size of the average bootblack or bell boy,
which fact lends ccrroborative detail to the
following story told by him the other even
ing.
1T was In st. Louis some seasons ago.
when l was playing at Uhrig's Cave and
stopping at nearby hotel. l was chumS
with the clerk, and used to stop at the desk
every day to chat with him. One morning
he was busy registering lot of new ar
rivals, So sat down near the desk in one
of the seats usually coupled by the bell
boys. 1 had left my hat in my room and
was just roosting there with a far-away
look in my eyes, like the regulation Crime
sey, me boy, when suddenly a valise was
thrust into my hands and a voice said,
Here, boy-take this up to my ROOM
II was puzzled for an instant. but when
he poked door key at me l saw the joke.
1 looked at the tag on the key, and finding
that it was to a room near mine, responded,
All right, sir The clerk looked aston
ished for minute, but 1 tipped him the
wink and led the way upstairs. Arrived
at the room, l was ordered to bring up a
pitcher of ice water, and l must have re-
sponded with unaccustomed promptness.
for when 1 arrived with it he tipped me
quarter.
well, the clerk and spent that quarter
to the best advantage and had a good
laugh. The next morning my guest came
down and demanded to know where that
little bell boy of the day before was
"'Why, that was no bell boy said the
clerk that was the comedian of the Cave
Opera Company"
Now that fellow was the western agent
for champagne firm, and l tell you. as
long as he remained in st. Louis L scorned
the humble and plebian beverage which
has hops for it's basis and assuaged my
thirst on the choicest vintage of France.
While every other girl one meets wears
the brass buttons, crossed rifles, belt
buckles and even shoulder straps indicative
of her allegiance to some one of Uncle
Sans brave soldier boys, Miss Aliene
Crater has the proud distinction Of being
the adopted daughter of a whole regiment.
1t came about last Monday night. after
detachment of the LIST New Jersey had sur
rounded Glen Echo and successfully kept
at a distance the riotous soldiery who had
been raising Cain with the road houses up
the river, and having imbibed much beer
and become imbued with the spirit of con-
quest were about to descend upon the Glen
with the probable intention Of carrying or
the chorus girls of the Parry Opera Com
oil off tha