Evening star., 1899-05-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Jubilee cerelpnies have seriously in
terfered with thesattendance at the the
aters this week. Aftes Monday night the
outdoor attractions were too strong to in
duce people to go.inddors for amusement
The Grand Opera House probably had the
greatest number of people, for it gave a
continuous performance, and strangers in
the city could drop in ebefore or after the
parades and then after the fireworks Next
came the Columbia Theater with Mr. Han
ford and "Privates John Allen Monday
night there was nothing but standing room,
but Tuesday there was a drop like pile
driver. Wednesday there was a recovery,
and the audiences have continued to in
crease, the attendance last night being ex-
celIent. Way Down East had been here
before, but the play Is such a good one
that it should be a drawing card for many
years. The Lyceum and Bijou had their
usual attendance of men.
Next week there will be but one of the
hrst-class theaters open, the Columbia
with the exception of the National, which
Will throw open its doors for one night to
present Maud Adams in Juliet At the
Columbia the Frawley Company will pre-
sent the Dancing Girl, with Miss Blanche
Bates as Drusilla Ives. Miss Bates is
probabl y the most talked of woman in the
profession, and her recent work has
brought her into great prominence. She
should crowd the theater to it's full ca
pac1ty. The Lyceum and Bijou will present
good vaudeville programs
The Frawley Company has made many
friends in Washington, and regret is felt
that its stay here is already limited. Mr.
FraWley, himself Washingtonian, has be-
come better known a man, an actor and
manager than ever before in this COM
munfty. The leading members of his COM
pany have all made many warm friends
personally, while the admirers of their
ability cannot be numbered. The affairs
OF the organization have gone as smoothly
aS nave the performances, which evidences
the high character of its business manage
ment.
The business manager of a theatrical
company sometimes has anything but d
bed OF roses, but with Mr.. Frank Murray,
VINO holds that position with the Frawley
company the days have passed pleasantly.
MT Murray says, however that in some of
the organizations he has been connected
with ne mas had all he could do to keep
peace In the family. When it is remem-
Dered that he has handled Wilson Barrett,
Rachard Mansfield, the tristan company
consisting of Lillian Russell. Della Fox and
jeff De Angels. the Lyceum Company and
Others. his remark may readily be credited.
Mr. Murray has been in the business for
ABOUT twelve years, going into the profess
sion from the assistant city editors desk
or the Chicago News. He has that calm
ana equable disposition that enables him to
nSten to complaints without turning a hair
ana SEND the complainant away satisfied
mat the difficulty viii be adjusted. All the
requisites for a good business manager
cannot be told, but those who know Mr.
Murray best say that if there is any par
tlcular quality necessary to entirely care
Tor the front of the house and look out for
the welfare of the company that he does
not possess 1t has not yet been discovered.
COLUMBIA THEATER R-Blanche Bates
will Monday night at the Columbia Thea
n TIp q
quaker girl who leaves the simple village
life in which she was born and bred to
go to London, where she becomes a sue
ceSSful stage divinity and a siren who
lures men to destruction This character in
The Dancing Girlt is composed of sunlight
and shadow, her grace and vivacity gild
ing the sinister depths of her nature, and
making her creature of charm and wick
edness combined. This is the sort of a
part in which Miss Bates is said to shine
at her best, and her Druslla Ives was her
most pronounced success in San Francisco.
Heretofore she had played principally light
comedy or high society types, but THE
Dancing Girl'' developed her powers of
emotional acting, and gave opportunities
for that spontaneity which is said to be
the principal charm of her work. She en-
ters into her character not like an actress
calmly seeking opportunities for Sef-diS-
play, but fairly living the part in style that
makes her seem the character itself. In
the opposite role of the Duke, which has
been played here by E. H. Sothern and
Beerbohm Tree, the young Washington
q a. - III lt..ietSei, !. DalIIel dW.ss' gdineu
i iits SiS<atsel suecess atso. LIKE MISS BATES
n, re .i'u Liieielolole peeh Iuehtilea WIN
itsne conieaS roieSs' put MS WORK III thls
chd[actea hi,tde the MT OF HIS career on
tiie me aclilc ~ coast. MISS georgia "eIles' an
olher iheIhper OF the present company also
scored great success as the niue lame
girl' VINO evenlually fescues the Duke from
the Wlles or Inc Dancing Girl The rest
OF the cast WIN be hlied by members OF
the FraWley
MANAGER KERNAN'S BENEFIT
Manager Hughey Kernan's benefit June
is still borne in mind by the patrons of the
Lyceum and they and his many friends
look forward to one Of the most ENJOYABLE
entertainments of the season. The Hot Air
Burlesuuers NAV be relied upon to furnish
one of the hest burlesoue shows on the
road They are now nearing the end of a
euccassfrI +our of tbe standard varia+y
houses and thev will M do,,ht moot u1itb
d cotdidl reteption nll.dl mere: Ahiois me most
iioIapls VI the b1"eis stars IS anne MOT
Ils, "no mas acHieHeo some hotorlety IN
So1hectteh "aeh nn ner marriage 10 a puSl-
Hstlc CeieDilCy. Ihere WlIl pe many pretty
elris Desldes phis ldoi OF the Bowery' as