Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

HASHIMs ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Monday afternoon the season will be inau-
gurated at Hashims Academy of Music,
and henceforth this spacious. comfortable
and popular playhouse will be devoted to
fashionable vaudeville, and operated by the
Messrs. Hashim in conjunction with Kos
ter & Balls Music Hall, New York city,
and Hashm's Grand Opera House, Phila-
delphia. During the summer the new man
ayers of the Academy have done much to
beautify the house and make 1t even more
comfortable than heretofore. Everything
from front to back will be spick, span and
inviting. The new color of the front and
lobby, which have been painted white and
gold, Is particularly attractive, and many
favorable comments have been heard upon
the tasteful and beautiful decorations The
policy at Roster & Balls and the Philadel-
phia Grand Is the same as that on which
the Academy viii be conducted. The funda-
mental idea of all three is to present the
largest and most expensive show in town
at very low scale OF prices. During the
| season which will be inaugurated at the
Academy Monday afternoon the entire
lower floor will be 30 cents, the balcony Is
cents and the gallery 10 cents In the even
| Ing. A special feature will be made of the
matinees
AS to the opening weeks bill at the Acad-
envy, 1t is claimed by Alexander Hashim,
the manager of the theater, that it is the
biggest and best array Of artists ever seen
| In Washington. Heading the list are Pau
line Hall and Bettina Gerard, than whom no
artists in vaudeville are better known In
Washington. Pauline Hall, who has been
seen here with the greatest companies from
the New York Casino, and at the head of
her own operate companies. has well
| earned the title of Queen Of Comic Opera"
| and her appearance is always the signal for
| an enthusiastic outpouring or thousands of
| her admirers Bettina Gerard has never
i! been seen In vaudeville in this city. and her
appearance at Hashims Academy this week
will have especial interest. OF the others
| on the bill every name is well known. Mont
gomery and Stone have no peers as expo
| nents Of black-face comedy, their singing
and dancing being the most entertaining Of
those OF any performers who work In this
| line Leon Norris famous herd of educated
and comedy ponies is another act conceded
to be the best of Its kind 1t is pre-emi-
| nently superior to all similar attractions,
and the wrestling match keeps the audience
conyulsed from start to finish. Children in
particular are delighted with the antics of
these intelligent and amusing little quad
rupeds Jess Dandy Is a great favorite in
Washington. He Is recognized here and
everywhere as the prince Of all character
comedians. Dandy always has entirely
new bunch OF tales about his quaint friends.
and provokes untold mirth by his with
clsms. Martinetti and Grossi are I'M
equaled duo ofFgrotsstque, novelty, musical
artists. Mr.. Grassi claims the best imperson-
alton OF John Philip Sousa. Pauline Mo-
ran and her precocious pickaninnies stand
without equals In this peculiar line, and
both she and oher BHttle assistants will be
found to be cksyeTeand entertaining singers
and dancers. Carlin and Brown, the Ger
man emperors,2 are simmensely funny, and
are the foremost German comedians now in
vaudeville theig, fractured English being ex-
tremely ludfcrous Ellie Bowen, the sweet
voiced vocalistG recently Of the New York
Iheater has for two seasons been the prn-
cipal member Of the newsboys quintet.
The Maginleys sare, epre-eminent aerial ar
lists performing many of the most difficult
and astoundingsfeaIsr with the greatest ease.
The comedians Kennedy Hnd Quinn. who
last season had stari parts In "McFadden's
ROW OF Flats. ut will present new sketch
entitled "McFaddsn's Doctor" and the
Brothers Abacco are comedy acrobats, who
combine great skill with their ability to
amuse.
BIJOU THEATER.-The New Bijou will
lnaugurate the season of 1900-1901 next
MONDAY afternoon. when Manager Salisbury
VIII present the lively burlesque and ex-
travaganza entitled 1.-The Queen of the
ORIENT That the theater is almost new
from pit to dome, and that THE Queen of
the Orient" comes spick and span from New
YORK. should evolve a combination quite
pleasing to theater-goers. The Bijou is now
one or the. prettiest theaters bidding for
public favor. 1t is coy, comfortable and
convenient Few houses Of entertainment
are 30 brilliantly lighted. and not many
surpass 1t In elegance of appointment. AS
home for burlesque and vaudeville It will
easily take rank among the leading thea
ters OF the country. Desiring to make