The evening times., 1900-02-01
THINGS THEATRICAL.
Lafayette-"scarle snoyo and "sa
r0lu.',


Lafsyette-"scnrlet snow" and "sai-
roku.''
TarO anon. n.........................Mr. .Mr. kawakant
Commodore erry...................Nr Mr.. Yamamo;o
Band Of Exclusion Party Mr. Fujikawa Nr.
Tstisaks, and Nr. Takanami.
Sairoku. .........................Mr Kawakam
Ando Nisuke e........................M Mr.. Watarab1
Lord Matsumaye aye....................Mr FuJisawJ
Omit sl ...............'........Mr Mikahl
Osode .SadA iaeeo
Otojiro Kawakami and his as ociates
completely changed their bill yesterday az
ternoon at the Lafayette Two compositions
of the star were presented. Scarlet
Snow" and "Sairoku, the latter piece pur-
porting to be Japanese version OF The
Merchant OF Venice" A small audience VIII
messed the performance. which brought out
features of the company's talent. wnf~h
have been made the subject OF critical
comment before. In the evening The
Geisha and the Knight was repeated.
and "a Loyal Wife will be the bill to-
night
Willie Collier, the well-kncwn cone
dian, who by his unique methods has made
thousands laugh, comes TO the Columbia
Theatre next. week in farce OF his O@n
writing, entitled Mr.. Smooth. The
piece is said to be excellently fitted to
the stars requirements. Naturally, IN the
character OF its principal parsonage, there
are traits common tC the perplexed nero
of The Man From Mexico" in which work
Mr.. Collier was seen here a year age. The
Incidents however. are entirely distinct
he dpclarps-aUd mIFTn-
provoking enough to be simply irresistible.
The comedian himself is aYerred to be
more amusing than at any priSr time IN
his life, and there is probability that the
audiences attracted will be the largest be-
fore which he has appeared in Washington.
How Smith Met Jones'" a farce which
is being played through the Western coun-
try, and which il report may be believed,
left an excellent impression behind il. viii
be offered next week at the Lafayette
Square Opera House by company Of wtat
seems to be considerable merit. IL is said
that though funny i'll the extreme, the piece
never approaches the mark Of vulgarity or
of hOrsiness-a promise that will be high
ly regarded by persons who witnessed
either The Cuckoo or THE Girl From
Maxim's" The critics of the cities in
which How Smith Met Jones' has been
presented are quoted as having written all
sorts of nice things about the production.
Seats for the local engagement were placed
on sale this morning
There will be several bona fide headliners
on next weeks bill at the Grand-headlin-
ers who in earlier programmes. have been
given positions distinctly above those OF
the remaining entertainers booked George
Wilson. Patrice and Manning. and Weston
all are said to have been claimants 10 big
type at Manager Chase's theatre. Certain
Iy. combined in one performance the four
should provide ample entertainment for
the most captious. In addition to these in
diyiduals. however. the roster announced
bears the names OF FiIsOn and Enroll,
sketchists. whose vehicle is entitled A Tip
on the Derby" the Ariel Austins and
Mile Aimee acrObats Lavender Richard
son mental phenomenon and others. Seats
have been selling since morning
The feature OF the bill 10 be offered by
the "Tammany Tigers next week at her-
mans is Mile Paula. who calls herself
"Conqueror Of Saurians' and whose con-
troll over her tank OF alligatOrs is said 70
be marvellous. The olio announced will be
contributed also by Kitty Bingham, vocal
lists; Kelly and Adams. comedians; Hines
and Alton grotesque acrobats; NaImOre
and Dane. singers and dancers, Emerson
and Omega, sketchists. and J. W Bingham.
ventrilOquist There will be presented bur
Iesaues on 'Zaza" and The King Of the
Opium Ring these under the titles of
sassy and The King of the Hobo Ring
The performance. in brief. promises TO be
entertaining and it probably will draw we'll