The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-26

evening when Nixon and Zimmerman will
present for the first time their American
production of the latest London Gaiety
musical hit. The ToreadoT," with Francis
Wilson in the leading comedy role The
organization this firm has formed for the
presentation OF this piece is one of the
most remarkable in its personnel seen in
this country in several years. 1t will
number over one hundred and twenty peo-
pie, the principals being conspicuous as
artists widely known in this field of en-
tertainment. The chorus is particularly
strong, employing over one hundred PEG
pie, fifty Of whom are said to be beautiful
young women selected both for their per-
sonal attraetivenesS and their ability as
singers and dancers.
go
Jerome Sykes, at the head Of the Klaw
& ErIanger Opera Company in Foxy
CUTLER" wiz be the New Years attrac-
ton at the Columbia. This viii be the
third engagement of this popular organ
ization in Washington. Foxy CUTLER
IS what may be termed a legitimate comic
oPera-that Is TO say, il is piece where
music is written from an artistic stand
point and comedy arises naturally to the
story and the situations, and does not de-
pend Cpon the antics Of the comedian OF
the Interpolation Of more or less sue
eessfuI variety acts The cast includes
such eminent artists as Eleanor Kent,
Grace Cameron, Lillian Seville, Marian
Bent, Marie Christie. EImira Forrest,
julius Steger, AdoIph link, the IiIIiputiau
comedian: Harry McDonough, Louis Casa
want, Arthur T. Earnest, and others
There are three carloads OF magnificent
scenery, and more than four hundred
splendid costumes are shown in the pro-
duction- There viii be special matinee
New Years day.
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\ new war play Is promised for next
week at the Academy II Music. It is
entitled Winchester" and was written
by Edward McWade. The drama viii be
given an elaborate production, with en-
BTey new scenery and accessories In
the last act there will be shown a race
LOT NE, IN which Margaret May. a hand
some young actress, who has been espe-
eiaiiy engaged. viii appear with her ia
nous jumping horse -.Mazeppa. in one
OF the most sensational and thrilling cpl
sode5 ever presented ~ the stage For
this scene the racing machines Of Neil
Burgess, used in the County Fair and
Ben Hur' have been secured
The polite vaudeville entertainment to
be presented at Chase New Year week
will include the following acts The 3.
F. Keith original and only cycle track
sensation: the Russell Brothers in their
original Irish servant girl specially that
IS known Internationally. Charles Wavue
and Anna Caldwell in a Book Derec-
i've HormwOods circus of forty mon
KEYS Edward n Favor ard Edith Sinclair
IN The MagUireS- Nayme Gehrue, OF
Weber q Fields forces Margaret Ash
Ton the girl Of quality and Scott and
Judge acrobats- as the farmer and the
athlete The cycle track sensation was
discovered in Europe by the foreign agent
OF the Kefth-Chase houses. and was
shown n New York for the first time
last week where il has set the Goth
aInltes taking as nothing in OF out OF
vaudeville has for years Chazes prices
VIII not be advanced New Year Day.
The Bellows Stock Company viii revive
FineTG > Sweet Lavender al the Iafav-
cite Theatre next week The pIsv was
originally presented IN New York city
With Etfie shannon IN the PRINCIPAL role.
For the forthcoming production at the
Lafayette ar Bellows mas selected An
toInette Walker for the principal par.
which is considered TO lie one Of the best
ingcDue roles ever written There VIII
be the usual Wednesday and Saturday
ma tirecS-
The attraction at Kernan's New Year
week bids fair 10 Guido anything Of it's
/ kind that has visited the house this sea
sen II is sam DeVerc's own Company
and under the sole management Of sam
Deyere- The clio Is composed OF such
clever performers as Bennett and Stem
bier. ia their comedy sketch. sam Deyere
with al new songs and sayings Mildred
Howard De Grey. the barefoot dancer,
Sallah AbdUllah's Arabs the TrouaaGor
Four, quartet OF singers and comedians
/ Theatre London. England and TIE RCsaI
Ascot Girls, the latest English sensation
It the head Of the bill OF vausf-r=IIe
and bHriesqUe. which viii be Zen al The
Biiou Theatre next week viii be the
original Madison Square cycle wbirl.
which has been very apIiy described as a
whirIwind bicycle race on q miHis cure
track. This track. which consists u a
( boWl-ShsPSi arrangement, with a rraeE at
an angle CT seventy degrees Viii provide
/ the most unique speedway that has ever
/ beeu seen On q Washington stage. Bonnie
Thornton VIII present q budget Of new
I songs Williams and Adams WiH give d
/ knock8boat act and sam ! Adams viIl
Offer ii neE- TuoncIcgue. and PaTfrey and
/ Hilton comedy cyclists; Burlington and
+ Narteif ii songs and dances. aad she
RydePs and their troupe Of performing
monkeys. VIII round out what promises
] 10 be an exceptionally fine vaudeville pro
] gramTue-
/
/ The assurance OF a production and q
/ cash prize OF no mean proportions, are
/ the rewards o. a play competition just
/ announced Tor the purpose OF discovering
/ some American dVamatist who can write
! a good acting Play J New York weekly
/ paper recently offered 4 large cash prize
: for the best original drama by an Aneri-
/ Car writer, and the result was q prize
/ play which even the judges Of the campe-
tition admitted was impossible for stage
/ presentation
| David BeiaSco and \ CUarJeIrc Of New
| York dramatic critics awarded 5hc prize
| suf tho play. l. vas afterwards shown
was selected because OF ITS theme rather
F.. than because II was suited 10 stage puT-
poses Il WIS accepted TO print. rather
than to play. The adverse comment o.
newspapers all over the country upon The
selection OF play which admittedly i:
impossible for stage presentation. has lei
tn the general declaration that something
must be wrong with American dramatists
II no better drama than this prize plal
can be discovered
| With The double object Of helping sons
aspiring and unknown dramatist, and
| the same tine finding a suitable play FOL
| a production Percy HaswelL new stat
at the head of her own company, under
the direction of the welI-known actor
manager. George Fdwcett. at Chase's Ly.
| ceum Theatre. Baltimore Nd, has an
| nounced q competition She viii give al
elaborate and careful production OF new
piay. by an American author. at her Bal
fimore theatre. will pay a cash royait,
| the equivalent OF the largest sum paid 70
| the use of the highest-prieed royalty pla,