Evening star., 1901-05-04

another London member. who won distinc-
tion during the New York engagement
that concludes tonight The stories OF these
Lederer folly pieces rarely amount to much
and THE Casino Girls narrative is equal
ly fleecy. The extravaganza is in two acts
the first passing in the streets of Cairo
and the second in the palace of the pasha
4 Wednesday matinee is announced.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE THEATER-
Monday evening The Lafayette Square
Stock Company will present Miss Hobbs,
which will be remembered as the entertain
ing comedy by Jerome N. jerome, which
Annie Russell used last season. The play
tells highly interesting story of a man
hating woman and her conversion. The
young lady is Miss Hobbs person much
! talked about, but seldom seen, except by
those of her own sex. Her ideas against
matrimony and her crusade to protect all
of her girl friends from becoming victims
OF horrid men. lead to a very wrong i'm
I preston of her before she appears upon
| the stage Her detractors the men, then
discover, with the audience. that Miss
Hobbs is q captivating young woman. with
a sweet personality, who owes her ad-
| Nanced ideas on the inner-Self conscious
! ness of true womanhood to a wrong en-
| vironment in youth. In presenting this
| play John T. Sullivan Will have the lead
| ing male role of kingsearl. major. Owing
| to the continued illness of Miss Haswell,
! as result of her accident, the title role
will be assumed by Minnie Radcliffe, who
| took Miss Hasweils place in the Rosedaie
| Kramer Percival Kingseari; Frederic
| Sullivan, as George Jessop; II. Newman. as
| a sea captain; Violet kimhaH, as Mrs.
Percival Kingsearl; Clara Emory. as an en-
| gagged girl, and Louise Macintosh in the
role played by Mrs. Gilbert
| CHASE'S NEW GRAND-Manager Chase
of the New Grand will celebrate the advent
| of spring time with floral week, COM
mencing next Monday. His polite Vaude
| vile bill will be headed by the Robert Hill
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| clever dramatiZation of Richard Harding
| Davis famous story, THE Littlest Girl OF
| All 1t has had a longer career and en-
| joyed popularity. Mr.. Hilliard is seen in
! the famous characterization of Van I'ibber.
| Mary Scott, a former society belle with dis
| tinguished connections in this city, will APP
| pear for the first time as the supple
mentary attraction in the bill. She is as
sisted by strong and well-known cast of
| players in the presentation of the romantic
colonial comedy entitled I'm Washington's
Time. The play is somewhat melodTd-
| matte, and arouses patriotic interest. \
hearty greeting will be extended to Chas.
r. Sweet, the favorite comedian. who Will
give his musical tramp burglar" speciality
which has been much enlivened by the in
PRODUCTION of new comic material. Oscar
SisSon and Esther Wallace, who attained
considerable reputation in the legitimate
domain, will present bright little com sdy
entitled MY WifeS Presents" Johnnie
| keefe, the "rube comedian" late of the
New York Casino Company, and of the
| Ward and Nokes organization, will be heard
| in new monologue. Newell and Niblo.
| the novelty instrumentalists. will offer a
musical act. JAS Kelly and Dorothy Kent
| will be seen in musical absurdty. The
great American biograph will exhibit the
| customary twelve views of comic and news
| happenings.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-A new sensa-
tional melodrama of stirring incidents is to
| occupy the stage of the Academy of Music
all next week 1t is of English extraction
| and is known as From Scotland Yard" 1t
is produced in this country. following
London production, with q wealth of scenic
equipment and a cast of capable players.
| From Scotland Yard" is built around the
incidents in the life of Cieve Ryley, de-
tective sergeant of the criminal investiga-
tion department of Scotland Yard, Eng
lands greatest penal institution and crime
detecting agency. CieVe Ryley endeavors
to break up gang of burglars whose ex-
lStence made the best element of society
tremble for years. In the end he bags the
whole gang as they are about to carry out
their greatest operation, the robbery of the
bullion car. Not only does he pursue this
hunt for business reasons, but also for a
spirit of animosity and revenge against
Capt. Nero, the leader of the gang. who is
Eustace Lee. an old rival of Ryley's, and
the cause of his separation from his wife
The murder of Herbert Mason and the
slowtorture death by means of the burn
ing cord device are two other features
which enter prominently into the play
These. with the bullion car robbery, are
actual happenings. and may be found re-
corded In the annals of Scotland Yard.
Various scenes show bits OF London as
st. Pancras station, Scotland Yard and the
Belgravia Club. That detective dramas are
likely to be popular now is proved by the
measure of prosperity enjoyed by ''Sher-
lock Holmes"
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER -
Frank B. Carrs Beautiful Indian Maid
ems" the attraction at Kernan's next week.
III q at,ana f.Nt-f hc...,
the abundance Of fair burlesouers who
have pleased elsewhere and a few of whom
became fayoriteS on their former visit The
bOldneSs which marked this attempt AT
novelty when patrons of burlesuue We're
promised red-skinned beauties would
probably have met with deserved rebuke
had not the management fortified itself
with an entertainment that gave entire
satisfaction, and the reputation ii has
earned gives full assurance that there will
be continued effort to maintain the foot
ing so easily gained. Its first part "Poca-
hontas in New York" with characters
noted in the days of the Indian princess
serves as d laughable satire on the New
York police, who become involved in COM
plications in the pursuit of the red-skinned
damsefs invading the Tenderloin. The bur-
lesque. Fun in the White House." is a bold
earicature on Washington official society.
tat .lluroaucing a number of familiar charac-
ters drawn from diplomatic and political
circles, who in a series of misadventrres
afford much amusement. Pearl Marouem
carries OH the nOnOrS in both burlesoues
and with her acknowledged charm and tall
ent is said to approach. in the opinion OF
patrons of burlesque. the ideal burlesouer
Among the artists who promise choice spe-
clalties are the Meeker-Baker Trio GRO.
tesque comiques; Harry and Sadie Fields
the wits; Mack and Matthews, trayesty
stars: Belle Gordon, athlete; Cunningham
and Marquem ideal sketchists, and Ressia
Philips, versatile soubrette
RINGL1NG BROTHERS CIRCUs-The
Dig white tents Of the Ringling Brotbers'
circus, with all their living features vii,
become part of Washington early SIM
day morning. The show grounds. before
the average citizen is awake, will he
white winged city. with fiuttering fags.
around which the small boys will eatber
and gaze and chatter. with an Interest
nothing else can inspire 1t Is doubtfu, IL
the first yellow wagon will reach the ,ot
Sunday morning before the boy enthusiast
he Is bound to be there IL he is Obliged to |
Sit up all night for the purpose He will |
see the cook tents go up and the prepara-
tion started for an early breakfast He
Will find strange pleasure in watching the
heavy Norman Percheron horses drawing
the huge canvas, pole and seat wagons
across the lot. and not one of the highly.