Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 24

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897-24 PAGES. One of the mo king stage, oldest ac’ ts Mr. €. be seen here next week av a membe- resting men, as well on the Engitsh W. Couldock, who | or now Mr. Wilton Lack company. Mr. | Couldock fs now eighty-three years old and has been before the public since he was A orted er winning came Charlotte xood reputation i in 1840) to this country Cushman. Cush r4n must have regarded fim highly as “tor. r in Bos ied Vint. played © Que in rdiral the Queen Kath: Couldock was th ‘Our American for the on in 1S6i the Katharine, and the following even- ing Miss Cushman played the Cardina! writer saw him support- | He remembers two performances of “Hen- first of which Couldock | Wolsey and Miss Cushman to | arine of Mrs. Barry. Mr. | e original Abel Murcott in | Cousin” when it was | brought out in New York by Miss Laura ere, that lad! E. play York and Boston. had a prese: LE ed at the venpor: theater then, wit Jefferson being the Asa Trenchard and H. Sothern the Lord Dundreary. tremendous run both in New y playing May Meredith, This In the latter city it was Howerd Atharaeum b who was managing that h a cast that included Mr. | Frank Chanfrau as Asa Trenchard, Mrs. | Chanfrau as May Meredith, Mrs. E. L. | Davenport, Florence Trenchard; Josic Or ton, Georgin: L. Davenport as Lord | Dundreary, Fiwin Adams as Abel Mar- cett, Dan Setchell. Binney, the Butler, and Frank nburgh as Mr. Coyle. Mr. Cou St remembered by old-timers | for y interpretation of Luke | Fiei >w Copse,” though in more years his Dunstan Kirke in “Hazel Kirke" gained for him a great repu- | tation. | “In my time,” sald Mr. Couldock, “1 j ve played everything among the great | parts In classic drama. I have been Rich- | Richelieu, Hamlet. lago, Shylock, | Othello and ali the rest, save Romeo. I never played that part. because I was | © buil for those sweet, lover parts. | re did not put me in that sort of a Mercutio when Cushman et, but I ‘ver breathed a line Romco. In the old days, before the hos. and even after, we used to start in on a@ week with “Richelieu” and play ard” on Saturday night. I recall a per- formance of the Duke of Gloster, in Co-} Ohio. in C streets at I could house. for Richard, b out of them. Dp on the sly. The st I announced my ‘The fellow vanished. back with John “ "Look here, ugh with Ri You don’t play before Yes, will one night in 1S in the midst of a p I had begun to put on my clothes said h explai The coun- nd that | walizing tain to six people in the when I saw that rouse I . and throwing the whole floor, I tramped upon it | age manager came in, and intention of going home. | Pretty soon he came rs partner, Vinci . ‘you'll have to go Ells! ard pose,” I return lozen peo and then ‘that I he went on and rd to me something | about contract and honor and disappoint- ment 1 it was net long bef 3 wn on the floor gathering up m In half an Now {s the w “Ten a r= or a dozen people 1 when I offered to barter my kingdom hour I went on, shouting: | ‘inter of our discontent—' | ‘aw me through, | for a horse the roar they set up made me think that the populace of the town was in front. I was afterward told that tae | 1 Booth rever did a better Richard | I presented that n but I believe | ust have been giving what you n these days call a “jolly.” I never! tor, star main true, Come that th nem sed t irit ‘ational rs The en strongest Lackaye art Belgraff he possible all alone in th as in the play necessitate the interpret them. the Whatever temperame - is spirit ra! the argument ou ortly after the the ors no take John Surde Lacka from boxes, ers will be has been for yea 2 Worthy of the highest place in His work has always a si 2 and artistic cons¢ requirements of strong acting, never it happened that | gham. who plz Shamus O'Brien. e in Harlem, and, xing her eyes | 2 to demand his seat. 4 the pressure and me-kly heart swelled in re- sank into the seat had been in- e of the to the she repeatec ressed giggie went ra sign the gen- much nd the the car amid shouts ted imp that the peculiar qualit of a character in a play, themselves on the actor To him or her never extends ing their parts r own person- | nts i en- take the It ts ; quality of with spirit s impressed bers of the it is quite would e ne plastle of actor and ng, and also, n interest ho doctor tor, who is reasonableness | otchman gets | hese matters ' bject of much discusston side of the theater. Re- first production of | Knickerbocker Theater, frequent topic of con- at various resorts itualism, and ‘over how many in spirit manifestation. odes of condu ar 5. as joes, mera, b various me: to think of i this kin nees hem, so much as the pos- of the departed appearing Such a belief would natu- he mental sensitiveness of Conspicuous among the part in such discussions H. Gilmour, who plays a While not lever in the eloquently fou's dram: argues ting the sple ou in the play i the reas in spirliual'sm Theater.—The agement aye at the New National eek, beginning Monday of the ever pr th. Mr. most Important nted in this city, rge demand for | Lackaye and asso- | kreeted by large au- Kagement is of particular roduce a Washington | a rew and one of | comp es organized. $s considered - and his iby” last | play goers as | play ever . finish that mark th ntious acter, and as has a role that gi him . The title role ts not are other characters that most talented players to in view of this, Mr. Lack- | and | tist | fashion. Sir | and marks her for his victim. a terrible catastrophe has occ! | among the killed. nizable. That would be to confess her sin. She is really dead to her husband. tive presentation of this striking play, lagers Al. Cliver, j und | of | alme | placed | buliding, an aye has surrounded himseif with one of the strongest companies ever organized, In- cluding Marie Wainwright, Alice Evans, Grace Mae Lamkin, Forrest Robinson, By- ron Douglas, Edwin Wallace, Joseph Allen, ‘yh Callahan and others of note; also grand old man of the stage, C. W. uldock, who is loved by all. When Mr. ve concluded to star he was very lar in the selection of his play, ‘Dr. Belgraff,” which is from the factle pen of Mr. Charles Klein, was chosen from among the many that had been sub- mitted to him. There is a marked similari- ty between tne characters of Dr. Belgrafft Svengali. Each acquired by hypno- tism a power over weak-minded victims. Du Maurier's character employed his art to secure power and wealth; Klein's “‘doc- tor” uses it to save himself from a felon’s ath. Dr. Belgraff is an eccentric scien- iocked vp in his laboratory, devoting the best years of his life to scientific re- search. The pride of his existence is an only sister, a girl of frivolous tastes, with an all-consuming desire to be a leader of Geoffrey Langdon, a_ con- summate scoundrel, sees Bertha Belgrafft By pander- ing to her taste for social superiority Sir Geoffrey accomplished her downfall, and the bieken-hearted scientist swears that he will be revenged. Sir Geoffrey has a beautiful sister, as gcod, as pure, as noble-hearted as he is wicked. Dr. Belgraff concocts a scheme to ruin Agnes Langdon in revenge for the ruin of his sister. But his better nature ob- tains the ascendency and these dark thoughts are crushed out. The villainous Letrayer returus to the house of Belgraff to taunt him, and in a moment of intense passion the scientist strikes Geoffrey dead at his feet. Agnes Langdon, passing the scene of Belgraff’s crime with a lighted candle, observed plainly the victim and his slayer. To save himself Belgraff is forced keep Agnes in a constant state of hyp- te nctism, and the suspicion of the murder falls upon Gerald Fenton, who quarreled with Geoffrey Just prior to his death. Ger- ald was the accepted suitor of Agnes Lang- on. but placed under hypnotic influence yy Belgraff she denounces Fenton as the murderer. The end comes when the scien- tist can no longer exert his influence over the girl, and the story of the murder is told in ‘all of its detail. Belgraff takes pcison to save his neck from the nang- man and the other characters are made The usual matinees will be given ‘day and Saturday. fayette Square Opera House.—A great by a great author, and presented by eptionally strong if not great com- of actors, will pany be the attraction at the Lafayette Square Opera House Mon- | day night. Any play that Sardou writes is | Worth seeirg, and his latest effort, “Spirit- isme.” will command attention by reason of the extraordinary amount of. comment and discussion which it has excited, apart from its inherent _attractivene: ‘The striking originality of the subject has given the play a profound interest at the outset. Himself a firm believer in spiritualism, he | has selected ihe mystic creed as the back- grou i on which to evolve a story of in- powerful human interest. It is a however, of great heart interest, and eloped with the logical ciearness, the forceful brilliant dialogue, powerful situa- tions and unerring hand toward a powerful denouement which characterize every work from the great Frenchman's pen. In the second act of the play occurs one of the greatest and most intensely dramatic | situations ever conceived by Sardou or any other dramatist. An erring wife tn the home of her lover suddenly startled by noises outside the window and learns that red. A rail- road accident has occurred to the very train which the wife was supposed to have taken the evening previous to visit a friend in a neighboring town. She is supposed to be Her body is act recoz- cannot return to her home. She For effec- Man- Hayman and Charles Frohman have engaged a company tnat has rarely been surpassed in ability and attractive- ness. It includes, among others, Maurice Barrymore, J. H. Gilmour, Wm. F. Owen, Theodore Roberts, Charles Harbury, Geo. H. Fernie, Milton Lipman, George Howard, Edwin Warren, Robert Holland, Victor Moore and Virginia Harned, Olive L. Margaret Robinson, Blanche Bur- ton, Louise Brooks. The production is a very beautiful one, and will be presented here with all the splendid scenery, faithful- jn | of appointments and detail which al- s characterize productions presented r the direction of these managers. ‘Theater. —“Sha o' Brie! itlal bow to Washingtonlans wa: Colmbia ne will make its i | at the Columbia Theater Monday. This Is the romantic Irish opera orlginally done at the Opera Comique, London, last March, under the persenal direction of the late Sir Augustus Harris. Cowdery and Duff have breught from London the original cast,with costumes and scenery. The cast includes Dennes O'Sullivan, the baritone of the Company; Joseph O'Mara, f the Ro¥al English Opera Company nt Garden; Reginald Roberts and . Cunningham, Lucy Carr Shaw, a ter of Bernard Shaw, the musical critic of the London Saturday Review, and author Arms and the Man;” Miss Annie Rob- rts and a chorus of sixty trained voices and en orchestra of twenty-five talented musicians. The story is taken from the femous poem of James Sheridan Le Fanu; the libretto is by George H. Jessop and the music is by Dr. Charles Villiers Stanford, r of music of the Cambridge Uni- of London and the Royal Coilcge of The romantic and comedy cle- ments are described as being well blended fly told,the story of “Shamus O'Brien, who has fought on the hills for his coun- ovtlawed, and on his keeping Capt. and his’ soldiers are in search of him. Nora, the wife ef Shamus,. has been before her marriage sued in love by Mike Murphy and had rejected him. Mike, in -e- venge, determines to turn informer an be- tray Shamus. The government reward is lw hamus hides in the vil- s faithful gui 3 . the vi Kitty O'Toole, Nora's sister. Trevor is smitten with Kitty, and when the captain inquires for the ouiliw, Shamus himself, disguised as a village naz ural, imposes on the captain and insists on his own capture, by leading the officer and his company astray in the bog. Joy and dancing ensue, but in the midst of this the ominous wail of the Banshees is heard and t immediately after the captain and his soldiers appear, and Shamus {s taken. He ts found guilty and is to be executed, but makes his escape through Father Flynn, who cuts the ropes that bind him, and the condemned man makes for the hills. Mike tries to stop him, and the sol- diers, firing at the same time, shoot the informer and Shamus escapes. There will be five evening performances of the opera and twe matinees, on Thursday and Satur- day. There will be no performance of the opera on Tuesday evening. Academy of Music.—"Girl Wante< brought up to the times, from start to fin- ish, with that inimitable fun-maker, Frank Bush, very much in evidence, and bristling with brilliant features, will be at the Acad- emy of Music next week. As a fun-pro- ducer “Girl Wanted” is well known, as no tor, and play last season did such an enormous business. It is a merry melange of satiri- cal nonsense of the day, and affords a re: sonable excuse for the introduction of numerous amusing situations, some clean- cut, unique characters, a plethora of music, singing and dancing and a vast amount of new stage business. Its central figure is a penniless actor (played by Mr. Bush), who sees his chance of making his sweetheart possessed of a fortune belonging to an uncle. In order to divert the fortune to her he disguises himself as a rustic from Vermont, and the c equences lead to his having to assume other disguises, so that h appears successfully as a tough boy, a rman girl, a Herbrew, an Irishman and 4 beautiful prima donna. These doings are in and around a New York flat incidentally there is a great deal of fun contributed by other characters. Mr. Bush himself does specialties such a8 are done by no one else, and the specialty list includes contributions from every mem- ber of the large and excellent company. Associated with Mr. Bush in the presenta- | tion of “Girl Wanted” are John and Harry Dillon, W. A. Mason, Shorty Nealy, Edw. Chrissie, Joe Hayden, Ola Hayden, Isabella Ward, Queen Hetherton and others. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Sam T. Jack’s “Adamless Eden” Company, the same pi- quant, hvely. daring and dazzling show which provoked so much comment and surrred up so much excitement in Chi- cago and St. Louis, will be tl attrace week. It is, in fact, one of the rarest com- binations of good things and clever ideas ever staged by Sam T. Jack. The best elements of burlesque are exhibited in two original and amusing little comedies, which afford several clever humorists free leeway, and are amply supplied with those absolute essentials of burlesqué—pretty, shapely women in the airiest of costumes. Vaudzville—the craze of the day—is by ho means neglected, for there are several clever specialties of the latest and most popular variety. As a special feature, and ene which eclipses any similar effort of the past, there is a set of living pictures of the most artistic quality. Grand Opera House.—Inasmuch as all of the reports from other cities concerning Thomas E. Shea's play, ‘“‘The Man-o’-war's Man,” have been of a very favorable char- acter, there is not a little curiosity among local theater goers in regard to the star and his piece, both of which will be seen for the first time in this city at the Grand Opera House next week. Besides a power- ful love interest, the play deals with a va- riety of absorbing international questions, including the Nicaragua canal, the Cuban question and the Monroe doctrine. ‘The Man-o’-war’s’ Man” was written for Mr. Shea by James W. Harkins, jr., the author of “Northern Lights” and the “White Squadron.” It is stated that his success with “The Man-o'-war’s Man” is greater than that which he achieved with either of the others. The anti-Spanish element is cleverly introduced, it is said, into “The Man-o’-War’s Man.” The performance concludes with a realistic naval encounter between an American and Spanish vessel, in which the American, of course, 1s the victor. Bijou Theater.—The attraction announced for next weck for the Bijou is the old, yet ever new and popular drama, ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Stowe's company, which is to pre- sent the play next week, is said to be the largest, strongest and best one that has ever appeared in this city. It consists of thirty white and twenty colored artists, many of them members of the old original company, that has been on the road for years, including the great and only Marks, Harry Webber, Little Wallie Webber as Eva and Florence Ockerman as Topsy. The play has lost none of its peculiarly attrac- tive features, and its pathos and its humor are well brought out by the different mem- bers of the company. A number of novel features are introduced between the acts, the chief of which are the vocal selections by the Crescent City Quartet and the cake walk. The play will run the entire week, with daily matinees, at which the prices of admission will be reduced. E. H. Sothern—Mr. E. H. Sothern will be the next attraction at the Lafayette Square Opera Horse. As the Sieur de la Tournoire, in “An Enemy to the King,” Mr. Sothern has made the greatest success of his career on the stage. The play is of the sixteenth cer.tury, that historical and picturesque period of France when Henri of Navarre was contending with Henri III. There was a price upon the head of La Tournoire, and the governor of the pro’ ince of Berr! was very anxious to capiur him, and at the suggestion of his secretary adopts a plan to secure him. He offers Julie de Varion the life and freedom of her condemned father if she will discover the hiding place of La Tournoire and lure him into an ambush to be prepared by (he governor. She agrees to do this disagree- able task, and at the very outset is rescued from the importunities of a dissolute ad- mirer, the Vicomte de Berquin, by a yourg Huguenot gentleman, Ernanton de Launay, with whom she falls in love, and who, aft saving her from an abduction planned by the governor's secretary, is revealed to be the Sieur de la Tournoire, whom she is to betray. He, never suspecting her, recipro- cates her love. Through a sense of duty io her imprisoned father she continues, despite her love, to carry out the arrangements for betraying La Tournoire. In a beautiful moonlight scene, at a ruined chateau, he tells her of his love, and kills de Berquin as a slanderer. When Julie hears this she goes to the governor to undo her compact, and La Tournoire follows her. The gover- nor having learned of La Tournoire's hid- ing place, has decided not to wait for Julie's act of betrayal and has that night sent a troop to capture him. How La Tournoire forces the governor to sign a release for Julie's father, and how the two lovers come to an understanding during the progr of a sword and dagger fight between the secretary and La Tournoire, is told in the last act, the conclusion of which is an agreeable, but unexpected one. Mr. Soth- ern and his regular company and all the scenery and effects will come direct from the Lyceum Theater, New York, where he hes been playing to the capacity of the house for three months. Sale of seats will open Thursday, but written applications for teats will now be received at the box office. Boston Symphony Orchestra.—The Bes- ton Symphony Orchestra will end the most successful son it has ever given at the national capital next Tuesday evening at the Columbia Theater. Not only will it close the season in a blaze of musical glory, so to speak, as regards past achieve- ments, but this will be the case as well with the last appearance of the orches- tra here this season, on account of the tion of the program, which has been over entirely to the presentation of Wagner's works. The numbers to be given include the overture to “Parsifal,” the overture to “Faust,” the preludes to acts I and IIf of “Lohengrin,” the “Siegfried the overture to “Rienzi, and the Fire Charm,” and “Ride of the Valky- ies," from “Die Walkure.”” The soloist uf ‘concert will be Mr. Ben. Davies, the ‘brated English tenor, who appeared to such an advantage here last season. On ecasion he will sing ‘“Lohengrin’s Le- and “Siegmund’s Love Song,” aud much interest is manifested in the man- ner in which he will present them, the thought in connection with his singing not referring to his ability to give them in the most artistic manner possible, but as to his interpretation of these well-known com- positio! There are many lovers of Wag. nerian music in Washington, and it {s on account of these, coupled with a reminder of the success which attended a like con- cert last season, that the program for this last concert has been so selected. Henry Miller in Heartsease.—The Colum- bia Theater will soon have a notcworthy and interesting attraction, when Henry Miller will make his first’ appearance in this city in the successful new romantic comedy “Heartsease,” which has just closed a brilliant engagement of three months at the Garden Theater, New York. Miller scarce needs any introduction to Washington theater goers. He enjoys a deserved and widespread popularity won by years ef brilliant efforts and accyn- plishments. His performance of the lead- ing role in “Heartsease” is said to the best effort of his career. ‘Heartsease”’ has the wholesome flavor and charm of “Rose- mary,” “The Prisoner of Zenda,” “Under the Red Robe” and plays of a similar qual- ity, which have recently obtained sucn a positive stamp of public approval. It tells an interesting love story, in which the spirit of romanticism, charming sentiment and stirring incident are the conspicuous elements. The action of the piay takes place in London toward the end of the eighteenth century, a period that admits of much elegance, richness and picturesque- ness in the matter of costumes. Mr. Mil- jer has a splendid supporting company. It includes, among others, John T. Sullivan, Frank Burbeck, Max Figman, Leslie Alen, Edmund Lyon, Miss Grace Kimball, Mrs. Thorndyke Boticicault, Miss Nannette Com- stock. “*The Speculator.""—Harmony in color and perfection in detail are the key notes the presentation of “The Speculator, Thomas Q. Seabrooke's latest and greatest success, This applies to every department and the result has been extremely satis- factory, artistically and financially. Man- ager Duncan B. Harrison is notoriously a stickler for stage effects, and even the telegraphic instruments in the great board of trade scene in the second act, on which the movements of the stock market are reeled off, working up the audience to in- tense enthusiasm, are regular machines, connected with batteries, and manipulated by an expert telegrapher. Mr. Seabrooke comes to the New National Theater Mon- day, March 29. The Biograph.—In spite of the fact that the biograph has had a long run in Wash- ington--much longer than is usually the case with an amusement feature of this kind—it has been so successful and popular that it will be continued for another week. Mr. Jay Durham, the present manager of the biograph, decided upon this, more in response to a general request that the peo- ple of Washington be given another oppor- tunity to see this marvel before it is taken away from the capital. Although Mr. Whit- ing Allen added much to the success of the Diograph by his own personal popularity, this is none the less the case with Mr. Dur- ham, who is well known and exceedingly popular in Washington, and who has added not a little to the attractiveness of the present engagement of the interesting in- vention by his connection with it. Many new pictures have been added to the col- lection under Mr. Durham's direction, a number of the old ones, which proved to be so f » being kept as a neuclus for the new collection. There are scenes from nature, every-day life in great cities, por- traits of great men, and humorous pictures, all endowed with a masyvelous fidelity to life motion. The biography is drawing very near to the end of its engagement at the capital, and those wha ave not already seen it, and who bavet missed one ofthe greatest treats of the season, will not hive much more of the present epportunity to view the wonderful effénte produced by it. The Vitascope.—The Rison vitascope at Vitascope Hall, adjoining: Columbia Thea- into popular favor. ‘The’ exhibitions are given daily at 2:90, 4:30.and 8:15 p.m., and the pictures which havd been shown have not only pleased ard sfelighted all who haye secn them, but hawe instructed as well. A great variety of bc at the vitascope exhtbitions, and each scene, In addition to beisg an exact por- trayal of the picture intended, 1s endowed with that most essential characteristic— motion. With the -vitaseope as a guide you may go the New ¥drk, the seashore, the mountains and, in fact, all parts of the world, the views being ‘spread before you with startling fidelity—the fidelity of the camera. Lecture on Corea.—Col. Ch. Chaille- Long’s lecture on Corea, which he will de- liver at the home of Mrs. Westinghouse next Tuesday evening for the benefit of the monument fund KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. MARCH 22. WEEK COMMENCING ter on F street, is rapidly coming forward | Popular Price Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. First Appearance in Washington of Thomas E. Shea, enes are shown | In a Grand Scenic Production of James W. Har- kins, jr.'s, Latest Success, The ‘Man-o’=-War’s Man. the AmericaniReyotuticn, canes or | Seethe Actual Naval Battle much success. Col. Long’s well-known charm as a lecturer, coupled with his wide experiences in Corea, equip him admirably for thoroughly interesting all who have the BETWEEN AN good fortune to hear him. Tickets are on sale at Metzerott's, LECTURES. THEOSOPHY.—FREE PUBLIC LECTURE SUNDAY NIGHT, by Mr. M PHELPS of New York, at Lenman building, 1425 New York ave. ite REV. DR. VARNUM D. COLLINS, TRAVELER IN inany lands, will deliver, by request. four popular addresses at the Fifth Congregational Chureh, cor. Sth and T sts. ne, at 8 pm., to which all are invited, on— Tuesday, March 23—“‘A Horseback Ride Across South America.” Friday, April 2—“Utah; Its Great Salt Lake, Cap- ital and Peculiar Peop) Friday, April 9—"“The Tal-Ping Rebellion in China, the Greatest in History. from 1849 to 1865, Friday, April 16—“‘Some Eminent Persons With Have Corversed.” Whom Scene AMERICAN AND SPANISH VES- SEL. Direction of GEORGE H. BRENNAN. SATURDAY NIGHT—By request Mr. SHEA will appear in the great duat role of Dr. Jekyit and Mr. Hyde. once | 15, 25, 50 and 75c. PRICES, ALL SEATS COUPONED. NOTE.—A good seat on first floor for 25 cents. Seats in Box, $1.00. NEXT ATTRACTION, Collections taken for the church butlding fand.1t? sSaved From the AMUSEMENTS. New National Theater One Week, Beginning Monday, March 22. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday Engagement Of WILTON LACKAY ASSISTED BY Marie Wainright AND THE STRONGEST OR- GANIZATION TRAVELING, Dr. Belgraff, With Appropriate Séenic Edfects, Associate Players. Alice Evans, C. W. Couldock, Byron Douglas, J. W. Rennie, Edwin Wallace, Grace Mae Lamkin, Forrest Robinson, Joseph Allen, Joseph Callahan, Samuel Weller. MARCH 29, Thos. Q. Seabrooke. COLUMBIA THEATER. SECOND GRAND CONCERT Of the WASHINGTON SAENGERBUND, SUNDAY EY! MARCH 21 Assisted by Miss Carrie W. Myers, SOPRAN®D SOLOIST, OF BALTIMORE. Miss Lily Wignall, VIOLONCELLO VIRTUOSO, OF LONDON. Mr. Sol Minster, VIOLINIST. AND AN ORCHESTRA OF THIRTY PERFORMERS. lr. Henry Xander, PIANIST AND DIRECTOR. Adinission. o + 50c, No res AT 8 O'CLOCK, 1t “ EUROPE.” Special reduced rates—via American Mne—London and return, $88.75. Paris and return, $90.25. Berths reserved on all steamship Ines.’ Tickets to all parts of the world. W. P. VAN WICKLE, 1225 Pa. Ave. 1t Inauguration: Views. Willard Hall. The BIOGRAPH... ALL NEXT WEEK— DAILY AT 2:30, AND 8:15 P.M. Special indicements to Sebools, Churches, Clubs rs ss, gee | and Societies. 0 Ww (()} U a He ALL NEXT Monday, =-4 Matimees 4--50., Tuesday, THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS, STOWE'S GRAND SCEXIO PRODUCTION, UNCLE - TOMS CABIN. 30 WHITH 20 COLORED 2 Brass Bands, 2 Great ‘Shouters, 16 Buck THE FAMOUS AFRO-AMERIOAN SWISS BELL RINGERS. A GRAND. CAKE WALK (CHALLENGE OPEN TO ALL.) © it rtettes, 20 Jublice ‘Wing Dancers. Sea.” it The Lafayette. Tonight. TONIGUT, Th Last time e€ : Old Washington Forever «, | Homestead, Denman 1 Thompson's | ‘With the original vr | company. Next week-- SPIRITISME. AMUSEMENTS. Metzerott & Luckett, Managers, Theater. == = One Week, Commencing Monday, March 22. No Performance Tuesday Night. MATINEES THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. SHAMUS O'BRIEN BOOK BY GEO. H. JESSUP. MUSIC RY VILLIERS STANDFORD. A BEAUTIFUL, ROMANTIC AND SUPERBLY MOUNTED OPERA. MATCHLESS MELODY. PICTURESQUE SCENES. THE ORIGINAL LONDON COMPANY. GRAND CHORUS OF SIXTY (60) VOICES. Grand Orchestra of Twenty-five (25) Talented Musicians. =--MARCH 29--- HENRY MILLER In the New Romantic Comedy, HEARTSEASE. Management CHARLES FROHMAN. eople’s opular layhouse Direct from Garden Theater, New York, After a run of 4 months, with the entire ORIGINAL CAST. Niven, Fr: . Edmund |. Mrs. Thorndyke Bouc! stock. le of seats opens Thursday. Academy. THE ONLY BIG THING IN TOWN. Bargain Week=="*® Lxfayetis Sq. Opera House | WORTH TWO DOLLARS OF ANYBODY’S MONEY. Monday, March 22. MATINEES WEL 2AY AND SATURDAY. DIRECE FROM THE KNICKERBOCKER THEATER, NEW YORK. VICTORIEN SARDOU’S Latest and Best Play, SPIRITISMIE, Management Al, Hayman and Charles Frohman, With the ORIGINAL Cast! MAURICE BARRYMORE, J. 1. GILMOUT WILLIAM F! OWE: THEODORE ROBERTS, CHARLES HARRARY, GEORGE H. PERN MILTON LIPMAN, GEORGE HOWARD, HOLLAND, VICTOR "MOORE, Regular Evening Prices! | AND-- MATIN! PRICI Balcony, 54 Family Circle, xt Attraction — BE. H. SOTHERN in MY TO THE KING.” ia LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE, anagement takes great pleasure in INNING MONDAY, MARCH 29, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY, Mr. E. H. Sothern in his latest success, a romantic drama, entitled “AN ENEMY To THE KiNG.” Written applications (only) for seats wi filed and attended to in the order in wh ived. tx ordered b than ‘Thu: pnounc- mail should be called for not Fows (resi erved) Buy New SATIONAL THEATER, This (Saturday) Evening, Last Time of MSS FRANCIS t= |GEORGIA MINSTRELS. Next Weeck—The Favorite Actor Wilton Lackttrye In Dr. Belgraff. Academy Tonight—Last Time of the Land ¢& Living Next Week—Gala Week. FRANK BUSH IN GIRL WANTED. \D OPERA HOUSE. pane KERNAN & RIFE, Mangaers, WEEK Giomeneog TIARCH 15. ‘Wednerday—MATINEES—Satutday. WM. CALDER’S COMPANY, In a Massive Production of Sutton’ V: REOORD-BREAKING DRAMA, The Span Of Life. New Scenery and Startling Situations, Including the Wonderful Bridge of Human’ Bodies. recuist | 15, 25, 50 & 75c. ‘All Seats Couponed. NOTE.—A good seat on first ‘floor for 25 CENTS. 5 Box, $1.00. cor aties Tinos. EB_SHEA IN THE TMan-0’=War’s Man. Prices, 25c., 50c., 75e., $1 Wed.& Sat 50. Next Attraction mb15-6t Assisted by MRS. FRANK A. GARDNER, Columbia Theater. BENEFIT OF HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL. MAT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, AT 4 O'CLOCK. First Floor ard Balcony, $1. Gallery, 50 cears. ANl seats ‘reserved ‘without extra charge. Box office now open. mb20-3t LIFORNIA. MEXICO, TEXAS, CHINA, JAPAN, Crain, Berean eae Central ees Te at er oar +e ‘and hlets. R. J. Bet, 49 Sor SN ots Philadelphia. ‘may2a&w, Illustrated Lecture o Korea] p,icae to BY = © General Stat of the Beyption Ancy, Late of the o Z and Chlef of Staff of Gen. Gordon Pasha, ve PI 50 People 50% %2™._, | Tuesday Eve.,March23,at8 ENCK OF MRS. WESTINGHOUSE, | _mbi6,18,20, 22,23 AT THE oston Instrumental Club, | [RWIN BROS, BURLESQUERS ute, Orchestra Next Week You Get Both for the Regular Academy Prices. 25c., 50c., 75c. and $1.00--NO HIGHER. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. 25 AND 50c. FoR THE BEST SEATS. The Shining Lights of the) The Funniest Comedy Vaudeville Stage. Written. songs ther sing. The Greatest Mimic and Character Impersonator on the Stage. Lizzie SIQTERS DARLING-Annie 10-----OTHER BIG ACTS----- The fin de stecle Sh x and Dancing Come DON’T SAY THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THE REAL OLA HAYDEN, Gi I THING UNTIL YOU SEE “GIRL WANTED.” ee March 29—Elaborate Production of IN MIZZOURA. Wanted, aoe AYDEN & HETHERTON oor LECTURES ON THE BIBLE, | COLUMBIA AGADEMY he sams John—D{LLON BROS,—Harry Gharacter Sketch Artists. Tuneful Music. Pretty Girls Under the uspices of U Authors of “Put Me Of at Buf. and all the Taz ony FRANK BUSH. | One of the sights of Washington. Cycling ight A condial inv on a 12,000-ft. floor. Competent instructors. THE BIBL "Trinity Church, | Charges sinall. “Music every evening. 22d and P March 23, Rev. Joun Il, Elliott, $.7.D | streets. J. HART BRITTAIN, Mgr. THE AND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2 Take F street cars. mbs Str drew's Church, March 30, Rev. Angus’ Cy —_ - = DD + Sc opny “THE BIBLE AND CIVIL EXCURSIONS, ETC. ~~ Steamer Macalester MOUNT VERNON, ‘Tornb of Washington, Daily (except Sunday», At 10 a.m., returuing reach the cits at 2:30 p.m, 3 FARE, ROUND TRIP, jie Admission to grounds, ELEGANT CAFE ON TE Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupon, for sale at wharf and at he WEEK. Matinees Thursday, Friday, Saturday. RICHARDS AND PRINGLE'S FAMOUS. Next week—Stow’s UD mhi7-4t ou ‘MBIA THEATER. ‘LE TOM’S CABIN ©0. | Will also make river landings as far as Glymont, | saepuuag Rie deka eon speeomaes Seman SATURDAY MATINEE. , For charters, etc., apply at office of steamer Macal- = Mr. Creston Clarke, mno-te Lu. Captain Assisted by MISS ADELAIDE PRINCE and a Superb Company. IN_HIS NEW ROMANTIC DRAMA, THE , LAST MR. CLARK! ICK SERVICE LY Rat. Mount Vernon Arlington. Station, Pa. ave. und 13% st. road columa in this paper HIGH-CLASS SUMMER TOUR TO EUROPE, PE sonally ‘conducted bs Prof. and Mme. J. D. Gail- rd, ‘visiting Maly, Italian Lakes, “Switzerland, Gerimry, ‘England ‘and Scotland. "Fur itinerary and full particulars call or address GAILL. SCHOUL, 1023 15th fe Schedule see Rail- RACE. Next Weck—SHAMUS O'BRIEN, a Romantic Irish ra, in three acts. Beats now tan case: mh18-tf Vitascope Hall, Columbia Theater, 1116 F st. n.w. ab ats at 2:30, 4:30 and 8:15 p.m. EDISON VITASCOPE Reproduces the world in action, Takes you to New York, the seashore and other parts of the world. Shows you ekirt dancers, hurdle races, express trains going 70 miles an hour, fire depart ment going to fire, the fire and rescue of children from ‘burning building, sca waves breaking on shore, and a number of other thrilling and inter- esting scenes, fall of tife and action, rt. nw, Norfolk & Weshington Steamboat Co. Every day im the year for Fortress Monroe, Norfolk, ‘Newport ‘News and all. pointe south by the super powerful steel palace steamers ‘Kemport News,” “Norfolk” “und = .| Lev. Portsmouths.8:50 p.m, Lv. Norfolk... .6:10 p.m. | Ly. Ft. Mouroe.7:20 p.m ar. -=.-4:30 a.1n.| Ar. Alexandria 6:00 a.za. Ar. Portsmouth.8:00 a.m. E Visitors to Chamberlin’s new hotel, ADMISSION, +++ Se. | CHILDREN. Se.) — Hygela,”” avd Virginia Beach will find this mb15-6t' ‘be most attractive route, insuring a cou bd Eices onl aacettns soes maak by ata ea Kernan’s Lyceum Theater. | = tors: a jusuiins roams, Matted 0 fe ALL - Dining room service is a la carte, and is sup- Matiness Tacsday. Thursday and Saturday. Hed from the best chat the markets of ILLIANT DELUGE ¢ S ington and Norfolk af A BEAUTY. Tickets on sale at U. 8. Ex office, 817 Pennsylvania avenue; 513, G19. 1421 Penrsyl- vanla avenue; B. and 0.’ ticket office, corner 15th street and New York avenue, ‘and on board steamers. where time table, map, €tc., can also be had. Any other information desired will be fur- hovel sentational act, direct from Kost | novel, sensational act. er ‘The same Bot Bias, New York city, IH 9 nished on application to the undersigned at xuxt Sam T. Jack’s Co. pom sect, for of Sih ate Was mb15-6t "18-400 NO. CALLAHAN. General Manazer. Coxumpia THEaTeR. = ce A Tri seamen ‘DAYI De to Taide: FIFTH AND LAST CONCERT, TUESDAY EVEN- ING, MARCH 23.’ aT 8. THE QUEEN OF WEST INDIAN ISLANDS, BY ™B Atlas Lin ‘*Parsifal;"", Lobengrin’s Offers exceptional advantages to Faust, Overture: Prelode to Acts I and ngrin:” 8 = Wotan’ wm “Ride of the seeking a vacation of Mmited dura health and rest. The trip from New Yort Farewell” Tickets now on sale at Metzerott’s. F. R. COMEE, Asst. Mgr. C. A. ELLIS, Mgr. it ‘le, under the of the Daugh- | 737; ‘WONDER. Ni 7 to Jamaica and retura can be made in 17 On Dovefers of the Atwerican 5 ee ———— @ays. Send for itustrated booklet. Tickets, $1.00, at Metzerott’s, mhi8,20,23 : CAPITAL CYCLE RIDING PARK, 14063 NEW resort. Recsonable rates. York ave. n.w.—Oldes* a ‘en cels concrete or board floo-. mbl7-tt Pim, Forward & Kelloc