Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

lON SLATkhE.-INtAl OuouOdS
night Creston Clarke will open his annual
engagement at the Columbia, presenting
his new and elaborate production of Ham
let" Mr.. Clarke's Hamlet is more or
less familiar to most local theater-goers
| and is perhaps one Of the most popular of
his many different characterizations. The
interest already manifested in his approach
ing engagement leaves little doubt as to it's
proving a great success. During the week
two plays new to Washington will be
given, namely, THE Ragged Cavalier" and
"A Son of France" both of which have
proved popular additions to Mr.. Clarke
repertoire and have achieved substantial
success 1.-The Ragged Cavalier Is the
joint work of Miss Louise Malloy, the we'll
known critic of Baltimore, and Mr.. Clarke
and by reason of Miss Malloys authorship
it possesses an interest quite apart from
that created by Its success. which has been
q genuine and pronounced one, from the
time OF It's first production. in the latter
part of last season. Mr.. Clarke is this sea-
son carrying special car load of scenery,
costumes and properties, and Is thus en-
abled to produce each play in his repertoire
in unusually pleasing and satisfactory
manner. For Hamlet he has provided
very handsome new costumes and a set or
properties said to be absolutely accurate
in every detail, and has spared neither time
nor money to bring the performance up to
q plane of more than usual excellence.
Miss Adelaide Prince is still at the head OF
Mr.. Clarke's splendid supporting company,
and is this season winning new laurels by
her ability and great personal attractive
ness. Miss Prince will doubtless be warmly
welcomed by her many admirers during
the coming week Mr.. George d. Parker is
leading member of the company, and Mr..
p. S. Barrett and Miss Alice Gale. who will
be remembered for their former good work
here, are still with Mr.. Clarke, whose COM
pany is in every way stronger and better
than ever Following is the arrangement
of plays decided upon for the week: Mon
day and Friday nights. Hamlet per-
formance to begin promptly at o'clock:
Tuesday and Saturday nights. The Ragged
Cavalier: Thursday matinee, David Gar.
rick Wednesday night, THE Bells
Thursday night, 'Richelieu: Saturday
matinee, "A Son of France Seat and box
sale usual.
JAMES ER-HANFORD.-The sale
of seats and boxes for the Louis James,
Kathryn kidderand Charles p. Hanford en-
eagement. which is announced for next
week at the National, opens tomorrow
morning. The strength of this attracts
particular attention from the many names
of singular prominence that its roster en-
braces. The organization will number up
ward of forty people, including the two
Shakespearean veterans. Harry Langdon
and John A. Ellsler, Barry tombstone, Col
lin Kemper. Norman Hackett, Thomas COT
fin Cooke. W. A. Lincoln, John Moore.
Frederick Bradley, George McCulla. Har-
vey Cassidy Olive Corbett. w. d. Jamison
James Du Lang. Mrs. Henry Vandenhoff
Miss Helen Singer. Miss Emily Grey Bethel
Miss Aphie Hendricks Miss Drofnah and
little Mabel Hearne. The repertoire has
been arranged as follows: Monday and
Friday evenings and Wednesday matinee
The School for Scandal Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings and Satur-
day matinee, The Winters Tale and Sat
urday evening, Macbeth The Winters
Tale has not been seen in this country
Theater New York, eleven years ago. The
engagement next week will witness Miss
Kidder in the dual roles of Hermione and
Perdita the characters which marked Miss
AndersonS farewell appearance on the
stage. The production of the play is said
to be the most elaborate and complete OF
any Shakespearean revival of recent years.
ROBERT DOWNING.-Commenc next
Monday night Mr.. Robert Downing, for
upward of fifteen years closely identified
with the representation of Shakespearean
and other classical works. will this season
make Il radical departure in stage produc
tons and will present for the first time
any stage four-act pastoral drama,
titled IAN Indiana Romance" the author
of which is the well-known playwright and
actor, Mr.. ]. c. Nugent. Its story is sim
plicity-the simplicity of that art which is
pure and truly great. Through this pas
toral tale, in which bubbling comedy and
touching pathos mingle tremblingly, move,
of southern Indiana. The characters are
from life, with an atmosphere and tone that
seem to make 1t a reality. The dialogue is
said to be intensely human and the eli
makes revelations of dramatic cOnstruc-
ton. The story depicts the great rugged
love of an honest man and the quaint sur
roundings of life in Posey county, Indiana
Mr.. Downing will appear as Sam Hickey,
Just a common man. but honest and up
right, whose word is his bond; whose love
and fellow feeling, If the right side. in
tense and strong; but with an abject alb
horrence of anything that snacks of treach-
cry deceit-a character that should fit
like glove. In Posey county Sam Hickey
still lives and loves, and planes boards in
his carpenter shop. Around the grocery
store they still tell Of how after promising
Mary Ramsey not to quarrel with his rival,
unless the latter insisted on it, he knock
ed 1.-The drug store Teller down and with
the same breath picked him up and intro
duced him to Mary she appeared In
open-eyed terror on the scene, although he
knew that their meeting would be death to
the secret love which more than life
to him. Mr.. Downing will have the assist
ance of :he accomplished actress, Miss
Lucia Moore, and carefully selected COM
pany will be seen In support. The play
will be produced with new scenery, painted
from models specially for this production.
Seats go on sale tomorrow, Thursday,
morning.
NEW GRAND'S BILL NEXT wEEk.-A
be played at the New Grand next week
A specially attractive feature of the new
season there is the daily matinee, for which
the prices have been reduced to % cents
for reserved seats in all parts of the house
Since the ladies of Washington have
learned of this agreeable reduction they
have thronged to the theater In numbers
that multiply daily. The matinee last Sat
urday was the largest yet attended since
polite vaudeville has been the attraction
The chance to vary shopping and outdoor
exercise by few hours in a refined amuse-
ment house where the security and pleas
ure of the feminine patrons are the first
considerations Is not lost by the best ele-
ment in the city. The latest provision of
the management for the free checking Of
hats. wraps, umbrellas and parcels and the
free and unlimited furnishing of a popular
brand of mineral water is something that
could advantageously be adopted by the
other leading houses. Nine. Tavary, the
prima DONNA will be the leading attrac-
ton next week. Her songs will be the
masterpieces of the great composers and
her performance alone will be well worth
the small admission charged Barney
Pagan. assisted by Henrietta Byron, will
show his genius for clog dancing. which
has made him pre-eminent in that pleasing
line of amusement Some very quaint and
humorous phases of human nature will be
portrayed by Mr. and Mrs Perkins D.
Fisher in the character sketch, THE Half