Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
AMI SEMENTS.

LAFA GETTE.0rlara Lane and J. X Muir
ray were heard here in ''Nanon" repeatedly
when they were members of the Carleton
Opera Company, so that those who went to
the Lafayette last evening to hear Genee's
meiodious opera knew what they We're go
ing to hear. Clara Lane was always a
satisfactory Nanon, and her work last
night showed no diminution in merit Mr.
Murray, as the Marquis who wins her
heart. disguised as drummer was COM
PEELED by applause to repeat several times
the famous waltz song. The feature Of
the performance was the work of the
chorus, which gained confidence as the
evening Wore on and sang the finales in n
spirited fashion that won sincere and
hearty applause. Fred Frear, the we'll
known comic opera. comedian, essayed the
role of the Marquis de Marsilac and al
though he had to follow In the lines laid
down by Charles Bigelow, he brought out
OF the part all the fun there was in it
The part Of Hector. his nephew, was very
inteillgently taken by Edward Webb. whose
me voice won an encore for his song at
But Question of Time" Those who heard
Annie Myers sing with the McCauIl and
jeanne winston companies dozen wears
ago could scarcely believe that she had a
daughter old enough to sing in opera, but
the announcement is made that Miss Grace
Myers, who enacted the somewhat small
part of CASTOR in a dainty and attractive
way is the daughter of the former local
favorlte. Miss Myers makes a pleasing an
pearance and has sweet though light
voice. Ninon was pers0nated by Marion
i-angdon; Mime. de Maintenon, Ruby Paine:
countess H3ulieres. Mabel Day; Nine. de
Frontenae, Bella Franklin; Therese Alice
brewster; Able, John Reed; Pierre, Harry
Williams; Sergeant. Edmund F. Mulkay.
Tonight 'TrovaIore' will be sung and
Mrs Avery Strakosch will make her reap-
pearance in opera, singing Leonora-
MRS. FISKE AS BECKY SHARP
The great scene OF tho Duchess of Rich
monds ball In Becky Sharp is so i'm
pressive that IN comparison the other
scenes Of the play naturally attract
little attention, yet the other scenes
are in line with that historic ac-
curacy that characterizes the modern stage
production Of the first class At the time
in which the first act moves the Queen
Anne style was very popular In England,
and the interior of Miss Crawiey's house
represented in Becky Sharp" is a faithful
representation Of the drawing room of the
period National events have a strong in
fluence upon the fashions of ell-to-do
domesticity as Is shown in the changed
fashion of interiors In England revealed in
the third act of Becky Sharp some years
later. This scene Of the ambitious domi-
Gle Of Becky and Rawdon in Mayfair is
IN the Adams style, ar English version Of
the contemporary fashion Of the French
empire. though more ornate than the
French. These details, faithful to the
most aruStlC eNort OF tneSe days IN the
| theater, may easily be lost to general view
| when employed as they are in Mrs. Fishes
play, owing to the more popular interest
that attaches TO the play itself and to Mrs
| Ffske.
| WILLIAM II. CRANE-"A Rich Man.
| Son." the new play which Mr. Crane
| Is to present at the National Theater mex
| week. is described as a light genial comedy
constructed with no other purpose than t.
| make people forget their cares. The thre,
| acts into which the play is divided are lait
| in New York, and the pivotal character 1:
| a rich old man who moves to Gotham anf
| endeavors to pass the rest of his days en-
| deayoring to be comfortable in a dress suit
| Mr.. Crane is said to have in this character
| a part that is admirably suited to him. i