Evening star., 1902-02-04

especially the bfH must be disappofnting q.
mas many nuMbers which have been see,
here several times before.
Keith's cycle whls, which is a most en-
| tsrtainlns exnibatiomwhen seen for the frs
time, necessarily loses some Of its sensa
liona! interest upon closer acquaintance
| modern amusenaentswor that no one /.
| satlsned to misss The Meers In their uniQu,
lght rope and slack wire performance arr
aecidedly good.s They always have some
with comedy, and has a spice of danger
Sarro1 Johnsens who makes his debut al
the Beau Brunmeil' Of minstrelsy, was
| amusing His reci,ation Of the prize fgh,
| gave a pleasing conaedietta entitled PA,
ana the Gen1l. There are some very funny
situations developed In the sketch. Hilda
inomas and Lon Hall seemed to have main
taineo their hold on the favor OF the
patrons Of the theater. Frank H. White
ana Lou Simmons do black-face turn en-
Titled Get in de Band Wagon" The pro-
gram Will no doubt entertain many people
whose peace of mind requires a regular
weekly allowance of polite vaudeville but
II VIII not stand out as eoncoction Of sur
passing quality.
ACADEMY.-After a week of comedy, the
management last night resumed its policy
OF presenting melodralnatic- bills. "a Gam
piers Daughter" by Owen Davis, who, by
the way, Is responsible for a number of
stars playhouse from time to time, began
ts hfst engagement here last night It is
luli OF SURFING situations and thrilling
Iheloofamatic cimaxes, which always find
favor with an Academy audience.
Inc situations and climaxes follow one
anotner rapidly. The audience is kept in
an expectant mood never knowing whom
1ne villain Is going to take a dislike to next.
Ihe stage settings showing gambling hall
IN act three, with faro bank in operation,
ehclted applause. Elsie Crescy is young
woman OF much attractiveness, and scored
nit IN the leading role Miss Corneilla
orume, VINO essays the role of the woman
OF the world, gets along nicely until she
brings into use a revolver, which is han
uleu IN glngerly manner. James Stetson
had the Villains lines. The remainder of
the cast met the demands made on them.
.BIJoU.-It is well n-balaAeed combina-
ton of vaudeville and musical burlesrue at
the mouse round the corner this week, with
hothlng particularly portentous in the way
oi novelty and little that is absolutely com
nionplace. The Bijou Burlesquers under
tne guidance of Bert Leslie, continue to
SWING along in merry rhythm to the words
ana music of the OPERA" the title Of which
ls hether mere nor there. Susie Rocamora's
soprano voice is heard to excellent ad-
vantage in the German Sci Nicht Boese''
poh be Cross), tuneful selection from
the old opera, Der Obersteiger," which
was demanded several times. Following
CLOSELY In the path of encores We're Grace
Spencer's Jenny Lee and John Rodgers
Ihe Old Sexton" George Howard scored
Wen with Nobody's Lookin' But de Owl
ana de Moon,' and also shared with her
sisters, Blanche and Grace, in pleasing with
neat steps and melody of the everlasting
coon song series. Ching Ling Loo was
cieVeriy sung by Misses knight, Dexter,
higgins and Valmore, while May Hoey
,neflted the recalls for her rendition OF the
kangaroo song from 1.-THE Burgomaster
hoogers Cameron and Kennedy blended
thelr voices in a medley of popular airs to
eVerybody's satisfaction, and the chorus
was up to the standard in song, dance and
eHect1Ve groupings The comedy element
was confined to the narrow limits of a
snort burlesque on Uncle Toms Cabin"
Nellie Nichols is out of the cast enjoying
d vacation. In thesolio La Caita's trained
oogs and eats won )the burden of applause
the com mbinationg of great Danes and diminu
tive felines in difficult feats proving a dis
tinct departure from familiar turns of ami
NAL actors. Nellie Burt and her two rag
time assistants We're as well received in
-nelr song and dance act on former visits
John Kernel sang several good songs, told
a few new storiess and more that were
otherwise Mile. Olive gave a pleasing ex-
libition of deXterous juggling with a strong
finish. and the acrpbatic work of HARDING
and Ah Sid was original and good enough
20 overcome their comedy efforts.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM.-The jolly Grass
w iuo" lhis week attraction at Ker- |
lans Lyceumn Theater, has always been
IN entertaining and attractive organiza-
ion, but Manager Fulton has gathered !
ogether an aggregation this season that |
ar outshlnes his past efforts. The open ]
n2 and closing burlesques are quite pre- |
ent1ous affairs, with special scenery. clever |
dialogues, funny situations and Comedians |
%ho are worthy Of the name In addition, |
ne. ne chorns is large. pretty and well drilled |
Carrie Fulton and Mile Dika are the lead |
RS Of the female contingent Messrs. Mat I
heWs, Campbell Harvey and Moore com
,ose tunny quartet, working on entirely
Inherent lines. The olio. while not large,
8 crowded with merit. Matthews and
campbell present a talking act full of orig
nal matter, their burlesque on 'Virginins''
,eing unusually funny. The eccentric
lancers and trick tumblers, Morrisey and
were vigorously applauded Har-
'ey and Moore introduced parodies that
we're new and laughable. A Spectacular
fair, styled "on Duty" brought out the
Iol. Our Noble Engineers" and "Our
iaHant Men-of-War"-and scored heavily
'aulo and Dika gave their old turn, but it
emains good. Montague and West were
zen ,,eh 10 advantage in musical sketch
he Wang Doodle Comedy -Four closed the
lio amid yehs Of approval.
THE GEORGETOWN ORCHESTRA
ne georgetown orchestra opens its eigh-
zenith season tonight with a concert at the
Church An excellent pr,-
ram am has been prepared. consisting of
.ans Forest Symphony, Beethoven's Piano
oncerto In e fat, the overture to Wap
ers "Rienzi," Festival March by Robert
tearns ,n and the aria Che Faro senza"
rom "The Orpheus" of Gfuck. That this
rogram will be given an adeouate rem
ering those who know the orchestra's past
'ork need not doubt. The assisting artists
re Miss Katharine Pelton Of New York a
lezzo-soprano, who has many successes to
er credit. both IN this country and abroad.
nd DR.. Anton Gloetzner, the well-known
lanist, whose name Is always hotent +n
raw large audience. The orchestra will
E, as usual, under the direction of Loser
.aspar, under whose leadership il has a.
lined it's present high standard of nlaD;na
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le judges were divided. In the chsmn,.,.
ontroversy all connoisseurs agree that n ,
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} its unsurpassed quality. It's imports IN
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