Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-07
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| THE PALM GARDEN.-The audience at
| the Palm Garden last night was Of the
quality which indicates the establishment
| Of a steady patronage for this unique and
| pretentious experiment in summer vaude-
vile. Abundance of laughter and applause
| testified to the acceptability Of the bill
which Manager johnson had provided The
| Sunday concert performances put the en-
| tertainers on good terms with the orches-
| ira, and each turn went with all the vim
there was IN II. Nothing could be more ap-
| propriate for a palm garden performance
| than sketch by Lizzie Evans, who is one
| of the palmiest of paln4y day actresses.
Miss Evans has a sklt which gives her
| opportunity to introduce the graces and
vlvacities which made her relgning hg-
ure in soubrettedom. Frank Bush I'M
| bottles stories so fast that there is no
time to inspect the labels or note the V1nt-
| ages. His representations are always anus
| ing. There is SO much in the way he tells
story that he could no doubt get laugh
| out of the amiabie classic When is a door
not door? When it's ajar.' But Bush
| repertory fits blithely through the corrl-
| doris of time, and it is only on second
| thought that the auditor awakens to that
| dull heard-it-before sensation. And then it
| is too late to make any difference, for Bush
is rafting off another one and getting all
the laughs he needs for an encore. Pauline
Moran sang some coon songs and intro
duced two tiny pickaninnies, and the Ma
gnleys gave a trapeze act which Was pic
turesque and courageous. Fialkowsky. the
mimic and musician, opens the bill with
turn which is both clever and diVeftlnS.
All the indica lions are that the Palm Gar
den is in for another good week.
CHEVY CHASE LAkE.-The return en-
gagement of the Meier family opened very
auspiciously at Chevy Chase Lake last
evening. One of the largest crowds of the
season was hand to welcome these
az In arIi 70 ha IN
and their many acts requiring courage ana
skill were enthusiastically received. Miss
Bessie's high dive in a bag, tied around
her neck, and Master TommieS daring leap
with hands and feet tied together were two
of the principal acts of the evening. Little
Elma, tiny tot, delighted everybody with
her skill in fishing. The way she throws
a line would do credit to an experienced
angler. There will >be two performances
each day during the week at and $50 p M
| at Wildwood last night, a large number of
people enjoying the ride through the pines
and the many attractions TO be found at
this resort Notwithstanding the sultry
weather the dancing pavilion was we'll pa
troniZed, while at all times during the
evening seats on the cool cafe porches
We're at a decided premium.
GLEN ECHO PARK.-Washngto artists
held the boards at the Glen Echo Park
ampitheater last night, and the siX-act bill
was rendered Win d cleNeTIeSS tlto6elAel
satisfactory to the audience. Miss Clara j.
Stevens and La Petite Alma gave several
graceful and skillful dances, the child being
particularly naive in her share. Professor
Maurice A. Joyce, Ted Clinton and Nudge
Ross gave a skillful exhibition of gymnas-
tics and flying ring acts. Little Bertha
koechling displayed her remarkable com
mand OF the violin, and another excellent
musical number was given by Brill and
Phillips, who played several instruments
effectively. The three Lees, in a southern
sketch, including singing, were heartily re-
ceived, and the pretty and refined recita-
tons of poems by Maybelle Claire, accom-
panied by appropriate and lovely pictures,
were altogether pleasing. Haleys Wash
ington Band played delightful program
on the concert stand previous to the per-
Torrance. The same bill will continue the
rest of this week.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER:-Pa-
irons of Kernan's Lyceum Theater. who
came into the house just before the curtain
rung up on the first burlesque yester-
day afternoon and night, witnessed re-
markable sight. The house simply
packed from the front row Of the parquet
to the last foot-hold in the top gallery.
The shirt waist-for- men argument
ceived a tremendous boom. The coatless
man was too ordinary a subject for COM
ment. All the hues of the rainbow in shirt
effects could be down stairs, while
the colorS above ran to white and black.
Not expecting the extraordinary warmth of
the weather electric fans had not been pro-
the boys peddling palm leafs reaped har-
vest. But the Bon Ton BurleSquers proved
a good show and the dscomforts of the heat
did not prevent the audience from enjoy
Ing itself As the different favOrtes made
their first appearance they We're greeted
with shouts of approval from the gallery
and more sedate hand-CIa piping below. The
Homely Twins was the curtain raising bur
lesque, and, as it was dressed with good
taste and enabled two clever comedians to
be funny, 1t went with considerable snap
and enthusiasm. The specaIties introduced
in the olio We're, for the most part good,
Eddie Shayne and Mae Woricn leading off
with Byron and Langdon close second.
The closing burlesque, entitled "A Jambo-
rec, exploiting a "trip to the Paris EXPOSE
ton by lwo married men of the west with
out their wives proved humorous and was
well staged and richly dressed. The only
disappointment was the much advertised
'Danse De Turbillon.' which proved COM
mon-place.