Washington sentinel., 1900-03-24
AT THE THEATRES.

The performance during the coming
week at the New National Theatre of
"Sister Mary" will prove beyond a
doubt that Nav Irwin's new play by
Glen Marlborough will certainly eclipse
all her previous efforts and parentheti-
cally every entertainment of comedy
or iarcical nature which has been seen
in Washington for years The author
has performed splendid work, both in
plot and in lines, and May Irwin has
provided for the Interpretation OF the
piece company OF unusual excellence.
The star has in her role a character for
which she is emine ntly fitted, for
when MAY Irwin comes or the stage,
her charming personality without seem.
ing effort Just overshadows everything
else, 1t is bright and breezy throughout
and the opportunities for the introduc
tion of songs and other entertaining bits
are many and we'll improved. Miss
Irwin has gathered together a coterie OF
new music which takes immensely and
her new negro songs are said to be the
most brilliant successes in this line that
she has had in her entire career.
Here is an interesting piece OF
theatrical information for you. May
Irwin, whose art in singing negro melo.
dies lis probably more widely known
than the particular accomplishment Of
any stage favorite-was born in Canada
and is OF Scoth descent and not OF
Southern birth and rearing as many
people suppose. She meyer saws negro
until she came to the United States and
has never been anywhere in the South
where she could study the darky In his
native elements. When asked, the
comedienne delivered herself of the
opinion recently that she arrived at the
degree Of perfection, she has attained in
rendering this class OF songs, intuitively,
A grand concert on Sunday evening,
March IS, will close Sousa's visits to
Washington Tor a long time to come.
The National will, beyond question, be
thronged by an eager audience on this
occasion for no place in America is
more firmly allied to Sousa than is this
city, The famous director and his or.
ganization will 90 to Europe next month
and remain months in various countries,
PLAYING to peoples that haye long known
Of the young American composer and
have impatientlY awaited his coming
that they might hear him play the thrill
ing music that they love well; and see
aud know him as he IS. The concert here
is likely to be a brilliant foretaste of
what Sousa will give In Europe as most
Of the music on the programme is new
and ofthe best. 1t leed hardly be added
that all the numbers will be entirely
different from those on the programme
at the recent concert. Unusual interest
to this, the final concert, until |
another season,
THE Ameer," in all the glory OF his |
Oriental splendor, will be at the Colum
oia next week. He will come in the
person OF Frank Daniels, who will |
interpret the comic side Of his character
through the medium Of comic opera.
The Ameer" is the new production
promised by Mr., Daniels last year tor
his season. Mr.. Daniels support is
described as being by all odds the best
lie has ever had. His chorus is said to
more than keep uD Daniels reputation
or voices, His chief principals are
Helen Redmond, Kate Uart, Norma
<opp, Will Daniorth, George Devoil,
owen Westford, and William Corliss.
The only matinee will be on Saturday