Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1897, Page 24

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 4997-24 PAGES, ——_ - — = SS = | the birth of the play to its latest success on the road, 1s almost as romantic as the plot of the play itself. In the first place, Belasco He parts Of the south, going as far west as St. three years in writing it. his material from various spent gathered Louis in search of characters, but a serves to introduce the entire company. In the olfo which follows will appear Cunning- ham and Grant, the original brutal broth= ers; Lancaster and Collins, the grotesque eceentriques; Miss May Lanning, the pe- tite soubretie; Miss Sophia Thorne, the champion lady clog dancer of the world; Smart and Williams, comedians and dancers, and Billy Farrell, assisted by Miss | Willie Farrell, in their novel specialty, in- troducing a cake walk. The’ concluding feature will be an up-to-date burlesque, in- troducing the charming M’'lle Zittella, ar- rayed in several natty and becoming cos- tumes. Robert Ingersoll’s Wecture.—The other day, while arguing a case in the Supreme Court In New York, Col. Robert G. Inger- soll, in his appeal to the jury, looked to- ward a witness who had testified against with: one: exhtbition; they: have gone two or three times, for it never loses its charm, and “there’ ts~alway# something Tew and interesting to emtertain the beholder. The new pictures whichihave been added to the collectian form ‘one of the most at- tractive paris of: the exhibition, the scene in the Alleghany mountains being particu- larly fine. In this seene the Pennsylvania limited. is seen rushing around .curves at full speed, one of the most marvelous ef- fects in moving photography. All of the old views that have become such favor- ites have been :retained and with the ad- ditions that have been made make up @ collection of seenes that is hard to beat, either for artistic heauty or the power to entertain, amuse and interest. Now that the item of color has heen introduced into the pictures there is absolutely nothing that is wanting; save sound, to make the AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. ‘AMUSEMENTS. Gaano opera gouse| ACADEMY Columbia Theater. - S a PRICES, 25, 50, Te., $1 Inauguration KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEES, . 2 AND SO CENTS. : Week. START NDAY, MARCH 1. MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. NEW yor = ALL NEXT WEEK! INAUGURATION WEEK. THE minencing Monday, March 1, AILY MATINEES 7 THIS WEEK G REAT CHIEF M SUCCESS, SICAL COMEDY 7 his client, and, shaking his index finger, . é | large part of the time was spent in Mary- | ia: “God knows that man committed de- Hoeethe are pele Sui re arco ost j and, near Hoanesboro’, the scene of the | iterate perjury.” ‘The editor of a morning | Scene Instead of merely the repr ent 9 | The scene painter was also sent | paper was in the court room and heard the | Wen. Several pictures will be shown in | down there, when the time came, and the | Words. The next day he sent one of his onal While ail of the ola views pecial ses, | Scenery s play 1s an exact reprod = Tee ic nes will make up the ex- remember faces, | Scenery in this 1 staff tq interview the famous agnostic. | hipition. Th oe mL tase . ; | tion of the country round about Boones- | ‘phe reporter was instructel to ask this |! . The exhibitions will take place ra (SI Midnight Perfor; has a bad memory for names. If he | Maryland, Calvert's home, “The | qnefeporier was instructed to ask this | at the regular hours in the afternoons and iz riormance evenirgs. By special request, and for the benefit of the poor of St. Aloysius parish, the Colum- ifa Dramatic Company has kindly volun- teered to produce Stedmann's celebrated he sircet he always bows | was studied from an old house of it fs some one he | that name. The play was practically writ- Lwith, is utterly ob- | ten for Mrs. Leslie Carter, the character of that the owner carries. | \uryland being one for which she ts pe- king on a Chicago thor- vuliariy fitted by temperament and tradi- iod know that a witness was 2 perjurer?” he editor thought he would stump the genial colonel. To the interviewer Col. In- gerscll said: “Well, if God didn’t know that the fellow was a@ perjurer, the jury tely o Stolen, [MARCH 3, 4 axo 5,/ ROBBERY. COMPANY INCLUDES while wa very glad to see you again,” ve tured Russell, cautiously. meekly replied the gen- till grasped fer- hand Sol take ‘old of it, and since then it has been lified success. Mrs. Leslie Carter ptecly made the play the bril- Nant success that it The part of Mary- land is a difficult one. requiring strength, perseverance and hard work, as well as thodox clergymen have delighted in de- claring that Col. Ingersoll could never give cogent and satisfactory reasons for his dis- belief. The colonel has always defended himself, and will, in his new and powerful discourse, “How to Reform Mankind,’” Miss Carrie J: Moss, Marie G. Moss and Celia McMahon. The soldiers, blue and gray, taking part in the :production ari Captain England's company, “Suess Rifle: of the District of Columbia National Guard. The entertainment will be given under the beheld a countenan for she is a southern woman, sensi- | 4i4 they gave m verdict. I used | military drama of the “Confederate Spy” The c with the Russell (rick high-spirited and- warm-hearted, Hav- | pat foe ae Knows exactly aga | at the new. Goweage Colles fei oo) | Direct from its great run at the Vita Avenue American Favorite Comedian, Madame Janauschek, Ryerss asi ae drones rir, | BS written the part for Mrs. Carter, the | good writer uses an exclamation point. | street, next Tuesday evening. The following Theater, New York. Mrs. ANNIE YEAMANS, JE. WILITING. aS ee ee playwright was determined that she should | Phere is nothing in the exclamation point | Lrominent -Washington amateurs will be Lies Ree eee S PIR, GPO. C. BONIP ACE, F catiaae 16 tuk fila seat ~| Play it, and he made the rounds of the | except a desire to attract attention to | found in the cast: Mr. Danl. F. Murphy, CLEVER WOMEN WITH CLEVE FANNY COHEN, TM. HUNTER micring when and where he | Pa¥ houses in New York, with very dis- | something that has been written. I used | Mr. H. W. Weber, Messrs. Henty and M. | IRRESISTIELY FUNNY COMEDI CORA EDSALL, EPWARD AMES ‘i how much of Rus- | heartening results. ‘ this expression in a similar way, and | A. Dolan, Mr. Will Murphy, John C. Ben- A SUMPTUOUS ERODUCTION. 9 : Ss AG yt Rchete Andee Fi Max Bleiman was induced to | simply as an emphasis.” A great many or- | Nett, Seth Gable Halsey, Miss Pearl Eveans, xt Attraction—THE GIRL 1 LE MIND MEL FYRETTY GIRLS IN PRETTY DRESSES. A STAGE FULL OF FLOWERS. CATCHY, BREEZY MUSIC. THREE HOURS IN PARIS. “at In his latest edition of the spectacular extravaganza, ‘THE “OT the Barth,” il at the same old piace?” daringly at- cance ae 1 THE Cast: = . tempted Mr. Russell, with a detective as- | highly strung emotional nature, a sy’ which will receive its Initial Washington ; 2USpices of the St. Vincent de Paul Society : : horal ociet s surance Stealing into his kindly ey pathetic character and real dramatic £e-) qelivery at the New National tomorrow | 89d under the management of Mr. Jos. §, | Louis Harrison, Georgia Caine, y ‘Oh, yes,” discouragingly brief was the | Mus. The play is not a one-woman af-| night, discuss this all-absorbing question | Moss of the Columbia Dramatic Company. | Paul Dresser, Fanny Bulkeley, a fair, however. It ts a fine play in itself, well written and well staged, with an in- tensely interesting plot, and every mem- ber of the cast has been carefully selected j and trained. Herbert Kelcey fs the lead- jing man, assisted by Odell Williams. Other members of the cast are John W. Jennings, Frank Mordant, Miss Angela Mc- Caull and John Kellerd. of religion in an entirely new and original way. The Crystal Maze.—This new amusement enterprise, at 427 7th street northwest, which enters Monday on its second week of success, has caught the fancy of the Washington public more strongly than anything before in this line. It is certainly. one of the most marvelous and ingenious” Henry Bergman, Dan Packard, Burt ‘Thayer, Rose Beaudet, Dale tae, 40 AGREAT company 40 Sue Mead, Sweet Singers, Pretty Girls, Funny Comedians, Claude Brook, TWO CAR LOADS OF SCENIC ENVIRONMENT. Clever Datcers and Merrymakers, A Wealth of Scene Accessories. Modern Pictorial Art.—Miss Mabel C. Foster of Boston, Mass., lectured at the Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church last evening on “Modern Pictorial Art.” After detailing in a delightfully interesting man- ner the processes employed in the produc- tion of modern illustrations, Miss Foster spent some time in reviewing the work of the noted illustrators of the day. Many t me when did we last meet?” queried Sol, beaming with cheer at this last stroke of «diplomacy. “Wi Mr. Russell, about three hours ago; I'm the man who fitted your shirts!” Mr. Russell appreciates a good story even f it is on himself, and he takes delight in Second Grand Concert. MENDELSSOH)? S SYMPHONY CANTATA, “HALLELUJAH CHORUS” tr “MT. OF OLIVES rust Congregational Church Monday and Tuesday Evenings, MANAGEMFNT OF MAX BLEIMAN, March $-LILLIAN RUSS It ling the followin New National Theater.—Sol Smith Rus- | poasctions of the ce: ae d it is not to | Orginal drawings and proofs were hung Next One day he and the members of his com-| sell is very much skin to the proverbial | Productions gen bury jangi itis Mout. cnouesthaswellarorstiel chimnt, eoeat imeirection= D I pany were standing on the railway pla‘-| perennial delight. His visits are always | P¢ Wondered at that it has eastly become a vactin— | THE LIMITED MAIL. conclusion of her lecture Miss Foster in- vited her audience to inspect these examples of modern pictorial art. The lecture was held under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church, and the proceeds are for the church building fund. Uncle Zeke."—The | Weber Dramatic Company will present the domestic drama “Uncle Zeke’ at the new marble opera one of the sensations of Europe, as well 2s of America. People visit it again and again, and find some new pleasure or de- light in each succeeding visit. The Crystal Maze {s made up of innumerable surpris- ing features, many of which are of the most laughable description. As a puzzle the Maze is certainly par excellence, and as people never grow tired of puzzles, this fact, in a measure, may account for the The Lafayette. Tonigh Charles Frohman Presents for the Last Time in This City, Two Little form at a cn town. A man with a yarn jacket and a suit of overalls had been watching Mr. Russell closely, and finally he events out ef the ordinary for several rea- sons; primarily because his talents are very much out of the ordinary, and, sec- stepped up and said: “Ain't you the fellow | ondly, becavse he draws audiences which that cut up capers at Parker's Hall last | may be classified in exactly the same way. a | There are a great many people in this Yes, sir," my company gave a perform- | part of America who regard It a part of e at Mr. Parker's theater last evening.” | their religious duty to go to see Sol Smith “I thought !t was you. I was there, and | Russell, referring to him with reverence I had to laugh sometimes. I wanted to tell | touched with familiarity. These add them- EW NATIONAL THEATER. ‘Tonight last appearance of EVANS AND HOEY AND ANNA HELD w A Parlor Match. Next Week—SOL SMITH RUSSELL. including the » Beethove you about my ain't no. good to | selves to the hosts of regular theater-goers | Yt popularity of ihe Maze. ‘The old and | house, Soldiers’ Home, next Monday cooks Seats are now selling. Work: just hangs around all the me: | eeyee Cee ee aoe fee eae acnibon = | young, “ladies and gentlemen, in tact, iat ing, under the auspices of the Woodburn avran See March 1 and 2. won't stick at anything. All he’s good for | overy seat sold’and the “standing room| Classes and kinds of people, allke find | Club, for the benefit of the poor Im chet ° T Nigh . is to crack jokes and play clown. I've got | only” sign out. A new comedy, reported | Plenty to interest and entertain them with- | neighborhocd. -Mr. Weber has generou: ly sy omorrow ig. t, SOLOISTS him a Job now at the hub factory, but all | fo be the comedy success of the season, |! its labyrinthine portals. - donated the services of his company, while By Pierre De Courcelle. tile he does ts to keep the men laughin’ when Gen. Starly Now playing to c will be the bill for the entire engagement. Jack and the Bean Stalk.—Messrs. Klaw es (donate etree users the rogers, 18 sateen Robt. G. RD of Bru . Soprano, af they ought to be at work. You ought to| ‘The play was written by the very clever | and Erlanger's sumptuous production of | 2P¢f@ house and band. The company has this country. Mr. Hl. EVAN WILLIAMS of New: York, ‘Tenor. get him in your troupe. He's the darn'dest | playwright, Martha Morton, and is called | “The Strange Adventures of Jack and. the | Deen well cast, and the rehearsals, under WG ORPHANS.” INGE SO Mrs, H.C BROWNING ef Washington, Second as = _.| be supported by Arthur Ge Marylanc” at the Lafayette Square Thea- | > ee 5 = - Mr. JOS! PAR, Conductor © Chafing Dish can is the peculiar Ne Denham Bertha Gn Beatrice | ter. “Jack and the Beanstalk has heen tee ae pod berformance may, be expected. Opera House IN A NEW LECTURE, Reserved seats, 5 and 75 cents and $1 now o@ weigh Was formed tar | Moreland, Fanny Addison Pitt and others | pronounced by all who have seen {t as the | The following will be in the cast: Messrs, planaee How to Reform Mankind. | «'« st sasvexs MAD, 1327 ¥ et. wer. part of the season of “Tost. | of equal reputation. The engagement be-| most pretentious effort of extravaganza |H- D. Anderson, J.C. Bennett, Daniel F, N, Directors, So See feaembers are con’ | gins on Monday ‘evening (inauguration | yet made in this country, and. its’ long Murphy, Henry _¥- Dolan, H. Collings- OND Senta are now on sale. It ng female contingent of | week), March 1, and will continue for one | and brilliant career at the New York Ci h, H. W. Weber and W. T. Murphy, | - 7 a, me aye ae = — Somety. tt numbers only | week, with the usual Wednesday and Sat-| sino, where it ran for several months, | 294 the Misses Anna Pearl Evans and WEDN ACADETTY. trices 2, :0, rc. na.) GRAND OPERA HOUSE. a i moa come- | urday matinees. gives ample evidence of the responsive | CaTolyn E. Griffith. ¥ ‘Tonight last time of = held recently the club was | _Acedemy of PEG Tn Cee Bice pnaras tate Re nose w nowiave see) gSoliters’ Home Dramatic Company.—The EORUNEEIe THE Day, “Matinee, estas y Prestder * ie . | Robbery,” an American melodrama, by Al- st E a ~ | Soldiers’ lome Dramatic Compan: re- See Mites te eeeeet ganic Bulk | friend and Wheeler, which. is owned and | Prising In characterization. ‘The quaint he- pera hoy DAVID BELASCO’S ONTHE BOWERY) xAii=’ RO the reading of the minutes sented two plays at the new opera house | a Palmer and | Toes of the tale of Mother Goose and Sin- ° ee ae 6 regular meeting had by b- | exploited by Messrs. A. M. Palmer and | Fo other at the home Thursday evening, and a am ses (pproved the sa rewary was we. | Edwin Knowles, managers of the principal | bad from the Arablan Nights, and the | crowded nous ed the presentations. EAN ORAS Next Week—Seats now on sale— Greater New Yorkers any and all communtea- | theaters in New York, Brooklyn and Chi- | World's legendary robbers, are picturesque- | They were “An Amateur Rehearsal” and OPERATIC EUKLESQUE COMPANY ¢ eonibers fi sane cago, will be presented at the Academy of Teck, Goa ae ee nich follows | “Lend Me Five Shillings,” and both were GREAT DIAMOND MEADE a % ps jie “Don* all next week, with the usual mat- acl bs se of ad- s daw! sl vled t tl ADELINA ROATTING, = ete Cooma bot During its seventeen months’ ex- | Ventures that culminate with his hetrothal | Presented with a skill and knowledge that . " asking that the rules for ap- speaks well for the ‘future of those in the Operatic Sopra f lene iS y has made for itself} t© Princess Mary of Way's Contrary | ©! nee SES 5 And . and a copy be sent 2 ee scenic in. | Fry Kelly o stively as Old King | 5! 8 ¢ at nin ae oo, X a pins Bh in order to | Proac Je cast and magnificent scente in- Fee ceuy appear respectively Jae oe King | son, Mr. N. L. Collamer, Mr. Harry Eng- Star Cast, 1 ling Madame Janau J. It . xi 5 era from any mental effort. | estrus Reuen etic rites en ore on i 18 pronounced: & tose Perarecar lish, Miss Grace Ross, Miss Eichelberger Bes = SS = aia Eo = { successful annual will by é s 3 M s ox, $11 Was granted, and the secre- | Srisinally presented. The plot recounts a| Hubert Wilke plays Haltework, captain of an Noe a : OF xt Attracts iatructed to draw out the rules ta | Siory of thrilling adventure. telling in a and Miss Carrie Perkins | The cast for “Lend Me Five Shillings” OVW en Sees Pacer eer ink and forwarded at once. “Is It | Hostenty manner the finding in New York st for the role of Mother Hubbard, | included Mr. ‘Test, Mr. English, Mr. Bache, gids [jase ae wt : to Think?” by the president of the | Mastery manner the Snding in Nor. the isted by a dog of rare intelligencé. A | Mr. Collamer, Miss Ross and Miss Eichel- CALIFORNIA. MEXICU, TEXAS, CHINA, JAPA isth Street Dudes, | property of a Russian nobleman. They are tional electrical effect is introduced | berger. The honors for both performances ° 427 7TH ST. NW. Australia, Hawatian Islands, Central “America. nT proved. and the an- 1 the possession of an old banker and his | into the last of the play, which has | were carried off by Mr. Test and Misses pepe ae Sosctel rates fo: creight or pamage: choice of taken ation until the | wife, formerly the mistress of the Russian | challenged the admiration of all the elec. | Ross and Elchelberger, and each one made DIRECTION OF MAX BLEIMAN, gy a eg 8 regular = | nobleman, who desires to own them. To the | trictans who have witnessed it. It is en- | hit in the parts assigned them. PRESENTING Agt., 4080. 20 6t.. Philadephia. ‘tista&eaye” Belle Mea hen asked permission | yanker his wife's vicious character and her | titled “The Birth of the Firefly,” and is A Lecture for Crete.—The announcement Mrs. LESLIE CARTER e€ A PAN Wy The cling Bee eee ee chief of the Jobn- | gesign are suddenly made clear. She mur- | Prenounced as beautiful as It Is effective. | 4 Lecture for Crete—T ber dalivered by ASA OTE tay COLUMBIA ACADEMY "s.czc'" nies, entitled “H {Her on the Ver | ders him by poison, secures the jewels and | The cast includes Mr. Alexander Clark, | Hem 4y¢ gut fecture Lo, be, dell eeenitie gestae er One of the sights of Wasbington. Cycling taught Ti the conmaticc uation was withheld un- | fastens the crime upon a young clerk. In| Mr. Harry Kelly, Miss Madge Lessing, | REV Dt Danlel Quinn Wednesday evening, Kellera, on a 12,000-ft. floor. Competent instructors. Ul the committee on anatomy could locate | the succeeding acts this young man and his | Miss Carrie Perkins, Miss Merrl Osborne, child: Se themCrat ti Hora Odell William,” Charges small. Music every evening. 22d and P re found to be in the tolls of a] Miss Nellle Lynch,’ Messrs, Ross Snow, | Children of the Cretan patriots who are z r Ss a streets, J. HART BRITTAIN, Mgr. then splrators actuated by various | Dan Baker, Henry’ Morse, Hubert Wilke | Jr" quinn spent tntee yen se hee Laodiad tendon. ance m lice and public press, de- | and nearly 100 others. Ahearn > 4 ig re Baar TPciowe ET il accumulation of false | Lillian Russell.—Lillian Russell will ap- | Me Bh De are ate ey ook the degree EXCURSIONS, ETC. nee, are against them. A rascally | pear at the Columbi March 8 in s an unlimited number of fine views of . UICK SERVICE BY RAIL. | -al hoss and a receiver of stolen goods, | her new opera, a RE USRARWIL UbOHOOIGE taswec hat ikecs *> <a ° QUICK SERVICE BY RAIL. of the Mother Mandlebaum type, would | under. the management. of to Mllustrate his lecture. Mrs. Vance has M t V scem to possess sufficient power to baffle | Lederér. ‘The ladies who see 3 been working for its success during th ines Aiea THE FUNNIEST PLACE ON EARTH oun ernon pasties, Bet alert Getectee Oe ee Sree OU be uaeiiculars Iteccsted ta ber cor (og. tt che ts an eodicacue attairar | ake Sen en Under the Persoual iz = and oMee, however, devotes himselt, despite the | tumes, allot which: are new, andvstrkin= | of the Greek peoplerandiliterature Aumone Direction Author. ° 3 ° arpet, with | Cposition of his superiors, and at sreat | creations. Miss Russell is a sort of ‘new | the patrons will be Senator and alte, Don No Ad In Pri 1 Admission, 15 cts. Arli ti 2 Dish Club | Rersonal risk, fo, the prodigious and ro-| woman” in the first act, and makes her | Gameren, Senator and Sirs, Walthall, Pros: 9 vance Im Prices ng on. Cuban cause, | Ge teisere as baie ty | ypiance in a “new woman's” riding habit. ident and Mrs. Whitman of Columbian | _1t Seca eee Open from 10 am. to 10 p.m. fezzaste | 2 L + | the fal used young man and sorely |It 1s of white broadcloth, made with aj University, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll D. Wright = Sceeieed Station, Pa. ave. und 1314 at. Schedule see Rafl- See ee ene cass | tried young hearts and recovering the dia- | full divided skirt. Just below the edge of | University, Mr. and Mrs. ; road column in this pape : a is oe ‘good The original metropolitan com-j the skirt peeps forth an accordion-plalted si sees we Grand Annual Ball udes Madame Janauschek, Mrs. HIGH-CLASS SUMMER TOUR TO BUROT ruffle of white China silk, and a white satin »anish govern- s- iden sy s 1] ge sonally ‘conducted by Prof. and Mme. J. D. Gall- ward Ames, J. H. Cossar, James Hev-| mode, patent leather boots ‘and a black National Geographic OF WASHINGT . 0. ITASCO P _ SCHOOL, 1023 15th st. m fel y to Gen. Wey- | This cast Is the oné which will present the ee ttn oe ee eons Society. WASHINGTON RIDING ACADEMY, z Arlington Ft M e : of cooking school | highly interesting drama next week. © modern, up-to-date new woman's riding | | Course of Nine J Hustrated Monday A fternogn Sees He Scientific. Instructive. = ondertal > 4s y' velsh jon was re-| The Grand Opera House—One of the fun- | Habit. in the same act Mise Russell ap-| March tata) pie ee : ADMISSION -2| Baliston, Fostoria, Falls ved with a so impr nfest of funny men on the stage today is ‘The Bifects of Geographic Envlronment in De- vet. The Monday, March 1. Eedle Foy, who will appear at the Grand, | Claborately trimmed with pink v je ‘encnet | veloping the Civilization of t BE a = appointed a ket | covering the ustal performances inaugu- | Sleeves @.¢ Immense, and one mass of | “Stee 1." Rianert eae GaralneeG| (qreacere iu EVENING-FXTRA PROGRAN Church. committee, to take maeeted & Se | Patton week every night, with dally mat-|duchesse lace ruffles from shoulder to ard,” president of Admission. Soe. | Children - 5c} National Cemetery, U. 8. Military Post apd aed <a af ia for ‘ai | inees and especial mtdnight performances | WTist. In the second act there Is a circus | Society; Mar. &, Ba 1t* Admitting Gentleman and Ladies . ° Cavalry Drills. Choice "suburb homes. ‘Take pes were held for prudential | O° canesday, Thursday and Friday. Mr, | ball, and Miss Russell makes her appear-| D.D., 1 of the I —- — ov Vitasco Hall electric cars from Aquedac pease ¥ . ely 7 sion | ance on the back of a property elephant. 9 f5-1m W., A. AD suaeented: that tuntead af | 70% Reo © vere Sno Seer tee on 8 cies wees an Cesptian vobe tasioned of pees Musicale, — — - ss : i the Earth,” spectacular ex- | © ad sl i Prof. ‘Thos. id = 26-61 SIN ae 7 Lepbersi seb ou Fee ‘Like’ old wine, Mr. Foy tm. | turquoise satin, the front falling loosely | saeto te" paioeannn: ‘arin’ _.¢ Under the direction of MISS VEAZIR. SOE St ADIOINING CODUNBIA THEATER Steamer [lacalester 7 Dame cite a | proves and ripens with age, and his per- | from the neck to the feet. incrusted with Hep), Ide Wheeler, LI-D.. of Comnel WASHINGTON CLUB, | 1710 1 st. THURSDAY —TO— johnnie ould be tice te ; i = ass el pstones. prii 5, Rome, Rev. ‘Alex. M: arch 11, at 8 o'clock. formed at once. and a committee on the | formance ts full of that unetuousness that | § mass of embroidery. in rhinestones. The | Aye 0, Bome, Mer. Mit aa. estat Miss SELLIE® HN | ice P l ce MOUNT VERNON, Je appointed, aay austtuctive Mterature | pis" car Manager John W. Dunne has | Palest of pink rhinestones form the roses Troe, Haiwig, A, (Groexeror ot! Amberst College; “IE, Mrs. SLE: 5 9 as ce ee yerary, pe i2- | surrounded him with a splendid company of | @nd the delleate green stones the leaves. . yn Institute of Arts and Daily Goodyenr’ of the Ir. Sctencos; April 26, America. A limited number of tickets for sale at Metz- erott’s music store, 1110 F xt. For the course, $8.00. For a single lecture, 60 cents. fe27 INAUGURATION WEEK. CENTER MARKET HALL, {except Sund: ng reach the cits KOUND TRIP, to grounds, ELEGANT CAFE ON THE § Tickets, with Mount Vernon adn for sale at wharf 2nd at hotels. Will also make river landings as far as Glymont, te tonal campaign | committee ap- members of | equested that her nutes of the meet- ‘Ie it right for a rriage and a French on an income of $7 per week, whil 8 80 much suffering in the land? b declined to act on this question. The effect 1s dazzling. Carroll Chapel Dramatic Club.—A most successful dramatic entertainment was given last Wednesday evening at Forest Glen by “The Carroll Chapel Dramatic Club” for the benefit of the new St. John’s Church. The house was packed to the doors, and the S. R. O. sign was displayed early in the evening, late comers finding it difficult to secure admittance. The stage artists, including such well-known people as Mary Marble, Mari de Camp!, Adiyn Es- Gertrude and Agnes Saye, Oscar Hall, | J. 5. Sullivan and forty others of the best and most capable artists he could “Off the Earth” ts full of new and Convention Hall, cor. Sth and I, sts. nw. [R I Real Ice Skating. Every Afternoon and Evening, except Monday and At 10 a.m.,_ retu! Kr BY THE Georgetown get. taking songs, fine business, beautiful seen- ery, elegant costumes and all that goes to make the performance and the production us girl to keep a stopping for freight and passcugers both For charters, ctc., apply at office of ester. complete in every sense. It is one of the ° ° —— ateo Gate - POTTER'S FIRST-CLASS EXCURS ge wubmitted @ desire toe armoreal bear- | brightest musical and spec‘acular comedies | settings were rich and appropriate. ‘The Universit Sail in May, JUNE and JULY for tobe aed aan neeaire for a coat of arms | ever produced inthe country, and. {t will | trarnmentel’ ducers ‘Pendesed be Maser GRAND MASQUE Gi to be used on the soc Z 7 1 — * - 's = ¥ * WA a ‘ARNIVAL, preg peel elt Bo cpypahl | be seen at the Grand next week ‘with all | Boyer Stewart of Linden, violinist, and Pa. ave, and 9th st. Glee, Banjo OUR DAY | the accessories that went to make the orlg- tral production such a big success. Eddie Woon Foy is the prince of good fellows and fun- The desire was approved and the motto | ™@k¢Ts, and “Off the Earth” gives him the opted. The query was then propounded | Sreatest possible opportunity to display his Mrs. Benedict of Woodside, pianist, were excellent. The curtain raiser, “A Pair of Lunatics,” played by Bouic Clark and Miss Edna Hardy, was well received. This was followed by the one-act come “I've FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 8. ing of a sky-biue goose, bright yellow pair of bellow TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY, Commencing Monday Evening, March 1. Afternoon, 2 o'clock. Evening, 8 o'clock, Under the auspices of the 2d Regiment, D. 0. N. G. rampant on a the motto of | Admission. fe26-24d WWELARD HALL. and Mandolin Clubs, GASTON HALL, COLLEGE BUILDING, Gibraltar, Italy, Switzerland, Ge many France, Nort Rus’ aia, Holland, etc., etc. Perfected itineraries. Su leadership. Unequaled arrangements. OLD WORLD 5 Pb LR he : mM wonderful and versatile talents that have | Written to Browne,” which was given in \ A _ Daily at 2:30, 4:30 and 8:15 p.m. GUIDE, | iustrated, FREB. — Betablisied 1870. called upon to do some deed of daring ong | and kinds of people. grim Dotts, Berry Clark as Otway Sheri- CONTERNO Ss Take F st. electric cars. Tickets on sale at of the sights of Washington. eib-seins ph ee ae 3 dan Browne and Malcolm Eccleston as Metzerott’s und college. ite ‘THE AMERICAN "he answer was} Bijou Family Theater.—Considerable in- | Ghartes Hetherington were especially. bril- Eat on seara? terest has been excited in theatrical circles | jjant in their impersonations. The work of | GRAND HISTORICAL MUSICAL SPECTACLE, BENEFIT OF by tho latest managerial venture of Mr. | Mivg Edith Ho Lay as the fasciuatine widow, Mrs. Walsingham, was admirable. Miss La Rue as Laura played the part with ‘THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF THB Cretan Patriots. ter.—One of the greatest Jb h Managers Metzerott & | Robert to offer the patrons of the Whitesell Mr. T. Spectacular of the Bijou Family Miaco’s “Pantomime and ety Company” is the prop- of OGRAPH, |A Trip a . the present sea ease and grace. The performance was con- : Sons n, pet 5) Seataane maxt erty bought, and the long experience of Its | cluded by a localization of “My Awful our ee ilostratea usctare a ones pia ° Bical seomag, REXt | new manager In that class of works makes | Chom,” from “The Harvard Stories,” which Wee aa ee oO amaica olen.” whieh en. | DS Success and that of the production as- | convuised the audience. Mr. Hanson Clark = University, = Se setnc iNET Universi MARVELOUS MOVING PICTURES, 9 te at thacwittn | Sured., Since purchasing the show a con- | Ss" Prof. sturdy, instructor to the student niversity, alumnus of the National University siderable amount of money has been ex- | % c : In Three Acts and Twenty Tableaux, by of Athens. Tickets, $1, for sale at the hall. ° s ‘ ork: three weeks | pended in Tenewing and yeorpanising ie, | .2OdY,” was inimitable. An innovation in Explanatory Descriptions by Whiting Allen, THE QUEEN OF WEST INDIAN ISLANDS, 3 t PB f Alabaster Gumdrop, a small fe27,mh6,8,9,10 Street Theater, Philadel- | with the result that it now ranks high in | the Shape o: ies phia, and one h eo P aie r dark youth of pugilistic tendencies, played Admission, 60c. Children, 25c. No reserved r] _ oi niga a Theater, | the lst of such productions. New paper | by Nell Clark, carried the house by btosm. Dr. G..E. CONTERNO. ALL NEXT |: felett 7a and novel forms of advertising have been devised, and Mr. Whitesell has completely fitted it with handsome scenery and beau- tful costumes. Mr. Fred Wilson, who is The other characters in this play were as- sumed by Malcolm Eccleston as Ned Bur- leigh and Berry Clark as Steve Hudson, college chums, Boutc Clark as Jack Ran- . portrays the adventures of ree prospective godfath + a baby who has b BIJOU. “Week MATINEES DAILY. COLUMBIA THEATER. INAUGURATION’ WEEK, STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 1. 100 ARTISTS IN THE PRODUCTION 100 Atlas Line by its nurse on its | one of the best known and Iiked business o mi Special Midnight Performances : ae Wg Ey} sg canpiegy RET takes 1€ | men in the city, ‘will be [but in charge of ele Hates sae hernater ee Ther toe Conterno’s Banious Cornet Band. Wednesdhy' aud Thursdays 4 LAUGH A MINUTE. ‘DHAi'S WHATS IN Tr. gectine (a, Vacation, of Mnited duration tot P ittle fresh air, and in-| the company while on the road, and Mr. le at Sanders o's Musi ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. : - Jamaica and retura can be made in 1 {oa friend of hers for a few mo-| J. Randolph, the veteran manager, will | {{rmance was under the direction of Boule | Tiekate cn: ea Ss SUAS wet 1T ISALAUGUTER AND LINGEUM. Send for illustrated booklet. ments, who in turn hi it over to her | have charge of the business end. The show 3 7 Geo GES Ses 9 ss 1 soldier sweetheart, who again transfers it | has been booked along the famous Mischler | Battles of Our Nation.—‘Battles of Our'| Reserved Scats,...--.+ 750. and $1.00 Lost, Strayed or Stolen. Pim, Forward & Kellock, to a ladie-' maid. and she to the park | circuit, through Cincinnat! and Cleveland | Nation,” a mixture of tableaux and music, PS (By J. Cheever Goodwin and Woolson Morse.) % Keeper. In consequence, the searching | to New York, where it will close at the end | will begin a week's engagement at Center | Admission. Direction MAX BLEIMAN. Gace, gid hee arty Nistt tm turn the barracks of the | of the season for the summer. Baltimore | Market Hall Monday afternoon, giving two THE MUSICA" FAD OF THE DAY. SO ee id “Regiment, the boudoir of an opera | ts the next booking after this city, and an | performances daily, one at 2 o'clock in the Headquarters for SPECTACULAR cast, Pe . Tes bouffe prima donna, and the gardens of | extensive tour of Pennsylvania will be | afternoon and the other at 8 o'clock in the 1 The original CHORUS, z the Luxcrbourg. ‘In each place they ere-| made. Cyrene, the dancer, has been en- evening. ‘The musical part of the presenta- Inaugural Ball Tickets. . Pantomime & Specialty 200 NIGHTS IN NEW YORE orfolk & ashington ate the utmost confusion and meet with | gaged as a special feature, and the Miacos, | ton is supp yy Conterno's Cornet Band, | jngugural Ball ‘Pickéls, Sonvenira, and Supper Co. NIG. rN ; N Wi: Manifeld mishaps, kome one godfather get- | the Martinetis and other well-known vau- | while the tableaux and the other Incidental | qaxew er asle at [Ram 3 S25 B Paton, < IN CONJUNCTION WITH 35 NIGHTS IN PHILADELPRIA. ‘THE FaMOUS FRENCH TROUFB, Monres, mseif su deeply involved in trouvle | deville entertainers will accompany the | features in connection with the show are » Pi TWO CAR LOADS OF SCENIC INVESTURE. ct that he tomnorariy drops out | show. Manager Whitesell ions yenktt | endar the’ personal direction of Be. B. cy | Bradbury: Piano Warerooms, mm ous CYRENE cortSrn | Pon oe am ssi¢ | Steamboat Co of the clase, so to speak, for repairs. A | plucky gentleman, and there is little doubt | Conterno,-the originator of the idea. There 1225 Pa. Ave. bs It SYLPH COLUMBINB. . > pec of the comedy is that, with | that he will win the success with his new | are over one hundred artists in the produc- = a 15th ana ay in the yar for Fortress the exception of the father and godfathers, | venture that his many friends wish him | tion and the different features that arej . q Universalist Church,?: cuects, | — Newport News and all points south the incidents of its enactment are carried his energy and enterprise deserve. The | combined make it a grand historical mu- 9 MARTINETTI sas FEBRUARY 27, * wet si t= 2 en by a new set of characters for each | company will be seen at the Bijou next | sical spectacle. Tickets are now on sale By ‘the Campbell “Light Infantry, * Evening, oe | "ene ae eee ee ee act, thereby offering « pleasing vartety, | maak at Sanders & Stayman's music store, on F ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, 7th st. nw. “ a ‘CONCERT BY a eeten not only of places, but of people. It Is street. UMnEY Saab aa eee And a host of Pantomime and Vaudeville Stars, Lr, Washington Reediess to say that at last, with nothanks | Kernan’s Lyceum Theater—The ffteen| wi. yrgseg De Cemp.—An enjoyable con- eS etl ar “and dancing nightly, 1:80 p.m. Presenting The Misses DE CAMP. a % fo the father or godfathers, the baby Is | PeFformances to be given at Kernan’s oye | eee aa ie ee eee oe Our os pes er Th Fai Tali Laura Hancock De foprano; ‘Augusta Adams | ‘ar. ‘Norfolk. found and all ends happily.’ The cast In- | Coum Theater next week will mark another | fith0. this evening by the Misses De Camp | —A¢mission, 20c- le ry ISMAMN. | ey Bye alto; assisted by 4t. Portamout cludes all of the ‘principals and chorus | ¢F@ in the history of that popular amuse-| CMDet taciphia. ‘The Misses De Camp ate BIJOU, “ts ae ERMANN RAKEMAN, a weber Bho preseuted it at tts original production. | Ment piace. Manager Kernan, determined | Vocalists ond are well known not only in eek, UMBIA THEATER. Concert Mr. Ed. F. Guzman. = ee oan They are Louls Harrison, Paul Dresser, | fp mest {he existing emergency, will divide | the musical circles of thelr native city, but PACKED HOUSES ALi; THE TDAH. a Saunas pete Be, aa $1.60. ‘Seats at Droog = rable . Robt. F. Cotton, Claude Brooke, John Gil- | the entertainments ae follow: ‘atinees | in Washington as well. ‘They will be assist Gilmore and-Leonard’: ‘Tuesday leduostay Mats, Max. 2 Plano used. fe20-; = Berge g20 luaurione Thayer, Edward Wilks, Dan | daily. the usual evening performances and | 64 by Mr. Herman Rakemann, violinist, and 8 THE NEW COMIC OPERA, = and a, Henry Bergman, Harvy Rigby, | §, midnight performance cepa: Weil Mr. Henry Xander, pianist, and the’ pro- A 9 ‘ S$ LYCEUM THEATER. = Dining room Max Rosen, Horace Sparks, Tom Whit: | diately after the re Friday. For his at. | Tam prepared gives evidence of a most an Ss : le SD —_: bread, Fannie. Bulkeley. Rose | Beaudet, traction a berter selection could not have | enjoyable affair. O' » EX Ve o | THAT GRAND DISPLAY OF FEMININE BEAUTY, | —— Washington Belle Black, Sue Meac mma Janvier = a ss 7 Z — Pennssl: the only Georgia Caine. ‘Tho muste ts | Sensation Double Show. Light opera; burs | upon ihe ast, week. of ite erhivitions. ia INAUGURATION W—oasr axp conus or 1 reorz—s| City Club Burlesquers. |= #= bright and catchy, and the authors of the | jecGue und high-class specialty acts are so | this clty Monday afterncon. It is not often CULAR. PANTO! Under the Direction of Carrol E. Macomber. = beara wee have suvecesen Sa resitnnes ether ens harmoniously bierded as to carry ee novelty” bord oot ae be this city eagor ‘SPB PECla LT ghana ae “The prettiest light opera of the day.” Pit So fel viene gm Dest of all | — cap avo = . a dience through three hours of delight: as the Biograp! , and the patron: | -—-——- = . — admirable production. Aiversions. ‘The company ts made up of | age that has been bestowed upon it has.| CAPITAL CYCLE HIDING PARK. 14008 NEW | RESURVED SHAT PRICES $1.50, $1.25, $1.00, 7c. | "THE SPORTY DUTCH = Lafayette Square Opera House.—The ‘Sits peenle, twenty-five of whom are Atro- been earned jn every particular. People. “Ynstructors. -- The is ‘can erates. | auspices; Daughters of the American Revolution. 5 (Onmpetent fanious A story of “The Heart cf Maryland,” from artists. The opening burletta , drop-frame used; saves accidents. fe23-8t Next Week- who have seen it have not been content fel5-tf | Seats selling now st box office.