Evening star., 1901-04-27


ments of theater patronage. Greater sue
cess has come to the act In this its sec
ond season. as 1t has been extensively elab-
GRATED with new scenic and electrical ef-
fects 1t is the most ingeniously adver-
tised vaudeville attraction ever exploited.
From the beginning until now the identity
of the Girl With the Auburn Hair" has
never been disclosed by her manager. On
the stage her act is so inclosed that even
the stage hands are prohibited from seeing
her until she appears before the audience.
ana of the stage she is so heavily yelled
as to defy detection Those thrown in con-
tact With her know her only as Miss Au-
burn and there are but two, her manager
and herself who can solve the mystery of
her personality. The many who have not
been able to see ''The Pageant of the Ma
tons, the Gypsy Scarf Dance and the
Red Hussar Drill will welcome the eX-
tension Of the engagement throughout
next week. The remainder of the bill will
pe much more enjoyable than last week.
as 1t Is headed by Cushman, Holcombe and
Iurtis IN their funny sketch. THE New
Ieacher Charles Leonard Fletcher, the
original footlight discourse, during which
ne Will give an imitation, with costume, of
Ezra Kendall. Snyder and Buckley will
appear in pleasing comedy and the great
American biograph will show another in
teresting series of twelve life-like motion
views.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-"Dangers of
Paris" which is announced as the attrac-
tlon at the Academy next week, is an En-
g1Sh melodrama, with it's scenes laid in
farls, and tells story concerning the life
of an eX-convict, Pierre Vatican, whose
present-day character is a curious exam
pie OF the influence of prison life on an all
put innocent man. The crime for which
ne suffered the penalty of the law was as
Sauit upon an officer who insuited the girl
ne loved After being released from prison
his sole aim is the betterment of humanity,
@ Mhlch emo ne believes he can best accom-
push by assoeiating himself with a band
Of anarchists. The usual Tuesday Thurs
day and Saturday matinees will be given
RINGLING's ELEPHANTs.-Ringli
Washington Monday and Tuesday Nav 6
and Z, seem to have secured corner on
elephants. Thirty big and little specimens
Oh thls curious. half-domesticated animal
are exhibited with the show. Moreover,
they are not simply exhibited as interest
ing geological specimens. but they are also
made to contribute very materially to the
attractiVenesS of the show Ringing Bros
name has been identified for wears with
novel and sensational trained animal acts
especially those in which elephants have
been the principal actors. This season they
announce something new and quite unpre-
cedented in this line This is an elephant
act, III which twenty of these big animals
perform together at one time in one ring
IL Is doubtful whether so many elephants
were ever before seen together in single
performance. The exhibition given by these
elephant actors is said to be almost too
wonderful Tor belief. They form pyramids,
Stahd on their headS, walk on two legs,
dance, engage in pugiistic encounters or
game themselves into a brass band and
play upon ponderous brass horns and other
muslcai Instruments, and what is more
surprising, are said to actually present
little comedies with an apparent sense of
the humor of the performance This act
does not exhaust the resources of the. eIe-
phant nerd, as there are thirty of these
ANIMALS including the celebrated Lockhart
troupe. imported from England Another
trained animal feature that will undoubt-
ediy attract attention is OBriens sixty
one-hOrse act. 'r
kERNAN'S LYCEUM, THEATER.-The
broadway Btirlesquers. the attraction at
herman $ next week, commencing Monday
matinee, constitute one of the few recog-
niZed organizations which Manager Herman
has not presented and which he booked on
the strength of its success elsewhere The
name of Harry LeCair lends In the estima-
tion OF patrons of this house no little inter-
Mr.. LeClair had developed talent for :,
hleher class OF work than female imperson-
ations, and then aspired to the laurels of
the protean artist and the success with
Wnlch he has met has inspired the manage
ment to bill him as the versatile comedian
ana Intrust to him the roles usually sus-
tanned by the traditional burlesuue queen
Sgvef, sitna IT Is said, has he been SO happily
-
he seems to have made the most of the OPP
portunity. A happy aBsurdity, stars and
Iars, serves as. the first part and intro
duces many novel features. Woman and
Vine is replete with attractive ensem-
Dies, which. together with the staging and
mounting, give evidence of Mr. LeClair's
personal direction. The selections for the
olio bid fair to prove among the choicest
specialties. including Daily and Hilton,
comedy artists; Carver and Pollard, vocal
condolences; Bailey and Madison. aero
batic comedians, and Josette Webb, vocal
lSt.
MUSICAL COMEDY.-Washinet has
had comic opera and stock companies in
the summer. but it remains for the man.
agement of the Columbia Theater to intro
duce musical comedies. After much per-
sllaSiOn with the executors of the estate of
the late Augustin DAILY permitted the
use OF the pieces that had been so sue
cessful at his New York theater one of
the hardest parts of the ARRANGEMENT to
make was the question of prices as the
DAILY executors did not want the pieces
played at any other prices than the ones
which prevail at first-class theaters during
the regular season But after much per-
suasion this objection was overcome and
the prices at the Columbia during the pre-
SentatiOn of these musical comedies will he
what are commonly known as popular"
The opening bill Will be "A Runaway Girl
While it has been presented here on >wo or
three occasions, 1t has lost none of its
O
and of the kind that one never grows tired
of hearing. The cast will be headed Ly
Arthur Dunn, who played the part Of
"Flipper" at this theater earlier in the sea-
son and received general praise for his per
formance. Another pleasant feature Of the
opening comedy will be the introJiIction
here of Paula Edwardes, the original Of the
character of the Cockney gypsy girl, Car
menita. Miss Edwardes has never had the
pleasure of appearing in this role in Wash
ingtOn, as when the piece left Dalv's thea
ter Mr.. DAILY took her out of the cast ard
placed her in THE Great Ruby during the
run Of that piece at Days theater. " hiIo
the cast will be changed for each new
comedy. Miss Edw'ardes will play in each of
the different pieces presented during
the season. The chorus is being
selected from members of the different
operatc organizations in this country and
great care is being taken not only to secure
good singers. but good-looking girls besid Is,
The sale of seats and boxes opens ut the
box office Thursday morning. and those
wishing to subscribe for the season en-
secure the same seats for any perform
ance desired.
THE CASINO GIRL. - '"rhe Casino
Girl which comes to the National Tneatxr
the week after next, will be interesting ia
folk w no follow ha Gnir9s Of, ~, ~, ,,,.5