Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-09
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which he presents at the National Theater,
beginning Monday evening, is quite different
from the others in which he has been seen
here. Unlike "Heartease'' and 1.-The Only
Way" it has strongly constrasting serious
and comedy scenes for the character as
sumed by Mr.. Miller. While 1t is undoubted
that Mr.. MillerS power as an actor shows to
great advantage in scenes of personal hui
initiation like those of the young composer
in 'Heartsease" and of great sef-sacriflce.
like Sydney Carton in 1.-The Only Way"
who goes to the scaffold to save friend.
yet those who know Mr.. Millers record
well are aware he can please in light COM
edy. 1t did not take New York long to
discover how effective Mr.. Miller was in
his new play, for there were still many
who remembered his artistic comedy work
in Liberty Hail. while a member of the
Empire Theater Company. DARCY of the
GUARDS is spoken of as an attractive nov
city, in that it is a revolutionary play in
which there is no villain, either in red coat
or blue, and no great Haunting of patriotic
sentiments. The author, Lewis Evan Ship
man. has striven to adhere closely to the
probable and to historical facts. The seen.
cry was highly praised during the, New
York run, and when it came to Philadelphia
Qp which city scene of the play is laid)
IL was spoken of as not only artistic, but
also absolutely correct. The entire New
YORK production and company appear here,
'FLORODORA."- the Eng,
llsh musical comedy which shattered all
theatrical records during it's run of fifteen
consecutive months at the Casino and New
YORK theaters, will be presented at the Co.
iumbia next week and by the original COM
pany, which has for principals Edna Wal
lace Hopper, r. E. Graham, Helen Redmond
cyril Scott, Jeanette Lowrie, w. P. Garlic
ton, Susan Drake and Philip H. Ryley The
much-d1scussed beauty seXtet will be like
wise in evidence.
''Florodora'' was presented here earlier
IN the season by special company and
Tn fro rr-lf
only by the seating and standing room ca
pacity The week was an enormous finan-
cial success.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE,
"A Midsummer Nights Dream the most
fanciful of all the Shakespearean comedies,
IS the next offering at the Lafayette.
Inc Shakespearean production promises
to be one of the events of the stock sea-
son. Mendelssohn's beautiful music, and
some other numbers that have been writ
ten for the play by the great composers
Will be given In their entirety, and for the
purpose chorus of women's voices has
been carefully rehearsed by Harry Wheat.
on Howard, the Washington composer The
staging OF the play is in the hands of Ed
mund Lyons, who has been connected with
nearly every important revival Of the piece
that has taken place during the past quar-
ter of a century. In addition, Mr. Lyons
Will also assume the low comedy role of
Bottom, a part in which he has received
The company will appear to the best pos
slble advantage in the casting of the piece
Miss Lawrence is to assume the role of
hernia, who fees to the forest to escape
from the wrath of her father. For the part
o. Helena the well-known actress, Miss Eta
Reed, has been especially engaged Messrs
Whittle5ey and Wyngate are cast for the
parts Of the two lovers.
WOODWARD'S PERFORMING SEALS
-Capt. Woodward's performing seals and
sea lions will be at Chase's Theater next
Week together with Al Shean and Charles
Frank Gardiner and Lottie Vincent, Tim
McMahon and Edythe Chappelle Dillon
brothers and Mignonette Kokin. Shean
ana warren are clever travestiests who
presented Quo Vadis Upside Down." and
We're the comedy hit of last season For
this engagement they will present their
equally successful travesty on Capt Kidd
entitled kidding the Captain" Gus VIII
liams, Familiarity called Our German SEN
ator, Is so securely established in popular
favor as not to need heraIding beyond the
statement that he has new matter in
the way Of songs, rec;tations and mega
phone messages as good as any given In
the past The Onllaw Trio will give sem
sational wire balancing act containing one
feature that is said to be astounding, as
Mile. Onllaw wheels across a wire srs
pended between the teeth of her two as
sistants poised high in air with feet above
their heads. Frank Gardiner and Lottie
Vincent will give their original farce en-
titled "a Shattered IDOL
LOST IN THE DESERT-"Lost in the
Desert, which comes to the Academy Of
Music next week, has been heralded as one
OF the most startling melodramaS which
mas been seen in some time in this city,
There Is no lack of action. Virtue is car
rled through hair-raisng pitfalls to reward
ana vice made to suffer direst torments.
There are elaborate scenic and sensational
embellishments. At the end Of the first act.
where the villain sets fire to the good ship
Mary Jane, the flames and smoke are
nighly realistic A supplementary tableau
SHOWS the hero and villain struggling on a
tossing raft. great horse-race idea is
utilized in the second act finale. The hero
is supposed to be bound to the back of a
runaway morse by his Arab captors and
rescued by an Arab friend who overtakes
MIN. The two horses are shown running
at full speed on movable roadway
Cnarles Stewart. man Of good presence
ana voice, plays the hero, Jack Knowles a
young american, who Is under the cloud Of
the theft committed by Duncan HoWeIls
the rich villain. A. c. Henderson, in the
latter part, arouses a storm Of hisses
VAUDEVILLE AND BURLEsQUE.-
Heading the vaudeville part of the per-
Torrance at the Empire Theater next week
will be Howard and Bland, whose sketch,
theater few months ago, in conjunction
with the first appearance of the LAFAYETTE
show. created more favorable comment
than any other single act that has figured
on the theater program during the entire
season. Mr.. Towards comedy piano play
ing is feature of the act Imogene Co.
ner. who will occupy the same sized type
or the program as Howard and Bland, is 4
descriptive ballad singer whose success in
New York is so great that she is rarely
seen away from Gotham. Miss Corners
costumes are described as marvels of the
dressmakers art. For her Empire engage
ment Miss Conner will introduce two new
songs in addition to her usual repertoire,
Armstrong and Wright will present a
sketch that is calculated to create Laughter,
and incidentally show the abilities of the
two players as dancers George Graham.
the monologist, and several other acts of
merit equal to that of the rest Of the bill.
will bring the olio to a termination. The
Empire Stock Gayety Company will pre-
sent one of Bert Leslie's absurdities. which
he has labeled "Kann's Busy Corner"
DEWEY EXTRAVAGANZA Gothic
Dewey Extravaganza Company" bur
lesque and vaudeville organization, which
has many local admirers, will begin an en-
Gagement at Kernan's Lyceum Monday.
The management has taken particular pains
to make the vaudeville phase of the shovy