Evening star., 1899-04-04

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Der Of the Columbia stock company. He
plays the role of a bastard Britisher, whose
love of Alice Adams Miss Elliott) makes
him cruel to Nathan Hale, once that gal
liant officers falls into his clutches. AL
though adding too much age to this dash
ing young hero of the revolution, Mr.. Good
win goes through the serious events of his
character with an earnestness and natural
fidelity such as has always characterized
his approximations. He is clever at all
times, up to the last speech of the play,
when he IS about to be hung, and makes
this dying declaration: My only regret is
that / have but one life to give my coun-
try!" Miss Elliott's triumph came in the
first scene of the last act, in which she vis
its her condemned lover in his tent on the
eve OF the execution Her hysterical grief
was shared by her audience, and tears were
as plentiful as the rain drops of a showery
April day. She spoke not word. She
sObbed, and her frame shook with the deep
emotion she portrayed so realistically. Neil
O'Brien, Thomas Oberle, Clarence Handy
side and Richard Sterling are also of the
cast. The play Is beautifully staged and
Goodwin gives promise of playing his BAN
ner engagement In Washington. He has al
ways been popular with the capital city
play-goers. ''' ..,'.... -.--
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-If Rudyard
kiplings monkey historian and poet could
see the dog and monkey circus at the Grand
opera House he would be able to add an
other stanza to the 'Sorrowful story told
when the twilight fails" While Prof.
WormwOod has not followed the example
Of the terrible farmers who cut off our
brethren's tails he has set the simians to
work in a way that would break the hearts
of their light-hearted brethren who still
bask in the jungle. Prof, Wormwood can
lay just claim TO his assumed title of the
greatest animal trainer on earth" He has
taught monkeys to do almost everything
that could be expected of men of their stat
ure. He has monkey clowns. monkey jock
indeed. monkey actors in all lines, who
carry out their parts with a serio-comic
finesse from which some of their talking as
sOciates might draw happy inspiration. And
they do not sing coon songs. The dogs, too,
are quite up to the best standard of trained
CANNES. and altogether this number on the
vaudeville program at the Grand Is quite
worth the price of admission. But there
are other numbers on the bill which
entitled to praise. Beginning at the top of
the list. Nelse Hadley and Mae Hart are
interesting in their bell-ringing and musical
novelty specially. They introduce one or
two features which are genuine novelties
to Washington vaudeville theatergoers The
Harvey Sisters do a clever turn as singing
and dancing condolences. They have voices
above the average and render their songs
with chic and verve that wins the approval
of the audience at once. Edward F. Rey-
nard is fairly good in his ventrilOquist spe-
cialty. Georgia Gardner and Edgar Atch-
ison-Ely. in what is termed a ''comedietta"
On the bill and called by the name of "A
Wffe's Strategem." are only middling. They
follow long list of these short dramatic
sketches at the Grand which have been so
uniformly high in grade that any failure in
that rather difficult feature of the perform
ance becomes more than usually accentuat-
ed. George Felix and Lydia Barry are partic-
uarly good in their sketch, THE Vaudeville
Craze" Miss Barry has a contratO voice
which, if she always rely on 1t, should
secure her "A principal part in comic opera.
Certainly what was heard of it last night
nlpa sing Fe1iy does clever
turn as the muffied acrobat. Jack Nor
worth 5 songs and monologues are fair. The
bill closes with the Bootblack Quintet, who
succeeded in winning the approval of the
audience in their odd singing and dancing.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-Those who fail
ed TO attend Sousa's Ell Captain" when
produced by De Wolf Hopper, Alfred Klein,
Nella Bergen. Edna Wallace Hopper and
the others OF the Hopper company could not
cOnscientiOusly detect the slightest flaw in
the Interpretation of the tuneful opera last
evening at the Academy by Edward Eagle
ton Edward p. Wilks, Kate Michelena
Lillian Harper and the others of Harley
and RheinStrom's company. The original
production may have been somewhat more
gorgeous as whole and there We're more
people on the stage, but it was hardly more
pleasing than that of last evening. Hopper
and his assistants possess a wider expert
ence and brighter reputation than Eagleton
and his colleagues, but they were certainly
never more conscientious nor successful in
ttiOElS 10 90 lHelT DtSl. ana II may De sad
that better drilled, better voiced better
looking or, younger chorus has not been seen
in Washington this season at any theater
Every member of it was thoroughly at home
business as it should be known, and they
acted and danced well as they sang. The
scenery was worthy of Hopper: the same
applies to the costumes. Probably the best
compliment that may be bestowed on the
present show is to say that it is a very
clever imitation of the production first seen
in this city Personally the principals of
the cast bear striking resemblance to the
originals and the stage business is along
the same lines. But everything is strictly
up-to-date Edward EaSleton, the De Wolf
Hopper OF this company, was refreshing be-
cause his witticisms We're brand-new and
evidently original. The story of the opera
is too familiar to bear even the briefest rep
etition. Eagleton is a comedian and a vo-
calist. and he made most acceptable FL
Captain. The bright, particular feature of
an unusually successful presentation, how
ever, was Miss Lillian Harper. Petite win
some cute, talen ted more than pretty she
was as dainty an Estrelda as could be de-
sired. not excepting Edna Wallace Hopper
Miss Harper's early appearance in the first
act won the hearts of the audience. She
continued to add to her popularity through
out the remainder Of the opera. Edward P
Nilks as Posse was a second Alfred Klein.
John Dunsmore was Cazarro. Frederick
knights was Verrado: Harry Carter was
Scaramba: Karl Forbes was Montalba: j.
Coulter Hynes was Nevada and also Gen
Herbana; Kate Michelena was Isabel; Nera
Rosa was Princess Marghanza. and Emma
Miller was Taciturnez. The general state
ment may be made that they were all that
could be desired. AS encore to the eli
max of the second act, the famous FL Capt.
tan march, the company sang THE Stars
and Stripes Forever" accompanied by the
waving of the national colors. This caused
wild enthusiasm. "rhe Stars and Stripes
Forever was also made use of to close the
opera. The merit of this weeks production
of ''El Captain" should tend to crowd the
Academy at every performance.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-
Best show in months was the apparently
unanimous verdict of those who went to
Kernan's last night. The specialties were
almost all excellent and several were decid-
edly remarkable. The acrobatic feats of
Akimoto's Japanese troupe were alone worth
going to see. Their balancing, Juggling. ball
riding wire and rope walking were all in
terestine and done with confidence and pre-
cision. But the climax came when one of
the performers. slid backward on one foot
from the top gallery down tightly stretch
ed rope to The stage. This was greeted with
prolonged shouts. Another feature of the