Evening star., 1901-05-11

ular leading maxwell remembered for his
excellent work I'm Lewis Morrison's Faust
has been specially engaged Tor Sir Fran
els Livfson'-a part which he has played
with such prominent artists as Clara Nor
ris, Charlotte Thompson and Ada Gray.
The usual Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
matinees will be given.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-Hur-
tig and Seamon's Social Maids promise at
hernanS next week. commencing Monday
matinee. all the features that pleased on
their former engagement, as well as many
new ones that have been recently added.
In the first part The Water Nymph' will
be seen, with new scenic and electrical ef-
fects, as well attractive ensembles.
Which lend to 1t the air OF freshness, and
which should insure it cordial recep
ton as 1t met with before. The burlesQue.
The Gay Modiste." retains all its Partisan
navor. Its amusing scenes and sensational
incidents are calculated to excite renewed
interests. Rita Cough has but recently been
intrusted with the principal role in each
ourietta- She Is assisted by the burlesque
comedian. George E. Beban. whose success
in both productions is We'll known to the
patrons of this house Versatile artists
support them and appear in olio. including
Nrothe and Wakefield, Irish comedians;
Lillian Durham vocalist: Jeannette La
beau, with her twelve sunbeamS: Howard
Sisters. acrobatic dancers: Clifford Gordon,
German comedian, and the Farrel-Taylor
Irlo. musical artists
bRoWNlNGS I'm A BALCONY"-A
dramatic event of great interest is the per-
a0rmance 10 to be given at the New National
lheater on the night of Thursday, May l6
OF the poetic drama, I'm a Balcony" pre-
ceded by ". b. Yeats symbolic play. 1.-The
Land of the Hearts Desire" II is one of
the performances in the special spring tour
or Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne Otis Skinner
ana Eleanor Robson. in the course of which
the various large cities will be visited for
ofiy one representation each.
IN a Balcony is spoken of as n "frag-
ment of drama" This is because Brown
ing himself designated it thus. The reason
Is not apparent, for it's plot is carried to a
well-defined conclusion, though there is
out one act of one scene. Three charact ars
comprise the dramatiS personae-the queen
impersonated by Mrs. LIE Moyne; Norbert
Dy Gus Skinner and Constance, the queens
cousin and maid of honor. by Eleanor Rob-
son. Her majesty is secretly in love with
Norbert, the prime minister while he and
Constance hold for each other a fervent
attachment. The queen attempts to en-
gender in Norbert a passion similar to her
own, and is finally induced to believe she
has succeeded: But Immediately after. en-
the balcony, she comes upon Norbert with
constance in his arms THE Land of the
Hearts Desire" is a fairy tale of IreIa nd
The scene is the home of a peasant in the
barony of kilmacowen in the County Sligo,
near the end Of the eighteenth century
The play illustrates the evil tendencies pro-
Voked by the voluntary harboring of the
spirit or unrest. The troubles of the per-
sons interested arise because Marie BrlIn,
the girl wife of Shawn Bruin, has listened
overmuch to legends and fairy tales Her
head has been filled with strange longings
through the perusal of an old book which
told OF how the Princess Edena was borne
to the land of the hearts desire by bright
and gentle spirits. The play shows q strug-
gle between earthly and supernatural in
huenceS, in which the latter triumph
Marie finds the desired land through death
Nora O'Brien will act Marie Bruin. Harold
Russell the priest, Mabel Taliaferro the
fairy child, Ada Dwyer will be the wife of
Maurteen Bruin, which character will be
played by Oscar Eagle, and Frank Connor
will play the husband. The scenery cos
tunes and various properties" which are
necessary to the proper presentation of the
plays are provided on the most liberal scale.
MINER & VAN osTENs EXTRAvA-
GANZA.-Miner & Van Ostens musical ex-
travaganZa. The Devils Daughter" which
has been in rehearsal for several months
preparatory to an engagement Of twenty
two weeks at the Court Street Theater
Buffalo, will bring it's preliminary spring
tour to close in Washington. The Bijou
Theater will be reopened for this extraor-
dInary attraction from Saturday, May 1s
to Saturday. May % inclusive, and the
company will begin its long engagement
| in Buffalo on the following Monday The
company numbers 100 people. Notable
members of the cast are Billy b. Van,
formerly the star of Miner &. Vans Bo-
hemlan Burlesquers; Dick German, the
German dialect comedian; ALI Hampton
Nellie Oneill. Jessie Nillars and Zella
| Frank, all of whom have individual renu-
tations which We're earned in important
broadway attractions. A ladies' military
| band, composed of members of Mr. Van
Osten's excellent lady orchestra. which
| was an undoubted attraction with his pro-
ductfon Of Miss Philadelphia" will be
one Of the features Of The Devils Daugh-
ter. Lenore White. whom the management
sentative model of American beauty, is
the star in the living picture productions.
CISSIE LOTUS FAREwELL.-wash-
| ington has been included in the Cissie Loft
| tus farewell tour. In which the world
| famed English mimic will be seen for
| vile company. The tour has been ar
| ranged with great ingenuity, and though
Philadelphia and Baltimore Will become
| for the nonce one-night stands, Washing
ton gets two performances in one day
| The LOTUS company will appear at the
National Theater in this city on We'd
nesday, June 3, at a matinee and evening
performance. There will be an all-star
vaudeville company of headiners. Regular
| prices will prevail and the public will not
| only see Cissie Lotus as a mimic, but in
| a new one-act play as well, in which a
| strong company will be found in support,
| including VIM. Courtney.
MR. vILLALPANDo's RECITAL-Next
| Wednesday evening. at the Washington
Club. Wenceslas Villalpando, the Mexican
violoncellist. will give recital. assisted by
| Miss Wilnea Willenbrucher and Messrs
Rakemann. Green and Finckel. The pro-
| gram, Beethoven's variations from op.
| IL, Glinka's minuet and Rubenstein's quar-
| tet, op. II. No. 2, for strings; an aria from
"Tannhauser' and a group Of Schumann
| songs by Miss Willenbrucher and Mr. Vii
| lalpando will play Carl Eckert's concerto
| for violoncello. Miss Agnes Alden will be
| the accompanist. This program and the
artists who will interpret it should induce
| the complete filling of the club ROOM
KEITH LIVING PICTURES.-The Keith
Living Pictures are announced as engaged
| for the New Grand week after next This
| production enjoyed a run of three months
| at Keth's, New York. The groupings SO
| closely resemble masterpieces in oil paint
| ings, marbles and statuary as to challenge
| comparison. 1t has been said that these
| tableaux vivants constitute the most am
| bilious single number that has yet been
| offered in the evolution Of so-called 'po-
| lite vaudeville
| Aside.
Walter Jones Is a possible musical COM
! edy star for next season.
| Charles Frohman's successes in this
| will 70 A1,cf fvo1ia