Evening star., 1902-01-08
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best of the lighter musical entertainments
we have had in years. The production is
remarkable in many respects. 1t is gor-
geousy staged, and enlsts the services of
a large and capable company and an en-
larged orchestra. Samuel Collins is seen as
LII, the Inandarins private secretary. 1t is
probably one of the best characters this
actor has had in a number of years. The
cast Is exceptionally strong and contains
many names well and favorably known in
the light musical field. Paula Edwardes
has won instant favor by her graceful
dancing, sweet singing and dainty manner
as Dudley, the, lady's maid. Marie Celeste,
Elgie Bowen and Isobel Hall also seen
to advantage. Others in the cast are Mel
Lambert, Joseph Canto, Marie Welch and
a grand chorus of seventy-five. John Bra
ham is the musical director.
WILLIAM FAVERSHAM-William Fa-
versham, whose many triumphs during his
term as leading man Of Charles Frohman's
Empire -Theater Company have made him
familiar and popular with theatergoers, Will
make his first appearance in this city
a star at the New National Theater next
Monday night, under the management OF
Charles 'Frohman, in new play by Gerald
Du Maurier entitled "A Royal Rival" Mr..
Faversham appeared for over 100 nights in
New York, the play duplicating the success
1t had previously won at the Duke OF
Yorks Theater in London. From the time
he originally Joined the Empire Theater
Company, nine years ago, his advancement
in popularity and professional worth has
been developed consistently and has been
governed entirely by merit. The story is
a romantic and spirited one, full Of eXcit-
ing incidents and told in a terse, straight
forward style. 1t is in four acts. Mr..
Frohman has surrounded his new star with
number of the best players from his large
forces and has given the play a handsome
and elaborate setting. In the cast are Miss
Julie Opp, an able actress, who is regarded
as one Of the most beautiful women on the
stage, who came over from London espe-
cially for this engagement; Edwin Stevens
(of the Empire Theater Company, Prince
Lloyd. Snitz Edwards, James Kearney, N.
l.. Jelenko, Jos. Weber, Miss Maggie Hal
loway Fisher, Miss Claire Mcdowell and
others. Seats will go sale tomorrow
morning.
LADY WINDEMERE'S F4AN.-At the
Lafayette Square next week the Bellows
Stock Company will lightly turn from
Shakespearean tragedy to modern society
drama and produce Lady Windemere's
Fam one OF the most brilliant plays of it's
class ever written. The story told by the
play has to do with foibles Of London's
ultra-fashionable society, and although for
the major part told in a comedy vein it
grows at times intensely dramatic. Its most
attractive feature Is. perhaps the brilliancy
of it's dialogue. From the opening to the
closing line 1t is fairly jeweled with dainty
witticisms and sparkling epigrams In this
respect Lady Windemeres Fam may be
truthfully said to have no superior among
plays of it's class. Lady Windemere's Fam
has had brilliant record. Originally pro-
duced in London, 1t created almost SEN
sation In the English metropolis, and later
scored long run in New York. Like most
society comedy dramas, it is we'll adapted
to stock purposes, and 1t Is anticipated that
its production next week will add still an
other success to the long list already scored
by Mr.. Bellows during the present season.
POLITE VAUDEVILLE. - Chase's pro-
gram next week in celebration Of the third
of polite vaudeville as original
1y conceived by Mr.. Chase will comprise
the Seven Picchiani Sisters, the drill of the
White Hussars. Frank Lincoln, Gertrude
Mansfield and Caryl Wilbur, Willard Simms
and Catherine Linyard, the "Talkative Miss
Norton" the Swickards and the Pageant of
the Nations and Venetian Ballet, retained
for another week. For the Picchiani Sis
ters the stage Is set a ball room, in
which the sisters perform their feats In
is another Keith production, employing
twenty-four young women. Frank Lincoln
is a humorist Of considerable renown
abroad. Mansfield and Wilbur, two of the
successful farce, "A Bird and a Bottle"
Willard Simms and Catherine Linyard, an
other talented and popular pair of fun
makers, will offer for laughing purposes
only FLINDERS Furnished Flats" Angie
Norton formerly of Grant and Norton, will
have a conversational act of anecdote and
wit. Mr.. and Mrs. Swickard give operatic
travesty, and are we'll accredited. The
Ballet will hold over another week in re-
sponse to popular demand. The sale of
seats has begun.
to Washington, the stirring melodrama,
sented Monday night at the Academy
of Music: The scenes of the play are laid
and 1t is thought ymany to be among
the best and most correct pictures of
western life ever given the American stage.
The play is full of heart interest and much
good comedy, and is replete with striking
effects and novel situations. From the
point of realism and picturesque stage
sets, "At Cripple Creek is one of the
heaviest productions ever carried. The
tie Annie Buckley will enact the chief fem
tnine role, while others in the cast are
Frank Beal, Colin Vary. NJ. J. Jordan
and Edward Meas.
BIJOU BURLEsQUE AND OLIO.-For
the next weeks offering Manager Schles-
niger has arranged what he believes to be
bill Of vaudeville Of supreme merit. 1t
will be headed by the Russell Brothers,
who will for this once put away their old
act. 'The Irish Servant Girls" and present
their latest sketch, called "a Romance
Of New Jersey" written especially for
tnem Dy george conan. In ADDITION to the
Russells, the piece will call for the serv-
ices Of two other players, and it is ex-
pected that the New Jersey romance will
prove a splendid vehicle for these two
well-known vaudeville performers. Jen-
nings and Alto will present a comedy
sketch. in which Miss Alto will offer sew
eral ideas of her own as to the manner in
which the piano should be played. Vera
King will sing some OF the newest songs,
and the Patterson Brothers will exhibit
feats of daring and strength on the bars
Girard Leon and his trio of performing
donkeys will also contribute mirth to the
bill The stock company will be seen in
a new burletta. The special Friday ladies'
matinee is proving popular with the femi-
nine folk of Washington and Is now a per-
manent fixture at the Bijou. On these oc-
casions smoking is prohibited.
F. B. CARRS THOROUGHBREDS.-
The attraction which comes to Kernan's
Lyceum Theater next week is that aggre-
cation of vaudeville and burlesque talent
known as Frank B. Carr's Thorough
breds," and is said to contain all the neces-
sary variety of entertainment which the
public demands. Manager Carr claims an
attraction equally as meritorious as any
seen here this season. The general outline
Of the attraction is as follows: The open
ing burletta is entitled "The Isle of Bliss"
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