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port, besides Laura Joyce Bell, who needs
no word of commentator, are Misses Car
re Keller Louise RIAL Margaret Dale
owen. Messrs. H. Gittus Lonsdale. Albert
G: Deltwyn. Chas. D. Pitt, Edward Nc
wade and Harry s. Robinson.
ner greatest success, Kate Kip" come to
me New National Theater next week Miss
IRWIN has visited Washington In former
Years with successes-plays that have re-
TINS Jolly good laughmaker is said to have
echpsed all former triumphs. OF course,
there Is only one May Irwin" "a large blonde
party" as she is called in this Kate Kip"
Her mission in life seems to be to make
people laugh and 1t is this that her au-
dlences expect of her. Miss TWINS humor
Is perhaps more spontaneous than that of
any other player on the stage today, and
a jolly good atmosphere seems to peryade
her immediate surroundings. 1t wouldn't
90, perhaps to refer to Miss Irwin as sun
Deain put she certainly brings with her to
the 1oOtl1ghtS a certain warmth and bright
ness that is ineXplicable yet still evident
When you know Miss Irwin. even across
the footlights, there is no slight acquain-
lance; you feel that you know her and
Know her WELL In fact, you're her best
friend: In this new play the comedy and
computations are evolved from Kate Kip's
efforts to save her brother Tom from finan-
claI ruin, he having invested all his saw
1ngs in western city called New Rome
which he counted on being made the state
capital, but which at the opening of the
play Is about to be thrown over in favor
OF rival city named New Athens. Kate
Zip is buyer for large commercial
house. and reaches New Rome on the de-
c1sive day. She has had miraculous es-
cape from a railroad wreck and in the ex-
element has picked up some one else's grip
for her own. Senator Coogan (Mr. Sparks)
and Senator Gashwiler control the state
senate. and to win them over to New Rome
Kate Kip cOnvinces each that she is his
long-lost daughter. The complications COM
pei her to produce a husband which she
does in the person of Gustav L'Aoulette
an anarchist (Mr. MartinettD, who agrees
70 play the part for two hours in return
for her having been instrumental In saving
MS life in the railroad wreck. The play
might end here were 1t not for the fact
that charge of kidnapping is preferred
against Kate Kip when the grip picked up
IN the wreck by mistake is traced to her
But Kate Kip finally outwits the detec-
tves, wins the election for New Rome
saves her brothers money and captures
husband.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
Days new musical comedy, The Runa-
way Girl which Joined the line at DaIy's
Iheater. New York, last August. is as mer-
~ and bright as its predecessors, which
mas been fully proven by the record of 225
performances that IT has made for itself in
New York this season, this being the great
est number of consecutive performances
accorded any of the Gaiety successes that
WI lay HdS Drought over from London.
The most remarkable thing about the long
run of The Runaway Girl is that it was
moved from the stage of Days Theader,
after being played there one hundred times
10 the Fifth Avenue Theater, where it
packed that playhouse for l25 nights. dis
proving the old theatrical superstition tina,
II Is impossible to transfer a play from one
theater to another and meet with success
1 he enjoyment of the audiences who have
attended the performances of THE Runa-
way Girl has been testified to by the
surest of signs, the number of encores ac-
corded to the songs and Dances The favor
tie song, The Soldiers in the Park" al
ways has to be repeated five or six times:
the song about the Man From Cook s. gets
three encores as general rule, and so do
the ones about the Nations and "The
Boy Guessed Right His High Society,"
Is always sure of at least four encores,
and the songs that get one or two are
Legion. Can there be any better test for
theatrlcaI performance than that the all-
dience finds 1t so hard to get enough of it?
The result is due doubtless as much TO the
actors as to the songs. The songs have
10 De there, in the first place, and they are
there. but there must be the proper singers
TO sing them. The clever manner in which
they are treated by Mr.. Days clever COM
pany has large share, perhaps the largest
share. in making them popular THE
Runaway Girl will be given at the I,afav-
cite Square Opera House next week in its
entirety, under the personal direction of
Mr.. DAILY, by exactly the same cornrany
York. and including Miss Virginia Earle
Adele Richie, Marie Cahill, Catherine Lew
is, Elsa Ryan, Cyril Scott, Frank Gel
Ii, Arthur Donaldson, George Lesoir. Har-
old Wizard, Tom Hadaway and James r
Powers.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Managers
Burke and Chase for next week offer
bill Of unusual excellence. The success of
the Washington home of refined vaudeville
can hardly be wondered at in view of the
m of Itr hill
been presented at the Grand since its OPEN
ing week. The important feature of the bill
for next week, commencing with Mondays
matinee, will be the first appearance here
this season of those ever-popular farce
comedy stars. Jno. c. Rice and SalHe CO.
hen, who will present their latest and most
decided hit, Our Honeymoon" These we'll
known artists gained most enviable repu-
tation while appearing in May TWINS
''Courted Into Court company, and in
their Interpretation of the present pleasing
comedetta all their fun-making qualities
are shown to the utmost advantage. Mile
I1tenia, the greatest of all toe dancers, who
created such Juror during her recent en-
gagement, that the management is to be
congratulated in securing her for the com
ing week She made one of the greatest
hits ever scored by any dancer seen here
and was the sensation during her engage
ment, and will without doubt duplicate her
hit. Kleist Brothers, in their novel and
wonderful electrical musical act, are I'M
like anything today in the vaudeville The
Randalles, acrobatic dancers. in a unique
and clever exhibition of acrobatic dancing
accomplish their feats in a graceful and
artistic manner. Louis VI. Granat, the
great whistling solost. will present his nu-
merous selections. Ramza and Arno, &C.
centric comedians, introducing their latest
Importation, The Burlesque Blondin Dom
key" direct from the Empire, London, are
sure to meet with favor. Miss Florence
Henri King, a violin soloist will make her
vaudeville debut. and, this Is her home,
she is sure to receive an ovation. How
ever. eliminating that fact. she is an artist
of such attachments that the rendition of
her solos would be received by any audi
ence with appreciation. Chas. Case, a clev-
er black-face monologuist, will tell stories
about his father. Prof. Ackley's Orchestra
has become one Of the features of the en-
tertainment. Matnees will be given daily
and made especially attractive to the la
dies and children.
BIJOU THEATER TOMORROW NIGHT,
The usual Sunday concert will be given
at the Bijou Theater tomorrow night Man
ager Grieves has provided an excellent bill
for the occasion and an enjoyable time is
promised all who attend. A number of new
faces have been engaged and several of the
most popular acts at present in the various
Philadelphia and Baltimore theaters will
make their appearance for this evenings
concert only.