Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

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Arden. Percy Lynda. Eugene Jepsan, o.
| watd Yorke, Joseph Frsncoeur, j. ii. Ben
rimo. VIM. Levers, Edward Lester. X.
| Peyton Carter Clayton Legge, Vim. living.
| Ida Waterman. Sarel Berry. Sarah Con-
| verse, Ellie Col,ner. Margarer Gcrdcn.
| Frances Comstock, Edith Scot., Beatrice
| Morrison and others. Only Saturday mat
! inee viii be given turing this engagement.
| LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER-
Next week the LAFAYETTE Square Stock
Company will be seen in q revival of Ed
| win Milton Royies highly successful senti-
mental comedy. Friends in which the
| actor-author scored so well fiSe OF six sea-
sons ago. The play has never been done
in Washington except by Mr. Royle.
though since that gentleman regretfully
laid II aside after its term of service was
over the various stock companies through
out the country have presented Friends
with great success. The play is a picture
OF New York Bohemian and professional
life, which is not only true to nature. but
appeals to the sentimental side of theater-
goers as we'll The story concerns the love
aHairs OF two particular cronies in New
York, each of whom is in love with an
operate prima donna, Mile. Marguerite
OTTO. The friends are q poet and pianist,
respectively. and their love affair is COM
pilcated by an Objectionable father of the
prlma donna. The PIANIST plays beauti
Iuily, but the writer of the poems gets the
pest oil the bargain and the prima donna s
love In next weeks production Percy
Itaswell will be seen in the role of Mile.
Marguerite Otto, the prima donna from
the Metropolitan Opera House The role
VIII of1er her opportunities of a delightful
character. Eugene Ormonde will be seen
IN the leading male role of John Paden, jr
the friend who writes poetry. while Charles
Wyngate will have a strong sympathetic
role as Adrian Katie, the pianist. The
dIhcult and exacting character role of
hans otto, father of the prima DONNA will
pc In the hands of John T. Sullivan. who
may be relied on to give a good account of
himse!f. Walter Craven. Robert Rogers
Frederick Sullivan, Alma Kruger Kathe-
rine Field, Hortense Nelson and Anna Lee
Busson will also appear. There are four
acts in Friends" showing SUCCESSFULLY the
lodging house of the friends a drawing
room at Marguerite Otto's the apartments
OF theatrical manager. and the green
room OF the opera house. Scenic artists
are now at work on these settings, and
stage Director Walter Clark Bellows prom
ises complete production Monday night.
a .nere VIII be the usual Wednesday and
saturday matinees.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-The program
Which mas been engaged by Manager Chase
Tor next week bristles with amusing ar
tlstic and startling eatures Combined with
novelties from the European music halls are
some of the best American offerings ever
presented In polite vaudeville. The engage
nentS are such as to promise for the New
Grand continued period of the exceptional
prosperity which has been marking the ca
reer OF MS theater and to add ma terially to
us popularity with the playgoers. The bill
Is headed by the famous Allison troupe of
acrobatS seven In number. whose feats of
daring and skill have won for them a
worldwide reputation. Their act Is entirely
new, ana nothing that was practiced in the
old school of athletics is touched by them
In their demonstrations of what startling
1eats may really be accomplished For 400
nights In London Will H. Fox, the eccen-
tTic comedian and pianist convulsed his big
English audiences by his clever and origi-
nal creation of "Paddywhskie.' q bur
lesque on the well-known pianist. Aside
from its comicaI features there Is much
music OF merit interviewer in the travesty.
Bessie Munroe. one of London's favorite
serio-comics and dancers. Is making her
first American appearance and should prove
a delightful novelty for the Chase patrons.
Stuart Barnes and Mabel Sisson the cele-
brated American travesty artists, will pre-
sent their latest musical farce, entitled
THE Mysterious Pill" a sketch that is full
of melody and crisp comedy. Clayton. Jen-
kins and the interchangeable Jasper" after
being abroad for four years. will present
their most laughable absurdity. "Darktown
Circus" The other features of the bright
bill are A. O. Duncan the ventriloquial
people, In the farce comedy "A Door Key
and the marvellous Hoopers, sensational
hoop rollers and jugglers
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-one of the
strongest attractions now touring the popu-
lar-priced theaters Is that of Towers & Pot
ter's new and elaborate production and re-
vlval Of Joseph Arthur's famous play. 1.-The
Still Alarm" which comes to the Academy
next week. 1t will be notable for the re-
turn after many years of Harry Lacy to
his original creation of the part of Jack
Manly, the fireman hero, and for the intro
duction of many new and marvellous me-
chanical and electrical devices in the en-
CINE house and fire scene. Joseph Arthur's
still Alarm" was for many years the chief
sensation Of the American stage, and ere
atel wan0prmpnt in London achieving
OF the earliest genuine triumphs for an
American attraction. Harry Lacy has
played the part of Jack Manly $40 times
in American and 100 times in London. 1t
is a matter of history that the lightning
hitch-up revolutionized the methods Of the
London fire department. The supporting
the engine house and fire will be realistic
and sensational. The fire effects are pro-
duced entirely by novel electrical devices
and without the use of any fire whatever.
The engine and horses will be seen dashing
through the streets for two minutes in full
view Of the audience, the whistles blowing,
the bells changing and the excited crowd
rushing after the engine The prices for
with usual Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day matinees
BIJOU THEATER.-Though Sam T Jack,
the great manager of burlesque organiza-
lions, is dead. the company he originally or
ganized is still intact. and with the addi-
ton Of new features will appear all next
week at the BijOu Theater, commencing
Monday matinee, January T. The per-
Torrance opens with atirical burlesuue-
comedy. entitled "A Hayseed Souhrette,'
from the pen of Geo. Totten Smith, and Is
followed by an oiio of exceptional merit
Mabel Hazelton, soubrette: Lew Hawkins
the funny man; Fisher and Clark, comedy
acrobatic artists; Julia Natus, instrumental
list; Pete Griffin, the man on comedy legs:
Mile Beatrice contortion dancer; Hoyt
and Neff. the laugh looseners; Wallace and
Allen, two up-to-date girls; the Simpsons.
James and Flora, musical experts, and
Lulaine and Darrell, the wonders of "Ro-
man Rings" The closing burlesque, 1.-The
Sapho Trial." while following all the lead
ing features of that famous trial recently
held in New York. Is full of comedy and
replete with music and pretty costumes
Two special features this year are the orr
entail dance, the PAS Ma La" and an or
iginal production of Sam T. Jacks famous
Living Pictures" with special scenery,
mechanical and electrical effects.
KEKNANS LYCEUM THEATER-"The
Gay Morning Glories" Burlesque and
Vaudeville Company will begin a weeks
engagement at Kernans, commencing next
Monday matinee The company has been
playing to good houses all over the coun-
try. The program opens with a new bur-
letta, entitled "Blue Birds Of Broadway on
the Beach," In which a score of girls will