Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-13

tor. In which 1t As, discovered that he 10
not q piano-moveRs q all, but a celebrated
trasedisn. who u4ksinoved to take such a
disguise through HIS Admiration for the &C.
IIess ana MS destfS to be where she Is.
The reign Of farce5cpmedy at the Academy
IL only for this enesweek, and the regular
day.
CHASE's GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Large audiences have become such regular
characteristics Of Ghese's New Grand Opera
House that 1t is ainnpst superfiuous to state
that two such asssnblages attended the
opening performancRs yesterday and last
night. The greetiHE they gave the several
acts which eomprtsas the bill presented by
Cfase's Vaudeville Company attested their
enjoyment and appreciation in a marked
degree. Madame3Adelaide Hermann was
underlined as the,thief attraction, and her
wonderful sieight-ofshand and deft Illusion
izing, replete withJ novel features, were
subtle and mysufytng and were made
dcubly pleasing by reason of her charming
personality. The interest Of the crowds,
neWeVer. was centered in Laura Burt, the
MaGge" Of I'm Old Kentucky" who was
down Tor monologue which developed into
a n:elange that gave the ta.ented and pretty
actress opportunity to increase the good
opinion In which she is already held Her
sulplng on the fruit decorations Of her hat
Is hackneyed bit of low comedy and might
be readily dispensed with. Her mobile face,
her graceful gestures and her magnetism
oAS WluSh 1ppiS dAN
banana chewing detract from rather than
assist. She made fetching entrance, with
petty - s: .aked of-g hd--Ces on
tie woman question, recited Eugene Field
Seem Things at Night inimitably and es-
sayed a coon ditty with some success AS
an encore she gave the actors lines from
Tragedy and Comedy" portraying prleny
al .-e , sha &c. 1t s.sr d., n ~ aa
Another recitationist on the bill was Mabet
Maitland, southern girl of pronounced
personal attractions, who gave .ife-.lke lml-
t. tions IN darby dialect that southern folks
In the audiences recognized as truthful to
characteristic degree. The act or the
Easse tt-!nd. Shan ,ompdny, 4 winch MIS-:
Susie Kranty. with clear soprano voice OF
cunsid. au. poWe., ,..s.-. .I.ace of the
late Edna Bassett, was most c.ever and
sa ttsfying. The dancing of little La Adeiia
was prettily graceful, while the acrobauc
accompaniment of Master Wright Camp
bell was remarkable. Master Joe Wallace
ably aided in making The Street Urchin
Quartet one Of the hits of the bill The
performance opened with some Clean and
expert juggling by John thinner and c.oseu
with Prof. Harry Howard's performing
ponies. The other entertainers were Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmie Barry, in their Old famli-
lar sketch. presented under the name OF
Mrs. wilkins Boy" and Mcmahon ana
Black in their equally well-known coon act
AT The Railroad Crossing"
NEW BIJOU.-Manager Coyle of III,
teW bfIou, has secured an e8celent a
traction for his house thIs week IN fheis
Wine, Women and Song Company, ant
large audiences ATTENDED both p,rloIm
ances yesterday. sa,Ire on the vaud>
vile craze opens the show and brings
ward all The members OF the company. TIL
lines are well written, having many cleve.
pc MS for the coined ans, wnile .he worl
OF the funny man is far above the average
Prominent actors and actresses like Mans
field. Irving, Goodwin. Hopper, Wilson
Maude Adams and Olga Nethersole are rep
resented i'll clever manner. and The worIs
pu. in their mouths were decidedly brlgh
and humorous. The decision of tn, Sc prom.
inent people to go mo vaudeville afford:
an excuse for the Introduction of the oiio
VIII CHI embraces Kne and Gotthold, H..
clever songs and dances: the Three Rack
ett Brothers in taking musical turn. Gil
bert and Goldie in heir old but fetching
sidewalk conversation act, the Iren
Mackey trio In songs and dances and III.
Celtic wits. Sheehan and Kennedy. 18th,
Real Mr.. Reilly a rough farce, closed III
show and sent everybody away in good M
NOR Wine Women and Song is undouo
eddy one of the strongest attract ons play
ing the burlesque houses this season.
KERNAN's LYcEUM-Fred Irwin;s.
Majestic Burlesquers are the at ract0n at
Kernan's Lyceum Kheater for the presen
week and opened to good business, bo.h d
the matinee and Sevening performances yes
teIday. The shes comprises1the regu.a ,ioL
and while there Is no hing in the asgrega-
ton of specialties that is out Of the ord.
nary, all are in hsI main ,aecept able, Tn,
first burlesque. H'Down the L. me-" affords
the opportunity for The display of soms
lavish cos umes and the introduction OF
several good sopgs sand dances. which, arr
duplicated in the closing effort, which is
entitled The Kneipp. Cure" and is intro
duced with the descriptive phrase. ".h
gorgeous ragtime burletta." The gorgeous
ness was plainly evident although less OBJ,
trusive than the ragtime. The specially
teams comprise Morgan and Otto. German
dialect comedians: Katherine Dahl, VIII
sings popular songs to the accompa nimen
Of vivid electr cal effects: Bailey and Madi
son. The Scamp and he Scoundrel:'' ktte
Irwin, Mamie Mitchell and Marie Revere
"saucy soubrettes:" the Marvellous Morii-
los" comedy. trick and fancy bcyclsts.
and Percy Walling. baritone. The music
throughout both burlesnues Is above the
average of shows in this class.