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the entire side of the building and the hero
and his chum escape. 1t is from this scene
act presents something of a novelty in
stage settings 1t shows four different
apartments at the same time One is
counterfeiter's den, another a clothing
store, the third a room in which a girl is
chloroformed. and fourth apartment for
general dramatic purposes A fire breaks
out, and through active maneuyering ev-
erybody is saved. The play concludes with
the vindication of the two accused men and
the bringing to justice of the villain, who Is
cast off by his female accomplice and finds
himself alone in his misery.
The company which will present the play
here includes George Welch, Jefferson Os-
bourne, R. G. Thomas, VIII d. Ingram,
Alex. Carr. John H. Mack, Frank Carroll.
Walter Damange, George Brooks, F. A.
Peters. Charles Goodrich, Blythe Terry,
Flora Fairfield and Lillian Eongmore.
The Bijou.
remarkable offering of burlesque and
vaudeville constitutes the program that
Manager Scheesinger of the Bijou Thea
ter has arranged for Christmas week. Not
content with new burieque that promises
to be a great success as presented by the
forty members of the regular stock bur-
lesque company, he has secured the great
Lafayette show, which is ranked as the
most expensive combination of vaudeville
stars now on tour Of the principal vaude-
vile circuits Lafayette himself is we'll
known figure In the world of vaudeville,
and commands a price for his services that
| is regarded by managers as the top-notch
hguTe. Lafayette can always be depended
upon to give his audience something new
and this years conception, Majestic" is
said to be the most sensational act that has
yet been brought to vaudeville house.
| the interior of a modern circus, including
| all the paraphernaiia essential to a we'll
| conducted menagerie, freaks, brass band,
| strong men, gymnasts, &c, and standing
| conspicuously in the center of the tent, a
| beautiful red and gold cage containing a
| colossal untamed lion, moving from one
| end of his massive den to the other. Sud
| denly young lady appears intent on en-
| tering the lions den. She is arrayed in all
| her bridal splendor, for this Is her wedding
morn. The lion, according to the mythical
German legend is in love with this beau
| tiful woman, and seemingly realizes that
| he the king Of beasts, is to lose her forever.
| When, after much opposition. she sue
| ceeds in reaching her shaggy pet, he. with
| his jealousy and crushes her frail body to
| the floor Of the cage. Attendants and as
| sistants rush frantically to her aid. but 1t
| appears too Late and amid the excitement
| the lion slowly raises himself from the
| body Of his victim and discloses to view
not the savage beast, who has in some
mysterious manner disappeared, but the
master conjuror Lafayette.
ANolLlHS Flhe liitS WOHGeTIul Illusion mas
| ever appeared in America before but 1t
| is one Of eight high-class modern special
| ties included in the program Of the great
Lafayette show. which comes to the Bijou
for one week, commencing Monday.
| 1t includes, besides the above mentioned
| spectacle, the great Lafayette, whose in
| ternational successes have placed him in
the front rank of popularity as an enter
tainer. Howard and Bland have in their
playlet, "A Strange Boy introduced Mr..
Howard's Paris monologue in an effectual
| manner. Sharp and Flatt are well-known
| musical duo, whose eccentric comedy and
expert instrumental work has made them
deservedy popular. Roberta Keene. a
young society lady who has deserted the
concert stage for the vaudeville, has a
| mezzo-contralto which she uses to good ad-
vantage. Barry and Halvers, in a comedy
dancing speciality, and Reynard, the ven
triloquist, complete this organization.
The Bijou management has arranged for
special ladies' matinee next Friday after
noon, at which time there will be no smok-
ing permitted This arrangement Is made
Sd that the women Of Washington who care
for refined vaudeville may have an oppor-
tunity Of witnessing the marvellous per-
formance Of the great Lafayette and the
members Of his company.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.
The attraction at Kernan's Lyceum
Christmas week Is the comedian, Al
Reeves, with his big, famous company OF
burlesquers, with new and catchy music,
funny situations and dances, new and mag
nificent scenery, handsome women, gorge
Gus wardrobe and grand electrical effects.
Mr.. Reeves says that the show Is laughter
from start to finish. The show is composed
of chorus of thirty women, who are
shapely and beautiful. and the possessors
Of good voices. An amusing satire opens
the performance, entitled "The Reception
Of Count O'Fudge." Then follows an olio
of up-to-date specialties with such we'll
known people as McCabe. Sabine and Mile.
Vera, in an act entitled THE Irish Con-
tractors and the Typewriter" Hoey and
Lee, who style themselves THE Two Real
Hebrews comedians and parody singers;
Rossley and Rostelle. in "A Widows
derman; Dora Denton and company. In
Producing beautiful living pictures, and last,
but not least, Al Reeves, the champion
banjoist. The bill concludes with an up
to-date burletta. entitled "A Night at Mar
ragansett Pier" introducing a chorus of
fifty voices.
The original moving pictures of the re-
cent Jeffries-Ruhlin fight will be shown as
special feature and will prove unusually
interesting to all patrons interested In
sports as the reproductions said to be
the best ever presented, each round being
clearly and realistically given. The man
agement assures it's patrons that these are
the only accurate pictures Of this fight.
The Keith Cycle Sensation.
The week the New Year is ushered in
Chase's will present what Mr. Chase re-
CARDS as a polite vaudeville bill that should
be accepted by all Washington as prophetic
Of greater things in store for 1902. In fact
1t looks so, good that 1t would seem as ii,
for fear that the following week might suf-
fer, he should hold q few of the novelties
over till then. Heading it is "The B. F.
Keith Cycle Sensation" which was pro-
duced this week for the first time in New
York. and is credited with being the most
thrilling and remarkable act ever given in
vaudeville Three men, at the peril SEEM
ingly, Of their lives, race on a cup-shaped
track, the smallest ever used on a stage and
having an angle of sventy degrees the
steepest ever employed for such purpose
The track is so round that were they not
held on by centrifugal force they would be
thrown off instantly and injured. The
Russell Brothers will be seen for the first
time at Chases in their famous Irish serv-
ant girl act. Wormwoods Monkey Circus
with new simians and fresh tricks, will
amuse the Juvenile contingent. 1.-The Girl
of Quality" another Of the seasons novel;
ties. will make her debut here. Charles