Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-08
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

CHASE'S THEATER.-So entire
II new in the local amusement field Is
promised at Chase's next week, when
combination program. made up of equal
parts of polite vaudeville and minstrels
will be presented. The idea is a progress
sive one and its development will be watch
ed with interest. 1t has been arranged
that the first half of the program shall
consist of crisp vaudeville acts. boo <ed
with especial care, while the second part
will be given over entirely to George Will
sons minStrels, a company of thirty burnt
cork entertainers of the first water, headed
by George Wilson himself. At no stage of
his long career behind the footlights has
George Wilson been a more popular favor
lite than he is today. In minstrel and in
vaudeville he has toured the country. Here
In Washington he is regarded one of
the brightest funmakers before the public
Wilson has surrounded himself with a gal
aXy of stars whose position in the minstrel
world cannot be questioned. He will him
self be one Of the ind men in the big first
part. AS laugh provoker he will vie
with Carol Johnson. Lou Spencer and Billy
Barlow, all of whom are too well known to
theatergoers to need further commentator
than that implied by their names. ]. M Nor
cross will be the interlocutOr, a position
he has filled in a capable manner in many
of the largest minstrel productions of re-
cent years. Herbert and Willing, the Bach
eior Club Quartet, and a total of thirty
singers, dancers and testers will make up
the minstrel part. The setting for this fea-
ture, it is announced, will be the most
elaborate ever given In minstrel show. In
the vaudeville bill will appear Louis A.
Simon, assisted by Grace Gardner and
company, presenting VIII NJ. Cressys orig
inal comedy, entitled The New Coach
man. a laughable cOnceit. the famous Carl
Dammann troupe of European acrobats and
tumblers, premiers of their line of work
the Helen Reed trio, Observation-Disclosures and
yocalists, who will render songs harp and
violin selections, and the Hungarian Gypsy
Band During the 1aVS Of the aSf
week much praise has been heard in regard
to the manner in which Chase's Theater is
kept cool.
| LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER.-
William Gillettes great war drama, Sc
| cret Service will be given a careful and
| elaborate production by the Lafayette
| Square Stock Company next Monday night
and all the week. with the usual Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees. William Sey-
| mour. the stage director of the organiza-
! ton. regards this as the most ambitious
undertaking of the stock company during
| either the winter or summer seasons. The
story, as probably most theatergoers know,
deals with the venture of a northern SOY
into Richmond during the siege in order
to obtain secret information concerning the
confederate defenses and forces. Through
the love he has for a beautiful southern
| girl, Edith Varney, and through her love
for him he is enabled to gain possession
of the government telegraph office. and the
conflict between love and military duty
IOi HIS lIle OASIS Oh a NUMBER or stirring
scenes. In casting the play Edwin Arden
| VIII. of course, have the leading role of
| the northern spy, known as Captain
Thorne. Minnie Radcliffe will be the Edith
Earney. Thomas L. Coleman will have
the strong role of Benton Arrelsford. Bijou
Fernandez will be the Miss Milford and
Hans Roberts will be the Wilfred Varney.
Robert Rogers will be the old negro ser
want who removes the bullets from the
rifles at critical moment, and Louise
Macintosh will be Mrs. Varney. Special
scenery has been prepared and especial eff
fort has been made to make the famous
telegraph office scene realistic and impress-
| i've.
VAUDEVILLE NOVELTIES Chase
announces an interesting array of vaude-
Vile novelties for the week of June II 1t
Is at this season of the year that the
theatrical minds are at work on novelties
Tor the coming year, and Washington In
having Chase's Theater in full blast, will
be given the first view of these produce
tons. For the week of June II, as stated
there are to be several Of these novelty
productions, one of which Is 1.-THE Bride
groom's Reverie," an expensive and beau
tiful conception 1t Is replete with scenic
and electrical effects. The act is one that
will appeal especially to the Chase pa
irons. and is expected to make as big a
hit as did the Keith living pictures An
animated song sheet will also be intro
duced.
GLEN ECHO-As a leading attraction
at Glen Echo for the coming week Mr.
Thomas has engaged the celebrated trained
horse Forest Tempest" This animal ac-
complishes many feats that have never
before been done. and in such a manner
as to clearly Indicate his rare intelligence
| His claim to distinction lies in the fact
that he answers any common question that
a stranger asks him, without the interven
| ton of his proprietor or trainer He gives
every indication that he has a mind ike
a man, capable of reasoning and remem-
bering. He can read writing and printing
and Is the only horse that has ever been
able to do this He is In no sense q
| trick" horse, but does over an hours en-
tertaining without the aid OF whip or aD-
parent signs. The other features on tia