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AMUSEMENTS.

THE LITTLE MINISTER"-Seats will
go on sale tomorrow morning for the
weeks engagement of Miss Maude Ad-
ans which begins at the National Thea
ter next Monday night. The play will, of
course be The Little Minister" with which
Miss Adams name is now almost as mucn
associated as that of its distinguished au-
thor, J. NJ. Barrie 1t is not yet two full
seasons since Charles Frohman set Miss
Adams in the stellar armament. She made
her stellar debut here in Washington, then
CHE went to Baltimore, and after these two
weeks opened In New York at the Empire
Theater. The result is well known. Play
and star were fnstantaneousiy and enor-
mously successful. Her time was extended
at the Empire, and when that extension had
expired she moved over to the Garrick re-
turning to the Empire for one night only
to give her 3U0th performance of ''Babbie."
Manager Harry Powers of Chicago offered
Mr.. Frohman a Certainty" of $4,000 if
Miss Adams would go direct there from
New York and play for ten weeks, but the
young lady's manager preferred, most wise
1y, that she should have her summer rest
instead With this season she again enter
ed on brilliant series of performances In
the same part and play, her tour so far be-
ing most extraordinary one in results. 1t
includes eight notable weeks in Boston and
six in Philadelphia. from whence she comes
10 this city Mr.. Frohman has given Bar
rie's idyllic story of life in "Thrums''
most exquisite stage environment and he
has surrounded Miss Adams with an ex-
cellent company. Robert Edeson. a thor
oughly capable actor is the leading man
while the distinguished character actor
William II. Thompson was drafted from the
Empire Theater company to play that de-
lightful bit Thomas Whamond the chief
elder. Matinees will be given Wednesday
and Saturday.
THE LAST CHAPTER"- coming
of The Last Chapter" George H. Broad
hurst's new American play fresh from It's
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light by lovers Of good, clean and whole
some drama. The Last Chapter" will be
seen in this city Monday. February 6, at
the Lafayette Square Theater, and 1t goes
without saying that a large and enthusias-
tic audience will be on hand TO welcome
Mr.. Rroadhurst's latest and most important
endeavor. The story of The Last Chapter
is said to be almost idylic. The scenes are
laid in the southern part of California in
the spring of the year, mid sunshine and
flowers and all the characters as Mr..
Broadhurst has drawn them add a charm to
the atmosphere of the play which is most
picturesque and delightful. Some clever
people have been engaged, each one being
carefully and specially selected as to flt
ness for the proper Interpretation of their
respective roles. Notably so is the selec
ton of Edgar L. Davenport and Grace Fill
kns for the leading roles. Horace Lewis
and Ellie Wilton for the more mature parts,
Thomas A Wise. Edwin Holt and T. New
ton-Lundo for the character parts, and
Laura Case. Clara Emory and Harry Nc
Ardle for the Juvenile work. Because the
scene of THE Last Chapter" is laid in the
far west It must not be inferred that the
play smacks of the frontier. On the con-
trary, Mr. Broadhursts treatment OF his
story is said to be on most romantic lines,
with a pretty love story running through.
intermingled with bright comedy, but with
a strong dramatic background
?THE TURTI.E."-"The Turtle" that
most brisk and entertaining of French
farces. which is next weeks offering at
the Columbia Theater. celebrated it's 202d
consecutive performance last Saturday
night at the Manhattan Theater in New
York. No play produced in recent years
provoked such a cyclone Of critical discus
sion, and il is today the most widely talked
about performance in America. 1t is per-
formed with subtlety and finesse by skilled
players of individual distinction. 1t is
mounted with superb lavishness that
borders upon prodigality. 1t Is full of
dainty effect, adroit manipulation of lights.
and the artistic atmosphere pervades 1t
throughout The droll and fantastic COM
plications OF this most amusing of French
farces are all the more mirth- provoking be-
cause the mistakes involving it's personages
perfectly clean and apparent Unlike
many witty trifies transplanted from the
Partisan stage, 1t does not involve the
theme of marital Inconsistency. Its charac-
ters are perfectly proper people and its
events move along in logical sequence to
delightfully."- absurd conclusions. The first
act develops a drofl story: the second act
eliminates with one of the most novel sit
uattons devised by playwright; the third
act is uprOariously funny. The cast has
been especially selected for the light and
frothy parts which the members assume,
ana includes such artists of distinction as
Sadie Martinot. w. J. Ferguson, NJ. A. Ken
nedy, Mrs. Mckee Rankin, Henry Bergman
Harry Allen. Merri Osborne. E. W. Morri-
son, Agnes Findlay and Sallie Berg
"ON THE WABASH."-The theater-go-
ing public Is promised a remarkable pro-
duction of the life of a peop'e whose daily
lives are unfamiliar 10 the world at large,
when Joseph Arthurs new piece, .On fhe
Wabash is presented by Edward g
Whites company at the Academy of Music
next week. Charles Craddock found a new
race of mountaineers, and Frances Hodg-
son Burnett wild. unheard-of people in
North Carolina. George W. Cable was os-
tracised for using a keen-edged scalpel