Evening star., 1900-04-25
A MI sENESTS.

MRS. LANGTRY.-The sale of seats for
Mrs Langtrys engagement at the National
Theater begins at the box office tomorrow
morning, and the demand for places is
very certain to be brisk. 1t is some years
since this celebrated English actress has
been seen in Washington. and her return
at this time is Likely to cause as much in
terest here it has elsewhere. Since the
beginning of Mrs. Langtry's American tour
she has been playing to enormous business
everywhere. The Degenerates,' in which
she will appear. is sydney Grundys latest,
and by many considered his best effort. 1t
is a comedy on life as it exists in a certain
section of England's smart social set, and
is the same set which scathingy
described hut recently in Arnold Whites
Philippe on the English people. The play
wright has not heSitated to depict the con-
dition of affairs as they really are, and
his courage. while it raised a storm, has
been most heartily commended. The only
matinee of the engagement occurs on Sat
urday afternoon.
FREDERICK WARDE-Mr Warde, who
has not appeared in Washington in four
seasons. will make his temperance here
at the Columbia Theater next week. with
an organization which his management con-
slider the strongest aggregation of actors
gotten together since the days of the
famous Booth and Barrett combination.
Mr.. Warde's reputation as an actor is we'll
known in this city. and his appearance here
in the past, especially when a member OF
the Warde-James combination, have al
ways been appreciated by the theater-
goers- One of the principal plays which
Will be used in Mr.. Warde's repertoire next
week. is a new comedy entitled The
Dukes Jestor." by EsDy Williams. This
comedy was given its first production this
season in the extreme west. and met with
such spontaneous recognition that Mr..
Warde has made it one of the features of
his repertoire. II IS romantic in its treat
ment and is beautifully costumeJ and
staged special sixty-foot car is used
by the company to transport the properties
for this play alone. The company is made
up of the following well-known legitimate
actors: Charles ID. Herman. Frank Hen
ming. Alexander Mckenzie, John Sturgeon.
Harry G. Barton. Charles II. Clarke, Miss
| May Warde. daughter of the star, and
| Mrs. Clarence NJ. Bruce.
| NEW GRAND OPERA HOUSE-The
| bill prepared by Manager P. 3. Chase for
| the New Grand next week has its face
| the fullest evidence that it has been de-
yised with the same Intelligent appreciation
| Of the demands of Washington audiences
| that has marked the preparation of the best
| bills here this season. 1t will intro
| duce Robert Hiliar1 the eminent New
| York favorite and his own supporting COM
| pany, in the romantic One-aCt episode en-
| titled The Littlest Girl as dramatized by
| Mr.. Hnliard from Richard Harding Davis
| noted story. Her First Appearance" a
| daring novelty will be provided by Leo Der
| valto. the spiral ascensienist, a recent i'm
\ pJrIatnn from Europe, who is reputed to be
one Of the leading foreign vaudeville attrac-
| tons. Press Eldridge, the commander-in-
| chief Of the army of fun" will undoubted
| recruit all Washington among the rank and
| file Of his laughter-Ioving battalions Lizzie
| Evans, the well-known star, and Harry Mills
| will give their diverting comedy sketch Two
I Girls and One Man" Violet Dale. the sing
| ing and dancing comedienne, will prove a
| most agreeable feature. The Raymond mu-
1 GFf fTf1 lad IN, tE..=,,
/ furnish muCh-ikei speciality. Ray l..
| Royce. the well-known impersonator will
| offer a monoloSue and mimicry that has
| established him securely as a fayorite
| Thompsons dog Yankee is the concluding
| number. Camille d'ArvilIe will be the at
| traction week after next.
| JOHN KERNEL IN THE HU-sTI. Ell, ;.
John Kernel, in The Hustler" will ap-
| pear at the Academy of Music next week
| Fun is the element which most theater-
! goers seek. ore Of the best offerings in
| this line is The Hustler in its latest at
| tire. II Is a roilick,ng and roaring farce
comedy, full of sharply-drawn and broad
| ly defined characterization and replete with
repartee. In launching it anew this sea-
| son nothing but the name has been re-
| tained. No pretentions are made to plot
| Incorporated in this farcical play is a long
| line of novel and variegated specialties
| prominent among which are the newest
| songs, dances and witticisms of the day.
4 hEENAN - l11Et NJ IftEAlER.-
Commencing Monday, with usual matinees.
| Manager Kerpau presents the Utopians,
| under the nagement of T W. Dinkins.
| Among the features may be mentioned the
three Gardners in novelty musical dane
| Ing and singing act; Nelson DeBold, The
Choir Invisible: the three Lane sisters, in
| acr0batic dances and songs: James c. Flynn
! and Ida Dexter. in a farc!cal skit, entitled
| Her Other Husband" Flo. Jansen. a
| clever exponent of coon songs, and others;
| besides TWO burlesques.
| MANHATTAN CLUB BU Frs
| For the week commencing Monday, April
Sn. Manager Wellington will present the
Manhattan Club Burlesquers at the Bijou
BuriesqIe and vaudeville are afforded dur
ing the progress of the long program, The
| opening buriesque is termed "A Manhattan
| Cocktail
! THE CHORAL SOCIETY.-Miss Sara
Anderson, one of the two sopranos whom
| the Choral Society has engaged for its
! operate composers concert of Friday next
is of New York and is well known in must.
| cal circles. having sung. a concert solo.
| ist with both DIR. Leopold Damrosch an6
| Walter Damrosch. Miss Anderson's frs
triumph in this country was made in the
| Worcester festival on September 2S, 1898
! She is member of the Musical Art ant
Oratorio Societies of New York under Mr.
Frank pamrosch. and has studied in New
| York with excellent teachers and subse