The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-27
THINGS THEATRICAL.


have remarkably pleasant memories Of the
two occasions on which Alice Nielsen Wis
| tied the city last year with her delightful
/ production OF Victor Herbert and Harry
I b. Smiths THE Fortune Teller" The re-
] turn engagement was necessitated by the
! very warm reception rendered Miss Mel
! sen when she made her bow here gnd it
proved no less profitable than was its pre-
decessor. In fact. with the local debut
mentioned. the charming little star seems
/ to have taken lasting hold on the admira-
! ton OF the conservative denizens of the
! Capital. This being true there is scant
| fear that she will receive anything but the
warmest possible welcome next week at
/ the National where she comes with her
! latest and what is said to be her most
! successful vehicle. Tho Singing Girl"
: The piece, in writing which Messrs. Her
bert and Smith had the assistance of
! Stanisaus STANCE. just has terminated a
/ long run at the New York Casino where
it was heard nightly by exceedingly large
/ audiences. According To the criticisms
/ published there. the score of the work is
nothing short of delightful. while the book
is humorous without approaching the
standard of the musical farees that re-
Gently have been exploited under the desig-
nation OF comic operas" As usual. Miss
Nielsen is accompanied here by what seems
to be an excellent organization. among the
members of which are Eugene Cowles,
Joseph Herbert. John SIavin. Joseph Cav
thorn, Richie Ling, Lucille Saunders, and
Jennie Hawley. Seats are selling
George II. BroadhuIst claims 10 he the
only contemporary American farce builder
possessing international reputation. His
mirthmakeTs, The Wrong Mr. Wright"
What Happened to Jones. and why
r'tion in the United States, and all three
have been presented st the Strand Thea
tire. London. where they are said to have
been as successful as In this country. OF
these plays, the latest and. in some re-
spects, the best is WHY smith Left Ho me-
which is announced for the coming week
at the Columbia. The piece enjoyed an
English run of five months. and thtn
brought direct to the Madison Square. n
New York. at which theatre ano her iong
engagement was completed. The company
to be seen here in the work is almost iden-
teal with the original. and includes Mlclyn
Arbuckle. Fred W Peters. Dan Mason. NJ |
b. Snyder, Hans f. Roberts, Brandon |
Douglas. Gertrude Roosevelt Blanche Car
lyle, Rose Snyder, Anita Bridger. Mrs Z.
4. Eberle. and Mrs. Annie Yeamans. The |
sale of seats opened last THURSDAY. and is |
averred TO be progressing in manner en- |
En- route to the Paris Exposition. The |
Imperial japanese Dramatic Company, an /
organization. not Of jugglers and acrobats, |
but of the best players of the empire, |
comes to the Lafayette Square next Mon |
day for an engagement of the usual dura
tion. The troupe has appeared in San
Francisco. Chicago and Boston, the critics
of each Of which places are said TO have
writ ton h. t.If
concerning its members. Business. too,
is mentioned having been large in all !
three cities. The Imperial company is
headed by Kawakami and Yacco, two peo-
pie whose ability evidently is pronounced. |
\ repertoire of several pieces will be /
presented here. among the number being 4
Japanese versions of THE Merchant OF !
Venice" and OF ''Pygmalon and Galatea.'
Special scenery and costumes of the most /
magnificent variety have been brought /
from the Orient with the combination,
which. therefore. should be interesting IL /
only from a spectacular viewpoint. Seats
for the week now are on sale.
"One OF the most intellgent-if not the |
most intelligent-womeu on the American |
stage is Marie Wainwright said The
Times not long ago. whom prefacing an 1
interview with that clever actress. Miss |
Wainwright was being seen with Mile. !
Fiji then. and was scoring of the |
three personal hits made in the presenta |
ton. Since that date she has gone into /
vaudeville and has been booked as the |
headliner of next weeks bill at the Grand. !
The former star is deyoting the greater |
portion OF her specially TO reciting various |
weIl-known poems, In her reading of /
which the intelligence mentioned is of |
considerable service. II one may credit |
the New York reviewers. The first OF the /
verses selected for local use is Kipling's |
The Absent minded Beggar which will |
be repeated to the accompaniment OF Sir /
Arthur Suliyan's music. Miss Wainwright |
will not be the only feature on the pro-
gramme in question. the pages OF that
publication being divided with her by the
Five Gonzales. acrobats and ;ymuasts;
Hall and Staley. the twentieth century
burglars" George W. Day. monologist:
Frank and Don. who call themselves the
men behind the comedy guns and Ward
and Curran. laugh winners. The biograph
will be retained,
Although Robie's ''Knickerbockers' al
ways have borne such reputation here
that extra attractions would not seem to
be needed during their ne:;t weeks en-
gagement at keruans. the managers OF
the attraction announce special feature /
OF promise in connection with the perform
ances to be provided. This feature is
termed AN Illustration of the Religion of
he Sahara and it will be contributed
by Mrinzos' seven Moorish dancers. among
whom are Niolala and Ouita. The rest
Of the bill will remain as originally
planned. There viii be an olio in which
are to appear All Grant. the monOlogist,
Bert and Sophie Leslie. sketch team;
Resale. who trips the light fantastic"
with surprising agility; Juno. Il Queen Of
Burlesque." the Brothers In Moyne. per,
formers on the horizontal bars; the Three
Wright Sisters sOubrettes. the Armstrong
Brothers Darodists. and The dog. Spike.
The entertainments are TO be concluded
Win Lhn rnnlering of a hmrlrsane omit