Evening star., 1900-09-18
AMusEMENrs.

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and Kerker and Rabelais. Ginger it has
| in abundance. but some Of the humor Is
very rank and weedy. There is a story Of
| complicated marriages and mistaken iden-
| ties hidden somewhere among the wild
| growth; but it does not matter. The title
role, Mile Awkins." who is a youthful and
| modernized Mrs. Malaprop," is assumed
by Olive Wallace. The blunders of this
| heiress to fortune made In soap, VINO
boasts that she has been to Paris ana
| learned talk Of the parasites, are cleverly
! worked out and proved substantially anus
| ing. The dialogue is culled from all sources
| and was good for many laughs last night.
| The main strength Of the piece Is In the
| lyrics some Of which earned half dozen
| eEcores. The music is given by some very
| agreeable vocalists, with the assistance OF
| a competent, but unblushing. chorus.
| Etienne Girardot is the comedian-in-ch1er,
and without having very fertile role to
| portray was droll and at times out OF the
ordirary-but not very far out. Snltz Ed
| wards was good in a character part. mar,
tin O'Neill as Dennis McGregor OBr1en,
| and Harry Kelly a tough who Is as
| guised as parson, contributed bravery 10
| the evenings hilarity.
| Early in the first act there was commo-
| tioE notable in the chorus caused by a young
| woman who somehow managed to pick the
| 'center of the stage" up bodily and carry
| it with her. This young person evidently
! believed that the way to get on Is not TO
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! scores she succeeded in being the "hoie
| show, and n very good show at that her
| name, "Elfie Fay, was not on the program.
| She made the same sort of hit In New
| York that she made last night. literally ell
| bowling her way out of the ranks OF the
| chorus in spite of the fact that she mas n no .
! lines to speak till the third act Sne ala
| not go with the company when 1T started OH
| tour, and rejoined it only yesterday. she IS
| a hard worker, and not a bit tlmld.. 1here
| is no denying that the show Is petter LOT
| her antics, in spite of the manner IN winch
| her usurpation of Importance Jars the mar
| monies A few lines for her In the early
| part of the play might relieve the impress
sion that her boldness overbalances her
| talents
Nam zelle 'Awkins' is a bright and en-
! tertaining parsonage, but quite as crude IN
| her sense of propriety as she Is IN the use
| of the English language.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND-The famous
Banda Rossa is the feature at the Hrahu
| this week. and were every other turn o,
the program worthless 1t would De enough
| to fill the house with delighted audience.
| The other productions are not, however
| worthless. Some are very good, ana others'
| while not so meritOriouS, serve thelr pur-
pose in creating amusement. The Banda
| Rossa has been here several times, but this
is the first opportunity TO hear II at 10"
prices. 1t is an opportunity no loVer Vi nu- u
sic should miss. The Banda RoSsa ileeds
no eulogy. 1t is acknowledged TO De one Oh
| the great musical companies OF the "oriu.
Not to have heard it is to miss such rem
dering of standard composition as no other
organization can give. The program at the
Grand last night was so long that 1t was
twenty minutes to IL when the curtain went
up disclosing the red band seated on the
stage. Only four selections were given;
They consisted of: March, willow Grove
| (Sorrentino); ''The Holy City (Adams3,
trumpet Sig. Bottega: grand selection from
Carmen" (BizeD, with incidental solos;
"American Patrol CMeachan).
W., f,.r thI raSf nj
lows: Tuesday-March, Silver Jubilee:
overture. William Tell Ave Maria,
solo trumpet. Sig. Bottega; patrol, "The h
erty: :" septet from Lucia" ntermezzo,
Russo" Ride of the Walkyries' Thurs
day-March, "Tannhauser;' intermezzo,
"CavalIeria." solo trumpet. Sig. Bottesa'
overture "Tannhauser:" American Repub-
lic" Friday-March, "Nibelungen; Even
ing Star" from '"Tannhauser," solo from
bone. Sig. Febbo: grand selection from
Faust War Songs of the Boys IN IN Blue.
Dance" song, Because solo trumpet,
Sig. Bottega; grand selection from car
men"
The great local favorite, Annie Meyers,
was warmly welcomed. She sang three Sc
,lections and demonstrated that time has
only strengthened and mellowed her voice
since the days when she delighted washing
ton in .Boccaccio' and other light operas
during the summer season. Goldin the
illusonist, was highly entertaining, and
demonstrated that If any one is to wear the
mantle of Hermann he is the one. Edwin
Latell with a black face and banjo and
budget of new and otherwise jokes. kept
his hearers in almost constant laughter
The Gloss Brothers appeared in more or
less artistic posngs gave a good exhibition
of balancing. and showed some unusual
feats of strength on the horizontal bars.
HASHIMS ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-The
third week of Hashm's Academy opened
last night with bill of even and notable
merit. The program lacked but the pres.
ence of Pelot the juggler, In numerical
completeness. 1t was an omission. however,
scarcely noticeable in a bill so varied and
full of motion. The large audience was
alert at catching new points and vociferous
in applaudng the temperance for another
season of the old-time quips and jokes so
dear to all. Just Plain Annie Hart head
ed the program. Her songs were well re-
ceived. and whatever her vocal abilities
may be- she is not plain. The Three Elliotts,
in musical sketch, combined comedy with
their music, and the latter was an easy
winner. Their skill with string and brass
instruments was brilliantly shown and the
selections on the harp by the young woman
We're rendered in a highly enjoyable man
ner Carrie Graham's ISIS Hopkins was
good, but it was not Rose WelviIle'S sis"
Fields and Ward, two Cabin John bridge
Palm Garden" favorites of the past sum-
mer season, were as unctuous and spontane-
Gus as ever. Lawrence and Harrington gave
clever turn, including an East Side cake
walk. They We're followed by another ia
vorite of previous Bijou seasons, Truly
Shattuck Her voice is still pleasing, and
on the whole she showed in her usual good
form, with black tights Bicknell the comic
clay modeler, scored heavily in his work.
Blocksome and Burns gave a clever and
hilarious buresque black-face act, and
Lowell and Lowell were we'll received in
both their graceful and eccentric tumbing
John W. Ransone, as David B. Hill, and
Maggie Cline did their very best, and that
is whole lot, as every one knows. On the
whole the performance was improve
ment on last weeks, especially in that 1t
was devoid of coarseness and suggestions.
GENTRY'S DOG AND PONY SHOW
While the question whether animals pos
sess reasoning faculties guided sole
ly by instinct in their mental processes has
very substantial preponderance of opin-
ion inclined to the latter view, there are a
number of ponies, dogs and other dumb
beasts giving exhibitions in Washington
just now that might make even such pro-
nounced skeptics think again. Under two
large tents erected at 18th and u streets
the Gentry Dog and Pony Show is In pro-
gress, having commenced weeks engage
ment yesterday. The Intelligence displayed
by the hairy entertainers in their tricks,
dances, marches and evolutions is as won
derful as the feats are amusing and enter
tanning. and large audiences We're thor
oughly well pleased at both performances
yesterday, held at 2:3O and S:15 o'clock, re-