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The Bliou Theater.

The Bijou Theater is rapidly acquiring the
right to be considered the weber and
Fields of Washington. in so far as it rep
resents the popular home of refined bur
lesque and the best that the vaudeville
field affords. OF course the performances
at the Bijou Theater are not so pretentiouS
as are those at the famous Broadway Music
Hall under the Weber and Fields man
agement, but the entertainments that have
been offered the patrons of the local thea
ter are so far above the average OF their
kind that they mark an epoch in the history
of Washington amusements- Never before
has a stock company presented such
really creditable array of talent and never
have the oios of variety thester been
provided by more clever vaudeville per
formers The reduction in prices has re-
suited in more than doubling the at
tendance. The Offering for next week VIII
include an opening first part in which the
entire company will be seen. Solos will be
sung by Louise Moore, Nellie V Nichols:
the sprightly and clever little soubrette Z.
the stock company. while her nimble asso-
ciate, Susie Rocomora. although a recruit
of but a weeks local experience. has al
ready become one Of the greatest fayorites
of the company. win be the principal figure
the entire punch OF stage Director
Grieves' nestlings of the chorus. The come
! dams Matt Kennedy. Fred Cady. Charles
/, Rice and Lew Harvey viii provide con,
| siderable fun, and John p. Rodgers viii
| have a new bass solo to offer. The vaude-
| willie portion Of the show viii be given by
Maud Huth. formerly of the celebrated
| team of Clifford and HUH. who VIII give
| her newest" monofogae. which is said TO
| fairly TEEN with laughs. while she will ada
| to the full measure Of humor by singing
| in her own inimitable manner several OF the
newest of the years coon songs. May
| Wentworth and company. including the
! clever comedian. Billy Raynor, will pre-
| sent the funny sketch entitled "A Woman $
| Dilemma" The Taylor twin sisters VIII
| roller skate and play the violin at the same
| time. Allen and Delain. late stars of Hoyt
/ "A Black Sheep" will present their sketch,
| "a wifes Creation" and Derenda ana
| Breen will juggle clubs, both comlcally anu
/ adeptly There viii be daily matinees dur
ing the week
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"A Contented Woman viii be the offer
ing at Chases Theater during the week OF
October - by Otis Harlan aud the othcr
faYorites of Chases Musical Comedy StOck
Company. when they return from thv
read tour upon which they are now sue
cessfully engaged The presentation Of A
Contented Woman will be OF more tnan
ordinary interest to the ladies. because y
will serve TO Introduce the new icaGiu :
woman of the organization. Agnes Ross"
Lane. Miss Lane was Tor four seasons with
Hoyt, and has appeared with much sac
cess in "A Contented Woman" She was
selected by Mr.. HOyt on account OF frr
beauty of face and inquire. She is a blonde,
with large. expressive blue eyes. ana IL
quite sure to become favorite The ac-
ton CT the piece VIII. as susuai. be cni.y-
ened by vaudeville specialtles.
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Lafayette Square Theater

oh next Monday night the Bellows Stock
company will follow up its first weeks Of
fering. SHENANDOAH" with an elaborate
revival of The Little Minister" The dram
atlzatfon of Barrie's popular novel ought
to make an excellent vehicle for the stock
company. Considerable interest naturally
centers around the famous role of Lady
Babbie In the Lafayette production Lii
ian Lawrence has been cast for the mart
For the benefit Of Miss Lawrence's local
admirers 1t may be stated that Lady Bah
PIE is her fayorite role. When the play
was produced by the Castle Square stock
IN Boston, year ago, Miss Lawrence made
a triumph in the part. John T. Sullivan has
been cast for the title role, having played
the part IN Denver last summer when Mr..
Bellows produced it there. Gavin Djsnart
anords Mr.. Sullivan an opportunity for get
ting completely away from the line of parts
IN which the Lafayette patrons have been
accustomed to seeing him. In this connec-
ton an advantage of the stock system is
again exemplified. In accepting a minor
role in THE Little Minister White
Whlttiesey, the leading man of the Bellows
organization, gracefully sets aside what
with a travelling company would be consid-
cred his legitimate right to always appear
IN the leading role. This will allow Mr.
sullivan to emerge from the somewhat OBJ
scure part he has been playing in "Shenan-
doah' this week and appear in the leading
role of THE Little Minister" This clearly
demonstrates the fact that in well organ
ized stock companies the members strive
ioI the best general effect rather than for
individual hits.
The Little Minister will doubtless prove
even more potent attraction than "Shen-
andoah and an immense weeks business
Is anticipated by Manager Berger.
The following is the complete cast of
The Little Minister" Gavin Dishart John
T. Sullivan; Captain HailiweI. White Whit
tlesey; Lord Rintoul, Harry Corson Clarke;
Rob Dow Charles Wynpate. Tbor,a @
W hammond. Francis Powers; Snecky Ho-
bart, Frederick Sullivan: Andrew MARI
mecker, Tony Cummings; Joe Cruickshank
". II. Conley; Sergeant Davidson, Harry c.
Bradley, Silva Tosh, William Harrison:
Thevaits, Hervert w. Parker; Micah Dow,
Katherine Clinton; Mainline Webster Grace
Griswold: Jean, Katherine Field; Felice,
Antoinette Walker; Lady Babbie Lillian
La
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COMING ATTRACTIONS
Columbia Theater.

VIM. A. Brady sends to the Columbia
Theater Monday night one of his very
strongest and most widely popular attrac
lions. Lovers Lane" of which every
body interested in the theater has heard,
is by Clyde Fitch, the prolific playwright
of the present. 1t has been played by its
present Interpreters since the first week
in February, with but one weeks respite.
There is no other play in this country that
can make that showing. Lovers Lane,
enjoyed tremendous vogue in New York
for five months, Immediately followed by
a record breaking, aii-summer run in Chi
cago. In both cities the seating capacities
of the theaters were frequently exhausted
and there were many occasions when the
crowds drove the musicians beneath the
stage. Lovers Lane" is a Kaleidoscope
play, depicting the humor and sentiment
of small town in Massachusetts,. Clyde
Fitch has shown that he knows how to
tug at the heart strings one moment and
send the audience into spasms of merri-
ment the next. And he knows, too how
to speed the sharp-tipped shafts Of satire.
Heretofore, he has given us costume
plays, colonial plays, dramas Of romance
and comedy, rejecting the foibles Of fash
ionable life, but Lovers Lane is his first
endeavor in the form of pastoral play. He
has avoided the conventional farm scenes
and barnyard effects and rustic quartetS,
but has taken the dissensions Of the choir
and church circle, the prosecutions of q
progressive minded preacher, the abandon
of little children at school play, and
dozen other picturesque elements, blending
them all into composite that Is said to
be Photographic In exactness. There are
beauties. of scenery and electrical effect,
f-and two pictures of an orchard with real
trees, one showing autumn and the other
sprIngtime, that have created great stir.
Mr.. Brady, postmaster in staging Plays,
has contrived a series of admirable stage
illusions and combined very remarkable
company, skilled in depicting types of &C.
centric character. Lovers Lane is al
ready running neck to neck with way
Down East In the cast of Lovers Lane
are such well 5fnewn players as Ernest
Hastings, Franklin Roberts A. C. Sanders,
Frank Hartwell. Julien Barton, C. X.
French Mllie James, Blanche Hail. Eorah
Lamison, Emily Wakeman, Lizzie Conway,
Agnes F1pdlay, Florence Webster Zelda
Sears. Ethel Browning and large num-
Der of school, children in childish games
and songs. The regular scale of prices
will prevail,
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New national Theater.

Amelia Binghams unprecedented success
as her own manager and absolute head Of
a stock company will always be marked
by. white stone in the history of the
American stagef 1.-THE Climbers" by Mr..
CLYDE Fitch, which served as the vehicle of
this success. is aFdrama of contemporaneous
New York life. but Its theme and situations
are easily understandable; in fact. they are
native. to, any city In this country. The
story tells of New York family, which
consists Of Mrs. Hunter, widow, who has
three daughters, one Of whom. Blanche, is
married. Mrs. Hunter herself in her
younger days was q pretty but humble lit
tie woman who had married into aristoc-
racy The efforts of this widow and her
youngest daughter. backed by coterie of
their own, to live a fashionable life in a
fast and frivolous set, furnishes the satir-
ical comedy interest. in -contrast Is the
figure of BLANCHE Sterling. the married
Daughter. WING Sfftvess to livea high-mind-
ed, noble life. 10 spite of bitterly disap-
pointing marriage. She is tempted in every
direction to lower her standard in life and
give up her ideals. but In the end her bet
ter nature trfumphs Outlined the scenes
are as follows: The first act represents the
return of the family from the funeral of
the head of the house. Mrs. Hunter, the
widow; Miss Hunter. her sister-in-law. and
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Academy of Music.

"The Fatal Wedding" which comes to the
Academy next week. Is peculiarly play
for women, as the plot shows the trials
and tribulations of an unhappy mother and
her children. Despite the pathetic main
story of the play, there is much agreeable
and original comedy in it, SO that the scenes
of serious interest are relieved by the sur
shine of laughter. The play has Just fin
ished a successful run in New York city.
where it proved its drawing power by play
ing to crowded houses during its engage
ment. This record it has maintained in
several other large cities in which 1t has
been presented, and the advance sale of
seats at the Academy is a satisfactory au-
curry of large attendance here. The princi-
pal feature of interest in connection with
the production is the appearance of little
Cora Quinten, who claims the distinction
of being the foremost child actress. In the
role of Jessie, nicknamed 'the Little
Mother by her playmates, little Miss Quin-
ten, although but eight years OF age, is
credited with having achieved In the pop,r-
lar price theaters success as pronounced
and successful as did Elsie Leslie when
she first appeared in Little Lord Fauntle-
roy" The character of Jessie is one of
the longest juvenile parts in current drama
and the facility and ease with which she
carries herself is expected to prove some
thing Of a revelation to the Academy the
atergoers. Briefly. the plot concerns a
happy TRINITY INTO WHICH an adventureSS
and her confederate enter and bring
about separation between the husband
and wife. The latter escapes from her
home with her two children one of them
being Jessie. and they seek shelter In
miserable tenement quarter, where Jessie
becomes the mainstay and support The
struggle of these three is expected to be
peculiarly interesting to the audience, and
Jessies heroic struggle to maintain her
mother and sister and to bring about recon-
Citation with her father are bound to ex-
cite the deepest sympathy The cast is
headed by the well-known leading man, Ed
win Mordant who has occupied a similar
position with leading stock companies In
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Chase's Theater,
HE who dies
Can die no more than then / died.
O'ertortur d by that ghastly ride. :"

L
o'ertortur'd by that CHASTITY ride"
The lines quoted above are the conclusion
of Lord Byron's famous descriptive poem
upon which is founded the play of Ma
zerpa, or the Wild Horse of Tartary," the
attraction to be presented at Chase's Thea
ter next week. beginning with the Monday
matinee. Old theater-goers and students of
the drama need only to be reminded of the
name of Adah Isaacs Menken to recall to
memory the famous old play which in the
eos was the theatrical sensation of the
period, and remained so for many years
afterward. "Mazeppa" was the piece de
resistance Of the old-time stock companies,
and many actors and actresses since and
now famous made appearances therein. 1t
must not be supposed that the Ma
zeppa" to be produced at Chase's next week
Hudson and Fisher. They are too old-fash-
ioned An entirely new drama, written to
suit the tastes Of the present generation of
theater-goers has been furnished by Robert
Griffin Morris playwright of considerable
proven ability. The foundation is of course
the thrilling and really dangerous ride of
Mazeppa from the stage to the roof dashed
to the back of Lightning the Arabian
thoroughbred that has been especially
tanned for the feat. Although the production
will To- made in spectacular form woth d
wealth of scenery and gorgeous costumes,
the assurance is given that the enactment
The company that will interpret the drama
win be headed by Vernona Jarbeau, the for
mer queen of comic opera, who is meeting
with much success in the part of Mazeppa
a role for which she is said to be particu-
larly well suited physically. Mazeppa it
may here be stated, was Polish youth
celebrated for his beauty of face and figure
AS special attraction engaged particu-
larly for the benefit of Chase's patrons,
there will be introduced in the action of the
drama many novel vaudeville features typi-
cal of the sports and pastimes of the Tar
tars, in whose land the scenes are mainly
laid. Among others will be the well-known
Streator Zouaves, VINO during their last
trip abroad developed a new drill. which
they will perform in characteristic costume
during the shepherds jubilee scene. The
celebrated Bicknells will show the char
acteristic whirlwind dances of the Arabs.
Another attractive vaudeville feature will
be the Tod Judge troupe of acrobats.
who perform many new and diff
cult feats. The Roosevelt trio of mar
Vicious gun manipulators have also been es-
pecially engaged. There will be adj
vance in the regular Chase prices. Matt
ness WILL as usual. be given daily.
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New York and Brooklyn. Ola Humphrey
is an actress of considerable repute. who
has a leading role. Others are J. +. Mil
tern, Richard Cutter. Miss Julia Ralph
ana Miss Louie Quinten. The scenery
famous New York localities, among them
being the interior of the criminal court
during trial. a faithful picture of Grace
Church. with elaborate interior effects; the
Palisades of the Hudson on a winters
night. with heavy snowstorm in prog
ress. and a counterfeiter's den. also on the
Hudson
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~Mnn'. Enemy

Mans Enemy" to be seen at the Acad-
envy week after next, is strong story of
human life in varying phases; of love and
ignoble passions, of honesty, seIfishness and
revenge: of broad and harmless humor and
of tender pathos, set amidst picturesque
scenes. There are four acts and they are
full of dramatic situations, exciting eli
makes and thrilling situations of a real
istic character. The authors have not
however, sacrificed their story for the sake
of sensation or ingenious effects Their
play is said to be serious attempt to pic
ture truthfully the -characterizations of city
and country life. The presenting company
includes Agnes Herndon. Albert Andruss.
Maurice Lindner, w. F. Garfield, Thad
Shine. W. J. Hurley. Frank Murtha, Jo-
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4 Coatentea woman.

known
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Daniel Frohman.s stock Company.

Manager Rapley announces as the attrac-
ton at the New National week after next
Daniel Frohman's splendid stock company
from Days Theater, New York. This
company has as its star Miss Hilda Spong,
an actress whose work in ''Trelawny of
the Wells" wheels Within Wheels" THE
Ambassador" and THE Maneuvers of
Jane" was very well received by Washing
ton audiences. r. C. Cartons three-act
comedy Lady Huntworths Experiment, -
will be given by Mr.. Frohman's players
during their coming visit. Besides Miss
Spong the company includes Arthur For
rest, Jameson Lee Finney. William F.
Owen. William Courtenay. Grant Stewart
Albert 8. Howson, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen
Beatrice Morgan and Nevada Hefron. The
box office sale will begin next Thursday
morning at $50 o'clock, but seats and
boxes may be ordered in advance by mail
Besides managing Days and the Lyceum
Theaters In New York, Daniel Frohman di-
reefs the tours of his stock company which
will soon play an engagement here. and the
tours of E. H. Sothern and Bertha Galland
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Gertrude Coghlan is shortly to produce a
new play. as yet unnamed. from the per
OF Jottie Blair Parker.
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OF the forty-five London theaters. 81
teen or 81 per cent. are producing meic
dramas
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Paula Edwards has been engaged for her
old role OF Dudley" In san Toy. and
she will introduce several new songs this
season.
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There is said to be no less than thiTty y
York openings.
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The Christian,

Edward J. Morgan, who is starring in
THE Christian" will appear in that noted
production at the Columbia Theater the
week of October %. Mr.. Morgan was the
John Storm in the cast when the play was
first presented by Miss Viola Allen His
performance of the role shared popular ap-
piause and critical approval with Miss Al
lens portrayal of Glory Quayle. Liebler q
Co, under whose management he is tour
ing, have practically made a new produc-
ton of the play, and have surrounded the
star with a talented company Elsie
Leslie, who became famous a dozen wears
ago at Little Lord Fontleroy and who has
developed into beautiful woman and AN
accomplished actress. is the Glory Quayie
this season. Many Of the original company
are in the cast which includes: Howard
Brooke, Charles Haliock Edward Emery.
Frank Roberts, Adolph Lestina. Douglas
Arthur, Charles Garfield, Edgar Norton.
Oscar Eagle. Georgiana Dickson. Fanchon
Campbell. Carrie Merri.ees, Rose Norris,
Jessie Bradford. Perdita Rudspeth and
Jeanee Drew.
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'Florodora" has caught the San Francisco
people. and the Columbia Theater. where q
is produced. has been damned for the past
two weeks.
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Louis Neacker will succeed Max StuTm IS
leader of the Bijou Theater orchestra mex
week
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ASIDE.

William Gillette will not produce Ham
let during his English engagement
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Two ticket takers Will be - ationed at ;he
main door of Chase's Theater hereafter.
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The Russell Brothers in Sweet Marie
appear to have made a substantial success
at the Victoria in New York. and g good
season is promised.
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May Irwin. playing 'Madge Smith. At
touney," under the direction of the Sire
Brothers, opened her season at Salem
Mass, last Monday night. Her company is
almost the same as last season.
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The report comes all the way from Den
yer that Arthur Dunn. who was in tina
city last week with THE Runaway Girl
Is to be a full-1edged star next season, blu
no particulars are given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19

Lawrence weber's rural play, Home
Sweet Home" has proved SO successful
that he will shortly put out two additional
companies in the piece.
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William A. Brady has shelved the Smart
Set" in which his wife. Grace George. was
to star. and in it's place a play by Lottie
Blair Parker. who wrote Way Down
East" has been put in rehearsal.
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Reports from the west indicate with the
utmost emphasis that in Quality Street"
Maud Adams has scored hit quite as i'm
portant as the one she formerly made in
The Little Minister"
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Marie Celeste has been engaged to PLAY
the title role in San Toy" She was the
original of this part upon the pieces first
presentation in this country.
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Kyrle Bellows manager has decided to
stand or fall with "A Gentleman Of
France" No reserve piece has been select
ed for Mr.. Bellew and IL is the general
impression that he will not need one.
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Charles Wyndham had a successful first
nights production in London last week II
the Mummy and the HummingbIrd.' but
the general verdict is that the piece IS
weak and that the actor is overweightei.
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Grace Henderson has been engaged for
an important role by William A. Brady I'm
the supporting company of Grace George.
/. has been decided to call Lottie Blair
Parker's latest work, Way Down South. -
and in it Miss George Will have ample op-
portunities to display all her cleyerness.
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William Gillette's success in London has
been so marked that his contemplated Aus
tralian tour has been postponed indefinite
ly and his engagement in the British me-
tropolis extended.
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Haddon Chambers the English playwright
is reported to have advised Amelia Bing-
ham that his latest work. The Honorable
Herbert" has been revised in accordance
with her suggestions. and is now on it's
way to this country. Miss Bingham will
probably produce the piece i'm New York
the first of the year
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Jean Byron. formerly Of The Burgomas-
ter company. has been engaged by Man.
ager Gus Hin for the Are You a Buff
falo?" company, to create character part
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Ignacio Martinetti is acting as business
manager for his wife, Carrie Radcliffe at
the Star Theater, Philadelphia, and George
Fawcett is performing the same role for
his better half, Percy Haswell, at the Ly-
ceum. Baltimore. At different periods dur
ing the season both will play special CT
on the stage.
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In ad iition to playing in "A Royal Rival.
William Faversham will present a short
piece called Prince Charley next Tues
day night in New York. Ii Is styled a cur
tain raiser. although running nearly an
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Anna Robinson. who failed TO please Il
New York couple OF years ago in miaa
roles is reported TO have made the big
gest sort of hit in the Undercurrent.
now being presented in London. Hel
success is considered remarkable as sucl
clever people Violet Vanbrugh. Mis-.
Compton and Arthur Bourchier are in In,
company.
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While going through some rough hors.
play in 1.-THE Chaperons'' at Springfield
Mass. last week a collision occurred be
tween Edward Roadway. Walter Jones am
Miss Eva Tanguay, with the result tina
the first named was out of the cast for soy.
eral days. the second was badly bruise,
and the last had jaw swollen to twice a,
normal size.
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Howard Gould made his debut a
star at Louisville. Ky. last Thursday night
in Brother Officers" and substantial hit
was recorded. The supporting company is
strong.