The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
new YORK CHORUSES
PREPARE FOR SUMMER
Light Costumes and Lighter
Music Oh the Rialto.
The Man in the Moon Produced
at the Old Olympia.
Cleanliness and ..The Manicure"
for Its Stupid Filth.

season wanes productions at the play
houses become more suitable to the APP
preaching heated term. Handsome young
women, diaphanous costumes cut short at
both ends. frothy music, plenty of color
and pretty scenery form a more or less
| satisfying menu
THE Man in the Moon which has re-
opened the Olympia, now the New York
Theatre, Is a melodic extravaganza in
which Manager Lederer has made good his
promise to provide an unusual display OF
| the female form divine several clever CO.
medians, and an army of three or four
hundred chorus girls. The new piece is as
light as air and its story is hard to follow,
but 1t provides an almost endless process
sion Of jingling songs. dances and other
attractive features. The leading members
of the cast are all capable people and their
work adds much to the effectiveness Of the
| performance. Marie Dressler, Christie
Macdonald and May Tenbroeck lead the
feminine contingent with Walter Jones at
the head Of the comedians. John E. Hen
shaw, as man about-town, furnishes
some excellent acting and his ditties are
encored over and over again. Mr.. Hen
shaw has certainly. become a strong local
| favorite
| The Manhattan Theatre irreverently
! called by some people the home of smut. :"
| has new farce with the meaningless title
| of THE Manicure" Ii has been said that
The Turtle" and Mile. Fiji" reached the
limit of vulgarity, but 1.-The Manicure is
just little in advance of them
The piece is an adaptation from the French
J by Joseph X. Grismer, an experienced ac-
! tor and director of amusements at this
| house. 1t has as central figure a mani
| cure girl and reveals the goings-on at "a
beauty parlor." The cast includes Louise
| Thorndyke Boucicault, James o. Barrows,
Phoebe Coyne, Estella Dale, W. H. Pascoe,
| lately Of THE Village Postmaster COM
pany; Edith Hall and James Colville.
Messrs. Brady and Ziegfeld expect 1.-The
Manicure to run the season out and fear
! 1t Will, for there are many men and wom-
en- in this burg who delight in off color
plays.
| David Henderson, a Western manager
| has swooped down upon us with one of his
| spectacular show pieces. II is a new YER
sion OF an old burIesque and is called IAN
| feature is made of the ballet, which is un-
| der the direction of Hitherto Marchetti.
| The girls are headed by Catherine Bartho
| Russian premiere. and Fraulen Praeger
| There is excellent cast of characters.
which includes Edwin Foy, John C. Slavin
Dorothy Morton. and Clara Lane There is
also large chorus of young and pretty
women. many of whom would certainly
| take first prizes at beauty show
| This week the American he CactIa
Square Opera Company is appearing in a
double bill. consisting of Gilbert and Sui
| !ivans Trial by Jury and Rossini's
Barber of Seville" Both operas are hand
somely presented and capitalIy sung by
Eloise Morgan, Gertrude Quinlan, Lizzie
Macnichol, Joseph Sheehan. Tom Greene.
! and other members of the organization.
The continued attractions are Lord and
! Lady Aigy, at the Empire; the Rogers
| Brothers, at the Victoria; Julia Mar
| lowe. at the Knickerbocber; "Zaza. >"
at the Garrick; THE Cuckoo" at Wal
lacks; The Purple Lady" at the Bijou:
Because She Loved Him So,'' at the Mad
ison Square; IN Gay Paree." at the
Casino; James X. Hackett. at the Lyceum;
| Denman SThompson. at the Academy of
Music. and Mathews, and Bulger, at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre. At the latter
house next Monday we shall see a new
musical extravaganza. called Mother
| Goose. piece founded on the nursery
rhymes. The cast will include Olive Red
path. Hubert Wilkie. Kittie Mitchell.
Alexander Clark, Frank Blair. Ida Mule.
and last. but not least, the Countess Olga
Regina Won Hatzfeldt The countess is a
| stunning young woman with a shapely
| figure and a decidedly chic manner
The r. d. Mclean Odette Tyler Charles
B. Hanford combination closed its three
weeks engagement at the Herald Square
Theatre last Saturday night, and with the
| final performance Mr.. Hanford ceased to
| be member of the triumvirate. Next
season Mr.. Mclean and his wife ''go 1t
alone" and Mr.. Hanford will join another
and stronger aggregation of stars. The
| best renderings given by the company
were those of THE Merchant of Venice"
| and Julius Caesar" Mr.. Mclean won
much praise for his Shylock and Brutus.
and Mr.. Hanfords clever impersonation
OF Marc Antony was we'll liked. Odette
| Tyler must be praised for her Portia and
| Juliet.
On May s, at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
We shall get our first view of Maude Adams
as Juliet, assisted by William Faversham
as Romeo and James X. Hackett as Mer-
QUITO, in Romeo and Juliet" The oppor-
| tunity to see Julia Arthur's Juliet will be
denied us. so that it will be impossible to
compare the two. 1t is confidently predict
! ed that Miss Adams Will make most in
! telligent and winsome daughter of the
| Capulets. We shall know all about 1t
| later.
The Broadway Theatre reopens next
! Monday, under the management OF Jacob
| Lift who announces a sumptuous revival
of Shenandoah with Joseph Haworth as
| Percival West.
Bettina Girard. at one time popular
stage favo.:te in this City. was arrested
one night last week for drinking not wise
| ly but too well. Less than five years ago
| this woman was noted for her beauty and
ability as an actress and vocalist Today
she is a wreck. NANCY SYKES.