Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-02
the stage Romeo and the really enamored

sufnclently varied to present a very GOOD
evenings entertainments. thinner, the clown
Juggler, does the usual tricks of the part
with more than average skill; Miss jose
prime Arthur, whodis billed as a soprano,
has voice of more than ordinary sweet
ness and fexfbility, and her somewhat
amateurish stage manner rather adds
p1quancy to her work; Crane Brothers, in
a comedy sketch sentiiled the Heart of
Muotown, are only 1assable. 1t is a
strange mix-up of alles,ed witticisms which
only succeeds in detracting from their real
~ merftorlous acrobatte work; La Dazzle g
zoe dancing is very satisfactory; William
Z. Dawes Is not renlarkable in his Irish
character sketches land Jokes; o. g. Sey-
mour and Miss Dupree who appear as
quaint originators," do some fairly clever
work; I. NJ. McFarlane who lectures on
the Phiilppines. has some interesting pic
lures Of Incidents and places but his de-
scrfptive remarks might be greatly i'm
proved.
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-The exciting
scenes in the time-tested play of Uncle
rom CABIN, and particularly that de-
plcting Eliza's escape across the river on
the Ice, were greeted with tumultuous en-
tnuslasm at the Academy Of Music last
night. OF course no one expects see in this
old play exact representations of slave life.
Inc characters are all exceptional, from
good old Uncle Tom to froicsome Topsy.
Mr. ST. Clare was the kndest of masters,
Legree the cIuelest of slave drivers, Marks
the most despicable Of lawyers. Eva the
sweetest OF children. Everything in the
play was in the superative degree which is
hardly conducive to a semblance of verify
and naturalness; yet Notwithstanding the
highly melodramatic character of the pro-
duct1on,r which all took as A matter OF
course, the performance was highly enjoyed
by those who saw it. and the laughter and
applause alternated almost continuously
throughout the evening. The well-known
Milt g. Barlow Of minstrel fame gave a
careful and conscientious picture of Uncle
Tom, and he was assisted by numerous
company, who performed their parts intel
ligently and satisfactorily. A pleasing In
novatfon was the absence Of long lntermls-
sions. Between the first and second fcts
Stella and Artie Thompson rendered spe-
cialties which were rapturously received.
Little Artie Is about the smallest specimen
of masculinfty seen on the local stage
in years. He made pronounced hit and
was made at once a favorite. After the
second act the colored members or the COM
pany performed a cake walk which pro-
voked rounds of hearty cheers 1t was
rather a subdued performance and the par
Elephants sang as though singing was a Tor
hidden pleasure on their plantation. After
the third act Major T. F. Kenny performed
some excellent Juggling feats. The COM
pany comprises Milt. G. Barlow, Chas; W.
Lane, VIM. Corbett. Geo. w. Parks, w; ).
Woods James Clark, E. ]. Fisher, Arthur
Farmer, Geo. D. Stoddard, j. F. Dolan, u.
10. osborne, JAS Wilson w. Grant. o. How
ard, Miss Stella Thompson, Miss Josephine
Fox, Artie Thompson, Mrs. w. j.. Moous
Miss Hattie Laurent, Miss Jessie Erowh,
Julia Gilmore, Miss May Burton ana Etue
Helene Every evening and Wednesday and
Saturday matinees.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-hose
SvdeIps London Bellies Big Show is the at
traction at Kernan's this week, and polh
performances yesterday were largely at
tended. The special feature or the other
wise good program is the appearance ~ pa
Katrina who is called "a dream on the
bill She proved rather a nightmare, LOT
her act appealed only to the sensuous. 1t
was Just what the gallery wanted however
and it stopped the performance with with ITS ITS
demonstrations OF applause. Wldo"
Winnes Reception was the title OF me
opening burlesque, and 1t was accepted
without much applause. The Great Hilton
opened the olo with feats OF Juggling anu
gave way to Campbell and Hart in a dia-
lect speciality. Reigger and Chatham
clever soubrettes, were pleasing, and Ken
mond and Clements. had things their own
way with the audience. The Fonti Boni
Brothers We're clever vocalists. Francis j.
Briant spoiled a good act by its length
Behind the Scenes" O breezy extrava-
ganZa, closed the performance.
THE BIJOU.-The entertainment present.
ed at the Bijou this week is hardly up to
the standard. In the opening melange the
old favorites sang the same old popular
songs. Sam ]. Adams, who made such a
favorable impression last week as vocal
ist retrogrades into comic songs. He is
clever at that, and the greatest faVorite
of the company. Ruth Beecher was enter
tanning in her vocal selections, and dainty
Flora Parker sang Lou, Lou, Lou" Dot
Davenport contributed several coon songs
and the audience helped her out in the
chorus. In the olio Collins and Ray es-
sayed sketch. 1t lacked everything nee
essary of interest. Miss Nina Collins was
a feature of the olio and sang in good
voice several popular selections. The
Brownngs were satisfactory to majority
of the audience in their comedy creation,
which consisted for the most part of coon
songs and cake walks. Caswell and Ar
mold, the eccentric pantomme acrobats,
were well received, and Allen and Delmain
presented new sketch, entitled Never
Again" George H. Diamond, with good
barytone voice, was excellent, and Sadi,
the Russian gymnast, proved the feature of
the entertainment. The program closed
with a wrestling bout between Mackey and
Goroum. Neither secured fall in the stip-
ulated time. They will wrestle during the
week every night for the championship of
the District.
BURR McINTOSHS NEXT LECTURE.
Burr Mcintosh, the actor and war CORE
spondent, who immortaized himself as
Taffy in 'Trilby.' will repeat his lecture
on THE Little 1 Saw of Cuba at the Ma
tional Rifles Hall tomorrow night. The
title suggests the modesty of the man and
the truthfulness of his observations. The
somewhat startling statements he made
the Columbia Theater will be repeated and
supplemented by other interesting matter
concerning the conduct of the Cuban cam
paign The stereopticon views he exhibits
are particularly fine and completely illus
trative of the scenes and incidents he dis
cusses. He criticises fearlessly persons and
incidents, and he will ask any of the au-
dience who take exception to his state
ments to plainly state the objection and he
will argue the point then and there At
his first lecture two or three persons avail
ed themselves of this privilege, and the
colloquies added greatly to the interest of
the occasion. This lecture will be given for
the benefit Of the Church of Our Savior.
CONCERT BY THE NATIONAL GUARD
BRIGADE BAND-The third concert of the
series by the Brigade Band will be given at
the Rifles Hall on Monday evening, MAY s.
An excellent program has been arranged
embracing standard and popular music in
melodious variety. The soloists will be Mr..
Herndon Morsell, tenor, and Mr.. GUY
Hoppe, cornetist. The latest and most
popular music of the day will be rendered,
including Sousa's march, Hands
Across the Sea-" which will be performed
here for the first time by a local band. A
new march, entitled THE Peace Jubilee"
by Lieut.. Donald B. Macleod, the director
of the band. will also be presented for pop