Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

sen. This young and piquant artistic, whose
stellar career dates back but one season. is
now on the firmest footing with the public
and has won her position in a thoroughly
legitimate way. Miss Nielsen is not likely
to forget the paternal kindness and name
agerial sagacity Of the veteran comedian.
Henry Clay Barnabee, who took her from
an opera company Of the far Pacific coast
and incorporated her winsome personality
and her brilliant voice in the musical plant
OF Ihe Bostonians," nor that contretemps
IN 1897 which led to her secession and es-
tablishment in THE Fortune Teller" as
an Independent star. From the night she
appeared as the prima donna of Pater Bar
nabee's enterprise she has been a success
She appears under the capable management
OF Frank L. Perley, who has surrounded
her, 1T is said, with all the essentials that
enter into perfect production. The work,
1t appears, has been handsomely mounted
and the cast embraces singers of worth,
notable among them being the basso, Eu-
gene Cowles, who started his reputation
with the "Armorer's Song" in Robin
Hood. The plot If the Singing Girl is
whimsical and suggestive of excellent COM
edy. An Austrian Grand Duke has been
thrown aside by the Countess Of Salzburg,
on the very eve of their wedding, and in
MS rage returns to his Duchy of Linz to
Pfomuigate law to penalize the wiles of
h1rtatious women. If one is seen to con-
verse with an unmarried man, she being
presumably single, she must engage to
marry him; and If she Is SURPRISED in the
act of permitting herself to be kissed, both
kisser and kissee are bundled forthwith
before magistrate and united. There
would appear scope in this for quite a ro-
nance. and Stanislaus STANCE has, it is
said, made good book for which Harry B.
Smith has written the lyrics.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-Mr. George H.
Broadhurst's "Why Smith Left Home ar
rives Monday night at the Columbia for a
stay of one week, with the usual matinees
Thursday and Saturday. The opponents of
the play include Maclyn Arbucke and Mrs.
Y eamans, with the expansive smile. This
is the latest farce of Mr.. Broadhurst,
whose aptitude for writing amusing and
up-to-date pieces is only equaled by his in
genuity in hitting upon titles which are
sure to. attract attention. Thus, 1.-THE
Wrong Mr.. Wright was followed by that
very successful piece. What Happened to
JONES' The latest Broadhurst farce was
an unqualified success in London, at the
Strand Theater, where it ran for months
and when it was brought to the Madison
Square Theater, New York, it was the pro-
nounced hit Of the metropolitan season dur
why Smith Left Home will be marked
by an elaborate scenic equipment. The
costumes contain some Of the latest Paris
ian importations and the gowns worn by
Miss Anita Bridger are said to be marvels
Of the modistes art
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
The Imperial Japanese Dramatic Com
pdny, WHttH toiiltS " VIC ALdidS SbbS o4udie
Opera House next week in repertoire. will
probably be one of the most interesting and
unique dramatic affairs of the season. The
company plays japanese version OF Pyg-
malion and Galatea," 1.-The Ge!sha and the
Knight" and THE Merchant of Venice"
They are en- route to the Paris exposition,
for which they sail in April. carrying with
them their costumes and scenery and Or
chestra. Their leading man, kawakami, is
said to resemble in many respects Henry
Irving, and Nine. Yacco is spoken of in
the most enthusiastic manner by the papers
of San Francisco Chicago and Boston, as
unquestionably a revelation to the people
of the dramatic ability dormant in Japan.
They have just closed an eight weeks en-
gagement in Boston at the fremont Thea
ter playing to big houses. matinees only.
Boston says they are decidedly novel and
very interesting; that the natives Of the
fowery kingdom are advancing even more
rapidly In stage-craft than We are. the en-
tire company showing the fruits of the
most severe schooling, and that Sada Yacco
possesses the grace Of a Bernhard. COM
bined with rare dramatic powers and ar
tistc temperament that in an American
actress would be called genius. AS soon
as the people found out what they were
the audiences steadily increased in num-
berS.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-The Academy's
attraction for Monday night and all this
week will be Richard Hydes new farce
comedy production. "A Wise Guy" Ed
mund Hayes has taken Hayes & Lytton's
laughable little sketch and made 1t into
farce comedy in three acts, and now, in
stead of watching the efforts of the pretty
but impecunious actress and her heavy
weight plano-mover friends to bring her
bashful bogus count to proposal for thirty
minutes, you watch them for three acts,
assisted by characters you see around you
in everyday life, who contrive to give the
Wise Guy good deal of business to
attend to. The titular character of "A
Wise Guy" observed in the original
sketch, will be recalled as that of very
tough" gentleman, who, by accident, is
given an opportunity to make himself COM
Portable at the expense of others, and who
graspS that opportunity with an avidity
that proves him to be a person of apprecia-
ton and discrimina ton Hayes and Lyt-
ton the stars, have been for number of
years popular performers in the varieties.
Among those announced for the support
of these players are Reno and Richards,
comic acrobats and gymnasts: Ray L.
Royce mimic and impersonator; Louise
Montrose, Raymond Finlay, the Doherty
Alice Lorraine and Moreiand, Thompson
and Roberts. New songs, music, dances
and specialties, as well as bevy of pretty
cheristers, an outfit of new costumes and
an equipment of handsome scenery, are
promised
NEW GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-The
most prominent dramatic star in vaudeville
IS Miss Marie Wainwright, who heads the
extraordinary bill engaged for the New
Grand next week. AS was to be expected
she has chosen an entirely original and
novel method of supplying the demand for
div ersified entertainment. Miss Wainwright
has prepared series of famous recita-
tons which those who know her force
and genius as an actress Of emotional roles
Will believe her capable of giving as they
have never before been delivered in pub
lic Miss Wainwright was associated with
her husband. Louis James, in tragedy for
years, but recently she has shown her YER
satility in comedy by appearing when last
here In Mile. Fifi,'' one of the Frohman
productions. She will prove an agreeable
diversion from the usual sketch in which
distinguished players make their advent IN
vaudeville. Additional interest in her is
aroused by the fact that she will recite
Rudyard Kipling's famous war poem, THE
Absent-minded Beggar." for which Sir Ar
thur Sullivan wrote the music. The bill also
will contain the five Cornallas. who pro-
vide really unusual and remarkable aero
batic act. Hall and Staley will be seen in
their amusing connection, THE Twentieth
Century Burglars" Geo. W. Day, the sing
ing comedian and monologist will appear
Frank and Don call themselves The Men
Behind the Comedy Guns" and their reprl-
tation is not equaled by others In similar
lines. Ward and Curran will give one of
the merriest acts in vaudeville and con-
clude a bill that rings every change pos
q; he onio