Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-30

| 1t must not be supposed that the Choral
Society did nothing during the evening. for
| Gypsy Life "Pars mea, Rex Meus'' from
| Parker's "Hora Novissima" and Thanks
| be to God" from Mendelssohn's Elijah
| and in all demonstrated its excellence as a
| body Of singers. In the "Pars mea, Rex
| Meus," a gratifying volume Of tone was
| shown, and this chorus made those present
| anticipate great pleasure when the whole
! oratorio shall be given later in the season
The well-known chorus from Elijah" was
sung with precision and effect. All the
| work of the society reflected great credit
| upon the careful rehearsals of Prof. Kas-
par, the capable musical director. Praise
| should also be given to Mr.. John Porter
Lawrence, the accompanist of the Choral
| Society and to Mr.. Rudolph Won Scarpa.
who performed the same task, not an easy
one by any means, for Mr.. Bispham.
FOXY QUILLER-"Foxy CUTLER will
| return to Washington at the National next
Monday evening 1t is presented by the
klaw & Erlanger Opera Company, with
| Jerome Sykes as the star. Klaw & Err
LANCER have developed all the spectacular
possibilities of Foxy CUTLER to their ut
most. Beautiful women, superb stage pic
lures, magnificent costumes, ballet diver
tisement and military drills of surprising
grace and color effects; a splendid collec-
ton of male and female voices, and a cast
that Is not easily rivaled-that is the set
ting given to Mr.. Sykes in his initial star
ring tour. Foxy CUTLER dominates the
| three acts, his superative complacence,
his monumental conceit and his unctuous
self-descriptions making laughter in true
Sykes fashion. His topical song, Cant
Stand for That is one of the hits of the
performance. Big Sykes shares honors
with little Adolph link, the lilliputian.
QUO UNDERSTANDINGS & Knowles
sumptuous production of STANCES Quo
Vadis'' returns next week to the Columbia
Theater, and even in more elaborate garb,
it is promised, than it had last year, and
with even stronger balanced cast, includ-
ing the great favorites, Joseph Haworth,
Edmund D. Lyons and RoSelle Knott in
the personnel. The play, cast, production
and settings created unbounded admiration
last season, and the piece played to one of
the most prosperous weeks of the season at
the Columbia. The sale Of seats commences
tomorrow.
The production visiting here next week
is brought direct from the Academy of
Music, New York, where it has been en-
joying a long rum The scenic effects
from the Adelphia Theater. London, and
the costumes were also made in England.
The large company has again been drilled
by Max Freeman.
Last year the piece was voted one of the
most important productions seen here dur
ing the entire season. In all the personages
that We're introduced, in Vinicius, the Ro-
man tribune; in Petronius, the Roman wit
and exquisite; in Nero, the emperor and
pagan divinity, and in Lygia, the sweet,
lovable Christian maiden, We're found char
acters that fastened themselves upon the
memory Of the playgoer.
"a SOCIAL HIGHWAYMAN"-T La
fayette Stock Company will put on "A So
1t is New York society play in strong con-
trast to the western pastoral. In Mizzou-
ra, which Is now doing an excellent BUSH
ness. The play is drama tizaton OF
Elizabeth Phipps Trains novel of the same
name, the adaptation being by Mary P.
Stone. The American rights to the play are
held by Richard Mansfield, the presenta-
ton at the Lafayette being by special ar
familiar one to Wasingtonians, the play
having been seen here but once, when the
Holland brothers, Joseph and E. M. Hol-
land, produced it with great success. The
Highwayman is one Of the most unique
characters of fiction or drama. 1t will be
played by Mr. Ormonde 1t is a role that
has recently been realized in criminal his
tory of young man OF good breeding and
irreproachable address who util.zes his
social position to prey on his acquaintance
in series of most daring robberies He
is aided in his criminal career by jenkins
Handy, professional thief of a lower Or
der, but scarcely less shrewdness, who is
indebted to him for past kindnesses and who
stands by him with fidelity worthy of
better cause. The heart interest in the
story is furnished by Elinor Burnham, a
young girl with whom the Hghwayman
falls desperately in love- This is the part
allotted to Miss Haswell. The Highway
man Will call the 1utl strength OF the
company and will bring out some Of the
handsomest evening dresses that have yet
appeared in any Of the stock company pro-
auctions.
JESSIE BARTLETT DAVIS IN vAUDE-
VILLE.-There is no name better known
to the American operate stage than that
of Jessie Bartlett Davis the Justly famed
contralto, who came into prominence with
the Bostonians, an organization In which
she was great popular favorite for many
seasons. Miss Davis has been heard in
many brilliant vocal compositions, but the
memory of "Oh, Promise Me" which she
introduced to the world in robin Hood"
still clings to her, and since entering
vaudeville her enthusiastic audiences have
not been appeased in their demands for
encores until this DeKoven ballad has been
rendered. Her season in vaudeville so far
has been a continuous ovation. Miss Davis
will be heard in four new songs, written
especially for her. Mr.. Chase has sur
rounded his star with seven excellent acts.
including John C. Rice and Sally Cohen,
the laughing stars of vaudeville; in 'The
Kleptomaniacs;" Lew Sully, late of Prim-
roses minstrels; the Young American
Quintet, singers and dancers; the three
Gardiner brothers, musical comedy artists:
Anna Whitney, original story teller and
creator of hits; Macdonald and Martell, in
the trifle, Her Sisters Beau" and the
Brothers MARITIME, grotesque acrobats on
the rebounding table.
NEAR The IHRON Near the
Throne, by w. J. Thorold which Is an
nounced for production Monday, February
4. for one week at the Academy, is at
tracing unusual attention. 1t seems to be
the fate of most Of the novels of the day,
If they are at all dramatic or picturesque
to become the legitimate prey Of the sleep
less theatrical managers in their untiring
hunt for footlight novelties. Thorold's
Near the Throne" the immensely popular
novel Of the orient, which has had such a
great circulation, has now been dramatized
by It's author, and a spectacular produc-
ton of the new play is now tour. The
cast includes Lawrence Hanley. Gertrude
Lewis and Frances Drake. They are sup
ported by w. J. Thorold, the author of the
drama Sydney Macy, Lionel Hogarth.
Joseph Degnan. Kathryn Powell. Edna
Lyall, Carolyn Heustis Graves and ten
others. The dances in the play were ar
ranged by Marwig. Music Is special feat
ure Of the production, and 1t is by Fred
erck V. Bowers. composer of Because
and Always" After the Washington pre-
sentation, Near the Throne will be Of
fered in New York.
WATSON'S ORIENTAL BURLES-
QUERS.-Manager Coyle Of the Bijou has
secured as the attraction for the coming
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