Evening star., 1901-10-15
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ACADEMY--"Ths waite Slave" which
Is the attraction at therAcademy this week.
was greeted last evening on the rising of
the opening curtain With a large and en-
thuslsstic audience 1t was the first time
Tor number Of yearRthat BARLEY Camp
peii meiodrama has visited this city. Miss
Laura Alberta, as Lisa, carried the sympa-
thies OF the AUDITORS with her. Mrs. Lee
from Virginia, Daphane. Nance. the
housekeeper, and Martha an ill-used bet
Ter half, were In accertable hands. Frank
n. Drew, as Mr. Stichltthe comedy lawyer,
succeeded In causing asgreat deal of laugh
Ter, wnlle Frank Harrington, as Clay Brit
ton, had the interest of the house in all his
doings. William Lacysthe villain and slave
owner, enacted byiJ. H. Cossar, drew forth
numerous Kisses. Others who figured in
the cast are Robert Sackett, as the judge.
ana John +. Ryan, rs Job, the colored
preacher and butler. The music by the
quartet was well received
KERNANS LYCEUM-The Brigadiers,
puriesque company of unusual strength,
is thlS weeks attraction at KernanS Ly-
ceufn. and two large audiences witnessed
the opening performances yesterday. The
prinelpai p turn of the olio is sketch called
Modern DIANA" presented by Ida Dex-
ter and company. The idea is clever and
as special scenery is carried for the sketch
a most amusing story is unfolded in enter
tanning style. Another clever turn was
tnat OF Berol and Berol, the artist and the
ragplcker. Three pictures are built up out
or rags brought into the studio by a rag
picker and the work is done SO quickly and
artlsticaily that hearty applause followed.
Other turns in the olio, which opened the
snow, were George and Laura Lewis in
character songs and dances; Edwina Mer-
celr, IN taxing coon songs; Carrie Thomas,
WHO sang serlo-comic songs with a good
voice; the well-known Mcdonald Brothers,
IN sidewalk conversation act; Kelly and
reno. the grotesque acrobats, and Percy
waning, In illustrated songs. Interspersed
-al,1
dances by he ladies Of the company, which
were well dressed and pleasantly presented
The closing burlesque, "At Sulphur
Springs" comprised little that was new.
a great deal that was old. but served to
bring forward the full strength of the COM
pany In popular songs, dances and a hand
somely dressed chorus.
THE NEW BIJOU.-If the Bitou Stock
company, under the direction of John
Grleves, continues to show improvement at
tne m present rate the house will earn the
title of THE Weber and Fields of wash
ington;" and Washington Is showing its
appreciation by furnishing audiences
large enough to crowd the Bijou. This
week the regulars put on a minstrel show
In which things are kept moving at q
lively pace. Specalties are introduced.
with jokes sandwiched in, and all the IA
Vor1tes are given opportunities. Among SO
many good things it Is hard to discrimi-
nate. but those who seemed to receive the
most appreciation were Nellie v. Nichols,
Louise Moore. Susie Roccamore, John p
Rodgers, Matt Kennedy and Lew Harvey
Miss Roccamore is a newcomer, who imme-
diately established herself in favor with a
good voice, pretty face and pleasing man
ner. Misses Beaupre and Freeligh are
missing and were missed OF the olio it
can truthfully be said that seldom has a
better bill of its size been presented in this
city. The Davenport Brothers open with
an acrobatic act, supplemented by good
comedy. The Bates trio furnish pleasing
music and novelties. Albini proved SO
clever last week that he was retained for
this weeks bill His tricks are done In a
mastery manner. Josephine Sabel is
vivaeious comedienne, whose songs made
hit. Her imitation of Chauncey Olcott
deserves special mention. Charles T. Al
drich the tramp juggler, does less juggling
than formerly, but his comedy work Is
good. A burlesque imitation of Ching Ling
Foo is the best thing of its kind seen here