Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

E. H. SOTHERN.-An event of consider
able interest not only to Washington play
goers, but to literary circles, will be the
first production by E. II. Sothern and Vir-
ginia Harmed of Charles Henry Meltzers
version of Gerhart Hauptmann's die Yer
sunkene Glocke''-"The Sunken Bell'-at
the New National Theater Monday
evening. It is called by its author q fairy
play, and it takes rank in Germany as
classic. Consequently, although child
would be interested in its simplicity of
story, its picturesque setting, its elfin,
fairy Like. faIrtastical surroundings, the
deeper meanings of it's allegorical illustra-
tions are attractive to the scholar. 1t Is
another Faust in Its phantasmagoria, and
while the story is entirely different the
methods Of Hauptmann resemble Goethe's
methods. The leading male role, played by
T. II. Sothern, is part entirely different
from anything Ne has hitherto essayed.
Virginia Harmed Is cast for the part of Sor
ma. Music specially composed by Aimee
Lachaume will be interspersed throughout
the piece Only five performances of The
Sunken Bell can be given here, as on Fri
day evening a special revival for the re-
naming three performances) will be given
of The Kings Musketeer." One Of the
chief features Of the revival of THE King
Musketeer'' will be the performance of Vir-
ginia Harmed, who will appear as Miladi.
THE MAN IN THE MOON."-"The Man
in the Moon is announced at the Columbia
Theater for next week. The spectacle re-
Gently terminated a ten months run at the
New York Theater, and will be brought
here intact with all of the scenes and ef-
fects and the 200 people comprising the
company. The piece is said to outrival even
the most gorgeous of the big stage fetes
London annually gives its piaygoers. The
presentation is in three acts and seven
scenes. The story is of extravaganza tex
ture and concerns the attempt to recover
some stolen bonds. of the theft of which
young cashier is suspected and later vim
Dictated after marrying his liberatOr, the
Goddess Diana. who steps from her tower
of Madison Square, New York, for that
purpose The famous Sheepshead Bay race
the water front under the Brooklyn bridge
are among the conspicuous scenes.
"THnEE LITTLE LAMBs."-The COM
pany which is to present R. A. Barnet's
very successful musical comedy. Three
Little Lambs" at the Lafayette Square
Opera House comes direct from very
Theater, New York. 1t was organized by
Edwin Knowles for the production Of
high-class works Of this character at his
few Of the other important cities of the
country. Its members number f1fty-five,
and among them are Adele Richie, Nellie
Braggins. Marie Cahll. Clara Palmer and
Raymond Hitchcock. William T. Carleton.
Edmund Lawrence. Thomas Whiffen. Har-
old Wizard and Tom Hadaway. Costumes
and scenery are examples of high art.
DEVILS ISLAND" -what promises to
be another week of rosperity will be ush-
ing week, when Devils Island" a drama
founded on the arrest, Imprisonment and
eventual freeing of Captain Alfred Dreyfus
will be presented on the boards of the pop
uiar play house. The stirring events of the
trial leading to the second conviction and
generating acquittaI of Dreyfus are so
fresh in the minds of all that the drama
should be well received by those who
studied the great international conspiracy
and scandal. 1t is claimed the scenery is
more than adequate and the company well
schooled in the histrionic necessities The
drama has aroused great enthusiasm
among those sympathizing with Captain
Dreyfus and consequent resentment in his
american enemies, who. for the good for
tune or both Dreyfus and the play, are
fortunately not numerous.
MIACo'S CITY CLUB-Eleven years of
continued work has given T. E. Miacos
City Club Company, which appears al the
Lyceum next week, right TO recognition
as one or the sterling burlesque organiza-
lions of the country. "A Yankee Million
airess' is the opening number. The olio is
made up of Wren and Hughes, buck and
wing dancing; St. Clair and Lorenzo In "A
Woman of Few Words" Crimmons Gore
and Bixley, and Lew Palmer in BARNARD
limitations and new PAROLES In addition
to the above Mr.. Miaco has three new fea-
tures-tirst, the sensational toboscoscope
and its moving pictures; these films are i'm
ported from France; second, a new series
of living pictures: third a reproduction of
the Coney Island fight between Kid Mccoy
and Peter Maher.
BANDA ROSSA.-That excellent and
unique organization known as the Randi
Rosa will be heard in this CITY again at
the Columbia Theater next Sunday There
will be matinee and night performance.
At its visit here some weeks ago the i'm
preston created by this band was very
faVorable Its programs We're chosen with
care and its work was highly commended
us conductor gets some peculiar and star
ting effects from his force which always
plays with artistic expression. The band
boasts some excellent soloists, who will be
heard with great pleasure.
ART LECTURE.-Mr. Halsey Stirling. who
has been exhibiting Mr.. Frank Dixons Won
derful reproductions of famous masterpieces
from the National Galleries, London, has
yielded to many requests, and will remain
In Washington to give his full exhibition of
the Columbia Theater, at 4;3O in the after
noon. All the paintings by Mr.. Dixon
which he has with him, as well as all the
popular ones which he has already exhibited
will be shown. This will be great treat to
lovers OF art and will give an opportunity
TO see this extraordinary collection to many
who have been unable to gain admission to
the lectures heretofore given. Prices will
be on popular scale.
THE MIKADO."-The local singing or
ganization known as Our Girls repeated
success of the earlier season last night at
National Rifles Hall, when THE Mikado
was produced, under the direction of H. E.
SALESMAN and William de Ford The cast
was as follows: Mikado, F. Terry: attend
ant, w. Belshaw: Nanki-Poo, Marguerite
Layton; Ko-Ko, w. H. Conley; Pooh-Bah,
Adelaide Lynham; Pish-Tush, Suzanne De-
pew; Yum-Yum Violet Pearson: Pitt-Sing,
Mrs. S. L. Dickinson; Peep-Bo, Miss Eve
Ign Forsyth, and Katisha, Lourita Reiner.
ZAZIE.-For the week commencing Mon
day. February 10, the Bijou will present
a travesty on the Belasco-Carter play of
"Zaza." 1t is claimed by the management
that it win be no more risque than Mrs.
Leslie Carriers productions Manager Car
roll has devised several entertaining scenes
"Zazie' is not at all prosaic and is de-
signed to suit Bijou audiences Following
the presentation of ''Zazie the olio will in
clude the ten Takazaws, Wills and Col
Inns, C.arice Vance, Evans and VI
docq, Henry Mohn's dog circus. Frey and
Fields and the Tedwyn sisters. Kitty
Wells has signed as member of the
Bijous regular stock company.
THE ONLY WAY."-The interest in
Henry Miller's engagement at the New Ma