Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-19
AMUsEMENTs.

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Thursday. December 81; Friday. December
%, and Saturday matinee, December 20
The version to be used by Miss Nethersole
has been prepared for herself, and the play
is in three acts. Mr.. George Wharnock
will play old Col. Schwartz and Mr.. G.
Harrison Hunter will play Counsellor Won
Keller.
Miss Nethersole will play "Sapho' the
first part of the week, including Christmas
matinee The uninterrupted success of
''Sapho" at Wallack's Theater, New York,
is well known. This week, up at Harlem,
Miss NetherSole is drawing crowds every
night. Miss Nethersole has EXPENDED
great deal of money and time preparing for
self had expressed a wish that the dstin-
guished English actress appear in "Magda"
in the United States. The seats for the
Nethersole engagement will be on sale to-
morrow. Already the mail has brought
large numbers of applications for seats.
HERBERT Kelley AND EFFIE
SHANNON.-Herbert Kelley and Effie
Shannon in new play by Madeleine Lu-
cette Ryley entitled My Lady Dainty" will
be the Christmas week attraction at the
Columbia Theater. 1t is said Mr.. Kelley
and Miss Shannon have not been better
fitted with characters than in this new play
since their old days when they were the
most prominent figures in Daniel Frohman
New York Lyceum Theater Company. me
author has blended in MY Lady Dainty
the elements of sentiment and comedy that
made her greatest success, AN American
Citizen" presented by Nat Goodwin. MT
Kelley long ago established his ability in
both phases of the dramatic art, and Miss
Shannon has demonstrated an equal YER
satility. Miss Shannon, can readily be
imagined, fulfills the physical requirements
Of the title role. Her dainty and winsome
personality realizes to the utmost Mrs. Ry-
ley's idea of the heroine around whom
there is much stress of emotional incident
and interest. Mr. Kelley has abundant
scope also, yet the play is not two-part
piece. 1t presents a score of well drawn
characters, for the depletion of which an
excellent company has been engaged, In
Guiding Werner Clerges, William Boag, Is
abel Waldron, Winona Shannon, George
Pearce William Evans, Ethel Sanborn,
George Robinson, Louise Bryant Argyle
Campbell. Willie Weston Lucille Bernard,
Arthur Bryant.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE STOCK COM
PANY.-The Christmas week offering of the
Lafayette Square Stock Company will be
revival of Bronson Towards famous play
of American life "AriStocracy.' The play
has drawn wonderfully in the stock COM
pany theaters Of other big cities and 1t is
expected that new record in attendance
will be scored at the Lafayette next week.
Although the play done here six sea-
sons ago by the Empire Theater stock COM
pany, and enjoyed a very long run in Nov
York city, the interest in it is such that
number of requests have been received by
the Lafayette management for it's revival.
1t will exhibit the Lafayette company to
excellent advantage, and will show the prin-
cipal members in roles which should be
congenial. Percy Haswel. the leading lady,
will be seen in the leading feminine role
created by Viola Allen. Eugene Ormonde
and John T. Sullivan will be seen 1t dia-
metrically opposite roles-Ormonde In the
Henry Miller role and Mr. Sullivan as the
villain. so strikingly portrayed in the orig
inal production by William Faversham. The
play possesses added interest for Washing
ton. because the scenes are laid in this city
and portray phases of local life which are
always popular with dramatists and novel
lists who write about Washington society.
There will be the usual Wednesday and
Saturday matinees, with an extra matinee
on Christmas day.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-The bill for
the holiday festival season al Chase's New
Grand is headed by two actors who have
wide favor in this city. They are James
o. Barrows and John Lancaster, who. with
a supporting company, Will present for the
first time In this city the delightful COM
edy drama, Majors APPOINTMENT This
Is one of the most pretentious bits ever at
tempted In vaudeville Jimmie. Barrows
is held throughout Washington in esteem
which is almost affectionate. When he
was a member of the Columbia Stock Com
pany several seasons ago he endeared him
self to all by his Clever and delightful char
acter work. John Lancaster is another
great favorite, and, like Mr.. Barrows, won
his place in the hearts of the playgoers by
his fine work In local stock companies.
Eugene ORourke, long associated with
Charles Hoyt's comedies, will, with a
charming young actress TO assist him, pre-
sent Flat A" The other novel features
Of the bill are the Juggling Johnsons: Henri
French. in feats of skill and mystery; the
Three Macaenos, in a European acrobatic
novelty. Fun in French Restaurant;
Little Alice Lewis in songs. dances and
limitations: MAZDA Snyder, the dainty and
cla chi fiSta m
derS Yankee" and Dixie" dogs of marked
intelligence. A large advance sale has been
in progress several days.
THROUGH THE BREAKERS. =
Through the Breakers" from the per of
owen Davis, Is melodrama full of human
nature and heart interest. 1t abounds In
thrilling scenes and Incidents The most
remarkable scene in this great play is the
finale of the second act. Another scene. the
coast and entrance of the smugglers'
cave. is a most realistic and effective piece
of mechanism. Far out at sea you gaze at
craft on the water, while the waves roll
in and break into surf at your feet
Through the Breakers comes to the
Academy Christmas week with the usual
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday matinees
"a NEW YORK GIRL" COMPANY
The attraction at the Bijou for Christmas
week, commencing Monday matinee. De-
cember "a will be Howard and Emerson's
"A New York Girl company. heralded as
the best organization of the kind now trav-
cling. The scenes of the burlesque are
laid in and about the famous Sheepshead
bay race track, New York. and electrical
and mechanical effects of an elaborate
character are employed to enhance the in
terest. The company consists of more than
thirty people and prominent in the list are
such wel-known artists Howard and
Emerson, well known in connection with
the act which illustrates descriptive songs
by the means of animated pictures: the
great Livingstone family. European aero
bats; Kelly and Davis, Celtic wits; Kitty
Nelson, the dashing soubrette: Williams
and Adams, in a laughable comedy skt
Anderson and Wallace, character actor and
coincidence, and Lilly Tudor a sensa-
tional dancer. A handsomely costumed
chorus of pretty girls complete what ought
to be big show. The daily matinees a the
Bijou especially popular with the men
who enjoy a smoke while witnessing the
performance in a handsomely appoint ed
playhouse.
AL REEVES FAMOUS BIG COMPANY
High class and refined comedy and
vaudeville and spectacular extravaganza
are among the ingredients which compose
the great Al Reeves show. which appears
next week at Kernan's. AT the head of this
big show is Inez Mecusker. the famous
American prima donna, who has gained her
laurels with such high-class musical organ
iZations as Gilmore's and Sousa's ba nds