Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
AMUsEMENrs

| POSTPONEMENT OF THE OARLING
| OF THE GODS."-David Belasco has post
poned the opening of his new play THE
Darling of the Gods" at the National
Theater until tomorrow evening Blanche
Bates, the star, and indeed the entire company
are letter perfect but several Of the scenes
are so heavy and elaborate that Mr.. Be-
lasco has found it impossible to get them
ready for tonight. All today and tonight
he will devote to rehearsals, and he assures
the public that the new play will be ready
tomorrow without fail
DUSE.-This season Madame Duse, who
appears at the Columbia Theater next
week, has discarded all her old repertoire
and is devoting herself solely to the plays
of Gabrielle d Annunzio Her first appear
ance here will be made on Tuesday even
ing in La Gioconda." La Citta Morta
will be the second Offering of Madame Dnse
on Wednesday evening. d Annunzto has fol-
lowed the models Of the old Greek TRACE
dies, despite the fact that he has given La
Cftta Morta" a modern touch. The first
presentation of Francesca Da Rimini' will
be on Friday evening. D'Annunzio's version
of the familiar story which Dante sketched
In his Inferno follows closely the we'll
known tale of Francesca and Paolo and
their death at the hands Of the deceived hus-
band, Lancotto. In addition to this how
ever, the dramatist has sought to produce an
accurate picture of life in Italy during the
thirteenth century. All the three plays In
in Washington with the scenery, properties
and costumes used in the original presenta-
tions in Italy.
THERE'S MANY A SLIP. The sale
of seats for Charles Frohman's production
of There's Many a Slip at the New Ma
tional Theater opens tomorrow morning.
Much interest Is centered here in Robert
Marshalfs latest effort. His former sue
cesses, "A Royal Family His Excellency
the Governor and The Second in Com
mand,' are so pleasantly remembered by
all theatergoers that they stand as spon-
sors for There's Many a Slip" Charles
Frohman presents the play with an all
star cast, including Jessie Millward, Ed
win Stevens, Edward Abeles, Beatrice Ir-
win and supporting company of capable
confreres. This organization presented
There's Many Slip at the Garrick Thea
ter, New York. In addition to the Saturday
ma tinee, on Thursday Thanksgiving day.
matinee will be given.
THE GREAT LAFAYETTE SHOW.-The
Great Lafayette Show will be at the Lafay
cite Opera House next week. The Great
Lafayette Is the exponent of legerdemain
and all that Is alluring and mysterious. His
performance is audacious and full of sur
prfses. One of the many features of his
act is a travesty on Ching Ling Foo His
travesty on Sousa is rapidly followed by
gorgeous scene from the recent onatton
in London, in Which Lafayette impersonates
King Edward, and while apparently receiv-
ing the homage of his audience for the
excellence of the character, this wonderful
artist is seen entering the stage on horse
| back, In full military uniform, as Roose-
welt. Besides this famous international
specially the program is long and inter-
esting.
FANNY RICE IN VAUDEVILLE.-
Thanksgiving week at Chase's will bring
together in one bill jolly Fanny Rice,
Franco Piper, Charles Ernst, Mile. Clara
Pa1 nj nd Law
Hines and Miss Earle Remington. the vita
graph motion pictures, "A Trip to the
Moon" and Dalareen's animal actors. The
Thanksgiving day matinee will be given at
the usual unvarying price for such occa-
sions.
Miss Rice will be seen in the New Jolly
Surprise in which she offers her singing
and dancing doll Illusion.
THE VOLUNTEER ORGANISE" The
Volunteer Organlst," a pastoral drama, Will
be seen at the Academy next week. The
play was presented throughout the country
last season by three companies. The story,
with the scenic and mechanical effects en-
ployed, made a distinct impression. This
years companies are made up from the
players who were most successful last year,
and an excellent production is promised
A feature of the play is the singing of
Master Floyd Hunt who has a soprano
voice of wonderful sweetness and extra
ordinary compass. He supplemented ma
until at fourteen years of age he became
recognized in st. Louis, his native city and
the home Of his parents, of the great
singers of the west.
THE FRED IRWIN CO.-The Fred Irwin
Company at Kernans next week will in
clude the famous Bison City Quartet Les
ter and Curtin, Blossom Seeley, Waldron
Bros, Fiore Foster and Madeline Franks.
The closing burletta displays thirty girls
and eight comedians.
MINER AND VAN OSTENS EXTRAv-
AGANZA.-Miner and Van Osten's Devils
Daughter" Extravaganza Company comes
to the Empire Theater for an enga cement
of one week, commencing next Monday.
The attraction played an engagement of
tWenty-four consecutive weeks at Buffalo
during the pan-American exposition. The
initial production Of the Devils Daughter
was made in this city some two years ago,
at which time it crowded the theater at
every performance.
KILTIES SUNDAY CONCERT-The
Kilties Band will give a concert at Chases
next Sunday evening. 1t will be the last
appearance of the Kilties in Washington
this season, as they making their final
semi-annual tour from Canada to the Pa
cific. All the specialists including Coates
Lockhart, the Scotch tenor; Eugene Lock-
hart the little sword dancer; Donald Mac
ooL tha to civ he