The evening times., 1899-02-02

Charles Frohman have sought her out when
producing The Bankers Daughter DR..
Clyde" The Henrietta, ana "Charley.s
Aunt respectively. 1t may, therefore, be
readily understood with what degree OF
surety Mr.. Broadhurst selects Miss Wilton
for her share in the presentation of The
Last Chapter
Mrs. Stanley. the character assigned TO
her, is cne OF the beauty spots of the play,
and, considering the artistic work done by
Miss Wilton when last seen in this city
as Mrs Magendie in The Coat of Many
Colors," Edgar l. Davenport and Grace
Filkins must look 10 their portrayals or
suffer as did Herbert Kelcey and Efne
Shannon. who had the additional beneht
OF the glamour that goes with black face
type on the house bills.
The Turtle" which has just finished a
run Of 200 performances at the Manhattan
Theatre in New York and thus outliyed
all its farccal competitors, will be seen
next week at the Columbia Theatre. The
plav is to be presented by a strong cast,
among the members of which are Sadle
Martinot William J. Ferguson VI. A. Ken
nedy. Mrs. Mckee Rankin, MeTri osborne,
Henry Bergman, Harry Allen, E. w. Nor
risen, Agnes Findlay. Sallie Berg, and 9TH
er people of distinction. Fantastic and
piquant humor are said TO be the prevail
ing qualities OF the piece and they have
made il a sensation even in this up-to-
date period No other farce transpianted
from the French has provoked so much
discussion or taken root much more deeply
than this self-same Turtle"
Three stars arr advertised on the vau-
deville bill TO be seen next week at the
Grand Flo Irwin. who. with Walter Haw-
ley, will then present The Gay Miss Con.
starred with success all last year in her
sisters farce The Widow Jones" Mark
Murphy has been heavily featured with
Grau's Celebrities and ''Thrilby." while
his stellar work includes many dialect por-
trayals in Irish farces. Robert Downing,
the last of the trio. is too well known TO
require much mention. In addition to
these three people the programme to be
offered bears the names OF Wormwood,
whose dog and monkey show has been
highly commended; Gilbert Gerard, animal
imitator, and Kenwick the dancer.
Maude Adams will play TO a series of big
houses in this city if the result OF the sale
which opened this morning at the National
Theatre reaches the mark now expected of
it a line of prospective purchasers has
been filing past the house window al this
morning and the telephone has been kept
busy without intermission. The Little
Minister is a very popular book and Miss
Adams a very popular woman whose New
York success has done much for her and
consequently the big list of orders does not
seem so remarkable as it might otherwise
Edward White who has for three years
managed Mildred Holland in her produc-
tion of Two Little Migrants will have
another organization in town next week
and it will present Joseph Arthur's sEc-
cessful play. ''On the Wabash This pieca
was done for the first time in this city last
winter under the title of The Salt OF the
Earth" but is said to have been complete
ly rewritten since then and now forms one
of the best known popular-p priced attrae-
tions on the road. What is supposed to be
a thoroughly capabale company will be
seen in the drama, which opens at the
Academy of Music. Seats went on sale
this morning.
Barney Pagan, comedian; Henrietta
Byron. sero- comic; John Bernard. sketch
list: Nelson and Millidge, laugh -proyokers;
Emma Carus. baladist; Brennan and
Collins, in sidewalk conversation; Ade-
laide Roatinno, soprano: Leslie and De
Forrest, smilers: Hoppe juggler, and the
| house stock company will be seen next
week at the Bijou. The names are all we'll
known to Washingtonians and the enter
tainment given should possess decided
merit.
Weber and Fields have a new enterprise
on the road this year and it will be seen
next week at Kernan's. Under the title
of the Dainty Duchess" Company the or
ganiZatiOn will present the two usual bur-
lesques and an olio in which are to ap-
pear the Burke Brothers Earl and Wilson,
! THE Mimic Four Ressler and Carnick,
Raymond and Clarke, Alleene and La
Rue, Hayes and Bandy and others. The
organization is said to be a frst-class one
and should have no difficulty in playing to
good houses all during its local engage
ment.