Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13


exact reproduction OF the or ginal.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-Hyde's Come
dams, that fine organization or headline
vaudeville players which has for years
stood at the top OF the list OF travelling al
fractions will make their headquarters at
Chase's New Grand this week and con-
fdent,y expect a welcome that shall be
more cordial than they have received upon
any other visit here The Comedians have
for many years enjoyed the distinction OF
appearing In the highest class legitimate
theaters when there has been none In
city given over to polite vaudeville. Helene
Mora's singing OF that grand classic. Ihe
Holy City" at Chase's last year. has not
been forgotten by many who heard her
She has an entirely new collection or emo.
tional and descriptive songs which she Will
render with all the dramatic fire and heart
felt fervor for which she Is famous Her
costumes a 50 this year are most splend..-.
and one Of them, an imported gown, Is
invoiced at S1.0@. Equally eminent. but
wide field Of the legitimate Is Rose Cogh-
lan who has enjoyed a career niled with
rare distinction As an actress. and during
which she attained the h'ghest eminence
as a comedienne. Miss Coghlan Is auver-
tised as IAN extra attraction" and Will
be supported by Mr.. Louis Massen. the
handsome and talented lead ng man who
was foremost In the productions at the
Madison Square Theater, New YORK. wnen
| it was under the management OF MIR. A. NJ
Palmer These two accomplished artists.
with other competent support, viii appear
I'm Miss Coghlans own dramatic creatlon,
Between Matinee and Night" which
favors the audience with a glimpse OF an
actress life back of the stage and after
the curtain has gone down. The Holloway
Trio will perform a number Of the most
my stifyinG and remarkable featS ever ac-
complished by high wire performers. "A
neat comedy sketch that will heixhten the
hlarity Of the audience is "A Matr monial
Substitute" by Mr.. and Mrs. Creme Hughes.
The Nichol Sisters. the clever black-face
Si nd dan Will hide
their comeiiness. beneath burnt cork and
initiate Ethiopian femininity In specially
called ''The Colored Bellies" Burton and
BroOkes will sing humorous songs, among
them that grueSomc topical ballad. More
Work for the Undertaken" Fred Niblo,
the refined monologist. who has just re-
pear music halls. will offer some rare jest
I lngs. The Musical Colbys combine music
and comedy: and O'Neil and Torp. who are
aorobatic comedians Of very considerable
popularity. will conclude the bill. 1t is
worthy Of record that Hyde's Comedians In
other cities have played to standing room
only audiences
LAFAYETTE SQUARE. STOCK COM
PANY.-On Monday night. October = the
curtain of the Lafayette Square Opera
House will be rung up TO inaugurate the
| indefinite season Of the stock company
which is to occupy that theater as a per-
manent homo as long as Washington the
ater-goers desire. After much elaboration.
present the opening pay Henry Arthur
Jones' strong comedy drama. THE Mas
queraders,'' originally produced by the EN-
pire Theater stock company The play has
not been produced in Washington since
that eminent organization of talented play
erS gave 1t here some five years ago. Miss
BlancheS Bates in the leading feminine
role and Mr.. Eugene Ormonde In the lead
ing male role should in themselves arouse
much interest.
Mr. Berger has decided to open the box
Office for subscriptions prior to the opening
of the regular sale He therefore requests
that the ladies and gentlemen who have al
II ady subscribed by mail for certain seats
each week call at the box Office on Tuesday
or " ednesday of the coming week, In order
to subscribe for such seats as they may
wish each week. Tuesday and Wednesday
| will be set aside for The subscription sale,
and on Thursday morning the box office
will be prepared 20 dispose of seats for sep
arate performances. Regarding the sub
scription sale, Mr. Berger states that IL Is
not necessary to pay in advance for any
tickets All that will be necessary will be
for each subscriber to sign to take two or
more seats each week. designating the per-
Torrance and the seats selected Ihese
will each week be laid aside and held I'M
Ill thirty minutes before th. curtain rises.
II they have net been replaced by cash
prior to that time the seats thus forfeited
will be placed in the regular rack and dis
posed of to whoever desires them Persons
| FORGETTING their seats In this manner will
naturally forfeit them for the rest OF the
season. being obliged thereafter TO pur-
chase individual tickets. But II Tor any
reason subscribers should be unable to at
tend the performance designated they can,
by notifying the box Office before q o'clock.
be released Of their obligations for that
week without endangerirs their sittings for
subsequent weeks The prices will ne p
cents In the balcony and so and % cents In
the orchestra.
NEW BIJOU THEATER.-The Bijou
Theater will offer another show that Is said
tn be among the real good ones, next week.
when the 'Gilt-Edge Bur'eSuuers will be
the attra rtion. Advance announcements for
this company claim it to be far above the
average of this ASS of shows. and looking
at the roster of the company II would ap-
pear that the arrangements claims are well
founded. The specialties a-e al known to
be good ones, few of them being among
what are usually termed head liners In
vaudeville. These acts. coupled with the
opening and closing hur'ettas. should make
a most attractive program The spec;altieS
will be furnished by BiXley and hughes,
good sketch team: Miss Annie Morris or
coon song" fame: Darenda and brother.
JugSIers and club swingers of ability; Mer-
rift and RCzelia, the well-known acroba's:
Kelly and Adams. another good sketch
team; Coulter and S arr the sidewalk
comedians: Campbell and Caulfe'd the
Hibernians and the twelve Mignnnettss,
presenting iridescent sensation called
1.-The electrical gavotte. This company
carries an unusually compete ard attrac-
materially in setting off the burlesques and
lend added beau ty to the already comedy
chorus.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-The
famous RentZ Santley company, which has
furnished fun galore for the past quarter Of
a century, VIII be the attraction at the
Lyceum next week They VIII present for
the first time here their latest up-to-date
burlettas entitled Hotel Matr'mony" and
broadway to Paris" In which will be in
troduced many new and sensational fea-
lures. namely ''The College Boys. THE
French Grisettes.' The Night-gown
Glrs'' THE American Beauties and 1.-The
Automobile Girls" Special scenery of very
elaborate design has been made for both
burlettas. and with the gorgeous costumes
and pretty faces go to make up the most
striking and handsome effects ever offered
by the far-famed combination Interspersed
between the burlettas the following vaude-
vile acts are introduced: The Leonards
exhibiting the art of bag punching; Bar
rington and Martell. operate duettists:
Boyce and Wilson. buck dancers. cake
walkers and warblers of coon dittes; Mile.
Saiina, the acrobat'c dancer and champion
female high kicker: Chas. Robinson. in a
comedy tramp character; Laura Wyble. the
da nty serio comic. and Polk and Tresk