Evening star., 1901-05-07

an entirely satisfactory manner. Features
of the production are several dances by
Miss Seymour, the International Quartet
and the Pony Octet. Several times during
the evening the comedians have the stage
ali to themselves, and time does not drag
While they are oh.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
People stood up in the foyer at the La
sentation of Miss Hobbs by the local
stock company. Miss Hobbs one of
Jerome X Jerome's cleverest productions.
is a bright. clean comedy in four acts 1t
is one of those rare productions which do
not DEPEND upon the personality of an ac-
tor to make them interesting. Its humor
IS broad and general and it's dramatic stu
ations and climaXeS are a II highly int eresting
without being grotesque. The company last
night added another laurel to those al
ready won, during the season, in their first
attempt to interpret this play. Minnie
Radcliffe took the part of Miss Henrietta
Hobbs, the woman of advanced ideas. who
When she falls in love, finds out she is
only a woman after all. John T. Sullivan
won new appreciation of his dramatic abil-
lty IN his Interpretation of the character
of Wolff kingsearl the man who shattered
MISS Hobbs theories regarding men and
marriage. Louise Macintosh made an at
factlEe role of the character Of Miss Su-
san Abbey. grayhared maiden of infin-
1leiy sweet disposition and a peacemaker
in all the domestic difficulties which arise
in the play. Niolette kimball was a salts
FACTORY Mrs PerciVal kingsearl. the wo-
man who accepted Miss Hobbs theories,
but could not successfully put them in
nract1ce Wright Kramer did the part of
ferciVal kingsearl. the husband who near
~ lost his wife on account of Miss Hobbs.
ffed. sullivan was the George JeSsop of
the cast and did his part intelligently. Miss
oiara Emery made an attractive ingenue.
seats at Chase's We're there last night. even
thousn the circus was in town. 1t being
horai week at this theater the lobby was
green with palms, ferns and rubber plants,
ana All the flowers of spring aided the cleo
tric lamps i'll brighte tening and beautifying
the place. Mary Scott, clever young
actress, and her company presented one
act-story, In Washingtons Time Paul
Lawrence, played by Lawrence Griffith a
bearer of dispatches from General Gates to
General Washington, visits his sweetheart,
and the adroitness of Molly in conceaing
Paul and the papers and their capture of
the corporal commanding the detachment
OF pursuers make the story. Miss Scott is
very natural In her work, and invests the
heroine with the charm of dainty person
alfty, as well with dramatic warmth.
j. Jackson plays the part of a tory and J.
Williams that of Corporal Blake. Robert
Hilliard and his company presented the
touching playlet The Littlest Girl" The
little sermons In the act were applauded.
Edwin Holland played Carruthers: Mr. Hill
lard, Van Bibber. and Fred Maxwell,
Davenport, valet.
My Wife's Presents Is the title of a
sketch by Oscar Sisson and Esther Wal
lace assisted by Walter Caryi Alfred
Hummer becomes innocently involved with
Diana Dimple, and Mrs. Hummer unexpect-
edy returns home, finding various trinkets.
such as pet dog. parasol, etc, in her par
lor. The theme of the sketch has been
played upon before but 1t went with the
audience last night.
Charles r. Sweet. the burglar with his
drinking jokes, kept the audience in a good
hystercal laughter. Newell and Niblo
novelty instrumentalistS. played upon sev-
eral musical instruments and We're pleas
antly received. Johnnie kecfe. ruDe come
dian and dancer. provoked a good deal of
laughter with his down-east Witticisms and
backwoods steps The biograph brought
up the rear of the show in its usual effect
i've manner.
ACADEMY OF MtSIC.-"From Scotland
Yard" presenting thrills and clmaXes one
right after another, was given last night
before an enthusiastic audience at the
Academy of Music. The effect of a visit
to the circus was visible, and the gallery
gods" who enjoy blood curdling situations, |
were few in number. The melodrama is
by Arthur Shirley and Benjamin Landeck
and is presented in four acts which are
laid in the dens Of thieVery of the English
domain.
The story of the melodrama is centered
around young detective sergeant, Cleve
Ryley. from Scotland Yard, who is most
ambitious to capture a band Of burglars
who terroriZe people from the lower walks
of life to the best class of society. The
leader of the burglars. Captain Nero, sep
arates the young detective from his wife
and causes his child to be kidnapped The
CAPTURE of the burglars is effected In the
last act by Cleve Ryley aided by the Brit
ish constahulary. Albert Hosmer plays the
young detective and the part of his wife
is portrayed by Harriet Ross, Henry Hans
combe as Captain Nero. received the vii |
lain's usual tribute of Kisses. The comedy
role of the play is handled by Gus Morti-
mer.
kERNAN'S LYCEU M.-Franl1 p. Carr's |
Beautiful Indian Maidens Burlesque Com
pany entertained appreciative audiences at
kernans Lyceum Theater yesterday after
noon and night. The fun started with a
curtain raiser, entitled "Pocahontas IN New
York which Is replete with musical hits
and spectalttes. In the way of vaudeville
Bessie Phillips gave a number of pretty
songs: Cunningham and Marquem present.
ed sketch. entitled "A Perfect Paradise"
which created lots of laughter Mack and
Mathews were seen IN travesty on "Nir-
einius;" Belle Gordan punched the bag In
her usual artistic way; the MeekerBaker
Trio presented their old turn, which as
amusing as ever. and Sadie and Harry
Fields were seen in pleasing act embrace
ing popular songs. The program concluded
with comedy satire entitled Fun in the
White House. which might have been
Fun in Windsor Castle as far as it re-
answers the purpose as a laugh producer
and served to introduce many rich cos
tunes and pretty girls in chorus singing
and energetic dancing.
THE KNEISEL QUARTET.-The concert
of the kneisel Quartet IN the National
Rifles Armory last night attended by
large audience nearly filling the hall
There can be no more striking sign of the
growth of musical appreciation in this city
than is afforded by the constantly increas-
ing patronage which the concerts of this
organization enjoy. They represent, per-
haps, more than any other musical per-
formances given here, the acme of refine
ment in expression and the highest attain-
ment in composition Of sort attractive
only to the cultivated musical intelligence
Nothing could have been more delightful
than the arrangement of the program. 1t
opened with Of the early sets of quar-
tets by Beethoven characteristic of his
earlier genius, when he had already
broken loose from the bounds prescribed by
Mozart and Haydn but had not yet reached
the austere heights of his later years. Its
andante elected the unboundcd appreciation
of the audience, both for its wonderful
beauty and for the remarkab BILE character
Of the performance. These players have