The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-26


The season at Hashim's Academy Of
Music Will be inaugurated with holiday
matinee on Monday, September 3, Labor
Day. Thereafter performances will be
given on weeks days at 2 and p. m.
Twelve acts will make up the first week S
bill. At the head of the list are two names
known to every theatregoer. They are
Pauline Hall and Bettina Gerard
Pauline Hall has for years been pop
ular entertainer. for many seasons in the
Casino forces and subsequently, at the head
OF her own opera company. Since her en-
try into vaudeville she has been in de-
mand throughout the country and is ad-
mitted to be one of the foremost lyric
stars in vaudeville. Her popularity is
great.
Bettina Gerard will make her Washing
ton debut in vaudeville. Miss Gerard first
entered vaudeville last sDring, since which
time she has been cons ,antly employed in
New York, and her forthcoming engage
ment in Washington will be her first out
side of the first named city.
Among the other names on the inaugu-
ration bill are Montgomery and Stone
blackface comedians: Morris educated po-
MES, Jess Dandy, Hebrew CONT dian; Pau
line Moran and her pickaninnies; Carlin
and Brown, the German Empe.ors; the
Maginleys, aerial performers; Elgie Bow
en-, vocalist; Martinetti and Grossi mus
cal experts; Kennedy and Quinn, come
dams and the Brothers Abacco, comedy
acrobats.
At the daily matinees at Hashim's the
entire lower floor and balcony will be %
cents, all seats reserved, and in the even
ings the lower floor will be so cents and
the balcony rs cents. These prices will be
maintained throughout the season.
he lone
Columbia Theater this fall by Manager
Joseph Luckett is lines and his band on
October IS. This organization is accom-
panied by two corps of grand opera
singers, one being employed for the "fter-
noon concerts and the other for tbe even
ing. Besides the regular band programme
there are produced scenes from Faust"
'Troyatore.'' Aida" and Carmen" and
Is is said by critics that the performances
as given by this band and the assisting
artists are festivals of music for the APP
preciative auditor.
The fall tour of the band embraces the
principal cities Of the So.th and South
west. aad the winter torr takes 1t to
California. II will open tho Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition at Buffalo. After that Mr.
Innes and his band will leave for Scot
land, where he has been specially en-
gagged.
Chnse's Grand Opera House.
Up. b. Chase's Amusement Enterprises"
is the title which Manager Chase has
adopted recently to cover the various
theatrical interests which he controls.
These are: Chase's New Grand, Of this
city; Chase's Lyceum Theatre Baltimore;
Chase's Hiawatha Theatre, Mount Vernon,
Ohio, and the Burke G. Chase Vaudeville
Company. Mr.. Chase has quickly made
for himself an important place among his
fellow managers and occupies now the
Office Of general secretary Of the Alliance
of Vaudeville Managers, which controls
theatres and vaudeville attractions worth
millions Of dollars. His prominence has
not come as an accident, but as the result
Of prudent policy which he has carried
out with determination. His policy is TO
give the theatregoing public his undivided
attention, looking after their interests as
closely as he does his own, or, in other
words, everything he undertakes is, TO
use a familiar railroad phrase, per
eonally conducted affair."
The opening VIII occur on September
10 and bill of eight numbers will in
sugurate the season. These, together with
the attractions added by painters. fres-
coers, and artisans TO the theatre should
cause the first week TO equal the periods
Of greatest patronage last season.
Kernan's Lyceum.
T.w. Dinkins "yagabonds Burlesquers"
will appear for a week at the Lyceum,
beginning on Monday afternoon. II is
said that persons who have seen this
production in other cities commend 1t
for the fun It contains and the laughter
Il induces. Manager Dinkins has shown
ability in previous enterprises, but he says
the "Vsgabonds Burlesquers" is the best
show he has promoted One of the
features OF 1t is "Uneeda Bath" trained