Evening star., 1902-03-25

cycnsts, earned hrst place m the bill. Cy-
Gle specialties short Of looping the loop"
are rather old in vaudeville and elsewhere,
but two of the Kaufamnns surpass any
straight cycle act ever seen In Washing
ton; George Boniface. r., and Bertha
Woman Who Hestates Isewon," wherein
Miss Waltzinger sings two songs sweetly
and Mr. Boniface is funny. Fred Niblo
talks away ten minutes with several new
and many old jokes. and is one Of the pro-
nounced success OF the program. Katharine
Bloodgood awakened the audience to gen.
ufne enthusiasm by singing "Dixie." Her
voice Is deep and rich and her personality
adds to her songs. Galettis monkey come
dians close the performance.
The Gilmore sisters appeared In
broadly humorous sketch. entitled The
Adventures of Bridget MCGUIRE The act
was much applauded in New York, and
was received with marked though not
unanimous approval by the audience last
night.
THE EMPIRE THEATER-With San
dow, the wonder of manly symmetry and
strength, backed by a selected company of
vaudeville performers, the management Of
the Empire Theater have an extraordinary
offering for their patrons this week AS a
starter, the Empire Gaiety Company appear
in burlesquette, entitled "A Day in Con-
gress The incidental music has been hap
PLY adapted by w. ]. Kerngood from popu-
lar songs. and arranged to form melodi-
Gus melange interpreted by a sprightly
chorus and quartet of capable comedians,
headed by Bert Leslie. The author of the
book. Byron Howard displays a fine Italian
hand, but the skit does not take full ad-
vantage of the possibilities presented by a
session Of Congress. The lines are clever
and the references to public men and cur
rent events are telling and direct. There
seemed to be desire on the part Of the
performers last night to hustle it through
which should not be. The author has been
too brief as 1T is. in dealing with many of
md cl,n III
be given for the full enjoyment of what
there is. Al Cameron. as Senator Stfllman
and John Rogers, as Senator McRoaring,
indulge in a burlesque bout that is the es-
sence OF abbreviated sweetness, and the visit
OF Prince Henry, princely done by Susie
Rocamora, would have received the unani-
nous vote of last nights audience for an
extension at least until the next train.
Bert Leslie is the keystone Of the arch of
travesty, and carried his weight Of humor-
Gus responsibilities in credtable manner
Among the musical numbers are a solo
with mandolin accompaniment. sung and
played by Miss Grace Spencer; melancholy
Nose" by Miss Nellie Nichols, and a barl-
tone solo, THE Sentinel by John p Rod
gers: Eugene Sandow gave his usual fin
lshed exhibition, consisting of statuesque
posings, in which he displayed his mar
Velous muscular development. He begins
to show to an extent the advance of years.
but there is every prospect that he will
not be able to outlive his attractiveness.
brothers. an Australian musical pair did a
somewhat difficult turn in a quantity En-
g1ish manner. Paul Barnes and company
in a roaring farce, "Wanted-An Aunt"
We're warmly seconded The two Pucks
ar. precocious midgets and their charac-
ter work is excellent. Cross and Holden in
cross-fire of rattling dialogue and Miss
Julie Ring in number Of new songs round
ed out the bill.
1t is so long since Sandow has been here
and the interest in him is so great that the
very large audiences that greeted him We're
not matters of surprise to anybody. He
has introduced number Of new featS in
his speciality, and with the same eye to
the picturesque which aided so conspicu-
ously In making him unique figure in the
athletic and vaudeville world during his
previous stay in America. He has lost
some Of the little manneriSms which char
acterized his performance. and gives an ex-
hibition which combines grace with power
to an extent which no other performer can
equal.
ACADEMIA Homespnn Heart the
comedy drama on the boards at the Acad-
cmy this week, is 4 story of rural life, with
a simple home and plain family, one of
whose members is daughter whose hand
is demanded in marriage by an old squire
holding mortgage on the place. The
sche ming woman makes her appearance
and aids the squire in his many attempts
lows a city insane asylum, with the daugh-
ter in the hands of the plotters. who cause
her to be incarcerated, thus separating her
from her baby and husband, the latter be-
ing drugged later and sent to sea. The
final act occurs on Christmas at the farm,
and the old folks have given up hope of the
missing ones, but the half-witted son hopes
against hope, and finally the lost return
and then the tool Of the schemerS makes
his appearance to tell Of the wrongs he has
assisted in and all ends happily. The farm
yard scene, showing the scratching chick
ems and flying pigeons, with the wash tub
In the rear, Is an achievement in stage
Throughout the entire action
there runs vein of comedy which keeps in
terest from tagging and gives a chance for
a laugh between the tears. The doings of
Carl Sanderson and his performances on
the piano as a tramp musician We're great
ly appreciated. Blanche Warren. in the
role of the daughter carries the sympathy
of the house and was successful in her
part. The half-wtted brother, as portray
ed by Harry l.. Dunkinson, is worthy of
special commendation.
KERNANS LYCEUM.-There was al
most a continuous string of laughter at
kernan's Lyceum yesterday afternoon and
night, the result af the comedy work fur
nished by the funny men of the Harry
Williams Imperial BurleSquers, this weeks
attraction. The house was crowded both
afternoon and night, and everybody ex-
pressed satisfaction over the entertaining
qualities af the program presented. The
opening buresque, "Our Lady; or. the
Proxy Widow" was crowded with songs
dances and funny situations the hun1or of
John Cain and Harry Stewart being along
original lines and appreciated The olio is
good one. and although several old acts
are presented they are Of a class that al
ways please the patrons Of the Lyceum
Little Blanche Newcomb led off for the
olio and scored the hit of the performance
She has a most refined manner and so
good a voice as hers Is seldom heard in
the variety houses. Miss Newcomb had
the pleasure of bowling to four encores and
could have had more had she desired VIII
liams and Aleene followed with Mr.
Dobb's of Dobb's Ferry and were well
received. John Cain and James Tenbrooke
assisted by Edna Urine, put forward their
old sketch, "A Night of Terror but 1t
went well as ever. the laughter amount
ing to an uproar all the time. Darmody
and Coreno juggled Indian clubs we'll
Barton and Ashley put forward "Canalboat
SAL" another old act. but it Is good and
was well received. Mcbride and Goodrich
closed the olio with a song and dance turn
"Off to the Front" a military travesty,
closed the show and scored we'll The
chorus girls were tastefully dressed, sang
well and went through the different drills
with precision. The work Of the come
dams was again commendable, much
laughter greeting their efforts.