Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-15
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play added to Mr.. Sol Smith Russell's
repertory. was the bill last night at the
New National Theater. The piece was
| seen here last season and was successful,
| as have been all of Mr.. Russells produo
| tons, mainly through the attractiveness
| of his individuality, which is made to shine
and enter delightfully."- into every character
| arranged for his assumption. The audi
| ence last night was in a capital humor and
laughed through the three acts Of what
| is termed comedy drama, but which how
ers dangerously near the latter style of
play 10 Almost too great an extent. If Sol
Smith Russell were to appear in Uncle
Toms Cabin his admirers would fill the
playhouse and enjoy themselves immensely.
1t Is Mr.. Russell they want to see, and 1t
is his lines, 30 irresistibly spoken. that they
want to hear. With the exception of Civ
ing Mr.. Russell hardly enough in his favor
lite line, the play presented last night was
about all that could be desired. The cast
is very much the same last year Mr..
Thurlow w. Bergen Is very clever as the
loye-stek John, jr;," Mr.. Alfred Hudson is
competent in the role. James Lackaye does
the unenviable part of James Ogden in
decidedly artistic manner Miss May
Wheeler and Miss Emily Wakeman divide
honors on the feminine side. both having
good parts, which they assume with effect.
Misses Lila Convere and Hazel Chappell,
and Messrs. Percy Brooke Jacques Martin,
w iiiidLh SulIlIlB ION ana CnarleS arthur are
an Wei cast. Hon. John Griggsby'' will
be played again Friday evening, "a Poor
Relation filling in the remainder of the
engagement.
MILLS. FIFI."-"Mlle. Fifi' will be-
during the week commencing Monday, No
vember 20, at the Columbia Theater. Fl
II s. receptions at the Manhattan Theater,
New York, aggregated nearly two hundred
and at the Park Theater in Boston she
was compelled to receive her friends for
fifty consecutive times mile. Fiji is said
to be comedy of the brightest and dainti-
est and most attractive character. Its COM
plications are unique. it's lines bright, its
situations odd, and its story original and
unhackneyed and Mr.. Joseph K. Grismer
in adapting it from the original of Nine.
Dumanoir and Carre has done admirable
piece of work. In placing it before the
public Messrs. Brady and Ziegfeld have
been lavish in their outlay. The cast is
headed by Miss Marie Wainwright and Mr.
Aubrey Boucicault. Among the others in
the cast may be mentioned Misses Alice
Judson and Jeanette Lowrie, and Messrs.
Thomas H. Burns, DOre Davidson, E. Lo-
watt Fraser and Charles E. Mitchell. Dur
ing the engagement of Mile. Fiji the usu-
al scale of house prices will prevail, ex-
ceptins at the Thursday matinee, which
will be popular one. The demand so far
points to an especially successful engage
ment.
THE GIRL FROM MAXIM'S. The
New National Theater will have as its at
traction next week Charles Frohman's lat
est farce comedy success, The Girl From
for the first time. This farce comes here
after long and prosperous run at the
Criterion Theater. New York, and is said
to be the funniest ever produced by Mr..
Frohman. 1t fairly bristles with all sorts
of ludicrous matters, and contains many
novel and ingenious situations. The story
told is that of the unhappy adventures of
married man, who, going out on nightly
ramble, makes the acquaintance OF gay
young woman at Maxim's restaurant and
music hall. and while in drunken condi-
ton takes her to his own home. When he
wakes the next morning he finds himself
under the sofa in his parlor and the girl
in his bed His frantic efforts to get her
out of the house before his wife discovers
nation to remain and the many complca-
lions that follow causes continuous roars
of laughter before the tangled web is I'M
woven. W. ]. Ferguson and Josephine
Hall will appear in their original roles, and
the remainder of the cast includes Alfred
Klein, Lewis Baker, Joseph Allen, Robert
Hickman. Paul MCAllister, Gertrude Whit
ty, Blanche Cert, Mamie Forbes Florence
Otis, Caroline Starbuck, Florence Gerard
and others.
NEIL BURGESS.-The newest addition to
the permanent attractive features of the
New Grand is the American Biograph NOV
ing pictures. The views first to be shown
those of the great Dewey events in New
York city and Washington. together with
other patriotic and popular recent happen
ings. This feature is added to the regular
performance, which will always remain al
existing ample proportions. Apart from
this the most prominent feature Of next
weeks amusement will be Neill Burgess,
who will present his happy condensation
of his first triumph, Widow Bedott.'
Others in the bill are Gerald Griffin and
Company. in the new comedietta, Silence
is Golden" Billy Link, the black-face COM
edian Jack Marshall and his Newsboy
irt fa1a (nr}
al revolving globe artist and spectacular
dancer: Doherty's White Poodles; Maddox
and Wayne, the comedy duo. These prom
Using specialties. together with the bio
graph moving pictures, will afford a week
of rare enjoyment twice a day.
"McFadden's Row of Flats" will come to
the Academy next week. Several times
previously the musical farce has been seen
in Washington. For the piece itself it is
being brushed up to date by skilled stage
directors. Charles A. Morgan, the expert
dancer, is still featured. while the delight
furnished the children by the appearance
of Bobby RalstOn, the dwarf comedian
could be no greater than it has been upon
his previous appearances here. The ladies
of the chorus are pretty and we'll gowned
and really clean performance for man
to take his family to see will be that at the
Academy. Two matinees with popular
prices.
A NEW STOCK COMPANY.-The Riiou
management next week will be able to re-
store the stock company. The first part
will be made up of number Of old favor
ties and bevy Of pretty girls. The title
of the first part Is "A Foreign Imbecle"
with the following cast: Sam Adams.
Billy Watson, Billy Thornton, Flora Par
ker. Ethel lie Van, Allie Danish Lillian
Willequest, Crissie Waltham, Ida Stetson
Sadie Winston, Helen Smith, Katie Hill
and Annie Danish. The olio will include
Johnnie ConrOy and Charley Mcdonald
known the missionaries of Gladness:''
Baker and Hays, comedians dancers and
Vocalists; the famous Monte Myro troupe
pantomimists, in their laughing absurdity,
Put My Head Back
WEBER S DAINTY DUCHESS COM
PANY.-A good week business can be re-
lied on at Kernan's next week. as 1t Is the
first appearance Of Weber's Dainty Duchess
Company, gathering of high class vaude-
Vile and burlesque artists. The showiest
presentation of the period. Dazzling in
regal immensely Of cast. The artists are
well known here, and doubt will receive
quite ovation. The girls are said to be
very pretty, and the costumes and scenery
magnificent colossal. The burlesque,
Manhattan Beach by Moonlight" no
doubt is up to the Weber standard. The