Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-25

the Maine. No wondernthe colonel got a
little ratified at San Juan; he had too much
on his mind Then there Is a young but
very serious second lieutenant named Jack
blonde hair, who is commonly alluded to as
Tommy Greene. All these have sweet
hearts, mothers and sisters, and the part
Ing with their loved ontes is long. tedious
and agonizing. This isat evidenced by the
almost unanimous exodus of the male part
of the audience for=stimulants at the end
of the second act . Patrick O'Grady, an
impossible Irishman. is dumped into the
play at this part OF the performance, Tor
the apparent purpose of tightening the
heavy gloom which has settled over every
body both on and or the stage. 1t is not
unnatural that he should fail The task
was trif1e too big for OGrady. linen
there is Billy Burst, the war correspondent.
Where the author got the ideal of Billy
would be matter of curious interest. But
Billy is about up to the average conception
of the stage newspaper man. His proto-
type in real life, If he has one, Is propa-
bly, doing space at some Bowery police
station for a yellow weekly. Billy Is repre-
sented as peering over Colonel Venner
shoulder In IN attempt to read the latter
official and personal correspondence. He
industrously makes notes of camp trivial
ties which If turned in would insure MS
recall from the front in quicker time than
the Spanish forces adopted. Miss Jean
Mawson's Adele, the heroine part. about
much literary creaking, is barely passapie.
In itself the part is not so bad ana win
the wretched hodgepodge surrounding II
stands out as the one bright picture In TINS
play.
Altogether it would seem that the author
of "A Daughter of Cuba ought to nave
followed the example of the lawyer VINO
waived his argument and made motion
for new trial before his case went TO the
jury.
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-Man-
ager Herman presents this week the AUS
tralan Beauties, the same company which
scored such a hit during the early part OF
the season The return engagement Is war,
ranted. for the entertainment ls gooo
one. Many changes have been made IN the
olio, and altogether the company is mate
rally stronger than it was. THE Type
writer's Wedding Day. that frolicking
conceit of pretty girls and funny comedians
is repeated as the opening burlesque IN
this, as in the closing burlesque. THE Duke
of Monte Cristo." Harry Bryant. that
prince of funmakers, takes the leading part
and never loses chance to make Joke
count. Eana Urine sang several popular
songs in satisfactory manner and gave
way to Sheehan and Kennedy. Smith
O'Brien, with old Irish melodies, was most
pleasing, and the Lavelles in eccentric dane
ing held the attention of all by their grace
full movements. The Svengali dance was
feature. George Yeoman told funny jokes
galore, and then came the burlesque.
BIJOU THEATER.-Heretofor it has
been the custom at the Bijou to have the
olio eclipse the first part. This week 1t is
different, for the Bijou stock company is
easily entitled to the honors, and even at
that the o!io is strong. Perhaps it is be-
cause of the excellence of Manager Greene's
training, which is manifesting itself more
each week. or the even and smooth work of
an excellent stock company. AT any rate,
the opening melange this week is decidedly
the feature. The surprise was the work of
Sam Adams, who for the nonce forsakes
his comedy role and sings in excellent voice
a barytone solo. With training he would
make name for himself. Pearl Hight was
the Frenchiest American seen here and
her imitation of Anna Held was good The
DonoVans fresh from the legitimate won
instant recognition, and Harry La Dell and
Emma Francis. who attracted so much at
tention in 'Superba' by their acrobatic
dancing, were loudly encored. The Revere
Sisters: Brown, Harrison and Brown: the
Martelles and the Gotham Comedy Four
closed an excellent bill.