Evening star., 1901-12-18
AMUSEMENTS. A

Iumbia Theater before audience that
very nearly filled the house and was repre-
sentative of the best culture and musical
Intelligence of the city. His appearance is
striking. his face being pale and the pallor
is accentuated by the mass of jet black
hair which covers his head. In repose he
does not show much expression, but when
he is playing he seems lost to everything
but his work. He is marvellous tech
nician, accomplishing the most difficult
feats with the greatest ease and freedom.
He dazzles and bewilders his audience by
his daring pyrotechnics and is the most
complete master of the purely technical
work possible on the violin that has been
heard here in many years. His tone is full,
firm, clear and of beautiful quality, ap-
preaching at times the sound of the human
voice. 1t has been said that he played with
out feeling, but that was not true of his
work yesterday. He showed sentiment in
his Interpretation of Ernest's concerto as well
as'in the andante by Spohr, and in the dain-
ty serenade by Pierne, which he gave as
one of his encoreS. His virtuoSity was dis
played in the Bach prelude, which, aside
from the opportunity afforded the player to
show his wonderful mastery of his instru-
ment is not an interesting composition. 1t
was in the Witches Dance, by Paganin1.
that kubelik gave the most dazzling eX-
hibition of his marvellous skill. Its pas
sageS of combined bowling, double stopping.
arpeggios, octaves and transfers from high
to low positions were given with a celerity,
dash and vigor that were perfectly bewil-
derng. After this was completed he was
recalled again and again and finally he
played unaccompanied the seXtet from
Lucia"
Miss Jessie Shay played three piano num-
bers in a manner that found favor with the
audience, and Mr.. Rudolph Friml, who ac-
companied kubelik, is entitled to commen-
dation for his intelligent and efficient work.
JAMES K. HACKETT.-The Christmas
attraction at the National Theater will be
James X. Hackett, in his latest success,
entitled Don Caesars Return which ran
for eleven weeks at Wallacks Theater,
New York. In addition to this popular in
dorsement. Mr.. Hackett received critical
commentator for his performance of a
part which has enlisted the best romantic
players of generations. The character of
Don Caesar de Basan, the ragged gran
dee has been accorded new treatment by
Victor Mapes, and the result is a play
which combines comedy and dramatic in
tenSlty to a remarkable degree. Moreover,
it is adapted to picturesque scenic setting
ana elaborate costuming of the period of
Carlos l of Spain. His supporting COM
pany numbers fifty people. including such
well-known players as Theodore Hamilton,
Charles Kent, Brigham Royce, John A.
Hail. George LIE Soir. Edward Donnelly,
William Lamp, Jane Oaker. Maude Roose-
welt. Virginia Buchanan, Fernando Eliscu
and Grace Barber. The ensemble includes
a male chorus and a Spanish mandolin
quartet contributing excellent musical ef-
fects. In brief, it is a drama. spectacle
anu All ODeTd cDl1lDlHSu. 1HeTe Will De
matinees Wednesday christmas day. and
Saturday.
THE FOUR COHANs.-THE Four Co
hans come to this city next week prepared
to furnish the largest assortment of laughs
ever offered in exchange for one price
of admission. Their medium is the new
three-act musical farce, THE Governors
Son. from the pen of George M. CO.
han. What the famous Vokes family
We're to the past generation the Four Co.
hans promise to be to this. In both in
stances reputation was won by presenting
small plays and then enhancing it by the
production of more ambitious but none the
less delightful works. The Four Cohans
are the more interesting because they are
father. mother, brother and sister. Young
George NJ. Cohan is not only comedian of
originality and talent, but a gifted writer
of farces and songs known in every cor
ner of the country. Jerry Cohan is an ac-
tor of experience. Josephine Cohan is
girlish and graceful can be either demure
or v1vacious as occasion requires. Helen
Cohan is an accomplished woman who
might be taken for the elder sister of her
children. All have congenial parts in the
new farce which comes to the Columbia
next week
HAZEL KIRKE.' For Christmas week
the Bellows Stock Company announces a
revival of that charming domestic drama
Hazel kirke," which was written nearly
twenty years ago by Steele Mackaye and
has always maintained it's popularity. 1t
Will doubtless be source of keen enjoy
ment to the Lafayette patrons. Miss Law
renee has frequently appeared in the title
role and will be thoroughly at home in the
part. Indeed the same may be said of all
the members of the BELOW s organization,
for since the stock system has been so eX-
tensively revived throughout the country,
Mr.. MackaHes masterpiece has proved to
be one of the most successful from box
office standpoint, of the numerous plays
now available for production by these or
ganiZations. There will be matinee per-
formances of Hazel Kirke' on Wednes-
day and Saturday. Notwithstanding the
fact that Christmas falls on Wednesday,
there will be no advance in price for the
matinee. twenty-five cents, as usual, ad-
mitting to all parts of the house.
ION THE STROKE OF TWELVE,"-
The attraction next week at the Academy
of Music will be the sensational melodrama,
"On the Stroke of Twelve" The play
takes it's name from one Of the chief Incl
dents In the story. an exciting escape from
prison the clock strikes twelve. The
hero, Jack Rutledge, is the victim of a pair
Of villains, who succeed in convicting him
of forging his fathers name, a crime of
which he is innocent. Rutledge is sent to
prison. makes his escape and then sets
about to bring the real culprits to justice.
number of exciting incidents follow each
other in quick succession, and throughout
the entire play there is strong love in
terest. AS scenic production ION the
Stroke of Twelve has much to commend
it to public approval The penitentiary
scene is realistically shown. Here it is
that dynamite plays havoc with masonry
leaving a break in the wall through which
the hero and his friend escape. The fourth
act displays some excellent stage effects
four rooms being shown at once, including
a pawnshop, counterfeiters' den and two
apartments above.
POLITE VAUDEVILLE.-Straig polite
10 ylri1 ha of cos
ter next week, and continue uninterruptedly
until spring. The bill arranged by Mr..
Chase for the patronage Of his clientele on
Christmas week is one in keeping with the
season. 1t is dominated by comedy and the
auditor will add to his store of Christmas
good feeling by seeing 1t. At it's head by
right of conquest in vaudeville and other
| lines Of stage endeavor will be May Edouin,
daughter of the celebrated English come
| dian. Willie Edouin Miss Edouin came over
| to this country with her father in the origi-
| nal "Florodora" company, and continued to
be the leading comedienne Of that piece un-
| til she was tempted away by the alluring
monetary advantages offered in vaudeville.
| She will be seen in conjunction with Fred
! IN 1afo o,,1a