Evening star., 1901-11-13
ADJUSTMENTS.


having paid several years devotion to
tragedy and history Richard Mansfield
proves his versatility by a facile return to
comedy. Indeed ''Beaucaire," in which he
is to be seen here, is said to be his master
piece of comedy and foppish and witty
Characterization. The mounting and dress
ing Of the play will be unusually fine. The
period is known as the Louis XIV period,
although that monarch reigned in France,
and "Beaucaire' takes place in England.
But in those days France set the fashions
for the world, and their sovereigns dictated
fashions as well laws The cast of
Beaucalre' Is rather long one. there
being twenty-siX speaking parts. In ad-
dition to these there are a large number
or walking" people, representing the no.
Dlllty and laity of Baths smart set. The
whoie play is social panorama of the
period, instinct with it's fopperies and gay
eties. Mr.. Mansfield places "Beaucaire' s"
age at thirty-three. He is said to do this
because the character as represented in
inc play is alert with wit, repartee and
philosophy which would scarcely come to
youth of twenty-three. A lover is always
engaging to woman at this period, too as
Wag has satd a woman is not interesting
after thirty and q man never until he is
thirty. The sale for Mansfelds seven ap-
pearances at the National begins tomorrow
morning. The great actor and his COM
pany arrive Sunday evening by special
train. The production of "Beaucaire'' is
said to be very elaborate, a different set
ting identifying each of the five acts.
FLORODORA-Therea are many things to
distinguish "Florodora'' from all other the
atrical offerings and while it's chief charm
Is. of course, the abundancy and brilliancy
OF it's musical numbers the absolute cleanli-
ness of the book and the graceful and
dainty manner in which the story is worked
out have attracted almost as much atten-
tion. In the long New York run of "'Floro-
dora and also since the inauguration of
the road tour it has been observed that
the play draws a class of people who ordi-
narily pay scant attention to what is oc-
curing within the playhouses The Eng
lish musical comedy is so clever from musi-
cal and comedy standpoints, however, and
1t has been set before the public in such
elaborate fashion by Messrs. John c. Fisher
ard Thomas w. Ryley, it's coming consti
tutes an event Of genuine interest. The
company which will interpret "F1orodora'
al the Columbia next week is headed by
1sadore Rush, Bertha Waltzinger, Guelma
Baker, Frances Tyson, Will C. Vaudeville,
w. P. Carleton, Alf C. Whelan, VIM. NJ.
Armstrong and contains in all eighty-seven
people, which, with an augmented orches-
ira, magnificent scenery and expensive cos
tuning, makes the production one of the
most brilliant seen on the American stage.
The "Florodora" matinees will be given on
Thursday and Saturday.
THE TWO ORPHANS" THE Bellows
Stock Company in presenting THE Two
Orphans next week at the Lafayette, will
give further Illustration of its versatility.
The play, as everybody knows is a melo-
drama of the old school, and Of quite a
different character from anything the or
ganization has yet done. 1t has been a
number of years since The Two Orphans
was done in Washington; so long, in fact,
that its revival now will really be a nov
city. That the public still loves to see
the old plays is evidenced by the large ad
1anced booking reported by Manager Ber-
ger. 1t is expected that 1.-The Two Or
phans'' will duplicate the big business now
being done by Mr.. Bellows big production
OF The Sporting Duchess" The immense
Wednesday matinee audience is becoming a
novel feature at the Lafayette. as prac-
tfcally the entire lower floor is sold by SUBJ
scription for the entire season. Consequently
standing room is usually at premium,
and today was no exception to the rule.
THOMAS E. sHEA-"The Pledge of
Honor" in which Thomas E. Shea will
be seen during next week at the Academy,
Called Back" and has been especially
adapted for Mr.. Shea by James W. Har-
kins, jr.,. author of The Man-o'- Wars
Man. Northern Lights" etc. The play
opens IN London, where a band of anar-
chists and nihilists have gathered together
to conspire against their government. Gill
bert Vaughn, wealthy young English
man, who is blind, enters by mistake the
Leon Macari assassinates young Anthony
March. They do not believe that he is
blind and put him to severe tests. The sis
ter of the murdered man is in the room
at the time of the assassination and the
shock is 50 great that she loses her rea-
son. In the second act Vaughn, who has
been blind for years, regains his sight by
a skilled operation. Mr. Shea's repertoire
for the week will be as follows: Monday
night only, The Man-o'-War's s-Man;''
Tuesday and Friday nights. 'Dr. Jekyl
and Mr. HYDE" Thursday night only. 1.-The
Bells" Wednesday and Saturday nights,
The Pledge of Honor" Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday matinees. The Voice of
Nature
"A DAY AND A NIGHT."-For the last
week of the engagement of Chase's Musi-
cal Comedy Stock Company at Chase's
Theater, prior to the resumption of straight,
polite vaudevine the bil1 commencing with
the matinee on Monday. will consist of sew
eral prominent features Of vaudeville to be
presented in conjunction with Hoyts
vaudeville farce, "A Day and Night in
New York The play will permit of the
freest interpolation of vaudeville numbers.
and headliner is promised equal in merit
TO lnaudi, the man with two brains. The
members Of the stock company will also be
nnumerously In the vaudeville. Ching a
Ling Loo" the catchy oriental jingle.
which was sung with so much success by
Mary Marble and Little Chip" several
weeks ago, will again (in response to re-
costume.
The Pa1ama Girls new composition will
be rendered by the ensemble girls, garbed
in the dress named in the song. There will
also be another attractive ensemble num-
Der, Interpreted by the entire strength of
the chorus, in jockey costume. Mary Mar
bic will have her usual quota of specialties.
The Rogers Brothers in Washington will
be burlesqued by Tony Hart and Little
Chip AS always, there will be complete
new scenic investture. The chorus Is COM
posed of twenty-five attractive singing and
dancing girls.
THE CRACKER JACKs."-In 1.-THE
Cracker Jacks Company, which will ap-
pear at Kernan's Lyceum next week,
Bobby Manchester has repeated his former
succecces. The opening farce, ION Board
the Mary Jane" is interspersed with some
good situations and funny effects This is
followed by an olio of artists Of unusual
merit, introducing Brown, Harrison and
Brown, in their laughable skit, entitled
"Wait a Minute;" Mayo Sisters, a pair of
good singers, and Bob Van Osten, eccen-
trio comedian. The closing burlesque Is an
innovation and a satire on one Of the New
York latest successes giving the entire
company ample scope to show their talents.
During its local engagement the proprie-
tors will provide an added card in the shape
Of Harvey Parker, the Demon Wrestler"
who has issued a challenge to all comers
and promises. $25 to any man who stays