Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

greatest favor with washington play goers,
the Frawley company will appear next
week in one of Pinero's prettiest plays,
Sweet Lavender" Like his latest success,
"Trelawny of the Wells the play Is a SEN
tmental idyl of London life, but instead OF
being laid in the world behind the scenes,
the action takes place in that center OF
English law practice known the Temple
Here We are introduced to a variety or
characters, including Dick Phenyl, who has
been described as the most lovable vaga-
bond since Rip Van Wrinkle; couple OF
lively young law students, who attempt the
difficult task of keeping Dick straight; MIS-.
Holt, a typical hOusekeeper IN these pacn-
elOr establishments, and her sweet nttle
daughter Lavender Love in a law ofhce
is the theme of the play, and it is worked
out into one of the simplest yet prettlesi
little romances of the modern stage. Al
though the action is confined to the ancient
Temple MADE famous in many of Dickens
stories as well in the history of Eng
lish Jurisprudence, it is essentially an at
mosphere piece like Alabama, and the
quaint character types no less than the
pretty story in which they figure form one
of the principal charms of the piece.
Sweet Lavender has not been seen here
for many seasons, in fact not since it was
last given here by the Lyceum Theater
Company al the National, and it has never
been presented here by stock company.
Judging from their previous work in SINH
lar lines, MIR. frawley's players will cast
the play admirably, and in some respects
phenomenaliy. Mr.. Charles King, who
played with the original Lyceum company
as the solicitor, has made his biggest sue
cess in the role of Dick Phenyl on the Pa
cihc coast Manager t'rawley himself will
realize the role of the young American,
while Alfred Hickman will play the other
Juvenile role. From what we have seen of
her work, Miss Georgia Weles bids fair to
be an almost ideal Lavender, with Ada
Levick as her mother. Harrington Rey-
nolds, who is making such Il favorable i'm
preston in The Wife" will be the old
banker, while Godfrey Stein will have
good character as the fashionable ply
siclan. The rest of the company will have
good roles, and the play should please all.
me WIe is proving one of the most
popular bills of the season this week.
There will be a bargain matinee tomorrow.
MA COUSINE. The stage of the New
National Theater will be given over next
week to the presentation of MY Cousin"
an adapta ton of Meilhoc's famous French
comedy Ma Cousine," which enjoyed a
long and prosperous run in Paris. The play
Is hsht and breezy, and is especially well
adapted for the present season, when the
theater is attended for laughing purposes
only. My Cousin is destined for a metro
polltan run and goes from it's engagement
at the New National next week direct to
the Manhattan Theater, New York. The
cast embraces many well known farceurs
and Is headed by the favorite French
actress and pantomimiSt, Pillar Moriu. The
celebrated stage beauty and clever come
dienne, Louise Thorndyke- Boucicault, will
also have an important role. Among the
other members of the company may be
mentioned John 7. Sullivan, Frank Tame
hill, jr., Earl Brown, Matilde Cotrely,
Beryl Hope Bertha Bowling, Eva Wescott
and Charles E. Parsons. The production
will be made under the capable stage man
agement of Frank Tannehill, jr. Matinees
Will be given on Wednesday and Saturday.
Seats may be secured for any performance
at the box office beginning tomorrow morn
ing.
B R o ID W A Y BURLESQUERS.-T
Broadway Buriesquers commence u weeks
engagement at the Lyceum Theater next
Monday, and will very likely delight all the
patrons Of that theater during the entire
week. Leclair and Leslie, Smith and Cook,
Bennett and Rich Mitchell, Sisters Merritt
and Rozella Marie Richmond. Cohen and
Gardner and the ever popular comedian,
Dave Lewis, are all among the list, and af-
ter it is stated that the Broadway Bur-
leSquerS have an Olio of several frSt-claSS
specialties and a beautifully mounted bur-
lesque containing all the ingredients that
are necessary to the general makeup of
cracker jack show it Is safe to say that
the menu for next week served to the pa
irons of the Lyctum Theater Will be very
palatable. The usual matinees will be given,
and the prices will remain the sane not
withstanding the fact that there have been
numerous demands for seats up to the pres
eut time.
ORGAN AND SONG REC1TAL.-An or
gan and song recital will be given at Mount
Vernon Church Friday night that should
attract large attendance The organlst
will be Mrs Jenny Lind Green and the chief
vocal sooist will be DR.. Il. Merrill HOpkin-
son, baritone, of Baltimore, Both have been
heard in this city before, and DR.. Hopkln-
son has acquired q deserved popularity. Be
sides these, however, number of local
vocalists will participate in the program,
a " H Cav
soprano; Mrs. Margaret Nolan Martin,
contralto; Mr.. Perry B. Turpin, tenor, and
Mr.. John H. Duffy, bass. These singers are
all well known, and have high local repu-
tations. which they may be depended to
fully sustain. The program will be an eX-
ceediEgly attractive one.
PAINS FIREWORKS AND SPECrA-
CLES-The three nights of fireworks and
spectaculars to be given on the monument
grounds during the national peace jubilee
celebration by the Pain company OF New
York promise to be events that have never
been eclipsed in this country. The entire
program is arranged on a lavish scale and
will present forty -five separate displays,
aside from the final devices and the war
spectacle that winds up each evening. on
the first night, May %, President Mckinley
and Vice Presid mt Hobart and the hero Of
Manila admiral of the Fleet George
Dewey will be shown in portraits or flre,
and a huge American flag, 35QX75 feet, will
be shown 1000 feet In the air. The war
spectacular will be the Battle of Manila"
The tickets, seats and boxes are now sell
ing at Guzman's, IN Droop's music store.
A TALK ON KIPLINGS POETRY.-Mr.
Frank Lee Benedict, author, lecturer and
elocutionist, will give talk on Rudyard
KIplings poetry, illustrating 1T with eX-
amples Of that authors most notable
poems, and recitations of the lyrics of our
late war at the Washington Club, Friday
evening, May u. MIR. Benedict is rsmem-
bered by the favorable impression he
created when hare last season. He then
gave private reading, pleasing those who
heard him SO that at the request of a NUM-
Der of the friends made then he returns to
Washington, giving his talk this tina at
the Ladies' Club. Mr.. Benedict is excel
lent elocutionist, with a voice of rare quail
ty and power, capable Of showing every
emotion depicted in the authors lines.
Wherever he has been heard he has more
than pleased his audiences. Tickets at
GuZmans, in Droop's music store.
DIR. STAFFORD'S LECTURE-The sale
of seats for the lecture Julius Caesar
by Rev. DR.. Stafford, which Is to take place
at the Lafayette Square Opera HOUSE, be-
gan this morning. and there was rush for
no StoH hos