Evening star., 1899-03-25

further comment is unnecessary. The lat
est and most successful novelty which has
made a sensation in New York city upon
its presentation there q week ago is The
Queens Fam" an operetta presented by
the Dresden Trio, three handsome young
lady vocaHsts. The entire scenery and COS
TUNES are carried for the act.
Harry Edison and his musical dog Doc
the latter being the most intelligent animal
living. doing all sorts of tricks at command
and finally joining his partner in playing
a set of staff bells, will be seen. The Co
lumbar Troupe Four, of the best of
the singing and dancing quartets. will
present their sketch. in which they will also
play upon a number of musical instrn-
nents. Moa and Goodrich, the kings of
fancy skaters, will give an act in which all
kinds of acrobatic and grotesque skating
will be shown. Leo and Chapman. in
character and acrobatic sketch combined;
the Angela Sisters in their singing and
whistling solos; IaClair, LaNarde and Rith
in their travesty on Uncle Toms Cabin"
entitled, Marks the Lawyer" and Ack-
leys band and orchestra will make one of
the strongest bills of the season. Matinees
every day. The Sunday night concert will
consist as usual of high-class entertain
ment interspersed with popular songs, and
will comprise some of the best local enter
tainers, together with artists out of the
city and Ackley's augmented band and
orchestra.
THE FRAWLEY STOCK COMPANY
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been hearing transcontinental rumors about
the Frawley Company, which had its head
quarters at the Columbia Theater, San
Francisco, and constituted the criterion of
theatrical amusements on the whole Pa
cifc coast. The Columbia Theater became to
the Pacific coast what Daly's or the Lyceum
Theater is to the east. and T. Daniel Fraw-
ley was the most prominent producing
manager in the golden west. All this was
very gratifying to Washingtonians, who
recognized in the successful young manager
a product of the capital city, and many
were the wishes expressed that some time
he might bring his celebrated organization
eastward. This wish is about to ne graft
fed, for the burning of the Baldwin Thea
ter about year ago left the Frawley COM
pany without a permanent home, as the
Columbia was turned into a combination
house: and although other houses were
open to it. Manager Frawley decided that
it was time to turn his steps eastward.
Accordingly, on April 8. at the Colum-
bia Theater, the reorganized Frawley
Company will inaugurate a season of
reV1vals of popular plays of recent date,
which promises to surpass any similar en-
gagement which Washington has enjoyed.
Beginning with notable revival of "Tri-
by, for which a cast rivaling the original
has been provided, the productions will In
clude The Charity Ball. Alabama" and
other great plays which have never been
seen here at the hands of a repertoire com
pany. That they will be done full justice Is
guaranteed by the players engaged by Mr..
F'rawley, all of them with eastern reputa-
tiOns although some of them Won their
best triumphs under his management in the
far west. Thus the cast of 'TrilSy" will
include that sterling actor. John E. Kel-
lard, as Svengali; Burr Mcintosh and AL
fred Hickman, in their original roles of
Taffy and Little Billee: the talented Wash
ington actor. Godfrey Stein, as Gecko. and
the popular western comedian, Harry Cor
son Clarke, as Zou-Zou. Mary Van Buren.
a beautiful young woman, formerly leading
lady with E. S. Willard, will play the title
role, and the rest of the large cast will be
filled by accomplished actors.
GRAND OPERA SEASON-As has been
announced, there viii be four performances
of grand opera in this city during the sec
ond week of April by the Metropolitan
Opera Company of New York, under the
personal direction of Mr.. Maurice Grau.
Two operas will be sung in German one in
Italian and one in French. serving to in
trOduce some new stars to this city. as well
as those famous artists whose regulations
extend over two continents.
1t is believed that the musical enthu-
siasts of this city will give such generous
support to these productions as will insure
an annual season of grand opera hereafter.
KERNAN'S LYCECM THEATER-Th
Rentz Santley is the oldest burlesque or
ganization in existence and under the able
management of Abe Leavitt has never
failed to sustain its reputation. The COM
pany will present an entertainment full Of
novelties and bright and pleasing from
start to finish, and all who like good, bright,
breezy burlesque Will find 1t at the Lyceum
commencing Monday matinee and closing
Sunday evening in the show to be given by
this company. The opening burietta is
founded on the Cuban war, and is entitled
Yankee Dewey Dandy" while the closing
sllit is a sensational buriesque entitled "A
Nights Frolic." Both pieces will be staged
with elaborate settings and gorgeous cos
tunes. The big chorus of handsome and
Sb nell girls he headed hI- 10
who is recognized a queen in the bur-
lesque field. In the xxx olio will be seen
such star performers as Van Leer and Bar
ton, blaCk-face comedians; Barth and Flem-
ing, eccentric sketch artists the Engstrom
sisters, dashing serio comics; Ford and Dot
West. vocaliSts. dancers and entertainers;
Walker sisters. charming sister act; Dick
Ward, the bicycle tramp; Charles Robin
son, character dialect comedian; Dick and
kittie kumins. comedy boxing sketch and
others. With such bill the show should
prove a magnet sufficient to fill the house
at every performance.
Tomorrow Sunday evening the Clark
brothers. royal burlesquers, will remain
over and give the entire show The per-
formance will, It is said be toned down,
but it is not the purpose of the management
to give a sacred concert. In addition To the
regular program there Will be a series of
animated pictures of the recent Windsor
Hotel fire. including scenes that have never
been attempted before on the cinemato-
graph With tomorrow evenings enter
tdihmtNt manager herman thauSOrateS q
series of Sunday evening entertainments
which will be given by every combination
playing the house. All shows will open on
Monday matinee and close Sunday evening
GRAND OPERA HOUSE SUNDAY CON
CERT--The Sunday concerts a the Grand
Opera House have become very popular
with the public. and will he repeated to-
morrow night. Among the artists who will
appear will be Mrs. Anna Craig-Hills one
of the leading soprano vocalists of this
city, whose host of friends will be more
than pleased to greet her; VIM. H. Conley
the popular local comedian, in his pleas
mOnologue ana vocal spccialties; the clever
and pretty Angela Sisters in their vocal Sc
lections, interspersed with whistlins:
introducing. in commemoration OF Palm
Sunday, The Palms" Prof. Ackley's en-
iarged band and orchestra will play a num-
ber of selections. especially arranged in
Guiding the overture from The Barber of
Seville THE Polish Dance and THE
Cavalry Charge" the latter a descriptive
overture by G. Luders. Box office will be
open for the sale of seats at pm.
THE BIJOU.-Bright and catchy will be
the program that Manager Grieves prom
ises to the patrons of the Bijou next week.
Billy Clifford and Maud Huth, farce
comedy stars, at the head of their own COM
pany, "A High Born Lady," which closes
tonight TO allow them to fill long series of
engagements in prominent vaudeville