Evening star., 1901-11-09

some of his famous characters Inc lapse
of years. 1t IS said has made no appreciaoie
difference In Mr.. Jefferson's appearance or
his art Thb Arrangement of the repertoire
for Mr.. Jeffrsonis engagement at.the Ma
tional, whfek is xor one week, Is as fol-
evenings aa1 saslEday matinee. rip Van
Winkle;;" Wednesday and Friday evenings
..The Rivals safllrday evening being de.
Hearth ana aIsnd Me Five shillings,
The sale otrseats. for this engagement is
now progressing.
OAluusHin Theater.
Its New York and Chicago runs, during
which it made thousands of people laugh
have given Washington fair warning OF the
good things that may be expected IN Are
You a Masou?. which begins It's engage
ment next week at the Columbia iheatel'
This comedy was originally presented III
German form at the Irving Pace ihea.ei'
New York, where it was SO great success
that it induced Leo Ditrichstein TO aoap'
it for the English speaking stage. II was
presented last spring at Waliacks Ineatei,
New York, and was enjoying splenolo
run, when 1t was forced from that theater
by a prior contract. 1t was tneh lahen "
Powers Theater. Chicago, where II tiis Hhisneo ro
out the entire summer. A1ter Us ~ 20
run it was returned to New YORK this Sea ,
son to open the Garrick. and asalh the
standing-room-only sign was IN nish,ly
mand. Since then the comedy mas sCUteu III,
a pronounced hit at the Shaftesoury m
ater, London, and Is now running at ,hae
theater. The rites and secrets dno alu's y.
Freemasonry are in every way respecteu rp
and the members of the order can iuiiy
share in the appreciation OF tne !ur,. ,,
In adapting the comedy from tne 1erHndn'
Mr.. Ditrichstein has endeavored 10 Retain
much of the original atmosphere. amos mo-
Bloodgood one of the principal cnaracteis'
oc a
order to explain the evenings ne speh.
away from home. His wife mas grown to
feel pride in what she peileNes Is MS
Masonic affiliations and has made member
ship in lodge a condition OF young FRANK
Perrys marriage to her daughter. tie. too'
practices a similar deception, but Unknown
to the father-in-law. The entire new 1ork
production and company VIII ne oIousn. ~
this city. The company contains the names
Of Leo Ditrichstein, John Z. Rlce. In0nas
Wise, George Richards, Oscar Dane, Gnas.
Halton, Charles ]. Greene. Gertrude Mhit,
ty, Esther Tittell, Grace Hadseil, dazei
Chapel, Amy Muller, Sally Cohen and
Maud Travers. There Will be matlnees on
Thursday and Saturday.
Lafayette square Opera House.
Next week the Bellows Stock Company
at the Lafayette will put on that big pro-
duction, ''The Sporting Duchess" and it
is said that this will be the first time the
piece has ever been done in stock. 1t not
only has the reputation of metropolitan
run of 2OO nights at the Academy of Music
in New York. but it was done for $50 nights
in Boston and 100 nights in Philadelphia.
Few other attractions, if any, have played
the Quaker city longer than two weeks
The play is not altogether new to Wash
ington it having been done here some four
years ago by the original company, which
included Rose Coghlan. Carrie Turner and
Elita Proctor Otis. The play not only re-
quires a large cast, having twenty-five
speaking parts, but the scenic requirements
are most elaborate. Some idea of what is
essential in this way for the proper preSen-
tation of THE Sporting Duchess may be
had when 1t is stated that eleven separate
and distinct sets of scenery are used in the
four acts. The first act shows Bracken-
hurst Hall: the second, the Downs at Mel
ton, room in the famous white Hart
Inn and the regimental ball room scene.
The third act reproduces scene from the
Grand Hotel. London, the law courts and
Tattersals. The last act shows a cottage
on the banks of the Thames the Fafrsea
Sanitarium, the paddock at EPSON and the
winning of the English Derby. The whole
story of the play hinges on the winning
of the Derby by the Duchess. who thus re-
coups her husbands fortunes. AS the title
and the scenes would suggest. the play
deals with the fads and foibles of that por-
ton of Englands Smart society thich goes
in for horse-racing and kindred sports.
Inc opOitihS buSheSS Is the JOlut "o1h
of three English authors who have achieved
worldwide reputations-the late Sir Angus
tus Harris, Cecil Raleigh and Henry Ham
ilton. Up to the time of his death Sir Au-
gustus Harris was the manager of the IA
nous Drury Lane pTheater in London. He
| was knighted by the queen shortly before
his death. In casting THE Sporting Ouch
ess'' Mr.. Bellows has had to draw upon the
full strength of his organization, and as a
result several members of the company
who have not yet made their appearance
| this year will be in the cast notably among
these being Myron Lefingwell who will be
recalled by Lafayette patrons for his work
| last year. The following is the complete
cast: Douglas Earl of Desborough, White
Whittlesey; Harold Viscount Fernside, his
| son, Baby Lee; Colonel Donnelly, Francis
Powers; Major Mostyn, John T. Sullivan:
! Captain Lord Chisholm, Myron Leffngwell
! Captain Bagot, Herbert Barker: Hon Guy
Beamish. Joseph Kaufman: Rupert Leigh,
Tony Cummings: Captain Cyprian Streat-
| trainer, Harry Corson Clarke: Dick Ham
| mond, a Jockey, Frederic Sullivan: Lord
| Desborough's solicitor. Howard Williams:
Lady Desboroughs solicitor R. s. Sanford
| Mostyn's solicitor. Charles Clark: servant
Jeremiah OConnor: auctioneer Harry G.
| Bradley: Marie. Duchess of Milford. Miss
| Lillian Lawrence: Muriel, Countess of Des-
| borough. Grace Griswold Vivian Daryille
| Katherine Clinton: Mrs. Donnelly, Miss Ar.
| gyle Gilbert; Annette Donnelly, Antoinette
| Walker; Mary Aylmer, Katherine Field
There will be matinee performances OF
| ''The Sporting Duchess on Wednesday
| and Saturday.
|