Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02

never seen handsomer ones in midwinter
productions.
In the opening BILL "School for Scandal"
MISS Garland will wear pale molre antique
over a white duchesse satin underdreSs,
both of which are hand-painted in rose
vines, and the underdress founced with old
lace Another Teazle gown is of ivory satin
and MORE, the overdreSS covered with moss
rose buds and forget-me-nots. This is
gorgeous brocade made over an undertakes
of ivory satin, trimmed with duchesse lace.
Another is of nile green brocade, striped.
to be worn over a green peau de sole and
lace. Still another is pale blue satin. trim
med in rare lace and embroidered in gold
As Juliet, Miss Galland is to wear a
wonderful opalesque gown, which is made
of fabric of fish scales, showing the tints
of the opal Two underdresSes are to be
combined with this costume, one of pale
pink silk crepe covered with ecru net. The
opai-colored overdreSS is made OF import
ed material, and has not it's companion
piece in this country. Another Juliet gown
is of gold cloth, solidly appliqued in old
yellow handmade Irish lace, with coral
design about the neck and shoulders The
white gowns are of white silk crepe. One
cloak is of dark red. overshot in gold
thread. AS Lady Macbeth Miss Galland
will wear a costume tine material of which
is composed of steel threads woven into
fabric of solid cloth with a steel stomacher
and head gear. Another, for the banquet
scene. is Miss Galland's famous gold gown.
which she wore in 1.-The Forest Lovers"
timated at forty-five pounds. and it re-
Quires considerable strength to wear it If
only for a few moments. This has been
pronounced to be one of the handsomest
gowns ever seen upon the stage in this
country. 1t is embroidered in amethyStS,
and a dark green queens mantle beauti-
fully appliqued in gold. is worn over it.
A NEW COLORED MUSICAL COMEDY
CO.-Avery and Hart. the stars of the stock
company which is playing an indefinite en-
gagement at the Empire Theater will next
season take out a big company of colored
performers in an original musical comedy
to be written by a well-known colored au-
thor. If the piece meets with the success
they expect 1t to the company will go to
England in the fall. Avery and Hart will
collaborate with the writer of the libretto
and will also provide several Of the musical
numbers The score for the piece Will be
written by Will Acooee. now the director of
the stock company at the Empire. Mr.. Ac-
coee is one of the bestknown colored COM
posers in this country. and has written some
of the most popular airs of the day.
1t is the intention of Avery and Hart, if
their play meets with success, to bring it
back to America after 81 season abroad, and
they believe they will then be entitled to a
show on Broadway, the Mecca of all aspi-
rants for stage honors.
TWO CLEVER GIRES.-The Misses Flora
ana May f1engler, who Will be seen in the
forthcoming production of THE Runa-
ways the new musical comedy to be
given its first production in Washington
Monday night by Messrs. Sam s. Shubert
and Nixon & Zimmerman, are perhaps the
best-known dancers on the American stage
today. They have attained this position,
although both still very young, through
their wonderful grace of movement accen-
tuated by the unusual beauty that both
possess
After a rather brief career upon the
Broadway stage two young women were
featured by Mrs. Osborne in her iN-starred
venture at Mrs OSbOrne'S play house, 44th
street near Mrs. Osborne's 9Th avenue
as one merry metropolitan wag was wont
to put that well-known womans recent
theatrical venture.
Upon the conclusion of the Osborne en-
gagement Mrs. Henger the mother of the
two girls, and incidentally may be remark
ed that she is real, sure enough genuine
and very substantial mamma and not one
of the usual brand of stage "mommers,"
signed a contract on behalf of her daugh-
tiers with the Messrs Shubert. This en-
gagement, which begins next Thursday,
was made over bids received from five
other productions and comes at the con-
cluSion of extended European tour
which included visits to London Paris,
Berlin st. Petersburg, Vienna Nice and
Monte Carlo, where les jeunes American
nes' made sensations. Hengler spells pro-
priety. however and none of the dukes,
marquiSeS. counts ct al, the usual attend
ants in the train of your average comic
opera queen, had the pleasure of receiving