Evening star., 1902-01-04
Lafayette Square.

Lafayette Square,
One of the interesting features OF the
week Will be the production of Romeo and
Juliet by the Bellows Stock Company at
the Lafayette. During the course of the
present season the local stock company has
appeared IN numerous ambitious plays, and
uhuer the able direction of Walter Clark
Bellows the members Of the organization
individually and collectively, give good
account of themselves. Their entrance into
the Held Of tragedy is particularly inter-
est1ng, In view of the financial success
which has attended the numerous Shake
spearean rivals that have been made by
other permanent stock companies through
out the country during the past year
When Mr.. Bellows produced play in Dem
yer last year, with Blanche Walsh as
Romeo and Maude Fealy as Juliet, the bill
attracted larger audiences than ANYTHING
done during the season in that city.
Romeo and Juliet" was also produced bv
the Alcazar Stock Company in San Fran
cisco three years ago. Previous to the
production the experience was regarded as
a doubtful one. Yet SO attractive was the
bill from a box Office standpoint that tbe
management decided to make a revival Of
Romeo and Juliet a regular fea ature of
the years work. Mr.. WhittIesley. who
plays Romeo in the Lafayette production
next week, appeared in the same roll in ti,a
first Aleazar revival in San Francisco.
Miss Florence Roberts was Juliet
Ihere are OF course, no limits to the
scenic possibilities OF Romeo and Juliet
and the Lafayette management have an
nounced their intentions of making it the
most sumptuous production of the wear
Every set used in the production has been
specially painted for the occasion by the
regular staff of scenic artists attached to
the theater. Some indications of what NAV
be expected from scenic standpoint have
already been given the Lafayette patrons
representing the market place used in the
first act, which has been on exhibition in
the lobby Of the theater during the past
week. This would seem to indicate that
the statement of the management to the
effect that the Lafayette production of
Romeo and Juliet is to be the most mag
nificent ever attempted by a stock company
Is not an Idle one. More than usual inter-
est is attached to the cast, and for that rea
son it is given in full:
Paris, Charles Wingate; Montague. Will
son Hamilton; Capulet, p. J.: Durgan;
uncle to Capulet, Herbert Parker; Mercutio
Tony Cummings; Romeo, White Whittesley:
Renvolio, J. T. Sullivan; Tybalt, Myron
LithingweH; Friar Laurence, William Red
mund; Balthasar, Joseph kaufman; Peter.
Fred. Sullivan; An Apothecary, W. Miller:
Page to Paris, Leon Harold; Lady Capulet,
wife of Capulet, Katharine Clinton; Juliet,
daughter Of Capulet, Lillian Lawrence:
4>oASC " uilcl, &uIS. 1noiAdS barry.
Chase's Theater
Next weeks program at Chase,s is made
up Of nine novelty features, employing
ffty-six artists. It leads off with B. F.
Keith's new spectacular production. AL
though using the same general title as coy-
cred the spectacles that were produced at
Chases last spring, it fs claimed that the
production is new and much more eIab-
crate. The first part retains the name OF
Pageant of the Nations" but beauty
ballet" Of forty girls, twice the number
before employed, Is now announced The
features include drills, marches, tableanx
and patriotic groupings. The second part is
called "The Venetian Ballet" and this is
led by Elseeta, toe-dancer, specially en-
gagged for this piece a profusion of flowers
Is used, and the ballet Is costumed pie
turesquely as Venetian fisher boys and
girls. A vivid electrical effect concludes
this feature.
Hungary the famous Colihris Midgets will
be exhibited and also will entertain There
are five of them. and four are graceful lit
tie women, called lPrincesses Mathilda.
Suzika, Karolina and Theresa. The other
IS Prince Giovanni. They present sketch
Austrian and Hungarian Dances military
drills, comic English songs, a daring
trapeze act, dances la serpentine ana
double high wire act. Nat Haines and viii
Vidocq, blaek-face comedians, will make
their first bow at Chase's. Waterbury,
Brothers and Tenny,S also of high repute as
a musical team, win give their meIanee
of music and mirth. Hal Merritt, the carl
caturist, will deliver snappy monologue
and also offer his unique sketchings under
the name Of The Poster Girl" Sydney
Grant, the effective and ACCOMPLISHED
mimic, will give fresh limitations Of well
known actors. Silvern and Emerie viii do
their remarkable trapeze act, and Elseeta,s
aar7 hn,l1d ,ix,x. trsrrt. a.
Academy Of Music,
Monday night the local public will have
an opportunity to witness one of the nlays
which some years ago was distinguished as
the success Of It's time and which has re-
peated that success continuously since It's
revival in the early part OF last season.