Evening star., 1899-02-04

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equipment of this piece has cost FIorenz
ZiCgfeid. jr., many thousands of dollars,
and the handling of the dainty furniture
aud bric-a-brac entails the greatest care
The advent OF The Turtle" at the Colun-
bia will be watched with the greatest OF
interest in this city.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-For next week
Managers Burke and Chase will present to
Washington theater goers and lovers of
clever, refined vaudeville probably as
strong d program as could be found after
searching through all the best houses or
Boston, New York and Philadelphia Rob
ert Downing, who. with his company, Will
appear in his condensed version of The
Gladiator the first half of the week and
) in the flower scene in ''1ngomar" the latter
half is too well known to need any COM
ment at this time Whatever he attempts
to do, he does well, and this is shown by
his strict attention to detail in the mag
nitcent manner in which he places the
ring scene on the stage. The scene shows
the great amphitheater at Rome, and Is an
exact reproduction of Jerome's famous
painting. This scene alone cost 81 900. Flo
. Irwin and Walter Hawley in The Gay
Miss Con- are certain to make decided
! hit. The newspaper notices universally
speak of Miss Irwin in nIgn terms, and
| Walter HawIey, Flo Irwins support, is a
! Washington boy, well known here as being
a clever artist and excellent song writer,
composing all the songs which Miss Irwin
renders. Then there will be Mark Murphy,
that funny little Irishman who will keep
the audience in good humor for fully fifteen
minutes The greatest animal trainer is
Prof. Y. p. WOrmwOOd, who will furnish
amusement in his dog and monkey theater
performance, There will be forty animals
on the stage at once, presenting interesting
examples of animal sagacity. The monkeys
are all dressed like people with splendid
wardrObes and present genuine novelties
which will be hailed with delight. Eleanor
Falk is Il new recruit from the ranks of the
legitimate to vaudeville. She took a part
in the Hotel Topsy Turvey Company"
She is charming comedienne, magnetic
and responsive, and will no doubt meet a
cordial reception. In addition to the
above, Mile. Kenwick will be seen in her
Interpretation of negro songs and dances.
which is probably superior to that of any
other doing this kind of work Gilbert
Girard, The wonderful animal imitator, will
do one of the neateSt and most refined acts
in that line which has ever pleased an au-
dience, completing one of the best bills
ever presented in high-class vaudeville
Inc Grand ought to be crowded this week
from the first matinee on Monday to the
Saturday evening performance.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-A large body of
the lovers Of the drama, who have for
seph Arthur, and have enjoyed each one
time and again, will be interested to know
something of the plot of his new play. ION
the wabash, his latest work, which is the
attraction for the coming week at the
Academy of Music. There is reason to be-
lieve that even Mr.. Arthur's following Is
increasing in size, that the taste of the
general public-not, of course, that of the
burlesque and music hall public-is grow
ing purer. 1t demands realism and rus
tclty, faithful pictures of real men and
women. This is pre-eminently what is
given us "On the Wabash" The scenes
are laid in and around the primitive village
OF Rapture. in Posey county, Indiana, on
the banks of the Wabash. Within the
play compass are combined q sweet
pathOs and an almost sinister tragedy and
F-.lT a ITf7a fl0a r1rISr
seems 10 predominate. There is indeed a
Kaleidoscope of dramatic genre farce
meIodrama, song and comedy. While in no
sense a war play it is markedly a patriotic
one, faithfully representing in the scenery
the picturesque region on the banks of the
river from which the play takes its name
"On the Wabash is under the manage
ment of Edward c. White whose scenic
production last season of De Courcelle's
powerful melodrama, 1.-Two Little Va
grants, inciines one to believe in the claim
that the new piece will be mounted in a
costly and elaborate manner. A dfstin-
gUished cast is also promised, the author
himself having personally aided in its Sc
! lection and directed the rehearsals ard the
entire production. In addition to the regu-
lar cast, Mr.. White carries a splendid quar-
tet and all accessories down to the small
est property. Everything necessary to the
production is carried with the company
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-A
good weeks business can be relied on at
heTnan's next week as It is the first ap-
pearance of Webers Dainty Duchess Com
pany, a gathering of high-cass vaudeville
and burlesQue artists. 1t IS claimed 10 be
the shOwiest presentation of the period and
| dazzling in the immensity of the cast. The
artists are Well-knOWn here and no doubt
VIII receive quite an ovation. The girls are
said to be pretty. and the costumes and
scenery magnificent and colossal. The bur
lesque, "A Hot Time at the Club no doubt
IS up 10 the Weber standard. The following
members of the company appear in a
strong OliO in their respective specialties
strong olIo IN the burlesgue: Mis-, Letta
Meredith. the Burke brothers. Montague
and West, Mimic Four, Aleene and La Rue.
Hayes and Bante, Clark and RAYMOND
kessler and Carrick and twenty-five hand
some girls.
BIJOU -THEATER.-At the Bijou, open
ing with Monday matinee. Manager Grieyes
VIII present to his patrons one of the very
best vaudeville and burlesque programs hat
have as yet appeared at this always popular
house, Barney Pagan, comedian whose
ability Is too well known to require an ex-
tended mention, ana Miss Henrietta Byron
Will make their first appearance in the
vaudeville Of this city. producing a little
comedy. during the action of which they
are able to present their varied spectaItias
John Bernard Dyllyn, the former farce
I comedy star viii also make his Initial bow
to Washington vaudeville audience in n
new singing monoicGue Of farccaI order
Charles Nelson and Miss Name MiIleiee
comedy and singing team of exceotiopal
merit appear for the first time in yaude-
VILE Emma Carus, one of the best come
dlennes and singer of coon and comic
songs, will be a prominent feature Bran
nan and Collirs. talkative comedians: Mile
Adelaide RoattinO, the comic opera star;
Joseph Lester and Charles DeForest we'll
known comedy pair, will produce their COM
edy Of Three O'Clock Train" Hoppe, a
comedy juggler, and the Bijou Big Bur
leSque Company of forty people in a. new
musical melanGe. will go 10 make up a first
/ class vaudeville and high-class burlesaue
bill. seldom gotten together by even the
most exacttng and ambitious manager
BIJOU THEATER TOMORROW NIGHT
The usual Sunday concert Will be given
al the BiJou Theater tomorrow night Man
ager Grieves has provided an excellent bil
| Tor the occasion. and an enjoyable time is
/ promised all who attend. A number of new
and interesting attractions will appear who
! Will furnish amusement that will please all
| PLUNKET GREENE.-The forthcoming
| recital Of song by Mr.. Plunket Greene is
| 10 take place next Wednesday evening at
1 the CniversaliSt Church. Mr.. Greene's pro-
| gram is again divided between the taste of
| the pure classicist and that of the lover of
| the old, true-ringing Celtic folk-song. The