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to respond to several .encores. Philip
Scantling, also Of Georgetown also pleased
with two songs in a more serious vein.

CHASE'S THEATER.-Captw oodward's
| wonderful performing seals are at Chase's
| this week and no more remarkable exhibi-
| ton has ever been givenzthere. A nara
ton OF the feats performed by these ap-
Parentiy dun and sluggish creatures APP
| pears incredible. A more seemingly unprom-
Using Held for human effort could scarcely
| be found than Theses usually uncouth and
| somnolent7 beasts. The results attained by
| patient and Intelligent training are incon-
| ceivable. Only personals observation can
| convince one that seals may be trained to
| play en@ fnstrumentssperform delicate feats
OF balancing and catch hats deity on their
| long SHOUTS When the curtain rises half
| dozen seals of variDus sizes are shown ar
ranged In a semi-cirele on pedestals. There
are the big seals which show the perfec-
| tlon OF framing. then there are the kitten
| ish seals that are always playing their lit
Tie tricks like the clown dog who Ii con-
tlnuaf1ya upsetttng the tall hamper and
ar arouses the trainer to fits Of mock immod,
| crate rage. These Is also the baby seal
| that doesn't appear to have anything to do,
put put Is, forever crawling about the stage and
| IKE the omnipresent small boy manages al
| ways to be- within the field OF activity.
| After Captain Woodward had gone around
the half circle and had gravely shaken the
| right ripper OF each seal he announced that
MS proteges would perform a band piece.
a snare drum, a bass drum, cymbals and
| a couple OF horns were fastenedsto the ped
| estals holding the performers, the theater
orchestra started up and many heard for
|
! ira. About the only ambitious musician
was the kittenish seal. Mrs. Toby as she
| was called. She frequently seized the OPP
portunlty to furiously beat her drum, appa-
| lently wanting all the applause herself.
| "A pan game was played and the biggest
| seal made fly catch of the ball on mis-
| nose Where he kept the sphere bobbing
Inc same animal balanced on his nose a
| long pole, on the top of which was fish,
| tWirilng the pole aside he caught the fish
IN , ms mouth. Many other feats there were
Mhlch 1T would be tiresome to mention. The
Inc most noteworthy was when the biggest
| sea- balanced a large ball on his nose,
! tossed 1t into the air, receiving it again on
ms M nose ana kept bounding it, sometimes as
| hish as the borders, squirming meanwhile
| about the stage so as to be always under
neath the ball as 1t descended The ap-
pause that greets this feat is long con-
| ,ihueo ana hearty. The veteran Gus Will
Ilaihs entertained with songs and stories
with more or less German accent and
the onllaW trio gave on interesting exhibit
tlon OF slack wire balancing. The rest of
the Dill was mediocre. Two male singers
attempted parodies Of popular airs and be-
trayed a lamentable lack Of taste in a bur-
lesque Of the Holy City"
THE EMPIRE.-There is a suggestion Of
spring 1ever in the work of the stock COM
pany at the Empire Theater this week. and
the girls should get together and shake it
on. 1t is not at all becoming. The sarsa
parilla season is on and Manager Wege-
farth should lose no time in LAYING in a
supply. The fact that the term of the
STOCK company ends next week is no ex-
cuse for the lack of life that characterizes
the burlesque offered this week. The girls
should remember they have benefit COM
ing to them next week. This is especially
pad week for the stock company to grow
lazy, as the vaudeville portion of the pro-
gram is somewhat below the standard set
earlier IN the career of the playhouse under
its new name. Edward Armstrong and
Rosie Wright open the bill with travesty
nfnty onf hat
plause. George Graham in his well-known
line of monologue gossip got on confden-
tial terms with his audience after a few
minutes speech and proved hit He re-
solved himself into something of citizens
association working In the interests of
South Washington and the abolition Of the
James Creek canal. Imogene Conner has
star place on the program as a descrip-
tive baladist and seemed to please the
audience. Galettfs monkeys are clever
The cosmoscope was not in the best OF
working order The stock company's show
IS intended to represent a department store.
1t would have represented anything else
about as well. Bert Leslie is funny, but
Matt Kennedy lost lot by leaving off his
girls sing. 1t is understood that the words
of the burlesque were by Proprietor Wege-
farth, the music by Manager Schlesnger
and the scenery and costume by Leader
Kerngood.
makes follow each other in quick success
sion at the Academy this week. Lost in
the Desert" Is described on the program
as a big scenic production. The burning
of ship a sea is perhaps the most inter-
esting of any occurrence in the perform
ance. The only objection is that 1t leaves
the house full of smoke. Another impor-
tant event takes place when the villain
visits the hero, who is in jail and leaves
bomb, which the latter throws against
one side Of the wall, while the explosion
takes place on the opposite side, blowing
the wall down and providing means Of
cape. His recapture, which follows in a
short time, provides another climax Of a
sensational order. An element of sadness
songs by one of the jolly jack tars The
acrobatic feats by Sic Hassan Ben Ais
troupe were highly interesting.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM.-The Dewey Ex-
travaganza Company is this weeks attrac-
ton at Kernan's Lyceum Theater, opening
to two large audiences yesterday. This
show has enviable reputation on the
road and on account of prior engagements
| reached this city for the first time this
season yesterday. The show opens with
straight olio and concludes with a burlesque
that possesses many funny situations and
really humorous lines. The Lavines were
| the first to appear doing a grotesque dane
ing act that went well and was awarded
with sincere applause. The Mitchell Sisters,
in songs and dances, followed and made the
mistake of selected songs that have be-
come too popular, with the result that
everybody in the house whistled the differ
ent melodies and the ladies had simply to
| smile and look pleased. The Quigley Broth
ers. in talking act had many new jokes
to offer, and, a result, made big hit
Then followed the military tactics Of the
Les Bellies Zouaves, the members of the
merry merry going through intricate evo-
lutions with great precision and were APP
plauded to the echo Mitchell and Cain, in
a talking act called 1.-THE Frenchman and
the Other Fellow" were clever, the singing
of the latter being particularly enjoyable.
That odd pair of laugh provokers, Ford and
Dot West, present their old sketch but as
the audience was laughing continually they
apparently made the hit of the show. Both
are fair singers, clever dancers and the
comedy work is original. A clever aero
batic turn was that presented by the Three
Milletts. A burlesque called Expansion"
closed the show and served to introduce
| richly dressed chorus girls in pretty dances
and popular songs. The rough comedy work
of Billy Mitchell and George Quigley kept
the house in continuous laughter and sent
everybody home in good humor