Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

BENEFIT PERFORMANCE At THE
COLUMBIA.-The performance at the Co
lumbia Theater yesterday afternoon for the
benefit of the House Of the Good Shepherd
was attended by an audience which COM
pletely filed the house. The program was
one of remarkable interest, including as it
did some of the most notable players and
musicians before the Washington public. The
one-act play by members of the Frawley
Company was not only a graceful contribu-
ton to the occasion, but an incident of ar
tistic Importance. 1t gave the public OPP
pcrtunity to see Miss Blanche Bates, whose
star has risen rapidly and resplendently,
in a very polished and literary one-act COM
edy by Brander Mathews. Whatever Miss
Bates does is noteworthy, and in this pro-
duction, comparatively unpretentious though
1t was, she was no less the woman or
genius than when on Monday night she took
her audience by storm. A part which might
ordinarily pass not unusual society tpye
became in her hands a memorable creation.
Mr. Frawely was thoroughly at home in the
role of a young officer. Excellent work in
whatever Mr.. Frawley undertakes has come
to be accepted by the public as matter of
course. Mr.. Charles King as Dr. Doulton
gave most agreeable portrayal of the
kindly, middle-aged physician and Mr.. Gas
ton played a very small part with great
cleverness.
The program also included music by the
Carroll Institute Orchestra, the Mandolin
and Glee Clubs of Georgetown University,
Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliff, Mrs. Margaret
Nolan-Martin, Mr.. VIM. D. Mcfarland, Mr..
John H. Nolan and Mr. Charles Naecker.
Thanks were extended by the committee
in charge Of the entertainment to Mr.
F'rawley and the members Of his company
who participated and to Messrs. Luckett &
Dwyer for the use of the theater.
LONDON AssURANCE.-Nextw week will
no 70 Of no l. IN,vr,-
pany, which for the past two months has
been delighting the conservative playgoers
of the national capital at the Columbia
Theater. Like most stock organizations it
was obliged to wait until properly intro
duced, but since the public has become con-
WINGED of the fact that these performances
of standard drama given by the Frawley
company at popular prices are on a par
with those OF the average hfgh-prtced trav-
ellng company, patronage has been con-
stantly on the increase until now, in spite
nightly filled with large and enthusiastic
audiences THE Dancing Girl" is doubt
less the climax of the Frawley season, and
probably the best balanced cast since the
opening BILL "Trilby," while the addition
of Miss Blanche Bates to the company
gives 1lllip Of interest to the work of es-
iannsned favorites. Her performance of
her art and aroused desire to see her in
parts of somewhat different nature. This
des 5 viii be granted next week, when she
a
special revival of Dion Boucicaults famous
old comedy, London Assurance" and also
as Helen truman, in The Wife," and Min
me Gllhliian, In Sweet Lavender" 1t was
IN comedy roles of this character that Miss
bates achieved her first success as a mem
Der of Mr.. Frawley's company on the Pa
enc coast, and the San Francisco critics
stllI consider her comedienne rather than
an emotional actress. These four parts.
however, will serve to give us a very good
l I OF her range and versatility. She will
nave the accustomed support of Mr. Fraw-
ley and several players with whom she
worked In the west. London Assurance"
VIII run the first part of the week: Sweet
Lavenaer Will vii be given on Friday night
only while THE Wife" will be PLAYED at
Saturday matinee and night performances
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER-Not-
outstanding the fact that the regular at
traction billed for Kernan's this week dis
appointed, Manager Herman, with the as
sistance of his out-of-town theatrical
agents, got together first-class vaudeville
entertainment, and the performance pre-
scented IS first-class in every respect. The
Dill includes such well-known artists as
Coakley and West Ravens and Andrews.
Polk ana Collins, Chappelle Sisters, Ber-
nard Dyllyn, Haines and Remington Field
and Ward and the Patterson Brothers.
Although this aggregation of talent was
thrown together in the quickest possible
time, the entertainment is one of the best
seen at kernan's this season. The absence
OF morse play burlesques and tiresome
comedians is quite wholesome change
THE HOT AIR CLUB-The Hot Air
Club which plays the Lyceum Monday af-
ternoon and evening for the benefit of
"Hughey'' Herman, and provides the en-
tertainment there the remainder Of the
week, includes a number of the best known
New York vaudeville favorites, among
whom may be mentioned Josie Kline and
Phil Gothold, Burman and Van, Lewis and
Blakely, the Grahams, Mitchell and Cain,
Annie Mains and Sevor and De Voc. A
burlesque satiriZing the latest New York
fads, among them the faith cure, is prom
ised, in addition to host of volunteers