Evening star., 1902-03-15
New National Theater.

cnoruS or pretty girls.
New National Theater.
The attraction at the National Theater
next week will be Frank McKee's produc-
tion of Janice Meredith" a very strong
| revolutionary play, in which Mary Manner
| ing will be seen for the second time In
Washington as a star She Is very favor
ably known here. through her long connec-
| tion as leading lady with Daniel Frohman's S
Lyceum Theater Stock Company Of New
| York.
| The dramatic version Of Janice Mere
dith.' which Mr.. Mckee has given most
| sumptuous mounting. was made by the au-
| thor, Paul Leicester Ford. and In collab-
or oration hf,l with Edward E; Rose the adapter
Zenda." David Harum," and several other
dramas founded on popular novels. Janice
| Meredith is presented IN four acts. the
| scenes Of which are the farmhouse OF
Squire Meredith in Greenwood, N. J., In
May. 1775. Immediately after the battles of
| Concord and Lexington: the living room at
| Greenwood, Christmas day, 1776; the head
mander at Trenton, Christmas day, 1776,
| and dismantled house In Yorktown on the
| day of CORVALLIS surrender to Washing
ton in October, 1871.
Fownes. the bondsman. afterward Col. John
Bereton Of Washington's staff: Lieut.. Now
bray. Squire Meredith; Squire Hennion:
Lord Cloves. the English spy; Philemon
! Hennion, Sukey and other characters in
| which the reader Of the book is especially
| interested. The stage story opens with the
| love interest Of Janice and Charles Fownes;
| the gunpowder incident, the news Of the
| war and the flight Of Fownes to Washing
ton with the powder purchased for the viii
| lage militia. In the second act, Fownes,
| now Col. Bereton, rides with dispatches
from Washington to Lee at Brunswick, or
6Av{ sof,, toni Trafa atoy, lio
| mount gives out. he seeks to secure horse
| from the Meredith barn. He is seen and
| attacked by British patrol Janice helps
| him escape on the back Of the horse of a
British trooper, and Is arrested for aiding
| the fight of spy.
| In the third act she is brought before
| Col. Rail at Trenton, under arrest. BY her
| wit she makes the colonel her friend. Bere-
! ton comes to Rahl disguised as a Hessian
| trooper, with a dispatch from Gen. Lord
! Howe, which he took from a Hessian. He
| is arrested Jas spy after securing dis
| patch from Rail to Howe. Janice gains
possession of this dispatch and sends 1t to
| Washington, who has already crossed the
| Delaware and is about to attack Trenton.
| The assault Trenton saves Bereton' 9
| life Janice and Bereton meet again at
| Yorktown in the last act. He saves her
| from being kidnapped by Lord Cloves, and
! the love interest of the play Is consummated
| in their betrothal just as the drums of the
| Continental and British forces sound the
Lord cornWallis to. Washington.
| Miss Mai1nering preSents a most attrac-
| tive impefsonation of the mercurial heroine
of Mr. Ford's story and has made spe-
| cial hit with lady patrons. Robert Drouet
| is Miss ManI1ering's leading man.
Chase's Theater.
| Chase's polite vaudeville bill for next
| week seems likely to prove quite as sue
| cessful as the current offering in attracting
the large assemblages that usually greet a
| good bill at Chases. The eight features
/ that are listed are Maggie Cline, Wright
| Huntington and company, Cook and So
nora, r. J. Jose, who constitute the four
| chief attractions. with the Burto -Lowande-
Wilson Vaudeville Circus, the Fanchonetti
Sisters. Willie Hale and Miss Francis and
Herbert and Willing forming splendid sup
| port Maggie Cline. 'the Irish queen" re-
| tafns the popularity OF the early days, and
| her famous song, Throw Him Down. Nc
| C,uskey," continues it's bumptuous career,
| as much in demand as ever. Miss Cline long
ago resigned herself to her fate, and audi
| ences eager for the forceful recital Of NC
! Cluskey's' triumph find her ready to sing
with as much fervor as If she had not sung
! 1t many thousand times. Miss Cline has
| other Hibernian songs, and she Is hopeful
| that the tickle public, whose predictions
never can be accurately foregauged. will
| select one Of these as a worthy successor
to "McCluskey." Wright Huntington, the
| talented comedian drawn from the Frohman
| forces, will be likely to renew the highly
| favorable impression he created in the past,
as he has new sketch, Done Brown" that
has been received with marked favor in
/ other cities. 1t offers some new stage types
| of character and contains some original sit
| uations illuminated by bright dialogue. He
| has the competent assistance Of Jane Irving
and Mr.. W. Morrissey. Cook and Sonora
| are a pair of entertainers much in demand.
a In fhafp
| "Going Into Vaudeville" r. j. Jose is the
] celebrated contra tenor who has been iden-
| titled with the best Quartets of the past
decade. He first sang In the original pre-
| since then has been the leading soloist with
the foremost minstrel companies. The
! Wilson Vaudeville Circus Is
a genuine slngle-ring arena. 1t presents
Nellie Wilson. the ring directress, in her
single trapeze act: "Joe," the dsminutive
] trick pony. no larger than Newfoundland
dog; Villain Lowande, the acrobatic
| clown: Dewey" the canine bareback rider.
and Prof Burto, the master Of ceremonies
| and expert tuggler. The Fanchonetti Sis
| ters. Kittie, Amy and Marie. will present
themselves to their admirers here with new
songs. dances and costumes. They form q
pretty and lively trio, and were In Chase's 8
Musical Comedy Company last summer.
Willie Hale and Miss Francis are the lead
ing exponents of hoop rolling, fascinating
novelty, and they also give clever club Jug
| Cling Sand revolving globe feats Herbert
and Willing are black-face comedians.
Lafayette Square Opera House.
Madame Sans Gene" one Of the great
est efforts Of the French dramatist, Vic
torien .Sardou. Is next weeks attraction at
the Lafayette. As Madame Sans Gene
the ennobled washerwoman Of vulgar
speech. but Of good heart, Miss Lawrence
should shine 'refulgent. The part Ii a stel-
lar one. notwithstanding that it is sur
rounded by such fascinating characters as
Napoleon. Lefebvre. Fouchi and De Neip-
perg. John 7. Sullivan will appear as Ma
peleon and Charles Wyngate as De Neip.
perg. Mr. IWhittlesey. a. Lefebvre. first
| sergeant. then marshal. will have equally
good opportunities for the display Of his
Academy Of Music.
i The new melodrama. DANGEROUS wo-
men," by F. A. Scudamore will be seen at
the Academy Of Music on Monday evening,
In presenting Dangerous Women the
| author announces that be has not only the
entertainment but the edidcatgon ~ tho