Evening star., 1901-01-08

esting. 1t deals wisAstthe ideal friendship
OF two struggling young men, one a musi-
clan, the other an author. They are IN love
with the same woman,sa successful singer.
A question as to her birth, which is brought
to her attention by her supposed father-in
reality only her stepfather-compels her in
all honor to reject the love of the young
musician. 1t is a constellation which natu-
rally renders them both miserable and Of
fers valid excuse for4he rest Of the play.
Percy Hasweil as sAfarguerite Otto, the
opportunities all of which she graces. In
the second act, when n:she faints in the mid
die Of song, and IN 1the third, when her
1athers BODY is discovered, she displays
of the dramatic. Miss Haswell practically
fills the feminine portion of the bill, al
the ugh Alma Kruger; Hortence Nelson and
Katherine Field do thoroughly well with
comparatively small chances.
Eugene Ormonde and Charles Wyngate
as the friends fill their respective roles
most acceptably. Their comedy work in
the hrst act, involving the joint ownership
servedly applauded. Upon John T. Sullivan
falls the real burden of the production, and
ne does not falter. AS the dissolute father.
who finally dies from excessive drinking
and the immediate effects of an opium de-
bauch, he is powerfully effective, but never
meiodramtic. A recall last night in the
middle Of the third act was the result Of
a remarkable piece Of realism, in the skill
1ul way IN which he portrayed the Wretched
drunkard, without being distasteful. Wal
ter Craven and Robert Rogers fill the re-
mainder Of the cast in satisfactory man
ner. Miss HasweIs performance of Tostfs
'Good-by," together with the work of the
gentleman behind the scenes, who accom-
panies her on the piano, while the musician
OF the play performs on dummy with
great skill, are not the least enjoyable in
c1dents OF the performance.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Joseph Arthur's
Tha 10 {n1 IN,
this city on several occasions in years gone
by, but never did the play or the players
presenting 1t receive such an intensely DEM
olstratlVe ovation as was accorded Harry
Lacy ana ms assistants at Stairs Academy
of Music last evening Long before the
initial rise of the curtain the theater was
literally packed with an audience that made
no attempt to disguise it's eagerness that
the show should start And it was a thor
oughly appreciatiye audience-perhaps too
much so. Every move Of the hero was ap-
plauded, each appearance of the villain
was Missed, to an extent that really marred
the work of those on the stage and delayed
the production so that the conclusion was
not reached until half an hour before mid
night THE Still Alarm is too old and
too good friend to receive q welcome in
the nature of review at this time. The
m1ldest attempt at criticism would be un-
warranted, in view of the thorough appre-
citation displayed in such unmistakable
manner by fully 80 out of every 100 of
those in attendance. The reputation Of
Harry Lacy, in the character of Jack Man.
ley, the hero, was firmly established years
ago, and he unquestionably tightened his
hold on popularity last evening the moment
he first appeared the other side of the foot
lights. The central fire station scene, as
usual made pronounced hit. The receipt
of still alarm, or the report Of fire by
telephone, the regular alarm wires having
been cut by the villain the lightning hitch
ing of trained fire horses to a real, sure
,nough' fire engine; the tiremen leaping
from bed, donning boots and coats, sliding
down poles and taking their places; the
start of the engine; and then a wild dash to
the fire, the latter produced by means of
treadmill arrangement and panoramic seen
cry, We're all thrilhng.r 1.-The Still Alarm
possesses plot of more than ordinary
merit The villain is in supreme control of
the situation until the last moment when
he Is overcome in manner thoroughly
meodramatic, much to the delight of the
occupants of the gallery and to the salts
faction of the remainder of the audience.
CHASES NEW GRAND.-Whether sail
ing under the title of '"rransatlantics'' or
Transoceanics," the Hopkins vaudeville
offerings have always been rated among the
best. The present gathering of artists ap-
pearing under the Hopkins banner at the
Grand last night suffered somewhat by
comparison with those gone before because
of an accident at yesterdays matinee to
one of the Allison troupe of acrobats, stars
OF the bill. That injury to one of seven
performers should operate to shelve an
entire act conveys an idea OF the Intricate
nature of the Allisons' great turn, without
adding to the teams reputation for re-
source versatility. OF the four appear
ing the young lady member carried off the
hcnors. With the Allisons practically out,
the well-knOwn sketch team of Barnes and
Sisson scored the hit of the bill. A new
sketch, with new songs and Stuart Barnes
1nmitable way of expressing them carried
the house. Bessie Munroe, from across the
big pond. proved herself a marvellous
dor ,tvhn r,1iD tiy,ot, rS,,,lI
any contortionist to turn a dark envious
green. Will Fox, also back from foggy
'Lunnon" was entertaining in his Paderew-
ski burlesque. in which he sandwiched with
eccentric monologue several cleverly-exe-
cuted musical numbers. A. o. Duncan, the
ventriloquist, pleased, as he always does.
because of up-to-date conversation put into
the mouths of his dummies. farccal
sketch entitled THE Door Key" affords
Frank Buoman and Rose Adele opportun-
ity to speak original lines and sing new
songs. The HooDers were good in novel
hoop-rolling and Juggling act. Clayton,
jenkins and their trained donkey, all three
knockabouts. brought the bill to a close
with their 'Darktown Circus"
KERNAN's LYCEUM TFEATER.-Large
audiences welcomed Scrbner's Morning
Glories at Kernans yesterday at both per-
formances. Judge and Smith exceed
ingly clever acrobats and introduced num-
Der of novel and difficult tricks. Dryden
and Leslie provoked merriment with their
ncnsensicalities. and Emily Wait sang The
Holy CITY, in way that pleased. khernS
and Cole had new dialect sketch, and
McCabe and Sabine, assisted by Vera, were
pleasing in a Hibernian sketch. The dis
tirctive feature of the entertainment is
the reproduction of the McGovern-Gans
prlze fight, which took place in Chicago
short time ago. This is the first time these
pictures have been shown in Washington,
and to the followers Of the little Brooklyn
fighter they were especially interesting.
They show the redoubtable Terry forcing
the fighting from the call of time, and il
lustrate what a terrible grueing he gave
the dusky lightweight from Baltimore.
NEW BIJOU.-The opening performances
yesterday of the return engagement Of Sam
r. Jacks Burlesque Company al the New
Bijou Theater were greeted with large au-
diences Several new features have been
INTRODUCED into the burlesques The Hayseed
Soubrette' and THE Sapho Trial. which
makes them more humorous, and, in conse-
quence, more popular with the onlookers.
The manager Of this house has adopted
new rule. which will doubtless be appre-
ciated by his patrons, and that is the
strengthening Of all attractions booked by
him. Last week Gus Solke and his pickan-
ninies, "top-liners," were added to the show
and this week Lew Hawkins, one of the
best monologists in the vaudeville business
fS the added feature. Lew closes the o1io