Evening star., 1899-01-31

of the Rough Riders from its organization
to the climax of Hsi military career when
the stars and stripes were raised on the
governors palace in Santiago. His story
won the enthusiastic applause of the audi
ence which attended the theater last night.
Patrice and her company, consisting of
waiter creighton and j. f. Whftbeck, make
a most entertaining dramatic sketch out of
"A New Year Dream" The subject, the
animation of art, is one which has been
treated at greater length In more preten-
tlous dramas Patrdce is first an oil paint
ing or the great-great-grandmoth of a
young scapegrace who has imbibed tco
freely OF New Year cheer and has fallen
asleep In the room where the picture hangs.
Inc picture becomes animate, steps down
out Of the gilded frame wakes up her
sleeping descendant and shows him Some-
thing OF the revels in which the grand
Games OF WashingtOn's day used to indulge.
When 1 O'Clock comes she resumes her in
animate place on the canvas and the next
morning when Eddie wakes up he re-
members 1t all only as a dream. Dorothy
Drew as singing and dancing comedienne
is an attractive feature of the bill George
Munroe Is very amusing at times in his
character sketch, "Our Aunt Bridget"
Miss Matte Hornby has a soprano voice
which deserves a place in opera. Her Sc
iectlons were good and pleasingly rendered.
FRANK whitman a juvenile musician, does
some clever tricks with the VIOLIN and in
cidentally gets off some gags" which,
though trif1e shop-wo are not alto
olive, who does some novel feats of Jug
Cling which will no doubt improve with
time. The same bill will be presented dur
ing the week, with the usual rnatinees.
ACADEMY OF MUSICIAN unusually
large audience at the Academy of Music
following the plot, If such there be, in Joe
OTIS production of Looking for Trouble"
A soubrette, known as THE Dream" in
scant attire, visiting the home of mar
n1 hoe ,,,;fo hut yhn
expectedly returns, furnishes the excuse
for an apparently never ending run of
horse-play. There are anywhere from six
to dozen instances of general smash-up
behind the scenes. For example, Mr.. OFT
suddenly and apparently without reason
makes dive out of sight; there is a gen.
eral hullabaloo, smashing of glass, rafting
of sheet iron and the like Finally a cow
bell sounds. Then the humor of the pro-
duction reaches the top notch for mem
per or the cast remarks: That's the time
ne struck the bulls eye Mr.. OTIS facial
makeup is not calculated to render him an
oScuiatory attraction even though he mi ght
duplicate Hohsons Merrimac venture. The
remainder of the company. particularly the
female contingent, follow him faithfully
so far as looks go. Looking for Trouble
really did provoke quite good deal of
laughter last evening, hut the greater DOR
tton OF it due to the extreme Stiffness
or those on the stage. and not because of
anything in the way of their merit or ahii-
ity comedians. Tt NAV he said that the
music is good in the full meaning. of TIE
word Mr. OFT sings two songs that are
UNIQUE and clever Miss Louise Mcntrose
sings and dances well. while Purt Jordan
was ORIGINAL and apile in the maninu'a'ion
of his feet and limbs. ]. Rover West and
Alice Montague have musical srec'alty
that earned continued apn1auee. The must
cal director of the comnanv bet ween the
first and second acts rendered n piano SOLO
and thereby proved h'men1f a master of
the instrument. Mecsrs Fanson and Davi-
son presented n burlesnue on the Miles
Fagan affair that was creditahre and tive
w. Others in the cCrnnanv who did what
they had to do to the hest Of their recnac-
tive abilities. were John McVeioh Abbott
Dawson. lanes Fansnn. Frank Harris Nay
Hanson Miriam Mar+el Camille Martin
Meta Reed. Almora Hallen. Amelia Baird
Annie Chadwick and Frances Gerard.
KFRNAN'S LYCEtrM THEATEP. P.-T1ey
entertainments that come to Washington
have a frner hold uran porular s1pport
than 7. F. Naco's City Club Bur'escue
Conpanv. Mr. Miaco while an old performer
himself has held the mana ~erial reins for
some years and knows what the nublic
wants in the way of entertainment Such
knowledge has stood him well, for the fas- |
td'Hus public is not slow to recognize
merit. Manager Miaco appears to have out
done himself this season, for he presents
an entertainment in many respects better
than any of its kind on the road. Although |
this is the second trip to Washington,
kernan's was crowded at both performs
ances yesterday. A spicy Hburlesque, "A |
Wild Night in Washington" opened the |
performance. The scenery and costuming |
of this part of the program is very eab- |
crate In the olio lack Rose does a clever |
character turn and Charand and Searles |
hand out something entirely new In songs |
and dances. Lew Palmer, the ever-popular |
melangist, convuiSed the audience for twen-
ty minutes. Bert Leslie and Carrie Fulton |
irterspersed laughable sketch with some |
good vocal selections, and Siegfred im- |
tated great men in a strikingly realistic |
ma rRtNAr
sketch, Three of a Kind were good. and |
Nellie Walters, who rivals Maggie Cline,
sang Irish melodies and coon ditties in an |
acceptable manner. The performance closed |
with a laughable burlesque THE Divorce |
Court" introducing the entire strength of |
the company.
BIJOU THEATER-There is very |
creditable vaudeville performance at the |
BiJou this week, and at both performances
yesterday the house was sold out before /
the curtain went up. The usual opening |
meiange by the Bijou Stock COMPANY is |
becoming quite a feature and this week |
the songs are new and we'll rendered In |
the regular olio the BroWnings were enter
tanning in a ten-minute sketch replete with |
new jokes and ragtime melodies. The top
liner for the week is Fred Halen and Mol
lie Fuller in a brand-new sketch NV
Wife's Hero" They kept the stage nearly |
half an hour in the presentation of this |
one-act sketch, but every moment was en- |
tertaining. Wills and Loreto however
easily captured the audience with one of |
the funniest sketches of the season pro- |
voking roars of laughter and a half dozen
curtain calls. The Stewart Sisters jumped
into popular favor. Haines and Pettingill |
marred their otherwise creditable perform
ance by resorting to questionable Jokes and |
then declaring that was just what the au-
dience wanted. The japanese couple. The
contributed a very pleasing en-
tertainment, consisting of difficult Juggling
and legerdemaine. Maude Mcintyre was
pleasing and refined in her songs Thorn
ton and Marsh closed the show with a |
series of illustrated songs well executed
BURTON HOLMES.-Mr. Burton Holmes
will give the third lecture in his series at |
the Columbia tomorrow afternoon at 4:15
the subject being "Fez, the Metropolis of |
the Moors." Last week this talented young
lecturer carried his audience from 'Taneier
to the very walls of this mysterious CITY
At his next lecture he will lead them with
in the crumbling old walls and with them
tread the labyrinths of the inner CITY
where few Christians have been and where
1t Is matter of no little danger to try to |
take a photograph Here is found a civil
ization Of many generations aso-here the
t1uyS cfi1 to