The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-13
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and CoIue-
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The appearance of Sarah Bernhard and
Constant Coquelin at the National The
atre this week in a repertoire of plays
that have been eminently successful in
New York and Paris should result in
drawing TO that house a series of audi
ences which in point of brilliancy and
size have not been equaled in come years.
In determining upon the plays 10 be pre-
scented during the Washington engage
ment, Mr.. Maurice Grau wisely concluded
to give those plays which scored the
greatest success during the recently ter
minated engagement of the Bernhardt
company in New York City. There, not
withstanding the fact that the charge Tor
seats was considerably higher than for
the performances in this city, the great
French artists were greeted by over
flowing audiences whose en- husiasm over
the splendid and imposing productions
was quite unusual
On Monday, Tuesday. and Wednesday
nights, and Wednesday matinee, Rostands
original "LAlglon'' will be produced by
what is said TO be identically the same
company that was seen in the Paris pro
duction by Nine Bernhard last summer.
and which later received the warmest
commentator from the entire critical
press of New York City. On Thursday
night Bernhard will be seen in Sardou's
great play, Ia Toscs,' and on Friday
night she will present her idea OF Shakes
peare's Hamlet. with Coquelin in the
part of the gravedigger. This effort to
produce the English bard's drama has
been much discussed by eminent Shakes
pearean authorities in this country and
London, and 1t is a muchly mooted ques-
ton whether the Bernhard conception of
the Danish prince is in accordance with
the traditions Of the part. Hence local
theatregoers, who have Witnessed all OF
the famous ''HRmlets" of recent years,
will find much to interest them in the
Hamlet OF Bernhard. On Satui day
afternoon Alexander Dumas (ilsD La
Dame aux Camilias" will be presented,
and on Saturday night NJ. Coquelin Will
appear in his original creation of Ros-
tand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," which Mr..
Richard Mansfield first playeI in this
country, In the "Cyrano" psrformanc.
Nine. Bernhard will be seen as Roxaue
The management asserts that the seen
cry utilized in the different plays is OF
such an elaborate character as to require
a special train of six cars for its trans
portation. II is said that the perform
ances that viii be seen at the National
will be identical with those given in New
York City at the Garden Theatre which
Is equivalent TO saying that they will be
among the most sUmptuous ever present
ed on an American stage. The numerical
strength of the Bernhard Coquelin c M
pany is reputed to be seventy, all of whom
have been brought to this country from
Paris where they have the reputation OF
being capable and experienced players.
The management calls particular atten-
tion to the fact that. owing TO the length
of the several performances. the curtain
will rise each evening at o'clock sharp.
The Grnnd-second Anniversary.
One of the most important vaudeville
announcements of the season is from
Chase's New Grand, where this week the
second anniversary OF the establishment
OF polite vaudeville in Washington will be
celebrated with an attractive bill. Man
ager Chase has three acts at least that
have invariably hitherto headed any bill
OF which either has been a feature. Pc
ginning with the matinee tomorrow, Mar
shall p Wilder will furnish one of the
exceptional acts included in the list, and
to him has been given first place Mr..
Wilder enjoys reputation as an enter
tainer of supreme attachments which
reaches not only throughout this country,
but is as high and broad in Europe. His
reputation, IN short, Is brilliant and
fsr-reRching as the humor he dispenses
in such a delightful fashion. His roper
tory Of stories and Incidents IL unlimited,
and is being added 10 daily. He IS re-
puted to be the highest-salaried mono
loguIst known to the American stage. and
his engagement here means a particularly
happy anniversary season at Chases.
Prime fayorites I'm Washington as they