Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
COMING .ATTR ACTIONS.

COMING ATTR ACTIONS.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER.-The
| Lafayette Square Stock Company Will be
! seen in a mammoth production of the
! famous old drama, Uncle Tom $ CABIN,
| all of next week, with the usual Wednesday
and Saturday matinees. The scenic artists
| of the Lafayette company have been busy
| for ten days preparing the elaborate scenic
; investiture to be used, while the various
| members of the company have settled down
| to hard work fully convinced that it is no
joke to produce such intricate play as
! Uncle Toms Cabin in hot weather. Each
act has from three to six scenes, and there
] are five acts. The scene showing ELIAS
| escape across the Ohio river is to be very
| elaborate, and the counterfeit presentment
of the floating blocks of ice should give
| semblance of chill this hot weather. The
famous old play has not had an adequate,
first-class production in a first-class Wash
ington theater for eighteen years, ana
hence the elder generation, having seen 1t
| in the old days, may be expected to see it
| again. and bring along the younger genera
| tiCn. In casting the play by the Lafayette
| company, Edwin Arden at first decided to
/ play the character role of Uncle Tom. but
| subsequently decided to impersonate George
| Harris, which is really the leading heroic
character in the drama. George Harris is
! the negro who escapes and is pursued by
| bloodhounds. The boOdhounds will be
! actually seen upon the stage SO will the
| fiery steed used by Marks, the lawyer.
| Marks will be played by Horace Newman.
|
| Robert Rogers. Thomas L. Coleman has
| been cast for Simon Legree, the slave
driver Myron Leffingwell will be the
| Phineas Fletcher. Mr.. Lettingwel is also
| tude, Mr.. Arden found it rather arduous to
| undertake the leading role and at the same
time direct the small army of players en-
ployed in the presentation. Mr.. Arden,
| however remains nOminalIy the stage di-
| rector and will personally produce all sub
sequent plays. Minnie Radcliffe, the lead
! ing lady. will be seen as Eliza, the heroine
who escapes from slavery across the foatlng
ice to rejoin her husband, George Harris
| Louise Macintosh will be the Aunt Ophe-
la and Bjou Fernandez the Marie. little
| Eva will be played by Baby Lee, who has
! appeared with several of the Lafayette
productions. The role of Topsy will be
| played by Louise Valentine, specially en-
| gagged from New York. Many other players
| will be seen in the large cast. The darby
| chorus will be reality to sing the planta-
! ton songs. Topsy will also introduce her
| specialtcs. None of the striking features
which in the days gone by formed part
OF Uncle Toms Cabin" will be omitted.
The tabeau showing the ascent of Little
Eva to heaven will conform to all of the
traditions. All in all, the Lafayette pro-
| duction of "Uncle Toms Cabin bears all
the advance earmarks of a genuine dra-
| matte sensation.
| CHASE'S THEATER.-In announcing the
| initial performance of Hoyts "A Black
| Sheep" at his theater Monday afternoon
Il.
| guration of one of the most extensive en-
terprises he has undertaken during his ca
reer theatrical proprietor in the cap
ital city. The opening of the midsummer
season of Chase's Musical Comedy Stock
Company is looked forward to with more
than usual interest by the amusement
lovers whose presence IN the city during
the heated term is unavoidable. 1t is look
ed forward to as a form Of entertainment
calculated to take away the thought or
torrid tribulations and to afford an airy,
| from he NIrU0frln
ner existence in town. The force of cleo
trio fans employed in the theater in the
| generation of cooling breezes has been
| augmented of late on account or the eX-
| trernely warm weather. Each week during
the midsummer season of the Chase Mu-
steal Comedy Stock Company there is to be
produced of the HOyt comedies, as
complete and perfect from an artistic,
! musical and dramatic standpoint as in the
regular theater at high prices. New and
beautiful scenery and specially made cos
TUNES will be employed in the successive
presentations. and innumerable vaudeville
specialties will be introduced during the
acts of each weeks Offering. The adapta-
bility of the Hoyt comedies. aside from
their popularity and intrinsic worth. to the
Introduction of striking vaudeville features
was one of the principal primer lin dndq ha mdds
these selections. In this manner the char
acter of the house as vaudeville theater
will be maintained and the patrons be
| given summer bonus of crisp comedy ana
delightful musical productions in the reg
| ular dramatic line. In the production of
"A Black Sheep next week Otis Harlan.
| the clever and original comedian, will be
| seen in the part of Hot Stuff, which he
created with 50 much success. William
De We're. another member of the original
company, will have his old part.while other
!. i prominent members of the cast will be
Mary Marble. Henriette Lee, Tony Hart
and Lindsey Hall. john w. Dunno, who
was for so long identified with the Hoyt
productions. will stage the piece. A large
. ! chorus of handsome and talented girls
will be feature of the presentation. There
will be matinees Monday, Thursday and
} Saturday afternoons. at % cents for ali re-
served seats. The evening prices will re-
main at p and 80 cents. The productions
of the Chase Musical Comedy Stock Com
pany seem calculated to materially enhance
the popularity of the play house.
PALM GARDEN, CABIN JOHN-The
motion picture entertainment at this thea
ter the past week drew great crowds and
gave much satisfaction The new pro-
gram for the coming week includes fine
new series of panoramic and other views
of the Pan-American exposition. This SER
les will be supplemented by number Of
other fine pictures taken in other parts Of
the world including a Spanish bull fight
| and the usual number of laugh provoking
magic pictures This entertainment. un-
der the license Of the Armat Motion Pic
ture Company. has maintained a high or
| der OF merit from the beginning.
YOUNG MRS. WINTHROP."-For the
week of July Is the Lafayette Square Stock
, | Company will be seen in a production Of
| Bronson Towards famous society comedy.
Young Mrs. Winthrop" 1t is the present
; | intention of the Lafayette management to
| run Uncle Toms Cabin only one week.
! ! but in case the piece scores here in sum-
| mer as great it has done elsewhere in
winter 1t may be continued for an extra
, week, or two weeks in all. This. however
, will not be decided until the middle of next
week.
Aside.
{ Ralph Delmore Is to have q prominent
part in Lorna Doone.
, Vernona Jarbeau may accept the title
. role of "Mazeppa" next season.