Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04

| headed by MISS Belle Archer, who has
played the leading role for the past two
| seasons, and ts noted for her wondrous
| beauty, which has been the subject of both
song and story. She will be supported by
| such artists as Arthur F. Buchanan. Au-
gusta De Forest, Henrietta Lee, Bonnie
| Lottie. Belle Chippendale. John L. Kearney,
| c. P. Morrison. VIII Granger and others.
| The piece is brim full of bright dialogue,
funny scenes. catchy music. novel special
| ties. dainty dances and the prettiest lot of
girls ever assembled upon one stage.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Far from hav-
ing found its grave, as has seemed prob
able for season or two past, minstrelsy
/ appears to have been revived upon a more
| costly scale than ever before in the form
| of Vests Big Minstrel Jubilee. If all is
true that is claimed for this large organi-
| cation, which IS to appear at the Academy
| next week. the term Jubilee" has been fit
| tingly chosen, for the public will certainly
/ be Jubilant If minstrelsy has at last been
| reincarnated in the elaborate manner that
| it has always deserved and that it must
| have in order to successfully come into
| competition with the lavish productions in
| other forms of the drama now familiar on
| the stage. MIR. West is essentially a .'hus-
| tier, and the result of this is that the
| public enjoys an entertainment of high
| grade minstrelsy, such as it had given up
| all hope of being even possibility. Mr..
| West has surrounded himself with vocal
! lists of as great reputation as though he
| had an opera company; he has engaged
| famous speciality artists as though he in
/ tended to corner the vaudeville market,
! and he has had painted scenery and stage
| settings of as costly and elaborate char
| acter as though ne proposed rivaling the
| greatest of the spectacular Christmas ex-
| travaganzas in London. The popular prices
of the Academy prevail throughout the
| week, with the customary popular matt
I nees.
| GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-Prosperity has
come to stay at the New Grand There is
| to be no departure from the usual high
/ standard in the program for next week.
| This is headed by Clivette, the most accom-
| plfshed and remarkable of latter-day mys-
| terry makers. As juggler, necromancer,
| equl1brlst and finger silhouettist he occu-
| pies a niche alone. Even the marvels of
/ the late Magician Hermann are surpassed
| by the Man in Black" He has brought
| to his art wonderful and natural faculties
/ of mind and body, which have enabled him
| to perform featS that are not only unusual
to the ordinary prestidigitateur, but as well
are most surprising and mystifying to the
| audiences. He is assisted by Nine. Clivette
| and will duplicate here the series of acts
| with which he won unprecedented success
| in Europe. Dixon, Bowers and Dixon will
| give their farcical speciality called The
! Three Rubes," and they have extracted
| from it more genuine original fun than the
| title indicates or than will be anticipated
| The Ties that Bind" will be presented by
| Sic Conditt and Lillian Mercy. This is a
| beautiful home comedy in which humor and
| pathos are most artfully blended. 1t has
! a clear plot and attractive dialogue. Much
merriment will be evoked by Lew Hawkins,
| the courtly Chesterfield of Minstrelsy"
| His speciality enjoys the greatest popularity
here and his wit is homemade and there
! fore pointed. Turner's Pickaninnies and
Pauline Moran will come here almost direct
| from the FoIies Bergeres Theater, Paris
| where they enjoyed high favor as the most
/ novel turn Of this character imported from
America. Rosaire the wire-walker has been
! seen here, but this time he comes with
| added feats of sensational daring on the
| Wire It Is not eXaggeration of his merit
| to claim that he is UnexcelIed by any other
| similar performer. His ladder trick alone
| is indicative of his consumnate skill. c.
! ". Littleteld will conclude the bill with
| vocal mimicry and pantOmime. These diff
! fcult arts are illustrated by him in all
| manner of ways, and the peculiarities to
| which flesh Is heir delineated by him
! should furnish most positive provocation
| for hearty laughter Every evening and
| daily matinee.
| KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.- Miner
| & Vans Bohemian Buresquers, which be-
/ gins a week engagement at Kernan's
| Theater, commencing Monday matinee. No
| vember 6. is an excellent combination. In
| the company are such artists as Vevie
! Nobriga. one Of the greatest coon"
/ Gladys Clark. Esmeralda sisters, Belle
| Dolan' Edith Chapman. Eiolo Thorn
dyke. Emma Walton. Helen Bartlett,
Schaefer, Grace Walton Alfredo JeSon, Ber-
tina Montague, Nellie Potter Francis Sey-
mour and kessler and Carrick. song Illus
| traitors. Musical features and songs abound
| in prOfusiOn. While Billy B. Van is about
half the show himself he is ably assisted
by some clever people. Fred Wyckoff Is
German comedian and unique story teller.
J Election returns viii be read from the
| stage Tuesday evening.
THE BIJOU Straight vaude-
| vile of the highest class will be continued
| at the Bijou next week. Monroe and Mack
will be seen in "a new sketch: the four
| O'Learys, novelty and musical artists: Dave
| Genaro and Ray Bailey in Dempsey, Mitch
ell & Co, their eltert aiming comedietta. "A
/ Man Of Chance Great ValmoTe, Nick
/ Conway and Hugh Shafts, known as 1.-The
| laughing men from Yale" Clint and Bes-
| sic Robbins, Annie Lloyd dashing come
! dicnne, and the wonderful Aherns. in their
! marvellous acrobatic acts will form the
/ program The best seats for fifty cents.
| Daily matinees and every night.
THE GIRL IN THE BARRACKS
Louis Mann and Clara Lpman, in 1.-The
| Girl in the Barracks,' will be the Column
| bias attraction during the week of No.
vember IL This happy combination comes
| York at both the Garrick and Madison
| Square Theaters. Mr. Mann and Miss Lip
man are said to have added two more
comedy creations to their already lengthy
list of successes. and it is claimed that
| The Girl in the Barracks" is the brightest
and funniest comedy presented in long
metropolis for many months to come, but
for the fact that existing contracts with
other attractions would not permit.
KNEIsEL QUARTET.-The program for
! the concert Of this organization on next
| Tuesday afternoon at the Hotel Raleigh
| has been announced 1t consists of two
| quartets and a solo by Mr.. Kneisel. The
! quartet Of Beethoven, Op. 1S No. 6, is the
| same played on Tuesday evening in New
| York; that of Barodine is a novelty The
! composer, whose symphony has been PLAYED
| in Boston and elsewhere by the Boston
| symphony Orchestra is representative of
| the modern Russian school, and his work
will doubtless afford interesting contrast
! to BeethoVens classic style. Mr.. Kneisers
| solo Will be an air by Bach and will have
| a string accompaniment. This is the first
! time In two years that this distinguished
! artist has been heard in a solo in Washing
| ton. The banquet hall of the Raleigh
| where the concert Will be given is most
| beautifully fitted for chamber music con-
| certs, being large, well ventilated, finely
| decorated and entirely removed from the
| noise of the street, condition of great i'm
portance in hearing this class of music
| The quartet opened its season in New York
| last Tuesday. and the leading critics wei
coined the new second violinist. Mr.. Karl