Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-04
AMUsEMENT&

HAsH1Ms ACADEMY OF SrUsIc.-The
latest big venture IN the vaudeville world
reaped the reward of heavy advertising ana
an expensive program In two large LABOR
day audiences at the Academy Of Music
yesterday The house has been reprinted
outside, but the change in the interior dec
orations was confined to the heavy gold
harness worn by the ushers. They are the
most richly caparisoned ushers that ever
pranced through an auditorium. II these
young men become round-shouldered and
hollow-chested 1t will be difficult to say
whether 1t Is because Of their burden OF re-
sponsibility or the sheer dead weight they they
Washington conservatism the audience last
night failed to appear punctually. Even
grand opera is hardly sufficient to cause the
ule for reaching a playhouse Fashionable
vaudeville may be more successful. Inc
first number Of the program. not counting
the opening selections Of the orchestra. an
nounced as IA and 3D." was provided by
the Maginleys. who give fine acrobatic
act. They performed to great many empty
benches, but in a very short time every seat
in the house was taken and standing room
was in demand The audience applauded
1avtshly, and every act got its full quota OF
encores. There was the sympathetic enthu-
siasm which always prevails when there Is
big assemblage of people. all eager to be
amused and ready to take up any ripple Of
laughter and expand it to a roar. The pro-
gram was SO varied that there shade
Of taste, from sheer curiosity to discrimi-
mating appreciation, which could not find
something to please. The more legitimate
tendencies of modern vaudeville were not
very literally represented, the comedy being
mostly of the rough and tumble sort. But
the funny falls and familiar dialogue went
with a whirl, and everything pointed to
big weeks business. The applause was so
incessant that it was difficult to draw COM
parsons as to the merits Of the various fea-
lures. Montgomery and Stone, advertised
as black-face team. appeared without
burnt cork at the night performance and
demonstrated that their success as enter
compilations. The Morris ponies were
amusing. Pauline Hall and Bettina Gerard
were announced as the chief celebrities of
the occasion. Both gave vocal selections Of
more or less ambitious character, and
both were kindly received. Despite the nu-
merous acts offered. the audience was out
and away N good season. and there was
surely no one who could complain that he
had not had plenty for his money.
THE NEW BIJOU.-Two bumper audi
ences gladdened the spirits of Proprietor
Wegefarth and Manager Salisbury of the
New Bijou Theater yesterday They were
big-hearted, good-natured audiences among
them many of the old Bijou regulars
with large intermingiing of new patrons,
attracted by the change of policy an
nounced for the house Passing into the
lobby in the evening the throngs were in
duced to fattering comment on the electri-
cal front the management is putting up.
1ncandescent lights galore have been strung
across the exterior and flag in red, white
and blue had the appearance of fiuttering
In breeze through the employment of an
ingenious cut-out arrangement which ex-
tinguished and relighted the rows of bulbs
alternately. The interior flashed big sur
prise upon every one. Mr.. Salisbury has
been modest In his announcements concern
ing the improvements, which occupied sew
erai months past and the people were hard
ly prepared for the eIaborateness every
where apparent. In short, it may be stated
the BfJou Is indeed new theater as to
all its interior arrangements and effects.
The decorations are dainty and pretty, hun
dreds of electric lights have been added
the orchestra seats all rearranged, new and
handsome draperies put in wherever they
might enhance the general appearance. The
result has been to transform the Bijou into
a truly delightful little playhouse. Messrs
Wegefarth and Salisbury were called to the
stage last night and presented with large
bouquets. Mr. Salisbury. in a "heart-to-
heart talk to the boys" told of what
the theater expects to offer and of the cor
dial relations he hoped would always exist
between patrons and management. He was
loudly cheered. The attraction this week is
The Queen of the Orient" a handsomely
costumed musical burletta." Two acts of
'burletta' and six vaudeville stunts make
up the program. which is good. bad and in
different in spots. The good spots were ap-
plauded uprcariously, while the bad ones
were overlooked. palm-leaf fan in every
seat was little hot-weather attention the
audience thoroughly appreciated.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-."Tbe
High Rollers Extravaganza Company is
the attraction at kenrans Lyceum Theater
this week opening yesterday afternoon and
night to big business The stock phrase big
ger and better than ever can be trllthfulIy
applied to the High Rollers this season.
Manager Woodruff has added several new
people to his company, all of whom are
clever and bright. The opening and closing
buriesques and the living pictures are the
chief attractions of the show. These three
features are placed on the stage with an
eaborateness of scenery, rich costumes and
pretty girls that is seldom seen in the minor
burlesque field The closing burlesaue
Benny Her. proved entertaining as ii
was humorously staged to the chariot
race, the audience applauding wildly over
the realism produced by the moving stage
In the rear. Johnny Weber. a popular com
edian, has been pushed to the front and
now occupies the position of funmaker-n-
chief; James Cooper, AL Raymond and
Frank Caverly being his chief assistants
in the comedy business. The Olio, while not
strong, is entertaining and embraced Al
Raymond, in German dialect turn who
took We'll with his hearers; Lucia Hooper,
who sang coon songs c,everly; MunrOe Sis
ters. who danced better than they sang and
Cooper and Reynolds. who reeled off sew
eral parodies in their well-known and TAX
ing style.
GLEN ECHO PARK.-The company of
real co0ns' in control OF the amphitheater
stage at Glen Echo Park this week con-
tributed literally TO the pleasure and en-
joyments of large audiences yesterday af-
ternoon and evening. The tender songs
were given with all that pathos for which
the race is peculiar, and the comic ditties
with the rollicking resonance alike char
acteristic. The testers laughed at their own
sallies no less heartily than the auditors
There was excellent wing and buck dancing
by Henderson and Coleman. the pickanin-
MES, who were formerly with Francis Will
son, and Whistling Rufus warbled himself
to repeated encores. The bill closed with a
most amusing cakewalk.
Haley's popular band gives lawn concerts
each evening at Z, and provides music for
dancing from 8 to II. Prof. Haley Is ar
ranging for special concerts next Sunday,
that at night to be rendered by a largely
augmented band, and to he notable for the
character Of the compositions on the pro-
gram.
WILDWOOD.-This pretty suburban re-
sort announces the following bill as its at
traction for the current week: Donad son
and Hurd in farce comedy: Prof Duke
cornet solost; Miss Vedot in serio-comic
songs: the Great de Ivan, In marvellous
feats of contortion; the Detinos, in their
knife and battle-ax impalement act