Evening star., 1900-10-06

DRAMA .

deville stage are at present touring with
| the Wallace circus. but will leave that COM
bnation within the next few weeks for q
debut upon one Of the circuits Ella" is
the name OF the leading lady Of the troupe
which Is SO soon to leave the tented arena
OF sawdust and gasoline, for the more staid
boards of the theater. ELLA" is thirteen
year-old child elephant. and in her company
| hound and a monkey. The performance
of this mixture Of animals at the circus was
everyu here commented upon most un-
| usual. Domestic and wild animals can sell
dom be trained together, but such feat
| has been accomplished by Herr Becker. who
| Is In charge. The exhibition is truly re-
| markable and exceptionally interesting The
pony and dog lie down and allow the pom
derOus pachyderm to walk over their pros.
trate forms, and then the pony does CO.
lossus act from one barrel to another while
Miss Ella crawls under on her knees. The
animals have very gay time of 1t alto
gether. Some people say the animals should
be given a rest this winter, but Mr.. Million
aire Wallace needs the money.
Jefferson De Angels coming to town has
revived the talk of his prospective assault
upon the London playgoers. Jeff feels
sure he can shake the lethargy from all Of
the Londoners who are jaded, and who will
willingly or forcibly separate themselves
from the necessary number Of shillings for
stall or gallery chairs. If constancy Of ef-
fort counts for anything with the British
ers De Angels will meet the same laugh
ing success across the Atlantic as is ac-
corded him throughout the United States.
AS a hard worker he Is the king pin OF
operate comedians. He never tires himself
nor his audience. 1t is said he will journey
abroad next year carrying the scores and
principals OF his operas with him and en-
gaging the chorus on tother side.
In "a Royal Rogue Mr.. Angels has all
that is required to give him opportunity for
his funmaking. Composer Francis has
provided good music. too, especially for the
feminine voices, but at present there is no
one in the company to do the songs full
share of credit. Mr.. De Angels and his
managers are said to be aware Of this fact
and have in contemplation son.D changes In
the cast. Little Jessie Mackaye is a pretty.
doli-Hke creature to look upon, but her best
Of friends would not claim for her any vocal
attainments. She wins her salary without
the attempts at singing. however, and is
Undoubtedly fixture In the company. De
Angels is funny. indeed. One of his jokes
that always catches a good laugh is like
this: I'm going to be a soldier. That's
the life for me. I've got a brother in the
18th Regiment. so I'll join the Doth and be
near him The season here would not be
complete without visit from the jolly JEFF
ferson, and 1t Is trusted he will not remain
abroad long enough to be affected by the
proverbfal English dullness of wit.
OF all the scores Of limitations of Band
master John Philip Sousa seen upon the
washington stage the cutest and withal
the closest and most studious Is that Of
tiny Charlie Rossow Of the Rossow Midgets
appearing this week at Chase's New Grand
When he walks upon the stage one might
imagine ones self looking at the real thing
Sousa through the wrong end Of an opera
glass. Ihe facial expression and hirsute
appendage so closely resembles that Of
Sousa In the original as to be quite start
ling. In the work Of leading the orchestra
fhn II ,f,t,t tfxv4
methods Of the march king. but little, oc-
casionally putting in some extra business
to draw out any laugh that may be lurking
untouched In the risibilities of his auui-
ence.
The Rossow reaches for a note and draws
It. to him with the tips Of his fingers in
true Sousaesque fashion. He swings, he
feints and lands upper-cuts at the bass
baton at the trombone, wriggles his fingers
at the clarinet and flutes, and when con-
templating the first violin strokes beau
t.ful bunch OF black mustachios. Inc Sousa
Imitation has taken the place Of that OF
Anna Held, formerly given by Charlie. The
change is decidedly for the better.
1t is stated that the present is to prove
the last season Of the Nelson family of
acrobats as combination. Circusgoers
are familiar with the remarkable feats Of
this family of performers. The Nelson's are
English people and there are nine Of them,
all coming under one head. The elder, or
pater Nelson, is a grandfather. For many
years the family has been the star attrac-
ton of the Wallace shows and has become
famous throughout this country as we'll
as in their native land. The family it is
said, receives $2,250 per week for it's act.
There are rumors to the effect that the
head OF the combination has been receiv-
ing all of this and portions it out in eco
nomic fashion to the others. The children
growing rapidly and are not con-
tent with the financial arrangement of
things. AS a result of this dissatisfaction,
it is believed the family will split and form
two or three teams to play in vaudeville
here and abroad. Another reason for the
dissolution Is the severe illness of one of
the older sons and the consequent absence
of himself and his wife. This breaks into
the effectiveness Of the family quite seri-
ously. Young Nelson's mind is said to be
affected. Whether 1t was brought about by
his work in the ring or not is yet to be de-
termined.
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