The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-07
Too Much Johnson" Acted
at COlumbia-"The We'd
ding Day" Sung at the
Lafayette.
Academy Stock Company in
The Princess Of Patches. 3"
Lyceum BurIesquers in a
New Show.

The variety show is a peculiarly hot
weather entertainment. primarily be-
cause IL comes in snatches, ana one can
take as much or as little Of II ms he
chooses and never really miss what he
does not get Moreover. the variety is
coaXer. one continually lives In hopes
that the next number may be as good
OF better than the present one And
not weather is a coaNing season.
The chief feature OF the bill at Chase's
this week is announced with appropriate
hifalutin as the mystery of mysteries. 90
also 1.-THE reigning sensation of Paris
Tor two seasons. and again. more spe-
cihcally, as Aga, maid Of the air
To speak to the point. like q certain
brand Of soap. Aga floats. and the mvs-
terry is 10 explain how she floats. Thu
writer, who sat under an electric fan
and watched her sail upward from her
couch and hang for several minutes be-
tween stage and flies. frankly ackuovl-
edges that he doesn't know n thing
about it, As the professor said there
were no mirrors. no wires-at least
there didn't appear to be. And vet
without mirrors or wires how did Asa
get where she so plainly seemed to be7
The act was worked up cieverlv by \
p7ychic looking chap with bushv black
hair, long white fingers 10 run through
the halr, and a magnetic appearing eve
WIN the proper spectacular passes. he
TAXED putting his woman assistant
into a hypnotic trance First he gave
me audience a hint of what was 70
come by rocking her back and forth in
the ordinary straight-legged. straight
backed, cane seated chair in which she
sat.
Then the young woman was laid out
at full length, her head in one chair
and her feet in another. picked up
Doully by the professor" and an as
sistant and placed I'm a cofin-Iilxe cabi
net The side of this cabinet nearest
the audience was dropped and Aga
forthwith floated out of it. rising above
II about three feet without visible
means OF support. unless the professor
IN some manner unknown, supplied
them. While she was in the air. the
no wires. no mirrors" statement was
seemingly verified by passing a wooden
hoor In and about and around the body.
The professor" carefully explained why
he used a wooden hoop instead of an
iron or steel one, which was the only
really suspicious feature OF the entire
act
The rest OF the show was of good
average quality. The Tanakas the man
i Jap, the woman not, gave a pleasing
juggling act. The mans top spinning
was cleverly done. The woman's work
In sleight-Of-hand was not above the
average in skill, but she won out by her
pretty effects with flowers colored rib
bons. and papers. Her last trick, which
Consisted in apparently putting hand
fuis Of vari-colOred sands in a bowl
OF water, taking the sand out again dry
and assorted as to color. and finally
pouring the clear water into a pitcher
was the best thing she did
Bellclatre brothers showed a smart
strong mans turn of the ground
tumbling variety, several of their feats
and strength, so much OF the latter. in
fact, that the heat of last evening near
~ put out OF business the bigger one
OF the two. who had the heavier part
Of the work He WAS decidedly groggy
when he SOt through.
La Belle Blanche, q child mimic. had
an attractiVs DCrSDGality. but her work
scarcely reached the standard. She was
best in her Dan DAILY and Marie Dress
Ter mutations. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew played their sketch. When Two
Hearts Are WOn," very we'll but the We
hicle itself had wearisome introduction.
for which the snappy ending only bare
" atoned. II showed how bridegroom
disciplined his hOt-tempered wife by
turning the tables on her. and exhibiting
himsel! superior quality II the same
Carson and Wizards German come
dian act WAS along familiar lines and the
Empire City Quartet sang well enough
10 gain all the eucOr,s II was willing 20
give. Tna bass had q pac.icuiIrlv pleas
ing voice and the Hebrew comedian pos
Sessed considerable quiet humor, though
his parOdies were distinctly second rate.
The vitagraph closed the entertainment
presenting the extravaganza. "Puss I'm
Boots as its leading feature.