Evening star., 1921-05-29
THE RAMBLER ENTERTAINS HIS COUNTRY
WITH SIGHTSEEING IN NATIONS CAPITAL

rison I'inGman. Miss Minnie Evan.
Miss Eftic RodIcr and others whose
names the Rambler regrets he -
not.
\ y O'Clock on the cventful evening
the biG curtain parted in tho middl"
"A Rev thing IN Nashiugton--and
Ned Hay of beloved memory stepped
10 the footlights." OF course the
audience applaudcd. An audience IN
the good humor Of the tirst-night
audience Of Li~at Infantry Opera
House would have applauded any
thing. hut everybody knew and liked
Ned Hay. often called Ed Hay. and
his mail was sometimes addressed
h. Il Hay and sometimes col. 4.
Il Hay. When Ned HAYS round
tisurc and tiorid face and his per
pctual smile and inevitable bouton-
ni"r' stepped 10 the !ooiliGhtS III.
audience cut loose. Ned r,cted a
poetical inaugural address. which WAS
written in honor of John w Alhauch
'who had leased IN" housed. hy John
Y Hood Of Haltmor,. When Ned
bowed adieu the curtain Was "rung
up" showing the stag" full nf Emma
Abbott and her company Tho sr-
chestra began TO play The Star Span
+ Slcd Banner. a larg" american fiag
was lowered over the stage and Miss
Abbott. dressed as the Queen OF Baby
Ion. joined the orchestra IN the sing
ing of the hymn. Her company Joined
IN the chorus. Then the orchestra
htSaU. OF STRUCK UP II YOU u!
hav" II that way. the overture (Which
is simply the French for opening,
of 'Semiramidc. During tn. over
turc the lower right box began to fill.
for President Arthur entered. accom-
panied by Mr.. John Davis. Mrs. Davis.
Miss Freiinghuyscn senator Don
Cameron and Mrs. Cameron. Mr.
Phillips. private secretary to the
President. came in later.
After the second act. Mr.. Albaugh
1AI i
the curtain. the leader of the or
chcstra handed up to him a basket
of flowers and he made 4 little speech
telling how embarrassed he was. but
also how pleased h" MAS at the au-
SpicIouS opening. Mr.. Gray. the archi-
tect. WAS also called for and he got
q basket of flowers. and made a lit
tie speech, telling how embarrassed
he was. but also how pleased he was
at the auspicous opening.
The Rambler has two names of
members of the Abbott troupe on the
opening night. which seem to have
been omitted in The star. They were
! tn" tenor Maurice Connell and tho
basso. Thomas Guise. The week after
! the Abbott troupe. the house was
I, used by Kiralfy Brothers "Inimical
| GnimitableD Dramatic Spectacle En-
! celsior." which was advertised in
/ Washington as having had run of
! 1873 nights at Niblo's Garden. New
pEh- AIltT EAtflSloT tdHit JohH
! Raymond in For Congress" and
''Col. Mulberry Sellers" The next
week "Of to Egypt" by troupe call
ed "Fullers Company" was at the
! opera house and the week after that
| Lawrence Barrett played Hamlet
| "Richelieu." Francesca da Rimipi.
The Blot on the 'Scutcheon" and
| Julius Caesar.
| ~
,NN-HILE Emma Abott WAS singing at
w Albaugh's. w J. Scanlon was AT
Fords in BARLEY Campbell's 'ro-
mantle Irish drama Friend and
Foe; Agnes Booth, Charles &. Mar
bury and Charles Overton were play
ing The Wages of Sin" at the Ma
tional and Pat Rielly's "All-Star Com
bination" was at the Theater Com
| ique. When "Of to Egypt" was AT
! Albaugh's Joe jefferson was at the
! National in Cricket on the Hearth
| Lend Me Five Shillings." and, Of
course, RIP Van Wrinkle" Minnie