The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22

No man ever likes 10 acknowledge that
he is superstitious and yet il is 10, i'm
probable that the issuance Il fen war
rants and the consequent searching OF
every manager in Washington would re-
veal the choicest collection of rabbits
feet, horssshoes, voodoo charms and ether
trinkets ever gathered o-tside Of 4 mu-
scum. For the local theatres have ba5n
'hoodooed' beth in point of perform
ances and Of profits. During the last
fortnight there has hardly baen a worthy
combination in town. and accordingly
business has fallen to a point 80 'oE that
enc might despair of ever finding II again.
Outside Of the three vaudeville bosses IN
operation. there was just one attractive
attraction here during TIE past week. and
that one has been seen so often that o
reasonable person could have been aston
ished had it drawn only vacancy and
space. But the Rogers Brothers came TO
the Columbia for return data after hgv-
ing played an unfortunate engagement 1T
another place OF amusement ami managed
10 do nicely. and so perhaps il was not o
surprising after all that the third ii
visit of The French Maid served to MI
that auditorium every evening and at two
matinees. James \. Herne's new vehicle
which as given its first rend aring on any
stage last Monday at the Lafayette,
proved great deal Of a basoo ami had
very little luck in consequence viii e
Hoyt's tiresome oonglomerat:on of stale
claptrap, "A Day and a Night in New
York, was frequented b. the upper ten
and carefully avoided by these still loft er
critics, the gentleman who prefers bal
cony chairs and the deity in the gallery.
At the Grand Two elterprising managers,
Burke and Chase, fulfilled their promises
by providing an excellent vaudeville bi l,
but were Iot suitably rewarded. This was
only TO be expected in new venture,
however, and the gentlemen ment1 oaod
have no reason for feeling discouraged
Charles Yale's Forever DEVILS Auction
drew big upstairs audiences to the Acad-
envy, but left the orchestra unoccupied
while Bryant and Watson's Australian
Beauties came TO keTnan's. and L strong
variety entertainment WAS given at the
Bijou with good results.
Probably the best thing that can be said
Of the majority of the coming attractions
is that they are diverse in character. Two
great fields OF labor are TO be represent
ed. three of the bookings announced be-
ing melodranatic, while a second trio may
be classed with the vaudevilles. The sew
enth local house will have classic Offer
ings. Julia Marlowe comes to the La
fayette with d repertoire OF her past sue
cesses, presenting The Countess Valeska''
on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
nights and at the Saturday matinee; As
You Like It. on Thursday and Friday,
with "Ingomar' following on Saturday
evening. Paul J. Gilmore brings Two pro-
ductions 10 the Columbia opening with
The Dawn OF Freedom and then taking
Up The Three Musketeers." A scenic rem
dering Of Shenandoah is announced for
the National; the Grand viii have a vau-
deviile bill in which are TO appear Lillian
Burkhart- Alice Shaw and her daughters
GUS Williams and Fleurette; while The
I-eIodrama, "A Grip of Steel is TO be
the weeks Offering at the Academy
Frank Bush is the headliner adver-
tised for the Biiou. and the ''Tammany
Tigers has been dated for Kernan's. In
addition TO these regular bookings, Sousa
gives band concert tonight at the I.afay-
cite. the regulation Sunday entertainments
VIII be continued at the Bijou Burton
Holmes lectures next Wednesday afternoon
al the Columbia, and quartette of tenn
porary amusement ventures continues TO
attract attention about town.