Washington sentinel., 1901-05-04
Amusements,

The sale of seats and boxes for the
opening week of the musical season at
the Columbia has opened at the box
office, and judging from the manV
inquiries received at the box office AMI
by the orders already filed, the musical
season outlined is an assured success.
The opening bill selected will be "A
Runaway GirP' and it has succeeded in
turning away people on both its former
visits at this theatre. The company that
is being put together tor the presenta-
ton oil these musical comedies will be
a large one, comprising no less than
fifty people, and the cast will contain
the names Of performers who have made
for themselves a name in this kind of
entertainment. The eccentric comedy
part of Flipper in "A Runaway Grip
will be played by Arthur Dunn, who
played the part here early in the season,
with such great success A new member
of the company is Miss Paula Edwards, |
who remains for the season, play ing the |
first week her original part of Carmenita
The lafayette Square Stock Company
will offer a revival OF "Miss Hobbs"
next week, which will be the 2oth
consecutive week in the history OF the
stock company at the Lafayette. The
play will be we'll remembered as the
very charming comedy by Jerome K.
Jerome, in which Miss Annie Russell
appeared so advantage all OF last
season. The play was given in Wash.
| ington for one week, but owing to the
blizzard weather prevailing at the time,
many regular theatre goers were unable
to see the production, miss Hobbs"
therefore will be comparative novelty
to the patrons OF the Lafayette. The
story, told in four acts Of high class
comedy with a tinge of serious senti
ment, treats of the efforts of certain
Miss Hobbs to prevent her girl friends
from falling into the hands OF horrid men
creatures. Miss Hobbs objects to mat
rimony as strongly as she objects to
everything masculine; but she finds it a
| difficult task to make her girl friends
absolutely renounce the ether sex, and
at first they revolt, Ultimately Miss
Hobbs herself is converted to the
opposite theory, after a practical dem.
onstTation by a very attractive and
entertaining Young man, who convinces
her that matrimony is the most sensible
institution in the world.
A play teeming with sensational epi-
sodes, with thrilling climates, with
heart interest and comedy element is
"From Scotland Yard " which comes to
the Academy of Music next week.
Originally produced in London, the
people Of that city grew enthusiastic
over it, The story of the play is the
endeavor of a young Irish detective,
Cleve Ryley, to hunt down a band OF
bold and bad burglars, Their hallmark
is seen on all the big riminal operations
OF the time, ard the whole constabulary
of the United Kingdom is at work to
locate and bring to Justice this band.
Cleve Ryley is not only prompted by
the reward attending their capture, but
also by spirit OF revenge against Eus-
tace Lee, otherwise Capt. Nero, the
leader Of the gang In the end he &C
ccmplishes this purpose, and as the play
! closes the whole gang is brought tc
Justice. From Scotland Yard has large
, complement OF incidents characterized
: to excite the interest to the concert
, pitch. These include the robbery oftht
bullion car, the murder OF Herbert
Mason, the theft of the GaInsborough
portrait ol the Duchess of Devonshire
= and slow torture death.
Frank B. Carr's 'ludian Maidens," the
attraction at Kernau's next week, are
l said to retain all thu novelty that marked
; their first seasons tour, and promise al
, entertainment that is calculated tC
eclipse their former efforts 1t will bC
found that there are many features tha
are not seen every week and the orig
I inal conception is REINFORCED witt
= multiplicity Of novelties and al
2 abundance OF native burlesquers
4 From a irst part that draws from tn,
I lite Of Pocahontas, characters that carl
cature New YOrks police, the burles
quers go to a travesty that satirize
official Washington society. The outlook
for an amusing entertainment is ver'
bright. Miss Pear Marquem, a younl
$ woman whose success patrons of bur-
2 lesque has noted with no little interest
! is the central figure in both burlettss
Among the artists who support her
besides appearing in the olio. are tn,
Meeker Baker trio, Harry and Sadie
5 Fields, Belle Gordon, Mack and Mat
| thews, George Cunningham, and Bessie
. Phillips