Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

COMING ATTRACTIONS.
CHASE'S THEATER.-There is every in
dicatiOn that the new series of living art
studies which will be inaugurated at the
matinee Monday afternoon will prove quite
as attractive as its predecessors, II not
more 50. These pictures have proved TO be
Of the most popular attractions ever
booked for this house. Many of the studies
VIII be posed by the little children Their
appearance within the gilded frame Is al
ways a signal for UnstinIed applause, ana
this display of favortism on the part of
tn. audiences has led the management to
increase the number of such subjects IN
next week : list One of the most striking
and interesting of the new subjects Will be
a reproduction of that masterpiece. me
Helping Hand. which shows the grizzled
Old fishe rman in a boat pulling for the
shore. Beside him is a tiny girl with her
hand resting on the stout oar Other pic
lures which will include the youngsters of
the company are Good Morning. Play
mates The Apple Woman "A Chip Off
the Old Block" Some additional studies on
the list are After the Ball. Storm,
Morning" and "A Happy Family" The
remainder of the bill is made up entirely of
comedy features, constituting what is I'M
questionably the merriest offering of the
season. Monroe. Mack ard Lawrence. the
original fun makers, will present their one
act farce. entitled How to Get Rid of
Your Mother-in-law" The play is con-
structed lines entirely different from
anything in its class Bruno and Russell,
comedians ana dancers, VINO are great Ia
vorites over the vaudeville circuit, will be
heard and seen in their latest creations OF
quip and step. The bill also includes the
Three Deltorelis, fantast!cal musical COM
edians; Johnnie Johns, the black-face sing
ing comedian "A Study in Black the
Tossing Austins, comedy jugglerS: the Hun
gtrian Gypsy Band and the biograph. The
moving pictures will be an interesting lot,
including a view of a modern torpedo boat
destroyer steaming along on her trial trip
at a speed of more than thirty knots an
hour The Offering is one that again prom
ises to ill the house to standing room only.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER.-
because She Loved Him So will be the
Offering next eewk by the Lafayette Square
Stock Company. The play is highly sue
CeSSfuI domestic comedy from the pen of
that master of stage effects. William GIL
lette. When originally produced three sea-
sons ago the cast was headed by Edwin
Arden and Ida Conquest, two of the best
known and cievereSt younger players on
the staff of Mr.. Charles F'rohman. Both
were seen in Washington in this piece, and
afterward scored much success in New
York where the play finished the regular
dramatic season. Much interest will be at
tached TO the Lafayette revival because of
the presence in his original role of Mr..
Arden. The role which MIR. Arden will
again assume is that of a young husband,
who labors Intellectually to convince his
jealous wife that he is constantly thinking
of her to the total exclusion of every other
woman in the world. Minnie Radcliffe will
have an excellent opportunity to be both
charming and humorous in the role OF the
young wife. created by Miss Conquest.
Robert Rogers will have one of his best
opportunities this season in the role of the
genial father, played originally by j. f.
DOdsOn- Louise Macintosh will have an
other fine opportunity as the mother. Bijou
Fernandez. especially engaged. will have
the role of the Spanish lady. Hans Robert
Will have an excellent comedy role. Most
OF the other Lafayette players will be in
he nEr form 1lyrf~.a
will be under the direction of William Sey-
mour.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER. The
present week IS the last in which "Cisse"
thow known as Cecelia) LOTUS will be seen
at the head of bill in a regular vaudeville
theater and it is Cleveland that has been
chosen for the fitting occasion and AT the
Empire Theater there the world-famed
mimic is taking her leave Of a series of
large audiences For those who have never
seen her remarkable performances it may
be said that in her vast number of imita-
tons she uses neither wigs nor makeup
but, clad in plain white gown she gives
representations of the prominent stars.
Many go to see Miss LOTUS at every per-
formance, as she has been known to
change her limitations nightly. After see
ing her work in this line it must be inter-
esting to witness her portrayal Of I'm
dine with appropriate stage settings
beautiful incidental music and color and
light effect Her Washington appear
dUCeS Will De at the New National Theater
on the afternoon and evening of next We'd
EeSday. The list of theatrical celebrities
whose characteristics in pose movement,
expression and voice this lazy will present
ranges from the tragic Bernhard to Jolly
and amplitudinous May Irwin not to speak
Of Dan DAILY, Chauncey Olcott Camille
u Awhile and others The names of the
star vaudeville artists who accompany
Miss LOTUS this special tour are we'll
known Washington theatergoers and en-
brace Alice J. Shaw, the whistler: Flo
Irwin and Walter Hawley IN The Gay
Miss Conn: Press Eldrige. the famous
moEologist: Stella Tracy. Frank Whitman,
the three sisters Schuyler. Mabel and Ed
gar Norton and others.
VAUDEVILLE AND MINSTRELS.-An
Offering entirely novel and unique and
frausht with unusual interest Is announced
for Chase's the week of June 10. Arrange
ments have been completed whereby Geo
Wilson's mintrels comprising thirty peo-
pie, VIII make up the entire second half of
the program at each performance The
minstrel troupe, made up of a score and a
half of black-face entertainers will be
headed by the irresistible Wilson himself,
In addition to his performance in the ca
pacity OF Bones" the end man. he will be
heard in one of his brightest monoloeues
and will sing a number of catchy topical
songs.
GLEN ECHO.-The coming week at Glen
Echo promises to be an excellent one Nam
ager Thomas has arranged an extensive
program for the concert in the amphithea-
ter for tomorrow afternoon and evening.
The bill for the coming week. the initial
performance being at the matinee tomor-
row afternoon, will be headed by Nina"
the great endurance and picture dancer, In
a beautiful display; Newell and Niblo mu-
steal novelties: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nruns,
the wonderful paper tearers; Eddie Horan
in Chinese Representations; "Madrona," the
great female equilibrist: NORWOOD and
Devaro. horizontal bar experts, and sew
eral others. The many other amusements
ct Glen Echo are in full operation. Besides
the vaudeville performance they include
the Rhoda Royal Circus: Forest Tempest,
the wonderful educated horse: the gypsy
camp, Cleopatra, ball tossing, boating,