The evening times., 1899-09-16
THINGS THEATRICAL.

already been given over to that wearisome
and often-slighted labor, the rehearsals of
Children of the Ghetto" are still being
continued at the National Four full hours
were spent in this way last evening and like
periods will be put in tonight and tomorrow
James A. Herne, who is directing the pro-
duction, is anxious that every bit of busi-
ness and every gesture that has SO large
share in creating the necessary atmos-
phere shall be perfect when the curtain is
finally rung up on Monday No one is being
admitted to these rehearsals and the story
of Children of the Ghetto is still almost
as much mystery as it was when the pre-
sentation was initially announced.
notable fact in connection with Henry
Arthur Jones comedy, The Liars which
| will be presented by Otis Skinner next week
at the Columbia Theatre, is its complete
wholesomeness. The tale has been built
around the suspected wrong doing OF
young wife and yet, while the characters are
all at loggerheads, everyone in the audience
assembled is kept aware that the woman
! has been nothing more than indiscreet.
Even the incident which gives rise TO the
! talk and birth TO THE Liars" is more the
result TO foolishness than of anything more
wicked. The piece Is really a clever little
| affair and il is what many cleverer and
many less clever plays have not been-quite
as enjoyable to a gathering of matinee girls
as it might be to one OF -about-town.
Next to the ability to act well, women
prize those of their sex on the stage who
| dress well. Patrice, who will be seen on
Monday afternoon and for the eleven ensu-
! ing performances at the Grand is known
| to be one of the best gowned stars in vau
| deville. Several of her costumes are de-
! scribed as being of nature to drive ma
/ irons in the house wild with envy and their
| husbands mad with dread. Patrice has
| two sketches TO offer now-one entitled
"A New Years Dream" and the other
''Edna's Ghost"-and in each she is re-
puted to display number Of recent pur-
chases in evening and street attire. The
Hawthorne Sisters and peop.e for seven
| other acts have been booked for the COM
/ ing week at the Grand.
1.-The King of the Opium Ring" though
not produced until very late last season,
is said to have already made a small for
tune for its protector. The me!odrama en-
! joyed an extended run in New York and
afterward had brief but prosperous road
| tour. So well did the offering pay that
| Charles E. Blaney is said to have contem-
plated sending out two companies in it
| this year, but finally decided to begin only
! with the original one. The King of the
| Opium Ring" continues to do we'll, how
ever, and there is prospect that a second
! organization will soon be formed. The
| first is to be seen next week at the Acade-
my. Seats have been selling since last
| Thursday and selling in manner that
| suggests big audiences during the local
engagement.
II is not probable that Glen Echo will
be kept open much longer this summer.
Cool weather has begun to set in earnestly
and the change in temperature must ulti-
mately bring a change in luck to the local
outdoor resorts. Business continues to be
fair at the Glen, but it may drop off at any
time, and such a tendency will be followed
by the closing of the season there. The
| college Alumni String and Glee Club
with HaIey's Band are the attractions an
nounced for next week over the District
| line.
Sheehan and Kennedy, Irish comedians;
! Reynolds and Page, acrobats; Marie Bart
| lett vocalist; Mildred Murray. serio- COM
ic; Mitchell and Berwick, sketchists; Wat
son and Dupree, dualoguists and the Mon
roe Sisters, soubrettes. make up-so says
the press agent of "The American Beau
| ties"-a wonderfully strong olio Each of
the persons represented in the list is well
known and well liked in Washington Be-
fore and after taking the vaudeville por-
| tion of the bill audiences will be provided
with two new burlesques, respectively
dubbed "Benjamins Picnic and "a Tough
| Night 1.-The American Beauties" will be
| seen on Monday afternoon at Kernan's
| and will remain at the house throughout
| the coming week
A thoroughly legitimate little sketch,
with a strong heart story and many in
teresting situations, is said to be Straight
| Tip Jim,' in which Mr.. and Mrs. William