Evening star., 1900-10-02

aggerated. The remainder Of the cast was
acceptable.
Captious critics might find fault with the
rendition of "Kyrie Eleison" as the con-
cluding music of the church service, II IT
had not been so harmoniously sung, as
likewise the uncovered bead Of ths village
church. considering the fine details OF Me-
phisto's personally conducted trip to the
Brocken with its advance glimpses OF a re-
gion not to be mentioned more frequently
than necessary There Is no question, now
ever but that the electrical and frework
display which concluded the scene were
great.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER. - We
deeply appreciate your appreciation, so vo-
ciferously expressed said JEFFERSON ioe
Angels last night at the conclusion OF tne
first act of "A Royal Rogue. in responding
there were all the elements of success In
this latest offering of the biitheSome JeH.
x big jolly audience was in front ana the
applause was almost continuous In grea.
part the audience was justified in Its mana
clappings but there were other times when
the applause must have been given In SYM
pathy with the composer on account Oh tne
poor rendition given his music But WmIe
there Is some bad in "A Royal Rogue, the
porridge is, generally speaking, good ana
the man who can witness the comicahtles
of De Angels without laughter is utterly
devoid of a sense of humor- fne enure
an uproar. His lines are bright his songs
pointed and well expressed. his dancing up
to his own standard, and his every gesture
as funny as can be. Mr.. De Angels has
lots to do and is on hand nearly every
shining second. but despite his constant
presence just as entertaining at the
last as when making the initial appear
ance. De Angels always has something
new to do His lines and his actions bub-
BILE with Spontaneity, and whether many
of his doings are impulsive or not ne GER
tainly gives them the quality OF being So
He is refreshing and keeps one wondering
what turn his .'cutting- will take next.
AS "A Royal Rogue was written around
and about the star and no one else In par
ticular. what need of depressing from him
in criticism? And as De Angels cannot De
criticised to his thousands of warm admir-
ers among the pIaygoing public OF the
country, there is left only to be said that
he is as funny, or funnfer. than ever Ills
business is new and his lines do not delve
iEto the revered past for their wit The
opera was written by Charles. Klein. the
lyrics by Grant Stewart and the music by
William T. Francis, who conducts the or
chestra in person. Mr.. Francis has put
him. There is plenty of spirit in the chor-
uses, good drinking, eating and ringing
songs. De Angels has several excellent
songs. one in the last act about general In
the army, which has a fine rhythm. and
which he sang in way that brought the
audience right up to him. The encores
were numerous. Henry Norman, seconded
by Charles DUNCAN and John Dudley, has
two songs which were rendered IN me
shape, and We're the vocal hits of the even
ing. Among the ladies there should be no
jealousy. All have about an equal amount
of work to do and none makes any great
pretension as a singer. Little Jessie Mac
kaye. in her doll-like appearance. was IN
deed pretty to look upon. Emily Francis,
Hilda Helins. Adine Bouvier and Maud
Poole share in the feminine honors- The
&c heau staged,
The chorus is strong one. Altogether,
the production is exceptionally pleasing.
HASHIMS ACADEMY OF MUSIC-The
excellent bill offered by Manager Hashim
at his popular playhouse for the current
week leaves little to. be craved for by even
the most exacting devotee of the vaude-
Vile Variety and quality are pleasingly
blended by score or more artsts' whose
"acts'' cover practically the whole gamut
of modern vaudeville to which Hashim
Academy is dedicated Whether the sweet
music conjured by Camilla trso or antics
of timber-shiv ering comedians. the songs
of Corinne or difficult feats of athletes, the
Academy's s two good-siZed audiences yester-
day always found something to appreciate.
Camilla Trso, Richard Harlow, Corinne and
several other old favorites were well re-
ceived. Camilla Urso has been before the
music loving public for some time, but has
lost nothing in her mastery over the king
of instruments; the sweet notes she witches
to her audiences. Her program last even
ing included Vieuxtemps' "Reverie' and
Paganni's Carnival of Venice, exquisite
ly rendered. Cornne. who can still be
classed as little, sang. danced and played
the mandolin, all In a manner that proved
her transit from comic opera to vaudeville
was not inspired by any lack of ability to
fill the niche of star in the former. Rich
ard Harlow, THE Daisy Queen of
SPAIN with the strenuous voice, repeated
the great success scored by him in "1492,
though he misses his former opportunities
to show what queen can do ia the line of
athletics. Webb and Hassan. head bal
ancers and acrobats. new to vaudeville, re-
ceiyed continuous applause for performing
difficult featS in an altogether new way.
Sharp and Flatt, musicians pleased,
they always do; their turn is novel one.
in which electrical bells this time form the
piece de resistance. Haines and Pettingii.
biack-face artists, made a hit with jokes of
recent vintage told without the usual
knock-down accompaniment Tim Gro
min. who appeared in Geo. Cohan's "A Trip
to the Vaudeville" has something new.
which is carried along with a dash and vim
fully meriting the recall. Coon songs
and dances were acceptaby given by Belle
Williams, assisted by Mascot" and Brown
and Harrison appeared In comedy crea-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thorne, in AN
Uptown Flat" round out the entertain
ment in merry-making way Bell Stew
art was unavoidaby out of the bill last
evening.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-Brother Char
lie of the Rossow midgets, in contradiction
of the program that announces limitations
of Anna Held on fis part, appeared before
the audience yesterday at Chase's New
Grand q miniature John Philip Sousa
The hit he made was prodigious. The bur-
lesquers of the famous bandmaster now be-
fore the public many but none yet
seen in this city can compare with Charlie
Rossow. From the applause ii is safe to
conclude that his .act is alone worth the
price of even box seat. But the bill this
week at the local home of polite vaudeville
from a thoroughly enjoyable standpoint Is
the equal If not the better of any of its
predecessors. Lockharts wonderful ele-
plants. that remain over from last week
continue to hold close attention. The big
animals constitute another "alone worth the
price of admission feature. Although seen
here before, Edward F. Reynard ventrilo-
quist, received with open arms so to
speak. His act will always prove a novelty
John Johns, singing comedian, seemed to
have a particular grievance against his
mother-in-law that he could not forget He
managed to put his relative aside sufficient
ly long, however, to sing a political song
to the effect that Mark Hanna couldn't
stand TO see Mckinley lose Politics "won
OUT and Johns. as a result was recalled
several times. The Smedley Sketch Club