The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-23

Of liquor-but the dialogue is brilliant, and
the situations ludicrous. Mrs Royle, 40
the inebriated mother-in-law. Is all that
, could be desired: Beatrice Foster, as the
wife. is excellent. while Seth Smith. as
| the butler. deserves a more ambitious part
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Ellis appear In .
disconnected mess Of words termed AN
Artists Dilemma" The turn would be
worthless but for the singing OF Mr. Ellis,
remembered as "Caspar the Yodler.'' Sew
eral Of ~ selections are well worth hear
| ing. One Of the brightest and cleanest
newcomers In vaudeville Is Howard Thurs
| ton. who depends entirely upon his skill
In manipulating cards to entertain, and
who is actually worthy the position OF
headliner sor any vaudeville bill His work
is mystifying and faw1ess. and made the
greatest hit Of the performance last night.
Hamilton Hill. an Australian baritone. has
a splendid voice. together with intelii-
gence enough to put It to good use in suit.
able selections. He received several re.
calls, which were deserved. Dewitt and
Burns are very funny. and deserve bet
ter position than last on the bill. They
arc clever acrobats and their comedy il
not bad. Frank Cushman. the minstrel
man. gained favor with a monologue and
sings few old songs. Wilson and War
ing do their best with bad sketch. into
which much very coarse humor has been
woven. A little pairing would not harm
the vehicle. Almont and Dumont present
one OF the neatest musical sketches given
this season, and score a well deserved hit
through skillful manipulation OF difficult
instruments. Altogether. the bill is as good
as the ordinary. and the bright numbers
so far outshIne the dement's of the medi-
OGRE that the performance is enjoyable
Matinee daily.
kernan's-FRambier Burlesquers.0
In the Rambler Burlesquers," who hold
down the boards at the Lyceum this week,
Manager Herman offers a combination Of
the cream Of many travelling burlesqus
companies. and the result is an attrac-
ton OF more than ordinary merit and enc
which should place standing room at q
premium during the engagement. An I'M
usually ambitious musical burletta, The
Queen of the Holland Danes" is pre-.
scented with the full strength Of the COM
pany and scores a complete hit, with Ida
Dexter in the title role.
In the olio the celebrated Burke
Brothers are underscored as headliners,
and fulfill all expectations by keeping tho
house in roar as long as they occupy
the stage. They were given a dozen rel
calls last night. Raymond and Clark, q
team OF funny eccentric comedians, tell
some new stories. and tell them well; the
Quaker City Quartette which made such
a success while with Primrose and Dock
stader's minstrels are as good as ever.
and furnish a delightful singing and mu-
steal turn: the three Dunbar Sisters are
clever dancers and sing we'll. Bonita and
Grace LaRue, with three pickaninnies,
have pleasing plantation sketch which
gains recalls. Miss Dora Devere sings
several songs sweetly and illustrates
these with new pictures. Matinee daily.
The BijOu-Sam T. Jacks Company.
Manager Coyle has secured an attraction
at the Bijou this week which ought to
break the business record of the present
season. The name Sam T. Jack is one which
has ever conjured overflow audiences, and
the present company far and away ahead
Of anything brought forth by the repre-
;entatives Of the famed burlesque pro-
1ucer
Were there nothing else offered than the
on the "Sapho'' trial. the show
would be worth seeing. and with the ad-
lition of "A Hayseed Soubrette" and a
plendid vaudeville oIio the bill is more
han excellent. Both burlesques are
creamingly funny, and show the full
trength Of the company. A chorus Of a
core of attractive girls are given oppor-
unity to display their charms, while the
and scenic effects are splendid.
The olio includes such popular artists
IS the Simpsons, a remarkably Harmonious
musical duo: Mile. Beatrice, who wins IA
or in contortion dances; Reynolds and
lloyd, who have laugh for everybody;
fabel HaHfcton, vivacious soubrette and
IAN Osten and Griffin, clever comedians.