Evening star., 1921-06-12

Jennie Kimbalrs Comic Opera Com
pany which entertained us at Herxog's
Opera House. which was Lincoln Hall
, remodeled. And also there was the
| Clara Louise Kellogg Opera Company.
1t may be that you will recall others.
At his moment the Ramhler's typewriter
suggests mention of the JEANNE Win
4 ston troupe. because Miss Winston, still
young enough to sing charmingly. is
| permanent resident of Washington and
! has been for long time.
THE other avening the phone bell
rang. The Rambler was sitting
| down in the coal bin enjoying an old
i rules of the house to smoke that pipe
| upstairs for you are apt to drop some
! ashes on the rugs and the perfume, OF
won't air out. etc All you married men
know the restrictions that are put upon
us, Well the phone bell and Mrs
Rambler called down through the tube,
You are wanted at the phone. No. he
| doesn't sound like a collector l think
he is one of your centenarian friends and
he probably has some very interesting
information for you. about the revolu-
| tionary war"
| The Rambler came up to the phone
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at the other end was Jack Armstrong
of the surveyors Office, a man whose
collection of Old sSs-:=s rros:a:ss is
now before me. He said: "Can YOU
get a permit for retaining wall or
new roof or something or other?" For
goodness sake. tell me who it was
"Jeannie WILSON," You don't say so:
How does she look?" Just the same
as when she used to sing Fra Diavolo
and all the other opera stuff at AL
baugh's." Yes, 1 heard she was liv
ing here. have a neishbor across the
| street who has the proud privilege OF
| calling on her and she's promised to
about something that's up to date and
not slop over about the good old days
Of yore and that kind of bunk
| Then Jack called up Morgan Sher-
property man at AIbaugh's in the
JEANNE Winston days and is now
stage manager at the National. but
Shirley told him he saw Miss Win
ston every day or SO. Jack was what
was known as ''super-captain" and
tion at Albaugh's back in the eighties
and he studied the stage there for
| about five years.
Turning to the files Of The Star in
came upon an announcement in the
issue of Monday. May 10. 1886. that
| the second summer opera season
would begin that evening. The fol-
lowing members of the opera COM
Louise Searie, Minnie De Rue. Wal
ter Hampshire. Vincent Hogan.
Joseph Fay. Virginia Evans, Annie
Meyers. Walter Allen. Arthur Bell
} and Thomas Daily. Lying before me
are about 200 old programs and the
first to hand is this:
| "Albaueh's Grand Opera House. i
W. Albaugh. lessee and manager
| falso of the Holiday Street Theater.
Baltimore); S. w. Fort, acting man
! ager: Harry e, Fisk, treasurer: week
urday matinee Second supplement
! ary season of the Summer Opera
| Company. Tuesday evening. June
30. and Friday evening. July 2. the
charming masterwork OF Auher. in
10. Jennie Winston; Lord Alcash.
Vincent Hogen: Lorenzo. Walter
| Hampshire: Beppo and Giacomo. rob-
bers. Walter Allen and Joseph Fay:
Matteo. an innkeeper. Thomas Daily;
cash. Alice May: zerlina, Louise
Searle. Soldiers. Bandits. Peasants
| and Villagers. Ten minutes inter
| mission between each act. Musical
| director. John Itzel; stage manager.
A. H. Bell. Next week. first produc-
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| Opera, The Golden Hem an adapta-
| tfon Of tSerment DAmour.' by NJ. Au-
dram. Librettos for sale at the box
| office and in the Hobbies. Ice water
in. the lower lobby. Photographs of
Miss JEANNE Winston. each bearing
her autograph. for sale at the box
office. Prices Of admission: Admis-
sion to all parts Of the house. 25
cents; orchestra and first row or
chestra.circle, reserved. SO cents;
| private boxes, seating six. IS; single
| seats in a private box, Fl; packages
of II admission tickets, $2.75. Opera
glasses for hire in the lobby.
TN the program publication called
l 'The Stage" are some Of these
reminiscent advertisements:
Steamer W. W. Corcoran will make
daily trips to Mount Vernon and ely
mont
| 'The average temperature of soda
| at Standiford's St Cloud pharmacy.
| southwest corner Of 9Th and r streets,
| is 3s, but one degree above freezing.
i Open all night"
Don't forget to attend the sixth
grand excursion to River View, Sun
:Prof. r. c. Bernays has returned
| to the city and has taken rooms at
| s13 New York avenue, where he win
| give lessons on the violin at sum-
| mer rates. until October l."
] Kennedy and King (Sam Kennedy