The evening times., 1899-03-25
THINGS THEATRICAL.

AS there are great many people who do
not care to attend regular theatrical at
traction during Holy Week, the manage
ment of the Columbia has arranged for the
term return of that brilliant young lec-
turer e. Burton Holmes, who Is now i'm
ishing months engagement at Daly's,
New York. where he has been giving
series of morning talks, which have been
heard by audiences that have tested the
capacity of the house. He has chosen for
his appearances here subjects which
should prove to be of great interest, as,
with one exception, they have never been 4
touched on by Mr.. Stoddard. Mr.. Holmes
will open the series on Tuesday with The
Grand Canon OF Arizona" will speak
Wednesday on "The Hawaiian Islands,;
Thursday, on 'Fez. the Metropolis of the
Moors;" Friday, on "Grecian Journeys"
Saturday evening, on THE Yellowstone
National Park
John Philip Sousa has laid the scenes Of
his comic opera, "The Bride Elect" on the
Island of Capri, in the Bay Of Naples. and
the story relates to the loves, intrigues,
| and martial struggles Of two petty poten-
tates, of as many tiny kingdoms. Messrs.
klaw & Erlanger and B. d. Stevens are
said to have spared no legitimate expense
| in producing the piece. 1t is presented by
| cast of people, among whom are Albert
Hart, Hilda Clark, Christie Macdonald,
Mabella Baker, Alice Campbell, George
Lyding, Melville Stewart, Charles H. Drew,
and Harry Luckstone. A chorus of fifty
attractive singers, and ballet drilled by
| Carl Marwig, are also promised. The
scenery is from the brush of Ernest Gros
and the costumes are by F Richard Ander-
son. while the entire presentation is under
the direction of Ben Teal. THE Bride
Elect" comes to the National Theatre for
| one weeks engagement, beginning on next
Monday evening.
Pauline Hall will serve as the headiner
on the big bill to be offered next week at
| the Grand Opera House and those who
know anything about the work of the
! singer will need to be told nothing further
about her portion of the entertainment
| The remainder of the rather long pro-
gramme will be furnished by THE Dresden
Trio which presents George Totten Smith
and A. B. Sloan's musical comedietta,
| The Queens Fam Harry Edison and his
| dog Doc, musical comedians; THE Coum-
| bian Comedy Four" in an act that is de-
scribed as being thoroughly unique; the
! Angela Sisters, yocalists and whistlers;
La Clair, La Norde, and Rith. who offer
an amusing travesty On Uncle Toms
| Cabin" entitled Marks the lawyer
Leo and Chapman, acrobatic comiques;
| Moa and Godrick. the laughable skaters
and others. The performance will proba-
| Oily De a pleasing one and may be counted
upon to bring large audiences to the
| Grand.
Some few years ago tank dramas and
| plays in which a portion of the stage was
flooded were immensely popular, but it is
said that not until THE White Heather
! was produced in London did any manager
ever attempt to completely fill the region
between the footlights and the back wall,
| between the platform and the top of the
! proscenium, with the liquid element A
great deal of time was consumed in devils
! ing method by which this could be done
in the new English work and the problem
was finally solved SO completely that not
only does the stage hold the cross sec
tion of the North Sea- shown but a num-
Der OF large fish. the wreck OF a yacht, sew
eral submarine plants and two divers as
we'll. No more remarkable spectacle has
ever been exhibited in an American thea
tres and the announcement of the coming
of The White Heather next week at the
Academy of Music should arouse great in
terest among local amusement seekers
The tradesmen who print programmes
for the Bijou have been obliged to make
constant calls upon the trays that hold
'NNAA ioi &c SpI III StlllHB UP TeCOrlS Tor
next weeks bill at that house. The series
CT performances there will be contributed
by Billy Clifford and Maud Huth, farcical
stars; sam j. Adams, monologuist; En-
mons, Emmerson and Emmons, a sketch
trio; Gertie ellison. the gushing serfo-
comic; Williams and Adams laugh-pro-
vokers: the Livingston family, acrobats
and May Hoey, vocalist.
There are few managers before putlic
today in the field of extravaganza and spe-
claity who can show a record OF successes
| like to that by Abe Leavitt of the Rentz
Santiey Company, the organization VIII ch
will be seen next week at Kernan's This
troupe of clever comedians and handsome
burlesQuers is said TO be not only one of
the Oldest and most popular on the road
but IL has won the reputation of never
having been behind the times. The per-
formances given are always up-to-date
and If there are any novelties in burlesuue
they are often 10 be found in the enter
tainments presented by the Rentz- Stanley
combination. To this fact is due Mr..
Leavitt's phenomenal success and when his
show" is announced to appear at any
theatre the patrons of that house NAV
look forward TO genuine treat.
Although he has wandered far from the
fold, and for the past four years has been
more intimately identified with San Fran
cisco social and theatrical affairs than with
those of New York, Tim" Frawley has re-
tanned his membership r the Lambs and
has always made that Thespian resort his
headquarters when in the East Accord
ingly number Of members of the club are
preparing TO come over to Washington on
the night of April for the purpose of
Witnessing the first performance of "Tril-
by by the Frawley Company at the CO.
lumbia Theatre. Several prominent metro
politan managers have also signified their
intention OF being present, doubtless anx-
1ous TO witness the achievements of the
young Washingtonian who has made such
a record on the Pacific Coast The appli-
cation to this city of methods which won
for Mr.. Frawley such success in San Fran
cisco may mean a great deal in the recent
movement TO revive the palmy days of stock
companies. Mr.. Frawley's plans come
nearer to a revival of the old system than
do those of any of the modern directors for
he believes in engaging players especially
adapted to the parts rather than in fore
| ing the same actors to accommodate them
| selves to variety of different roles Mr.
| FraWley has long had a conquest of the
East in mind and with Washington as the
headquarters of his operations expects tc
make theatrical potentates open their eyes
MARYLAND HAPPENINGS.
Commissions being made out for dozer
additional game wardens recommended by Stat,
Game Warden Gilbert.
Governor Lowndes will be at Frostburg Tues
day TO introduce Rev. John p Chidwick, forme
chaplain of the Maine who will lecture.