Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

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| flying being Elixir Vitae" q mans mead
being cut or In full view Of the audience.
This is said to be the most startling and
gician. Another, called THE Maid of The
| Noon" is one of the greatest Of stage
| triuRphs The Artists Dream" aptly
i termed magic comedy, will be presented
with the most elaborate and expensive
stage settings. In addition to the sensa-
| tional feats of necromancy by Leon Herr
mann, the program will be delightfully."-
| varied by Adelaide Hermann, who will
| give the bewilderirg, dazzling and beauti-
| full spectacular dances that have made her
| famous the world over. Several of these
nnsa dances are entirely new and
| Hermann. One of the most beautiful and
| startling of her dances is the new Fire
Dance" The effect of the thousands of
| coiored lights used is to produce a most
startling appearance of flames and smoke
IN the center of which, swaying weirdly
! 10 and fro with graceful movement, can
De seen the figure Of the fair dancer. This
| remarkable dance has created a tremen-
| oous sensation. as have the beautiful Lily
canoe, Il Etoille de Mutt" lie Rayon
! de Soleif' and other dances which Nine
| WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES'
| What Happened to JONES'" which comes
back to the National Theater Monday.
March Il Is the title of George H. Broad
nurst's latest successful farce. 1t is one of
| the brightest and funniest of modern
Larces The story is as follows: Ebenezer
Goodly, q staid professor of anatomy, who
| Is expecting visit from his brother the
| bishop Of Ballarat, is persuaded to attend
boxing contest with his prospective SON.
| in-law. The police raid the place but
GoodIy and his young friend escape by the
| WINDOW and water spout, arriving home
| IN greatly perturbed condition They
| have been pursued, not by the police, as
| they supposed, but by Jones, a drummer
for hymn books and playing cards. who is
| nlmSplf fugitive WI m hoe yoia
| sen open to the serious charge of assault
| ing an officer. Jones, to escape follows
| Goodiy into his home and demands protec-
| ton as the price of his silence respecting
| the escapade of the professor He has the
assurance and ready wit of a drummer and
| pe1ore the other characters know what to
40 ne mas donned the garb of the visiting
| olshop and meets the police in this disguise
He also meets the family and it becomes
necessary to keep up the deception, not
withstanding the arrival of the real bishop
Inc complications that ensue may be
| imagined, for there is a maiden lady wait
| Ing to be claimed by the bishop, Jones falls
| In love with Goodly's ward there are
daughters in the case and the police are
| is carried, comprising George c. Boniface.
| j., Anna Belmont, George Ober, Kathryn
Osterman, Reuben Fax, Matte Ferguson,
! :; w. Cope Mrs E. A. Eberle, Annie
Haines, VIM. Bernard, Florence Robinson,
Cecil Kingston and Harry Rose.
THE STAR GAZER."-The next attrac-
ton at the Academy of Music will be the
inimitable comedian, Joe OFT, and a capable
| supporting company in 1.-The Star Gazer"
II Will be seen for one week. beginning next
Monday. The fun in 1.-THE Star Gazer' is
OF the side-splitting, button bursting order
1t Is spontaneous and continuous. 1t starts
with the rise of the curtain and there is no
cessation until it drops on the finale of the
| last act. 1t is caused by the wittiest dia-
iogue which an author has ever employed
G of
tfsement calculated to excite the risfbili-
ties, and by the exceedingly clever work of
one OF the strongest casts ever seen here
IN farce.comedy. Everybody has seen or
neard OF Joe OFT, and everybody is more
or less familiar with the abilities of such
well-known actors and actresses as Louise
Montrose, Matthew OFT, Leona Cardona
Inn Cronin. Eta Lyons, Phil OFT, Marion
Marteli, VIM. Harris, Beatrice Bonner and
George Bates.
BLUE JEANs."-The story of blue
Jeans" which will be seen at the Grand
opera S House next week. is laid in Rising
Sun, Indiana, in what is known as the
Blue Jeans Deestrikt." The play opens
upon the old village cobbler. Jacob Tute-
"i!er, working at his bench, while his
Wife, Cindy, is hustling about preparing re-
freshments to be served during a political
Grafton. to be delivered by Perry Bascom
q wealthy saw mill proprietor, candidate
for Congress Jacob Tutewiler mourns the
an uncle Of Perry Bascom and died in the
poor house, leaving daughter, who ap-
pears on the scene as June, the Door house
Waif, Whom old, Tutewiler adopts. Bascom
1ails victim to the charms of Sue Eu-
daily. known as 1.-The belle Of Rising Sun"
an adventures, whom he honestly but Sc
cretly marries. she abandoning her rural
lever, Ben Boone who in revenge becomes
his successful political opponent. Bascom
soon discovers Sue has been married be-
fore, but there Is no record of her hus-
bands death. Knowing that she has COM
mltted bgamy, he leaves her ard marrfes
June, but foolishly conceals his former al
lance from her Sue in seeking revenge
firds useful ally in Ben Boone. who is
| now Bascom's engineer, whom she incites
to kill Bascom. Ben awaits an opportunity
which comes in the mill when the hands
have gone to vote. He accosts and insults
Perry; the angry men soon come to blows
| during the scuff1e which ensues Ben strikes
sonseless, and places him on the frame so
| that he will be sawed apart. June is locked
in the office. She batters down a door and
gets, out just in time to save her husband.
THE NEW NIGHT OwLS-The attrac-
ton at Kernans Lyceum Theater next
week will be Fred Riders New Night CIVIL
Burlesquers AS a special feature for next
week Manager Rider has secured the great
American Biograph. The machine in itself
is no longer a novelty, but the animated
views to be shown by the biograph will
make up an exceptionally interesting en-
tertainmenf Among the series will be the
Inflated battle ship Maine. showing her
other view Of the ship entering Havana
harbor Another interesting subject will
depict a company at gun practice within a
we'll known fort" The curtain rises on an
Doctors now agree that cOns11non-