Evening star., 1901-05-11
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

COIHeUy season at Ine SOlUUDld enters us
second week on Monday evening, when that
classic of musical comedies, THE Geisha."
Is to be presented. 1.-The Geisha' should
provo one of the best bills that could be
music, but to those who seek fun well.
A comparison of 1.-THE Geisha" and "A
Runaway Girl would be difficult indeed.
They are the outcome of society's demand
that all the good things OF the stage shall
not be for n-about-town audiences. They
present pure, wholesome fun. associated
with the lightest, yet not trashy, music
beauty, both physical and scenic. and a
story that SuppoSes you to be a child again.
There are many good things to be said of
the old English burlesque but fashion
giving birth to musical comedy. Of which
George Edwardes of the London Gaiety
Theater is godfather. Society at once went
n IT in ehe he rns
Cir" "A Runaway Girl and San Toy"
was without parallel in success in all the
history of the London stage. In reality
there is but slight connection between the
old burlesque and the new musical com
edy. Those who have seen The Geisha'
can find little resemblance between it and
the pieces in which Lydia Thompson once
toured this country. And the new dramatic
form Is not only cleaner and brighter; it is
also financially more profitable. Little
Jack Sheppard was one of the latest of
1885 did not net the profit in the first three
months alone of 'The Circus Girl" THE
Geisha" or "A Runaway Girl"
The cast of The Geisha" is large one
and the management are making special
efforts in this revival to give a perform
ance that will stand comparison with any
that has been presented in this country.
Many new faces will be noticed in next
weeks company. Paula Edwardes remains
to play Mollie Seamore: Mr.. John Park of
this weeks cast plays Lieut.. Reginald
Fairfax: Elgie Bowen. a newcomer. is cast
for Mimosa San; Henry Norman will be
seen as the MARQUIS. JnSpnb
Wina-Hi; Grace Belmont plays the French
Girl, and r. S. Piggott Dick Cunningham
The original scenery is being repainted by
the ell-known scenic artist, Henry E
Hoyt, and the costumes. light effects, prop-
critics, etc, will be Identical with those
used at Days Theater. The orchestra,
IN Wn1ch mas proved to be one of the pleas
ing features of this weeks production will
be further Increased by the introduction Of
a harp. The same scale of popular prices
Is to prevail and there will be matinees on
Thursday and Saturday.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
Following it's great comedy success of
this week, the Lafayette SQUARE stock
Company will next week present a revival
of Plnero's celebrated farce, The Magis-
trate, one of the earliest and most sue
cessful plays by the most prolific living
writer for the stage The Magistrate
during the sixteen years since its first
presentation has been seen in nearly every
civilized country on the face of the globe.
and always with great success. Its story
is probably familiar to regular theater
goers who remember it's earlier presenta-
tcns in Washington, but to the new gen
Grafton of theater goers it will prove a
most agreeable novelty. This story of a
modern magistrate who sentences his wife
to prison for seven days before he realizes
her identity, is a clever satire on police
court methods in general. but aside from
its judicial interest, 1t is a well-constructed ed
comedy abounding in hilarious situations
and fun A P-pntlaman To
don. 1s the cause of all the trouble He is
really nineteen years of age, but his moth
er. upon marrying second time has made
herself younger by five years. CONSEQUENT
ly tive years must be deducted from the
age of the boy and he is introduced in
Elton jacket as only fourteen years old. He
entlces the magistrate. his stepfather, in
to an escapade. where they encounter the
magistrates wife, who is arrested and tried
the next morning by the magistrate him
self. The opportunities for humor are
numerous. In the production at the Lafay-
cite, the title role will be assumed by Rob
ert Rogers. popular comedian. who will
then have the best opportunity yet afford
ed him. John T. Sullivan will have the
leading straight male role of Colonel
Lukyn. champion Of the magistrates
wife in her difficulties. William Seymour,
the stage director of the Lafayette, will
make his first local appearance as an ac-
tor in the role of the over-grown boy, Cis
Harrington. Wright Kramer will be Cap
tain Horace Vale. Louise Macintosh will
have the role of the magistrates wife, Mrs.
Posket. Minnie Radcliffe will have the
est, Charlotte, in love with Captain Vale.
Miss Clara Emory will be Beattie. a music
teacher. Violette Kimball will be Popham.
a maid, and half a dozen other roles will
be in good hands
CHASE'S NEW GRAND.-On Monday
next ChaSes New Grand will be seen in
It's summer attire for the first time Mr.
ha Cd hot rx-iJ1
all the beauties and comforts to be found
collectively in a roof garden, a summer
palace and a music hall. The peroration
of his description glowingly states that the
New Grand will be ''as beautiful as fairy
glen and as cool as a White Mountain re-
sort" The Royal Hungarian Gypsy Band
has been engaged as the permanent spe-
cial feature of the summer. to furnish
nous foreigners. since coming to this coun-
try have confined their efforts wholly to
New York city. where they have appeared
exclusively at society functions, and never
before in a vaudeville theater. They will
commence to play an hour before the per-
formance begins, affording theatergoers an
opportunity to promenade and to exchange
greetings. The intermission will be ex-
tended to twenty minutes. during which
the band will again play, and later, after
the performance, they will continue so
| lcng as any care to remain. The house
orchestra will, as usual, accompany the
augurated next Monday is the serving of
ice cream soda of all varieties, all the
various ices, sherbets and other refreshing
liquids, in the auditorium, parlors and bal
conies.. This may be had when the per-
formance Is not going on, and they will
be served upon pretty Japanese tea tables
to the auditors in their theater seats or
elsewhere, as may be preferred. The ush-
ers will be attired in white duck uniforms
Mr.. Chase submits for next week a pro-
gram headed by vaudeville's latest and
most successful dramatic condensation
rip Van Winkle,' which has been reduced
to the acting time Of about forty-five min
utes. This version of Irving's delightful
legend has been taken from the play by
the same name, which George Ober has
given in the middle far west for many
years. The sketch contains the three prin-
cipal scenes Of the play and they tell the
whole story Of Rips exploits. For the first
time biograph picture machine is utilized
as a part of a play, and it will. between
the scenes. project pictures showing the
happenings to Rip, comprising his meeting
with the dwarfs in the mountains, their
mutual toast and his long sleep. Mr.. Ober
will be assisted by Mrs. Ober, formerly
Ada Murray, who will play Gretchen. The
others are Frederick L. Power, Karlene
Carman and Hattie Stern as Derrick, Little
Meenie and Hendrick, respectively. A spe-
cial bid for the appreciation of the juve-