Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1897, Page 24

Mr. Henry Bergman, stage manager of the Columbia k Company, fs one actor who has resisted all the mangers to go into vaudeville. his reputation as a creator of characier bits, as well as his ability as a stage mana- ger, he was in great demand, and had se’ eral excellent offers from New York mana- gers of mus'c halls and vaudeville cir- cuits. But Mr. Bergman's heart is wrapped up in the legitimate, and he takes a far- sizhted view of the situation. “I am willing to concede that many better and more famous actors than I have gone into vaudeville, some of them with suc- But I have yet to see any of them to their former rank .as regular pl Furthermore, I am inclined to be- lieve that when they try to do so they will find the step they have taken easier to make than to retr Of course, to a younz and comparatively unknown actor ft dees not matter, and he stands a chance of making 2 name in a new ine. But I am talking about the ‘big cards,’ such as Manrice Barrymore, for instance, a noted leading man, and an ex-star. Not that his le will degrade him it is simply a cess, pe Ss My; financial matter. People who have seen Barrymore for a quarter will not put up $1.50 to him as a star again. It fs an axiom in theatrical matters that when once the price of an attraction is reduced so it must remain. The public memory is very tenacious on this point, as many who have tried the experiment of lowering and then raising prices know. Accordingly, as | I 5 ing to see how some of | d when they sular_ stage, ful, this is good suc r enough for me. “I have been aoor- keeper at the N. eater,” said Mr. Wm: H. Romaine the other night, “and I think that is the longest record of any) doorkeeper at one house in this city. I{ commenced my work in that line at what | is now Bijou Theater, when it was | opened by the late John Ford, under the name of Ford's Opera House. If you remember,” continued Mr. Romaine, “that house was used as a variety theater dur- ing the war, and then it was taken by its owner, the late Wm. Wall, and run under the name of Wall's Opera House. Then the building was burned down, and when the nt structure was erected it was first d by Mr. Ford. There were some notable performances at that old hous vini made his first appearance in thi ete there and Laura Keene and John E. d their last work here on that stage. Gerster was first heard in opera there, and so was Gianini, the tenor. Mr. Ford opened with Joseph Jefferson, who did a big business. Later John Sleeper Clarke played an engagement there, and It was at that house that Gilbert and Sul- livan’s operas, ‘Pinafore,’ ‘Pirates’ and ‘Patience’ saw the light in this city. | er leaving the Opera House I went in | S72 to the National Theater, where I have remained ever since."* Manager Luckett of the Columbia Thea- ter is not afraid of hot weather; neither are any of his patrons who were present | @t the opening of “Niobe” last Monday | 1 be remembered that the day excessively sultry, and Mr. Luckett, | ipating a fling night, thought it a good urate the new cool- ch he has provided for m. he ordered several tons of d the: in the basement reser- such which all the air that is pumped into the auditorium by the electric first The engineer was in- he fans te work two hours for opening the doors, and home to dinner, calmly uld have the house comfortabl »ck the rain came down, and mercury. The result was @ | le and no need of arti- ficial means to cool any house. Mr. Luck- ett hurried back to the theater, and when | he poked his nose into the auditorium he | nearly had it frostbitten. The theater had | | | the temperature of a cold stcrage plant. Then Mr. Luckett had to shut off the fans and start the steam heaters before he could get the house back to normal tem- perature. But the experiment has con- | vinced him that his cooling plant {s a suc- cess, and he fears no hot spells this sum- mer. Al Lipman, leading man of the Columbia Stock Company. was a member of the orig- inal American cast of “The Private Secre- | tery” at the Madison Square Theater, New York, nearly ten years ago. He played the rt of Douglas Cattermore, with Mr. Le foyne as his choleric East Indian uncle. | “Little Thornton was the first and to my mind the best Rev. Robert Spaulding in this country," says Mr. Lipman, “and the way he used to say ‘Do you know’ would | Set me to laughing long after the novelty | of the thing had worn off. Gillette couldn't | touch him.” Mr. Bert Riddle fs In the city, having successfully piloted Mrs. Robert Downing (Bugenie Blair) in her starring tour. It is | not impossible that he may organize a n stock company. Last year bis | of that kind was a paying one. Sadie Lee. who did the Bat dance Professor Caruana’s recent exhibit, showed remarkable proficiency for one so young. Her costume was rich and appro- *, and all her movements were exe- racefuliy. LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE. —“Paul Jones," with a most attractive wand gorgeous scenery, will| the Lafayette next week by | the Castle Square Opera Company. Lizzle | Macnichol takes the title role, and as the famous naval revolutionary here she will undoubtedly be warmly greeted. Miss Macnichol is said by many to rival Agnes } xton as Paul Jones, and since Miss tington retired some years ago no artist has attempted to assume that diffi- cult part until Miss Macnichol appeared in it in Philadelphia some months ago, where its coming presentation the present com- pany must necessarily challenge compari- son with the Hollands and their clever support, the managers of the Columbia Stock are confident that they will come out successfully. They claim that Wash- ington has never had a stock company which contains such strong material as the present one. Although up to date their successes have been in farcical and fan- tastic comedy, In “A Superfluous Hus- band” many of the players will have the style of parts best suited to them. Mr. A. S. Lipman, for instance, as the hus- invitations of | band, wiil have a leading part exactly in Owing to/| line with his greatest successes, for al- reter | though a clever farceur, like Joseph Hol- land, who played the part before, he is also a strong actor of leading roles. Jas. O. Barrows, who will appear as Dr. Wood, the part originated by E. M. Hoiland, is perfectly at home in this style of quaint, quiet comedy—in fact, at his best in it. Miss Katherine Grey will be the ambitious wife, and while her Niobe is admirabie, there is no doubt that her emotional pow- ers will app2ar to better advantage in this stronger roje. Henry Bergman will be that disturber of domestic peace, De Winton, while a feature of the performance will be the first appearance with the company of the popular Washington actor, Mr. Williain Boag, as O. De Puyster Bissell, the part originated by Thomas Oberle. There are fourteen characters in the cast, utilizing the full streng*h of the stock company, with the exception of one member, all hav- ing suitable parts. In deference to the late dinner hour of most of its patrons, the Columbia will ring up its curtain at 8:30 o'clock each evening, and as the sewer con- struction now interferes with the approach of carriages on the F street side, there will be a special doorkeeper stationed at the 12th street entrance to accommodate THE EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1897-24 PAGES. FOR WOOD RAMBLERS Woodland Birds and Flowers June. OF GREAT VARIETY AND BEAUTY The Charms of a Walk in the Open Meadows. FOLIAGE AND BLOSSOMS —__.—_—_ Written Exclusively for The Evening Star. As the season begins to grow warmer and the shade which the trees have kindly provided for us daily gains in attractive- ness the flowers, which, more than man, appreciate the life and health-giving qual- ities sf honest sunshine, evince a growing preference for tke open fields and mead- ows. More and mcre meager do the re- turns become which are yielded to the wood rambler, and fuller and fuller the variety of beauty and interest which are offered to the courageous one who fears not tan or freckles. But the June woods, though not so fruitful to the devoted wor- shiper at 1ature’s shrine-as sunny places, are by no means bare or empty of floral charm. The laurel is in full bloom as the month cpens, with its mounds and banks of pink and vhite reflected in the quiet water of the woodland stream, beside which it loves to dwell; the rich yellow of the wild coreopsis gleams like golden stars in the shadowy realms; purple skullcaps, gathered here and there into a little col- daistes and grasses sent a picture-as eye of some loiteser samong nature's haunts as it is distastefal to that of the thrifty but unimaginativercultivator of the soll. The red and wilite @lovers are -diplo- matic enough to please beth parties to the dissension; but theis co@sins; the yellow hop clover and the fazay: little rabbit foot clover, are not so :fortunate. Still they escape the full wratls that is-poured upon itely, he is a ropean cuckoo is found in the cowbird. This re- pulsive creature knows nothing of the finer instincts that animates the bird kind dur- ing the mating season. There are no mar- riage vows among the cowbirds, no pairing and building of homes and ‘rearing of young. ‘the females of this free-love com- munity lay their eggs jt e nests of smaller birds during their absence from home, and then abandon the offspring to t ercies of the foster parents. ly, to the credit of their kindness of heart, but to the discredit of their judg- ment, hatch out and rear the youngster, who, after Sooming. his foster brothers and sisters to starvation by securing most of the food brought. by the parent birds, un- gratefully sneaks out of the nest at the earliest opportunity and joins his own peo- ple. Some of the birds have resorted to in- genious methods of frustrating the plans of the unnatural mother who thus saddles the care of her young upon others; but most of the victims accept the visitation in a spirit of Christian resignation or Mahom- etan fatalism, whichever you choose, and give the youngster as much care and atten- tion as though he were an adopted member of the family. Rain Crow. the daisy and wild carrot by making them- selves much less conspicuous. Many other weeds, or flowers, according to the point of observation, render themselves obnoxious or pleasing during June. .'The yarrow stifiy holds up its many-flowered head above its finely dissected foliage as though proud that it serves no useful purpose save to insect and poet. Leaves and Flowers. The pretty sky blue blossoms of the chic- ory are stuck apparently at random upon their homely stalk, suggesting the thought that the Job of construeting the plant had been intrusted to some tyro whose sense of taste and fixtures was entirely lacking. The mullein opens a yellow eye here and there along its thick upright stalk. The pyramidal mounds of the St. John’s wort display many bright golden miniature suns, thé spreading stamens well representing patrens who drive to the theater. There will be one matinee, Saturday. THE GRAND.—Commencing with the matinee next Monday, Messrs. Kernan & Rife will present to the Washington public a high-class vaudeville entertainment, each artist selected for special merit. Having completed arrangements with Mr. Grau, the well-known manager, for his company, they announce the following well-known artists: Mr. John C. Rice and Miss Sallie Cohen, who will present their latest sketch, entitled “The Kiss.” These artists were the favorites of Miss May Irwin's “Courted Into Court” Company, and their sketch is de- lightfully rendered. Mr. Geo. W. Monroe, the iginal “Aunt Bridget;” Miss Proto, the queen of all high kickers, In her terp- sichorean melange; Douglas and Ford, the clever entertainers; Miss Edna Aug, thé American Anna Held; Al. Stern, the versa- Ule mimic, who will give imitations of Richard Mansfield, De Wolf Hopper, E. H. Louisana Water Thrush. the rays, but lose in attractiveness because of lack of co-operation among their blooms, some appearing before others on the same stalk are ready, and these in turn cha ing their ends into glittering flowers when their neigtbors have accomplished their purpose and turned to a dull brown. Out in the airy middle of field or meadow stand groups of corn flowers or black-eyed Susans, whose general resemblance to the daisy in the character of the blossom is responsible for the natural error embodied in the name of yellow daisies by which they are some- times designated. Among the handsomest of these troublesome beauties are the milk- weeds, which commence to bloom in June. Their curicusly shaped blossoms packed in a rounded head, closely and compactly in sczae species and loosely in others, pre- sent variously colored, but always showy trophies for the flower gatherer. The varie- gated and four-leaved milkweeds, two of the most attractive members of the family, prefer to seclude themselves within the ‘The Wood Pewee. One of the victims of the dishonesty and indolence of the cowbird is the wood pewce. It may be that frequent losses of broods have so preyed upon the spirits of this bird as to bring it into a condition of perpetual mourning. Its somber garb and melan- choly tones would justify such a notion. Whatever the cause, however, it is a fact that during June this little fly catcher fills the groves with mournful music. Its notes fall from the upper chambers of the wocds in saddened and pensive cadences, as though some grief-worn spirit were near, -sighing its sorrow and regret for the happy days that can never return. HENRY OLDYS. Sothern, Stuart Robson, etc., which are said to surpass any who have ever attempt- | ed imitations of these popular stars; Miss Anna Driver, the dainty little soubrette, in her latest songs, late of the Wm. Barry Company, and Mr. Myer Cohen, the Cali- fernia baritone, who is the originator of electric illustrated songs. Popular prices will prevail. KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER— ‘There will be a merry time at the Lyceum Theater next week, when Isham’s Octo- roons will appear in the most novel and in- teresting entertainment offered this or past Originality will predominate from ing to end. Mr. Isham has been lav- in expenditure on scenery and cos- ony, await the coming of the flower lov=r, well knowing the delight which their dis- covery will yield to him as he penetrates the leafy dell in which they abide; the del!- cate little pale blue blossoms of the spiked lobelia, uplifted on a wand-like stalk which springs from a rosette of large leaves, add grace and alriness to the moss-grown road, and the arbutus of the early spring Is re- called to mind by the partridge vine, which in some spots carpets the pines with creamy blossoms suggestive both in ap- pearance and fragrance of that hardier friend of curs who trod hard upon the heels of winter. Other Wood Flowers. Then as the month advances come the == Greece has a big sea coast, abroad ali her fish. Henry Austin Adams, formerly an Epis- copal clergyman, has become editor of Donahoe’s Magazine of Boston. France has a dialect society, the Societe des Parlers de France, which is collecting legends and songs in all parts of France by means of the phonograph. Dr. David 8. Schaff of Jacksonville, Ill, who has been called to the chair of ancient history in Lane Theclogical Seminary, Cin- cinnati, is know, as the father of Rugby foot ball in America. He was the captain of the first Yale team when it played its cover of the woods; the butterfly weed, on the other hand, is unwilling that the gor- geous display of orange, which it con- tributes to the month’s colors should be in any degree withdrawn from the public gaze, and so plants itself in_ treeless ground in the full view of all. The com- mon milkweed and the obtuse-leaved, which are similar to each other in coloring, are not so brilliant and would not be so apt to be chosen by a dusky belle for her Sun- day hat, but they are, like the butterfly weed, unwilling that.what they have to offer’ should not be perceived by all, and so also refuse the safety of seclusion and brave the dangers that attach to promi- nence. but buys tumes, everything being new, rich and striking. The company embraces the very pick of high-class colored stars, each se- lected for special excellence in some par- ticular act, and embraces such artists as Madame Flower, whose phenomenal voice attracted general attention at Nantasket Beach, where critical Boston pronounced her the vocal wonder of the century. The is ably seconded by Fred. J. Pip- . baritone of rare ability. Mr. and Mrs. Tom MclIntosh, the inimitable comedy pair, who will make their initial appear- ance in Washington this season. Tom Mc- Intosh is the peer of all Afro-American comedians, and his abundant flow of orig- inal wit keeps his audience in a continuous roar. The Hyer Sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Irv- ing Jones, the leading laugh producers; pyrolas, which scatter their lily-of-the-val- ley-like clusters of drooping bells about among the sturdy trunks of the trees, and the closely allied prince’s pine and spotted pipsiss=wa, somewhat similar in general aspect, but more beautiful upon closer in- spection, and with the added charm of delicious perfume, while the tall ghostly spires of the black cohash begin to appear in the dusky glades standing like myster- fous spcctral ‘sentinels amid the gloom. Ripe Bersies. During May the fields: are whitened ty the blossoms of strhwhberry and black- berry, and amidst the undergrowth of the woods the hucklekerty bushes hang their clusters of waxy whiter reddish beads. In June comes the fulfillment of the prom- ise then given. Early im the month red strawberries lic in the @rass; and defore it closes blackberrying amd huckleberrying are strictly in season.: But the berry gath- erer must remember that. the function of the luscioas dainties that offer themselves so temptingly is not alone to, fill his mouth or his pail; nor is that. the. most imrori- ant reason for their-existence. ‘There are ‘divers indivatuals who are at.heme where he is trespassing with his tin:pail. These match with Columbia in 1872—the first in- tercollegiate foot bali game in this coun- try. Wisconsin’s game wardens are going to Propagate Chinese pheasants. There were over 200 applicants for per- mission to enter the competition to sub- mit plans for the proposed new capitol of Pennsylvaria, the number of the architects being limited by the law to six. A Maine editor suggests that the fisher- men, instead of giving the number and pounds of fish they take, shall lay them end to end and then speak of them as so many feet of trout, bass or pickerel. England has trouble in getting recruits. It is proposed to pay the: passage home for stranded Britons in America. | of the results of its efforts. | ganization is Mme. the piece vas revived by the Castle Square C Joseph Sheehan, who has been anki-Poo in “The Mikado” this wil! take the part of the Spanish wal officer, Rufino de Martinez, in “Paul Jones.” Miss Alice Lichter, who has proved a decided favorite here, will be Yvonne. «Don Trocadero, the Spanish gov- ernor, will be Mr. Maurice Abbe. He is well equipped to prove very popular as the eccentric Spanish nobleman. Bouilla- ba! the hard-drinking and funny old smuggler, will be presented by Mr. Wil- Mam Wolf, and the smuggler’s ranting wife, Chopinette, will be played by Miss Bessie Fairbairn, who made a great suc- cess in this character in the production of the opera in Philadelphia. Mr. William ster will be the St. Malo ship chandler, and Mr. Arthur Lieblee the They are both excellent s, and good work may be expected of them. Petit Pierre, the fisher lad, will be taken by Mr. Arthur Wooley. Miss Clara Selton, who has proven herself a good actress and excellent singer, will appear as Alva, Miss Celeste Wynne as Male- guena and Miss Belle Travers as Delphine. Altogether there {s no reason why the Cas- tle Square Company should not continue the remarkable success it has had here so far. The usual Wednesday and Satur- day matinees will be given, with a “rose” matinee on Wednesday. Tuesday evening will be the fiftieth anni- versary of the Castle Square Company's @ngagement in this city, and the event Will be celebrated by the presentation to each lady in the audience of a beautiful souvenir. COLUMBIA THEATER.—Tte story of “ Superfiuous Husband,” which will be the play presented by the Columbia Stock Com- y next week, is one of modern domestic fe, and deals with the question of the social equality of men and women in light comedy, but none the less effective. As ‘The Star had occasion to say some very a compliment things of this play, at the time of its it presentation here last season by the Hollands, while in | Miss Belie King, another noted song bird; Shorty May, mimic and character comedian, and twenty-five other artists are included in the company, Besides the singing, there will be dances and a number of novel features. MANAGER KERNAN’S BENEFIT.— A testimonial benefit will be tendered Man- ager Eugene Kernan at the Lyceum next Monday evening, and from present indi- cations the occasion will be the most suc- | cessful ever given the popular beneficiary. All of the necessary details are completed, and the committee in charge is justly proud The attraction se! ed is a purely professional one, and comes under the title of John W. Isham’s yctoroons, who have, with the permission of Mr. Isham, individually volunteered their services for the occasion. Among the prominent members of this excellent or- Flower, whose rare voice has won for her the title of “The Bronze Melba." Mme. Flower will be as- sisted by Fred. J. Piper, the distinguished baritone. Tom McIntosh, the peer of Afro- American comedians, will make his first appearance this season, assisted by his wife. Others in the company are Madah Hyar, Grundy and Murray, Matt Johnson, Edw. Harris and Mazie Brooks. day for Louisville, Ky., to join Frederic Bond's Summer Comedy Company. She will play rojes in “Snowball” and “School,” madé popular by Mary Sanders last sum- mer. LAST OF THE BIOGRAPH.—The exhi- Eitions of the Biograph this 4:30 and this evening at 8: be the last this season, and Washington amusement seekers will not have another chance to witress the entertaining, inter- esting and educational display again until next fall, The Blograph has had a run of nearly seven months, and its success has been unprecedented. It has not only fur- nished the very highest class of an enter- tainment—one that educates and edifices at the same time that it entertains and pleases the passing fancy—but it has by its benefit exhibitions done a world of good in charity. Col. Jay Durham hes made himself very popular as the manager of the Biograph and has won for himself thousands of friends and admiters, “CINDERELLA” BY CHILDREN.—The pretty operatic play in four acts of “Cin- derella, or the Good Fairy and the Little Glass Slipper,” was presented for charity last evening at the National Theater, and was repeated this afternoon, by the pupils of Prof. Sheldon. Large audiences were in attendance at both performances. The lit- tle ones seemed to do even better work than at the original presentation several weeks ago, and all the features were well received, particularly the arrival of the golden chariot drawn by little ponies. Lit- tue Edna Danforth easily carried off the Oven Bird. Another uncanny occupant of the wood- Jand shades is the Indian pipe or corpse plant, a parasitic growth upon underground roots of trees. Its flowers, its thick stem, its sealy foliage, are all cold, clammy and of a grayish white that turns black wher- ever touched by human hand. In its growth it resembles a pipe, or more often a bunch ‘of pipes, with the stem siuck in the ground and the bowl at various angles from the stem; but such pipes as might be smoked not so appropriately by Indians as by the crew of the Flying Dutchman. It is a representation of life in the garb of death, created by nature in a moment of whimsi- cal fancy. White also, but without grue- gome suggestion, are the feathery plumes of the New Jersey tea, in whose name is embalmed the historical record of the sub- stitute used by the people of New Jersey during the revolution for the tea of which they were deprived by the embargoes of the war. Nor is there the slightest touch of urnwho'esomeness in the wealth of yellow pea-like blosscms which the false indigo unfolds- upon dry wooded hills. Bright, blinking flowers, they tell of the sunshine which they have caught and stored. While watching the woods of June let us not forget to keep an eye upon the chestnuts; for about the middle of the month, or perhaps a little earlier, we shall see them beginning to change in aspect. A lighter, yellowish coverlet seems to ove! spread their tops, bringing them into con- spicuous contrast with the rest of the goodly company with which they touch el- bows. It is their period of bloom. They are taking the first step in the preparation of that rich harvest for boy and squirrel which the frost will bring. a June Meadows. If now we turn from the woods to the fields, we shall find much that will reward @ walk in the open. Here we may enjoy the charms of the brier-rose, whose petals, with their pink, which they have borrowed from the dawn, have a simple beauty and delicacy which the choicest productions of the conservatory cannot surpass; while the yellow stamens and the stigmas, which on the cultivated roses have been changed to additional petals, tell us that their sym- beings, on whose homestead swe may say the berries grow, "gave the prior right and are the most importgnt recipients of the bounty. They are the guests of honor at nature's table. Here is a ca:bird whose nest Is built right among the blackberries; the black- verry bush forms a principle support to the sticks, rootlets, paper bits and other things of which it consists. He looks out from his home among the berries as the man with the pail approaches and per- ceives an inteorloper. It is not surprising that he makes un outcry that brings down upon the intruder an inspection on the part of all the neighboring houseiiolders. But nature is bountiful, and if the man with the pail recognizes and acknowledgcs the secondary character of his rights and dces nothing detrimental to the interests of the prior occupants of the blackberry patch he will find himself welcomed in true frienily hospitality by the original owners. The birds have good reason at this time to be watchful and wary, for in many of these ingeniously constructed hab- itations lie variously colored eggs, on which are centered the hopes and cares of different feathered couples; while some of them, if examin2d, will be found to con- tain young fleiglings, who, if all goes well, will soon be able to care for themselves, leaving their parents the satisfaction of a duty well performed. Woodland Birds. AMUSEMENTS. GRAND CONCERT OF THE FAMOUS MOODY CHOIR OF 400 VOICES, Percy S. Foster, Director. GENTRAL MALL, COR. 9TH AND PA. AVE. (Adjoining Center Market), WEDNESDAY. JUNE 9, AT 8'P.M. ADMISSION 25 CENTS. Reserved Seais 10 Cents extra _at SANDERS & STAYMAN’S MUSIC STORE, 1327 F ST., on and after Thursday, June 3. my29-10t Lafayette | 6th Week| 224.5 TONIGHT AT 8. —LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE— GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S MIKADO. Be, We, The. MAE PAUL JONES. TUESDAY, JUNE 1, vee STH PERFORMANCE, What a change in birédom comes as May | SOUVENIRS. ei ES whirls boisterously away and June steals quietly in! A few black-poll warblers, the THE LAST DAY last drops of the great vernal migratory flood, stay with us for five or six days and then pass on, leaving us alone with our summer companions. Not all the war- blers leave us, however; a number remain here to build. In the June woods we shall find one of the sojourners, the black and creeper, a shade more black than white, climbing the tree trunks after the fashion of the woodpeckers, in search of his daily food in the chinks and crevices of the bark. And his high, wire-like song, re- sembling a sawing back and forth upon the higher harmonies of a violin, will frequent- ly be heard, piercing the leafy.covers be- hind which -he may be temporarily con- cealed. Here, too, the attention will prob- ably be attracted by a small bird, with a white breast liberally striped with black, sedately walking about among the trees. Perhaps from the ground, but more often from a low perch up .to which he has flown, he will utter a song which hammers one note harder and harder until the woods resound with the blows. This is the oven bird, or golden-crowned accentor, whose genealogy has been @ sore puzzle to ornithologists, though they have finally concluded that he is entitled to blazon the warbler crest upon his coat-of-arms. An- other song of his, mueh less commonly heard, is the brillianf:carol which is some- OF THB GREAT BIOGRAPH, WILLARD HALL. Dally, 2:80, 4:30 and 8:15 p.m. The last exhibl- tion this evening. It MRS. FENETTA SARGENT HASKELL, IN HER unrivaled interpretation of David Copperfield, at nd M. E. Church, on WEDNES- o'clock, for the ‘benefit of the . The most delightful humor, delicate thos and sublime passion are depicted in this Foimitable presentation, my29-3t* BICYCLE RACES INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC PARK, DECORATION DAY, Monday, May 31. RACES COMMENCE AT 2:30. 14 -Big Races. honors. Others in the cast of characters were Lillie Hughes, Pansy Willson, Willie Newton, Daisy Waring, Grace Kesmodel, Viva Navifuese. Albert Coryell, Chester-| Smith, Nellie Hunt, Joseph Ireland, An- drew Duffy, Minnie and Lottie Brakhagen, Arthur Seipp, Edna Corson, Ethel Lan- man, Eva Casey, Estelle Lowry, Alice Smith, Edward Jordan, Adeline Culp, Agnes Jordan, Elsie Jordan, Charles Stevenson, Maud Fowler, George Chase and Mattie Chase. The fairies were Lillie Hughes, Alice Smith, Adeline Culp, Minnie Brak- hagen, Lilien Acorn, Edna Corsan, Estelle Lowry, Flora Butler, Agnes Jordan, Grace Kesmodel, Pansy Willson, Eva Casey, Mar- guerite Butler, Mamie ‘Armitage, Brakhagen, Maud Fowler, Edith Liickett, Lr Lanman, Elsie Jordan and Edith Wiley. —— > The Women’s Vegetarian Union in Lon- don demand vegetarian dress. They have concluded that it is as wrong to kill ani- mals for clothes as for food. They want vegetable boots, vegetable gloves, vegrta- ble gowns and vogetable note paper. They have decided that the kid, the calf and the sheep shall be spared, if their influ- ence can do it. L. R. Bostick of San Saba, Tex., who captured Santa Ana sixty-one years ago, is now seventy-eight. In company. with two other young men, he was scouting over the country about elght miles fron metry and perfection have not been sacri- Reed tor the sake of show. Near by is the clear canary yellow of the sundrop, a true drop of bright sunshine, whose large petals are as pure in their tint as are those of t! brier-rose in its.own chosen pink. Along the sides of the gently gliding meadow brook rise the hery cream. very Ww! 5 discouraging irritating to the thrifty farmer a field may th importa- camp, when hi Mex! etand! wi from a purely in the Tish Fass. He attempted ed Plain manipoint. ees a thing If you want anything, try an ad. in The | these “weeds,” with thelr delicate Star. If anybody has what you wish, you | and ‘ d will get an answer. ‘ ina corner, perhaps shorter times, perhaps usually, delivered on the wing after the manner of the indigo bird's ecstatic lay. In the lower woods,<where.a stream finds its way through the shadows, one may oc- casionally happen up@a the handsome Ken- tucky warbler, with Sl@ clear olive-green above and bright’ yetléw ‘beneath. But such @ rencontre fs an event‘to rank with the discovery of one of the rure orchids. Equal- ly noteworthy is a meeting with the Louisi- ana water thrush, a«clese relative of the oven bird, who seekswimiler dark streams from the neighborhosd wf which to pour forth his beautiful sang, _ Each of these warblers is a fine: the voice of the Kentucky warbler being :ex! in tone, and very sugpestive of Carolina wren. The Cackoo. brilliant it of the cuckoo family can hardly be called sing- ers. They have not even as much music in their souls as that familiar piece of mech- Reserved seats at W.. ROY MITCHELL'S, 14TH AND NEW YORK AVE. N.W. Cars run every ten minutes from 36th and Prospect streets. my25-5t oe LYCEUM THEATER. EXTRAVAGANZA CO. ; Introdu: traordl: of Vaudeville cing an ext laary array 2—NEW, SPICY SURLESQUES—2 ESQI ‘=x, \sham?’s Octoroons. Brent, MAY 31, iter mgcoe Kerman 15 = Music and Dancing ‘Nothing but car far reeded for an evening at |, this @elightfal resort in the pure country air, AMUSEMENTS, BAND oPmia HOUSE. ~ KERNAN & RIFE, Managers! Commencing Monday, May 31. Extra Matinee MONDAY at 2. Usual Matinces Wednesday and Saturday. GRAU’S CELEBRITIES. ~ High-class Legitimate Vaudeville. JOHN C. RICE and SALLIE COHEN, Late of May Irwin's ‘Ccurted Into Court” Com- pany, in a sketch entitled “THE KISS.” GEORGE W. MONROE, ‘My Aunt Bridget—“Ob! By Gosh.” PROTOS Queen of all High Kickers. 5 DOUGLAS and FORD—The Ideal Fatertainers. EDNA AUG—The American Anna Held. AL STERN, The Ver-atile Mimic—In Imitations of Richard Mansfield, De Wolf Hopper, E. H. Sothern, Stuart Robson, ete. qn ANNA DRIVER, ‘The Dainty Soubrette, late of Wm. Barry Co. MYER COHEN—The Great California Baritone— Originator of Electric Iiustrated Songs. Prices—Night, 15, 25, 50 and 7% cts. Box Seats, $1. Matinces—15, 25 and 50 cts. Box Seats, $1. Box office now open for rale of seats. Columbia Theater it | Cooled by | Icy Blasts. oe Evenings at 8:30. Prices, 25, 50, Te. Matinee Saturday at 2:15. 25, 50c. The- Columbia Stock Co. ‘Will Present for the Last Time Tonight NIOBE. NEXT WEEK, The entire strength of the company will be seen in Clyde Fitch and Leo Deitrichstein’s New American Comedy, A Superfluous Husband. TUESDAY EVE 8: Closing Exhibition of the School of Light Gymnas- tics in a Grand Initial Production of **1900.”’ IC OPERA, A 3-ACT By Emil Christian Three Months in Rehearss AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA. Athletics by Seve db SOLDIERS’ HOME DRAMATIC COMPANY. An Amateur Rehearsal, By Kendrick Bangs. ts reserved—2 M1 day of perf OWING TO THE UNPRECEDENTE! UANA” he bas decided io remiai r-olds. city the next two months. Those preparing for the sta i speclalties or covching, ad- dress “CARUANA,” 32 Groot place. Circulars and particulars for the asking. ny2ZS-4w,6 COLUMBIA AGADERMY aia! One of the sights of Wasbinztoa. Cycling tanght on a 12,000-ft. floor. Competent instructors, Charges sinall. “ Music every evening. 220 streets_ J. HART BRITTAIN, 3 ‘Take F street cars. INSTRUCTION IN BICYCLE RIDING GIVEN BY competent instractors; rcaronable rates; lessons by appointment, at your Louse; straight course. CAPITAL CYCLE CO., Sil 14th st. nw, IVER VIEW, JUNE 2. ‘EFIT EXCURSION OF THE KS’ UNION, brother. Dancing and games all day. Boats leave at 10 a.m., 2 and 6:45 p.m. my20-3e* EXCURSION Marshall Hall and Indian Head On the Macalester, Under the auspices of “The Columbian Women” Of Columbian University, Wednesday, Junme2 Starting at 6:30 p.m. Mardolins, college scugs and the “‘orange and blue.”* ‘Tickets,’ 50 cents, for sale at Metzerott’s, che university and at the boat. The proceeds to be applied to the purchase of apparatus for a untver- sl gymnasium. In case of the tickets will be good for another night. pty “Ericsson Line Excursions”’ BY WATER FROM BALTIMORE. To Philadelphia (daylight tri Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 7:30 a.m. To Philadelphia and return (ten days) To Philadelphia and return by rail To Cape May (from Philadelphia by rail). To Cape May and return (ten days; To Cape May and return (season). To Atlantic City (from Philadelphia by rail) To Atlantic City and return (ten days). To Atlantic City and return (season). To Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long Branch To Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, I. and return,season(from )- ‘Tickets on sule (at the office only) for Albany, ‘Troy, Saratoga Springs, N. ~w Haven, Conn. Me., and points in Néw 5 Daily ‘steamers (except Sundays) from wharf, Light and Pratt streets, at 5 p.m. Write for de- scriptive pamphlet of the route and the great fish- ing grounds at Betterton. Tickets for sale at OFFICE ONLY. Music on day steamers. Meals, B0e. State rooms, $1. $1.50 and $2 farther information apply or write to CLAREN SHIVER, Agent, 204 Light st., Baltimore, my26-t? Steamer T. V. Arrowsmith. GRAND EXCURSIONS TO Colonial Beach SATURDAY, May 29, at 6 pan. Beturaing, MONDAY, May 31, at 9 a.m. Returning, arrives home, 10 p.1a. EXCURSION FARE, ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS. my20to29in-20 Colonial ‘for Churches, Sanday Jane Moseley 22 323.2505 Grand Decoration Day S Excursion to PEX MAR THE BEAUTIFUL GETTYSBURG THE GRAND. Pen Ma: at this time is at its loveliest. No ‘Deautifal place within easy distance of more Wi OE KB, Leaves B. and O depot SOO BOOK NOW EXCURSIONS, ETC. DECORATION DAY. ARLINCTO# AND MT. VERWOR QUICK AND ADDITIONAL SERVICE = FROM STATION, PA, AVE. AND 13% ST. In addition to regular schedule through tratns will leave for Arlington 9:00, 9:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45, 11:00, 11:15, 11:30, 11:45 and 12 o'clock noon, For Mount Vernon every hour from 10:08 &.m. until 3:00 p.m. at ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE TO ARLINGTON, Sunday, May 30th, FROM STATION PA. AVE. AND 13% ST. In addition to regulnr schedule through trains will Tun on the half hour from 10:20 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Returning leave Arlington on the even hour until @ p.m, to it Saengerbund Excursion TO Marshall Hall, Sunday, [ay 30. Mammoth excurvion of the Deutsche Saengerbund, Palace steamer Macalester leaves foot of 7th st. at 1 AM., 2:30 AND 6:30 P.M. Shooting and bowling matches. Dancing on the green. Band concert. Dinner, ete. my 28-2 TICKETS, 2c. Decoration Day,» « On the Green Lawns of Marshall Hall. Patriotic Music by Schroder’s Band. Dancing at Grounds Day & Evening STEAMER “MACAL wharf at 10 a.m. turning, reaches W pm. KOUND TRI leaves Marales- : a.m. and 3 p.m., at all River landings, and ri on morning tri passengers.” Returning, r aud 10 p.m. ROUND lendid meals a ing Rocms, Fé Ball and othe reserves the MOUNT VERNON. Steamer [Macalester Daily (except Sunday), At 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m; city at 2 and 6 p. , OUND THI to (CENT ELECTRIC SERVICE. Mount Vernon, Arlington and Alexandria. Station, Pennsylvania avenue and 13% str For schedule see R. R. column, this paper. my27-tf 25c. 15c. Shoot the Chute River View. Opening of the Season. Decoration Day, Monday, May 31. 4 Trips. Ral ‘The steamer SAM! "So my27-3t PEW MAR AND GETTYSBURG, Decoration Day, Monday, May 31, Via the great Pennsylvania R. R., under the auspices of Nelson Company, No. 2, U.R.,K.of P. TICKETS, POUND TRIP: GETTY GETTYSBURG—Chi'dren For sale at the offices of the Pa. R. R. and by the members of the company. Trains leave the B. & P. Depot at m. Arrive home at 0:30 p.m. Seats for everybody guaranteed. my22-7t THE BEST ROUTE TO ARLINGTON, FORT MYER Ballston, Fostoria and Falls Church. ELECTRIC CARS FROM AQUEDUCT BRIDGE. mh22-3m NEW STEAMER BARTHOLDI FOR CHARTER, day or evening; fast and cozy. Rowboats for hire. JNO. CUMBERLAND & SOX, Foot of F st. new. wyS-1m FOR CHARTER TO PLEASURE PARTIPS—SAIL~ ing schooner Humming Bird. 1 dates apply to H. E. NICH Gaon ave. nw. Norfolk & \Vashington Steamboat Co. Norf jewport News, jorfolkk”” ai = toa" on tic foliowing schedule: thbound. ‘North Ly, Washingtoa.7:00 p.m.| Ly. Portsmouth. ‘Alexa: 20 pam.) Lx. Korfolk- ful steel palace steamers "and “Wasking- Ne Mk... m.|Ar. Alexandria.G:00 Portsmouth.t:00 a.m.! Ar. Washington, Visitors new hotel, Hygela,” and Virginia Beach will find this the most attractive ‘oute, insuring = com- fortable night's rest. al luxurious rooms heated by steam ‘oughout with electric lights, BY SEA —FROM——- WASHINGTON ee NEW YORK.