Evening star., 1902-02-01
New National Theater.

New National Theater.
A noteworthy event of the coming theat-
| rical week is. the engagement of Virginia
| Harmed at the New National Theater in a
dramatization of the late Maurice Thomp-
sons exciting and fascinating story of the
| revolution, Alice of Old Vincennes." The
event is an important one because it sig
| naliZes Miss Harned's first appearance in
washington an Independent star under
| the direction of Manager Charles Frohman.
| Miss Harmed is not newcomer here by
| any means, but heretofore she has played
| here as a leading woman of the Lyceum
| Theater IN. y Stock Company and as a
| co-star with her distinguished husband, E..
! H. Sothern. Their professional separation
| is due to the fact that it is exceedingly diff
| hcuit to obtain pays containing two roles
| of sufficiently distinctive Importance to
| present both actor and actress In we'll
balanced yet commanding position. Both
/ Miss Harmed and Mr.. Sothern possess
| striking individuality and each is capable
| OF standing on individual merit. Miss
harmed enjoys great personal popularity
| mere we'll earned through many fine
aehieVsments. She created an extraordin-
| ary furore a few years ago as the original
frlfby in the first dramatization of Du
| Mauriers novel: but apart from this SEN
| memories through her acting in THE
! Dancing Girl" The Adventures of Lady
Ursula" Letterblair' and other plays.
She has been extremely successful in her
| hrst season as an individual star. The
| critics of New York, Boston and other
cities lavished her with highest praise and
the public showed it's appreciation by
| crcwding the theaters in which she played.
| Miss Harmed is particularly fortunate in
securing a play so well-known by name as
Alice of Old Fincennes,' for her first
| season. The widespread popularity of the
| book was certain to attract immediate at
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accounts the dramatist, E. E. Rose, has
| been most successful in maintaining and
hoidlng this interest, for his work has been
| highly lauded in other cities. He has ad-
| hered closely to original incidents in the
book, but has treated them in widely diff
ferent manner, thereby evolving a stage
story which atoes Shot require familiarity
with the book in -arder to be clear, COM
prehensive and interesting Mr. Rose has
made the incident of the flag the pivotal
point of his play and has managed through
TINS to give It patriotic flavor that slim
ulates and ahShlsea tthe enthusiasm of au-
diences. Mr. Frohfpan has been most Law
sh in his pr9suctln of the play He now
makes one big lscenc production each sea-
BY to making '.Aligs of Old Vincennes' his
great scenic effortu The settings are ex-
ceedingly beautifufI and there are many
novel and original color and light effects
Miss Harmed has large supporting COM
pany. Among the well-known people in the
cast are VIM. Courtleigh, Arthur Hoops.
Thomas M'Grath, Lawrence Eddinger
Eroasrck Masfs Esss ssy p ksblsd Ms + EoseF
Ivan, Harry Lewis, George e. Bryant,
Margaret G2Edona Sadie, Laper, Helen
Tracy and dsotllens sssss s sssss.=..-.s<ss-s
Lafayefte Square
After one of the largest weeks business
ever done by stock company the Bellows
organization will revive one of the most
popular of the Daily comedies. The Great
Unknown at the Lafayette next week
The play is one Of the very best of the
long line of comedies which the late Angus
tin DAILY adapted from the German The
German authors in the present instance
were Schoenthan and Kadelburg. who gave
| us "I-20-S' and other comedies made fa-
| Nous by the brilliant productions given
| them by the DAILY company. .'The Great
| Unknown" abounds in sparkling comedy. 1t
| has all the rapidty of movement which
has marked all Of the comedy productions
| of these two prolific authors. There are
| times when the situations closely approacn
! the farcieal, but the humor never becomes
| coarse. -
THE Great t1nknowTl', was first produced
| at Daly's Theater, New York in 1889 and
, enjoyed a long and prosperous career at
| that exclusive playhouse. The Daly stock
company was then in the very zenith of it's
| power and popularity, and it's roster con
| talned such names as John Drew James
| Lewis, Frederick Bond, Sidney Herbert Tim
| Cronin, Ada Rehan, Isabelle Irving Mrs.
| Annie Yeamans, Mrs. G. H. Gilbert Ade-
| iaide Prince and others, whose names stand
| for all that is high in the history of the
American stage
! AS THE Great Unknown was written for
| a stock company:@i it's production by the Rel
| lows Company will be a comparatively easy
| undertaking, and the cast announced in.
sures smooth and even performance. Ill
| ian Lawrence win play Etna, fayorite
role of Miss Rehan's; White Whittlesey will
| play Ned Dreemer, the part created nv
| John Drew; John 7. Sullivan will have an
| excellent opportunity in Sidney Herbert's 9
| original role, tie ODonnell Don: Joseph
Kaufman will play Tim Cronin's old pa art
| of Patrick; Miss Walker win be seen In
Isabelle Irvng's cole. Pansy; Mrs. Thomas
Barry has been assigned the role of Aunt
Penelope, which dear old Mrs. Gilbert
| played in the original production. Rather
| ire Clinton Shirley Munkittrick. Kather-
| Inc Field as the pert French maid, Mile
Agathe, and Harry C. Bradley will complete
| the cast. --s---,-
| 'The Great Unknown" will be presented
| at the usual Wednesday and Saturda "
matinees. At the regular souvenir nerform,
| ance Monday night and at the Saturday
matinee large Autographed portraits Of
| Katherine Clinton will be presented to each
| lady attending these particular perform
ances. =
| Chase's Theater
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