Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-26

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rather polite and altogether affable type.
Hts name Is Rudolph Resstemsum. Cir
cumstances lead Hodge and Podge. BUSH
he was the son Of one or the other. They
don't know which, and so they adopt him
jointly. Thus, from having grown up with
out father. he suddenly finds himself with
two. The fun starts from this root, and
grows up into various branches of comic
perplexities and mischances. Perhaps the
farce should be classed as an extravaganza,
because 1t contains plenty of songs and
dances and lot Of well-formed, pretty and
altogether delightful young women, who
can sing and dance. These things make up
most of the entertainment. There are many
ballads all new, some funny. some senti-
mental, and several negro melodies, which
are given with choruses, and the eff
feet Of plenty of lime lights. Unanswered in
ing Mr.. Daley include Christie Mcdonald.
George W. Barnum, Edward Garvie. Will
liam Broderick, Stephen Maley, Edward
Monn. Harry Austin, William Strong.
Charles Winters, frankie Bailey. Jennie
Hawley, Amy Lesser. Martha Steyne and
George Laurence.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.-May
Irwin will appear next week at the National
Theater in "Madge Smith. Attorney" with
an augmented company and collection of
songs which are fast achieving popularity.
MISS Irwin plays engagements from sixteen
to twenty weeks consecutively at the same
theater in New York each season, and when
she travels the audiences in whatever cities
she appears are almost invariably large. 1t
Is said that she has accumulated several
hundred thousand dollars. All this she has
accomplished in stellar career of only five
or SIX years. 1t is no wonder that the an
nouncement OF her appearance Is always re-
ceived with genuine pleasure by many. for
each season during the past several years
she has appeared In new comedy. "Madge
Smith, Attorney presents the Coincidence
in an atmosphere which is rather different
from any she has yet attempted, and affords
her scope for the manifestation of her
many admirable and versatile qualities as
an inciter of mirth. Those who have seen
her as Sister Mary" Kate Kip" THE
Swell Miss Fitswell' or the Widow Jones'
Will no doubt recall with pleasure the re-
markable charm Of this original woman.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER.-
The Lafayette Stock Company production
for the coming week will be I'm Mizzoura,'
a play of western life by Augustus Thomas
of Alabama fame. I'm Mizzoura'' is the
simple, probable and withal clean and
wholesome story Of a little Pike county
love affair. The hero Of the story is Jim
Radburn, the county sheriff respected and
feared throughout the region as a dead
shot, and at need matchless gun fighter
Jim has been in love for years with Kate
Vernon, the daughter Of his old friend Joe
Vernon, the blacksmith 1t was Jim who
| loaned Vernon money enough to send Kate
| east to school, and the play opens just as
she has returned to her Missouri home with
just knowledge and experience enough to
rcundings. In this frame of mind she
comes within an ace of clipping with a
| plausible sharper who appears on the
scene. OF course, the villain is exposed and
| Jim helps him to escape from town, while
Kate, repentant, comes back to her old love-
which seems quite as much If not little
| better than she deserves under the circum-
| stances. However, she is a very lovable If
al rryt11 oI rir1 Dt,a t.,
will give Percy Haswell an opportunity for
| some good work in line somewhat differ
| ent from what she has heretofore attempt
| ed. Mr.. Ormonde will take the part Of Jim
| Radburn. created by Nat Goodwin in the
original production, while Mr.. Sullivan will
| find a good villain part mapped out for
| him in the portrayal OF Robert Travers.
| Louise Macintosh, who has done such
credttable work this week in the Charity
| Ball." will have the part of Mrs. Vernon.
| the wife of the village blacksmith. Grayce
Scott, the new ingenue, is cast for Liz
beth, and Katherine Field for the some
| what similar role of Emily, both of them
| Pike county debutantes.
| CHASES NEW GRANDMA more inter
esting. more thoroughly diversified. more
evenly balanced vaudeville bill has ever
been seen in this city than that promised
by the Empire Fashionable Vaudevillians
playing next week at Chases. Like many
| another ambitious and meritorious enter
prise, this organization comes from the
| west, having been organized at the Empire
Theater. Cleveland. Ohio. 1t represents the
| western idea of progress and excellence In
| polite vaudeville tombstone Bennett, the
clever actress. the originator Of the art OF
| tailor-made dressing. with which she has
become so closely identified, Is the particu-
lar headline feature. tombstone Benefits
| work in the legitimate stamped her as an
artist original and clever and her vaude-
| Vile tour so far has been one Of the most
| successful of the season. Her coming to
Washington is looked forward to with in
| terest by the many friends she has here
and by those who are acquainted with her
work in the past. With TONY Williams
the comedian. as principal support, she will
present the comedietta, "A Quiet Evening
| at Home" Ivan Tschernof's world cele-
brated troupe of twenty-four educated dogs
| Is billed as an exceptional extra attraction
| This act, imported direct from Europe. Is
said to far excel all others. some of the
feats performed by the CANNES being little
short Of wonderful. George Felix and
| Lydia Barry, the fun-provoking farceurs
will give their latest sketch, which is brim-
ming with wholesome humor. Kitty Mitch
ell. the dainty little Coincidence and singer
| Is another charming feature of the bill
Among the other acts are Paulnetti and
| Piquo. novelty gymnasts; the Tobins, re-
| fined musicians; Martinetti and Sutherland
acrobatic dancers; the Bison City Quar-
tette. and the Kosure Trio, Juvenile come
dams.
| ACADfM1 Of' MUSlC.-Al. II. wilson,
| in THE Watch on the Rhine" This at
| traction. touching in heart interest, star
| ting in situations and extremely thrilling
| and mirth provoking in climaxes is the
| offering at the Academy commencing Mon
day night. The play is presented by Chas.
| H. Yale and Sidney r. Ellis, both we'll and
favorably known for their sumptuous pro-
| auctions of 1.-THE DEVILS Auction" "The
Twelve Temptations and 1.-THE Evil Eye"
| In this piece they abandon gold and tin
| sell for the more substantial. The scenes
| Of the play are laid on the river Rhine a
| stream famed in legend and story both for
| its beauty and romantic history, some of
which has been deftly woven into this
drama. AL. H. Wilson, the artist in ques-
| ton, has been termed 1.-THE Golden-voiced
| Singer" He sings ballads with rare feeling
and his voice has the sympathetic quality
| that Is natures own gift. Mr.. Wilson
has ample opportunity in 'The Watch on
| the Rhine" to introduce his favorite songs.
The cast includes Mark Price Francis White
| house, John B. Walker. Eva Byron, Alfred
| Hastings, Fanny Bloodgood and little Cora
| Quintan. The usual Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday matinees will be given at the
regular Academy prices.
| foxy QUILLER."-"Foxy CUTLER" the
new De Koven and Smith comic opera. will
! be the attraction at the National Theater
| for the week beginning February 4. 1t Will
| be the second appearance of the famous
Klaw and Erlanger Opera Company in