Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-23
able and will become favorites before their
time ends.

time ends.
Edwin Browne, assisted BY Mr.. W. Il, Con-
Is very attractive and Mr.. Brownies work
| in two characters shows versatility and
ability. Prince O'Kabe's troupe duplicates
startling tricks. Miss Josephine Arthur has
| improved in voice since here last. Duffy,
Sawtelle and Duffy continue to make good
Dorothy Drew's singing and dancing act is
| well liked, even if a trifie stage-worn In
places. The Fanchon Sisters, in their aero
bate act. are entertaining. lie Roy and
Morris do bar act that is somewhat DIFF
ferent from the ordinary gymnastic COM
edy performance and is pleasing. Miss May
Wentworths speciality goes because she
makes much out of nothing. Others who fill
out are Ahearn and Patrick, Miss Blanche
Ruskin, German and Proctor Dawson, Ca
vile and Dawson; LIE Clair, La Nard and
Rith. and Blanche Henshaw and William
]. Hoyt.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER. -
There is a combination of vaudeville
and athletics a. Kernan's this week.
and while there are good features
in the vaudeville portion of the bill.
| the athletic performance is by far
| the most entertaining. 1t Is the Roeber &
| Crane Company, and while scarcely any
| body knows the latter, Roeber has long
| claimed attention a wrestler of DO mean
ability. The athletes he introduces beside
| himself Mile. Carolo and Mons. Lau-
| rent, d IISt-CIdSS team VI uttNS NtiS IL
| filters. Mons. Laurent with his naked fist
| breaks cobblestones and makes the aston
| shng offer of breaking more stones that
way than man armed with three-pound
| sledge hammer. With Roeber are a coterie
| of lesser lights in the wrestling world who
are open to make matches with local as
pirants for honors on the mat and dur
| ing the week every one who applies will be
| given an opportunity of winning one of the
purses offered. The olio included Maddox
| ana Beach, who comedy sketch,
'The Butchers Boys" Then came Mile
Darlett, who gyrated the revolving
globe. and West and Williams, who sang
parodieS ON Well-known songs and cracked
new jokes. Murray and Murray, with
James Brown, coored boy, essayed a
sketch that was tiresome. 1t entitled
"A Lively Village" Bigger and Dreher
were above the average refined vocaists
and Berry and Hughes contributed a funny
tumble of comedy and music.
THE BIJOU THEATER. - Manager
Grieves has made great preparations for
jubilee week and has collected a group of
| high-class vaudeville stars for the enter
tainment of the visitors. The augmenta-
ton of the stock company and the all
around good work of the company con-
tribute in large measure to the success of
the entertainment. The old faVorites as if
to cltnch their popularity, Guido themselves.
Nina Collins never was in better voice and
Annie Carter, who never knew what 1t was
to be other than a favorite, are the solosts
and both received hearty communication.
Dainty Flora Parker sang one of her popu-
lar melodies and Sam Adams sang effective
ly Mid the Green Fields of Virginia"
In the oto Forester and Floyd We're the
openers. Then came those old-timers To-
pack and Steele, who repeat that funniest
of all representations, THE Judge and the
Major" Banks Winter, the sweet singing
minstrel, with little Mona, proved the fea-
ture of the evening, and George Graham
the excellent monologist, received a royal
welcome. George does a scene from the
police court that is true to life. The Three
De ARGOS did some difficult shooting, and
the American Vitagraph displayed a series
of new pictures.
THE PAINS FIREWORKS TONIGHT
The most talked-of feature of the peace
jubilee Is the magnificent display of fire
works which has been prepared by the
Pains Fireworks Company, and which Will,
Judging from the sale of seats, attract
thousands of people to the monument lot
nightly All preparations have been COM
pleted for the colossal naval battle, repre-
senting the destruction of the Spanish fleet
at Manila, which is the special card for
tonightS performance. The stage present.
ed lively scene last night when three
companies of the National Guard, the Ma
val Reserve and over 100 men acting
Spaniards were put through rehearsal
of the part they are to pay In Thursday
nights picture of the fight on San Juan
Hill. Ample provision has been made by
the committee in charge. and holders of
tickets can enter the grounds from both
the east and west sides High School Ca
diets acting as ushers will seat the masses
and precisely at o'clock all lights in the
amphitheater will be extinguished. In case
of rain tonights performance will be post
poned until Friday evening next and tick
cts will be good for that night.
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