Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-22

the perfectly trained animal acts" His
two donkeys are two of the smartest per-
forming animals in the world. Mr.. T. Will
not Eckert and Miss Emma Berg will ap-
pear in their operate comedy, Master and
Pupil Mr.. ECkert is fine pianist and pos
SeSSCS tenor voice of rare quality. The act
IS refined, the music artistic and the comedy
genuine, but not Cbtrusive Miss Louise
kerlin, late of the Ward and Vokes Com
pany. and one of the best of the singers of
coon songs; the Prentice trio, consisting
of Harry and Emma Prentice and their
five-year-old daughter. in their acrobatic
comedy; Miss Comma Jewell. a dramatic
soprano of Boston. in vocal selections: r.
J. Fields and Mile. Salina. vocaIists. dan
GERS and high kickers, and Ackleys Or
chestra will conclude the program. Matinee
every day.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-"The
Australian Beauties Burlesquers." under the
direction of those prime favorites. Bryant
and Watson, will make their bow before
the public of Washington at the Lyceum
next Monday and will stay for the entire
week. so that many may have an oppor-
tuIhty to judge of their merits and quality
as entertainers and Originators. The pro-
gram that the Beauties will present is
not unlike that offered by other shows of the
kind. but the features that will be offered
are all new and unusually attractive. The
program Is to open with new burletta en-
titled "A Typewriters Wedding Day" This
is satire on the Telephone Girl and it
is said TO be full of fun. The entire COM
pany Will participate in the exercises of the
occasion. The olio bill comes next, and In
it are several strong numbers-Smith
O'Brien, late star of Powers Ivy Leaf
Company. Sheehan and Kennedy, Celtic
wits: HazletOn and Vedder, high-born la
dies: George YOeman. German comedian
the La Nelles. French knickknack dancers
and Edna Urine in a seriO-cOmic effusiOn
The closing feature of the show is a bur
lesque entitled THE Duke De Monte Carlo
and it is said to be of the best skits of
the kind ever put on by a travelling com
pany.
THE BIJOU.-Another attractive bill of
high-class and entertaining vaudeville will
be the pleasing magnet at the BijOu during
the coming week. The Gotham Comedy
Four will endeaVOr to make their portion of
the bill pleasing with vocal selections well
rendered and original eccentric comedy;
Brown, Harrison and Brown, the farce
comedy trio, will present the latest of their
laughing successes. which has the name of
being one of the strongest acts before the
public containing good comedy situations
bright songs and clever dances; Ladell and
Francis will be seen in their great Amer
lean novelty act; James and Fannie Dono-
van, the Irish comedy stars. will offer
amusing one-act skit; the Martelles will
entertain with a marvellous exhibition of
trick bicycle riding; the Sisters Revere,
dashing condolences of the twentieth CEN
fury order, will sing the latest negro melo-
dies in their up-to-date manner; Pearl
Hight the dainty chanteuse, Will be on
hand to please in her delightful and artis-
tic way. and the BijOu BuTlesque Company
will appear in a new musical Offering, in
Producing Miss Nina Collin, the Bijou's
sweetest singer; Sam Adams, the long
comedian; Dot Davenport Billy Watson.
Viola Sheldon Jack Flood, Flora Parker.
Sol Goldsmith and other artists of equal
note viii fill out what will be the best bill
Of the season. Matinees daily.
WILTON LACKAYE.-Mr Wilton Lack
aye is an actor whose appearance here al
ways draws forth one of the most discrimi-
mating audiences of the season. This time
he will play Charles OMalley," in TheO-
dore Burt Sayre's dramatization of Charles
Levers celebrated novel. In Mr. Lackaye's
career he has displayed a greater versatil-
!ty than any actor now before the public.
His first hit was as a stage villain, not the
villain of melOdrama, but the gentleman!y
scoundrel that is frequently met with in
real life. 1t was the naturalness of his vii
lainy that made his work prominent and
brought him to the notice of stars and
managers. 1t was said by some that his
forte was in this direction. ard there were
those who believed he was destined to con-
unuously play this line of characters He
showed, however. in 'AristOcracv,'' that he
was equally good IN leading parts, and his
jefferson Stockton was a creation that
placed him higher in the ranks of the pro-
fessiOn. 1t was Svengali, however. that
Mr. Iackaye made his great reputation,
and that remarkable creation will long live
in the annals of dramatic art as a perfect
pprtrditure of one of the most fascinating
characters in modern fiction. His great
success in this part induced Mr.. I.ackaye
10 enter the starring field. but the plays he
secured. while affOrding him good oppor-
tunltieS, failed to present him at his best
ard he has diligently sought a vehicle for
the display of his abilities which should
also be able to hold public attention be-
cause of its intrinsic merits 1t is believed
that he has found in Charles O'Malley'' a
play which will prove popular and be a
money maker. 1t is called by the author.
Mr.. Theodore Burt Sayre, a romantic com
edy. ard. while Levers novel furnishes the
plot, the changes made in characters Incl
dents and dialogue are sufficient to entitle
1t to be an original work. The title role is
said to fit Mr.. Lackaye admirably, and to
enable him to bring to bear all his re-
sources of high comedy, while also giving
him opportunity for much stronger heroic
work A notable cast of twenty people has
been engaged to support Mr.. Lackaye
Among them are Joseph Whiting joseph
Kilgour, J. Palmer Collins Arthur Maitland
Joseph keefe, Claude Gill.ngwater. Mat
thew Ballard and Agnes Rose Lane, olive
May and Alice Evans
GERALDINE FARRAR SONG RECJ
TAl~-Geraldine Farrar, the gifted and
youthful Boston songster, will show a
Washington audience how she charmed the
President and Mrs. Mckinley on the dav
Dewey's victory was celebrated in patriotic
but simple way at the White House on
that occasion, in the presence of the presi-
Dental household only, Miss Farrar sang
THE Star Spangled Banner and other
pulse-stirring battle hymns. The President
and his wife were thrilled and pleased bv
her victorious vocaliZation. Her public ap-
pearance Will occur at S:lj pm. Wednes-
day next at the Lafayette Square Opera
House Assisting here. and assuring the
audience of an additional musical treat, will
he Ncwell-W hitney Mansfield of Boston.
an accomplished pianist and prof Anton
Gloetzner of this city. These cultured
artists viii be heard in program embrace
ing wide variety of famous compositions
and which will exhibit them at their best
Miss Florence Lee Hoffman of this CITY
is the director of the event. and Mr. Geo.
w. Rawlings of the Lafayette Square is the
manager. The occasion will be of unusual
interest to the many unsteady inclined
persons in this city, and society is taking
a hand in assuring the successful debut
here OF Miss Farrar
LAST BISCHOFF CONCERT.-The last
Bischoff concert this season will take place
at the Congregational Church next Tues
day evening under the direction of Dr. j.
W. Bischoff. He will have the assistance
of the Congregational choir and quartet
the latter consisting of Mrs. Hattie Meads
Smith, soprano; Miss Edna Scott Smith
contraltO; Mr.. Douglass G. Miller, tenor
and Mr. ]. Walter Humphrey. bass The fol-
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