Evening star., 1898-10-15

for any member of the company One OF
| the strongest features of Going to the
0Races'h is the great race scene,7 in which
| six thofoughbrec race horses are used. rid.
den py six professional Jockeys, present
! ing ehe most novel and realistic race scene
| ever produced Nothing like it has ever
| neen before; no mind ever dreamed of II
| unt!i the Brothers Byrne presented 1t to
the public. 1t Is a wonderful effect, and
| sets the audience wild at every perform.
ance For good solid, wholesome fun the
Byrne Brothers Going to the Races leads
them all, and lovers of this style of enter
| tainment should not miss this opportunity
THE JOLLY MusKETEER."-
De Angels new opera. The jolly Muske-
| Square October "a, ought to be a good
thing. Nothing is clearly indicative OF
| merit or demertt in the matter of theatri.
cal productions as the names connected
Herewith. and certainly THE jolly Mus.
keteer involves some OF the best, names In
the theatrical profession in the various de-
partments OF effort before and behind thu
curtain. B. D. Stevens is the manager OF
the De Angels Opera Company and the di-
! recttve genius creating the production. AL
| pert hrausse, long connected with the New
YORK symphony Orchestra, Anton SeidPs
orchestra, and more recently associated
with Victor Herbert, will be the musical
director, while r. J. Burnside from 1.-The
London Savoy" is the stage manager 1t
| IS common talk in New York that the De
Angels company secured the best chorus
people away from the other big comic opera
companies this season. Both girls and men
or this chorus are said to be remarkable
for looks, as well as voices The costumes
OF The Jolly Musketeer'' are the hand
somest and most effective ever turned out.
The two magnificent scenes are by Earnest
Grcs and Walter Burrage, both of whom
have few peers in their specialized art.
From these names it Is clear that Wash
lngton Is to enjoy a treat in The Jolly
Musketeer."
TIM MURPHY-Tim Murphy, the Wash
ington comedian, will come to the Column
ola on October 81 with a new political, ro-
mantle comedy called 1.-The Carpetbagger,'
by Opie Read. the novelist, and Frank s..
Plxley,- well-known newspaper man of
Chicago. Mr.. Murphy has made a pro
nounced success as Melville Crance. Chi
cago auctioneer, who Is sent to the governor
Of Mississippi at the close of the civil war.
The part fits the well-known comedian to a
t. and he is seen at his best In 1t. Miss
Dorothy Sherrod and a splendid supporting
company will be seen with Mr., Murphy in
The Carpetbagger."
THE LITTLE HOST" Bright lines
brief but awfully funny situations, plen-
tiful sprinkling of simple and catchy music,
beautiful young women, fine supporting
fun galore are what is claimed for Della
FOX new Operatic comedy 1.-The Little
Host, which Is to be presented at the New
National Theater Monday evening. October
"A. Edgar Smith and Louis De Lange, the
authors, were a great pains to fit the clev-
er somedienne with play that should be
sufficiently adapted to her talents to justify
her resolve to leave the field of comic
opera Tor, at least. one season. The COM
ical situations are intrusted to Miss Fox,
Messrs. Robt; p. Graham. John C. Slavin
and Eugene O'Rourke. The chorus is some
thing of novelty, as it is composed al
together of young ladies. The leading
serious parts are taken by Messrs. Hugh
Chtlvers, II. D. Blakemore Herbert Carter
Frank Kelly and others.
THE FINISH OF MIR. FRESH. This
city Will soon be piacarded with announce
ments. Of the coming of Davis & Keogn's
new farce comedy, The Finish of Mr.
Fresh This latest effort to please the
lovers Of entertainment, constructed for
laughing purposes only. is the result of an
experience that Mt. Thomas H Davis en-
joyed during the past summer while paying
visit to Yellowstone Park. The many
iudicrous and humorous incidents that oc-
Cured during this trip impressed Mr..
Davis that upon his return to New York
he used them as;the nucleus of enter
talnment. The company engaged to give
the entertairn ent lis probably one of the
strong Est that ha& ever appeared in farce
comedy. 1t includes AL Wilson, Geo. w.
Day, the Stewart sisters, Chas. B. Ward,
katherine klarei Fanny Bloodgood, Anna
Barclay, Chas. w. Hagan, Chas. Earle True
cry was painted by John Young and all the
music, was compueed by the celebrated
leader, Dave Braham, so long identified and
associated rwithItHarfigan and Hart The
production will be staged by MAJ Hree man.
SPANISH-AMERICAN Wharf.-The War
graph, Metzeratt 1all7 next to.,Celumbia
Iheater, contihuessto draw popular crowds.
The third week of the exhibitions has just
closed with gratifying success The
clergy now visiting the city have been
dropping in to see the war pictures and
with one accord have pronounced them
selves highly pleased. The attendance Of
public school children has been noticeable
during the week. The favorites among
the views still continue to hold strong
places. Among these most popular views
are THE swimming ashore of army mules
at Baiquiri. Cuba" The execution of Gu
ban prisoners by Spanish soldiers" "A
view especially commented upon by Gen
eral Fitzhugh Lee" The taking of Span
ish outposts,' and THE grand naval re-
view"
DR.. STAFFORDS LECTURE.-The sale
of seats for the lecture to be delivered by
the Rev. d. ]. Stafford, DID. on Sunday.
October q, at the New National Theater
will not begin till Monday, the 18th, and
will be on sale during the week and also
the day of the lecture.
FALLS CI{JiRCH