Evening star., 1900-09-26
AMUsEMENTs. A

|
Clarke and his company played at the Co
| lrmbia last night another of the more gen.
| orally popular productions of Shakespeare,
| Romeo and Juliet" Like Hamlet" the
| pathetic story of the fatal love between
these two young people of Verona has an
| enthusiastic following. Romeo and Juliet"
appeals to a class of theater-goers reached
| probably by none other of Shakespeare's
plays, while it also has an undeniable
| charm for the deeper Shakespearean
| scholars and lovers of beautiful language.
| The pretty scenes and passages of the
| earlier acts are pleasing indeed to the whole
| OF mankind, for 1t is human to have loved
and all who have done go find in Romeo
one who has long been regarded as the
| ideal, while Juliet Is the undsniable femi-
| nine paragon. The sad scenes closing the
| play have in them a dramatic strength
| wonderful in its intensity and impressive
ness. Romeo and Juliet thus appeals to
| the admirers of the drama from almost
/ every point of view. Mr.. Clarke Is capable
| and effective as Romeo, while Miss Ade-
laide Princes Juliet compares most favor
ably with any now seen upon the stage.
THE Bells" will be the bill tonight, and
/ tomorrow matinee David Garrick' will
| be played.
| NEW NATIONAL Observation-Disclosures
De Angels, according to all reports, has a
very positive success in his new piece. "A
! Royal Rogue" which opens at the New
National Theater Monday night He pro-
| duced it for the first time in Baltimore
| Monday night, and the criticisms OF the
Baltimore press have been particularly eu-
logistic. "A Royal Rogue is in two acts,
and the scene is located in Paris during
| the establishment of the first Napoleonic
| empire 1t is said to be slightly historical
| and deals with a plot to assassinate the
| Due de Chartres. The book was written
| by Charles Klein for Mr.. De Angels, and
| the music by w. T. Francis. 1t will have
| a regular comic opera stage setting, with
| Ql a 70 Frank
| and beautiful costumes by Henry Dazien.
| As Monsieur Ballou, Partisan cafe pro-
| prietor Mr.. De Angels is said to have a
character capitally fitted to his unique ana
| humorous personality Mr.. De Angels Will
| be supported by Miss Jessie Mackaye,
dainty comedienne, who scored most re-
| markable hit with Hopper last year. and
| by company including such we'll known
| artists as Henry Norman, F. Newton-Llndo.
| Charles DUNCAN, John Dudley, Henry
Wizard, Hlda Hollins, Adine -, Bowler, esI,
| Emily Francis and Maude Poole Ihere Will
also be a chorus of pretty girls
COLUMBIA THEATER. -Curio ously
enough, nearly all the younger women
| stars and not few of the male celebrities,
| are this season essaying dramatizations OF
| more or less widely read and popular nov
els. The pessimists took somper view ,,,ta Oh
| the outlook, predicting that of the deluge
| of book-inspired plays there would come a
| deluge of disaster. But so far there is
nothing to justify this plant. j. K Hack
| "Richard Carvel,' Otis Skinner in Prince
Otto," Ben Hur'' at the Broadway, and
! the new Manhattan Theater production OF
''Caleb West have all scored success and
| are among the very strongest drawing at
| fractions now in New York. Viola Allen
has apparently found "In the Palace of the
| King" a substantial property. and Gertrude
Coghlan is credited with success s, IN anew new
to follow shortly are Mary Mannering In
Janice Meredith Marie Burroughs in
1.-The Battle of the Strong Julia Marlowe
| in when Knighthood Was in Flower" and
| Grace George in Her Majesty" 1t is the
last named that will command its first
hearing at the Columbia Theater next Mon
| day. Upon sketchy but delightful and
much-admired story by Elizabeth Knight
| Tompkins the dramatist, j. l. c. Clarke,
| has founded a play that is believed to pos
| sess literary charm, romantic and plctur-
| esque incident, a rapid rush Of stirring
action, and love interest forceful and ap-
pealing. Miss George, who essays the
principal role, is the youngest of the wo-
men who have emerged into sharp dramatic
prominence during the past few years. 1t
| is believed that the part is well suited to
| her delicate type of blonde beauty and
| artistic temperament.
LEWIS MORRISON IN "FAUST."-In
| these days of dramatic sensatonalfsm,
| when many blase productions are presented
| and more attention is paid to the consum-
| nation of melodramatic effect than to the
| intellectual construction of the play, 1t is
| refreshing to herald the advent OF a classic
which, while dealing with the dual side or
| life eliminates the obtrusive elements, that
offend the sensitive susceptablities of the
| audience and yet retains the essential ma
| terial that sustains the foundati ton upon
which the structure OF the story is pased.
| 1t has been demonstrated times without
| number that intellectual dish dalntily
| served with the necessary accompanying
| refinement will always receive the com
| me ndation of the public. No better evil
| dence of the efficacy of such statement
| is required than the mere mention OF Lewis
| Morrison's great production OF Faus., a
| play which was originally presented TO .he
public sixteen years ago. and which Is TO-
| day recognized as one of the foremost ORA
| matte successes of this age. The presenta-
| ton this year Is announced az posititeS
! on its farewell tour. and that the public
| are taking advantage of this announcements
| is demonstrated by the enormous attend
| arce given to this popular play wherever II
| is being presented. 1t Will be presented al
| the Lafayette Opera House next week
| CHAsEs NEW GRAND.-Manager Chase
nredicts that the polite vaudeville program
| of eight acts for his New Grand next week
| will be found even more diverting than the
! bin which is now drawing capacity au-
| diences to his beautiful play house. II COM
| prises the internationally famous Rosso"
| fnidgets Lockhart's elephants. Miss Ehza-
| beth Murray the Smedley Sketch Slup, the
| Clipper Quartet, John Johns and ReSnard.
| The Rossow midgets will be remembered as
| the most popular act with the great Ben
man show at Chase's last season. These
| two little men possess talents of wide range;
| both are actors of skill, trained athletes, In
a small way, as regards stature, and elfish
| little Charlie Rossow is captivating in his
various limitations. The second on the bill,
| Lockharts elephants Trilby, Wilhelmina
| and Hattie, deservedly called the Three
! Graces" will doubtless continue to be
| potent attractions for both young and old.
without doubt they are the brainiest and
| cleverset elephants ever exhibited here,
| and their performance alone Is worth see
| ing Elizabeth Murray, the gifted monolo-
| gist has been one of the chief successes In
| the Keith circuit of theaters. The Smed-
| ley Sketch Club, a charming aggregation of
talented artists, will present their one-act
| comedy drama, 1.-The Little Mother" 1t is
a simple story of actual New York tene
ment life Little Ellis and Edwin Smedley
are among the foremost of juvenile actors
| in vaudeville. The Clipper Quartet. that
| famous organization of so many years,
! leaders in their line, are announced in ''Un-
| Gle Eph's Dream" The present singers and
| comedians are giving. probably, the most
| extensive and attractive program ever Of
| fered by the organization The clever ven
triloquist Reynard. and John Johns, the
| black-face wit, complete the roster. The
| box office will be open every day from 8
| m to 10 pm for the receipt Of orders in