Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-25

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week.
ACADEMY OF MUMC.-One Of the iarg-
| est audiences in the history of the Acad-
| envy Of Music witnessed the production at
that playhouse last night Of the spectacu-
lar farcical comedy, rGayest Manhattan.
Not only was everv seat In the house taken
but standing room even could not be OBJ
| tanned on either the 1rst or second fioor,
and the box offics stspped doing business
almost before the first act began. leaving
several hundred disappointed ones on the
outside. ''Gayest Manhattan" is a con-
| glomeration Of rather pretty music, some
good situations. extremely pretty cos
tunes, pretty girls catchy songs and
| splendid scenery. There is no plot to the
| thing. and 1t does not need one. 1t Is
merely succession Of songs and dances
and pretty stage effects, but the show is
and long one the principal contributors
| to the fun being Richard German, as Hiram
| Prindle; Miss Eleanor Falk. his daughter;
| Miss Jennie L. Lewis, his other daughter:
Gus Pixley, as teacher of elocution;
| Miss Kate Michelena and Miss Mabel Mont
| gomery, as society girls, and James A.
| Herman, in a multiplicity Of characters.
| 1t Is to be understood that these charac-
| tiers are not usually the ones seen in a
| farce Of this kind, but that they are
| true. especially in the case of Richard
| German, as Hiram Prindle, who made one
| of the most natural countrymen ever seen
| on the Academy stage. The remainder OF
| the cast is filled in by pretty girls and
| men, all good singers. who make the piece
| go with whirl. During the action there
| are introduced any number OF songs ana
| dances that are exceptionally clever, solos,
duets and choruses, and some special feat
ures that deserve notice. Among these
may be mentioned the march of the New
York dailies, the wedding Of the Chinee
| and the Coon" Pixley. the whistling tramp;
| Miss Falk, the American De Merode, quar-
| tet singing and number OF new and tax,
| ing topical songs. With these things all
| conducive to pleasing program there are
some things that ought to be omitted, TOT
| they too suggestive in character ana
| there is no need for them. There are
| to raise a laugh without affronting good
| taste and common decency by going TO
extremes in order to spring some surprise
| that results in one more spasm.
THE BIJOU THEATER.-It would be
difficult to improve the bill presented to the
| patrons of the Bijou this week. At both
| performances yesterday the theater was
crowded. A Washington public is not slow
| to recognize merit. With such stellar at
| fractions as the Sisters Raymond. Madge
| Ellis and Little and Pritzow, there was
nothing to be wished for in the shape OF
entertainment. In Little and Pritzow the
| management has found a couple that win
make big name. Male Little has rev
equals as a soprano, and Louis M. Prit-
zow was until a short time ago the lead
| ing tenor of Primrose & Vests minstrels.
Their musical sketch was thoroughly ar
tistic, and gave both ample opportunity to
| display their vocal powers. Madge Ellis.
| since her last appearance here. has i'm
proved, and her contribution to the pro-
gram was a feature. All her songs are
| new and fetching. and given with a dash
| that has made her famous on both sides
| the Atlantic The Sisters Raymond have
| been away from the public so long that
| their return was the signal for an ova-
| ton. They are both artists. and their
| Madden and Adams had no trouble to en-
| terrain with their original creation. "A
| Plantation Half Holiday" VIII White,
| with his trick dog, was excellent. and the
| Whitney Brothers contributed a musical
| speciality with electrical effects that was
| highly thought of. Truehart and Dillon
had a comedy sketch. Excuse Me-" that
| caught on in fine shape, and the Bachelor
| Sisters, with their musical speciality and
| neat songs and dances, were acceptable.
The Worlds Trio made quite hit. and
| the Bowery speciality of the Ryan Sisters
| was the best of its kind seen here this
season. The French acrobats, who closed
| the show. need lots Of practice. They have
any number of good tricks, but do not exc
cute them well.
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-In
marked contrast to the poor show of last
week was the excellent entertainment pre-
scented at Kernan's last night by Miaco's
City Club. When Miaco was a clown in
the big Barnun circus he was recognized
as the pest III MS line, ana since he mas
taken up 9the managerial reins he still
maintains his reputation. He perhaps
more than any other vaudeville manager
knows the publio taste and understands
the art of catering to It, How well he has
succeeded this season is attested by the
frequent breaking of records along the
route. Everywhere the show has been
given the lovers of burlesque have turned
out in force and given it a royal welcome.
This was the case at the opening per-
Torrance last night, and before the cur
tain rose on Madame Mays Dream"
every seat in the house had been sold and
Treasurer Ballauf hung out the standing
room only sign. The performance merited
the support given it, for the burlesques
| were both happily conceived and well in
terpreted by score of pretty and shapey
| naidens In both burlesques the come
dams have an excellent opportunity. and
provoke roars of laughter. Sandwiched in
between the burlesques Is the olio a bill
of marked excellence, introducing the best
vaudeville artists of their line in the bust
| ness. The living pictures are the best of
| their kind ever seen at Kernan's. The
Kumrains are a whole entertainment in
| themselves and were obliged to respond to
| frequent encores. Lew Palmer presented
one Of his characteristic specialties; Leslie
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