Evening star., 1900-12-22

OF the daughter The other members or
| the company will I've seen to advantage, as
| there are many strong roles 10 be filled
| There will be the usual matinees and an
| extra matinee Christmas day.
| CHASE'S NEW GRAND-Christmas
week at Chase's New Grand will be sig
| nalzed by the first appearance here in
| vaudeville of James O. Barruws, John Ian
| exceptionally strong vaudeville Combina
| ton are actors who are both too well
known in Washington to need further in
PRODUCTION Both have enjoyed widespread
| and enduring popularity with the play
| goers of the national capital. Their com
! ing in this field of work has aroused
| much interest, and it is quite evident a
very hearty welcome will be extended
| them at the matinee Monday afternoon
and throughout the entire week. The stock
company Is admittedly the best medium in
which an actor may display his versatility
and win favor. 1t was in such organiza
| tons that Jimmie Barrows and his
| younger associate first became acquainted
| with the Washington public. since which
| time both have held q large share of ad
| miration and esteem. Mr.. Barrows. Mr..
! Lancaster and their company will present
what is generally conceded to be their
| brightest sketch-not only their brightest.
| but of the best which has been pro-
| duced in vaudeville this season." Majors $
| appointment" 1t tells story which will
! pie, as its scene is said to be laid in this
| city. Eugene O'Rourke. the popular
| comedian. who was for so long associated
| with the Hoyt comedies. will be seen here
| for the first time in vaudeville He will
| be assisted by Rose Brtham. IA charming
! young actress and by capable company
| in presenting one of the most laughable of
| farces. "Parlor A. The other novel and
| entertaining features of the bill are The
| juggling JohnsonS who have an inimitahle
act Henri French, in feats of skill and
mystery; the three Macasnos. in a Euro
| pean acrobatic novelty Fun in a French
! Restaurant Little Alice Lewis in songs
| dances and limitations: Yankee and
Dixie the dogs OF almost human intel
! ligence. and Mazda Snyder, AN attractive
and dainty child artistic The sale for
| Christmas week is large and seats should
| be ordered without delay.
| ACADEMY OF MUsIC-That strong
melodrama Through the Breakers which
proved such a success last season, will be
seen at the Academy commencing Monday.
! December "a. with matinees Christmas
day, Thursday and Saturday There is
one scene In Through the Breakers po-
| tential enough to give the play a whole
seasons momentum: Stephen Douglas
| telegraph operator lies in bed in his lodg-
| fngs. the victim of Il wound inflicted by
/ jealous rival, Peter Turner, whose part
| In the crime is not known. Friends Of the
| innocent man innocently leave Turner
| alone with him as a volunteer nurse. That
| is the opportunity he wants First. he
thinks he will shoot him. Douglas defies
| him and point out that the noise of the
! ering is finally decided upon. and Just as
! the assassin has completed the preliminary
! job of gagging his intended victim the
latter's chum and fellow operator. james
Thorndyke. is heard coming back. Turner
! throws a newspaper over the face of
! Douglas. who. of course, hears the enSu-
! ing conversation between the two men.
| The suspense at this stage reaches 4 high
pitch, but it is small compared to what
| follows. when Douglas. with Il great eff
| fort, reaches the headboard Of his bed and
taps out to his friend, Thorndyke. Peter
Turner is the man that stabbed me-
Thorndyke is amazed and horried and
Turner is desperate. They close in
deadly struggle. but at Its height, when
Thorndyke seems to be giving away to the
superior strength of his opponent. the
wounded Douglas obtains possession of a
pistol and wings Turner in the arm.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MUSICAL.
CLCBS.-The Cornell University Musical
Clubs. glee banjo and mandolin. composed
of twenty-five student musicians each, will
give concert under the auspices of the
Washington alumni on Christmas evening
December - in the National Rifles Arm
ory. The following program will be rem
dered: Alma Mater and The Chimes. Carm.
Cornell the Glee Club: Senegambian
Patrol. Rosey. the Banjo Club: The Mer-
maid and the Cannibal, Geibel. the Mando-
lin Club: My Mothers Songs H. r. Smith
Mr.. G. Mott and Glee Club: The Feller
With the Drum. Dan Dore. the Glee Club:
Campus Reverie G. A. Coleman the Banjo
| Club: The Dixie Kid. Geibel, the Glee Club:
Valse Bonheur Perdu, Gilet. the Mandolin
Club; And What Do You Think He Said?
| Thompson. from THE Sphinx NJ r Eb-
ersole and the Glee Club: Evening Song
Carm Cornell the Glee Club. The clubs
leave Ithaca on the afternoon of Decem-
Der II. III time to reach Rochester n Y
for an afternoon reception. After the CON
cert large dancing party will be given
in their honor At Bradford. Pa a dancing
tea Will be given ON the following after
will I,.
f1ttSburs On Monday afternoon there,
VIII be q reception at of Pittsburg's
1liiest homes, and after the concert the
Alumni give the students a sr,nter at onc
or the clubs. In Washington they will be
Var1ouSly entertained at Christmas dinners
and dance after the concert The Clubs
so from this city to Wilmington where an
afternoon receDtion and a ball after the
concert have been arranged In New Ynrl,
Tue student musicians will be put up at
the Cornell Club, on 5sth street and will
,isi, the Cornell Medical College In body
A dancing party will be given in BROOKLYN
altcr the Friday night concert The tour
e'ds at scranton on Saturday.
BIJOU THEATER-Howard and Finer
son VIII appear al the head Of their own
company Christmas week at the Bljou com
nehcihs Monday matinee. December "a
They are the first artists to appIv motion
pictures to the illustration of ponuIar SONGS
Joe Howard is a mechanical genius A few
years ago, when life motion pictures first
.oAie AZ vogue, ne spent all his spare time
IN an endeavor to replace the ordinary mo-
tographic slides. illustrating his songs with
motion picture device. At the time his.
specially was considered the best in the
business, but he was not satisfied and ex-
pended all mis- salary and other money ne
coula command trying to make songs TIT
pictures and vice versa. The greatest diff
ilculty he encountered was to SO arrange
the tempo OF his pictures that they would
run continuously and at the same time
bring action in direct sympathy with the
words and the music Of the song But hy
dlnt of hard labor he succeeded and scored
a great success with his illustrated and
moving pictures accompaniment to popular
songs. Mr. Howard has since continued to
present life motion pictures and iIlustra-
tlons OF the songs he SINGS and to him is
que the credit for a most novel addition to
the progress of vaudeville entertainment
Among the notable artists are Howard and
Emerson. the Livingstone Family Williams
and Adams. Kitty Nelson. Wallace and An
derson and Lily Tudor The burlesaue,
which is in three scenes. Is from the pen of
Joseph E. Howard, and is called "A New
York GIRL, the scenes of which are laid In
the paddock of the famous Sheepshead Raw
race track Brooklyn. N. T.: the Lonox Attn
letic Club. In which the Frisco champion
lightweight, Jimmy Frank Is introducad