Evening star., 1900-04-18
AMI SEMENTS.

The GRAND OPERA SEASON.-Ino
brief season of the Metropolitan Opera
Company in Washington will begin tomor-
row evening at the National Theater with
a magnificent presentation of Eerdis mas
terpiece, Aida Already a special car
load of scenery and properties for this
opera has arrived here from New York,
together with the head carpenters of the
Metropolitan, so heavy and cumbersome is
the production of the work. requiring sew
eral days preparation. the double stage in
the last act alone being one Of the most
tremendous affairs ever seen on the mod
ern stage. With its beautiful Egyptian
costuming, the oriental color which abounds
throughout the opera, Its beautiful ballet,
grand professions and many other stage
accessories. the picture that will be shown
tomorrow evening Is bound to be a most
fascinating one, and the house should be
crowded for this performance, certainly a
great novelty here, as well as for Don
Giovanni on Friday evening, as that opera
receives its first Washington rendition on
that occasion. Carmen at the Saturday
matinee and Faust" in the evening COM
plete repertoire for the Washington sea-
son that is certainly full Of promise and
interest to all music lovers.
VIOLA ALLEN IN THE CHRISTIAN"
Few other attractions visiting this city
are better remembered than Viola Allen
in her portrayal of Glory Quayle in The
Christian, and her second stellar appear
ance in this city next week at the National
Theater commencing Monday evening,
April %, should make a gala event Of the
week at the popular play house. Miss AL
lens engagement is for a week, and she
plays the regular matinees Wednesday and
Saturday. 1t will be remembered that last
year Miss Allen played to one of the most
successful weeks engagements Of the sea-
son. From all advance prospects it seems
evident that the record of last season will
be surpassed. as there has been a great de-
nand in advance for places. Miss Allen
comes supported it is said, by even a
stronger organization In general ensemble
than was seen with her last year. The role
OF John Storm is in the hands of Robert
Drouet, who has won great recognition for
his manly and conscientious portrayal of
the part The company includes Robert
Drouet C. Leslie Allen, Edgar L. Daven-
port Harold Russell, Frank C. Bangs, Os-
car Eagle Charles Mason, Edgar Norton,
Guy Nichols. Charles Rowan, Mrs. Georgia
Dickson, Helen Lowell, Evangeine Irving.
Jessie Bradford. Carrie Meerillees. Perdita
Hudspeth and others. The matinee per-
formanccs open promptly at O'Clock and
the evening performances at sharp.
"A LIVELY LEGACY"-The Hanlon
Brothers new production, "A Lively Leg
next week. 1t is radical departure from
the Hanlon Brothers spectacular pieces
Super ba'' and "Fantasma," and is on the
order Of La Voyage Ell Suisse which they
ago. The scenes of the piece are laid in
Florida, and this location affords excellent
opportunity for the exhibition of handsome
scenery. The first act shows villa on the
shores of the Atlantic ocean; the second,
the everglades of Florida. and the third and
last the drawing room of a wealthy cleo
trician. The piece is full of most amusing
complications IL has been in active rehear-
sal for many weeks in New York under the
direction of Julian Mitchell and the Messrs
Hanlon. The cast has been specially Sc
lcted, and includes Laura Joyce Bell Elsie
Esmond. Edna Brothers, Lotta Linthicum
May Vokes, James Banckson Stephen Ma
ley, William Blaisdell Thomas Magrane.
Oscar Figman, Charles Sturges Charles b.
Hawkins, Walter Fernald, Albert Maher
and Taylor Granville.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Hoyt's "a Tenn
perance Town, with George Richards and
Eugene Garfield as stars will be presented
at the Academy of Music next Monday
night This brilliant satirical comedy is
ore OF the best Of the long line of Hoyt's
plays known the country over. The humor-
Gus side OF its situations Is always promi
pent, which fact is responsible largely for
the continued favor at the hands OF the
theater-goers of the country. The companv
In support of these popular Comedians is
one Of unusual merit. "
NEW GRAND OPERA HOUSE
eight-act bill at the New Grand next week
is headed BY Midgeiy and Carlisle. who
jumped into New York prominence in the
comic opera Little Red Riding Hood" and