Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-15

thought that enables her to grapple with
difficult problem of abstract theory. While
she has more than most women of Qualities
that generally belong to the masculine sex,
she has, too, more than common stock
of womanly virtues. Essentially feminine
in spite of her apparently masculine gift
of analysis, she graces her surprising cleV-
erness by a warmth and openness of heart
and extreme generosity of feeling which
show themselves in the everyday life
These are the qualities for which Miss I'll
lott is peculiarly fitted by temperament,
! experience and training. Her appearance
as Portia is hardly less of vital interest to
the stage than Mr.. Goodwin's Shylock.
Only the leading cities will be visited in
the tour of The Merchant of Venice COM
pany and but twentyeight performances
given. In the cast are Effie Elsler, Annie
Irish, j. E. Dodson, w. j. LIE Moyne, Mac
lyn ArbuclIe, Aubrey Boucicault. Henry
Woodruff, Vincent Serrano. William Court
leigh and Frederick Perry. But one per-
Torrance is to be given here, at the Ma
tional Theater. on Tuesday, May 81. The
| regular prices for all of Mr. Goodwin's en-
gaSements will be the rule, with the best
seats at s..
KE1TH's LIVING P1CTTREs-Th
management advertises "Keiths 10000
production of Living Pictures the at
traction at the New Grand next week. They
are described the sensation of the sea-
sor and constituting his most ambitious
Offering with which to inaugurate the second
week of the summer season. Added to this
| Gypsy Band; program of numbers of un-
usually attractive comic character, and
rev floral and decorative embellishments
that have been added from day to day to
perfect the beauty of the interior of the
| New Grand Keith's Living Pictures were
| first given in New York city, where they
| excited widespread admiration and extra
| ordinary attendance during the period of
three months. 1t is claimed for them that
| they surpass in beauty, variety and artis-
| tic perfection the famous kiliani pictures
! iIt, 60, &c do
| vile novelty. They constitute reproduc-
| tons of famous sculpture, ancient marbles,
world renowned statuary and the chef
| dOuvres of old masters in paintings. There
| are twenty-eight persons employed in the
| groupings and they were selected with es-
pecial view to their perfection of form and
/ feature. The back grounds of the huge
! frames in which the models pose are SPLEEN
! did products of the scene painters art. and
| in transportation fill two cars. The titles
of the leading subjects are Music,
Temptation of St. Anthony" Visit to an
| ing" Can't You Talk The Rock H., of
Ages Yankee Doodle Dawn The
Return The Arena After the Bath
! and ''Evangeline.' The remainder of the
| program contains only two acts that are
! familiar here, although they have been
| changed for this engagement. The others
are corners of established regulations;
| the most prominent of which are Monroe,
Mack and Lawrence. the comedy trio OF
undisputed ability fun makers; the per-
ennial favorite, Maude Courtney, who
sings the old songs Arris and Alice will
present a European novelty act. James
F. Kelly and Dorothy Kent will be seen
in their latest and most successful musical
absurdity. Lionel Conkley and Eft1e
Huested the juvenile comedy artists. pre-
sent songs and dances The bograph will
present its quota of entertaining pictures
and the Royal Hungarian Gypsy Band
continue to play promenade and entre-act
music.
EORIN HOOD, JR.. BCRLESQUERS.-
! The patrons Of kernans will recognize in
the Robin Hood, jr.. BHrleSguerS an organ
ization which pleased them several seasons
age. but in which is retained little that
Will remind them of the former engage
meut, except the title, and in which is
promised much calculated to amuse. In the
reorganization of this attraction the man
ascment seems to have spared neither
pains nov expense, and there is assurance
| that it will possess all the merit of Il
brand-new show IT promises departure
from the beaten path in the first part and
buresque. which. while retaining all the
features that delight the patrons of bur
lesQue will be found to possess many of
the charact eriStcs of farce comedy. and
at the same time multiplicity of scenic
effects that mark spectacular productions.
Ruby Leoni is still the principal boy of
the organization. and shares the honors
with Miss Mildred Connor. a soubrette, who
will make her first appearance here. Rec
ognized speciality artists appear in the Ulio.
IIcluulny Riley ana IiuSneS, Dung ana
Barnes, Mcdonald Brothers. Barry and
! Conner, May Marshall and Prof. Mails.
MINER & VAN OsYEN's EXTRAVA-
GANZA.-The Bijou Theater will be
opened Saturday night for the initial pre-
sentation Of Miner & Van Osten's Big Pan
American Extravaganza. The Devils
Daughter, which will be continued on the
| Bijou stage all Of next week, after which
it will be taken directly to the Court Street
| Theater. buffalo, where it will be present
ed during the life of the exposition. The
company, which is reputed to number over
100. includes some undeniaby clever en-
tertainers. who have won enviable replta-
tions in important productions OF similar
character. Billy Van. who heads the list
of comedians is well known 20 attendants
of the local theaters devoted to burlcsque,
while ALT Hampton was formerly an i'm
portant member of Frank Daniels opera
company. Nellie O'Neiu was this season
the chief member of the Female Drummer,
/ and Zela Frank was prominent in the sup
port of Marie DRESSER in her starring tour.
! A feature of The Devils Daughter will be
a series of living pictures, which, 1t is
! claimed by the management will be found
| to eclipse In the matter of elaboratcness
! any previous offerings of a like nature, In
! these pictures will be seen Leonore White,
! heralded as the most beautiful of all Cali
! fornia models. The Ladies Military Band,
which was one of the most novel features
! of Miss Philadelphia" as produced at the
| National several years ago, will add con-
| siderably to the attractiveness and efec-
| tiVeneSS of The DeElI S Daughter Seats
| for the engagement are now on sale at the
| Bjou box office.
| MR. VILLALPANDO'S RECITAL.-To-
/ night at the Washington Club Wencesloo
! Villalpando the Mexican cellist. will give
a recital assisted by Miss Wilma Willen-
| bucher and Messrs. Rakemann, Green and
/ Fnckel, with Agnes Alden as accompanist.
| Mr. Nilalpando has proved himmself to be
/ a musician of great ability and has made
| many friends during his residence in this
/ city. His assistants are all well-knoWn
| performers. and the program to be pre-
| scented will be well worth hearing.
! II. and o. Weekend Country Trips.
| Tickets sold Saturdays and Sundays, for
| return until following Monday, at reduced
rates, from Washington to Charlestown
! Frederick, Annapolis Junction and inter
| mediate ponts.-AdVt.
| Twelfth Annual Convention.
! The Young Peoples Christian Union of
the Universalist Church has completed ar
| rangements for the twelfth annual cOnven-