Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-21

paliiLiS SUITS ana enter the wafer out as
the clergyman starts to perform the cere-
mony storm, which has been brewing,
breaks upon them in all its fury, the tenn
perature dropping suddenly forty degrees.
From this time on the Hanlons. with their
odd and unique mechanical effects, have
full sway. and the rest of the play keeps
the party on the qui vive for all sorts of I'm
expected happenings.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.-Viola
Allen makes her second stellar appearance
in this city next week at the National Thea
ter in her famous success of the role of
Glory Quayle. in Hall Gaines play, THE
Christian" There has already been a large
advance sale. Since appearing here Miss AL
len has played lengthy engagements in Bos-
ton, Chicago and Philadelphia, and dupli-
Gated the success she won in this city. Miss
Aliens supporting company is said to be
even stronger in general ensemble than was
seen with her last season. The role of John
storm is in the hands of Robert Drouet
who has won recognition this season for the
manly portrayal of this difficult character.
1t has been said of The Christian" that it
contains more heart interest than any other
productlon staged in the last twenty years.
The sentiment of the piece is evidently of
that deep and sincere character which ap-
pealS with effect to every one who witnesses
IT. rounded on popular novel. which on a
conservative estimate had eight million
readers before its dramatization was ever
considered, it undoubtedly had the advan-
tage OF most substantial pre-interest. But
AZ. " i'iis tiIiulIS tnlS 1aCt, II cannot De
gainsaid that the success of the play is
largely due to the talent of the star her.
self. The play, THE Christian" is not in
an ordinary sense a dramatic version of the
DOCK story. The author, as he has eX-
planned. has taken the two principal charac-
ters OF the novel, as well as the motive Of
thelr relation to each other and made an
independent drama of new incidents and
ireSn surroundings, just as he might have
taken two characters from history and con-
structed a play thereon which could other
wise nave no claim to historical truth
FROM the tlme the story was first written
me dramatic value of 1t was at once SEEN
The contrastiye scenes of the girl from the
Manx Island, who goes to the great city of
London and enters the life of music hall
a 5tr,s' ana Is loved by hgh-minded re-
Hslous enthusiast offered the unique and
picturesque surroundings for a love story
That Is what Mr.. Game has ATTEMPTED in
MS play. He has avoided the religious con-
tentlon of the book and centered his inter-
EST upon the love story of Glory Quayle and
John Storm. He has depicted all the strong
scenes Of the book on the stage. with all
tne weil-known characters. but his manner
OF treatment has altered Besides the com
pany of principals there is also a large any
liary organization to interpret the different
minor characters of the play. Special at
tehtion Is called to the fact that the evening
performance commences at o'clock and
me matinee at 2 The company includes
Robert Drouet. c. Leslie Allen, Edgar T.
davenport Harold Russell, Frank c. Bangs.
60 ,I asie' Cmarles mason. Edgar Norton,
Guy Nichols. Charles Rowan, Mrs. Georgia
Dickson, Helen Lowell, Evangeline irving
perdita Hudspeth. Jessie Bradford, Carrie
Merrillees and others. y =
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Hovt,s ga Tow
perance Town." with Richards and Can
heid IN their original characters of Mink
ana ana binso. Will be seen at the Academy of
Music next week. This plain, truthful story
or New England life easily touches a re-
sponsive chord in thu hearts of theater
goers. People like to see Mink Jones good
nav urea ana HAPPY, who in his character
lsuc way, would do lots of things if he had
time, and his son. Bingo, who falls in love
with the little girl at the parsons who
heips do the work there and doesn't get
any pay because she Is relative Then
they IKE to hear Bngo tell her he is glad
he isn't an orphan because he has a mother
to work for him. There is Old Toe the
Oldest man In town. who sings that he feels
Just as young as he used to be and takes
exception to Enos Proutys statement "a.
marking that he ran for the doctor the
day Enos was born" All these are tvnes
true in life that pass through the interest
ing story alive with clever situations and
funny lines. N'N
THE NEW GRAND.-A galaxy Of van
deville stars of the first magnitude MARKS
the waning of the New Grand season. The
| most prominent luminares in the stella r
display are Midgley and Carlisle. who uara
the chief attraction In the recent Nov
York production Of Little Red Ridina
hood by force of the attractive QUALITY
OF their interoolated vaudeville specia1tv.
They will give the same congIomeration Of
humor here under the Juvenile title AFTER
School 1t may be reckoned as a com
piete departure from the character of Of
terlngs prevailing among "headliners and
this, apart from its intrinsic merit. con-
stitutes its chief claim upon interest The
second of the galaxy will be seen in Hugh
Stanton and company, including that grace
ful actress. Florence Mp6apo
Mr. Stanton's latest sketch "a Wife nv,
Advertisement" which has proved e,,sn
more more pieasurable as mirth-provider than
was so faVorably received here earlier In
the season. Equally known and very much
favorite IS Maude Courtney. the ora
ciously simple singer of the "olde" songs,
who returns next week. Others have At
tempted to duplicate her success but mona
is received with the favor that ia her re-
! ward everywhere Charlie Case. one of
New Yorks most popular monoloeists viii
provide a feature of the entertainment tha r
because of its appeal to the Intelligent ha q
never failed of success here. Frank ZONES
who made the stage character "Si Perkins,
will present a short sketch full Of nmaint
rustic humor called Our Country Consins -
in which he will be assisted by Misc T Il
nan Walton Herberts troupe of canine
wonders will be found the most carefuIiv
trained and most diversified entertajnars
OF the brute species ever seen here The
Musical Tobtns wall conclude the hill ,,yit h
an amusing musical number in which thev
exhibit comic ability quite as excentiono,
as their talent as musicians
FOREPAUGH & SELLS BROTHERS,
C1RCUS-The two performances Of the
| great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers'
| united shows will be preceded by a morn
| ing parade of unprecedented magnitude and
| attractiveness. which 1t will cost notbino
| to see. and which no one with an eve foe
| spectacular splendorss pompous disn,ays
and holiday. sensations should miss. The
single parade of either of the big shows
| represented has heretofore been classefi &c
wonder of wealth and magnitude in tic
| way, and now that the two are conso1idated
| and many new, striking and elegant fea
| lures added, the result must be an ovar-
| whelming arenic highway demonstrstion
| The three grandest herds of elephants
Cleopatra's gorgeous barge of state whole
! menagerie of rare wild beasts in omen nd
performing dens, many led animals from
distant climes, hundred ornate and mic
! tured chariots, cages, Mother Goose eoISen
| illustrations and Arabian Nights en,Iin-
| ages, hundreds of the most beautiful horses
| ponies and armored and orientally annarel'
| ed participants are among the briIIia Mt
sights which will richly reward the siebts
| seeking pilgrims. And low excursion rates
will afford all a cheap opportunity to taLe
| them all in, as well as Americas ereatast
| shows consolidated. The tented arena viii