Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-25
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the part G. Harrison Hunter has replaced
Hamilton Revelle as leading man in Miss
Nethersole's company. He plays Jean with
a bucolic robustness and fine passion.
Eleanor Carey, remembered here for her
excellent work in stock companies, plays
Nine. Hettema this year. and plays the
part exceedingly we'll 'Sapho'' will be
the bill the remainder of the week, except
Saturday night, when Miss Nethersole will
appear for the first time on any stage in
her own version of Suderman's play,
'tMagda."
LAFAYETTE.-Whe Bronson Howard
wrote "Aristocracy' he produced his mas
terpiece. He drew his characters with a
firm and true hand. and even if some of
them were exaggerated as almost to be
caricatures, yet the lines We're so distinct
that the portrait gave a feeling of satisfac-
ton. "Aristocracy'' can hardly be called
a satire on the -four hundreds" of England
and America. 1t is, more properly speak
ing, burlesque. Yet it is not of the school
Pc pularly regarded as burlesque. for its
people conduct themselves in a Seemly man
ner and speak dramatically. 1t is an
apCtheosis of Americanism. Small wonder
Is 1t then that it is so popular. National
pride is fiattered by it and the national
type is honored. The performance last
evening was eminently praiseworthy. Percy
Haswell as Diana Stockton did not have
the kind of a role that her friends like most
to see her play. but she infused it with so
much of her sweet womanlness that she
received deserved applause. To John T.
Sullivan. who filled the role of Prince Emil
Won Haldenwod. 1.-The villain" great praise
is due His a mastery characterize
ton, and he was unanimously applauded at
the close of the third act The audience
was not large one. The demands OF
Christmas eve are varied and SO exact
ing that only those who like the wise viz
gins have been farseeing and careful, can
attend the theater on that night. Miss
Alma Kruger played Virginia, the daughter
of Jefferson Stockton, the California mil
liCnaire who nlarrieS worthless Austrian
prince in poue but who has loved an
American. The role is one that makes
large demands its impersonator, and
they were satisfactorily realized. Members
of the New York aristocracy were portray
ed with discretion by Miss Louise Mackin-
tosh, Miss Hortense Nelson, Mr.. Hal VAN
tyne and Mr.. Charles Wyngate. foreign
aristocracy was represented by " after
Craven, Robert Rogers and Francs Ban.
The performance was a Well-rounded one,
the costumes were handsome, and there
was every indication that the company had
achieved a success. Besides this afternoons
performance matinees will be given Wed
nesday and Saturday.
CHAsE'S NEW GRAND-The Christmas
week vaudeville offering at the New Grand
embraces several features of eXcepuonal
merit, together with the seemingly un.
avoidable sprinkling of mot so goods.
James o. BarroWs. who adornS the mead
of column" is an old local favorite and
a character comedian of recognized ability.
There some disappointment last night,
however, to find on the play bill that his
playlet of Washington life, THE Major
Appointment" had been substituted by the
very farcical farce, "A Thoroughbred. In
theme and action the latter is similar to
others in vaudeville, though it is safe to
say Mr.. BarroWs and his excellent little
company Of three draw all the laughs pos
sble out of anything they undertake in the
merrymaking line. Aside from the unc-
tuous portrayal of a Kentucky stock raiser
"a f
fords Florence Wilburham. John Lancaster
and John f. Weber opportunity to appear
to advantage. The Majors Appointment
and "Tactics'' will divide the last four days
of the week. The Four Johnsons scored
hit with their remarkable exhibition of
juggling. which is unlike anything else In
the Indian club swining line The little
fellows of the troupe have improved great
ly since they We're featured at the head of
a minstrel show, and their act now stands
at The head of the list of similar entertain
ments. Eugene O'Rourke and Rose Bra
ham presented a comedy-farce entitled
''Parlor A., which was good enough to Sc
cure a recall. The Three Macagnos gave a
cean-cut and original acrobatic act, while
Henri French was equally original in his
sphere of Juggling and trick riding. Alice
Lewis and Nadia Snyder. two Juveniles.
We're not above the ordinary, and Yankee
and Dixie, two trained dogs, evidently suf-
fered from stage fright last night.
ACADEMY OF M1TSIC-A rather top
heavy. house greeted Through the Break
ers, four-act melodrama, by Owen Da-
Wis, at the Academy last evening Through
the Breakers" is filled with the usual run
of melodramatic incident, the plot dealing
with band of smugglers. under the lead
ershp OF Peter Turner. who is supposed
to be an eminently respectable and law
abiding citizen. Maud Radford, an or
phan heiress, is abducted by Turner, being
ruthlessly torn from her husband, Steven
Douglas, and carried to cave. Turner
h1 her hlISlt and hot 10,
to be death blow. but the good man re-
covered and, Of course, finally succeeded
In foiing Turner and his band of SNUG
glers in their attempt to wreck a revenue
vessel on dangerous coast by eXtinguish-
ing the warning light Through the
Breakers Is sure to satisfy all who are
fond of the thrilling and blood-curdling in
the drama. The mechanical effect of waves
breaking on the shore near the entrance
of the smugglers' cave is an excellent biz
OF realism. The cast is capable for the
work in hand, and j. II. Cossar, as Peter
Turner, the villain. called out numerous
misses. The role of the hero is in the
hands of Edwin Trevor. who as Steven
Douglas, won much applause. Nellie Ell
ting as the orphan heiress succeeded in
exciting the sympathy of the audience
Through the Breakers ought to prove a
good drawing card the remainder of the
week.
<ERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-Pack-
ed houses were the order Of the day a
kernans Lyceum Theater yesterday AL
Reeves company furnished the entertain
ment, and it may be said that the show.
taken as a whole. is of the most ac-
ceptable seen here for some time. Two
bur.csques, The Silly Social which GER
tainly cannot be said to be oyerdreSsed
and odd Companions are offered and both
are above the average Good songs and
dancing are introduced and the action never
lags. The specialtes are contributed by
Oracle Leonard, who does an imitation of
tombstone Bennett; Kelly and Reno, comedy
acrobats who put up as entertaining a turn
has been seen at that house; IneZ Me-
cusker, formerly sOlOist with Sousa's BanG,
who. while not possessing the voice tina.
she had at that time, is far above the ave.
age of vaudeville singers; Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley Hampton, in domestic cOmedietta,
why Smith Stayed Home and Al Reeves
with a collection Of new songs, jokes and his
We,l-knoWn work with the banjo. While
all of these turns were enjoyable, words of
specific praise should be given Kelly and
Reno, who original, exceedingly comic