Evening star., 1900-04-07

| Goodwin-one of the four friendS-is Rich
ara Sarewe. and the boy. about whom all
| the affections Of the quartet center, also
| carries the same given name. but nick
| named the Imp" Mr.. Goodwin as the old
ish bachelor. devoted to the well-being OF
| MS dead friends son, and oblivious Of the
| love or the young girl near him. shows his
abflities in an interesting phase. Miss Ell
| nott Is equally fortunate in her opportuni-
ties. Her Interpretation Of the role of Phyl-
| lis Ericsson has won unstinted praise. Mr..
| Goodwin and Miss Elliott are surrounded
by one OF the strongest companies they
| have brought here in years. The organiza-
| tion includes Ysobel Haskins Estelle Nor
| timer Gertrude Gheen. Henry Woodruff
| FRANK Gilmore. Clarence Handyside. Neil
| Brien. Ihomas Oberle. l.. f. Woodthorpe.
| > NJ Hall Frank Mayne W. ]. Theruld.
| Charles Simpson. Rapley Holmes and 9TH
! erS, Inc stage settings are elaborate and
| complete In the most minute details. 1t is
| prophesed that during Mr.. Goodwin's and
| Miss Elliotts engagement in this city new
| records for big business will be created
COLUMBIA THEATER.-Frank Daniels
| Will return to the Columbia Theater stage
| next Monday night and make his bow
| again as the much-troubled Ameer of At
ghaniStan The return engagement though
| following very close upon the heels of the
| first. will probably be welcomed quite as
warmly and be wholly as successful. The
demand for seats has proved very large
the wise people. profiting by their eXper-
| tence last week, taking time by the fore
! lock and securing their seats well in ad-
vance The popularity of the Frank Dan
| lels company in their new comic opera is
| not to be wondered at. The production as
| whole is excellent, the like of which has
not been seen in Washington for many a
long DAY. Then there are any number of
very pretty girls who actually know how
| to sing. There have been plenty of choruses
| in Washington. some being pretty and some
able to sing. But there have been very few
possessed of both such highly desirable
! qualifications. The Daniels chorus has been
| trained to high degree of efficiency not
| only in point of singing, but in stage work.
Mr.. John Stapleton. the dramatist, and who
| for years was the stage manager for the
| late Augustin Daily, staged The Ameer"
| and drilled the company in the way 1t
should go. He has done his work capital
| ly. and it is pleasure to see its results.
| The Daniels cast of principals is to be
| commended. like the chorus. for its appear
ance and vocal strength. 1t has been the
aim of Mr.. Daniels manager. kirke La
Shelle. to maintain the same scale of
celence in the personnel of his company as
| characterized it when he was making his
| first bid for public favor. And few there
| are who will not say that he has achieved
| his aim. As for Frank Daniels himself. he
/ Is the funniest of the funny. Those In
| search of mirth never go astray when they
spend evening in the presence Of this
| inimitable comedian. His fun is clean. too,
| and wholesome. The engagement. which is
| for one week and Saturday matinee only.
will be the last of Mr.. Daniels. far
Washington is concerned, for over year.
| NEW GRAND OPERA iOl E. ne
Girl With the Auburn Hair. whose act has
BEEN the vaudeville sensation of the season
| in New York Chicago and Boston, will
make her first appearance here at the New
Grand on Monday next, playing the usual
twlce-a-day performances at the customary
scale of prices. In every city the news
papers have unanimously declared that 1t
| is unQueStionably the most elaborate and
beautiful vaudeville feature, from scenic
and mechanical standpoint. ever attempted.
and that nothing with which to compare
1t has ever before been placed on the stage.
1t is said by some to be a sermon in song
and by others to present a picture of
"fafry-like enchantment." One enthusiast
wrote that the presentment AROSE like
breath of sweet air out of the Stereotyped
routine of vaudeville Most of those who
go out of curiosity remain To applaud the
act and heartily commend the artistic taste
that at last has given vaudeville something
dignified and beautiful in the way Cf
specially. In addition to The Girl Ni:h
the Auburn Hair there will be seven acts
on the program next week. and none is any
thing but the best in its line. Cressy and
Dane will repeat their rural farce. Grasp
ing an Opportunity which was a great hit
here early in the season. Solaret will con-
tinue to present her brilliant spectacular
drapery dances. Fitzgerald, the greatest
lightning change artist, will alone give a
melodrama in which he makes fortv-threa
changes of costume. Nile. Emmy will ex-
hIbit her sagaclouS little dogs. I.otta Glad
stone, the clever actress. will fmpersonate
rare types of rustic femninity. Carter De
Haven and Bonnie Maic will be seen i'm
their fine juvenile speciality and Jack Nor
WORTH the blackface monologist, will evoke
laughter.
ACADEMY OF MUSIc.-In these days of
elaborate productions and enormous casts
the play seems often to be d decidedly sec
ondary consideration A round dozen of
the seasons successes have been quite
meritleSS from the view point of the liter
airy critic. When spectacular offerings can
be accepted solely because of their inyesfi-
ture 1t is not remarkable that less preter-
tlouS presentations. such as are mclo-
dramas, generally should be chiefly worthy
of attention because of the efforts OF the
scene painter An exception to the rule
If the press agent may be believed-is "A
Guilty Mother, which will be seen through
out next week at the Academy of Music
Though the manager of the attraction
boasts such remarkable effects as "a river
o. real water and the smashing of a mirror
m&de up of 66o square feet of glass the
piece itself Is said to be of considerable
merit. The story told is mentioned as con-
tanning undouhted interest, while the sitli-
atoms are described as being ingenious. the
climaxes strong and the comedy and pathos
capabiy contraSted. Altogether "A Guilty
Mother promises to prove out of the ordi-
nary. Numerous massive and elaborate
settings are announced fer the four acts of
the play while the mechanical! devices
brought into requisition have been COM
mented upon being original and highly
posed of men and women not unknown III
the theatrical world, among these being a t
least three persons who have achieved rep
utation in the high-priced theaters "A
Guilty Mother will be seen here during the
usual length of time, the customary matt
nees being advertised. Seats have been
selling since Thursday.
kERNAN'S LYCEUM-One of the larg-
est. brightest and best companies that visits
the Lyceum Theater each season is the Big
Sensation Double Show. under the direc-
ton of Matt J. Flynn. which opens a weeks
engagement. commencing Monday matinee.
This company is better than ever before
the management this season having sur
passed ali previous efforts. 1t comprises
twenty white and twenty coored artists |
giving grand double performance The
oho part of the program serves to intro
duce Zitel'a. Farmer and Nelson, the
worlds greatest acrobats; Sullivan and |
Keeler, Irish comedians; Josie Lecoye Ger
man comedienne; Adams and Kelly,
eccentric comedians; Wheeler and Ed
wards singers; Goulakama, the beautiful |
Indian princess, and Williams, Russell and |
Williams The performance conc. udes with !
the Chinese burlesque entitled Queen of |
the DniE.n Palace tho Scani, "a 1