Evening star., 1902-01-11
Academy of Music,

Next Monday night q new play by Hal
Reid. and entitled "At Cripple Creek" will
be presented to the patrons of the Academy
Of Music. ana II one may Judge by the
press reports OF other cities the new piece
will prove as great q success as the au-
thof's former play, Human Hearts" which
has been seen heretofore at the Stair house.
In point Of sensational effects. dramatic
climaxes and thrilling situations "At Grip
pie Creek" will undoubtedly provide all that
an audience could wish. The story deals
with life in a mining settlement In Colo
RADIO, and recites succession Of events
which are said to be highly tinged with
realism. There Is hardly another phase of
existence so productive OF dramatic incl
is said that the author has taken every ad-
vantage Of the material at hand. A pretty
love story runs through the play. and an
abundance Of comedy has been supplied to
widely different characters have been in
troduced into the play. There is Mex
ican, a negro, an Indian, a keeper Of q
gambling den and the typical young miner,
bler's daughter is the heroine, and another
feminine character with the rather explo-
sive cognomen Of Dynamite Ann are the
other important roles. The scenic investi-
ture is said to be complete In detail, pre-
senting some realistic pictures Of frontier
scenes.
The Bijou.
The prominent feature Of the bill Of vau-
deville and burlesque for next week at the
Bijou Theater will be the popular Russell
Brothers, who will present a new sketch.
the first novelty they have used in years.
The Russells have for the past fifteen or
twenty years been coming to Washington
and playing in vaudeville and variety thea
ters, giving their famous Irish servant girl
act with so much success that they have
not felt the need Of q new vehicle. They
have just had a new sketch prepared for
their use, however, by George NJ. Cohan
and when they make their appearance on
the Bijou stage Monday afternoon they will
show to local audience IA Romance Of
New jersey" which Is said to afford
the comedians many opportunities for the
display Of their Celtic wit. The two Rus
sells will not be alone In the act. as 1t viii
require the services OF two additional play
ers, and It Is confidently expected by the
management that the quartet of perform
ers who will present "a Romance OF New
Jersey" will extract many minutes OF
laughter from the lines.
Jennings and Alto will offer q comedy en-
tertainment, in which Miss Alto will give a
number of limitations on the piano. Vera
King, a comedienne and singer, will offer
some new songs and monologue replete
with bright sayings. The Patterson broth
ers, two expert acrobats, Will display their
skill on the bars, and Girard Leon and his
troupe of three performing donkeys win
round out what promises to be an excep-
tionally strong bill Of vaudeville
The stock burlesque company, with Bert
Leslie and Sam j. Adams at its head, will
contribute q new burlesque, which win
serve to introduce the entire company of
singers and comedians. Musical selections
will be rendered by Nellie v. Nichols. Susie
Rocamora, Grace Spencer, Hattie Hilton,
John p. Rogers, AL Cameron and several
others. while the force of Bijou comedians
will be given almost unlimited scope. The
which smoking is prohibited, are very pop
ular. and are permanent fixture at the Bi-
iou.