Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
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NEW NATIONAL, THEATER- E.
Aaron's Musical Comedy Company will
present at the New National Theater Mon
day night the new musical farce comedy,
entitled Nam selle 'Awkins. This piece
enjoyed a prosperous run last season at the
Victoria Theater in New York and the
Columbia Theater in Boston, and during
| the past summer ran for two months at
Atlantic City. 1t is in three acts and was
| written by Richard earle, with dainty and
| catchy music by Alfred E. Aarons and Her.
man Perlet. Mr. Aarons brings here the
! original cast almost intact, and the pro-
duction. as far as scenery costumes, me-
chanical effects, properties, &c, will be
the same as at the original performance.
The cast is headed by Miss Olive Wallace,
who plays the title role and who is said to
be an exceptionally bright and clever come
dienne. Other prominent people in the cast
are Edward s. Abeles. Harry Kelly,
O'Niell, William Burress and Misses
Georgia Carbart, Caroline Inconsistencies,
Ethel Moore. Jessie Moore, Marjorie Rel
yea, Florence Allison and Evelyn STAN
| ford. There is a large chorus of bright,
pretty and melodious girls.
Unlike many other musical comedies,
"Mam'selle 'Awkins' has something of
| plot. 1t Is full of ingenious complicat ions
and laughable situations. The story, brief
| ly told, deals with the fortunes of Miss
| Honora Hawkins, the daughter of a mil
| lionaire who has made his fortune In the
! manufacturer Of "Scrubolio." She is am
| bilious to acquire French. drops her 'h's"
| and has set her heart on marrying a men,
| Der Of the nobility. She sets her heart on
! Lord Bobby Bedford. an impecunious
young aristocrat who is already married.
but Is keeping it secret until he shall have
come into a fortune he expects from the
death Of an uncle Unfortunately, he is
| sists that he shall marry Honora, in order
| that he can pay back the money which he
| has borrowed. The young lord placates
him by pretending to WOO the soap mans
H.,
| the husband Of his own wife for a period
| Of twenty-four hours. With this ground
work 1t can readily be seen that Nam selle
'Awkins' furnishes first-class basis for
| q serious OF most laughable complications.
OF course, in the end everything is salts
factorily explained, and all ends happily.
CHAsE's NEW GRAND-It was a note
worthy achievement Of polite vaudeville
| to enlist In its van of entertainers this
season the Banda Rosa, the English Of
which Is the RED Band" Of forty Italian
musicians which heads the bill announced
| for Chase's New Grand next week Until
recently the band has toured the country
| in the high-priced theaters, but at length
the fabulous prices paid by vaudeville drew
the Banda Rosa within it's grasp Just
as it has other potent theatrical attrac-
lions. Today it receives the highest price
of any single act, the salary paid being
| $1,000 a week. Considering, however. that
there are forty musicians. under the accom-
pltshed direction of Signor Sorentino, the
price is not so large, although 1t alone
represents the cost of an ordinary 'housc
bill'' for a week. Added to this first cost
of next weeks bill are seven other acts,
all Of which are well known here as head
liners in their different spheres. The most
widely known at present, because Of it's
absolutely original character. is the Hal
Stephens Company. presenting "At 1
AM, a "scenic-monologue." More cannot
| be told of 1t now. for fear of dampening
the interest and surprise with which 1t will
ha yyad OH foot -
the bill is Edwin Latell. the musical
moke.' who enjoyed extraordinary popu-
| larity at Chase's last season. His banjo
accompaniment of his whimsical talk is
something that drives carking care to the
winds. Hugh Stanton and Florence Mo-
dena, the accomplished legitimate actors.
| in "a Bargain Fiend,' another Of their
brilliant dramatic comedies, will entertain
| the cultured and Intellectual among their
auditors Goldin, the really great ma
gician, because he surpasses all others in