Evening star., 1902-01-15
AMUsEMENTs.

New York fell into line. Since it was seen
here last year Arizona" has been played
for fifteen more weeks in the metropolis,
thereby achieving the record of more pre-
sentations in New York within a given time
limit than any other dramatic offering.
"Florodora" is the only piece of contem-
porary presentation which has equaled
Arizona" In the number of performances
within the past eighteen months. The pro-
duction at the Columbia Theater will be
Identical in most particulars to that of the
Academy of Music in New York The cast
includes Grace Elliston, j. w. Cope Agnes
Muir, Dustin Farnum, Alice Chandler.
Eleanor Wilton, William Hazelt!ne, Grace
Thorne, Frazer Coulter, Frank Campeau,
Stanley Murphy, George ODonnell. Charles
Welch and Frank Bonn.
THE SECOND IN COMMAND" -
Charles Frohman is to present John Drew
Second in Command. at the National
Theater, for one week, beginning next Mon
day night. Mr.. Drew played to crowded
houses at the Empire in New York, and
there is no reason to believe that this pros
perity will diminish at all during his pres
ent tour of the great cities. "The Second
in Command" has the enviable record of
having had more pretty things said about
it than have been said of any play present
ed in many years The great success which
the piece achieved in London is evidenced
by the fact that it ran all of last season at
the Haymarket Theater in that city to tre-
mendous business, and was recently re-
vived there for a second seasons run. The
sale of seats and boxes will open tomorrow
morning.
ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME"-
The Bellows Stock Company will again
claim the admiration of it's large and loyal
clientele for the versatility of it's members
From the Shakespearean success of last
week, 1t progresses through the epigram-
matte comedy which constitutes the cur
rent bill, to the gleeful farce, "All the
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for next Monday night. The transition is
gradual, but the contrast is great. Yet
the record of the organization is such as to-
inspire confidence in it's ability to give an
comedy, whose adaptation from the Ger
man constituted one Of William Gillettes
most emphatic triumphs.
LIONS IN POLITE vAUDEvILLE.-The
bill at Chase's for next week comprises
Mile. Adgie and her trained lions, Jessie
CouthOui the Misses Delmore Company,
Jess Dandy, the four Colinis, Crowford and
Stanley, Brannon and Martini and Clayton
Kennedy and Matte Rooney.
The assurance is given that Mile. Adgie's
lions are fine specimens of the king of the
African forest and their performance is re-
garded as little short of marvellous. Jessie
Couthoui is a clever monologue entertainer
who is great fayorite among the head
line features in the big cities. This will be
her initial appearance here. The Misses
creation called "The Bridegroom's Reverie"
with special scenery, handsome costumes
and unique electrical effects. Jess Dandy
is the leading character parodist and the
type he portrays is new to the stage.
Europe'S greatest novelty dancers are, it
is claimed, the four Collins, who will intro
duce the eccentric tourbillon dance and the
dance la biograph. Crawford and STAN
leys act concerns a tramp, a plano and
dandy. Brannan and Martini have a funny
magic exposure speciality Clayton kenne-
dy and Matte Rooney will be seen In a
farce that offers them opportunities for
original dancing and piano pyrotechncs.
ON THE SUWANEE RIvER-Th"ra is
no place so far north in the United states
that audiences do not cheer when 5auds
strike up Dixie" nor where they do not
express hearty approval when old auntics
and colored mammies are faithfully por-
trayed before them. At the Academy Of
Music week opening January 20, with matt
nees Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, will
be given w. e. Sterling's ION the 5uwa-
nee River, now In its fifth year. "On the
suwanee River" is devoid of everything
that is not true to the people of Dixie land.
There are no locomotives running about
nor mechanical effects to interrupt what
is local lore. A blind girl is left
an orphan, scheming relatives seek to nave
her married to a wretched old miser ell /
ing the girl the while that he is youthful,
rich and the son of neighboring planter
Aunt Indy, colored nanny, has much
to do with thwarting the design. A quar-
tet Of plantation hands sing plantation mel
odies. =.
BIJOU BURLESQUE AND VAUDE-
VlLLE.-ln the program that the Bijou an
nounces for next week, there are no espe-
clally prominent names at the head of the
aggregation of vaudevllians, but as a
whole it Is doubtful if better all round
lot of acts Of this particular sort of stage
has ever been offered to a
local audience. Cook and Sonora will pre-
sent their rattling comedy. The famous
Bison City quartet will give their entertain
and parodies, will include considerable
comedy. Stinson and Merton reputed to be
two exceptionally clever entertainers, will
give a comedy skit. Mile Flora will aston
high wire. John Clarke will offer a mono
logue much after the style made popular by
the late John w. Kelly, the rolling mill
man." Lottie West Symonds will sing songs
and incidentally tell few stories, and the
stock burlesque company, under the direc-
ton of Bert Leslie, will put forward a new
burlesque, in which will be seen the entire
with several new faces, notably
the three handsome Howard sisters, who
participated in the olio last week with their
dainty songs and graceful dances. At the
special ladies' matinee on Friday every
lady purchasing seat will be presented
with the compliments Of the management
with a box of bon bons.
WEBER 'fARlS1AN WIDOWS'-A
promise of something unusually bright and
comes with the announcement
that Weber's Partisan Widows will make
it's first appearance this season at the Ly-
ceum Theater next week. The burlesaue
"Encampment at West Point Is said to
combine the rollcking fun Of burlesque, the
melody of opera, the handsome costumes
and gorgeous scenery of a Partisan spec
tacle to all of which is added a dazzling
scenic effect Among the artists are such
well-known performers as Mildred Murray
who is heralded as one of the most beau
tiful women on the American stage. Next
are the Three Great Navarros acrobats:
Snyder and Buckley, in their musical com
edy, 'BlatZ Wants a Drink" Jordan and
Welch, two portrayers of Hebrew caarac-
ters; Clarity Sisters, change artists and
buck dancers, and Chas. Fake, descriptive
and character singer, assisted by Chas.
Lillian.
THE KILTIES' BANDIT New Workers.
enthusiastic approval can be taken as a
criterion, the Kilties' Band of Canada has
certainly captured American music lovers
One of the greatest audiences ever known
even in the continental metropolis greeted
his majesty's Gordon Highlanders at Madi-
son Square Garden last Saturday evening,
over 5000 paying admission, and cheering
impartially the bands music, the vocal
choir, the vocal solosts the bagpipers, etc.
Mr.. Cameron Brown, manager of the band,