Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-09

death, and, was as capable as OF gore.
Margaret Haywpod in the part Of Anne
Deylin brought2to the role a most at
tractive staEe presence and thorough
knowledge OF Fits requirements that made 1t
feature The remaining members of the
east were, In the main, efficient and round
ed out the story satisfactorily. The Incl
dental music, chiefly Irish airs, was appro-
pirate, Whfle,sa contralto solo sung to the
accompaniment ct harp in the first act
was thoroughly enjoyable. The singing of
a choir in the third act during a wedding
In St. kevinss Church was also effective.
Mr.. lyman received many curtain calls,
and was at one time forced to make a lit
tie speech tnf wh&ch he thanked his audi
tors for their warm and kindly reception.
CHASE S.-Amelia Sumerville, who once
upon time gamboled as the merry little
mountain maid" on specially constructed
stages, appeared last night as the leading
lady OF Chase's vaudeville Offering Miss
Sumerville no longer is compelled to monop-
olize the center Of the stage and a por-
ton Of the wings at one and the same
time. Strong will and hard work have
transformed the ponderous little maid Of
"Eyangeline" to such graceful proportions
that even the fair Lillian Russell might
envy. 1t Is her present stately stage pres
ence that Is one Of the strong cards Of Miss
Sumerville's original monologue. IAN After
noon Tea" The other is a trio Of we'll
sung popular airs, for all of which encores
were demanded. The six additional num-
bers on the bill were entertaining and in
terest1ng without proving any claim for
special distinction The Four Otis were
seen in farce in which the plot was lost
in a furious war of words and gesticulation.
The Otis are clever singers and dancers.
and the audience evidently wanted more
along these lines. In an eccentric turn by
LIE Roy and Woodford, the former scored
well with his breezy monologue. The Royal
Hawaiian Troubadors-a male sextet-
Kamakee chantaa in a weirdly fanatical
way. The act is a decided novelty to- the
vaudeville stage, although these singers
have sung publicly in this city on many oc-
''it made good" Leo Dervalto proved him
self comedian as well as an accomplished
globe-rolling artist. The Miniature Dock
stader," in the turn following, was genuine
ly funny The comedy sketch, I'm Parlor
A., by O'Rourke and company, was nearly
as well received on former presentations.
The goodnight number consists OF motion
scenes Of "Bluebeard," with all the chills
Of that most blood thirsty fairy tale.
ACADEMY.-Harry Clay Blaney and his
company presenting Across the Pacific"
a stirring war melodrama dealing with the
Instruction in the Philippines, amused and
entertained a large audience at the Acad-
envy last night. The action begins in a
Montana mining town, where company is
organized for duty. and is then transferred
to San Francisco, where the soldiers remain
for several days before crossing the pond.
The exterior and interior of Chinese joint
are shown with the soldier boys much In
evidence. A paymaster Of the army who
has an uncomfortable appetite for opium is
relieved Of a large sum of money, while in
the den the hero is accused of the theft,
but at the right time proves his innocence.
girl because Of her love for one of the
military men dons soldier clothes in order
to be near the man Of her choice. She is
suspected by the commanding officer as
the troops are about to board the transport,
and is marched to the front with a squad,
where an order is given for the manual of
arms and she goes through the ordeal in q
manner that defies detection. In the final
act a block house with rapid fire gun in
action lends realistic appearance to the
scene and adds to the din Harry Blaney,
as playwright and war correspondent, Is
in action from start to finish and his each
appearance was the signal for laughter.
Kittie Wolf also aided in the fun, and to-
gether with Mr.. Baney provided several
specialties of high class order William
Desmond enacted the character Of Capt.
Lanier, the hero lover, in an acceptable
manner.
THE EMPIRE.-The Gilded World Bur-
lesquers were welcomed to the city at yes
terday afternoons performance at the EN-
pire by a large assemblage of the play
houses regular patrons. An audience of
like proportions was also present last even
ing, and if indications count for anything
the aggregation will be well patronzed dur
ing it's weeks stay. The performance OPEN
ed with "A Night at Rehearsal" which
caused much laughter. The olio included
an acrebatic turn by Bailey and Madison,