Evening star., 1901-07-13
COMING ATTRACTIONS.


COMING ATTRACTIONS.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER...
Next week is announced as the farewell
week of the Lafayette Square stock COM
pany season. which has continued
without interruption since October - last.
The final bill in which the Lafayette play
ers will say farewell to Washington for
the present is announced as oung Mrs.
Winthrop" the hiGh-ClaSS modern society
comedy-tlrama by Bronson Howard. which
scored an immense hit when originally pro-
favor with stock company audiences
through the country, but has never been
done in Washington since the original pre-
sentation by the Madison Square Theater
Company. headed by George Clarke and
Agnes Booth. The play is picture Of New
York society life Of today. with several
very Interesting types of people, much COM
sdy and dainty sentiment. and strong
and dramatic theme which offers splendid
opportunities to the leading players The
play deals with the gradual drifting apart
of Douglas Winthrop and his wife. Con-
stance. Financial affairs cngrOss his at
tention, and his neglected wife seeks to
console herself in a round of social gay
etieS. The death of their only child is the
severance of the last link between them.
yet each parts from the other owing to
misunderstanding. Through the efforts of
the family lawyer the husband and wife
are brought together again just they are
about to sign papers of perpetual separa-
ton. The memory of tneir lost love Is con-
jured from the past by the lawyer. and the
final curtain falls with husband and wife
reunited. The role Of Douglas Winthrop
will be- played by Edwin Arden. and as 1t is
a part he has played before in other cities
he may be expected to give smooth per
formance Monday night, when the play
will De done for the first time. The title
role OF young Mrs. Winthrop will be played
by Minnie Radcliffe. The part of Mrs
Ruth Winthrop. the mother who seeks to
reunite her son and his young wife. will be
handled by Louise Macintosh. The part
is d splendid one and Miss Macintosh NAV
be expected to do it full justice. The role
of Edith. blind girl, whose love affair Is
a pretty and interesting bit of comedy. will
BE- played by Violet kimball. Biiou Fer
nandez will appear Mrs. Dick Chetwyn
a society lady with d peIrhant for getting
married and divorced upon short notice
Robert Rogers will be seen as Mr. Buxton
Scott. the family lawyer who adjusts mat
ter$ satisfactorily. MyrOn I.effngwell will
play The role of DR.. MeIlbanke and Horace
Newman will be family servant. As this
will be the last week of the stock company
season more than ordinary interest centers
around the series OF presentations of
Young Mrs. Winthrop"
CHASE,S THEATER-Th, second offer
ing of ChaSe's Musical Comedy Stock Com
pany will he "A Trip To Chinatown A
most elaborate revival Of th.. clever niece
is promised next week and the members cf
the orSa niZatiOn. who have already become
fdVOriteS. will he seen in characters in
which they Will have even more latitude
than in A Black Sheep for introducing
specialties and novelties. The first showing
of this second production of the midsum-
mer season at ChaSe'S will be at the mat
inee Monday afternoon. "A Trip to China
town" has enjoyed probably the widest pop
ularity of any of the Hoyt comedies 1t has
peen played from ocean to ocean and bor-
DIR TO border. always proving an attraction
OF great interest and drawing power The
Trip has been in Washington a number
OF times and has been played by MANY
c"mp'1utS. including the entire original
cast All the popular features of the com
tdE nave been retained and will be given
an Interpretation which is promised tn
equal the initial performances under the di-
recti"n of Mr.. Hoyt himself In addition to
the i"atnres that will always be distinctive,
oI tn" Hoyt success. tht. stock companv
players will Introduce many modern sne
claltles Each act Will be repIete with new
songs new dances and novelties MANY of
II" original Hoyt players will be in tho
cast. while the Chase chorus will have tne
prominent place to which it is entitled bv
merit All new scenery is being painted
Ior next week. while the costumes will vie
with those Seen in the original presenta
u"n. In every particular the production
VIII be up to the standard which has been
set by the stock organization and which
as Dten so favorably commented on nv
tne ha2e patrons Otis Harlan will nlav
Neidhd otrong, the hypochondriac a
part ne has played with great success,
John w. Dunno will appear az the old
sport. Ben Cay" while the role Of tho
versatile waiter falls in the capable hands
or Little Chip who has made such a bit
rnan,' M II slack h; sheep. He will introduce
many or his own specialties in playinp tho
part. Mary Marble will be Willie Grow
%hiiT Henriette Lee, who has played all of
the Hoyt widows. is to be seen as DAISY
-, ,t the WIDOW who is 50 much "a part
Oh tne play. Miss Lee will have an Oppor-
tunity for displaying d charming cnntraIto
voice NoiA'i e'i'o
THE PALM GARDBN.-The Armat mo-
ton pictures have afforded 6iversion g.,
large numbers of people at Cabin Iohn
iher steadiness and ciearness avoid tha
ldllsue 10 the eye which SO freouentlv AT
tends moving picture exhibitions. and a
regular patronage from week to week has
been established the assurance of novelt,,
being always offered. The series Of nan
american exposition views has made a
nishls favorable Impression. and a new
series on the same subject will be offered
next week. The Spanish bull fight a ra
markably spirited portrayal. mas been re-
talned In response to numerous requests.
among the other subjects which deal with
matters humorous and picturesque are "A
Barrel of Girls" Loves Ardor Snddaniv
tooied The Rajah's Dream and The
Missing Link
"A MILK WHITE FI.AG"-Hovt's mil
itary farce. "A Milk White Flag" brought
up 10 date and plentifully interspersed with
attractive specialties will be produced hy-
Chase's Musical Comedy Stock Company
the week beginning July % 1t will be the
third presentation by the company and a
production In every way equal to its prede-
cessors is promised. Special scenery and
an new costumes will be prepared for the
Offering. >-'~
Aside.
B. F. Keith may run a stock companv in
his London theater.
Amelia Summerville has been re-engaced
for THE Kings Carnival next season
Several managers claim that Alice Mel