The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13
NEXT WEEK.

The IIerrmanns are giving this year
what is probably the most elaborate and
Interesting performance Of mirth, magic
and mystery that has ever before made
tour Of the country. They claim t. car
~ two carloads of gorgeous scenery and
twenty people. headed by Leon Herr
mann. thc nephew and successor to
"Herrmauu The Great. and Adelaide
Hermann The nov Hermann yin
make his FIRST appearance here next week
at the columbia. Leon mas ieaped into
popular favor as magician, n this
country. iu phcuoRlenauy sport space
of time. although he has been "A star IN
Europe and South America Cor She past
twelve wears. Hermann the Great
himself selected him. some years prior
10 his death as his successor.
The public needs no introduction to
Adelaide Herman. For many years she
was the constant companion and assist
amt of her husband. and her name is as
familiar To theaterEoerS as his. Nine.
Hermann viii appear in the brilliant and
dazzling dances that nave delighted and
astonished audiences in every part of the
world. The sale Of seats opens THURSDAY
II finite I'm variety and peculiar in many
WAYS are he things which hanuc0 TO
Jones He comes back 10 the National
Theater Monday evening. March y. 10
again tell his troubles 10 the Washing
ton public or al least that portion OF the
public VINO care TO go and see him and
Judging from the cordial reception ne got
ON his last visit there are many such
Since Broadhurst's comedy was seen here
last ID has made tour Of the NJ est and
south and also played another month IN
New York This WAS the third engage
mcnt in the metropolis. and ON Easter
Monday. April j. IL returns there Tor a
fourth The company engaged 70 Nus
trate What Happened 70 Jones. Is the
same one that was seen here early in the
season and comprises George Boniface
ir Anna belmont kathryn 0sterman.
Mrs T. A. Eberle, William Bernard. j.
W Cone. Matte Ferguson. Annie Haines
Florence Robinson. Reuben Fax. George
Cber and Cecil Kingston
The abeud and droH complications
which keen the audience in one continu-
ous roar Of laughter in Number Nine
are mainly brought about by the cine
matograph a young married man finds
To his horror that ne and an unknown
Young woman whom he has met on an
empty bench at Ostend are exhibited in
the act Of embracing IN one OF the cine
natograph pictures which all London Is
rr.re is known as Number Nine, and
Number Nine is the hit Of the show
Isis wife. his mother-in-law and his COOK
all see the picture before il Is on eXhl-
hition two DAYS His club organizes cine
matoeraph parties. especially TO gaze or
his osculary gyrations- Explanations OF
an sorts are In order. but they do him no
good Finally the young woman in the
picture. who. since her Ostend vacation
has married champion wrestler. writes
10 her victim that her husband has seer
the picture and demands satisfaction
The complications are carried out in
gcriausly and the fun j. said never 10 bf
allowed 10 flag IN the hands Of such q
body OF artists as Augustin Days com
Dauv an evening Of delight can be e&'
pected The production is claimed to b'
exactly the same rs given At Daily me
alter. New York. II viii be seen al th'
Columbia Theater during the week com
menciuz March .
Final arrangements have been conclud
cd between Manager Rapley. Of the Ma
tionaI Theater and Daniel Frohman
for AslT1