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

artist will be welcomed by all devotees OF
the lyric art. Miss Butts only recital oc
ours Monday evening, November 90 at the
Universalist Church Miss Butt will have
the assistance of Mr.. Leo Stern, cellist,
and Mr.. Isadore Luckstone, at the piano.
Seats are ready at Guzmans, in Droop' s
music house
MILE. FIFT."-'Mlle Fiji" will be
given its first production in this city the
week of November 20 at the Columbia
1t is a modern French stage importation,
arranged for American production by the
well-known playwright Joseph Grismer. 1t
is legitimate light comedy, strong in char
acterization, ingenious in construction and
laugh-provoking throughout 1t is by all
odds the funniest, the breeziest and live
Hest of all the Brady & Ziefeld productions.
bearing the seal and flavor of Paris music
halls. 1t comes to us with run of nearly
half season in New York last year, and
has had most remarkable run at the Park
Theater, Boston. of fifty nights, just closed.
The company is a most capable one, includ-
ing such well-known players as Aubrey
Boucicault, Marie Wainwright. Jeanette
Lowry. Alice Judson, Thos. H. Burns, Dore
Davidson. Charlotte Mortimer and E.
Lovat Frazer.
"ARIZONA"-If Augustus Thomas is
given time, he is liable to give to every
state in the Union the dignity of personal
portraiture of it's costumes and people in
a stage-told story. Following up his earliest
success, ALA bama," which was announced
at the time. ''the greatest American
play" came I'm Mizzoura, that excellent
comedy drama in which Nat Goodwin add
ed so conspicuously to his artistic laurels.
Now comes the announcement of another
novelty from the pen of this clever play
wright, which is said to be better from an
artistic standpoint than either of his pre-
vious efforts. ARIZONA is what Mr.. Thorn
as calls his latest drama, and the title in
fnS he 10 md -11Cy re "a
and the subject matter of the story at the
same time. Arizona is not melodrama,
though there are some melodramatic ma
terial and a first-class Thoroughbred vii
lain in 1t. Mr.. Thomas has shown that
amidst the crude surroundings of frontier
army posts and cattle ranches human
hearts and human emotions as tender,
as loyal, as responsive, as they are to be
found in more favored localities. The play
introduces Uncle Sans cavalrymen, the
picturesque cowboys and vaqueros of the
western ranges, MeXicans and Chinese, and,
of course, some delightful types of far west
womanhood. The author has supervised the
staging of the play himself, and in the in
cidental features of the work he has had
the valuable expert assistance of Frederick
Remington, the Incompatible pictorial de-
nneator of western scenes and characters.
Arizona" will be produced at the Lafay-
cite Theater beginning Monday, November
THE CUCKOO.'-Charles Frohman has
frequently demonstrated that he is man
of very strong, well striking, personal
characteristics. He is one of the few men
who able to do many things and do
them all well. Mr.. Frohman Is at times
unique, inasmuch as he puts on dramatic
productions in manner quite at variance
with what others consider successful
methods, and succeeds beyond cavil In his
own original way. There has been nothing
in his career that shows this quality in so
forcible manner as his production of THE
Cuckoo" play of the same title was
produced early last season and proved to
be very dead bird. Usually it would be
considered fatal to theatrical venture to
produce another new play with the same
title, particularly during the same season.
But Mr.. Frohman has very little rever-
ence for traditions Of this or any other
kind. He had a new play, which was a
success in the original French, and an un-
mist akabe sensation In London. Mr..
Frohman argued that the quality must also
be good for this country, and as the title
was very apt he saw no reason for chang
ing It. His judgment proved to be correct,
for The Cuckoo made an immediate hit
when presented at Wallack's Theater. New
York, and did the largest business of any
farce comedy which he has ever produced.
Since then 1t has played gagements in
unvarying success. The Cuckoo will be
presented at the National Theater the
week Of November u by a Charles Froh-
man company, including Joseph Holland,
Bowser, Clayton Whyte, etc
An important improvement inside the New
Grand is contemplated by Manager Chase
He proposes to place in the west 1ounging
room loan collection of notable paint
ings Already number of well-known
artists have signifed their willingness to
hang some Of their chef doeuvres there.
1t will be an admirable gathering in par
ucular of the best works Of Washington
artists and will embrace etohings, free
hand drawings, black and white effects
water colors and oils. Little by little the
New Grand will be made beautiful, 80 that
the most cultured and discriminative audi
enoes will find enjoyment in every part of
the theater.
who combine business capacity with the
artistic temperament. AS an actress Miss
Archer has done some excellent work, and
In the piece in which she is now starring
she has won a high reputation as "A Con-
tented Woman" 1t is not generally known
however, that the venture is her own and
that 1t is her own money which is invested
Ihat money she earned by honest, hard
work In her profession, and she is fully en-
titled to all the credit she has received
Miss Archer made her first appearance on
the stage when but fourteen years old and
there are many who remember what a
charming Hebe in "Pinafore" she made
She has played many parts since then, but
she retains the charm Of her youth, i'm
proved by her experience and maturer
years.
A great portiere was put up In the New
Grand lobby last Thursday. It. is a hand
some Improvement upon the already beau
dful lobby. Its value as an obstructor of
stray breezes was at once evident to all
who have taken seats in line with the main
door. There should be no complaint of
draughty doors in future at the New Grand
The origin OF the phrase ito give the cold
shoulder" is said to have been a custom in
France Of serving a cold shoulder instead
or hot roast joint to guests who had
outstayed their welcome. In some dis
tricts Of Ireland seed cake was used to con-
vey the same hint.
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