Evening star., 1901-08-28
AMUsEMENTs.

THE GREAT WHITE DIAMOND
Phenomenal business has so far this week
marked the opening Of the Academy of
Music with The Road to Ruin" The
splendid facilities for free ventilation
which the theater enjoys have rendered the
interior remarkably pleasant at night, and
the attraction has drawn tremendous
houses Next week, beginning with an ex-
ira matinee on Monday, Labor day, THE
Great White Diamond vast scenic pro-
duction, for the presentation of which the
author and manager, Walter Fessler, has
spared no expense, will be presented at
the Academy. 1t is a melodrama of the
purest type. differing mainly from like ef-
fcrts in that field in preserving the unity
of the play. 1t is what might paradoxical-
ly be called "a play within a play Its
author has left out nothing interesting In
the way of romance or scenic effect. His
characters are claimed to be as true to
life are his enthralling pictures of hu-
man nature in it's good and depraved forms
As a spectacle The Great White Dia-
mond" is enhancing in it's novelty. No
less than four sensational happenings en-
liven the action, and each one is something
new. There is the rescue of the heroine
from the Overland Flyer" the Swing
for Life over a chasm and cave scene
of the most realistic type. The scenic
mounting and general surroundings of the
play are magnificent. 1t Is devoid of the
horrors of blood shedding, peculiar to
most melodramas. There is a charming
love interest attached to this play and all
winds up happily A big advance sale of
reserved seats has set in. Night prices
prevail at the holiday matinee. The other
usual matinees, at the regular matinee
prices, will be given.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE.-Music lovers
VIII enjoy treat at Chevy Chase Lake the
i6au md nfy,oyc In
usually attractive programs have been ar
ranged for the concerts to be given on
both these nights by the section of the
United States Marine Band. The National
Guard Band furnishes the dance music on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Satur-
day evenings playing from until II
o clock. The lake and grounds are beauti-
fully illuminated with thousands of coored
nights. Bowling alleys and shooting gal
leries, swings and boats on the lake and
various other amusements have been pro-
Vlded. Electric cars run to the lake every
two minutes
KERNANS LYCEUM THEATER.-M.
M. THESES Wine Woman and Song Co.
Will be the attraction at the Lyceum next
week. The costumes are. new, the music
new and catchy, and the scenic and cleo
trfcal effects beautiful. The company Is
headed by Bonita & Co, who it is claimed,
stand in first place among the many coon
shouters in the business, combining orig
inal songs and dances. Others on the bill
are the leaders of Irish comedy, Gallagher
and Barret; Kline and Gotthold, in a COM
edy sketch entitled Now Will You Work,
Uncle Tom" Harry and Sadie Fields, in
60 Way Back and Sit Down. who faith
fully depict the East Side characters, and
who will do an original cake walk; Fonti
Boni Brothers, French musical eccen-
triques; Bush and De We're song illustra-
tors, and the greatest of all parody sing
ers Ben Riggs. The opening burletta.
which is written by M. NJ Theise and is
an original creation is entitled 1.-The Vau-
devlle Craze and for the closing bur
letta, mixed Picnics; the lyrics are by
Phil Gotthold and music by Billy Bush.
This attraction is well equipped, carrying
carload of scenery, mechanical effects
and pretty costumes