Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-26

BILE success. In spite of the most adverse
climatic conditions the artists sang notably
we'll The audience was very large. and
both performers and auditors no doubt left
the theater perfectly satisfied. But the mu-
sicians in the audience must yet nourish
some slight regret that the program could
not have been evenly Interpreted and that
the audience could not have been somewhat
more discriminating.
THE WILD ROSE."-George w. Led
erers latest musical gayety. THE Wild
Rose" will be the attraction at the New
National Theater next week. In The Wild
Rose Manager Lederer Is said to have ef-
fected an elaborate revelation of modern
stagecraft to the melodies of Ludwig Eng
lander THE Wild Rose" Is described as
being a compound bordering ON burlesque,
filed to REPETITION with terse, witty lines
that are funny by reason of their up-to-
deteness a host Of novel ideas and fragrant
with many bright, catchy airs, all made
femininity characteristic of the productions
of this manager. The company includes
Edwin Foy. Albert Hart. Rose Beaumont.
Pearl Lansiers, JUNE McCree. Carrie Per
kins, Evelyn Nesbit, Louis Kelso. William
wallace Black. George Ali and others Of
prominence.
HANLON'S "SUPERBA. = Hanlon's
"Superba," which Is to be at Lafayette
Opera House commencing Monday. Decem-
Der l. is generally regarded as purely
spectacular pantomime. Its story. now
ever is q pretty romance, with wholesome
comedy. In reality 1t Is two plays IN one
The book, or rather the story, Is an en-
tirely new one, and was written during the
summer by Herbert Hail Wtnslow, from
suggestions made by the Hanlons. At the
same time they were at work, IN tnelr pig
workshop at Cohasset in perfecting the
new inventions to which the new situations
give place.
BEARS IN VAUDEVILLE.-The pro-
gram at Chase's next week includes the
Beaux and Bellies Octet, the McWatters
Tyson company. Yorke and Adams, Paul
Barnes and company. Carroll Johnson, the
Broadway Trio, the motion pictures, A
Trip Through China and, as the feature de
resistance, Winschermann's troupe of aero
battle bears. The innate agility or WINS
chermann's bears has been developed re-
markably, as they are barrel kickers, globe
and tight-rope walkers, ttdnbiers, lusglers
and cake walkers. Arthur j. McWatters
and Miss Grace Tyson and their company
will present an unusual act, called Scenes
in a Dressing Room, in which they were
the principal feature of the Hermann the
Great Company recently. The roliicking
farce, Wanted, an Aunt, Will be per-
formed by Paul Barnes & Company. Car
roll johnson, 1.-The Beau Brummel of min
strelsy" will offer an agreeable specially
The Broadway trio will present the vaude-
vile farce. Fun In Sanitarium-'
"a KENTUCKY EDb. II nc dCtiOH VI
"a Kentucky Feud." the thrilling domestic
melodrama which VIM. T. Keogh win pre-
sent for the first time in this city at the
Academy next week, Is laid in the mountain
region of eastern kentnsky ms Is called
many Illicit distilleries hidden among the
rayines and caves with which the country
abounds Why he carnot turn his corn
into whisky instead Of bread, without en-
danesring his liberty. is one thing the
mountsineer cannot understand, and II
there is one Illegal act the government
energetic sieuths watch more closely than
| "mountain dew" The play tells romantic
and thrilling story Of mountain life
HIGH ROLLERS CoMPANY.-The High
Rollers Extravaganza Company are billed
TO appear at the Lyceum Theater next
week. The opening number on the program
| represents the High Rollers on trip to
Paris. The specialties introduced IN the
olio are new and high-ciass
SONS OF HAM"-Avery and Hart.
surrounded by an excellent company of
forty people, win be seen In Williams and
walkers merry musical comedy, 1.-THE
Sons of Ham," next week at the Empire
Theater The entertainment presents fun.
parture from the regulation style of ex-
| travaganzas.
| sOIEsA,s BAND.-The last opportunity
| Of hearing Sousa and his band before their
return to the scene of their remarkable
success in Europe will occur on next FRI
day evening. the first weekday concert by
! this organization in ten years, when the
March King IL announced to give one Of
hts popular and characteristic concerts at
| Convention Hall. 1t Is given to but few
men to win such universal favor rs that
which has been accorded John Philip Seusa.
and the American conductor and composer.
unspoiled by success. continues his mission
1 Of preaching the gospel Of melody through
1 out tia leagth and breadth OF the land. The
band viii sail for England on Christmaa