Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

Tor ten years one of the leading members
Became, who may be remembered for his i'm
portant positions In many of Hoyt's best
companies. noticeably that OF the Stranger
in New York" Roland Carter, who plays
lengthy part of Importance. but who does
not utter one word from the beginning to
the end of the play; Russell Lennon.
Charles Prince. Jas. F. Callahan. Queenie
NasSar, who was also big favorite in the
hoyt farces. and will be remembered as the
beautiful French girl in the Belle of New
YORK Louise Rial, for several years
SUCCESSFUL star in the smaller cities; Jane
burby, Lula Hesse Madelon Temple and a
oeVy OF other young ladies' noticeable not so
much for the Importance of their parts as
lor tne beauty OF face and manner and for
the elegant costumes they display num-
Der of new song SUCCESSES will of course
be heard. ~
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-Cissie LOTUS.
the English mimic. who made her conquest
OF New York quicker than ''Rabs'' did the
Boers. Is the attraction which patrons of
the New Grand are congra tulating them
selves upon having for next week Miss
lLortus' remarkable series of vaudeville tri-
unphs and the extraordinary range of yer
satlity in the metropolis have echoed here
and keen interest Is awakened in her forth
coming engagement. Miss Lotus com
nands today the Monte Christian salary of
$3.50 week, which, as during that time she
only labOrs in all two hours amounts to
$i2J for hour of her entertaining work
This calculation has been worked out by the
New Grands mathematician. who also fig
u1ed 1t out on Thursday last that the adj
vance sale OF seats was averaging 81 min
ute during box office hours. The support
ing bill will be worthy of the winsome head
liner. whose limitations of the efforts of eel
ebrated theatrical and operate artists seem
even more charming and effective than the
originals themselves. 1t is composed Of
Mason and Francis. well-known comedy.
team. whose German dialect work should
convulse the German-speaking theater-
goers; the Three Mortons. Sam, Kittie and
Clara, in their two fanciful creations called
The Dancing Admiral and the TWEEN
tieth Century Sousa:'' the Three Murray
Brothers. genuinely funny muSic-makc rs
| the -Four Dawsons. who are the best of all
| the eccentric novelty dancers; Horace Col
din. otherwise known .'The Great Col
DIM comic magician and clever Illusion
| ist. and kreisels Day Circus most inter
| esting trick canine act.
ACADEMY.-Three years ago when the
then leading colored dramatic organization
visited Washington opinions were expressed
! to the effect that Cole and johnson were
| the real stars of the entertainment and
could justly seek stellar honors. The YER
| dict has been verified time and again since
| then in every state and territory in the
Union. and on Monday evening they will
| present their national success for the first
| time in the capital city. "A Trip to Coon
town is a merry melange of comicality. 1t
| is Gained to possess all the musical value
! of the lighter operas, the novelty of vaude-
VILE, while retaining IN some degree the
picturesqueness of the plantation. The cos
tunes in coloring and designing are said
| to be elaborate and tasteful, while the
scenic inveStiture SURPRISES many of the
spectacular attractions in novelty of mech
anism and grandeur Of presentation. But
| the charm of the whole entertainment is in
| the voices of the company, and those who
| have followed the progress of the co.ored
brethren dramatically will note with con-
siderable satisfaction the merits of the in
dividual members. Cole and johnson are
admirable foils for each other, and in the
| characters of the dandy COON and the
weary Willie hobo" are both interesting
and intelligent. Their ever-popular duets
will serve to ingratiate them with the pub
| lic while their terpSchorean efforts are
unique in a great degree OF the remainder
| of the support probably a just appreciation
| of past achievements will place Lloyd Gibbs
at the head of the organization. tenor
voice of great power and sweetness, mel
| lowed by a course of study with the best
| of European masters and directed to the
purest and best of modern and classic
works could not fail to attract attention in
| music-loving Washington. Sam Lucas
and Walter Dixon are also well known for
eccentric comedy bits. as are Sam King
George Brown and Samuel Cousins. The
| feminine contingent is headed by a capable
trio. consisting of Molly Dill Edna Alex
ander and the Freeman sisters, while the
| ensemble is large shapeiy and capable. The
| usual matinees will be given on Wednes-
| day and Saturday at reduced prices.
KERNAN'S LYCECM THEATER.-Bob-
| by Manehester's Cracker Jacks" company.
at the Lyceum next week, comes as near
being entirely new anything that has
been produced for years THE Cracker
Jacks introduces a lot of clever come
dams in a spectacular melange. entitled
THE Sousa Girls This is followed by
| an olio of artists of unusual merit. intro
ducng the European sensation, the Three
Saranacs: Miss Belle Wilton. California s
| charming nightingale: AL H. Weston, just
| plain singing comedian the McDonalds,
monarchs of Irish comedy: Bud Snyder.
| the wonder worker of trick bicyclists:
| "Sappho'' and the Gardner McGovern fight
| round for round. The concluding farce IS
1.-The Commercial Drummer" giving a
portrayal of the eccentric geniuses of the
| road away from home and friends at a
summer resort. The music and songs used
with this production are from Weber and
Fields Music Hall, New York city.
BIJOU Observation-Disclosures next
Monday afternoon and for the week, Man
ager Wellington of the Bijou will present
jacobs and Lowry's aggregation, known
as the Merry Maidens." The company IS
one of the largest burlesque attractions
travelling, carrying a roster of forty COM
petent entertainers. There will be two
| burlesques-one to open and another to
| close the big program. The opening come
| delta will show the Merry Maidens at the
French Ball." and the finale will portray
| THE Merry Maidens' Seminary. or Fun in
a Young Ladies' Boarding School" Tho
| all-star olio will be headed by Jolly Nellie
| Hanly. a sweet singer. who sings songs
that mo Artist Can Paint" Madden and
Farnum. emperors of Celtic wit; the pretty
Revere Sisters. rag-time singers and terp-
| sichorean artistes: Petite Josie Flynn, the
chic soubrette; the Two Judges. marvellous
acrobats, and Sam Rice, Jim Lowry and
Ed. Brennan, a trio of laugh brewers. The
week of April 81 Will bring May Howard
and her company of burlesquers and vau-
deville stars.
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE CLCB.-The
coming concert of the Lafayette College
Glee. Banjo and Mandolin Clubs at Rifles
Hall next Saturday evening, the 31st, has
commenced to create quite a talk among
| the alumni and their friends The clubs
combined number about thirty, and as a
musical organization ranks among the
leaders. fully sustaining the high reputa-
ton of student associations of the college
1t has always been their ambition to turn
out the best. and it will be remembered
that the foot ball team last fall established
record second to no college or university
In the country. and lost but one game, and
that by only small score. The base ball
team expects to be equally successful this
spring. Naturally enough the same spirit
exists in the musical clubs and the al,rp,r nj