The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-03-30
THINGS THEATRICAL.

teresting than THE Hawaiian Islands"
and a very fair-sized audience listened 10
Burton Holmes description of our newly
acquired territory last night at the Column
bia Theatre. The lecture which has been
heard here before. is a most interesting
one throughout, embracing the most i'm
portant incidents in the history CT the
group, the most notable facts regarding its
political and geographical condition, and
the most prominent characteristics of the
inhabitants. This data and description is
occasionally relieved by the relation of one
breezy anecdote or another. and so rem
dered entertaining as well as instructive.
Mr.. Holmes discourses are evidently not
based on twenty-minute trips. and are at
once thorough and complete. The talk on
The Hawaiian Islands is, in common
with the remainder of the series, illus
trated with stereopticon views, tolored by
Katherine Gordon Breed. The subject If
tonight's lecture will be "Fez, the Mstrop-
oils of the Moors''
That the sale of seats for the coming en-
gagement of Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine
Elliott. which opens this morning at the
box office of the National The atre. will be
an enormous one is a foregone concl is!on.
In no city of the country are the two pay
ers more popular than in Washington, and
when they bring with them a piece that
has enabled MIR. Goodwin to win recogni-
ton in the line of his ambition-a piece
that helped him to achieve the New Yo
favor. he had never had before-one can
not doubt the manner in which both will
~ ,.stas.' nc i''''n Mhose iiss ~
thuo,t, nae peen accoinpiishei
=, ..a,.. su, =, peas,hs poi''ayais as those
AZ IN heu op' IN MiZzoura, ana An
me-. iOa,i Siel1eh, cahho. Out cia IN at
e .' 10 hilhseii "heh ne reaches the
l rospe ,,.. heia IN such a drama as is
AS may be imagined from the title. the
WORK is historic one, dealing in liberal
manner with the life of the Revolutionary
patriot mentioned. love story is intro
uuced anu TINS is said to claim an unusual
amount OF mat quality which critics. for
want Oh Detter name, call heart interest.
lueiitv 10 iact mas forced Mr.. Fitch to
NH ms nero In the last act, or rather to
permit an audience to Imagine his killing.
out tne death is SO glorious and the scene
SO artisuc that the effect is supposedly the
reverse Oh sombre.
ms act is unique in that during its
progress not more than twenty lines are
spoken FOR nine minutes after the cur
tam rises no one is on the stage. glori-
Gus sunrise taking the attention of the
spectator Then squad of British soldiers
arrives with It's prisoners. Finally the
sweetheart comes and Nathan Hale speaks
TO her some few words of farewell. A rope
is placed around the neck of the man who
made the word spy one worthy of ad-
miration In this country. and he is asked
II he has anything to say Only this
replied hale. regret that l have only
one lie TO give for my country. The
soiuiers adjust the moose and the curtain
taiis. This is the last scene of Nathan
Hale and its description promises more
than could be suggested by empty praise.
MANAGE l. Daniei frawiey ana ms COM
pahy' which VIII begn an extended en-
sagemeht next week at the Columbia The
atre' arrived last night from New York.
ana VIII complete renearsals OF Triiby.
begun nearly month ago on the stage
vi 'he mouse Which VIII De lis nome Tor
some tiine TO come IL is MI Frawleys
design 10 establish in Washington per-
Inaneht organization SUCH as he directed
Ior four years at the Columbia IN San
rahcisco- Inc frawieys, as the play
. eIs we're january known IN the city OF
lhe 1oiueh tate were prime fayorites all
up ana doWh the racine Coast, as well as
IN honoiuiu ana as lar inland as Salt
LAKE oity ana Dehver. indeed, they were
lne popular pur'eyors Oh all the Eastern
auccesses 10 lar western piaygoers, and
SO completely ala they NIL the field that
re" TaNeiihe combinations cared TO invade
ane' .eriilory' me burning OF the Bald
YIN neaeie, hoWeNer' resulted In the Co
, , psihg given over TO visiting
u oupes, Wnich ieit the frawleys without
q pefIhahent environment Accordingly,
me en.ei prIs'hs young manager turned his
80 80 uas.~aru anu settied on MS native
Guy, washington as the new location OF
nis colhpans' .s-.
'nia ensasenien' the organization
,,a5 1een hiu.h changed so tnat II now
~. ,N many peopIe OF estaDiisned East
s ,,i' iepu'hsiois' WIN rev OF those who
ia.e woh iaNor III the west. FOR. Iril-
W uiree members OF the original New
ioIh cast.Mne- Cotreily, Burr Mcln-
.' anu aired hickman-have been en-
gagged TO interpret the roles they have Gre
Jonn e heiiefd, VII De seen as Svengali,
anu Mary van buren, beautiful protege
oi T. >. willard. is TO appear in the titular
part. our own Geoifrey Stein will be the
Gecko; George Trader who assumed the
character with Mr.. Frawley in San Fran
CISCO the Zouzou; Enroll Dunbar. the
Stage Manager; Harry Gwynette the DR.
Basot, and Mrs. F. NJ. Bates, the Mrs
Bagot, while Manager Frawley himself
VIII play Sandy, the Laird role in which
he made hit on the Coast Alice PixIey,
Marie Barringer, Cornne Parker, ana |
Adora Andrews will be seen as grisettes.
and this arrangement still leaves on the
reserve list Harry Corson Clarke com |
edian. and Seene johnson. leading lady
both well known throughout the country:
Ada Levick. Frank Matthew. Niron Calico
George CASTOR. Thomas Phillins Fred !
and George Welles for tho 500
lnd weeks bill ..Tbe CHARITY pau,,