The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-26
Chase,--Po,ite vaudeville.


Della Fox as the particular star at
Chase's, yesterday made her appearance
with enough diamonds and other gems to
warrant the belief that she was acting as
the advance agent of an Alvin Joslin ag
gregation. Miss Fox's collection Of pre-
cious stones proved an interesting attrac-
ton all by itself. to say nothing of her
rendition of two songs, one Of which, "A
Summer Night" was familiar by reason
of it's being sung in Wang by Miss Fox
several hundred times. AS a box office
attraction the former prima donna SOU
brette retains her strength, and she alone
is responsible for the two immense au-
diences that attended Manager Chase's
theatre yesterday. Even If the one-time
sprightly young woman is not now the
clever actress she was during her palmy
operate days, she is still good enough to
please those who were in years agOue her
warmest admirers, although many who
heard her for the first time yesterday
were unable to ascertain why she should
be placed at the head Of the programme.
Sartorially. Miss Fox is as great a sue
cess in her vaudeville venture as she ever
was in comic opera, while her voice is
better now than for many years. She
favored her audiences yesterday with two
songs. Honey. You'se Ma Turtle Dove
and "A Summer Night, the latter in the
costume which SIN. made familiar in the
opera with De Wolf Hopper The audi
ences took kindly to her efforts and she
was well received. AS a box Office attr7c-
tion Miss Fox will undoubtedly be great
success. although many may be disap-
pointed after witnessing her effort.
Trovollo. the ventriloquist, was handi-
capped Yesterday by bad cold. which
prevented him doing some of his best
work. but what he did was good and
proved him to be an exceptionally clever
artist. Conway and Leland, the two
merry men with but one leg apiece, fur
nish no end Of amusement with their we'll
known act, which is. if anything. better
than ever, and yesterday they were about
the best received of any of the perform
ers. John Healy, a black-face comedian.
with sad turn to his humor, tells a
number of stories and delivers a sermon
Whlch Is mildly humorous. May Dupont
ana Charles Lothian present a sketch
which is bright and clever and is well
played 1t Is called "A Visit to Aunt
Martha" and while constructed upon
familiar lines, is deity handled and pro-
Vokes many laughs. The sisters O'Meers.
on the nigh wire, perform a number of
diffieult feats and display considerable
tractive ones of the bill, and is accorded
a splendid reception
Frank Gardiner and Lottie Vincent have
a little Offering which they call "A Shat
tered IDOL. and which is principally valu-
able as a vehicle for the exhibition of Mr.
Nncents cleverness. He sings a song de-
scribing the different kinds OF performers
seen in vaudeville theatre and inci-
dentally does some good juggling and
The act is really excellent
and the audiences take to it with ayidity.
NO portion of the Chase bill is more thor
oughly enjoyable than the biograph pic
lures. The interest manifested in the
moving pictures this week is unusually
strong and the management furnishes
only the newest views. and the series of
TINS week is undoubtedly the b,.st that
haNe vet been ShnWeC Matinee 1.niI,, -