Evening star., 1899-01-28

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Julia MarlOwe has been The only legitimate
attraction worth mentioning this week and
that has been recognized by the public in
the generous patronage bestowed on her
Shenandoah has. account of patriotic
sentiment and the realistic production,
drawn good houses, and The stage settings
and carefully prepared tahleaus merit the
applause that has been given them The
acting has been bad. Mr.. Gilmore at the
Columbia needs more experience and study
before he is equal 10 Dumas hero, and no
one would care to see "A Grip of Steel more
than once. The vaudeville venture at the
Grand is proving a success. the body OF the
house being well filed every night and the
audiences including many people prominent
in official and social life. Last night party
of seventeen. composed of members Of the
New York Builders League and their Ia
dies attended the performance.
TIE offerings for next week are all OF the
variety order. Interest viii be excited in
the presentation of a new Hoyt play at the
Lafayette which IL said to be dlifertnt from
his more recent SkiJs, and an attentive near
ing may be promised Hyde ; comedians
Will be at the columbia, Matthews and Bdi-
ger at The National, Joe OFT at the Acdu-
eIny, vaudeville that ladies can attend at
the Grand and vaudeville for men at ker-
mans and the Bijou.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE
The plot of Hoyts new play, "A DOG IN
the Adnser." which Hoyt and Mckee are
to present for the hrSt TIME on any STAGE
at the Lafayette Square next week concerns
the gongs on in country hotel, where,
while there is a certain amount of social
ri-sidity there is also some of the uncon-
VrntiOuaHty that almost always marks eS-
tabliShuenJs of the KIND. The new piece by
the author OF a Midnight Bell and "A
Texas Steer introduces young southern
girl whose family lost its money at the
time of the rebellion married to a wealthy
Old man. the head of thriving patent
medicine company, and it does not take
him long to hnd cut that his wife, who is
just out OF her teens, il not greatly IN love
with him. Having a considerable amount
of common sense. however. and being posi-
tive that she Is everything that wife could
be so far as her conduct is concerned, he
plans to guard her from fortune hunters
in the event of his death by making a Will
which will make her pennies should she
ever mary again. Her father and mother
induce her to accept this will instead of
claiming z widows dover. 1t may not be
telling too much in advance to state that
having made the will the maker OF II pro-
ceeds to die and the widow falls in love
with man more nearly her own age. 1t
has been Mr. HOyts purpose TO tie a nara
knot and then unite it in full view of the
audience. even as the mag!cians do. The
knot in a Dog in the Manager, however,
consists IN the way the widow manages to
obey the dictates of her heart while sup
posing her first husband was extremely
selfish in the matter OF his will and learns
eventually that every C duSc TO tnat dOcu-
meut was calculated in a most affectionate
spirit To further her welfare and make her
revere the memory of the departed one.
There will be several important parts be
sides the three already suggested, Miss
ROSelle Knott will he the heroine and Miss
Florence will imperSOnate the daughter OF
the landlord of the summer hotel. Joseph
COyne Will play the leading comedy role,
and eccentric part of a retired Indian
fighter and circus man will be imperSOnated
by that UnctuOus character actor. William
DeVere. George Leslie VIII play the part
of the Earl Of DOrinCourt, who is, it seems,
a Little Lord FaUntleroy grown to man
hood. All the three acts will take place in
or about the Grand View Hotel in the
mountains, and the production will be un-
der the direction of the author. aided by
ET. Currie. who is the general stage man
ager for Hoyt and Mckee. 1t is announced
that a Dog in the Manager is not a mu-
siCa, farce Of the pattern of "A Day and a
Night and a Trip to Chinatown" 1t
belongs rather to the category OF Mr..
Hoyts : earlier plays. such as "A Midnight
Bell" in which strictly dramatic rules were
more closely observed and followed.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Monday night
the National Theater will give way to O.
week Of boistercus revelry. when those
real funny boys, Messrs. Mathews and Bull
ger, with their blS string Of associates, pre-
sent for the first time here their rag-time
opera, BY the Sad Sea Waves" which is
claimed 10 be decided novelty in musical
ances of its class to he seen this season
The piece play or whatever you call il
Is described as rag-time opera. meaning a
farcical comedy set to music with all the
accessories of chorus. scenery, specialties
and costumes, and with a company almost
as large as the opera companies now trav-
cling. The plot is based upon the dOings
OF the swell set at a Sanitarium, where the
action occurs. II is here that the society
leaders 90 penIrce after a whirI of gayety
In the seasons dissipation. Mathews
Palmer Coin and Bulger as Boston Bulge
are said TO have two characters, which fit
them Ike pair of gloves. The piece ad-
HlIts OF very picturesque scenery, while
the opportunities for rich costumes are
numerous Specialties of high order have
thelr proper place and are rapidly intro
duced, while the music is said to embrace
number of original compositions which
VIII certainly soon be popular. The COM
pany. which IS unusually large one in
cludeS Nellie Hawthorne Josie Dewitt
Rose Melville. Lizzie Sanger. Julia Ralph
BESSIE Challenger. Florence Dearborn Eva
Leslie, Marie Coolest. May Norton I.Ottie
Etteuscr, Agnes Saye Wayborn Helen
Budd. Maud Francis and Messrs. win
west, Gilbert Gregory, w II. Mozart
Robert Vernon. Gus Mortimer, Ned Way
born Gustave Luders and y. II. Bell.
COLUMBIA THEATER.- Luck
cit x Dwyer announce Tor next week the
famous attraction known throughout the
world as Hyde's Comedians, with Helena
Mora, the remarkable lady baritone vo-
eaist- On the opening night CMonday) a
large body Of Washington Elks will be in
attendance TO greet Miss Mora and the
ctHsr members Of the company. when Ii is
expected some interesting Incidents will
tak" place which are not down on the pro-
gram, as Miss Mora is Il warm friend of
the order. The lady, by special request
VIII sing the star Spanglcd Banner"
when. II the audience are as patriotic as
they are In New York Baltimore and nu-
merous other large cities. they will rise at
the commencement Of the chorus and re-
main standing, and doubtless cheer the fair
singer- Among the other members most
or whom would be "hcadlinerS' with any
attraction. we will mention McIntyre and
Heath. black-faCe comedians and genuine
laugh producers. Hayes and I4ytton IN their
sketch. written for them by George NJ
Cchau; Charles r. Sweet known as the
musical burglar; Cantield and Carleton i'm
al operate sketch, largely on the comedy
ORDER: y. d. Robbins Americas greatest
bicycle rough rider, and one who is said to
conInt nee where al other experts leave
OF, Adams. Casey and Howard comedians
and musical artists: the Century Quartet
In pleasing selections, and Weeks and Good
rich, comedians The performances terni-
mates realistic por,a3,- ..Ur,,.