Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1894, Page 9

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Ever since the first performance of the Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania was given in Washington the wish has often been expressed that a simi- lar organization existed here, the novel idea of having all the characters taken by men seeming to have a great attraction for the theater-going public. That there was plenty of material to select from has been evidenced time and again when calls have been made for the formation of choruses for various purposes. The responses to these calls have shown that there is a sur- prisingly large number of good voices in this city. Recognizing this, the Washing- ton Mask and Wig Club was formed and in- corporated, with Mr, Oliver C. Hine as pres- ident, Mr. George Scharf, treasurer; Mr. Jacob Scharf, secretary, who, together with Messrs. 8. Hazen Bond and Thomas ‘TT. Cloward, constitute the board of directors. The club was fortunate in securing at the outset Mr. N. Du Shane Cloward as its musical director. Mr. Cloward‘s success with amateur opera in this city and else- where is a sufficient assurance that this and future productions of the club will be artis- tic successes, For the past two months rehearsals have been actively progressing for their first ap- pearance, which will occur on the evening of the 26th of April, when “The Mikado” will be given at Metzerott Hall under the auspices of the Legion of Loyal Women.Mr. Cloward expresses himself as greatly pleas- ed with the manner in which the members of the club have entered into the spirit of the opera, and promises a surprise to those who have heretofore only heard the chor- uses in the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig and the Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore. In those tions the choruses are invariably sung in unison, but in the local club's production the score of the opera will be faithfully followed, the four parts being sung in all the choruses, The question is often asked members of the club, “Who are going to play the Three Little Maids?” That these three little busy- bodies, who make Ko-Ko's life a burden to him, are in good hands will be thoroughly evidenced on the night of the performance. The role of Yum Yum has been intrusted to Mr. S. Hazen Bond, whose varied experi- ence in local musical and dramatic circles is sufficient assurance that the little lady is in good hands, As a recitationist Mr. Bond has attained no small degree of success, for which he deserves much credit, it being due to his own. perseverance and unaided ef- forts. Mr. Bond is a member of the Capi- tal Glee Club. Mr. George E, Terry, who will play Peep Bo, like Mr. Bond, is no novice. He is a prominent member of the Columbia Opera Company of this elty, and has played with that company in “Pinafore,” “Pirates of Penzance” and “The Gondoliers.” His success in the comedy role of Don Elham- bro in the last named opera is of too recent @ date to call for extended mention here. It is in church work, however, that Mr. Terry has had his greatest success. For two years he was the baritone soloist at Hamline Church. After leaving Hamline he sang successively at the Universalist, Epiphany and St. Paul churches. Mr. Ter- yy _ also a member of the Capital Glee ub. Mr. W. H. Grimes, who will play Pitti Sing, will make his debut as a principal in opera on the night of the 26th. Alhough this is Mr. Grimes’ maiden effort, Pitti Sing is sure of good treatment in his hands, if his work in rehearsals can be taken as a criterion. Mr. Grimes was in the chorus of the “Chimes of Normandy,” produced last season with such great success. His work in the “Chimes” led Mr. Cloward to elect him for the part he will play in “Mikado.” The ladies of the Homeopathic Hospital, who have been in charge of the two excel- lent juvenile representations of “Pinafore,” are now actively engaged in superintending the rehearsals for three juvenile perform- ances, which will take place on the 4th and Sth of May. On the evening of the 4th and at the matinee on the fol- lowing day Gilbert and Sullivan's “Pirates of Penzance” will be presented by an en- tirely new set of children, and it is hoped that they will prove equally as successful as the little ones who have presented “Pin- afore.” On the night of the 5th “Pinafore” will be again given by the same cast which so successfully sung and acted it at the matinee last February. This will be grati- fying to many who were unable to be pres- ent at the matinee and who will no doubt avail themselves of the opportunity of attending that night. The cast for ‘“Pina- fore’ will be as follows: Sir Joseph Porter, Frederick Hazard; Capt. Corcoran, Paul Sperry; Ralph Rackstraw; Lee Jewett Cox; Dick Deadeye, Harold Tracey; Bos’un, Bur- ton Garrett; Bos’un’s Mate, Walter Good- win; Midshipmite, Minnie West; Josephine, Marie Beatrice Howe; Hebe, Helen Winter; Little Buttercup, Miriam Stoddart; aunts, Ethel Traylor and Mabel Foster; marines, J. Schnopp, M. Horne, A. Sullivan, J. Daley and F. Weller. The full cast of “The Pirates” includes The Pirate King, Arthur Clifton; Samuel, Lewis Fisk; Frederick, Edward Eynon; Gen. Stanley, George Welsh; sergeant of poll Frank Shi Mabel, Emma Hin- richs; Ruth, Louise Childs; Kate, Eleanor Adams; Edith, Ethel Sutton; Isabel, Jewell Hay. Mr. Harry Wheaton Howard will be the musical director for all these per- formances, and the stage management will be under the direction of Mr. Eugene Davis. Prof. Vermilya will have charge of the dancing, and Mr. Halstead P. Hoover will be the plano accompanist. The ladies who constitute the committee in charge of these performances are Mrs. Harrison Dingman, chairman; Mrs. A. F. Childs, treasurer; Miss Dingman, secretary; Mrs. W. W. Dudley, Mrs. A. A. Birney and Mrs. F. M. Heaton. Chevalier Montegriffo, who will sing at the musicale to be given by Prof. Maina and his pupils at the Universalist Church on the 25th instant, is well known in this city, having sung with the late Emma Abbott, and also in other companies appearing here. He is one of the most reliable tenors now singing in English opera, although he is equally competent to sing in Itallan. He has sung in the principal cities of Europe and this country, and always with excellent success. At the coming musicale he will sing the role of Faust in the third act of that opera, and also the part of Manrico in the fourth act of “Il Trovatore.” The act from ‘‘Faust” will be given as a recital, but the “Trovatore” selection will be presented in costume. 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PEB CENT OFF IN OUR MILLINERY | 5 Departinent. PER CENT OFF Corsets. PER CENT OFF Neckwear and Veil- ings. 18 PER CENT OFF RIBBONS. 15 15 Much greater reductions than above mentioned will be made on Spe- cial Lots all through our departments. -This is an opportunity that comes once in years=---take it. A U INA 2 POPULAR SHOPPING PLAGE, 416 7th Street. Siebel, Miss Mailhouse; Martha, Madam Pauline Montegriffo Maina; Mephistopheles, Mr. H. G. Meem, and Marguerite. Miss Mary Helen Howe. In the “Trovatore” act Miss Mamie Donnelly will sing the part of Leonore, and Signor Maina that of the Count Di Luna. The entire program will consist of selections from opera, and besides the acts already named, will include the porter’s song from “Martha,” by Mr. J. Osborn Clemson; the grand duet from “Favorita,” by Miss Mary McCulloch end Signor Maina; the Romanza from the“Caval- leria Rusticana,” and the Ave Maria from “Otello,” by Mrs. John Seager, and the comic duet from the “Barber of Seville,” by Madam Pauline Montegriffo Maina and Mr. H. G. Meem. A young singer who Is attracting consider- able attention in this city is Miss Alice Jud- son, who made such a decided hit in the soubrette part in the “Three Dukes.” Last Friday evening she sang at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church conéert, giving Weil's “Spring Song” with excellent effect. Mr. Brook Amiss played a violin obligato ac- companiment in excellent style. The members of the Mount Vernon Choral Society contemplate a more ambitious at- tempt than they have heretofore undertaken, and next season will endeavor to present oratorios. Definite plans will be formnlated at the meeting of the society Friday night at the Mount Vernon Church. An en- tire new board of directors and set of of- ficers will then be selected. It is contem- plated inviting the different church choirs to co-operate in forming a body of singers who will make oratorio a special study, and Mr. George W. Lawrence, the musical director, hopes to secure a chorus of at least 200. A company of singers has formed them- selves into an organization, which they call the National Ideal Opera Company, and are now rehearsing the “Mikado,” which will be presented under the auspices of Persever- ance Lodge of Good Templars, somewh2re about the middle of May. The cast of *his opera, which is as follows, will give some idea of the principals in the new organiza- tion: Yum Yum, Miss Alice Judson; Pitti Sing, Miss Florence Gregg; Peep Bo, Miss Mamie Meyer; Katisha, Mrs. Emma 0. Green; Ko-Ko, Mr. George E. Terry; Pooh Bah, Mr. B. B. Fox; Mikado, Mr. Charles W. Moore; Nanky Poo. Mr. Lucius F. Ran- dolph; Pish Tush, Mr. Random Pollard. Mr. Donald B. McLeod is the musical direczor, and as he has had considerable experience in the presentation of comic opera, good results from his rehearsals may be anticipated. On Thursday, April 26, at 8 p. m., and again on the following Saturday, at 2 p. m., is to be given for the first time a per- formance which is sui generis the first real juvenile opera which Washington has ever seen. Our young people have hitherto dene themselves great credit in attempting the rendering of music written for adults, and hence unsuited to the immature voices of the little performers, but the coming opera has been written to suit the range of the childish treble, and to suit the dra- matic capacity of the youthful intellect. Mr. Harry Wheaton Howard, the author of this opera, has adapted the well-known tale of “Jack, the Giant Killer,” supplied to it a moral, and several charming hero- ines, and drilled the young performers until all who have heard the rehearsals claim that it {s perfect in conception and rendi- tion. The Phelps Building Musical So- ciety is to give the opera, and Mr. Howerd has been so fortunate as to secure two stars of the first magnitude as soloists. Miss Marie Howe, whose able acting and phenomenal singing as Josephine in “Pina- fore” made so great a sensation last vear, takes the part of Queen, and Master Bur- ton Garrett, the “bos'un” in the same opera, is to be Jack. The Giant, Mr. Fox, also has already made his mark in amateur opera circles, as Duke in the Gondoliers. The story opens with a scene in the palace. The king, in which part Masters Henry ‘Talmadge and Harry Campbell alternate, the Queen, Marie Howe, their five young daughters, five princes’ engaged to the princesses, and the court attendants, be- moan their fate because of the depreda- tions of a monstrous giant who has carried off many of their fair ones, and threatens further aggressions. In comes a stranger, who off to free the kingdom at the price of a princess’ hand. At this demand the five princes protest, and the king, yielding to pressure from so high a source, reluctantly refuses the aid so sorely needed, declaring that the princes themselves will conduct the arduous enterprise. But, struck by a sudden thought, he demands: “Oh, stranger, stay, one moment, pray! What if the princes in the combat fall, what will become then of us all?" Then one of the court ladies, Miss Edith Stowell, volun- teers, in a soprano solo, to subdue by guile the voracious foe should sterner methods fail. Cheered, though hardly re- assured, by this proposal, the king bids the = stranger adieu, and the curtain falls. In the second scene the court as- sembles, the princes are prepared for war, the Amazons, arrayéd for the combat, salute their monarch, and the giant enters. Two combats occur, in which the princes are defeated, the Amazons and princesses captured, and led off in chains. Jack is summoned to court by the afflicted mon- arch, enters, hopes still to mend matters, and leads the rallied forces off toward the giant's lair. In the third scene the cap- tives formerly captured bewatl their wretched condition, when the giant is heard in the distance, and soon enters with his fresh victims. The youngest princess, Miss Clara Moran, offers to free her sisters by marrying the giant, and her proposed sacrifice is accepted by him and lauded by her captive sisters. Then enters Jack, who claims the youngest princess for himself, and fights the giant for her hand, winning the contest. Then come in the monarchs with the court, Jack proclaims éhis identity, hitherto concealed, and is rewarded by the hand of the little princess, amid general re- joicing. The giant now bewails his fate, and asks once more: “Is there not one among you who will wed me?" which so moves the sympathies of the little Amazon that she offers to make him happy, and the story ends in peace and corcord. Besides the characters already named, the cast includes the following: Princes— Charlie Goodrich, Sylvester Cassell, Israel Baumgarten, Frank Tucker, Alfred Hamp- son. Princesses—Lottie Schutz, Bessie Moore, Mamie Griffin, Carrie Hastings, Clara Cassell. —_———>—__ Minister Thurston Off for Honolulu. Among the passengers on the steamer Australia, bound to Honolulu, Saturday, were L. A. Thurston, the Hawaiian minis- ter, and his bride. Minister Thurston de- clared that he was making the trip for pleasure only, and incidentally to assist in the developments in the provisional govern- ment plans which would assume shape in the coming constitutional convention. eee. Lynched by an Ohio Mob. Seymour Newlin, a colored rufflan, who criminally assaulted a poor olf woman named Knowles Saturday night, in Rush- sylvania, Logan county, Ohio, was hanged by a mob there last night. Between Satur- day night and the hour of the lynching, 8:45 p.m., there was a great deal of excite- ment, and the state militia was on the ground. The wretch had a bad reputation in the community, and once before had been charged with, though not convicted, of the same crime. ———+e+_____ Fales Escapes the Gallows. ‘The sentence of Robert Alden Fales, the Newark, N. J., boy murderer, who was to have been hanged on May 10, has been com- muted by the New Jersey court of pardons to imprisonment for life. FOR WEA NERVES Use Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. It ts particularly useful in making weak nerves strong, as it contains necessary elements of uutri- tion the nervous system, obtained from natural Part 2. Che £p ening | Siar. Pages 9-12. A POINTER. The circulation of The Star is greater than that of all the other ‘Washington dailies combired, and is believed to be five times that of its afternoon contemporary. A Sworn detailed statement of circu- lation is printed each Saturday. - One-Day “Drives” At Bon [arche. ‘We have made a number of exceedingly judicious purchases the past few days, and shall place the goods on sale tomorrow at special prices, Gigantic Purchase In Wrappers. We have closed out from a jobber is balance of three separate lines of Wray embracing percale, batiste and Prise ade ‘up in va Styles, in indigo black and white, black, light Diue, pink, heliotrope, &c., and ty of dots, figui the lot ever E oP 2% yh St 20 denen Ladera Tomorrow, 20c. “Drives” in Hose. 126 “doses “Tudtes Hose. Never © 25e. Tomorrow, 19c. Pair. 80 dozen Men's Fine Cotton Half — in fast black, tans and modes. ne selling price elsewhere, 15 and Tomorrow, ttc. Pair. ite “Boot Pat- ton Hose, fine as- 50 dozen Ladies" tern” Drop-stitched Underwear. 180 dozen Ladies" Vests, low neck cream, pink aud light biue. The vailing price elsewhere is Here, 17¢c., 3 for soc. 50 ozen Ladies’ Fine Ribbed Cotton Vests and Pants. seascy, this Fon sold for 35e, omorrow, 23C. Swiss Last itch. Regular Tomorrow, 45¢. ° Millinery. Minery three Velvet all colors, bunch. Children’s Straw Hats, prices, BO Parasols. One dies Pa Tomorrow, $2.59. mory Sins ens tek, Sraoon Dresden vy Pandies, “ought ever" be offered upder Tomorrow, $1.48. 250 Silk Carriage Shades. Regular Brice, $1.25. as 2 Tomorrow, 98c. Reduction Sale Of Coats & Capes, a Tt is the same olf story! An over. stock in Coats, Capes Suits, caused by the inclement ther and back- Wardness of the season. We do not pro- to besitate an instant. They mast beta, If pot at one price then another. eerges ‘and anne! ‘im tack, biog -f-A $2.98, $3.48 and $4.98. ease ° Choice, 98c. eSgunds ke hyperbole, but is gorpal One, lot of Children’s “ a One lot of Ladies’ Navy Blue and Black Pine’ loth’ Rector, ull sleeves and tame Choice, $2.48. 24 Navy Bive and Black Storm Serge Blazer Suits, finished with ¢ braid. Equal to any Suit in the city at Tomorrow, $4.98. Sample Capes Almost Half. We only get this chance once a season. Forts-elg two are the mioet stylish Capes a tas are fea son. ‘silk, lace and moire. Te beset Lot 1 Capes which were maée toatl for $1290, Sa 30 and Choice. $9.98. N MARCHE, 3214=316 Seventh St. INCOME TAX INCREASED. Plan of the English Government to Raise Revenue. The budget provides for the increase of one penny in the pound in the income tax. The house of commons last evening crowded with members and visitors, who had assembled to hear Sir William Har- court, chancellor of the exchequer, present the budget. It is estimated that a deficit of £4,500,000 must be provided for. When the ohanceilor arose at 4 o'clock in order to outline the financial program of the government he was loudly cheered. Sir William Harcourt referred to the difficulty of the task he had undertaken, attributing the difficulty to the adverse crisis which beset the past year, and to the financial difficulties in the United) States, India and Australia, as well as to the labor troubles in England, and the agricultural depression prevailing there. All of these conditions, said the chancelior of the exchequer, contributed to the diffi- culty which he had encountered in present- ing a satisfactory budget, but it was some relief to be able to add that the result of all these troubles were not so bad as it was feared they would be, thanks to the finan- cial system of the country, which had well stood the test, and which showed that any attempt to change the currency of Great Britain was unnecessary. Continuing, Sir William Harcourt esti- mated the total expenditures at £95,458,000, and the revenue he estimated at £90,956,- 000, saying that the deficit of about £4,500,- 000 would not be met by borrowing or by} abandoning the fixed reductions of the national debt. (Loud ministerial cheers.) The chancellor of the exchequer then stated that foreign spirits had increased) the revenue by £39,000, and that all spirits, except rum, showed an increase. Tea had increased £101,000, representing 6,000,000 | pounds. Coffee continues to show a reduc-| tion, and tobacco only increased £2,000, which is under the estimate. Wine de- creased £58,000, the consumption of strong wines having steadily fallen off from 11,-| 000,000 gallons in 1876, to 4,700,000 gallons | last year. On the other hang, light wines increased 2,000,000 gallons during the same | iod. The loss on spirits, Sir William remarked, | ‘was compensated for by the duty on beer, which was £9,537,000, The consumption of! beer was the highest on record, exceeding any previous year by £80,000. According to Sir William Ha-court, the year’s revenue was not unsatisfactory, for | there was no sign of a decrease in the re- sources of the working classes, but there_ had even been a substantial increase. The only serious and unexpected reduction of revenue had been £589,000 in the stamp duties. The government proposed to change the system of death duties, by| which an increase in revenue of £3,; 000 or £4,000,000 yearly would be secured event- ually. But they could not reckon upon) more than £1,000,000 increase during the coming year. The extra one penny in the pound, by which it was proposed to increase the in- come tax, would yield about £1,780,0W). He, however, intended to raise the limit of) exemption from £120 to £160, and also to| relieve the incomes between £400 and £00 by an abatement of £100. These abate-| ments would mean a yearly loss of £1,450,-_ 000, reducing the net gain on the extra penny in the pound on the income tax to £330,000. In order to meet the remaining £1,000,000 deficit, he proposed to add 6d. per gallon to the duty on spirits, and 6d. per barrel to the duty on beer. — ‘ Do not be without Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. PASSED BY THE LORDS. Provisions of the Bering Sea Bill Made More Reasonable. The English house of lords yesterday passed the Bering sea bill, the house of commons having agreed to the amendments of ‘Lord Kimberley, secretary of state for foreign affairs, including the change im clause 7. There was no debate. The final stages of the bill will be taken today. Clause 7 of the bill was es follows: “Where, upon any proceeding against @ person and ship in respect of any offense against the act, it is proved that the ship sailed from its port of departure before the scheduled provisions were published there, and that such person or master of the did not, after sailing and before the all offense, receive notice of those provisions, such person shall be acquitted, and the ship shall be released and not forfeited.” Lord Kimberley’s amendments, agreed to by the house of commons, provide for the insertion of the words “In any court” after the word proceeding; the words “Scheduled provisions were published there” are struck out, and the words “Provisions of the award were known” are substituted. In addition, the words “received notice” are killed, and the words “become aware” are substituted. Thus, the amended clause will read: “Where, upon any proceeding in any court against a person and ship in respect of any offense against the act, it is proved that the ship sailed from its port of depar- ture before the provisions of the award were known, and that such a person or master of a ship did not, after sailing and before the alleged offense, become aware of those provisions, such a person shall be ac- released and quitted, and the ship shall be not forfeited.” ———+e-+____ AS STRANGE AS FICTION. The Unfortunate Loves of a Buffale Young Couple. A few weeks ago Charles Sharley, a re tired merchant of Buffalo, caused the an- nouncement of the breaking of the engage- ment of his daughter Emma to William Knox, a well-to-dc ~»ung man, Knox was a Presbyterian and . .ss Shanley a Catholie, and they could not agree as to the church in which they should be married. Mr. Shanley told Knox not to visit his daugh- ter again. The young people kept up the ngagement secretly. A week ago Knox proposed an elopement, to which Miss Shanley, with some reluc- tance, consented, At the time appointed she did not appear. She sent a note to Knox saying her father had prevented her from meeting him. Thinking to persuade her to elope with him, he paid no heed to the note or to the other letters sent to him, The belief that he had deserted her preyed on the girl's mind, and she was taken ill, She refused food, and grew rapidly weaker. Then her mind gave way, and she was taken to the Buffalo State Hospital a ray- ing lunatic. Knox relented in tt> meantime, but ap- parently too late, for when he called to see her, just before she was taken to the asy- lum, ‘she did not recognize him. She goes into violent fits when her father enters her presence, and he is heart-broken over the result. Her condition ts so bad that the doctors have little hopes of her recovery. a Jones Enters Maryland Today. Christopher Columbus Jones’ Philadelphia corps of Coxey’s army, numbering forty men, encamped at Ogletown, Del., last night. They will cross the Maryland line today.