Evening star., 1902-02-25

from ordinary. ait 10 seldom, indeed, that
yaudeyliie perfo.meEs of the class OF Ezra
Kendall. Mme- hermann. Jennie Yeamans,
Artie Hall and the Clayton White Marie
stuart Company can be gathered together
on one stage, but through lucky arrange
ment OF oates Manager Chase has been able
strongest bill put forward at his house
since he has had ch4rge.
Ezra Kendall .wasgfn unusually good hu-
NOR last nfghtb and this means great
deal, as he wasiiwilling to please and told
his stories In his caeverest style. In his
monologue last might Kendall had not an
old line to offer, every joke and story being
OF the newest brands and he carried his au-
dience with himsfn one whirlwind of laugh
ter His Marching Through Georgia" song
IS one concerning whose proprfety there
may be doubts. but it made the audience
laugh Next to kenAall Artie Hall received
the greatest applause. This clever lady has
deep alto voice and her limitations OF the
oid-tlme darky are wonderful: She sang
lnree songs last night, of which way
Back and Sit Down was the best. This
song mas become a little rusty, but the way
Miss Hall interprets the lines is unique, and
she was rewarded with tumultuous ap-
very tastefully and has many new tricks
to offer. all of which were viewed in Won
derment Her deftness was rewarded with
unstinted praise. The little monologue or
sketch offered by Jennie Yeamans afforded
ner an opportunity to present several en-
Joyaoie 1mfta tions, and they were given in
the little iady's inimitable style. Miss Yea
mans visits to Washington are too far
apart, and she is assured of a hearty well
come at each appearance in this city. The
nve top-Iners are rounded up with the
CLAYTON WhiteMarie Stuart Company pre-
sentlng a sketch called "Dickey." This
little piece has proved so good that these
clever people cannot get away from it, and
last night the applause was greater than
upon us original presentation IN this city.
SM!r. MI. white is good character actor and
MISS Stuart sings and dances with clever
ness and originality. Two other numbers
on the bill were the Vaidis Twin Sisters in
cleVer trapeZe act that closed the show
ana Hayes and Suits who sang songs and
danced In pleasing manner. That the
patrons OF Chase's are well posted on the
aolllty or the vaudeville stars was we'll
demonstrated yesterday, when the house
was packed both in the afternoon and at
night.
ACCIDENTAL the Academy Ward and
Vokes. the two funmakers, with the aid of
large company, serve up an evenings en-
terta1nment which the program describes
as "a musical farce comedy banquet of
mlrth In two spreads, from soup to finger
bowls" in a way that is sure to cause
laushter There is no plot to worry and
perplex nothing hut music and fun, follow
lns each other in rapid succession from
start to finish: and the jokes are not all
of stock taken from a top shelf The
SEQ" ranks almost a comic opera in
places owing to the Introduction of a large,
Weu-tralned chorus. Two singing double
sextets and the Tuxedo Ladies' Band rem
dered several selections. and demands were
promptly made for reappearances. The
drawing card, however, is the team of
,Hi.i W. ara ana vokes whose names have been
Identified with fun-making companies for a
long time. They do not, however, occupy
the center in their fun-producing efforts all
the time Among the other entertainers is
George Sidney, who. notwithstanding the
fact that the Hebrew character has been
overdone. made hit. Maude Alice Kelley.
with a soprano voice of volume and purity,
sang several songs which had to be re-
peated.
The final burlesque, on shenandoah"
was really funny. Herbert Diiea, the di-
rector of the chorus and leader of an
chestra' of which there are several addi-
tiOnal members deserves credit for the
easy manner in which the musical program
is carried out.
kERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER-An-
other excellent show is at kernan's Lyceum
Theater this week in Rush and Futon's
city Club Burlesquers. The stand taken
by the house managers, diScountenancing
everything of questionable character in
the road companies, is bearing fruit, and
the City Club has simmered down TO a
good. clean attraction with pretty girls,
clever comedians and a bill of variety that
is new and enjoyable The show opens with
a sketch entitled 1.-THE City Club at the
Seashore,' and it went off with rattle and
hustle which alone, make these pieces at
tractfve. Andy Gardner is the comedian of
the company, and his work in this piece,
as well as the closing burlesque. was very
funny and created almost continuous laugh
ter. Grace Leonard started the olio with
clever songs we'll rendered. and Martell and
Lancaster did an acrobatic turn that was
well liked and applauded. The German
sketch Of Ferguson and Watson was along
new lines, and the spectators were uuick
to discern the innovation and applaud the
efforts of the performers. The Sisters Lane
presented their old act, but it is so well
done as to be laughed at all the time the
girls are on the stage. The Golden Gate
Quartet gives one of the cleverest singing
and dancing turns now seen on the variety
stage, and as the colored boys have not
been seen in this city for some time their
work yesterday created unbOunded an
plause. The Juggling Normans closed the
Olio with their well-known club-swinging
and juggling act, and it was voted one of
the best in it's line.
The closing burlesque, The City Club at
the Pan-American, was a reVamped piece
but the chorus danced and sang cleverly
and the costumes were rich and attractive
The comedy work was of the slap-bang or
der and the laughter was continuous per
formance with the spectators
THE BIJOT.-The Bijou is going out this
week with colors flying and the Empire
which Is to succeed it next week will have
to strike a lively gait from the very start
to keep pace with what has gone before
AS good as is this weeks Offering. Mr.
the Empire will indeed open the ewes of his
old patrons as well as delight the ladies
and children and the men who are willing
to forego tobacco for three hours for the
sake Of a fine performance all of whom
he expects to number in the Empire au-
diences. If this weeks Offering be a fore
taste of what is to follow it would seem
that the promises of the MANAGEMENT are
well founded. The bill this week takes
on many of the high-tOne touches that are
to mark subsequent programs, the violin
playing Of Reata Winfield, for instance.
being a striking example. Miss Winfield
plays with a sympathetic quality in her
work that appealed to her audiences yes
terday and brought to her round after
round of enthusiastic applause Miss Win
field did not descend to any of the cheap
variety house tricks with the violin but
played conscientiousy and conyincinglv
and won her auditors from the start. ANDY
Lewis and company in sketch entitled
''The Cocaine Fiend,'' brought out roars
of laughter and We're generally accounted
good combination Lawrence and Har-
rington. as Bowery "speilers" were also
very funny in their work. Harrigan. the
tramp juggler, has number of novel feats
which are performed with agility and a
goodly sense of humor The three Mad
caps, in songs and dances, complete thu.
vaudeville side Of very interesting bill.