Evening star., 1899-03-15
AMUSENENTs.

HOTEL TOPSY TURVY."-A return en-
gagement of Hotel Topsy Turvy' will be
played at the Columbia Theater next week
with about the original cast with the ex-
ception OF Marie Dressier, whose role of
circus proprletress is now played by Amelia
summertime. AS both are artists of note
IL Is evident that the management of "Ho-
tel Topsy Turvy' have a pride in keenine
up the standard. Since leaving here at the
beginning of the season the play had a run
of 1U2 nights at the Herald Square Theater
New York, and it is said that "A great deal
has been done to make what was at first
a strong musical comedy even stronger For
the benefit of those who did not see .HoleI
IopSS IurEy when here last following is
L prlet outline of the story: Paul BIanch-
ara and Cecil Dreamer have fallen in love
with each other. The girls father a crIIsIy
cid Fellow, made up his mind that his
daughter shall have u title and his choice
oil husband-etect has fallen on Count lar
ltouIi. After long lot of complications
cross-purposes and blunders during the un,
raVellng of which affairs are turned topsy
turIy. causing continual laughter Dreamer
sends the italian aristocrat about his busi-
ness and places the hand Of his daughter in
that of Paul, her lover. The main feature
OF humor during all this entanglement is
supplied by Eddie Foy who being orieinaIz
" the clown IN the aforesaid band of stroll
ing players, assumes the disguise of the
count before the real count appears by
which time the latter's reputation has been
pretty well suliied
"A STRANGER IN NEW YORK. Next
week at the National Theater, Mr. Hoyt
will present his "A Stranger in New York, -
a rollickng comedy which has heen tried
and not found wanting. The piece enioyed
prosperous run of nearly four months in
New York. and this is the third season of
the piece on the road. 1t was presented
here last season and scored an emphatic
success Since that time the piece has
been improved by the addition of much
new music, dainty dances. pleasing spe-
cialties and several new scenes. The cast
will be the original, which includes the best
people in the employ of Hoyt and Mckee,
and all OF them are strong favorites with
Washington theaterSoers. Harry Conor,
Harry Gllfoil, Anna Boyd and Eta Gilroy
head the list, and they are ably seconded
by the balance of the cast which presented
the piece so long in New York and the
same cast which had the distinction of
presenting "A Stranger in New York" at
the Duke of York's Theater London Eng
land, last August
MARIE DRESSLER AND WALTER
JONES--For next week commencing at
the matinee next Monday enc of the strong
est bills presented at any theater in the
country Will be seen at this popular vau-
deville house. One of the greatest acts
vaudeville has ever had is to be produced
by Marie Dressler and Walter Jones' both
of them artists of the first rank. and who
have been identified with many of the finest
operate musical and farce comedy organi-
cations. are so well known here as to re-
Quire only passing mention. Their salary
is the largest ever paid a single act in
Washington, or, in fact, anywhere else and
the size OF the Grand alone permits the
management to play them here at popular
prices. They have arranged a sketch in
which an epitoIne of their previous work is
| condensed into thirty minutes. 1t prom
| ises to be the success OF the present sea-
| son. Miss Beatrice Moreland, a young and
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| panied by her own company in Geo. NJ
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