Evening star., 1901-09-14

The story is in three acts ana is laiu at
summer resort in Vermont
ACADEMY OF NJ L c. = Barbara
Frietche" will be presented at the Aead-
envy of Music next week. with Miss Fran
ces Gaunt in the title role. Clyde Fltcn,
the author, is indebted only to the Whit
tier poem for the name OF his heroine,
whom he has changed into young and
passionate southern girl and built around
her romance of power and intensity
Miss Gaunt long identified with other
Frohman successes, as BARBARA mas
made the greatest success OF her career.
selected company. This was one OF
Charles Frohmans greatest New YORK
successes, and Ii will be given here with
the same complete and beautiful stage
equipment as during the 150 nights run
al the Criterion Theater, in New York
city. The action of the play begins after
the confederate army has crossed the 70
tOmac with the intention of attacking Bal
timore and Washington. A Union flag,
said to have been given to the F,rietchles
by no less parsonage than Thomas JET
ferson, and which is presented as sort
of family heirloom, Is mentloned IN the
opening scene and plays a very important
part subsequently. The first stage picture
shows a Fredericktown street. with the
Frietchie and other mansions. BOYS ana
girls are on the doorsteps and there IS
Iovemaking galore. Early the fact is DIS
closed that Barbara Frletchle Is IN ioVe
with Captain Trumbull. federal ofhcer.
acy. but fails. He later on makes an en-
thusiastic little nOrtherner of her. The
scene between the happy couple on the
Frietchie doorstep gives a delightful pic
ture Of southern life. its romance and love,
and a correct idea of the time is given by
the effect of the oldfashioned costumes
resurreCted from old prints.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-The
attraction at Kernan's Lyceum for the
week commencing Monday matinee, Is Har-
ry Bryant's burlesquers. The curtain rises
on an deliberately costumed first part Dy
J. H Perry, called Hotel Uproar." This
is followed by an olio which introduces
those wonderful acrobats, the Two Judges;
Bryant and Saville. the musical merchants;
Perry. Burns and Perry, a clever trio IN
mirth. music and dance; Lew Palmer in a
new monoogue and limitations; the Misses
Kennedy and .Colsen in character songs ana
dances. and La Clede and Raymond IN
their new and original creation, the So
ciety Circus The program closes with
satire on the military. labeled Captain
Beans of the Mule Marines" During It's
action is introduced The Military MAIDS,
Uncle Sans Navy" brilliant evolutions,
marches. dances and the lady baritone,
Marion Blake. and the comedian Harry
Bryant.
ENGLISH BALLET AND NAT WILLS.
One Of the features at Chase's theater
for the week of September % will be the
famous English Pony Ballet which comes
tion of The Casino Girl" The act is al
luringly described as "a swish of acrobatic
gyratiOns, a swirl of graceful dancing and
a sway of tuneful melody In addition 10
this act the bill will include Nat" Wills,
the happy tramp. Wills is a Washington
man and has made a name for himself as
a comedian on the vaudeville stage. He
last seen here as one of the kings
with Edna May in THE Girl From Up
There"
THROUGH THE BREAKERS" -
Through the Breakers one OF the great
est melodramatic successes of the past
season at the Academy of Music, will be
repeated at that popular play house week
after next following Barbara Frietchie.'
a story of heart interest runs through 1t,
effectively relieved by much original COM
edy. The height of realism and pictur-
esqueness is reached in the scene showing
the ocean breaking on the rocks at the
mouth of the smugglers' cave. This mag
nifiCent effect is the one that gives the
play it's name. Owen Davis is the author,
and he has avoided the inconsistencies and
incongruities of construction so often
found in the average thriller. There will
be the usual three matinees and the sale
of seats reserved in advance has been
started.
NEW BIJOU THEATER.-The season at
ternoon, when the Howard & Emerson
Company will present bill that will in
clude some of the most famous performers
I'm the vaudeville field. The chief feature
of the organization is Charmion. whose
reputation the most daring and sensa-
tIonal aerial artist is not confined to this
country, but extends to the principal cities
of England and the continent. Charmion'S
successes at Roster & Balls in New York.
where she crowded that commodious music
hall for twenty-four weeks, have given her
an enviable position in the amusement
world. and she is without any doubt one of
the strongest attractions that can be Sc
cured by vaudeville manager Her ap-
pearance at the Bijou next week in connec-
tion with the Howard & Emerson Com
pany will doubtless attract many to that
theater In addition to Charmion the bill
will present Laura Comstock who was an
important feature of the Chase program
last spring; the musical Johnsons, expert
Sylophone players: the Livingston family
of acrobats: Fields and Harris, German
comedians; Howard and Emerson in a new
series ss OF illustrated Illus songs and a number
the usual opening and closing burlesque,
which Will engage the services of a COM
pany of thirty-five. The chorus is said to
be musically strong and physically at
tractive aggregation. The sale of seats
for the opening performances indicates
that the Bijou will not be large enough
to accommodate all who will want to wit
ness the Howard and Emerson show The
regular season of the Bijou stock company
will be inaugurated Monday afternoon.
September %, with the Grfeves Company
SL LpTt4 ana SIX NauQeFlHe acts.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-The Columbia
throws open its doors for the season Of
19b1-U2 on Monday evening the 23d of Sep
tember, when Klaw and Erlanger's Trou-
badors will present for the first time In this
city Harry Il. Smiths new musical comedy
The Liberty Bellies" This entertainment
IL described as something out of the usual
run OF things theatrical, and will prove es-
pt ctally interesting TO those who favor light
productions of a musical order 1t will be
presented by company of forty people
The principals are Harry Davenport, John
Sldyin, Harry Gilfoil. J. G.. Harlowe Eta
Butler. SandOl Miliken. Lolita Faust Chris
sic Carlyle. Augusta Golse, Edna Hunter,
Marie La Mour. Margaret Walker Pauline
Chase. Grace Kimball. Dorothy Lester
Edith Barr, Marie Tuohey, Helene Lucas,
Violet Jewell, Laura Stone. Bobbie Burns
Elsie Ferguson, Esta Lions and others
Tn" new piece Is presented in a prologue
and two acts. The scenes represent a DOR
mitory in a young ladies' seminary the
cooking school of the Liberty Bellies and a
hotel In an orange grove in Florida The
principal musical numbers are by COM
pCsers who are widely known among them
Annie Lachaume. \. Baldwin Sloan Lud-
wig EnSlanger. Reginald de Koyen Clifton
Crawford, l.. G.. GottschaIk, II. T. Macon
nell. Alfred a. AaronS and William Accooe
The selection Of the young women who ap-
pear in this comedy was yery arfinot,s