Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21


largest house hut the most money has
been made at rNe Columbia. The houses
~ tn, National have also L-an >oaI. SO
il seems as if tho people v-ra eager for
a1iUsew. MT ami were willing to put ou-
their money for it, Their have bs IA two
slIrpr.= s. go th.a-. ROGERS tbs week First,
the g.uIfue hit that Francis Wilson has
made i'm "Cyrauo d. RrrGyrac. at the
Columbia Thcaier- SIR Wilson is person
ally very popular i'm tbs city and is al
ways sure Of generous Support here. His
present vehicle. is ROW played j. one of
the best hc has Ead since he became star.
and those who had read the criticisms Of
the New York papers on his first perform
auce were uuprcpared for the bright and
breezy entertainment given here. The other
surprise was the acting ability displayed
by Miss Anna Held in her play. "Papa's
Wife Tn piece Is decidedly of color. hut
ii is understood that a Numbered revision
will b presented tonight. II will not meet
with thu approval Of respectable theater-
Eoers. however. unless the entire plot
is altered. Nine. JanaUsChek, in Meg
Merrilies' does some sp!endidly forcetul
work and shows that her former power IS
not materially leSSened.
Next week Mrs. Leslie Carter will return
here with "Zaza" the National; the Co
lumhia viii present a French farce called
In Paradise, the Lafayette will offer the
Milton AbOrn English opera Company: the
Grand has an excellent vaudeville bill,
with Milton and Dolly Mobiles as the head
liners, the Academy announces "FinneEan 5
Ball" and the usual vaudeville programs
Will be found at the Lyceum and Bllou-
In talking with Mr.. Francis Wilson the
other night reference was made to a very
prominent comedian and to the fact thaI
his first work was done with a minstrel
company. There are some in the profess
son" said Mr.. Wilson. who seem to thIfk
that minstrel work is mira Dig the pest
OF them do not. | remember an incident that
hapuened when we were travelling in the all
star cast If the Rivals which illustrates
this. one Of the younger ladies or the com
pany was speaking of friend who had pc
come attached to a member Of a minstrel
company and regretting that her affections
had not been placed upon a man hlSher III
rank in the profession. Old Mrs. Drew I'M
mediately resented the sueer upon Minstrel
men and said that those who used DuThI
cork were good as those VINO Wore
grease paint. She appealed to Mr. Jetfer-
son, who remarked that he would nave no
objection to his daughter marrying a MIN
Strel provided she loved him. and then ne
added that he himself used to black up. and
he knew that Edwin Booth used to play the
banjo in the Oldeu times Then Crane spoke
uu and remembered when ne was mlGdle
man in a minstrel show, and Nat Goodwin
referred to the time when ne was a ln.nSt
in the same company that / was SO 1t
turned out that every one of the men in the
party had at sometime in his career been
in the minstrel business
If the girl about town is pOseur, as the
boys about town declare Iheh liert can
BE- no mfstaking the daily evidence to be
seen upon the street that one Of the most
popular poses nowadays Is that based on
some real or fancied resemblance to
ravOrite actress. y very small excuse Is
needed; a tip-ulted nose and slender tS-
mr.. and she is the very image Of Maude
Adams. with Titan hdlr, she IS Jht cOuH-
terrart # Mrs. Leslie Carter
uni, detected
cfded uporj. the girl proceeds 10 initiate the
actress in every way 50 far as possible
she dresses like her, she cnde2E"rS 10 tax
like her and more than all. does sht carry
herself in Tho same way. Any ike tricks
Of voice or manner. such as PlayeT-W"neh
aye aut to have and quick I" exploit, are
IF rh, Iatrar hears Of any special perfume
or color or habit 10 which Tho original is
much given. she makes the point Of appro-
ur.arfrg IT, but most of an does the girl
1.uou thu fact 81 her resemblance to the
actress selected. No one who comes with
n "-5 '., ~ j. 1rI know il Is really
lrro,-fTl- the wav people take me ncw-a-
5s.y-s for Mr. Carter she Of the straw
~ bi.r1Ia hair will ,xc-ain Why. /
rar-f o. DOWN the street without having
tr.r4, zay There she goes. that's Mrs. car
- on. night al The 1ne:lter not long
Az heard som. one back Of me whisper.
YES / know lis Mrs. Carter but what in
~. world l. she. Fpf,-s here | Thought she
" MA, -ir i'm F:rIrFr5or,. This wcrz Real
Iv ali ms Ifi,.. turning around and tell
~, M. r,,nr man mar h. mad made. a mis-
-. - IL 49, NJ carter bur sim
-, oT. ,c6, i .Ivrgys being taken for
r..
" tho 1s,-t interesting, thing, about all
-. r.s.In},larca. il M. in most casas
-, ~. -, f.,r-f..-Ihad a. hardy To he
50 ,cf-b In ral.d ~, Another u0fut
i ~ ~ dl,,sn,f sem 10 matter whether
- -. ,.rnean for a rnndei * nratry
- - H. L..i,1ry rsfora IN r,urIic is ali
s,-.f-,.,..,t E,fr.I moot of The rnr1,Iarity
- 49,. -. j. fI,rt4 i'm 4ha farr, mar f,af-
- ,-l,-sfr,. III r,v-,F.,y-. When any
- - - f.rr.7 ,-orI a. Inc ,itrnnst he.
IN - - - -, Jo,,L, III s,,,,,..
- - - T,eC',ssarii,, fs,,-lrai,
-''''7'' ~
Willard H.rco~,b Iare Of this cftv has
- -,-e.,,g.1 r,, 7 fat,I1r & O., as H. ,7ey,-s
1,ar.- r.r'-.saT,tati,-a for lanes A Herne
-. -. - So, I1,rT--" NJ NJ
oueufue for this attraction at the Park
Theater next Tuesday evening
NATIONAL TIIEATER. - Mrs. Leslie
Carter comes 10 the National Monday