Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-30

be placed on view. The cast will be as
follows: Sir John Harding. NJ. p, Charles
Lane: Mark Cross. the Idler, stephen Graf
tan: Simeon Strong. wealthy Am amer a.
tired, Charles Stanley: Bennett, valet TO
Mark Cross. Roland Gibson; Lady Helen
Harding. Olive Oliver; Mrs Cross, k.eanor
Carey: Kate Merryweather.w with a penciiant
for flirting, Percy Haswell; Mrs. Glynn
Stanmore a fashionable widow looking for
a husband. Dorothy Hammack; Molie'
Lady Harding's maid, Jane Clark .
The action of the play takes place IN
London: time, the present.
THE Idler' was initially presented In
this country by Daniel Frohman's Lyceum
Theater COMPANY. New York city. II Is a
society comedy drama, its more important
personages being prototypes OF LONDON
sW elldom.
The play tells the story of younger son
OF an English earl, who. number or years
before the play opens. has led rather
checkered life in the mining camps OF the
western hemisphere. His companion at
that time was another Englishman. marx
Cross by name. who being very rich ana
consequently indolent. had earned the SOU
briquet of THE Idler." In the golden val
ley of the west the heir to baronetcy &C
uuired the nickname of Gentleman Jack,
who. through an accident one fateful day.
caused the death of companion ana IN
terror fled the country. making his way
back to England. where the unexpected
death of his father raised him to the peer
age and a seat in the house of commons
In the meantime Cross has also returned
to London and fallen in love with the
daughter of a retired army officer His IN
dolence, however. asserts itself. even IN
matters pertaining to the heart, ana IN
stead of speaking that members dictates
he goes off on six months tour, from
which he returns to find his sweetheart
married to Gentleman Jack, now Sir John
Harding NJ. p. About this time also ap-
pears Simeon Strong, the brotneI OF tiie
man for whose death in America Sir John
hoe
his brothers SLAYER and bring him to JUS
tice and being man Of great wealth. ne
finds easy access to London society. Wnere
he meets and recognizes in the baronet tne
man he has so long sought He lmme-
diately warns Sir John of his intention 10
denounce him. declaring that his 1ilght at
The time of the tragedy was construed as
an ayowal of guilt by the mining camp
contingent where it occurred. From this
basis the story develops much plotting ana
counter plotting. The love interest discioses
many pretty scenes and laughabe cpl
sodes. In epigram and repartee THE ldler
is said to be as prolific as any stage pres
entation lately shown. IL will be given
with the careful attention sas to scenic ana
other equipment that characteri2eS produc-
tions at the hands of the William Morris
company.
GLEN ECHO PAEeK-The excellence of
the vaudeville bills offered at the Glen
Echo Park amphitheater is increasing the
patronage steadily. The entertainers next
week will be the operate singers, Lewis
and Faucui; Miss Clara Stevens and La
Petite Alma who have local renown for
their dancing: Nellie Burke. the versatile
and original comediennc: Gilmour and La
Tour. in a laughable skit, and William De
Bar in head balancing. There will be
matinee performance on the Fourth at $50
pm and dancing afternoon and evening,
with a fireworks display at night.
BY general request the band Will con-
tinue its striking arrangement, The Tour
of the Nations" as the closing number OF
the concerns tomorrow afternoon at and
every night at 4.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE--Elab orate prep
arations have been made to entertain the
crowds at Chevy Chase July 4. There Will
be six contests: Seventy-fvc-yard swimming
race for boys under sixteen. with gold
medal to the winner; 1U'-yard swimming
race open TO all, with a gold medal TO the
winner. aad silver medal for second pre-:
2-n-yard swimming race, open to all, WITH
gold and silver medals to first and second:
plain and fancy diving for gold medal,
and other similar diversions.