Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE
! -"Captain Swift was presented by the
| Lafayette Square stock company last night
| In many respects it was one of the season s
| best performances. The gentleman criminal
! Is always a fascinating subject There is
perverse satisfaction in following the
| specious logic of the dramatist and yield
| ing. step by step, to an impression that
| the average society man would look like a
| farmland in his Sunday clothes If he hap
| pened within range of comparison with a
! tirst-class bushranger forger or pickpocket
| Whenever one of these heightened crooks
| appears on the mimic scene the rest of the
| males may as well pack their suit cases
| and take holiday. He invariably selects
| the sweetest and most amiable of the ma
irons for his mother, the manifest and
! most cultured of the men next to hmselD
| for his friend, and the prettest and most
| innocent of the girls for his sweetheart.
| His enemies are invariably drawn from
| the dregs of humanity. The only way to
Keep him from marrying the sweetest most
| innocent girl is 20 ncontinently kill him be-
| fore the end of the last act. But fiction
depends for its charm mainly on the con-
| trast 1t affords to everyday life, and the
theSterfeldian outlaw is one of the pOssi-
hilltfes of human nature whose remoteness
enhances his destinations. The part of
captain Swift fell into the hands of new
man. Edwin Arden. Mr.. Arden has a good
voice and graceful carriage. He has had
the advantage of recent association with
players of artistic discretion. and is there
fore. not obliged to unlearn the over-zeal-
Gus methods which newcomers from other
stock companies for the first few weeks
/ consider necessary in order to impress an
audience He met with most enthusiast
! tie welcome. That excellent, though I'M
| obtruSive, actor, Thomas Coleman made
/ tft most of CHEEKY though f,II
/ role. and Louise Mcintosh gave a very
| capable Interpretation of the part of Cap
tam Swifts mother. The performance was
distinct Improvement on some of the re-
cent productions.
COLI MBIA TIEAIER-In acceding to
requests and continuing THE Geisha''
| through Monday and Tuesday of this week
the management Of the Columbia Theater
did not err. to judge from the attendance
last evening. A typical first night au-
dlence was present and the japanese mu-
slcai play was apparently enjoyed as thor
oughly as though it an entirely new
arrival, instead of having occupied the
boards the preceding week The bright
| and tuneful story of a tea house was fol-
| lowed closely, and the efforts of the inter
prefers were commended with frequent and
generous applause The cast was prac-
! tlcally the same last week
The Well-knOWn musical success "Tbe
Circus Girl" is to be given next. com
| mencing tomorrow evening. THE Circus
I'm - one Oh the most conspicuous of
| the DAILY successes, and it has the advan
tage OF being comparatively unfamiliar
here. 1t will introduce the members of the
| company who have scored distinct hits
| during the performances of THE Runaway
| Girl and The Geisha."
| CHASES NEW GRAND-When the side
! cards the stage at Chasefs announnoa
| yesterday that the next attraction thereon
would be keith's Art Studies" the audi
| ence sat close and held its breath The
| thought of living pictures which had been
arranged at the heraIded cost Of s1n 600
| together with lingering remembranceS of
| the startling sensation caused by the an
| pearanct of this form of attract ion some
years ago, set the blood of the staid Chase
goers Il tlngling. The Chase audiences are
usually surrounded by a network of severe
censorship, and nothing the least bit
naughty is allowed to go on behind the foot
Hshts- Hence there was much speculation
yesterday as TO what the art studies would
bring forth. The regular drop went IN at
the ring of a bell, showing the stage
draped in heavy velvet draw curtains They
were held tightly together by timid lit
tie fawn in white tights, who appeared
dreadfully i'll at ease. The curtains mart
suddenly and picture No. ! was before the
audience. 1t was "WOoing." a rustic study
Win two peasants as principals. 1t was
delightfully."- pretty and proper and a large
sigh of relief passed over the somewhat
agitated Chase audience Next came
First a Kiss and Spring" with the chill
a IL
| dience felt safe now. but was a little star
| tied at the next study. called Visit to the
| Art gallery. 1t showed a Reuben and a
| Cynthia gazing upon d nude statue study
! The statue was white from crown to sole
| and motionless. 1t appeared much like the
marble in statuary hall. Was ii real?
/ Then the statue breathed. 1t was real
Waiting another rural study and
| then came Dawn" one of the artistic tri-
umphs of the collection. a pale blue light
| shone from above. dimly Illuminating a
| female figure with raven tresses. The
! frdnkneSS of the poses and costumes We're
! indeed marked and called forth wide dis
! cussion among the vaudeville patrons
| There were fourteen pictures in all each
| one a wonderful bit of work In its line and
each calling forth a full measure of pro-
| lCnsed applause. Leaving the theater
some of the older folks said they Didn't
! know and shook their wise heads. The
younger element said they We're "Beauti-
| full. The remainder of the bill is ex-
ceptionally good, Harry Gilfoil being prob
ably the star entertainer. He contrib
uted all manner of limitations, songs, whist
again sings the old songs and catches
the audience. Arras and Alice, in a novel
| " act. including many forms of entertain
ment from athletic feats to remarkable
| pistol practice, pleased nightly. James
Kelly and Dorothy Kent. in musical farce.
and Coakley and Huested are both old
| teams. we'll known to Washingtonians. The
| Hungarian Band and the Biograph had
| their usual places on the program.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM.-The Robin Hood
| Burlesque Company ushered in the last
| week of the season at Kernan's Lyceum
| Theater yesterday afternoon and night
| fairly large audiences being in attend
ance- The program opens with a short
| sketch "On the Fall River Line which is
made up of medley of songs and dances
| and is built along old lines. May Marshall
opening the olio with illustrated songs
which were well received. The ideal
| sketch team, Barry and Connors, follow ed
and were greeted with considerable ap-
plause. The well-knoWn Mcdonald
] Brothers put forward their old turn but