Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01

ment and suoceaE So divides the honors
most worthily With Mr.. Hackett. and Is
every inch the hytlncal princess to live
and die for. TO; me1ition the supporting
company catesorfcaIly is unnecessary. 1t
Is thoroughly capabls and discriminating.
The Sir John Beddoes Of Arthur Hoops
and the Baron Won Kappitz of Thomas A.
lington's Michel, "a gypsy girl, is full of
color and action, and George w. Barber as
Eugen, Prince ofsLnsatia, is disappointing
only in his DEATH He should be brought
his evil deeds irsteadeof being flung over
a precipice into the water, from which no
one knows but chat he may have finally
escaped.
LAFAYErTESQUARE OPERA HOUSE,
Those playgoers Who did not see Nat Good
win In "A Gilded FooP' will and the Carle-
ton comedy as presented this week by the
Lafayette Square Company a pleasing pro-
duction. This result Is obtained not through
any skillfui casting Of the characters on
the part OF Director Bellows, or any partic-
ular comedy qualifications on the part Of
Mr.. Berger's company IA Gilded Fool'
Is such clever creation 1t would be diff
cult for any company to spoil its inherent
enectiveness The now eminent player,
Mr. Nathaniel Goodwin found it a vehicle
which transported him almest to the pin
nacle OF popularity. It is hard to disasso-
ciate the character from Goodwin, but, as
already stated, those who did not see his
Interpretation may be pleased with the
work Of Eugene Ormonde in the role and
merely conjecture the possibilities Of the
part away and above anything the La
1ayette's leading man secured from 1t. The
comedy production this week Is another ex-
ploitation Of Mr.. ,Ormonde, and one that his
admirers must consider unfair for comedy
Is not thoroughly in his line. His humor
last night was forced and unnatural. His
work In the serious moods, however, was in
nd mag
Percy Haswell has but a minor part. in the
action, Notwithstanding the fact that hers
Is the leading role. The comedy is essen
TALLY starring piece. What Miss Haswell
thetic personality. John T. Sullivan. as the
speculating member of the firm, was the
only player Of the company who brought
his part up to the standard heretofore set
Mr. Sull1van's work was characterized by
polish and thorough understanding. The
sympathies Of those who incline to the
artistic In stage work were last evening
entirely with the villain, for Mr. Sullivan
stood out in solitary briliance like an cleo
trio bulb among tallow dips. Charles Wynn
gate went roaring through the part Of Jack
Duval. II this player cannot moderate his
voice. his work should be confined to audi
tcriums many times the size Of the La
fayette. Little Hortense Nielsen does the
Juvenile in her usual style. The play is
well mounted
CHAsE's NEW GRAND.-The vaudeville
of melody. better than any other term,
probably fits the Grand's excellent new
century offering. The program is one es-
sentially musical, though of diversified
enough character to keep a standing-room-
only audience last night in constant en-
coring humor. The novelty is furnished by
Mr. Broadhurst's nameless operate COM
edy, which, however. proves only an ex-
cuse for the Introduction of tuneful gems
from the opera Martha" sung by q Quin =.
tet of artists Of reputation. Myrta, French,
soprano. exceeded expectations, her voice
still being remarkably true and fresh.
Messrs. Edgar Temple and ]. C. Taylor.
tenor and baritone, respectively, were
good, while Henri Laurent had little to do.
Elvia Croix-Seabrooke contributed in vi
vacity If not In voice. Avoirdupois con-
sidered, she casts a bigger shadow than
when she sparkled IN the Isle of Cham
pagne," but as atconedienne she is still
light and sprightly. u AL. Leech and the
Three Rosebuds scored even heavier than
on former visit. Denomination Day at
School" is one of the merriest of musical
sketches. and affords the star the best OPP
portunity he has had for his eccentric
comedy work. Hester Armstrong, a Wash
ington girl, won n1erited applause for clever
work as one of the jolly scholars. Theo
Westman and Lily Wren presented a pas
toral sketch Of wholesome sentiment, while
Ida Van Sicklen land Wallace Campbell
were good in a playlet of "sportier" theme
A musical oddly by Morton and Elliott
two good singers, opened the bill, and Ro-
Sa1re, IN 1edtS Oh -DdldnClnS on the SLACK
wire, brought 1t to close. Mark Sulli-
van entertained with limitations of we'll
known actors. and Maud Mcintyre pleased
in similar role Taken altogether, the
Grand's bill is one Of the best it has yet
offered.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-"Sporting Afe,''
which. according to its own estimate, ex-
pressed in the program, Is a gigantic spec
tacular melOdrama, drew a large and re-
sponsive audience to the Academy of Music
last night. Among the "spectacles" to
which the audience is treated are a prize
fight and a horse race, which unfortunately
is just out Of the range of vision Of the audi
ence, though the winner is proudly ridden
out into stage view by the jockey who
landed the race somewhere out in race
track wings. There Is a great deal Of race
track and prize ring realism about the per-
Torrance, which gratifies the fancy Of the
sporting inclined element in the audience.
Then there is the good, sound moral carried
in the story which should please the fancy
Of the most exacting sentimentalist. It is a
story Of English sporting life. The hero
whom he has backed heavily, and who is
drugged at the last moment before the fight.
He knocks his opponent out In the first
round to the explosive delight Of the gall
orchestra circle. His horse wins the Derby
and his fortunes are restored, while the girl
Of his choice, who has been estranged by
the villain. learns at the last moment that
with Joy, to her hero lover; the villain Is
baff1ed, and all winds up in a climax Of
virtuous enthusiasm. The people in the
cast do their work cleverly, with scarcely
an exception. Lorimer Johnston does the
part of the hero in good style. John T.
Dwyer, as Malet de Carteret, a fnancier
and crafty villain, is also very clever
actor. Albert c. Henderson dons the part
of knd-hearted money lender very well,
and James ]. Boyd is good in the part of a
retired army officer Of sporting proclivities.
Bart Wallace, who Is the earls trainer In
the play, is also quite good. Marian Shr-
ley. who is the earrs affianced, and Mer-
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