The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-02
Hashim's Academy Of Musie-Vauds-
Vile

Vile.
Tomorrow afternoon the season will be
inaugurated at Hashims Academy Of
Music and henceforth this playhouse will
be devoted to fashionable vaudeville, and
operated by Messrs Hashim in conjunc-
tion with Roster Balls Music Hail..
New York City. and Hashim's Grand
Opera House, Philadelphia. During the
summer the new managers of the Academy
have done much to beautify the house ard
make It even more comfortable than
heretofore Everything from front to
rear will be new and inviting The au-
ditorium and lobby which have been
painted white and gold, are particu-
larly attractive. The entertainments to
be provided at Hashim's Academy are OF
nature that appeal to theatregoers of
all classes and have met with the most
pronounced success in the cities where
they have introduced this style of per-
Torrance The Messrs. Hashim are in
position to furnish the highest class of
vaudeville, owing to the fact that they
also control Roster & Balls Music Hail.
New York City, and the Grand Opera
House in Philadelphia. Roster & Balls Is
the original home OF high-class vaudeville
in this country.
glance at this weeks bill at Hester
& Balls which will be found in the adver-
Using columns viii show that ii is easily
one of the largest and most expensive
aggregations of artists ever assembled
in one show. The Grand Opera House.
which is the leading and largest vaude-
Vile thearte in Philadelphia, also
presents splendid list OF head
liners. All the acts announced for both
these theatres are under contract to and
positively will appear at Hashim's Acad-
Balls and the Philadelphia Grand is the
same as that on which the Academy viii
be conducted The fundamental idea of
all three is to present the highest grade
OF entertainment at very low scale Of
prices. During the season. at the Acad-
envy the entire lower floor will be
80 cents. the balcony IS cents and
the gallery Is cents in the evening.
special feature will be made of the
matinees. A performance Will be given
every afternoon at 2 o'clock which viii
undoubtedly prove particularly attractive
10 the fair sex as Fl the matinees the en-
tire lower floor and balcony will be 25
cents. and the performance exactly the
same as given In the evening.
AS to the opening weeks bill at the
Academy It is claimed by Alexander
HashIrn, the manager OF the theatre. that
it is the largest and best array of artists
ever seen in Washington. Heading the
list are Pauline Hall and Bettina Gerard.
than whom no artists in vaudeville are
better Known in the Capital. Pauline
Hall who has been seen here with the
leading companies from the New York
Casino. and at the head OF her own oper-
attic troupes. has well earned the title
of Queen of Comic Opera" Bettina
Gerard has never been seen in vaudeville
in this, her home city and her appear
ance az Hashlm's Academy this week will
therefore have double interest.
OF the others on the bill every name is
well known. Montgomery and Stone have
no superiors in black face comedy, their
singing and dancing being clever and en-
pertaining. Leon Morris famous herd
Of educated and comedy ponies is
another act conceded to be the best OF
fits kind. Children in particular are de-
lighted with the antics of these intelli-
gent and amusing little quadrupeds
Jess Dandy is recognized as the prince of
ell Hebrew comedians. Martinetti and
Grossi are an unequaled duo Of grotesque.
novelty, musical artists. Mr.. Grossi
claims to be the best impersonator of John
Philip sousa. Pauline Moran and her
precoeisus pickaninnies are clever and
entertaining singers and dancers. Carlin
and Brown. the German Emperors. are
among the foremost Teutonic comedians
now in vaudeville. Ellie Bowen, the
sweet-voiced vocalist. recently of the
New York Theatre has for two seasons
been the principal member OF the news-
boys quintette. The Maginieys are pre-
eminent aerial artists, performing many
OF the most difficult feats with the great
est ease. The comedians Kennedy ana
Quinn. who last season had star parts in
"McFadden's Row of Flats" will pre-
sent ney sketch entitled Me
Fad1sp.< Doctor" and the Brothers