Evening star., 1901-09-03
AMSEnENTs.
ACADEMY OF MusIc.-Numerous and

ACADEMY OF MusIC.-Numerous and
variegated. indeed have been the hues of
| melodramatic settings encircling coveted
| jewels; so well beaten. In fact, had become
| the path of the great diamond drama
| that only the creduloas dared look for new
| themes and colofs. In '"The Great White
Diamond however. (which throbbed and
scfntillated before two immense and we'll
| pleased audiences atzthe Academy yester-
| day, Walter Fesslere has at least found
novel ways Of stage realism to unfold
| plot of more or less probability. The lat
| ter tells the story of the glittering gem,
fabulous In worth, which is launched on
Its troublouS career from South African
mines, fingers inlLondon, lies buried in the
Tar Sierras as q lovers ransom and is
finally brought to light to radate joy and
happiness on a trio of persevering partners.
The villain, who, in every illegitimate way,
endeaVors to Illustrate this happy consum-
nation. takes the form Of a nyctalops,
whose weird and uncanny existence is
brought to an end in the boiling caldron of
the Sierras-much to the satisfaction of all
beholders. The interest is we'll sustained
ana the climaxes of the most thrilling or
der, the swing for life from the burning
mill especially meriting the enthusiastic
curtain calls bestowed at the close of the
third act. The mountain railway station,
with It's human mail sack. and the seeth-
ing caldron, with Its frail bridge. were other
notable bits of stage realism. Aside from
| Its virtue as a scenic production, however,
ihe Great White Diamond" is in the
hands OF a capable company. The unpleas-
ant duties of the nyctalops fall to the lot of
howard Louis Howard whose portrayal of
vliialny made enemies by the houseful.
MISS Florence Huntley was lovable and
loving Kid, while Thomas Irwin acted
the handsome but STACEY hero who was
lucky enough to have events turn his way
without much self-effort. An old miner
was naturally played by Joseph Winter.
lar
Barnes contributed the comedy element,
frequent encores falling to the lot Of the
two former. Every evening this week,
with matinees today, Thursday and Satur-
day.
DOG AND PONY sHOW.-The fact that
dumb brutes, especially those Of the equine
and canine tribe, can be taught to do
almost everything except to talk was am
ply illustrated at the two performances of
the Gentry Brothers Dog and Pony show
winch is on exhibition during this week at
the corner of 14th and U streets northwest.
Two performances were given under the
spacious tents yesterday and at both there
were large attendances, the great crowds of
enthusiastic spectators being instructed in
just what animals do when they are
under the care and tuition of who
know animal traits and capabilities. The
weather last night anything but pro-
pltlous, but Notwithstanding this fact the
great canvas amphitheater was crowded. a
large proportion Of the audience being
Brothers have spent lifetime in the study
of dumb brute nature and that they have
successfully solved the problem Of intelli-
gent instruction there can be no room for
doubt.
The exhibition begins with a drill by
twelve trained ponies, who execute all the
maneuvers Of a finely skilled body of SOL
diers Following this came bunch of
twenty-five or thirty of the dogs of the
show. For half an hour they performed all
the tricks that are known to the dog world
and some that are not. Mr. and Mrs
Snyder and their tot 'Tootz,'' attired in
picturesque costume, amused the audience
greatly, while Dan" the famous acrobat,
performed some astounding tricks. Bis
marck, the clown, and Ellis the bare
back rider, were also prime favorites. A
pack of English grayhounds astonished the
crowd by their clever, ali-round jumping
exhibition, while Dixie beautifully
Of climbing a forty-foot ladder and then
jumping off into1a net at it's base. The ele-
plants were also amusing. Pinto" "Dia-
mond'' and Satan the famous Gentry
trio, gave an exhibition Of their superla-
tive intelligence. Two performances will
be given each day this week.
KERNANs EYCEUM-It will be hard
for Manager Herman to keep the pace
which he has set to date in this seasons
shows, pace which seems to reach the
limit in the present weeks offering, and
which realizes the promise made by the
burlesque managers when they organized
the existing circuit. M. M. Theses Wine
Woman and Song Is the attraction which
packed the house with two Labor day audi
ences at the matinee and evening perform
ances yesterday. An opening burlesque, en-
titled 1.-The Vaudeville Craze" starts the
bill and introduces such well-known char
acters Sir Henry Irving, VIM. Gillette,
Louis Mann, Joseph Jefferson, Jean De
Reszke, Julia Arthur, May Irwin, Nine
Melba and Pauline Hail. The burlesques
on these characters well done, par
ticularly those Of p. F. Gallagher as Wm
Gillette and Phil. Gotthold as Louis Mann.
In the olfo which is very good, Ben Riggs
introduces clever parodies of his own;
Fonti Boni Bros. do an eccentric musical
turn, Harry and Sadie Fields excellent
in a character sketch, Gallagher and Bar
rett hand out punches of talk of the best
yet heard Bonita, who reminds one of
Lucy Daily, gives with her picaninnies a
remarkably good black-face act, and Josie
Kline and Phil Gotthold in "a Few Minutes
With Uncle Tom,'' and Busch and Devere,
with something new in illustrated songs, |
please the audience well. A farcical hodge |
podge, MIXED Picnics," in which Harry
D. Fields and Phil Gotthold introduce new
Hebrew parody work, entertain to the fall
of the curtain.
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