Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-30


NEW NATIONAL THEATER. - John
Drew seldom comes to Washington with
out permitting his admirers to see a play
altogether new to them, that the en-
gagement of one week only which he will
begin Monday night next at the National
Theater will be no exception TO the rule.
1t Will be devoted to a play with the pretty
and suggestive name of Zone Summer
Day written by Henry v. Esmond, and
said to be the very antithesis a stage
entity of "A Marriage Of Convenience" in
which Mr. Drew was seen in Washington
earlier in the season. 1t is described as a
love story and classed as a comedy; is said
to have good, clean literature, true merri-
ment and an undercurrent of pathos which
goes quietly to the heart. There Is no
questioning the impression made by Mr.
Drew In the fine clothes and elegant man
rers of the Louis QuinZe period as the
Comte de Candale in "A Marriage of Con-
Ienience;" yet he will be seen to have
stepped from them with a very easy grace
into the comfortable tweed suit, soft hat
and slow-goins manners that an English
gentleman of the present day may be sup
posed to wear when picnicking with q
party of friends on one of the picturesque
islands Of the historic Thames river. In
every way the two characters are SO wide
ly differentiated that Mr.. Drew's admirers
Will have good opportunity of Judging his
capabilities as an actor. The first scene.
which does for two acts, is a sunlit grove
on a Thames island, with new-Bsown hay
and the suggestion OF fresh flowers in the
foreground. while the clever lighting
gives lengthy perspective to a beautiful
marine scene The second is a moonlit
lawn on a bank of the Thames, which is
said to be extremely picturesque and most
effective. Mr.. Drew's supporting company
has been highly praised for It's perfection
Of balance and its individual and collective
capability. The play abounds in we'll
drawn characters. which the cast divides
between Misses Isabel Irving, May Buck
nr1n
Delos King, Messrs. Arthur W. Byron, u.
II. Harkins, James o. Barrows. Frank e.
Lamb, Morgan Conan and Master Henry
McArdle. Matinees will be given Wednes-
day and Saturday.
RINGING BROS CIRCUS.-Ringling
Bros magnificent street display is a veri-
table carnival, presenting in thirty distinct
and separate sections a series of pictures,
events, national characteristics, ethnologic
divisions and historic eras, each of which
Is complete in itself, and yet carefully
and beautifully blended as to form a con-
tinuous two-mile lire of ever-changing col
or and brilliancy. The costumes are so ar
ranged. and the vdri-oolored dens, cages
and tab1eauX are so distributed, is TO create
most effective and harmonious scheme of
color. Embraced in the thirty distinct d.
visions are representations of the most
famous military organizations of the world
all brilliantly uniformed according to their
nationality and regiment, and wearing &C
couterments especially secured from the
governments of the several countries; a re-
production of thOoDerby day meet. with it's
tally-hos, T-carts and other swell turnouts,
with English society represented by the
HI ndreds Of leading artists and performers
associated with the show, lordly drivers
Uniformed postillions, the finest of racing
stock, jockeys, touts. ard other character
lStlc features of Ehgland's greatest racing
meet an army of lido British troops adj
vancing to an attack in the Punjaub, with
more than a score Of pondereIs elephants,
drawing great cannon, East Indian cav
airy, spearsmen, guides, infantry, cannon
GERS, and brilliantly costumed English Off
GERS; carav IN crossing the desert, with
towering camelS and dromedaries guarded
from depredating tribes by Enthusiastically
attired and fully armed Bedouins; pic
ture, panorama-like and yet thrillingly real
OF imperial Rome at the zenith of her DOW
er, with her chariotS, warriors and great
cars of state: a complete children's parade,
and other divisional features, including
over four hundred richly caparisoned
horses, one hundred tableau cars, cages
and open denS OF rare wild beasts, and ten
bands of music, the whole constituting the
most beautiful, the most unique and the
most brilliantly artistic spectacle that the
world has ever seen. This wonderful free
exhibition will precede the performances
to be given in this city Monday and Tues
day, May and 3.
The route of the parade, which will be
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, is as fol-
lows: From the show grounds through X
to 18th street, down 18th to F. over F to the
treasury building, down to PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, through that thoroughfare to LIST
street, to c, to New Jersey avenue to h.
to North Capitol street and back to the
starting point. The circus trains will arrive
in the city tomorrow, and by o'clock all of
of the tents will be up. While the Ringing
Brothers do not solicit visitors on Sunday.
they are willing to give all who do come a
chance to inspect the horse tents and GER
tain parts of the menagerie.
SOUSAS INTERNATIONAL sPECTA-
CLE.-Music Is the true voice of patriot
ism and has always played an important
part in every great conflict the world has
known. During the civil war the refrain
of John Browns Body" as sung by arm
les of the north. was the inspiration for
countless deeds Of Valor and the stirring
strains Of Dixie" were as a tower Of
strength for the southern arms The same
war left us Marching Through Georgia.
as priceless musical heritage that bids
ialr TO live as long as the republic itself.
John Philip Sorsa has arranged a military
and patriotic spectacle, called THE Troop
ing of the Colors, which he will soon IRE
sent in the city, with the accessories of a
large chorus soldiers, sailors marines
standard bearers and many other features
employing several hundred people. includ
Ing bagpipers, drum and fife corps SC r.
Will be complete and beautiful musical
spectacle and the singing of the patriotic
songs of America and the nations friendlv
to her by soloists and a great chorus to
the accompaniment of Sousa's Band of
sixty members and under his magnetic di
rection, will be a thrilling and CONVINCING
demonstration. 'The Trooping of the Coz
ors" will be given here by the Sousa no.
gregation at the Lafayette Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, May IL and ii and
matinee May II. The sale of seats onens
at the box office Wednesday, Nav bnI
written applications for seats will he re-
ceived and filed until opening of the sale
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Frank Harvav.s
thrilling melodrama, 1.-The World Against
Her will be the attraction at the Acad-
envy next week. The story of the play
opens with Gilbert Blair, wealthy owner
OF an iron foundry, plotting to separate the
foreman Of the foundry and his wife. He
had loved the woman before her marriage
and hopes to win her from her husband,
The husband is sent away one evening by
his employer on mock Grand Blair
then goes to the home of the foreman.
and while there tries TO poison the mind
of his wife against him. He Is repulsed.
but locks the door to prevent her escape.
While the door is locked the husband re-
turns home. He accuses his wife of faith
lessness and casts her off. Later he be-
comes rich himself. He has been divorced
from his wife and seeks to secure pos
session Of their little girl. He is awarded
the child by the courts, but the mother