Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23

on Thursday. the 9Th instant. with all
marks of courtesy and friendship. and
were that evening entertained at the
theater with the play the tragedy of
Othello) and pantomime perform
ance which gave them great surprise.
as did the fighting with naked swords
on the stage. which occasioned the en-
press to order some about her to go
and prevent them killing one another
If these Indians were given great
surprise what must have been the
feeling Of the English artists when
they played for the first time before
those half-naked savages? They were
accustomed to playing before the court,
where the evening dress was as MODEST
Is that worn at the present time, but
the evening gown that the empress of
the Cherokees probably wore was a
bead necklace and a bright blanket
made after the hobble skirt recently
worn, with the accompanying slashed
side to give more freedom to the child
OF nature, who had not a Delsartian
walk and was making her debut at the
governors theater party.
From files of the Maryland Gazette
it seems plays were produced in An
napolis by company of comedians in
1852. as this advertisement appears:
BY permission of his honor the presi-
uent. AT tne new InedteT IN AnndpO-
lis. by the company of comedians. on
Monday next. being the 18th of this in
slant July, 1852. will be performed a
comedy called the Beaux' Stratagem.
Likewise a farce called the Virgin I'm
masked To begin precisely at
o'clock. Tickets to be had at the print
ing office. Box. ten shillings; pit,
and pence; gallery. shillings. No
person admitted behind the scenes"
In the advertisement of Richard
ich no r.
acter of Richard was taken by Mr.
Wynell. and that of Richmond by Mr..
Herbert. 1t appears while the Hallam
company was rehearsing and making
these two players. who had inferior
parts in the Hallam company. may
have gone to Annapolis and played
with a Mr.. Evanson. who was not
member of the English troupe.
Later in the season, when the regu-
lar company played there. it is ad-
vertised in the Maryland Gazette that
1.-The House ttheater) is entirely lined
throughout for the reception<of Ladies
and Gentlemen and they have also
raised Porch at the Door that will
keep out the inclemency of the wealth
err"
After remaining in Virginia ten or
eleven months Lewis Hallan. with his
Herbert who played at Annapolis.
went to New York. When the company
left the Old Dominion Gov. Dinwiddfe
gave Mr.. Hal1am "A certificate signed
in council and recommending the COM
pany of comedians and bearing testl-
mony to their behavior as men.
X
The HalIam company was not at first
well received in New York, but with
it's splendid repertoire and good act
ing it soon won the hearts of theater-
goers and Hallam never after lost his
place in their affection.
. The company produced marvellous
number of plays. opening the thea
ter three times a week and giving
plays that now are among the classics
in English literature. Benefits in those
early days were as frequent as they
were curious, which is saying good
deal They were given to everybody
connected with the theater. and to some
who were not. In New York a benei.I
was given for Mr.. Jago. las he never
before had one and was just out OF
prison." Another one, which seemed TO
create much sympathy and patronage,
was for a Mrs Davis, granted to en-
able her to buy off her time Still
another was for the beneht OF blbu-
lous person who promised to swear OH