Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-13

give single performance of his original
| success, "A Pair OF Spectacies, at the
extra matinee on Friday, Washington
| birthday. In consequence of the length of
| 1.-The Gay Lord Quex' the curtain Will De
raised evenings at and at the matinee
at 2.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC.-An artistic
production of "Cyrano de Bergerac at
the regular stock company prices Is prom
| fsed by the Lafayette Theater Tor the COM
| ing week. This meant the enlargement OF tle
cast to more than fifty people and the
| handling of heavy properties, artlstlc scene
painting and elaborate costumes Ihe La
fayette painters are working hard TO make
the cook shop scene a triumph OF reailsuc
work while the scene in the convent gar
den promises to be an artistic revelation
The translation to be used Is a compro-
mise between the Mansfield and the Coque-
lin version Mr.. Ormonde will play Cyrano
Miss Haswell will play RoXane- Miss Scott
is cast for the orange girl while MISS
Macintosh will impersonate the duenna
Miss Field has the part of Sister Martina,
and Miss Maynard that of Lise. Mr.. Wynn
gate has his best opportunity of the sea
son in the role of Christian, while the part
of the poet pastry cook Will be interpreted
by Mr. Rogers. who is well fitted for the
role. John 7. Sullivan will play the Count
de Guice and Fred Sullivan that of Mont
Fleury.
CHASES NEW GRAND.-Lillan Burk-
hart will put on "A Passing Fancy at
Chases tonight. BY special request. also,
Leroy and Clayton will tomorrow night re,
vive Hogan of the Hanson Both Will
be played the balance of the week. Chase
New Grand will be occupied next week by
the annual congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution which Will be at
tended by many of the best known women
in the United States. 1t will reopen to its
great clientele of amusement lovers the
week beginning February %, with the Or
pheum Show. 1t is the property of Martin
Beck, who controls the great circuit of vau-
deville theaters reaching from Chicago to
San Francisco. Heading it is the celebrated
Newsky troupe of eight Russian dancers
and singers, and includes eight other
acts, namely: Severus Schaeffer, member
of the Schaeffer family, in startling jug
glery; VIII M. Grossly and Blanche Dayne
in one of their unique rural comedy sketch
es; Weston and Herbert, in musical COM
edy; BERTHE Fowler, in limitations; Johnson,
Davenport and Lorello, the breezy acrobats;
Jack Norworth, THE Jail Bird Coon"
Louise Dresser and pickaninnes, and mo-
ton pictures in natural colors..
THOMAS SHEA-Next weeks offering
at the Academy will be the popular actor,
Mr.. Thos. E. Shea, in repertoire of his
old and new plays. On Monday. Wednes
day and Thursday night, Tuesday and
Thursday matinee, ''The Voice of Nature
a Russian melodrama, will be the offering.
On Tuesday and Friday night the ever-pop-
ular DR. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" will be
performed. Saturday matinee and night
will be devoted to The Man-o' Wars
Man ''The Voice of Nature, Mr.. Sheas
latest play, has been given more than
binary equipment in the way of scenery.
One of the settings. that of the Imperial
Opera House, ST. Petersburg, is especially
fine. Mr. Shea has firmly established him
self with Washington theatergOers and
the popular price policy of the Academy
should make the annual visit of this COM
pany highly satisfactory one. A special
matinee will be given on Washngtons
birthday, ana the play for then will be an
nounced later.
MAY HowARD's EXTRAVAGANZA
COMPANY-Commenci on Monday matt
nee and continuing throughout the week.
May Howard and her big extravaganza
company will be the attraction at the new
Bijou Theater The patrons Of this popular
playhouse require but little further
announcement than the coming of
May Howard, she is always accompanied
with an aggregation of merrymakers, sing
ers, dancers and specialists, who are able
to present pleasing entertainment. She
will appear with her company of nearly
forty people in two buresoues, entitled
'Ff-Fi-FlambeaU and 1.-The Sporty Count"
Her company is composed of such we'll
known vaudeville and comedy stars as Har-
ry Evans, Sheridan and Flanagan Lillian
Cooley, Lucy Lane. st. Clair and Celeste,
Marian and Pearl and Jeff Barton Sc
rles of beautiful art poses will be distrib-
electrical effects.
WEBER'S "PARTSIAN WIDOWS The
attraction al kernan's next week Weber's
Partisan Widows" is one of the annual
visitors to this house. 1t presents features
seldom surpassed in burlesque attractions
and promises a number of surprises that
have created a sensation elsewhere Pa
irons OF Herman 5 will recognize the names
of Well-knOWn artists on the list among
whom may be mentioned tombstone BROTH
ers, expert bcyclsts; Snyder and Buckley
musical comedians; Fake and Lillian. Ell
lott and Aleen, Gallagher and Barrett Will
liams and Aleen, Frede West Stella Gil
more and Maude Macdonald Returns of
the Jeffries~Ruhlin fight on Friday Feb
ruary 10, VIII be read from the stage.
THE BIsCHOFF CONCERT.-The second
BIschon concert this season was held at
the Congregational Church last night and,
as usual, the attendance was very large.
The Congregational Church Quartet and
DR.. Bschof were assisted by Elizabeth An
toinette Stuart, cOntralto. Miss Jessie
Grant, who was to have opened the pro-
gram with an organ solo, was prevented by
illness from being present, but Mr.. Carr
acceptably filled her place. The most am
Lehmann's song cycle In Memoriam'
which was well interpreted by j. Walter
Humphrey. The solos by Mrs. Hattie
Meads Smith, Edna Scott Smith. Douglas
Miller and Miss Stuart were all heartily re-
ceived as We're the concerted numbers by
the quartet and the instrumental solos by
Dr. Bischof.
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