Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-14

MS WORST enemy from drowning. AuOLneE
Is maple sugar camp in the woods. and
a touch Of liveliness is given by rousing
dance at the winding up of the sugar MAX
Ing. The play is clean and wholesome, and
II 1t follows along somewhat hackneyed
lines, at least does SO without offense.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-"Have You Seen
Smith, is the rather novel name of the
play at the Academy this week The audi
ence leaves the theater without being able
to answer the question aff1rma tively. Mr..
Smith does not appear, for which the audi
ence probably has reason for self-congratu-
lation. Smiths wife appeared several times
and that was quite sufficient to satisfy all
curiosity as to the entire family. The plot
of Have You Seen SMITH" is loose to the
extent of scattering. 1t even lacks we'll
sustained effort at absurdity. Yet 1t is very
funny in spots. There is something ridicu-
lous in the idea of an Irish baron, and when
the nobeman has a bald head and a fringe
of fiery red hair. shading off>into crop
of whiskers of the same hue cut Donegal
style the humorous effect is considerably
heightened. But what the play lacks in
plot is made up in specialties. of which
there are several of real merit. HALEY and
Neehan are very entertaining in their &C.
centric dancing. John I. Tierney revives
some old jokes and songs into which he
infuses enough of his own originality to
make them interesting. Harry Earle sings
couple of new songs with pleasing effect.
Mr. and Mrs Jimmy Barry We're very, en-
tertaining in their skit. Mrs wilkins
Boy" Lew Carroll caught the audience
with his odd remarks and burlesaue magic.
Mary Lane, ''the girl with the golden
hair" has a voice of a great deal of sweet
ness and of considerable strength. She
sings several songs with fine effect, and last
night received a great deal of well-merfted
applause.
NEW GRAND-That the usual bill of
straight vaudeville has been shelved this
week to make way for musical farce
comedy. does not, of itself. explain the fact
5o- Of
crowded the New Grand last evening. 1t
was clear TO every one that Williams and
Walker, and, incidentally, their company
were the attraction Had THE Policy Play
ers' been booked for Convention Hail. even
that vast auditorium would undoubtedly
have been filled The New Grand was
packed to sardine intensity, and to cor
rectly estimate the number of admission
seekers turned away would require the
equipment and facilities of the census Of
flee. The dress circle and upper gallery
were crowded to the walls. The lower floor.
however was given over to the regular
patrons of this home of refined vaudeville.
The audience was a record-breaker; not
alone in size, but In appreciation and en-
thusiasm; so much 50 that at times the
effect of the efforts of the performers was
lost to many by reason of the premature
applause and laughter of some. The show
may be aptly termed out of the ordinary,
and for that reason alone Is worth see
ing. 1t is farce, practically plotless. but
replete with specialties, or vaudeville
turns, to be strictly modern. 1t Is must
cal, of a pleasing character with one num-
Der decidedly ambitious. AS real coons,
to quote from the program, Williams and
Walker occupy a sphere OF their own IN
stageland. They are unequa!ed by any OF
their race. And they are supported by
most creditable aggregation of intelligent
vocalists, dancers, musicians and acrobats.
The stars, Williams and Walker, as Dusty
Cheapman living just for fun" and Hap
by Hotstuff, combines business with pleas
nSft SralSr r.
ray Of specialties. Others who have the
stage all to themselves for enjoyable pc
RODS are George Catlin, in Chinese imper-
sonatons; Hodges and Launchmere, Aus
tralian nightingales; Mallory Brothers; Ov-
erton and Halliday, Honolulu Bellies; Ed.
Harris. Douglass and Emerson. Mallory
Brothers and Brooks. Moonlight serena
ders; Miss Matte Wilkes; MessrS. Thomas,
Elkins. Orme and Williams, quartet; and
Douglass and Reese Brothers, acrobats and
gun spinners. A special feature is brass
band on the stage.
KERNANS LYCEUM THEATER.-It
was advertised extensively that as a spe-
cial attraction to the entertainment offered
by the Gay Masqueraders at Kernan's this
week reproduction of the famous Jeffries-
Sharkey prize fight would be given with the
Microscope Without mincing words, it may
be said the reproduction was neither one of
| the fight nor the principals in friendly com
bat. Two burlesques and very fair oiio
| walk" with the entire company assisting
| spread generous amount of fun in the be-
| ginning In the olio Lillian Durham sang
| herself into favor, Swift and Huber had a
| musical comedy skit, Daily and Vokes were
| laughable. Ht My and Jarvis were poor
| enough, Brown, Harrison and Brown. the
eccentric comedy trio, were easily the best
| of the bill; Carlos and Vouletti presented a
| difficult and neat balancing act. In the
| closing burIesque, Philippines Miss Bes-
| sic Stanton posed her generous proportions
| while the picture man used her screen.
| BIJOU THEATER.-The bill at the Biiou
| this week Is the poorest of the season. and
| but for a few numbers in the long program
| the entertainment would be positively bad
| An audience Of fair proportions welcomed
| the artists at both matinee and evening,
| and went away dissatisfied AS a curtain
| raiser Waller and Waller, musical experts,
| We're offered. Mr. Waller only succeeded in
| interesting the gallery, after he took five
minutes in trying to get rid of mouthful
of saliva. and told about it. The Wiltsie
Sisters found 1t difficult to make good even
after singing shady song. TldleWinkS and
| Dugan. two children, were fair in parts of
| their lonS-draWn-out speciality. They would
| please children. BarthO, the French toe
| dancer. did not materialize, the manage
| ment eXcusing her on the ground that her
| trunk had not arrived. johnson and Dean,
| two really clever colored actors carried off
| the honorS with their rendition of rag-ttme
songs and dancing. Miss Artie Hall the
| Georgia coon ShOuter, was well received