Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27

C. p. Giockton: First Gravedigger, Row
land Blackstone; Second Gravedigger, John
]. Collins; Ghost of Hamlets Father. VIM.
Harris: Fortinbras, Prince of Norway, H.
S. Northrup; Gertrude, Queen of Denmark
and mother of Hamlet, Charlotte Deane;
Ophelia, daughter of Polonius, Virginia
Harmed: Player Queen. Adelaide Keim
Lords, ladies, officers, soldiers, messengers,
followers of Fortinbras and other attend
ants.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-At the Column
bia Theater, beginning next Monday night,
Frederick Berger will present Mr.. Tim
Murphy, who by the way, calls Washing
ton his home. in Sol Smith RusSells great
play of character.'A Bachelors Romance"
Mr.. Murphy has even exceeded the fondest
hopes of his friends and his work has at
tracted the attention of the entire country
and opened avenues to him that will in a
short time bring him where he deserves to
be. at the top rank of the list of stars.
Mr.. Berger has made happy choice in Sc
Letting Mr. Murphy to fill the vacancy
caused by the temporary retirement of that
popular idol, Sol Smith Russell. In Mr..
Murphys hands David Holmes is Il warm,
genial old monk of letters. whose awaken
ing to the love of his charming ward,
though long delayed, is inevitable. The
interest. in a measure, lies in the various
phases of doubt he must pass through be
fore it all dawns upon him. II was Col.
ingersoll who said that the play he liked
best was one that had enough laughter to
1t to make the dimples into which the tears
could flow, and the more sees of this
play the more it seems to come within these
requirements. The character in this story
that shares the larger interest with David
Holmes is the miSchievouS but womanly
Sylvia Somers, who creeps into all our
| hearts as she creeps into her rusty old
guardians heart. Dorothy Sherrod plays
this role. Louise Thorndyke Bouccault
acts the ennuied woman of fashion VIM.
n. Pascoe gives portrayal of the typical
New York rounder whose chief employ
ment is the burning of the candle of life
a hot nr,1- 49,
faithful secretary and confidential man.
Beggs; j. R. Armstrong as the antique Null
berry, who is out of the running, and Fan
ny Addison Pitt as the formidable Glenn
entlna. MIR. Murphy has unfortunately
chosen the week before election for his
visit here. but still he has a large advance
sale A number of his personal friends will
attend at his opening Monday night. many
small theatrical parties having been or
ganiZed, next week.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE STOCK COM
PANY.-The play chosen for the second
week of the Lafayette Square Stock Com
pany's occupancy of the Lafayette is THE
Countess Valeska,' which Julia Marlowe
played so profitably several seasons ago.
1t is romantic drama of the Napoleonic
period. though it does not exploit that cele-
brated general to an undue degree having
been written by a traditional enemy of
france Trance: , German. In the original, this
Prussia" or THE Tall Prussian" The
dramatist was Rudolph Strait, we'll
known figure in German litera ture, and
Miss Marlowe liked it SO well that she had
an English version prepared for her own
use So well did it please both her and the
public, in fact that Miss Marlowe used it
for two seasons. She produced it in this
city during the week of April II, 1898, on
the very stage which will be the scene of
its revival next Monday night.
The title role is an exceedingly dramatic
and difficult one. Blanche Bates, who has
Sh
emotional roles, will play the Countess
Naleska. Eugene Ormonde has been cast
for the heroic role of the tall Prussan,
Achim Won Lohde. while John T Sullivan
vii portray the sharp. vgilant, scheming
French officer. The other capable mem
bers of the Lafayette company will have
excellent chances to distinguish them
selves, since the cast is a long one and re-
QuireS skillful work. Those who saw the
production of The Masqueraders this
week need not be assured the players of
the Lafayette are able to give competent
performance. The organization stands
high artistic plane, and it promises to
speedily attain popularity. 1t is strictly a
local institution, being managed by a Wash
ingtonian and catering especially to the
theatrical tastes of the capital city. All of
the productions to be made will have spe-
cial scenery painted at the Lafayette. That
of next week is unusually elaborate, show
ing several interiors of castle in Poland.
The costumes will be brilliant. and mostly
of military nature.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-There is no
question but that the popularity Of the po-
lite vaudeville house is vastly greater than
last year, and it's patrons point with par
donable pride to the beauties and comforts
of the house. The daily matinees now are
of proportions wing with the nightly as
Semblages AS observed from the names
of the artists. the exceptionally attractive
elements of next weeks program will be
brisk and bright comedy, effervescent farce,
brilliant operate singing, southern dialect
melodies, piquante monologue, sensational
acrobatics and amusing canine tricks. Jo-
seph Hart and Carrie DeMar form of
the most popular and successful of theat-
rical alliances Mr.. Hart originates all of
his own little comedies, their songs, dances
and novel effects This time they will pre-
sent The Quiet Mr.. Cay title that be-
lies the rich humor of the little play. J. X.
Murray and Clara Lane have sprung again
into great prominence owing to the hit they
have made at Keiths Boston Theater.
Their operate sketch. Heart and Hand
by the French master Lecocq, was received
with such favor that they were re-engaged
week after week and continued during that
time the chief feature that drew unusually
large attendance to the theater. The act is
said to be the best and most artistic of its
kind, and certainly the eminent places in
opera for so long occupied by Mr.. Murray
and Miss Lane are convincing evidence of
their ability to satisfy the keenest and
most critical taste. The third star engage
ment is that of Wright Huntington and
company in "a Stolen Kiss by Brandon
Hurst 1t provides tWenty-one minutes of
sparkling comedy and the assertion that 1t
provokes seYenty-four laughs in that space
of time has never been controverted. For
the first time Washington will have an op-
portunity to hear Eta Butler, the famous
mimic. Clarice Vance, the southern singer
Will reappear with a new repertoire of
those southland melodies which have made
her conspicuously successful in polite vau-
deville. Lorraine Armour, the distinguished
soprano, and Charles Baguley, the eminent
baritone, will provide a picturesque oper-
attic sketch, entitled The Brigand's Bride"
The Brothers Damn, from the ROYAL cir
Gus at Amsterdam, will be seen in their re-
markable acrobatic exhibition. Nine. EN-
my's little pets constitute the feature es-
pecialy engaged for the ever-increasing
daily matinee audiences of mothers chill
dren and nurses, and undoubtedly they will
prove most entertaining to the assembIages
at night
INNES' BAND.-The musical season
opens at the Columbia Theater on Sunday
afternoon and evening. when Innes and his
band of seventy give two concerts, one in
the afternoon at 3 o'clock, the other in
the evening at o'clock.
The leading concert bands of America are
undoubtedly among the best in the world
and are in favor with classes and masses
alike. They have brought band music into