Evening star., 1902-04-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

HIS ABSENT BOY-Harry Corson
Clarke's presentation of Broadhurst's up
to-date. breezy what Happened to Jones'"
has been SO favorably received by Washing
ton theater-goers that the MANAGEMENT of
the Columbia Theater has arranged with
MIN for the continuance of his run. Next
week Mr.. Clarke will present his company
OF experienced players in another light
comedy. The vehicle chosen for the second
week is His Absent Boy by Sydney Ro-
senfeld, the author of many notably sue
cessful plays. His Absent Boy affords
Mr.. Clarke the opportunity to appear in
one OF those eccentric old men character
roles. in which he appears to the very best
advantage. Mr.. Clarke does not depend
upon his personality for his only capital;
out each role he attempts Is studied out on
new and distinctive lines so that no one of
MS many characters Is a duplicate of the
other The role of Pennie. man of fifty
years OF age, timid In the presence of the
mastery Mrs. Pennie, affords MI Clarke
an opportunity very different from that of
Jones in this weeks bill. The play will be
adequately presented by Mr.. Clarkes thor
oughly efficient company.
"ONE OF OUR GIRLS."-"One of Our
Girls. Bronson Howards clever comedy of
americans in Paris, has been selected by
the management as next weeks attraction
at the Lafayette. This is to be offered for
the closing and farewell week Of the stock
company that has labored so hard for thir-
ty weeks. Manager Bellows is to be con-
graduated upon choosing a comedy for the
last appearance of the company, since it is
In that line of work that the various men,
bers of the company have shown that they
are at their best.
MIYO SAN OPERETTA CoMPANY.-As
BELTS the vernal season. Chases bill next
week will have livelier comic quality than
usual. as 1t will contain the Miyo San Ope-
retta Company, Harry Foy and Florence
fhn %-n11
Eva Nudge, Dave Genaro and Ray Bailey,
Blanche Ring and Clotilde Antonio. Miyo
San Is a dainty Japanese musical comedy
somewhat like condensed version of THE
Gelsha" or San Toy would be, and it is
charmngly presented by the Misses Laura
DEMO, Florence Tyler and Helen Bracket
and Mr.. Adolph Mayer. 1t is tuneful. pic
turesque and scenically attractive. Harry
roy and Florence Clark are classed among
the recent successes in vaudeville with
their very laughable farce by Will NJ. Cres-
sy, entitled In the Spring of Youth" Eva
Nudge comes almost direct from the Palace
Iheater, London, where her character
change specially kept her in the bill nearly
two years. "Fiddle-dee-dee is the follow
ing attraction.
A TENNESSEE ROMANCE.-"A Ro-
nance of Coon Hollow will hold the stage
at the Academy of Music next week 1t
Is story of love and jealousy given real
ism by stage effects that are reflections of
everyday life in the south. Among the
features are plantation cotton compress
In operation and a moonlight revelation of
the famous glen, Coon Hollow, with electric
and lime-light effects in which the firebugs
fit through the trees and the night birds
sing among the branches. Another, a
night view, depicts the historic Mississippi
river boat race between the Robert E. Lee
and the NatcheZ, both brilliantly lighted
and under full steam. On the levee a group
OF darky boys and girls troop down to
see the great boats pass and, while wait
ing, indulge in jubilee singing, and buck
and wing dancing. A well selected COM
pany headed by lola Pomeroy, will appear
in the production, which is now in its
eighth season of success.
IRWIN'S BIG SHOW.-Manager Ker-
mans attraction at the Lyceum Theater
next week will be Fred Irwin's big show
Ihis company comes heralded as
tirely new organization, and has more
pretty girls in the chorus than ever before
The olio is said to be one of the best ever
seen here. 1t includes such well-known
people as the Century comedy four, in en-
terta4nment of harmony and humor; Bur-
man and Van, two little gingersnaps; Wat
son and Noble, German comedians; Gertie
DeMilt, sweet singer Of popular melodies;
the Webb trio in their novel acrobatic spe-
cialty; and series of living pictures The
two burlesques, Are You an Eagle?" and
AT Gay Coney" are said to be unique, and
are handsomely staged with all special
scenery. electrical and mechanical effects.
WAGNER AS A MELODIST.-The lee
ture Of Mr.. Walter Damrosch this even
ing2 at the Congregational Church will
discuss subject of ever-recurrent interest
to musicians, and one which Mr. Damrosch
will handle in a mastery way. The lecture
Is called Wagner as a Melodist," and Mr.
Damrosch will maintain that Richard Wag-
ner, the most-talked-of musician of the last
half century, was not only a great COM
poser of music dramas and a master of or
chestration, but was meodist of the high
est type. In order to establish this conten-
ton he will play the Wagnerian melodies SO
that the audience may hear them separate
from the orchestral coloring for which his
work is renowned. and may recognize them
as Independent themes of great beauty.
Mr.. Damrosch has made a speciality of re-
citals of this kind for a number of wears.
He appears quite alone on the platform
with a grand piano, and in a very easy,