Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-21
ADJUSTMENTS,

millions as the representative American di-
rector presiding over the representative
American band organization. There are
some other nationalities represented in the
organization. it is true, but not many, and
as an institution, conceived, controlled and
maintained. it is a product of the new world
and belongs to it, AS such 1t will be put to
the test for months to come under the
severest conditions, Almost the first though
the peoples across the Atlantic will have
upon Sousas arrival will be, rs, then,
Sousa really SO create" Sousa is ready for
yet to be given in this country before the
big band sails away, and one of them will
take place at National Theater on next
Sunday evening. Sousa has arranged
special program for this concert which
abounds in characteristic features. The
sale of seats is in progress at the box Of
flee.
MAY IRWIN AT NEW NATIONAL
Next Monday night May Irwin comes to the
New National Theater with her new play
and her new songs. Her engagement this
year will mark the Introduction OF another
of her popular entertainments in her pro-
duction of Sister Mary" 1t Is new play
by Gen MacDonough, the author of Kate
Kip IN which Miss Irwin met with success
last year. AS the central figure in sister
Mary" she Is said to be doing the most en-
tertaining work of her career. Her new
songs, and there are lots OF them, are
rapidly springing into popularity. Their
gTotesque humor and equally grotesque
negro expressions are things to be remem-
bered and laughed over for long time to
come. In her company are HERBERT
Gresham, James F. Callahan, George A.
Beane, Charles Prince. Roland Carter Rus
sell Lemon, Queenie Vassar, Louise Riai.
Jane Burby, Aieen May, Madelon Temple,
Lille Lawton. Marie Milward, Madeline
Anderton, Lulu Hesse and others. In sis
ter Mary" Miss Irwin is going to attempt
something in which she has never appeared
on the stage. The advance sale opens to-
day.
FRANK DANIELS IN THE AMER"
Frank Daniels first appearance in this
city in his new comic opera Will take place
at the Columbia Theater next week. VIC
tor Herbert Is the composer of the music.
There is need to speak of Herbert by
way of introduction. His exquisite meio-
Wizard of the Nile THE IDOLS Eye" and
1.-The Serenade'' have made his name famil-
lar to all music lovers. Suffice 1t, there
fore. to say that he considers his music in
1.-The Ameer" the very best of his creations.
The libretto is by Kirke La Shelle and
Fred NJ. Ranken, two young writer's or
promise The story of THE Amer Is said
to TEEN with situations for Daniels Of
side-splitting character. Mr.. Daniels sup
port is understood to surpass any or MS
former companies. His company numbers
over sixty people. Among the PRINCIPALS
are Helen Redmond, Kate TART, Norma
Kopp, Geo, Devoll. Will Danforth and VIM
Corliss The only matinee will be on Sat
urday. The sale of seats opens tomorrow.
"ARIAS" NEW ENDING-An interest
ing experiment was tried last night at the
performance Of aria" which was seen TO
much better advantage in every way than
it was Monday night. The announce
ment was made that two endings would De
given, and the audience was requested 10
remain and see both and express prefer
ence The first ending was the consistently
. ,eic hot lovers bping left dead. In
the second ending the breath upon the pol
ished surface of sword showed that they
We're not dead; although they seemed $50 SO.
fled decided preference for the happier
ending.
STRAKOSCH OPERA COMPASY.-To-
night on Friday evening and at the Satur-
day matinee the Strakcsch Opera Company,
now in its final week of the season OF opera
at the Lafayette Theater, will present
Mariana" On Thursday and Saturday
ey enings Carmen will be sung, the latter
performance marking the close of the Ell
gagement Not in a number of years has
Washington been favored with an opera
company whose productions have been so
satisfactory: but for reasons hard to fathom
the patronage accorded has not been such
as to justify the continuance of the engage
ment That there are in this city thou
sands of people who are fond of music and
capable of approaching grand opera is a
fact that cannot be denied but many OF
tunities afforded at the Lafayette during
the past few weeks.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC-'A Trip to Coon
town., the funny musical comedy, serves
as a vehicle for the specialttes and conf
calities of the colored comedians, Cole and
Johnson. Bob Cole as Willie Wayside. alias
Prince Daffy from Dahomey. has been the
talk of every city where the comedy has
been presented. Billy Johnson Is the bunco
steerer. These two form the center of
round of tricks, fun and comicaity, inter-
spersed with rev and up-ta-date songs,
dances and specialties. In the supporting
company are: Lloyd G. Gibbs, Sam Lucas.
Sam Cousins, Walter Dixon and Sam King,
Miss Edna Alexander, Molly Dill and Alice
Mackay Accooe. and chorus of twenty
five trained voices. The attraction Is un-
derlined for the Academy of Music the
coming week. with the usual scale of pop
ular prices and cheap matineeS Oh WedneS-
day and Saturday.
CISsIE LOTUS NEXT WEEK.-Cissie
Lotus. the famous English mimic, whose
protean versatility as impersonator and
-four a day vaudeville entertainer has
worn ont many fonts of display type, will
head Che New Grand's bill next week. The
salary, $50 weekly. demanded for this ar
fist has far confined her efforts to New
York, Boston and Philadelphia, and as with
Ching Ling Eco, Manager Chase is the first
manager of the other cities to secure her.
She will be seen at the New Grand twice a
day, and will give her series of limitations
of celebrated artists the world over, who
have afforded her the strongest testimo-
malls of success by personally witnessing
and applaudng her simulations. 1t is not
too much to predict that she will be greeted
by the largest audiences, particularly at the
daily matinees. ever in the New Grand. The
others on the bill are Of more than ordinary
merit, and they have been gathered to-
gether in pursuance Of the policy Of sur
rounding big attractions with clever acts.
They are Sam Kittie and Clara Morton, sing
ers dancers and comedians. in 1.-The Dane
ing Admiral the Great Goldin," Illusion
ist and comic magician; Mason and Francis
the well-known sketch team; the four Daw-
sons. eccentric novelty dancers: the three
Murray Brothers, music makers and Krei-
sells dog circus.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-"Th
Cracker Jacks company at the Lyceum
next week promises to be up-to-date in
every respect. The girls are pretty. the
comedians funny, the scenic and electrical
effects elaborate. and the music is from
Weber and Fields Music Hall. New York
city. The two eXtravaganzas. entitled "The
Sousa Girls and "A Commercial Drum
mer." the latter satire on Bianey's "a
Female Drummer" are both guaranteed to
Lam fnr eoI