Evening star., 1901-09-11
AMUsEMENTs. A

in the leading roles together with an or
ganiaztion comprising nearly fifty people.
will be seen for the first time in Washing
ton at the National opening Monday even
ing next. when they come for weeks en-
gagement, with Wednesday and Saturday
matnees. The piece has been successfully
produced r. Melville Baker. the author
of the comedy has been complmented Tor
writing a delightful little story. in which
the exploits of Foxy Grandpa and his be-
loved grandsons, Club and Bunt, are the
dominant spirit. The company, while un-
usually large. is aided by a chorus that,
it is said will compare more than favor
ably with the best, and helped with beau
tiful costumes. striking musical NUMBERS
and plenty of specialties, there is no doubt
but that it will find favor. The box office
at the National win open tomorrow morn
ing.
HARRY BRYANT'S BURLESQUERS.-
The attraction at the Lyceum Theater next
week is Harry Bryant's Burlesquers. This
organization will present program repiete
with all that is new. The curtain rises on
an elaborately costumed first part, from
the pen of Mr.. ]. H. Perry, that is called
Hotel Uproar This is followed by an
olio, introducing the acrobats, the Two
merchants;" Perry, Burns and Perry,
clever trio of dancers; Lew Palmer, in
new monologue and limitations; the Misses
Kennedy and Cohen, in character songs and
dances, and LaClede and Raymond, in the
Society Circus" The program closes with
burlesque that is satire on the military,
and is labeled Captain Beans of the Mule
Marines. During it's action is introduced
the military maids' "ITncle Sans navy"
marches. dances, the female baritone. Miss
Marion Blake, large chorus of pretty girls
and Harry Bryant.
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-With a bill
which promises to be worthy standard for
all future offerings Chase's Theater will
open it's doors to the theater-going public
Monday afternoon next That hospitable
welcome and Sojourn which all the play
goers of the capital have learned to look
forward to at this play house are prom
iSed again, and this year, it is stated,
even more accessories and conveniences
have been arranged for the benefit of the
audiences. genuine and particularly attrac-
tive novelty will be the first appearance
here of Ned Wayburn's ''Gansborough
Octet which comes direct from run, of
sixteen weeks at Hammerstein's Paradise
Gardens, New York. There 1t was the hit
of the summer season and is scheduled to
be one of the vaudeville sensations all over
the circuit. None the less prominent is the
second headline attraction, Charles E.
Grapewin, supported by Anna Chance and
company, In the sparkling little comedy
great favorites in Washington, and their
position in vaudeville stardom is unques-
toned. Thirdly, there will be Eddie Gil
rard and Jessie Gardner in one of the best
comedy acts sent out this season. Eddie
Girard is known to theatergoers far and
wide through his renowned success In
the farce Natural Cas- The fourth
headline attraction is the great OnllaW
trio of equilibrists. who come direct from
London to present altogether striking
and pleasing act resembling that done
here by the Holloways. Caroline Hull. In
stories and songs; the Fraser troupe of
five international dancers, John and Harry
Dillon, comedians and parody singers, and
Monroes and Wesley. eccentric entertain
ers. fill out this wholly meritorious offer
ing There will be daily matinees and seats
are sale.
HOWARD & ,EMERsON'S BUR-
MISUNDERSTANDING the quenn of the
air, whose remarkable performances on
the trapeze have electrified audiences in
this country and abroad for the past three
years, will be the conspicuous feature of
the Howard & Emerson company, which
will be the opening attraction at the Bijou
Theater. commencing with the matinee
next Monday. Besides Charmion the
Howard & Emerson bill will present
three weeks last spring Miss COmstock is
said to have an entirely new act, better
and more novel than anything she has here
tofore used. Then there will be Fields and
Harris, German comedians; the Musical
Johnsons who evoke high-class melodies
from the Xylophones; the Livingston family
of acrobats; Howard and Emerson, In a
new series of illustrated songs, and several
two burlesques, in which will be seen
chorus of twenty girls, who are said to be
both handsome and talented. The advance
sale of seats indicates that the Bijou will
be crowded to overfiowing on the occasion
of the opening performances.
"BARBARA E."-Clyde
Fitch's American play, Barbara Frietchie,'
which will be seen at the Academy of Music
next week, is delightful comedy in the first
act. becomes melodramatic In the second.
sets toward tragedy in the third and Is
fraught with death at the end. 1t is a de-
lightful play and daringly unconventional
in construction. No dramatist before Clyde
Fitch ever conceived the startling idea Of
concentrating the whole action of one act
on hall staircase and the whole of the dra-
matte interest of another a street door
step. The play will be presented here with
the same elaborate scenic effects that were
used during the long run at the Criterion
Theater, New York Miss Frances Gaunt,
for the past several seasons identified with
Mr.. Charles Frohmans successes, will be .
the Barbara. She is said to be young,
capable of realizing Mr.. Fitch's heroine. In
his play Mr.. Fitch has taken many liberties
with tradition. Although not a character
In history, Barbara Frietchie is almost an
historical character, for the poet who con-
ceiVed her gave US a clear and sympathetic
picture, which, through Familiarity has
grown into fact
iiii1 I<li'IIieI bE<LLE<o -one or the
important productions of the coming season
will receive Its first presentation in this city
at the Columbia Theater Monday evening.
September q. klaw & Erlanger's produc-
tion of Harry B. Smiths new musical com
edy, THE Liberty Bellies" which has been
spoken of as distinct novelty and an en-
tertainment likely to prove very interest
ing to the class of theater-goers who take
pleasure in the lighter acts. The produce
ton WILL in scenery and costumes, uphold
the reputation established by Klaw & Err
langer.
EXCURSIONS.