Evening star., 1900-12-15

is said TO be the greatest. This Is the first
time an attraction of this kind has been
Etroduced in a burlesque company a fact
which goes to show that Manager Dinkins
has his eyes open for novelties at all times
The elephant is not the only novelty intro
ouced. Other features are representation
of Sousa leading his band at Manhattar.
Beach, introducing the "Nagabouds' brass
band of eighteen pieces, and a chorus OF
twenty beautiful ladies. made up Sousa
New specialties will be presented by Lillian
Washburn, 1.-The ideal OF the vaudevilles.'
dainty Flo Jansen. the Magnani Family.
musical BARRIERS: Topnack and Steele gym
nasts extraordinary: the three Nudos. Nor
rls and Daily, exchangers of Celtic wit and
comedy. Two burlesques. written by Geo.
Totten Smith. and new musical numbers by
Ernest Magnani will be presented. AS an
added attraction Nina Collins, who Will bc
remembered by many theatergoers. returns
next week.
KERNAN'S LYCEJM-"Irwin's Rir-
Show" is the attraction booked at kernan's
next week, and judging from the reputa- ,
tion this company left during past engage
ments 1t will be up to the standard. The
big show consists of an opening and closing
burletta, both from the pen of W. l.. Bal
iauf, with appropriate music by Geo. Eos
ter A strong olio of high-class specialties
Is also presented. among which are the fo,-
lowing carefully selected turns" The
eight Cornallas, European importat of
leoy and gentlemen acrobats. in sensational
ground and lofty tumbling. FitZgibho,s
Mccoy and Fitzgtbbons. in original bit
os farce comedy. entitled Her Brother
the Clarion Trio, operate stars: Bernard
anG watson, in new dialect sketch. and
Grace Mantell. in artistic songs and
dances. Pretty girls. funny comedians
new scenery. elaborate costumes and novel
electrical effects form the predominatins
features.
BURTON HOLMES AT oBERAMMER
GAU.-During the past summer among
other places visited by this wel-know9
traveller q
than Oberammergau and its play and its
people. Mr.. Holmes went to Oherammer-
gau about the middle of May and stayed
there several weeks. seeing the first prey
sentation of the present decade and MANY
subsequent presentations remaining In and
near Oberammergau for number of weeks
He found ample material for pen and cam
era and motion picture machine. As a re-
suit, this lecture, both from the intrinsic
interest ir the subject itself. in its wonder
ful Interpretation by the villagers. and in
the mastery treatment 1t has received at
the hands of Mr.. Holmes will doubtlessx
prove to be the artistic climax of the serie:
he is Offering his patrons this season. Uber-
ammergau will be given at the Columbia
Theater Wednesday afternoon of this COM
ing week, the st!ll pictures all beautifully
colored and the motion pictures of more ,
than usual interest.
KELCEY- SHANNON COMPANY-The-
atergoers will have opportunity of seeing
genuine dramatic novelty at the Column
when Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon
play an engagement, presenting for the
first time here their successful new comedy
My Lady Dainty by Madeleine Lucette
Ryley, author of Christopher, Jr.'' AN
American Citizen" and other of the most
successful comedies of recent years. The
play produced by special arrange
ment with Charles Frohman, who secured
the American rights at the same time that
the distinguished actor Charles Wyndham
obtained those for Great Britain The lat
ter will shortly present the play al his own
theater in London. Its success Is of
emphatic a character that arrangements
have been made with Mr.. Frohman for its
production for extended run at one OF
his New York theaters.
OLGA NETHERSOLE. - Olga Neither
sole's management has announced that she
will appear at the National Theater Christ
mas week in the following repertory: Mon
day, Tuesday and Christmas day matinee
and Wednesday night in "Sapho,' and
Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday
matinee in Suderman'S "Magda.' The
play of Saturday night will be announced
later. Miss Nethersole, after uninter
rupted engagement of six months at Wall
lacks Theater, New York, commenced her
tour last Monday at Providence, where she
in ''Sapho." At the end of the third act
of "Sapho" she was honored with twelve
calls before the curtain.