The times., 1899-06-04

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rold is an actor of no mean ability, while
Mr Ayers is an acknowledged authority
upon reading. without the power to inn
part to his own action the knowledge of
MS BRAIN Really. Miss Arthur's Rosalind
Is not good. but far from the caricature the
erltic claims. Without the scholarship OF
ModJeska or the grace and beauty of Mar
iowe. Miss Arthur's Rosallnd is invariably
pleasing and natural.
Kathleen Chambers. who made her pro-
fessionai debut with the FrawIey company
Monday. is one OF the prettiest women
seen recently on the local stage II the
young woman only tempers her attrac-
pveness with Judgment her apparent
ability will gain for her abundant recug-
milton. She will likely accompany the or
ganization to Milwaukee
| In these days of Invention and mechani-
| cal and scientific progress there are hopes
| Tor the advertisement-seeking actress No
less persons than the leading stars seek
| the forseless carriage as a medium for
exciting runaway stories, and now a slight
Unknown performer bobs into prominence
| by being drowned and eictrocuted stimuli
taneously. Truly the world do move and
the inhnity OF the press agent has never
| been realized
1t isn't very often that one is entitled to
complain that an act is too good for its
audience and observers. but this is the case
| with THE Road Queen" presented by
Hines and Remington at Kernan's last
week. When the Monte Carlo Girls
struck heir run of hard luck and failed to
reach Washington, at a very decided ex-
pense the excellent performers seen at the
Lyceum were engaged in New York and
sent down. There were many good fea-
| lures in the olioish bill. yet to the critical
| none was so unique as that mentioned Not
only was 1t costumed perfectly, but the run
| of conversation was bright and up to date.
There were no Il done it's or We seen
| thems' in the talk. but instead keen plays
| upon words and satirical reference on the
events OF the day Much of this was not
appreciated by the gallery gods, who were
at times not slow in expressing their con-
| demnation. Especially was this true of the
recital OF THE Village Postoffice' by Miss
Remington. which was one Of the best
country dialect bits ever heard, and would
| do credit to James Whitcomb Riley. 1t
| didn't please. however, and as the lady
artist remarked sotto voce, 1t is too good
for them" Mr.. Hines impersonations
were not so good, but above the vaude-
| vile average.
If he would only chloroform his voice.
or otherwise put it out of its misery, the
| result would be beneficial to both his au-
| ditors and himself. Some anestnetiC
should be used Immediately. 1t is about
| the toughest squeaker heard in the Lyceum
| this year, and reminds one OF feline dts
turber on a back yard fence. This was not
| more appreciated than was the dialect le-
cital of Miss Remington or her female
tramp makeup Some sweet day when the
vocal chords OF Mr.. Hines and the calves
OF Miss Remington are sufficiently sand
papered, they may come back to Washing
| ton and be warmly welcomed.
Ada Mulkins. one of the clever sisters
who so successfully dramatized Robert
| Louis Stevenson's story, Prince Otto. Is
visiting with Miss Helen Rowe on X Street
Elinor Falk has again attracted atten-
| tion by her singing at Glen Echo. There
| is something quite attractive about this
| 1.-THE lady with the 1.-THE voice. and the I'M
preston is only strengthened ty further
| observation of her performances One thlnS,
| her Songs are bright and clean, her cos
| tunes tasteful and her enunciation clear
| and distinct. Add to this the personal ap-
pearance of "a lady on and of the stage,
and you have a pretty fair combination.
| Her rebooking so soon after her original
appearance in local vaudeville is sufficient
commendation OF her standing with the
managers.
Whatever may be the individual and
critical determination regarding the mer-
| its of the Juliet of Miss Adams, femininity
is united in declaring her costumes most
excellent. After the premier appearance Of
the little Utah actress in Gotham, Mary
Anderson publicly remarked that she
considered Miss Adams gowns perfect
examples OF the modistic and historic art.
| In truth. her costumes cost a tidy fortune,
| being of the style OF the fourteenth cen
tury, not of the fifteenth. as has been the
| custom of many previous Juliets.
brief description Of these dresses may
prove interesting 20 the feminine reader
| by reason of their excellence, and to cur
| masculine friends, in causing them TO re-
| joice that they are not Father Capulet
and that the financial requirements for
| paternity are not now so rigorous as when
| Juliet first discovered her maiden love. In
addition to the simple robe, which she will
wear in the tomb, the play demands three
| costumes. The first act gown is OF white
| India crepe, about the bottom OF which Is
| a ten-inch border embroidered in, seed
| pearls and coloTed silks, wrought IN ola
| Italian figures over this is the familiar
mediaeyial design Of pomegranates and
dragons. On this background is embroider-
ed in the most careful handiwork another
| design in pearls. The sleeves are similar
| to the stole made OF silver and pearl en-
broidery. with a puff of crepe let in at the
| elbow and held in place with ropes OF
| pearls.
The gown worn in the potion scene is
of pink India crepe, over which is worn a
| slip of white cobwebby material also Of
Indian manufacture The white slip has
a border of point lace fifteen inches deep,
| and the crepe is finished by a two-inch
band embroidered in gold thread. pink
silk and coral The stole worn with this
| is of white embroidered crepe. with pink
and gold border corresponding to that on
| the skirt. The sleeves, which are OF point
| lace pink crepe. and white mull-like ma
terial, have two gold and coral bands
above the elbow and fall over the hands
| in points. The neck of the gown is OF point
| lace and the bodice is girded about the
| waist by an embroidered band, fastened at
one side of the front by valuable an
| tiaue gold clasp. In the scene between Ju-
| liet and the Nurse. Miss Adams wears d
wonderful cloth Of gold gown, covered by
a slip made of duchess and point lace. No
| stole is worn with this gown. but in its
| place a stomacher ten inches deep. of cloth
of gold elaborately embroidered in pearls,
amethysts, and turquoises. About the
neck is a similar jeweled band. Other
bands also ornament the bottom of the
cloth of gold skirt and the sleeves. About
her waist she wears fine gold chain fast
ened with a medallion OF gold and tur-
quoise. also an antique. All the jewels and
laces that embellish Miss Adams Juliet
costumes are said to be real.
Hans Roberts, the excellent young local
actor, will be seen again with Broadhurst
| Brothers next season. doing the part of the
| naval cadet in why Smith Left Home. "
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