Evening star., 1900-09-29


| enterprising manager has been untiring In
| his efforts to present TO his patrons the
| best the market affords. as in each weeks
bill can be seen the names of the fore
| most stars from the legitimate. vaudeville.
! opera and farce comedy stage. This house
| IL confidently expected to duplicate the sue
| cess of the New York and Philadelphia
| houses.
| For this week another strong bill of star
| feature acts and leading favorites in the
| vaudeville world is announced. The BILL
| taken as whole, is of the strongest
| and best ever seen on any vaudeville stage.
/ genuine treat for music lovers of the city
| Will be In the appearance of Camilla Urso.
i the Worid-renowned ytoliniste. who Will be
| heard in a new repertoire of popular selec-
| tons. 1t will be Miss Ursos last appear
| ance in vaudeville. as she goes to Europe
| shortly to fill extensive engagements on
| the concert stage. Another star. who viii
| be seen for the first time In vaudeville in
| this city. is that dainty queen of comic
opera, Corinne, who will appear in an en-
/ tirely new speciality of her own. Corinne
| is a strong favoritc and her friends will
| turn out In large numbers to give her a
| rousing welcome. Another headliner and
one who fs also big favorite in this city,
| Is Richard Harlow, who will enact his orgi-
| nal conception. The Daisy Queen of
| SPAIN His impersonation of the queen in
| the big spectacular production 1872 IS
still remembered by theater-goers of this
| city, and during his engagement at the
| Academy this week he will display some
new and costly gowns. Tim Cronin, one of
1
stage and who has not been in this
| city in years viii offer new monologue
from the pen of George Cohan, entitled
"A Trip to the Vaudeville" An Uptown
Flat one of the funniest farces on the
| stage. will be interpreted by Mr.. and Mrs
| Harry Thorne and company. The piece
abounds with ludicrous situations and funny
| sayings. and is a half hours entertainment
| of pure and wholesome fun. The remainder
| of the bill will include Hanes and Pettin-
| gill, original exponents of black-face COM
! edy. Sharp and Flatt. novelty musical ar
fists: Brown and Harrison. in original
I comedy creation of their own; Webb and
| Hassan. sensational head baiancers and hand
| acrobats; Bell Stewart. singing comedienne;
| Belle Williams assisted by Mascot" will
| be seen In Il new coon" speciality. The
daily matinee at the Academy continues To
grow in popular favor with the ladies and
| children, who take advantage of the popu-
lar prices TO enjoy an afternoons entertain
| ment.
THE GREAT WALLACE SHOWS.-One
| of the biggest circus organizations now be-
fore the public comes to Washington next
| week, when the Great Wallace Shows
spread their canvaseS and throw open their
ticket window. Circus entertainment has
not been lavishly provided this summer, and
| this aggregation of novelties equine. ath-
| letic and geological. can depend on receiving
a liberal welcome. Among the great fea-
lures of the Wallace Shows the Nelson
! family of acrobats. They are the acrobats
| of the age Descended from acrobats
| through generations Of ancestors they have
by process Of evolution and heredity at
| tained physiques which render it possible
| for them to perform with ease feats that
other artists can only contemplate. but
never hope to attain. The Nelson's
der contract to the Great Wallace Shows.
| and appear only with this mammoth or
gantzation. The salary paid them is stu
pendous-almost past belief. They receive
| $3.50 for every week of service. This is
! due to the fact that Mr. Wallace wished to
control them exclusively The Wallace
Shows conduct all the enterprises which go
| to make up their program the same
scale of liberality and dscernment.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
Faust" an adaptation of Goethe's i'm
| mortal poem, will be produced at the La
| fayette Opera House next week The YER
| sion given by the Morrison company is the
one dramatized by Bayle Bernard of Lon
| don The scenery, all of which is carried
! on special cars, Is very extensive. the pub
lie square of Nuremburg. Marguerites gar
den and the square Of the fountains being
| not only historically correct, but most
beautifully painted. However. the climax
in scenic effects is reached in the fourth
act when the imps and gobins hold high
| carnival on Walpurgis night on the summit
| Of the Broken, in the Hartz mountains.
| 1t is impossible to describe the weird and
| uncanny fiendshness which is here por-
| trayed Mephisto in his fiery redness ac-
companied by Faust s'"nds on the peak
of the mountain in t. uil glare of the
| mysterious light. From the darkened au-
|
awe-inspirtng scene and the detail infer
| naily horrible. Owls and bats and broom
stick riding witches fit across the stage.
| frogs croak among the rocks, while from
| the shady hooks crawl horrible shapes, half
human, half fiendish: tortured souls cry out
for release. aspiring demons climb the
heights and seem to take a place beside
! the devil, who stands on the apex of the
| rock and hurlS curses at them all. Anon
the shapes engage in a weird and hideous
dance. strainng and listening betimes with
hnvc nv1 1ft,1 l.-t I>z1t
heard to ring the Angelus, and instantly the
| stage Is clear. till down the steep descent
comes pouring the forms of the lost ones
| forced down to the neither regions.
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-Re-
ginning Monday afternoon, KeTnan's Ly-
ceum Theater will have its attraction
| for the week Jacobs and Lowry's Merry
| Maidens, an organization too Well known
| in this city to need any Introduction. The
company this season is the strongest and
best ever carried by this management, be-
ing a gorgeous display of beauty, handsome
costumes. marvellous scenic and electric ef-
fects, enliyened by mirthful comely, pretty
dances. catchy music and charming girls
The company Is headed by jolly Nellie Nan
ly in her famous illustrated songs. She is
ably assisted by Ford and Dot West the
waiter ard the maid: Conroy and Lowry,
| comedy producers, in few lies: San Rice,
the inimitable and versatile comedian;
| Schultz and Derene, in acrobatic comedy;
Josie Flynn, the singing soubrette. and
|
sented is Prof. Won Palms Enchanted Art
Pictures an entirely new and original
production Of living pictures. The first
part. or opening skit. is called "At the
French Ball" The closing buresque is
| "A Merry Maiden's Lovers
| NEW BIJ0U THEATER.-At the New
| Bijou Theater next week Watsons Oriental
| Burlesquers will be seen for the first time in
| this city. and a glance at the names of the
people comprising the organization indicates
that the Bijou is In for continuation of
the big business that has prevailed during
| the current week. Mr. Watson is recog
nized as one Of the leading producers Of
burlesque. and this his newest show. ought,
| as matter Of course to be his best. "A
| Military Hop" Is the title of the burlesque
! first on the program and Ii will introduce
/ the principal members of the company, fol-
| lowed by a strong olio of vaudeville. Among
| those who appear are Evans and Vidocq,
| team of exceptionally clever comedians. in
| sidewalk conversational act. full of up-to-
date wittcisms: Phil Mills. Ruth Beecher.
| Scanlon and Stevens, O. Rourke and Bur-
nette, dancing team of renown: the clever
| Yale Sisters and Miss Lillian Beech. The