Evening star., 1900-05-09
AMUsEMENTs.

morning the sale of seats and boxes for
the Weber and Fields engagement at the
Columbia, the evening of May 16, will open,
and the already large sale indicates that
there will not be seat or box unsold. This
organizations success in New York has
never been equaled before, they playing
from thirty-five to forty weeks each season
to the absolute capacity of their theater,
and it is said that when they decide to
change their bill it is only on account of
the fact that the standing room has fallen
of in attendance. The company will be
brought complete, including Miss Lillian
Russell, Miss May Robson, Peter Daily,
Dave Warfield Charles Ross, John r. kel-
ly. Irene Perry, the Nicholi sisters. and the
famous dancer, Bessie Clayton. To insure
a good, smooth performance, the orchestra,
stage hands and attaches behind the cur
tain will also be brought along with the or
ganiZation. The two burlesQues to be pre-
sented here are the "Whirl-i-gig,'' which
has been the means of introducing Lillian
Russell in New York as burlesque actress.
and barbara Ffdgety.' traveSty on
Clyde Fitch's drama. which Miss Juha Mar
lowe recently presented in this city.
sorHERN AND MISS HARNED-After
brilliantly successful season at the Knlck-
erbocker Theater. New York, E. H. Soth-
ern and Virginia Harmed return to Wash
iIgton next Monday. opening In The
Sunken Bell" at the New National
Theater The program originally an
nounced last February Will be given dur
ing the weeks engagement Mr. Sothern is
now thoroughly restored to health. Not
only is the play one of considerable inter-
est to theater-2oerS, but students of liter
ature and all classes of thinkers will find
p easure in witnessing the first production
here in English of Gerhart Hauptmann' s
masterpiece Its author says it is a fairy
play. In Germany it is spoken of as the
finest classic since Goethe's Faust" Music
permeates the entire play. 1t was especially
composed by Anne Lachaume laureate of
the ConServatoire of Paris The produc-
ton is so elaborate that the management
desires it known that the curtain will rise
at O'Clock sharp in the evening. Only
four performances can be given this season
in Washington of The Sunken Bell" Fri
day evening THE Kings Musketeer" with
its gorgeous setting and magnificent cos
TUNES, viii be presented. This was Soth-
ern greatest hit last season, and, follow
Ing its production in Washington, it had a
phenomenal run at the Knckerb6cker The
ater in New York. The appearance of Vir-
gfnia Harmed as "Miladi' in THE Kings
Muske' eer' will be a very attractive ele-
ment of the revival.
FRANCIS WILSON IN 'ERMINIE''-
"Ermnie. which is to come to the Column
bia Theater the week of May 81 and which
Will close the regular season of the Column
bia, is too well known TO the music-loving
public to call for more than passing men,
uon in advance. but it may be said in this
StilDttlItSl lIldl IL Is tnucu ppttCr Sultct
Mr. Wilson and his jolly company of play
ers than any piece he has ever brought for
ward for the delectation of the public. In
the grotesque role of 'CadeauX,' nick
named ''Caddy,' Mr.. Wilson keeps his lis
teners in convulsons of laughter from the
moment of his entrance upon the scene. He
Is assisted in fLin-making by William
Broderick. Carl King, A. NJ Holbrook
Charles H. Bowers, Pauline Hall and Jennie
Weathersby. 1t is worthy of notice that
Pauline Hall and Jennie Weathersby We're
IN the cast with Mr.. Wilson in the original
production of ''Erminie" in America
BLACK PATT1.-The Black Patti Trou-
badours will return for their annual engage
ment at the Academy of Music next week
The company is well known in this city.
Where II has TILED more than one successful
enga cement but this year it has been in
creased and new features have been added
SO that the participants in the fun-making
Will have new vehicles for their efforts to
please. The performance opens with
skit called "A Rag Time Froic at Ras-
Bury Park in which the entire company
takes part except Black Patti. the pri1na
donna, who appears at the end. Following
this coon conceit will come an olio of spe-
cialties, which includes turns by the Trou-
badours' male sextet. Al and Mamie Watts
coon comedy work. Jim Wilson; euuilibrist
and rag time offerings by Irving Jones,
Judson Hicks and Matte Phillips, Black
Patti, a cake walk of the most approved
type. The conclusion of the performances is
composed of a number Of selections from
the best operas. Black Patti will lead ard
the company will do the ensemble work
NEW GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-Au but
one of the acts at the New Grand next
week will present new faces and the orig
inal nature of their work should cause tile
whole program to be regarded as an amIse-
lnent chef d'oeuvrc. The week is distin-
guished also by the return of F'ilson and
Enrol, the farce-comedy 'sketchists" AS
Ihe rp called in
will be seen in their greatest laughing hit
"A Daughter of Bacchus.'' Another appre-
ciatcd feature will be Marion Abbott and
Charles Silke in "A Lord and a Lady" a
bit Of high comedy calling for acting Of the
elevated. artistic standard that marks all
of Miss Abbott's work. AS leading woman
for w. H Crane, James A Herne and other
prominent actors Miss Abbott has won en-
viable prominence. Howe, Wall and Wal
ters. the BLACK face" comic musicians, for
years a leading feature with Primrose and
West will give their cOncoction called
Music to Burn" Clarice Vance the pleas
ing singer of southern songs. will be heard
for the frs ,ime. Smith OBrien, the char
acter comedian. is expected to establish
himself as a prime favorite. The talented
comedenne. Dorothy Neville. will present
her original monolOgue, LAS II Happened"
Geo. f. Stillwtll. the handkerchief manipu-
lator, provides the concluding number.
ROSE sYDELIiS LONDON RELIES
Manager kernan of the Lyceum has
cured for next week Rose Sydells London
Bellies. one of the best burlesque orgauiZa-
tiOns eXtant. Since the company was last
seen here many important changes have
been made. Rose Sydell Is still the scintil-
lating star, and she appears in both the
opening comedy, cafe de rAmerique," and
the closing burlesque, THE Snapper" The
latter is "a travesty on 1.-The Turtle" The
oliO Is headed by the famous Four Nelson
Sisters, premiere acrobats, in new feats
Others in the list are Shepp and Lee, Eta
Chatham Hilton Brothers. o Rourke and
Burnette, Shattuck and Bernard. Mildred
Hartman, Daisy Love, May Ballard and
May Booth.
MIDWAY CARNIVAL.-Frank c. Bos-
tock's Mighty Midway Carnival opened
its many giittering and novel attractions at
the National Base Ball Park last evening
AT dusk the neighborhood of 7th street
and Florida avenue began to assume an
animated appearance, and at the opening
hour the run on the box offices would have
made Earl Wagner wish that 1t might have
been In his day, The aggregation was thir-
ty hours late in reaching Washington,
which necessitated the abandonment of a
performance In the afternoon and was the
cause of the somewh"t unsatisfactory con-
ditiou of things last night. There was
enough, however, and to spare and one
must have been early on the grounds and
late In departing to have seen and heard