Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-01

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The vaudeville fight in Washington is I'M
der way. Messrs Hashim deliver the first
shot from the stage Of the Academy Of
Music next Monday afternoon. and Mr..
Chase responds with volley from his
ambuscade of elegant furnishings
week later. The average theater-goer
knows little, and probably cares less. about
the inner workings Of the amusement
mechanism For those who study the poll
tics Of the theater Washington will present
an interesting field Of observation, Mr..
Chase representing as he does the Vaude-
willie Association interests and Messrs.
Hashim standing for the most aggressive
opposition to the organization. Hard bat
Ting for headliners. with heavy temporary
| increases in the salaries Of the performers,
has already occurred, and the amusement
going public may expect to beneft in the
quality of programs offered. The difference
between tweedledum and tweedledee Is
paralleled in the distinction which theater
patrons are expected to draw from the
formal announcements of the two theaters
The Grand offers polite vaudeville and
Vile"
B. F. Johnson, who gave the warm
weather denizens of Washington program
Of vaudeville acts at the Palm Garden,
claims thai that he is the originator Of the
phrase fashionable vaudeville and says
he has the documents to prove 1t. Truly
there Is much in name these days. The
Palm Garden performers recently encoun-
tered difficulty in the announcement by
Mr. Chase that he would cancel all dates
at the New Grand held by performers who
had appeared at the summer parks near
Washington. Linton and Mcintyre, the
sketch team that appeared at the Palm
Garden recently. receiving n a 8
notice retaliated far as was in their
power by canceling their engagement for
his park at Mount Vernon. Ohio.
The rivalry between polite vaudeville"
and fashionable vaudeville may result in
raising the standard of entertainment in
this line to such a height as to make 1t a
competitor Of the legitimate amusements
The theaters which represent the drama
in Its more conservative and dignified as
pect are making preparations to offer the
best that the theatric market affords and
to house their audiences In a manner that
combines comfort with decorative richness
The Columbia expects to have it's new front
ready for its opening late next month.
The plans are complete, the general style
Of the architecture being French There
Will be white colonnade across the 'front.'
with embellishments In gold. The frieze
will be arranged for the announcement Of
attractions by electric lights and the name
Columbia Theater'' will be displayed on
the balustrade above.
The National has been repainted and re-
upholstered, but the general effect of the
interior has been preserved The bookings
at the National for the coming season in
clude a number of standard attractions.
| many Of which are regular visitors at this
house from season to season. Among them
are: Mile Hawkins" which follows THE
Belle Of New York; E. H. Sothern. who
will give his production of Hamlet" the
Daniel Frohman Stock Company, from
Days Theater; the Empire Theater Stock
Company, in Brother Officers" Mrs. Les
lie Carter. Olga Nethersole, who will not
play 'Sapho;" May Irwin. Alice Nielsen.
Maude Adams, in Il Aiglon:" John Drew,
ported stars will be Bernhard and Coque-
lin, E. s. Willard and John Hare. The
Metropolitan English Grand Opera Com
pany will play weeks engagement in
January, presenting standard opera, with
well-known artists and a big chorus, at
prices within range Of the average pocket
book.
AT the Columbia Theater Richard Mans
field will, as usual, play a weeks engage
ment. Stuart Robson, Maolyn Arbuckle, in
his new play, THE Adventures Of Marsar;"
Otis Skinner. in his big Chicago success,
Prince Otto" and Roland Reed are among
the stars who will appear during the win
| ter. The Columbia will make especially
strong showing in musical productions.
among which may be mentioned Foxy
CUTLER" with Jerome Sykes as the princi-
pal comedian; Frank Daniels Opera Com
pany, Francis Wilson Opera Company, with
THE Monks Of Malabar," and the Roger
Brothers.
The Lafayette opens the first week in Oc-
| tober with Flo Irwin, in her new piece, fol-
lowed by Blair's spectacular production,
Slaves OF the Orient" The entire month
will be devoted to combinations at popular
prices The Berger Stock Company will
then hold sway. with possibly an Interrupt
ton to admit Mrs. Ffske for an engagement
Manager Alexander Hashim Of the Acad-
envy says: az do not propose to announce
at this time all the good things 1 have in
store for Washington's lovers of vaudeville.
The bill with which we open is a fair sam
pie of what will follow. All the headliners
announced in The Star for the opening at
Roster & Balls and the Philadelphia Grand
today are under contract for appearance at
the Academy. Every act Of the highest
class will be presented by me during the
season in rapid succession. A speciality will
be made of great foreign acts. Many of
| them will be brought over for Roster &
| Balls and played over our circuit only, after
which they will return to Europe, and in
| greatest of artists of both Europe and
America, as we consider nothing too good
| or too expensive for our patrons. For
| those anxious to know what is to come the
best advice l can give them is to watch our
| weekly announcements.
The sale for next week has been far be-
| yond my expectations, and 1 am 30 thor
oughly convinced that fashionable vaude-
| Vile Is going to be a phenomenal success
| In Washington that will spare no effort to
give the people of the capital what they
| evidently appreciate, and that is great ar
| rays of vaudeville favorites."
At Roster & Balls, New York, this week,
| which is controlled by the Messrs. Hashim,
| the new managers Of the Academy of
| Music. the bill includes Marie Dressler,
| Vernona Jarbeau. Alice Pierce. George
| Fuller Golden. Russell brothers. Joe WEIGH,
| Nick Long and Idalene Cotton, Happy
| Fanny Fields. Genaro and Bailey, Lowell
and Lowell. Baritone, Keno, WEIGH and
| Melrose, Hodges and Launchmere, Monroe
| and Mack, Lizzie B. Raymond, Lawrence
and Harrington and the -Four Emperors Of
| Music. Every one Of these acts Is an
| nounced as under contract to appear at the
| Messrs Hashims' Washington house.
Although large proportion OF the at
| taches Of the Academy of Music come from
! Philadelphia, Otto E. Sellhausen has been
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