Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1897, Page 24

‘Speaking ab rst appearances on the stage,” said Mr me, the comedi: the other afternoon, “I do not believe that I could forget mine any more an. tor the moments when he trod the boards for the fir: time. “When I was a mere youngster, with an ability and likewise an ap of br and could forget ite to dispose ad and butter, ligestive organs cap- able of masticating Washington pie and tenpenny nails—it now that one must have been as bad as the other— I was called upon to make my first ap- pearance on the stage. I was not hungry for the stage, but I did Jump at the oppor- tunity of becoming a Simon Pure actor and having greatness stamped upon my mas- sive brow. I was going to school at New- ton Corners, about seven miles outside of Boston, and now called Newton, when some of my playfellows suggested that they play theater. In my possession at the time was @ voice several fathoms deep, and the boys invited me to join them and become an actor. A loft over an old stable was se- lected as the seat of our operations, and it was decided to charge three cents for the privilege of sitting on a plank near the stage, and two cents for a seat near the oor. Oh, we Intended to do things up in great style. We all ‘chipped in,’ as we used to say in those days, and purchased a lot of brown wrapping paper for scenery. The joy was great when my brother se- cured possession of a marking brush and but every boy wanted to paint My brother was the best ver, and he did the painting, filling in any number of doors and windows in impossible places. We also got a quan- tity of cheap white flannel for a curtain, and when, after much difficulty, we suc- ceeded in getting thi: up and down on a roller, we we had worked a triumph in art one knew | anything about the play to be given when We assembled for rehearsals. In fact. we | did not have t that bothered no | one. ‘You walk in here and say so-and-so,” said one boy, ‘and I will say this,” and he would fill ina line. In this way the play was constructed and rehearsed. Our open- ing was a huge succ there being over two dollars in the house, but I am afraid -rsonally I did not make a hit. My nm in regard to this is strengthened by fact that I was never asked to appear again. Maybe this was neglect on the part oft ers, and it was certainly neg! on thelr part In never giving me my share of the receipts. I am still waiting to be paid for the work I did the first night I faced an audience.” | me two yea to Boston with hi umerous of the possessor of seems to me to work thought No later young Crane moved parents, and while play- | Ing on the Common one day made the ac-| quaintance of a small boy, who said he Was an ac “I can sing.” said Crane. “Can you?" said the boy, “come up and sec my mother.” The latter was Mr a woman who was a great and who was then goi with her chil Holman. ress in her} = around the giving entertain- ts that conatsted of fare lesques and scenes from the operas. Crane Holman. and the result was | apprent to her for two boara | en years rvices for hi fon. For s « Crane remained with the Holmans, while the life was a hard one, he ac- that the training he received was beneficial. tor can ink his in- absoluteiy y i to play.” said Mr. Willard upon I cannot them give ¢ Pe s best friend should not him as a man of his ai rse, in order to mal thor must have given whi e can sink. that of an or- meet by the In the restau- upon which to y, ‘This is a acter to sink | indiv F y can absorbed | marked characters, such, for | of the creations of Dick- | $ no person in the auc able to recognize his | by any action, method ng. or of wearing his should be changed, e head to the sole of the © transformation should be ef- the actor steps t favor- him with of the ch: to bow hi I think, | f If at the there ts t - applause any member of the com- the stage picture to . for the illusion such a proceeding. Of of a « dinary person such hundreds im the street rant—affords no materi work. The actor aracte you as But be In such pa ought to from foot fected while under another man’s manage- ad to submit to h , and if wired me to ackno pplause | lly any objections. I artistic methods. er of my own, my theortes that my audi- e in what | 2 thered bled to I found idea, th arent loss of y on the y ible nlutely necessary actual jentity is not within the range hat expresses my ideas. If an actor should lose his identity actually, so far as not to be aware of what he was doing, he would lose control of his own emotions; and of over the emotions of his .oss of identity in private life anity, and if an actor could be- insane at will we would see some ange stage pictures. The actor who THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JAN ARY 23, 1897-24 PAGES, ton no doubt had in mind the story which has so often been told regarding the fall of the house of Cyrus W. Field. Shortly after George Gould married Edith King- don, the actress, he took his wife to the Mctropolitan Opera House in New York. ‘There was some speculation at the time regarding the period which would elapse before Mrs. Gould would be recognized by society. It se happened that Mrs. Field was at the opera the same night as the { Goulds, and she ts said to have snubbed the | new member of the Gould family. The | young woman felt hurt, and so did her hus- band, who lost no ume in speaking of the er to his father. The latter is said to ma | have simply srunted at the Intelligence. The next morning the financier walked briskly into the office of Russell Sage, and in u jerky manner said: “Russ, Cyrus ts getting obnoxious. I think we had better put the screws on him.” Be this as it may, the fact remains that in a year Field had nothing left but his real estate, and | when he died he was a poor man. There is something lke this in the play, for the ruin of the principal character is brought about by the same means as that in the case of the man who so successfully laid the first Atlantle cable. Lafayette Square Opera House.—In Henry Arthur Jones’ latest play, ‘The Rogue's Comedy,” it Is said that Mr. Willard has found what he has long needed—a new holdly drawn and dramatically effective character that always dominates the scene. The comedy is a satire on the cupidity of the speculative public, and of that section ciety” ever anxious for a new sen- ; and further fIlustrates the power of the experienced sharper to carry through vearly any scheme when luck aids ready wit and boundless impudence. The play has been a great success wherever {t has been presented, and there is every reason to be- that when it is seen ai the Lafayette are Opera House next week It will be mly received. Mr. Willard is quite a favorite in this elty and his coming en- gagement Is looked forward to with pleas- urabl2 anticipation. Besides “The Rogue's Comedy," which will be given Monday and Tuesday evenings and at the Wednesday matinee, Mr. Willard will be seen Wed- nesday and Thursday evenings in ‘The Middleman” and Friday and Saturday even- ings and Saturday afternoon in “The Pro- fessor’s Love Story.” Columbia Theater.—Scenes which were en- acted under his own observation in the British-Afgan war, through which he served as a newspaper correspondent, have furnished Joseph Arthur with the materials out of which he constructed his now fa- mous melodrama, “The Cherry Pickers,” which will be given in this city next week by Augustus Pitou’s clever company of players. @ all of the Pitou producttons, it is mounted with a wealth of beautiful scenery afd characteristic costumes, for Mr. Pitou believes that the success of a melodrama depends fully as much on the scenery as it does upon its dialogue or plot, and he, therefore, has spared neither time nor money to give Mr. Arthur's play an ap- propriate stage setting. The locale of the play gives him ample opportunity for quaint and picturesque scenery. The play itself is one that will commend itself to a large class of amusement seekers. Who- ever loves an ardent love story, beset with remantie difficulties and unfolded by the aid of thrilling episodes, will find the “Cherry Pickers” a thoroughly satisfactory entertainment. The plot is unfolded with directness and dispatch, and the climaxes are reached without waste of energy or superfluous interpolations. The story, which involves a villain and a hero, both striving for the same girl, a pair of unattached lov- ers, a witty Irish widow, a Hindoo with a vendetta, and some half-dozen plain, every- day Tommy Atkinses, runs along, once it is started, without break, and interest in denouement is nursed ‘till the final tab- u. In performing this difficult feat Mr. Arthur has shown no unpracticed hand at playwriting. A less skilled hand could not have held the tangled skein so effectively and finally brought out the logical conclu- sion so adroltly and forcibly. The com- pany, judging from the roster, is an un- usually strong one, for it contains Roselle Knott, Jennie Satterlee, Edith Knight-Mol- lison, William Harcourt, Ralph Deimore, R. V. Ferguson, W. P. Carleton, Edward Po- { land, Benjamin Dean, Nat Jones, Verner Clarges. Geoffrey Stein, Joseph Mason and Frank Inslee. Academy of Music.—What a stir in the world theatrical “The Two Orphans” made. Thousands of play-goers recall the early and famous performances of the enthrall- ing drama. It possesses great inter peals to the sympathies of an audien: a remarkable degree, and withal, is one of the best-constructed plays of its school. “The Two Orphans” is still potent to draw the public, and the revival of d’Ennery’s drama by the eminent artist, Kate Claxton, promises to be a pleasant’ and profitable event. Miss Claxton will make her reappear ance as Loulse, a character so intimatel associated with the actress that no other personator can hope to make the impression that her pathetic moving portrayal con- veys. There is no straining after effect in her performance, and no endeavor to exalt its impertance at the expense of other roles. It is legitimately effective, and therefore all the more worthy of com- mendation. Miss Claxton, with an excel- lent company, will be the attraction at the Academy next week. Bijou Theater.—“Only a Farmer's Daugh- ter,” the attraction which will be presented to Bijou Theater patrons next week, is too well known here to need more than a formal announcement that it will be here The piece has been abroad for the last three yea playing the principal English cities and provinces, and, it is sald, meet- ing with most cordial receptions by enthu- siastic audiences wherever presented. The cast Is a good one, headed by the talented and well-known comedian, Wilbert Melville, supported by Constance Davenport and a capable company. In booking this attrac- tion Manager Whitesell adheres to his de- clared policy of offering his patrons nigh- class attractions at popular prices, a? he increased attendance at his da! theater is sufficient proof that the public appre- ciates his liberality. Grand Opera House.—Commencing Mon- day evening at the Grand Opera House, the managers announce the advent of ‘that popular naval drama, “The Ensign.” The plot of the play is founded on a historical event of 1861—the Mason-Slidell incident, which came near plunging this country into a war with Great Britain. Then we claimed the right to take political refugees from a foreign flag by force on the high seas; now we claim the right to protect political refuges under our flag right on the foreign soll that produced them. As a picturesque illustration of the life of our gallant Amert- can tars, and a lifelike and powerful sketch forgot that he was acting, and became for the time actually the char: that he represented, would very proba forget his author's dialogue at the same time and which the situation suggest- him, creating confusion both on and 4 No! no! That ts all sheer . The actor has a sort of dual - lity while acting. He makes him- self a King Lear for the audience, but he fs still. so to speak, Mr. Hrown, watching carefully Mr. Brown does’ not show his personality, and that not a shadow of Mr. Brown peeps through the disguise of Lear which Mr. Brown has put on.” One of the principal roles In the “Cherry Pickers’ is that of the rollicking Irish widow, Mrs. O'Donnell-Duleep, played by clever’ Jennie Satterle he has a ve funny catch-li Agitate, ye divil, agi- tate! delivered ‘to little Hindoo Boy who has a habit of falling asleep wh fanning her. This catch-line serves to get her out of several funny but embarrassing positions during the play, but none quite &s bad as that whton befell her on the open- Ing night of the production in New York. In the first scene, during a lively comedy for the widow, Jennie’s garter, which {s > mean size, dropped on the stage. Eaith Mollison, who plays the daughter, saw a good opportunity for a laugh, and “Mother, you have dropped your “| Although staggered for an in- | Miss Satterlee’s retort came like a flash of Hightning, “Whisht!” and, turning te the boy, “Swally it, ye divil, swally it.” ‘The audience howled with d t, and the lad looked helplessly at the task set before him. An immediate exit saved his diges- . however, and the whole scene was so ical that Mr. Arthur kept it in the ever since. New National Theater.-Mr. Crane's new play, Fool of Fortune,” which is to be of scenes on board an American man+of- war, “The Ensign” is said to be paramount. Around the war tineident of the play ts woven a love story with some vigorous dashes of patriotism, considerable villainy, and @ good deal of healthful sentiment and pathos. One of the main features of the production is the scenery, which on this occasion will be of the same immense order employed in the original production. There are five special scenes, two of which Illus- trate life on board a man-o’-war, and are said to be as true a representation as it is possible to obtain upon the stage. One set shows the interior of a war vessel, with the gun and main decks, just as they are on a real man-o'-war. The company present- ing the plece on this visit fs said to be en- tirely capable. The leading feminine role of Alice Greer has been assigned to Miss Kate Toncray, a talented actress of rare force and beauty, whose success in the part is sald to be very marked. The supporting cast includes a number of players who have achieved success in the piece on former occasions, notably Logan Paul, whose im- personation of President Lincoln is said to be the best stage representation of the martyred President ever given. Miss May | Doucles, a clever soubrette, will be seen in the role of Dot, while the part of Mary will be taken by Little Wednesday. | Kernan’s Lyceum Theater. — Manager Kernan anpounces as his attraction for rext week Weber & Field’s Own Company | of high-class and superior vaudevilie stars, which come3 direct from the Broadway Music Hall, New York city. This company 1s made up of the very best talent produced | by the vaudeville world, and while it ts the best, It is also the highest salarted va- riety organization In existence. A giance at the roster Js a sufficient guerantee of the excellence of the entertainment pre- sented. The special feature of the per- formance will be the first appearance in given at the National Theater next week, is im three acts. All of its scenes are laid in New York, and the part in the come- @ian's Keeping ts that of a stock broker who is ruined through the treachery of a supposed friend. In writing it Miss Mor- Washington of Miss Hope Booth, who is described as the most perfectly formed wo- man on the American stage, Miss Booth poses in a number of living reproductions of famous art studies, the subjects of which are works of scholastic masters of { ancient and modern art. Oth prominent names appearing on the progran: are Lot- tie Gilson, the charming little voca:‘st_ and singer of catchy songs; Bobby Gaylor, the inimitable Irish comedian, who, until thic season, has appeared at the head of his own company; Caron and Herbert, acro- batic comedy stars; the Musical Avalos, the world’s greatest xylophone players Lew Hawkins, the eccentric monologue artist; Alburtus and Bartram, the college boys. and Forest and King, the refined comedy duo. There will be matinees Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday. Washington Orchestra and Associated Choirs.—An enjoyable evening is promised all who attend the concert of these or- ganizations tomcrrow_ evening at the Academy of Music. The chorus of i00 voices that will be heard numbers in its membership the leading church choirs, and consequently have the benefit of con- stant training in choral work, resulting in a combined force that can not fall to intelligently render the numbers assigned to it on the*program.- The soloists to ap- pear are the following well-known Wash- ington artists: Miss~ Blanche Maitingly, Mrs. Margaret Nolan-Martin, Miss Rosa Cayce, Mr. Wm. D. McFarland, Mr. Ber- nard A. Ryan, Mr. John H. Nolan, Mr. James Nolan, Miss Bertha Lucas, violin Virtuoso, and Mr. Charles Thierbach, ‘cello virtuoso. This organization, combining or- chestra and singers, is one that has long teen needed in Washington, and Sig: Maina and Prof. Donch, who have been the organ- izers, have worked hard to make this first concert a success. There is every assurance of a large attendance. The Stoddard Lectures._The numerous admirers of the Stoddard lectures had an opportunity last week to show their at- tachment te their favorite encertainment when the advance sale for the coming series began la: Monday. The patient line that waited at Metzerott’s was a trib- ute to Mr. Sioddard’s popularity, and in this respect Washington has buat folow- ed in the footsteps of Chicago, Piuladel- phia and Basten, ani all other cities where Mr. Stoddard has appeared. The sale will continue next week, and although it has been large there 13 still room. The at- tractiveness of the course cannot he de- nied. Mr. Stoddard has made careful se- lection of themes of European travel, aad has provided in Scotland, England and Russia subjects the value of which will not be gainsaid. The double lecture on Athens and Venice has been the cbject of especial care, and is in the lecturer’s most felicitous veizi. The particular novelty of the series, the lecture on the Yellowstone Park, is to reveal a national domain the like of which no other country can boast, and which has the merit of being accessible to the ordinary tourist, who does not eare to cross the ocean. These lectures will be given at Columbia Theater in two courses just alike, viz., as course A on the evenings of February 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, and course B on those of February 2, 4, 8, 10, 12. Seats for single lectures go on sale next Thursday. The Merry Minstrels.—Primrose and West will be at the New National Theater dur- ing the week of Feoruary 1. The name alone 1s sufficient to guarantee that the entertainment will be good, because Prim- rose and West have never failed to please. The entertainment this year is based upon two first parts, one furnished by white the second by col- performers, the two occurring to- In_addition there will be “The ng Grenadiers,” a new drill feature . H. West, three bands, snd a num- of special features, brought out by the inimitable George Wilson (“Waltz Me Again”); Wm. H. Windom, the phenome- nal alto; Chas. Kent, the eminent bari- a negro minstrels and ored gether. tone; Arthur Williams, the operatic tenor; baritone; Frank Pitzker, the wonderful Geo. Robinson, the lyric tenor; ens, the finished basso-profund: Davis, second tenor; Alex Cameron, Messrs. Howe, Wall, Walters, Bishop and the Miller Bros. and Jimmy Wall, the singing comedian; the Miller Bros.’ famous Dio- rama, the most entertaining specialty feat- ure before the public, presenting incom- parable mechanical scenic marvels. The great first part, as presented by this great company, is a revelation, such as could only be conceived by these experienced managers. True to Life—An early engagement at the Grand Opera House is McKee Rankin in his new play, “True to Life,” which has made such a success in New York city, and in which also appears Miss Nance O'Neil, who created a furore and set the critics all wild by her marvelous dramatic ability. Anna Held.—The beautiful French singer, Anna Held, Who set New York wild, and who has this week made a great hit in Baltimore, will be seen in this city next month, when she will add an interest to the performance of “A Parlor Match.” One of the Baltimore papers, in speaking of Miss Held, says: “As a Hving embodi- ment of the beautiful, Anna Held leaves little to be desired. Her plentiful shock of brown hair is of the soft, lustrous sort. Her skin has a velvet softness and the clearness of Italian marble. Her great cay eyes snap like gems under an electric light. Her Hps could not have been a more delicate red, or teeth a more pearly white. The delicate blue and pink tints in which she was dressed and the scarcely too lavish adornment of precious stones served to heighten the effect of her beauty.” Harry Furniss.—Washington has always held an enviable reputation as the .ppre- ciative patron of the best procurable in the realm of art or literature, and thelr bona fide exponent has never had cause to re- gret a visit to this city. This may at first sight appear an inappropriate sentence with which to introduce the inimitable Harry Furniss, who will make his initial bow to a Washington audience Monday afternoon, but after we have seeh him and heard him, laughed at him, and yet better, laughed with him, we will not quarrel with the sentiment. True, it is not the popular idea to associate the great cartcaturist with art and Ilterature; we think of him almost altogethe- as a humorist, and those who go to see ind hear him with that idea alone will have no cause to complain; but he is much more than this—he is an artist who has made artists contributory to his facile pencil; he 1s a Iterateur whose pen has placed the best authors under tribute; he is" a politician who has given pointers to the oldest parliamentary hands; he ts a humorist who has turned the laugh on the most inveterate joker; he is an enter- tainer who holds an inbroken record of success wherever he has appeared, and who has been greeted by crowded and en- thusiastic audiences wherever he has gone. Metropolitan Coneert.—For the first time in several years Rafael Jeseffy, by many considered the world’s greatest pianist, will be heard again In recital, the opportunity being given at the third Metropolitan con- cert at the Columbia, Tuesday afternoon, February 18. To compare Joseffy with any of the present piano virtuosos would do him injustice; he is phenomenal, and while his brilliant talent in former years showed a marvelous force and Impetuosity, he now captivates by his delicacy and expression, and no planist now before the public dis- plays such wonderful fire and brilliancy. When Joseffy last appeared in Vienna a well-known critic said that the softness and elasticity, the whispering, the elegance and sparkling of his floratures and runs could not be described. Such brilliant delt- cacy. such elegant fluency, such tender shading, had not been heard since the time of Tausig and Liszt. The First Bischoff Concert.—An unusual- ly attractive program has been arranged for the Bischoff Concert Wednesday even- ing next at the First Congregational Church, 10th and G streets, and the af- fair promises to be even mere enjoyable than ordinarily. Among the soloists, vocal, organ and piano, will be Mrs. Hattie Meads-Smith, who is to sing Von Web- er’s “Ocean, Thou Mighty Deep; Mr. Al- bert E. Hosmer, whose humber is Leach’s “Let All Obey;” Mrs. J. 8. Raymond, Ros- sinf's “Tina voce poco fa; Mrs. Laura Zeh Johnfon, Saint-Saens’ “My Heart at Thy Sweet Volc Mrs. Elsie Bond Bis- choff, Del Aquas’ ‘‘Villanell; Miss Edna Scott Smith, “Mercadente’s “Or la gull onda:” Mr. Douglass G. Miller, Wagner's rayer “Rienzi,” and Miss Edna Fitch, ossini’s overture to “William T The ghoru: will be Benedic: ‘Hunting Song,” and Mendelssohn's “Thanks Be to God, Elijah,” by the Congregational choir, and Smart's “Come, Rest Thee on This Mossy Pillow," by the Ladies’ Cho- rus. Dr. and Mrs. Bischoff will give Beet- hoven's organ and plano duet sonata, opus 13, first movement. In addition, Miss Col- lins has consented to give two selected readings. John Drew.—Rosemary” is the very Pretty name of the play Mr. John Drew is exploiting this season and which he will bring to the Lafayette Square Opera House Monday, February 1. It was written by Louls N. Parker and Murray Carson for Charles Windham, the well-known Eng- ish actor, and is now being played by him at the Criterion Theater, London. Charles Frohman bought the American rights for John Drew, and that actor played it for over five months at the fashionable Em- pire Theater, New York. It is the greatest success of his entire career, and his vart in it, that of Sir Jasper Thorndyke, ts con- AMUSEMENTS. NEW NATIONALITHEATER. Beginning MONDAY, JAN.25, The American-Actor, Wm. H. CRANE, In his latest Great Success, A FOOL OF FORTUNE, By Martha Morton. Direction of. Jos.. Brooks. “An Honest Play Well Played.’ - Only Matinee Saturday. CURTAIN, EVES., AT 8:15. CARRIAGE CALL AT 10:45. Monday, February 1=PRIMROSE & WEST'S BIG MINSTRELS. It ~ Bove FAMILY THEATER. WEEK COMMENCING Monday, January 25. 14 MATINEES ! i SAT, GRAND REVIVAL OF ‘THB WELL-KNOWN COMEDY DRAMA, ONLY A FARMER'S DAUCHTER| .. Presented by a competent east, including CO: STANCE DAVENPORT and WILBERT MELVILL ‘The pfece abounds. iu strong eituations, clean, pure comedy and clever specialties. Extira =Between the-acts Prof. Cannon will introduce his mervelous talking and acting birds, dogs and pputes. A special treat for the little ones. \CING SOIREE AND GERMAN, Miss SARAH WILLARD HOWE'S DANCING “SCHOOL, January 28, 8 to 11 p.m. Brookland Hall, - Brookland, D.C. Admission, 25¢. ILLUSTRATED TECTURE, SCOTLAND. _ Scotch Melodies and Ballads. By Dr. Mogers,: for a charity. CHURCH OF OUR FATHER, 38th and'T, ats., TUESPAY, JANUARY 26, 8 P.M. Admission, 25. Ja23-2te Ice: Palace, Ccnvestion Hall, cor. 5th and T, sts. n.w. Real .Jce-Skating. Every Afternoon at2. very Evening at 7:30. ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY— MR. GEO. A. MEACHER, Champion Figure and Exhibition Skater of the World. Exhibitions Every Evening at 9 o'clock. Satur- day afternoon at 3 o'clock, ADMISSION, 25 CENTS. Special classes every morning, 10:30 to 12:80, jal COLUMBIA ACADEMY =~ One of the sights tanght co 2 '12,000-t%. ‘oor, ‘Competent instructors. rges swall, Music every evening. 224 amd P streets. Zz. BRITTAIN, Mgr. wonb- Ste 1t F street cars. PIANO MUSIC FOR RECEPTIONS, AT HOMES and other social occasious. Piano lessons, $1 per hour. Mrs. JONAS, 1408 Hopkins » near 20th .and P nw. peneee turthes oes show the wide range of his art. The play is poetic in -its theme and treatment and is exquisitely written. It tells “a dainty story of love and self-sacrifice, and its comedy is of the well-known “Drew” sort, judiciously blended with the pathos. Miss Maud Adams will be seen for the last time in Mr. Drew’s support, as next season Charles Frohman lifts her to the stellar rank, Fisk Jubilee Singers.—Tomorrow evening the Fisk Jubilee Singers will appear at the New National Theater. The program will consist largely of the old plantation melo- dies, which have made them famous. The box office will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. and again at 7 p.m., the regular opening. : ss Relative Cost of From the American Architect. The director of the Electrical Company of Cologne has made @ comparison of the cost of the different sorts of artificial light, reduced to the same standard of illuminat- ing power. As the cost of materials for il- Juminating varies in different localities, he has taken the price of coal gas at ninety- one cents per thousand cubic feet; of alco- hol, for use in incandescent lamps, at thirty cents a gallon; of coal oll at fifteen cents a gallon, and of electricity at one and three- quarters cents per hectowatt. Supposing the “mantles” of the incandescent gas burners to last four hundred hours, and to cest fifty cents each, and other apparatus to have the average life, he finds the most expensive ordinary light to be that from in- candescent electric lamps, which costs ten cents per hour for a given amount of illu- mination. Next comes the Hight from or- dinary gas burners, with openings in the form of slits, which costs six cents for the same illumination. Argand burners are, light for light, about @ per cent more eco- nomical than the otherwsort. Next to these come incandescent lamps burning alcohol, which give light at half the price of the ordinary gas burner. Ordinary coal oil lamps give light much more cheaply, the cost per unit of iltumination being little more than one-fifth @&at of incandescent electric light; but the» modern gas lights with incandescent mantles are still more economical, furnishingsfor one and three- qvarters cents per hour’ the same amount of illumination as incandescent electric lamps at ten cents. Electri: arc-lamps are about 10 per cent more economical still, and are the cheapest sourcesof artificial light at present known to us. —__+e4—___ Victimized by Both. ‘ From the New York Tribune. People who are vidtimized by the gas companies can get Httle satisfaction by turning to the companies that supply elec- tric Nghts. The latter charge not less ex- orbitant prices for their product. At pres- ent the householder {s at the mercy of one or the other. This is not as it should be. There is a strong sentiment in favor of a law fixing a reasonable price for gas, and @ vigorous effort will be made to push one through the legislature. It has been dem- onstrated that gas can be made and sold at a profit for much less than New Yorkers have to pay, and it is time some relief was afforded to those who are dependent on the gas companies for their means of fllumina- tion, luminants. ——_—_-e-___ Money for Pensions. The Secretary of the Interior has issued @ requisition on the treasury for $13,150,000 for next month's quarterly payment of sidered the best Mr. Drew has ever. had to] pensions. AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. Wednesday—MATINEES- Saturday, WEEE Cnmecee JANUARY 25. THE RETURN OF WILLIAM HAWORTH’S STIRRING PICTURESQUE NAVAL DAMA, |THE ENSIGN SCENES FROM THE ENSIGN. A PRODUCTION UNSURPASSED AND SELDOM BQUALED. INDORSED BY THE ESS AND PUBLIC IN ERY CITY FROM MAINE TO CALIFOR MAGNIFICENT SCE a A SPLENDID ACTI: FOUR GREAT ORIGINAL, NAVAL SCENES. LIFB ABOARD A MA) A Strong, “WAR. jatural, Wholesome, Human play. ‘Col. Robert G. Ingersoll. Popular Prices Maintained” | 15, 25, 50 & 75c. NOTE-A good seat on the first floor for 25 CTS. Seats in Box, $1.00. Next Attraction—McKee Rankin, in his new play, ‘““TRUE TO LIFE.” Jaz3 AMUSEMENTS. ——S==2 AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA METZEROTT & LUCKETT, Managers. WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING, Bargain Matinee Thursday. THEATER. NIXC & ZINNEI JANUARY 25. Regular Saturday Matinee. AN, Directors. THE GREAT NEW YORK SUCCESS, 4 MONTHS THE GEST DRAMA SINCE AME AUTHOR AS BY THE OF CROWDED HOUSE DELIGHTED AUDIE: AND cr BLUE JEANS. JOSEPH ARTHUR'S aE Cie PICKUEIRS. “BLUE JEANS WAS GOOD, THE CHERRY PICKERS Is BETTER ~ SEE ™ “The Great Gun Scene Succeeds in Bringing Down the House Ev THE GREAT GUN SCENE N.Y. Press. RILLING AND REALISTIC. ung." —N. ¥. A SUPERB PRODUCTION. Two Carloads of Special Scenery. COURSE OF EIGHT LECTURES AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 16th and 0 sts. The Age of Pericles. Prof. A.J. Huntington, D.D. MONDAY, JAN, 25, AT 7:30 P.M. Tickets, 25 cents. E LAFAYETYTS. oF MR, RICHARD MANSFIELD, AND THE New York Garrick Theater Stock Company, Under the maragement of Hoyt & McKee: TONIGHT— DR. JEKYLL and MR. HYDE. © In consequence of the great demand, reserved seats will be sold in the Family Circle for 50c. §a23-2t MANSFIELD OFERA Lafayette Square °"* are Monday, Jan. 28. BEG! Matinees Wed. and Sat. Return after an absence of 8 years of MR. E. S. Willard In the Following Repertoire: MONDAY AND TUESDAY FE NGS AND WED- NESDAY MATINEE, 66 9 ” The Rogue’s Comedy. Mr. WILLARD as Bailey Prothero. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS, “The Middleman.” Mr. WILLARD as Cyrus Blenkarn. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS AND SAT- URDAY MATINEE, ‘The Professor’s Love Story’ Mr. WILLARD as Professor Goodwillie, REGULAR PRICES! Orchestra and Seats in Mezzanine Boxes, $1.50; Parquet, $1.00; Balcony, 75c. General admission. Family Circle. WEEK BHGINNING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEES. Fifth Annual Tour Mr. John DREW (Management Charles Frohman), In his greatest personal and professional triumph, ROSEMARY, By Louis N. Parker and Murray Carson, As presented this season 150 nights in New ‘York. In Mr. Drew's Company a Maud Adams, Har Ethel Barrymore, Mrs. Deloss King, Arthur Byron, Annie Adams, Graham Henderson, Frank E. Lamb, ‘and others, Seats on eale Thursday, January 28, It NEW NATIONAL THEATER. Last Appearance. OTIS SKINNER. Tonight—Saturday (Grand Double Bill)—SfER- CHANT OF VENICE and KATHERINE AND PE- TRUCHIO. Next Week—W. H. CRANE in A Fool of Fortune. _Seats now sellin; HMURCH OF OUR FATHER. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1897. REV. A. G. ROGERS, D.D., Recital of the Scarlet Letter For the benefit of the NATIONAL HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL. eserved seats, 50r., on sale at Metzerott’s, com- It ‘ing, Monday morning. Ja23-6t OU. All This mew, 4 MATINEES ¥4y. ‘Tues**Yin1y GREAT RECORD B are. Gilmore and Leonard, HOGAN’S ALLEY. Next Week—“‘ONLY A FARMER’: ” ane ‘S DAUGHTER. GP4ND OPERA HOUSE. KERNAN & RIFE, nage! SWEET SINGER, beoae Chas. A. Gardner In the Romantic ‘KARL," “PATHERLAND.” DEL. 8. SMITH, ‘Sole Mi a KARL GARDNER'S LATEST SONGS: “THE LILY,” Karl's Invitation, Bacchus and Wite, ereen Swell, Spinning Wheel, etc. "ye Ec | 15, 25, 50 & 75c. NOTH.—A good seat on floor for 25 CENTS. Beats in Box, $1.00. Next Attraction—THE ENSIGN, jal8-6t ACDEMY OF MUSIO. SUNDAY as SAN 24, First Concert Washington jana Orchestra | Bony and ae = Associated Choirs. PRICES: 25c., 50c. and 75e. Beats now on sale at DROOP'S. Steinway Piano used. jal6-7t DANCING, caweis acapeur, Gor. Sth and H a.’ Mariano Maina, Director. K 288408 LYCEUM THEATER, JAN, 25 Matinees Tuesday, ‘Thursday ONE WERK and Saturday, —THE ELITE OF VAUDEVILLE— FIELDS’ Own COMPANY, —Introducing— Bobby Gaylor, Lew Hawkins, Forrest and King, Alburtus and Bartram, —And—- Lottie Gilson, Caron and Herbert, The Avolos, NEW YORK'S LATEST CRAZE, iiss Hope Booth IST MODE! February 1--The Stoddard Lectures. it Bischoff Concert. First Congregational Church. Con. 10TH AND G STS. N.W. Wednesday Eve., Jan. 27. > program will include Voeal 1 Solos by Mrs. HM y a Zeb Johnson, Mr. Douglass G ler, Mr. Albert B. Hosmer, Mis Mrs. JS. Raymond, Miss Edna S J. F. Ellis & Co. 937 PA. AVE. jazs-4t AcADEMY TELEPHONE 552, PRICES: 25, 50, 75c., $1.00. WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEE! 25 and 50c. KATE CLAXTON D'Eunery’s Masterpicce, THE TWO ORPHANS. : |MARTINECTI AND TANNEHILL Next \IN THE COMEDY SUCCESS, aunction |The Nancy Hanks. it Couomara THEATER............. NIGHT. REGULAR MATINER SATURDAY. ~ Al. G. Field’s Combined Minstrels. LARGEST AND BEST COMPANY IN AMERICA. More Comedians, Specialties, Singers, Dancers and more money invested than in any other similar enterprise. Next Week—THE CHERRY PICKERS. Seats now on sale. Ja2t ACADEMY—PRICES, 25, 50, 75c. AND $1.00. Wed. and Sat. Mats., 25 and 50c. res'd, Jacob's Litt’s Mclipsing Production, IN OLD " KENTUCKY. KATE CLAXTON IN THE TWO ORPHAN: GREAT CasT SUPERB SCENERY! | NUMEROUS NOVELTIES! EXCLUSIVE FEATURES! Asimemanatn —————o Next Wok Ja18-20t¢ ‘They have no competitors, and they can have no succemors. Detroit Free Press NATIONAL THEATER. Z ad SUNDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24. UNIVERSALIST CHURCH — r of 13th and L streets— WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUAR 18T1—- —-TWENTY-SIXTH SEASON. THE ORIGINAL COMPANY— FISK Jubilee Singers, urned from.a two years’ tour abroad, winping naw laura inthe old woeld ALL THE OLD FAVORITES! THE OLD PLANTATION MELODIES! “These as you sing thei go, to They u rough one.”’— ror of Gerulany, | “It gave me greet gratif —Gladstone. “The music is above criticism, for with apy other. It 1s simply the heart beating out lond."”—San Diego Union. Seats, 25, 50 and 75 cents, according to location. Seats now on sale at theater for Sunday concert, od at Doon "8 Music Store for Wednesday concert. ja EBNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER. ALL THIS WEEK. Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. AL. REEVES’ BIG BURLESQUE CO. 2%3--WHITES—25—BLACKS-—35 Next week—WEBER. a I. a WEBER & FIELD'S OWN SHOW. it cannot be classad | Lv. Alexandria. Corumnra tu + STODDARD LECTURES INTERESTING! BEAUTIVUL! NEW LECTURES ON EUROPE, The Nov! AND MK. STODDARI FIRST LE “ULE ON AMERICA 1—HEROIC AND ROMANTIC SCOTLAND. 2-0LD ENGLAND, 3-THE ¥ STONE NATIONAL PARK. + EW RUSSIA. 5-ATH. NICE (a dual subject). be given in 2 IDENTICAL COURSES, SE A-EVENINGS OF FER. 1, 11, NINGS OF FEB. 2, 4, 8, 10, 12. TICKETS at Metzerott’s on and YAY MORNING, JAN. 22 Prices, $1.50, $2.50, $3.50, including Seat for 5 Lectures. ale of course tickets, which - Will continue a few days. Ang only will secure Jals-1w Corennix 3 JANUARY Matinee of Reserved as heen very mapt buy Course ‘rnoon THE GREAT LONDON CARICATURIST, Will entertain Washingtonians with bis « sketches entitled “THE HUMOI AN AT How ND STORIE: - and $1.00. bg Thurse Willard Hail— Last Week of Lumiere’s CINEMA TOGRAPHE, entertained by the ma-vel of the age. Daily at 2:30, 4:30 and 8:15 p.m, ed seats, GUe., ale oj yalS-21a SOc. Children, 2c, No reserved seats CALIFOI Australia, Epecinl rates fo. OF” pans, routes: private cars to rent; spect Rg frec maps and pamphlet '. 49 So. 34 st., Philadelphia. my2- WASHINGTON ORCHESTRA, 40 PIPCES, HL DONCH, Director. Music furnished for all oe casio Orders left at 08 H st. n.w. will re- ceive prompt attention. de24- EXCURSIONS, ETC. QUICK SERVICE BY RAIL. Mount Vernon Arlington. Fort Myer, Arlington, Falls Church. Blectrie Cars tom Aqueduct_ bridge. Schedule see Rajl- jag-tt 424-im ot W.. A. and Fc ky. CO. Steamer Macalester 1 MOUNT VERNON, Towb of Washington, Daily (except Sunday), At 10 a.m., returning reach the city at 30 p.m FARE, ROUND ‘TRIB, 0c. Admission to grounds, 25 cents. ELDGANT CA) ON THE STEAMER, Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupon, for sale at wharf and at hotels. Will also make river jandings as far ae Glymont, stopping for freight and passengers both ways. For charters, ete., apply at office of steamer Macal- ester. L. L. BLAKE, Captain. A Trip to Jamaica, ‘THE QUEEN OF WEST INDIAN ISLANDS, BY THB Atlas Line Offers exceptional adv to seeking a vacation of Mmited duration for Lealth apd rest. ‘The trip from New York to Jamaica and return can be made in 17 ays. Send for Wustrated booklet. Pim, Forward & Kellock, General Agents, 24 State st., New York. 08. COOK & BONS, OR rare) ave., Washington. Norfolk & elk & WVashington Steamboat Co. — Beery day m the yar for Fortress Monroe, — Rorfoll. Newrort News and all, points south = ‘super) powerful steel palace = Math Rowdee a — ten,” on q schedule: Southbound ee ee tibound, Lv. Portsmouth.5: 1028-1 (on. 7:00 p.m. Ar. it. Monroe. = and Sued 5 == Dining room service Is ala carte, aud —_ — from the best that the = Washington and Norfolk afford. — Tickets on sale UB office, 817 = Peonsyivanin avenue; 518, 1421 Penrayl- — vania‘avenn:, Ho and O. ticket office, corer = Maita"stentoern: whore tine tsble shapnseee ae jeatoers, where t = ee ion desired will be for ay t ikbed on application to the wndersizned’ the ~wharf. foot of 7th st.. Washs OALEARGAN. General Manager,