Evening star., 1901-02-23

midnight. while visitors remain during in
auguration week, as has been his quadren-
NAL custom.
NEW BIJOU.-The attraction at the BiIou
next week will be the French Beauties Bur
iesque Company. This organization is made
UP or some of the cleverest people in the
burlesque line. The opening is a very novel
nrst part in which the entire company of
Iorty people appear, and for an hour each
ries to outdo the other In singing songs
anu stories. Some of the highest sal
aired artists of vaudeville have been Sc
cured, and as an extra attraction the
TN Gus Iakezawa Japs, twelve in number
VIII appear. Among their many marvellous
tIicks they introduce the double slide for
NE from the gallery to the stage. Opertis
ne new INihg pictures. direct from the Dewey
ahea.er' aI' New York, will be shown for the
nrst ume In this city under the direction of
Sisnor Albert Operti. The pictures are en-
tirely different from anything vet seen i'm
washington. Mildred De Gray. a dancer
VINO mas created a sensation elsewhere
makes her first appearance In burlesqtlc
among others are Allie Vivian, vocalist;
clark and Emerson, in comedy sketch en-
tltied The Farmer and the Actress" Ash
ley ana Nooley, and Lillian Thelma chan
teuse Parisienne. The performance CON
ciudes with burlesque, in which the whole
company will appear.
THE WHITE RATS" pEREopu-
ANCE.--Probably one of the most unioue
enterprises In the vaudeville world. and
cei talnly the most extensively advertised
tne organization known The White
ha,s oI america, who are now about TO
MAKE their appearance in theatricals as
liahaserS or their own talent The in
ausurai aiast entertainment given by this asso-
clatlon takes place Sunday evening March
D, at the Columbia Theater, by special ar
rahgement with Managers I.uckett ana
DWyer; This organization is not vet one
and powerful infant The member heiia,,e
IN owning their art and its enternrises
nence the present venture The comnanv
!!udsihs !. from the names which appear on
us roster, Is without doubt one of the
strongest that has ever been gathered To-
gether. 1t is headed by the president op
me me association, George Fuller Golden bet
ter known as ''Casey's Friend :" NJ.
Golden has been called the |hamnca,. M NJ
pew or vaudeville. owing to the fact that
ms VIII Is spontaneous and his string of
"nu,cisms NsI varies at every performance AS
a special feature the Rats offer Jan,oo
Corpett In little talk in which he viii
tel series of truthful and humorous an,
ecaotes. which will be made more humor
Gus I;n, >. oy the mannerisms of Gentleman
jim jim James Dolan of Dolan and Ienbarr
the author of "A High Toned RuryIar,
and . himself one OF the leading members of
me white Rats" assisted by his clever
the programs of every first-class yaudevilla
tneater In America. Caicedo, the marval
Gus GUS mexican Importation, to whom the
i,,lce aa, OF Wales, now King of England,
A
the Dllon Brothers. writer's and singers of
parouies; Bonnie Thornton comedienne. AL
,host ana Dumont, the picturesque musical
,,'rs ~ Linton and Mcintyre, another fea-
euie oI prominence in the world of variety.
ana otners OF equal note will go to mako
up wnat Will undoubtedly prove one of the
siionsest entertainments that has ever been
gwen IN this or any other CITY ..The
White Rats" will also have for auditors
ana ana entertainers many representatives of
7 M MA, iehilne membership. which includes
ir 1rliIIan russell, Amelia Somervile Fay
Iempleton. Pillar NORM and MANY others
VINO VIII come down from New York CITY
py special train to bid their brothers bon
voyage on this their initial trip.
THE ROGERS BROTHERS.-Iua
,. sioh week Will be ushered in at the Column
pa py the klaw & Erlanger Comedy Com
pans; win the popular Rogers Brothers as
introduce here for the first time "The Ror-
ers Brothers in Central Park" This mli-
sicai comedy is from the pen of John J.
McNaiiy, as We're the previous comedy
achleved success. 1t Is described on the
show bills as 1.-THE swiftest show on earth"
II was equal to proving the Victoria Thea
ter of New York and the Illinois Theater
Chicago, too small for the multitude hang
ing Tor amusement upon the jolly didoes of
the Rogers Brothers and their merry pals
Inc company is one of the largest travelling
on the road this season, and It's cast in
cludes such names as the Rogers Brothers.
lsadore Rush, Grace Freeman. Louise
Royce, Jeanette Bageard, Edith ST. Clair
Emma Francis, VIII III. West. Lee Harri-
son, Johnny Page, Arthur Gibson and q
chorus of sixty girls. The sale of seats
begins Thursday morning, but in the mean
time orders are taken and filed in the order
In which they are received.
DELLA FOX IN VAUDEvILLE-Della
Fox. the comic opera prima donna, heads
the program prepared by Manager Chase
for the New Grand, Sunday night. March
next. The next important number is
the United States Marine Band In full
uniform under Director Santelmann. An
Interesting series Of new and timely
moving picture Views of recent great in
ternational events will be furnished by the
American biograph. Well-known musical
artists will contribute to make the occa-
sion attractive to the throngs of visitors to
witness the inaugural ceremonies.
ALICE NIELsEN-The management Of
the National Theater has selected for the
Inauguration week attraction the Alice Mel
sen Opera Company. Ever since Miss Nielsen
became a star she has paid a visit to Wash
ington. presenting on her first visit Victor
Herberts delightful comic opera, ''The For
tune Teller" Last season, Immediately
after her three months engagement In New
York city, Miss Nielsen came to Washing
ton with anocher opera by Victor Herbert,
'The Singing Girl" This was received
with quite much appreciation as her pre-
vious opera. This year the Nielsen COM
pany has made an extended tour Of the
country. covering all the territory from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. The travels Of the
organization will not cease now that the
company has got east again, but will con-
tinue further eastward across the Atlantic
to England. After Miss Niesen's Washing
ton engagement, which begins at the Ma
tional Monday evening. March 4 and
lasts for a week, the company will go to
Philadelphia, where the last week Of Its
American season will be played. On March
20 the entire organization sails for London,
where 1.-THE Fortune Teller" will be pro-
duced at the Shaftesbury Theater on Easter
Monday, April 8. Miss Nielsens support
ing cast Is about the same as before. In
her company are Eugene Cowles, Viola GIL
lette, Eunice Drake, Willie Norton May
Boley. Joseph Herbert. Joseph Cawthorn.
John Slavin, Richie Ling, George Tennery
and others. The advance sale OF seats will
begin on Thursday morning. During the
engagement here both THE Singing Girl
and 'The Fortune Teller win be given.
HALEY'S BAND CONCERTS.-Tomor-
row night VIII A Haley and his Military
Concert Band will give a concert at the
New National Theater. This Is not one of
Haley's regular series announced at the
commencement OF the season. but Is an ex-
ira event, and for this occasion the band
will be increased to fifty men. The pro-