Evening star., 1901-11-09

pany, including the favorites Nellie "
John P. Rodgers. Matt Kennedy, Lew Har-
vey and the two score of other Bijouites
will be seen in the opening part of the
show There will be daily matinees during
the week at the Bijou's scale Of popular
prices.
Academy of Music.
The application of the word familiar" to
the Hanlons' play. 'Superba." which will
inaugurate weeks engagement at the
Academy Of Music Monday night. only ap-
plies to the title, for each season the Han
Ions put many new ideas in their pro-
duction. But two portions of the entertain
ment have been retained, and these were
new last season. They are the Paris eX-
position and the scene at the Castle of
Wallallia.
At the opening of the first act Pierrot
makes his descent from the moon, and af-
ter a visit to Mount Vesuvius, where u
special eruption is gotten up for his bene-
fit on the flames of which his faithful
friend, Gretchen, cooks him breakfast OF
fried snakes. he is kept busy lodging the
flames of molten lava and lot or green
devils, that put all sorts of impedimentS i'll
his way, but finally escapes them and is
transported to the Pan-American exposi-
ton, and a reproduction of this Is made
with a fac simile of it's appearance by
night, with it's hundreds of thousands of
electric lights is shown.
In the second act Pierrot shows his ca
pabilities as jockey. From riding buck,
ing bronchos to lodging cowboys pistol
shots, Pierrot has the time of his life. AT
| the finish he rides race horse to victory.
This particular scene is realistically done
with moving panorama.
The last act is given over princlpaHy TO
the specialties- In the way OF an animal
act. the Hanlons present Reeds trained
bull terriers, who perform such feats as
turning somersaults over chairs making
high dives and punching the bag. Among
the other acts are Tiler's Eight Diamonds,
Carrie Behr, who tells German dialect ste
ries and sings clever songs, and the final
transformation.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.
The Bohemian Burlesquers, Miner and
Vans splendidly equipped extrava ganza
company, will appear at the Lyceum The
ater commencing next Monday matinee,
November II. and it is safe to predict that
hearty welcome is In store for them. The
program is melange of good things. both
operatic and farcical, and, taken as
whole the company is considered one Of
the strongest Of the burlesque world. In
| the way of the talent possessed by It's
members, the elegance of it's costumes and
| the fneness of its stage settings 1t finds
| few peers on the road. while it has much
| to offer In the burlesque and vaudeville
| line. The first part is beautifully cos
| TUNED scenic production, ''U. S. Cruiser Bo-
| hemia." The olio includes such well-known
! people as Bixley and Hughes, ''the well.
we'll man and his girl Maddox and
Wayne, the actor and messenger boy; Barr
and Evans, in new travesty; Riley and
Hughes, black face comedians; st. John
| and Nicolai, singers and comedians. and
Edna Buckley. balladist. special feature
| will be made of Miner and Vans 100000
| production of living pictures, the most pre-
tentious ever attempted under the special
| stage direction of Signor A Operti. The
| closing burlesQue, "A Bowery Ball. is
participated in by the entire company.
| Heinrich Meyn.
| Heinrich Meyn, the celebrated German
lieder singer will be heard in a concert
! with Mr.. and Mrs. Lent on the evening Of
| November 20 in the beautiful ball room of
the New Willard Hotel Mr.. Meyn created
quite stir here last spring, when he was
heard in the Washington Club and at sew
| eral social functions of Importance. In his
song interpretations he is considered the
peer of George Henschel and Plunket
| Greene He has sung several times with
| the Boston Symphony Orchestra and has
been honored by direct invitation of Nine
| Cosima Wagner to appear in Bayreuth.
Few singers of the present day are more
| widely known in both musical and social
| circles. An attractive program has been
prepared. comprising modern and classical
| composers. Mrs. Lent will be heard in the
| rarely given, but brilliant and beautiful,
Tenth Hungarian Rhapsody" by List
| also in set of six pieces by Sinding Grieg
and Lent. Mr.. Lent will play concerto
AND short by
Xander, well known for his artistic accom-
paniments, will second Mr.. Meyn at the
piano.
Mansfield in Beaucaire.
| Quaker Philadelphia and Puritan Boston
| INDUCED themselves In positive furor over
Richard Mansfield during his fortnight in
| each city. The receipts were $4,000 for
| the great actors first twenty-eight appear
ances as Beaucaire. He must be growing
| accustomed to the Theater Francois fashion
| Of playing without any enrt act music, for
| appearance OF the celebrated sartist after
| the first two. The musicians places were
occupied by ticket purchasers. The man.
| agement of the Colonial Theater. Boston,
| offered to cancel out succeeding attractions
IL Mansfield would remain, but among his
/ alleged eccentricities Mansfield counts a
| scrupulous sense OF honor, and he refused
| to cancel contracts made in good faith.
though he might have remained in Boston
| until he begins his New York season at the
| Herald Square Theater, the hrst week in
December. AS usual the great actor brings
not only all the players in his cast, but a
! large contingent of auxiliary people. a
strong corps Of stage mechanics and serv-
| ants He brings his enormous encourage
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| for his company Of flfty-two. two baggage
coaches for the production Of "Beaucaire"
and his own private car.
/ FlOrOdOrn.
"F1orodora" viii be presented here for
the week OF November IS at the Columbia
Theater. The book Is by Owen Hall. au-
thor Of "The Geisha." "An Artists Model"
| and other well-known plays, and the music
is by Leslie Stuart This Il Mr. Stuart
first attempt at writing lyrics for the franz
| ing OF a play, and the success with which
he met Is attested by the millions who are
trying to whistle and hum his Tell Ne.
Pretty Maiden.
/ For the Interpretation of Mr.. Halls clever
lines and Mr.. Stuarts melodies Messrs
Fisher and Ryley have organised a COM
pany which has won instant approval in
| the cities where It has appeared. There
| are eighty-seven people In the organiEa-
tion. and Its principals are all. artists of
reputation. There is chorus OF seventy
i hve voices. an orchestra Of twenty-five
men, and an equipment IN the way OF seem
cry, costumes. ctc., that Il one OF the most
elaborate ever provided TOR the staging Of
anything In the operAtic or musical comedy
line. The "Tlorodor2" company wlll make