Evening star., 1901-10-08
HERoTNES 81.
Edith TOtten,
May McCabe,
Eleanor Charles.
DOUBTFUL (2).
Henry Morey,
+. A. Pierce.

KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-There
are many features in the show presented
by the Merry Maidens Burlesquers at Ker-
han's Lycenm Theater this week which are
above the average There Is commend
able absence of broad sayings and stale
songs In both the opening and closing skits
Inc, opening is minstrel effort and is en-
titled "A Gay Time at the CAPITOL 1t
affords opportunity for the introduction of
some enjoyable novelties. Nellie Hanly
acted as the interlocutor and was ably as
sisted by James Lowry and Billy Spencer,
bones, and Ed Begley and John Spencer,
tambos. The closing skit, "a Bath Beach
Burglar, serves to introduce some clean
fun and score or more of pretty girls in
bright and fetching costumes. The music
In this, as well as in the opening burlesque,
Is new. OF the olio, Ed. Begley, who styles
himself distributor Of comedy and who
really does creditable blackfacei turn; the
Revere Sisters, song and dance artists, who
manage to crowd many changes of cos
tunes into very small space of time; Leo
and Chapman in an acrobatic and comedy
turn, entitled Wanted, A Donkey and
Harry Setback, In bag-punching, stand at
the head. Leo and Chapman introduced a
novelty in the shape of a triple horizontal
par arranged in the form of a rectangle,
and the former put up an act on it that has
rarely been equaled at the Lyceum. Harry
Seebacks bag-punching included the single
bag, one attached to the floor instead of
the usual platform, an aerial bag and final
ly an exhibition Of double bag-punching
that was as difficult as it was novel. Nellie
Hanly's illustrated songs were repeated un-
til her entire list was exhausted and the
Spencer brothers did an Irish song and
dance turn.
BIJOU THEATER-The Bijou Stock
Company began its third week last night
and proved itself worthy of the generous
applause which it received. Louise Moore,
a young woman Of attractive appearance
and possessing a voice which gives evf-
denee Of careful cultivation, made her first
appearance with the company last night.
The opening burlesque is staged most eff
fectively and introduces many catchy songs
and comedy. bits. Joe Flynn. the laugh
creator. succeeds unquestionably, and Mel
lie Nichols gives q rag-time combination of
singing, dancing and piano playing which
is decidedly not ragged. Albini, the magi-
clan, is seen IN some, original tricks. His
manipulation of cards and his other spe-
c.alties are Of the highest order. The
Monte-Myro troupe of pantomimists con-
clude the bill in a highly active. tumbling
and knocka bout Speciality entitled 1.-The
Garden Cafe'' :ifThef bill ION the5whole is up
Ito the standard which, the management
this season has set FOR ITSELF The COM
lpany still maintains its reputation for the
shapeliness and efficiency Of its chorus la
dies. They leave little ato be desired,
whether supporting Miss Moore, the melo-
dious, or Miss Freeligh. the smileful and
statuesque, in the varied maneuvers of the
American march, which Is one of the spe-
Gals this week. Besides selections from
wel1-known operas, several particularly at
tractive numbers were rendered. Probably
the most taking among them Is Nellie Mich
OILS "Whippoorwill Song" and nautical
composition by John P. Rogers, the bari
tone. The olio. which is of unusually even
merit, is headed by Nellie Mcguire, in some
very clever coster sketches The Three
Livingstons follow in an acrobatic turn
which contains several novel things in the
way of double backs.' Albini displayed
an unfortunate lack of discretion in his
method Of working in his audience.