Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1897, Page 24

The Bostenians have done the business | K..and their new opera, “The Serenade,” has developed all the elements of great popularity. While this organiza- tion taken as an entirety is the best of its kind that has ever been before the Ameri- can public, it could be improved upon in spots. It wafits a tenor who can sing, and at the same time have a good stage pres- ence. Mr. Philp has been suffering from a cold this week and has not done him- self justice, but he had no cold last year, and it was then stated that he was a long way from either Fessenden or Tom Karl. Where this needed tenor is to be secured is not known, but the management should keep on the watch until he is found. Three ‘anos have been presented, the last, s Nellson, being considered the best, hough she was handicapped by a first earance after a scrious iliness, and yet neither of them was equal to Marie Stone in voeal equipment. Whether Mrs. Davis has an understudy is not known, for she is always in evidence and always the same charming singer and actress that has contributed to the Bostonians’ success. Macdonald is singing better this year than for several years past, and yet there ts of the we an edge on his voice that is painful to those who remember its rich, pure tone of long ago. Barnabee is a wonder. He seems to have drank from the fountain that enables one to defy the ravages of time, and sings and acts with as much and unction as though he were in bis twenties. We can forgive the minor | defects for the sake of Barnabee, and we; have Cowles and George Frothingham to cheer us, although the former is getting some bad habits that he ought to get rid of. There an here, net connected with the Bostcnians, who deserves better tre the hands of the public than h He is August Van Biene, an. He is more musician y he is a good actor. His nowever, is his wonderful 2 the ‘cello. He gets from tha r and more sympathet- usually rd even from n nd he plays cal skill that proves him to | ist of a high order. Though Mr. will return to Washing- rand give a ital, when th neglected to hear hi © an opportunity of enj ss program of his ‘They were a merry party at a well- known Broadway resort in New York r re Around the M the playwright; Stage Diree Roberts and | B. Harris of Courted Into j : | been a cozy spread of hot Id bottles, the necks of which ; Were still in evidence protruding from the } tops of several ice buckets under the table. | At Heary B. Harris" a half-filled | waiter | .* said Roberts. “Have some- that face wash you have been he evening.” ‘illiam Harris, “order some- » me believe that you of your father.” While Mc- locked first at Harris the younger and then mild tipple in front of him with u akable signs of disgust “It's all very 1, gentlemen,” answere young Harris: “chaff me as much as you | like. I will not change my tipple. It has been 1 friend to me in the past. Why,” he continued, “I don't suppose ou will believe me, but it is a positive fact nevertheless, m: octor put me on a diet of nothing but milk for a whole year once, and from careful observation at the time and scientific researches I caused to be instituted later I am firmly convinced that it was lactea! fluid and nothing else that ft my life.” strange I never heard of that ill- fe id Harris the elder. “What year was it?” = The one immediately following my birth, | ather, dear. Waiter, give me a cigar this ted ward E. Rice is the undies the line of entert: to W S, relativ 3irl From Part tte Opera Hous i during a chat told how e the publie’s fancy. A number ef his productions are of his own cempo: ion. beth in the book and in the and he never Signs a contract witir r without inserting a clause in} cat giving him the right to| that he thinks will be the o to tures and t. Then as to be not and correct tn © best effect S of stage p' touches be ar- cerextor. a production fs even the scenic effects, and | ike Mr. Ric i gracefully ails to the lesigner. Ne leave | tist and the} Rice, as nd 1ctions are novel y attractive. Edword E. hod more than twenty years of in nts business and is admirably i to his work. He know: omediene on the y what they ar shments, Mr. nd there are their suec 1s practi and when en taught the lines of the and have fear: rill take charge fn his ide: ¥ who owe training. He manager, a creat people as to matic people to They are s in thelr resy e of the many reason ys has the most talented and of chorous girls. They all as- to be prima donnas or comedienne: ally fs known by the parts c is apt to ca the playwr! But in every calling there in all the details of their are both ex- ive lines. why Mr. are the sources through which the world at large gets at the other side of its life. Such men among actors are scarce. Francis Wilson is one of them. None de- nies he ts suceessful financially and other- wise far beycnd the average business man. He is known distinctly as a funny man, as one of the funniest of men. Taking him seriously on the stage is away out of the questicn. But off the stage this funny man is as shrewd, sensible and serious as any solid man with a true perspective of life laid out before him. “Funny stories?” he repeated, in answer to a request of a Star reporter. “That's too much. Make {it specific. The funniest story I have heard since January 1? You'll have to wait a few minutes. That's the trouble with these think-pots of ours. They will do nothing to order. The hardest thing in the world is to use your brain as a de- fartment stcre and dole out bargains in Job lots at the call of customers. Business? It’s been very good with me. But the stage is like any other industry in the commer- cial world. The depression in business, hard times, affect it just as they affect every- thing else” “Does comic opera hold its own? Is the talk that it is losing its popularity justi- fied “Above all other lines of tne theatrical busineas, comic opera has keld its own during the hard times,” said Mr. Wilson. “You see, it is such,a perfect marriage— mirth ane music. It 1s bound to be popu- lar. The world of today is not what it was two centuries ago. We have no artists as great as the old masters. Art, there- fore, has deteriorated. We have no mu- siclans like the old geniuses. Music, there- fore, has detericrated. We have no writers like the men of two centuries ego. This is a scientific, utilitarian age. An actor is but a mirror man, presenting to the people condensed characters embodying thousands of characteristics and gathering events in clusters for quick appreciation.” ‘cientific entertainments?” “That's it,” said Mr. Wilson. “Mankind must be entertained. People turn from the darkness of worry and despair to the anti- dete of amusement as naturally and surely as a thirsty man takes a drink of water. So long a3 there are throats there will be thirst, and so long as black care can cerker in a man’s heart there will be en- tertainment, amusement to relieve and | heal. That fs what gives an actor satisfac- tion with his calling. It is not hard to play for people so lorg as they apprceiate it. Give me a good audience, and to play is pleasure, unless I am ill—not {il in bed, but ill enough to want to he in bed. It ts im- ly satisfying to know that vou are ries and troubles, that the burden of life is lighter for a time at least, and that in little measure you may make them happy “TI always tell the author of a piay ex- actly what I think of his work,” remarked Wilton Lackaye during his recent engage- ment in this city. ‘There are many pairs of fringy pantaloons in New York that would not be visible if writers had not been encouraged to depend on a fictitious future. There are managers who, going cn the principle that to refuse a play is to make an encmy, return unread manuscript with the assurance that the work is one of the best ever brought to their attention, and that it is a poignant regret that they are unable to command the services of a company strong enough for its proper pro- duction. The result is that an actor's at- tention frequently invited to work which half a dozen managers have described as the best play they ever saw, but which they cannot produce. It is hard to get up much interest in that kind of an introduc- t What the actor wants to get a chance at is one which half a dozen man- agers describe as the worst play they ever saw, and which at the same time they are all fighting to produce.” Robert Mantell has not lost faith in the romantic drama. The title of a play which he now has under rehearsal is “The Fatal Flower.” One of the actresses in “The Relle of New York,” which comes with all its new- ness and brilliancy intact to the Lafayette Square next week direct from the New York Casino, had an experience last Fri- day she won't soon forget. She had been rehearsing all day at the Casino and had left her maid to superintend the removal of her possessions to a new flat. In the evening, when she got home, tired out, she hurried at once to the bath room for a reviving bath. To her dismay, she found the bath tub filled with boxes and parcels of every description, put there by the movers evidently to get them out of the way. The maid had gone out on an errand and wouldn't be back for some time, but the actress decided she was too tired to clean out the tub herself, and so would have to pestpone her bath. Just then she remembered that she had a big washtub among her possessions. After a search she found it and soon had it full of water. It leaked a little, but. not enough to hurt, and the water was de- lightfully cool and refreshing. Suddenly there was an ominous snap. Horror of horrors! The hoops of the old tub were giving way and in a moment more the place would be deluged. Visions of angry tenants on the floor below and_ possible damage suits filled her mind. What on earth should she do? She didn’t have much time to think. One of the hoops had al- ready given way, and there was nothing for her to do but to hold the staves with her hands and arms. Hugging the insen- sible tub to her bosom with all the ardent passion you read about in books, she be- gan to shout for help, and very soon she heard the janitor’s voice outside inquiring what the matter w " ple e se send your wife up,” she shouted. “Don't ask me why. Just hurry!” She hugee: some more and waited. Again she heard footsteps. iMag: Sout, but here’s my son Charley,” came the janitor’s voice. “He's big and strong: he'll help you.” Then the actr became she managed to hang on to maid came hysterical, but the tub till her back and relieved her. COLUMBIA THEATER—Of the several theatrical enterprises which are to be given { their first Washington production on Mon- day night next the initial présentation of Jehn J. MeNally’s comedy, “Courted Into Court,” at the Columbia Theater probably takes precedence in point of interest. The story of “Courted Into Court” centers around the courtship, engagement, mar- riage and final application for divorce by and between its principal characters, t.e., Dottie Dimple Wirth (Marie Dressler) and Worthington Wirth, jr. (John Cc. Rice). Miss Dressler's role is that of a very suc- cessful actress, whose hand ts sought in marriage by Worthington Wirth, jr, a scion of a wealthy New York family. The mother of the young man, however, is op- posed to what she calls a mesalliance of the future perpetuator of the name of Wirth, and the machinations which she sets on foot finally lands the young mar- ried couple in a divorce court, where, through the sympathy elicited by the dash- ing actress’ appearance before the presid- ing judge, they are convinced that they do not seek a separation, and the blessings of the heretofore frate parents is secured. Opportunities fer splendid comedy situa- Ss are extensively offered in the plot 2 Nally has devised, to enhance alue of which he has allowed the in- troduction of an unlimited quantity of catchy musical selections, together with novel and unique specialties. These are contributed by the several members of the Rich and Harris Company, which includes, besides Marte Dressler and John C. Rice, such careful players as John G. Sparks, Billy Clifford, Jacques Kruger, Oscar Fig- man, Clare Palma, Agnes Milton, Maude Huth, Sally Cohen, Da:non Lyon, ‘Blanche R. Verona, John Frees, Harry Ertheiler, Fanny Briscoe and Blanche Ward. Not the least interesting feature of an evening spent with “Courted Into Court” is found in the musical selections referred to. Many of these constitute the singing of new negro songs. One of these fs in! duced at the finish of the first act and ae cue en a TEETER rE A ng people, that you are making them | laugh, that they are forgetting their wor- | contributed by Cliffard and Huth, with the assistance of the entire company. It is en- titled “If That Ain’t Winning a Home, I Don't Know,” and the cake walk accom- paniment is said to be one of the funniest things introduced in farcical comedy pro- ductions recently. Another coon song for which this organization is said to be re- ceiving much acclaim is contributed at the beginning of the second act by Miss Dress- ler, Mr. Rice and company. It is entitled “Susie, Dis Coon Hab Got de Blues,” and still another at the finish of this act is en- titled ““Ram-a-Jam, I Want That Man.” There are many other catchy songs in “Courted Into Court,” notably a song ren- dered by Mr. Rice, entitled “Why I Be- came a Sailor; another one, contributed by Miss Dressler, entitled ‘““Miss Modesty,” and still another by Dressler and Rice, en- utled “Taking a Chance.” The engage- ment of “Courted Into Court” at the Co- lumbia is to be for one week, with the usual Thursday and Saturday matinees, and the indications are that the manage- ment of that theater will not complain of the patronage accorded it, if one may judge by the large advance sale already recorded. LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.—“The Girl From Paris’’ will begin its engagement at the Lafayette Square Qpera House Monday night, and theater- gcers may look forward to an evening of exceptional enjoyment. This merry inusical comedy which Mr. Edward E. Rice presents, has scored one of the strongest successes of present theatricals, and has crowded the Duke of York’s Theater, Lon- don, England, for more than one thousand nights, the Herald Square Theater in New York city for more than three hundred rights, and comes from the Chestnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, where it has de- lighted large audiences for fifty-six per- formances, who laughed hilariously at the witty dialogue and laughable complica- tions and incidents. It is a performance that has everythirg possible in its makeup to amuse, besides being a presentation with a story that is always consistent wit! the happenings. Its dialogue is crisp and of an up-to-dateness that is entirely un- conventional. Many of the musical num- bers have become very popular and the strains of “Sister Mary Jan Top Note,” “So Take You A Warning,” “The Batter- sea Butterfly Shooters,” ‘I'm All the Way | From Gay Paree” and “Somebody,” will j undoubtedly he heard, hummed and whistled in Washington after Monday night. Scenically and in costuming “The Girl From Paris” is one of the most mac- nificent of Mr. Rice’s cfferings. The chorus he has selected is one of the most attract- ive that could be gathered, and a special feautre will be a largely augmented or- | chestra, under the direction of Mr. x Knauer. The company comp: Ss many well known and prominent artists, includ- ing the Mi s Josie Hall, Cheridah Simp- son, Ollie Redpath, Pho Coyne, Anita Willson, Milie W! Ida Rock, Venie s. Alexander Clark, 2nk Smithson, Edwin Howard, Harold nd a number of others of equal ce. The usual matinees will be given Wednesday and Saturday. NATIONAL TH TER.—Joseph Jeffer- son will begin a weck’s engagement at the New National next Monday, November the Sth, and remaining the week, appearing every ening and at the Saturday matinee. Mr. Jefferson only plays a limited number of weeks each season, and is, therefore, restricted to the larger cities, and we sheuld consider ourselves lucky that w are one of the few. On this it Mr. Je ferson will present: Monday, Tuesda: Wednesday and Saturday evenings and Sat- urday matinee, his famous creation of Rip Van Winkle; Thudsday and Friday even- ings there will be a double comedy bill, “A Cricket on the Hearth” and “Lend Me Five Shillings. r. Jefferson's position 0 the stage is claimed to be so far abov contemporaries that it is stated that for real importance and deep intellectual en- joyment the bill at the National will off. greater inducements than any other attra. tion that has appeared so far this season. ACADEMY OF MUSI ‘Walter Fessler’s new melodrama, “The y of New York,” will give its first Washington production Monday night at the Academy of Music. It is said that this play appeals strongly to those that love the stirring in theatri- cals, and that it contains plenty of that touch and go element that is so large a part of successful plays. Part of the scenes are laid in the great metropolis, and the latter half of the play is laid in Montana, where amid the fastnesses of the monontains the vil- lain’s schemes are balked and the wrong done comes to his own. There is in the play a railroad wreck, with a train crash- ing through a trestle bridge, and a wild slide for life down a mountain lumber flume. The Bowery is shown in a real- istic marner, as is the tomb of General Grant, at Riverside Park. During the ac- tion of the play numerous up-to-date and | novel specialties will be introduced, for some of which real originality is claimed. The cast is headed by Pauline Train, a clever little soubrette, and Walter Fessler, the author, who will present a role that is old, with new beauties, in such a manner that he will certainly win approbation. Others in the cast are J. Hay Cossor, Por- ter J. White, James Vincent, Grace Gaylor and Olga Verne. The engagement prom- ises to be a successful one. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.—It has grown to be an accepted fact in the cities visited by the Boston Symphony Or- chestra, that the lovers of the best in music are largely dependent upon this or- ganization. Everybody interested in the success of these concerts will be in attend- ance at the Lafayette Square Opera House next Tuesday afternoon, at 4:15 o'clock, when the following attractive program will be rendered: Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 Goldmark, two movements from concerto for violin (first time at these concerts); Chabrier, rhapsody for orchestra, ‘‘Espa- na” (first time at these concerts); Weber, “Invitation to the Dance,” arranged for orchestra by Felix Weingartner (first time at these concerts) Mr. Franz Kneisel for the past decade, the concertmaster of the orchestra, will play in his own finished and flawless style two movements from Gold- mark's beautiful concerto for violin. Those inclined to criticise the average program as ultra classical, will rejoice in the fact that the last two numbers on the pro- gram are waltzes, orchestrated and elabo- rated to an extent to make them worthy of an appearance on a symphory program. Chabrier’s beautiful rhapsody for orches- tra, “Espana,” will readily be recognized by a majority of the patrons of these con- certs, although the prediction is ventured that such a rendering of the familiar meio- dy they had never heard before Those who recall Weber's exquisite “Invitation to the Dance,” with its charming orchestration by Berlioz, which was played at these con- certs last year, will have an excellent op- portunity to hear the same beautiful theme orchestrated in an entirely unique und brillilant’ manner by Weingartner, who ranks today es one of the leading orches- tral conductors in Europe. Season tickets for the five matinees and single tickets for the first matinee, next Tuesday afternoon, are now on sale at the box office of the Lafayette Square Opera use. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—Francis Wil- scn’s annual engagement in Washington is always a pleasant subject for comment. He will appear in ‘Half a King” for six nights and Saturday matinee at the Grand Opera House next week. “Half a King” is not unfamiliar to Washington theater goers, as it was most successfully renedered for one week last season. It has been called the best vehicle for Mr. Wileon’s pecullari- ties since the days of the “Merry Man- arch.” This plot is: felt knit, and the in- terest is always fainly segtained. Mr. Wil- son will make his felt in Wash- ington with those whoifave a liking for comic opera in its most artistic and c 3 est form, and with the public in general whose sympathies aze always with him and whose desires for good and wholesome fun he is ever endeavéring to appease. Mr. Wilscn is always greeted in this city by audiences of thel:highest class, and is always applauded to ti echo. “Half a King” in some respectsmay be very like some Wilsonian faverites that have pre- ceded it, though the stery is sufficiently elaborate and interspersed with surprises to keep the auditori looking all the time. Such matters as costuming, stage setting, light effects and elaborate properties are always beyond cavil in Mr. Wilson's pro- auctions. There hag: been a very large de- mand for seats in advance, und it looks as though Mr. Wilson’s engagement will not be even remotely affected by the an- tagonism of a so-called theatrical trust which exists somewhere cr other, and for some purpose or other of which the aver- age theater goer knows little and cares less. KERNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER.—Pa- pinta, the mirrorial danseuse, will be seen with Hopkins’ Trans-Oceanics at Kernan’s next week. Papinta is of Spanish descent, but was born in San Francisco. she is a niece of Senator Mitchell and cousin of the Duchess de la Rochefoucauld, whose guest the famous danseuse always is when she visits Paris. During the few brief years she has been on the stage Papinta has traveled over Great Britain and the conti- nent. She is a shapely and handsome young woman. It !s not claimed for this artist that her dancing is the greatest ever seen, but she ts considered by competent judges to be in every respect a very artistic danseuse, while the light effects and other accessories introduced to add effectiveness toe her movements have never been equaled before. She dances in the recess of a large V-shaped mirror, which reflects every movements of the graceful dancer, as weil as creating the optical illusion of fifteen Papintas dancing. The lights are again ex- tinguished, and in a few seconds once more flash upon a billowy mass of drapery that is describirg eccentric circles in unison with the music, amid the varying tints of opalescent flame. This is repeated several times, and with these multiplied reflections, swirling and sweeping robes and bewilder- ing changes of lights and positions, a per- fect phantasmagoria is mirrored upon the mind. Others in the company are Will H. Fox, the Sidmans, Morton end Reyelle, Leona Lewis, Geraro and Bailey and Henry Kessler. There will be matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. “SIGN OF THE CROSS.”—“The Sign of the Cross,” Wilson Barrett’s remarkable religious drama, that ts playing to crowded houses at the Academy of Music in Bal- timore, will uppear at the New National Theater Monday evening, November 15. The engagement Is positively for one week only. The costumes, scenery and appoint- ments are exact copies of those used when the piece was brought out by Wilson Bar- rett at the Lyric Theater, London, three years ago. Charles Dalton, the handsome young English actor, who made such an impression as Marcus Superbus the Roman prefect wherever he appeared with the company last season, is still the leading man. Miss Gertrude Boswell, a young American girl who created the part of Stephanus, the boy martyr, is in the com- pany, and her powerful and at the same time child-like acting of the difficult role, have been highly praised wherever the company has appeared. Miss Irene Rooke, a well-known English actress, who is a stranger to this country, but who has been playing in the piece for the past eighteen months in London, ts the leading woman. She has received the highest praises of the New York and Boston critics. CHARLES COGHLAN.—Mr. Charles , the eminent English actor, will his latest play, to which he has present 3 given the unique title of “The Royal Box,” for the first time at the Columbia Theater Monday, the instant. Mr. Coghlan withholds the story, plot and incidents of the new piece for revelation at the first night. It is known, however, that it is a costume play, the action of which takes place just before the Prince of Wales, son of George III, became regent. Mr. Cogh- lan’s part is that of an eminent actor of that day. The piece will be staged with Mr. Coghlan's usual elaboraticn as to scenery, costumes and effects. His support will, it Is said, be an excellent one. BIJOU FAMILY THEATER —Milton and Dollie Nobles will be the great attraction at this popular theater next week. This engagement will suffice to show amuse- ment lovers that the manager of the Bijou “does certainly mean business.” Two rep- utable stars like Mr. and Mrs. Nobles, in addition to the long array of high: 3 Vaudeville acts presented to the pub- or next week, will surely be appreciat- Mr. Nobles, who, by the w; > is au- I present “Bilgeville ted by his charming and and able support. Besides two headline stars, an extremely high-class vaudeville bill will be with such artists as Fredo and a frontage team of musical artists just from the London musical halls; James Bingham, the curious human phonograph: Messrs. Hart and Irving, the wonderful transformation artist Jonathan Brock. the Celtic syndicate; Miss Katie Bingham, an excellent vocalist and dancer; Messrs, Harlan and Marsh, the Washington fa. vorites, will remain one more weck with the Bijou Comedy Company in a local farce, “On the Other Side.” U; a 10 and 20 cents. eneleneices) ed. thor of several accepted play his new one-act comedy-farce, w Junction,” as: talented wife these st gi ANTHONY HOPE'S READINGS.—Mr. Anthony Hope Hawkins is announced to appear in Waskington on Monday, No- vember 15, for two readings from his own writings. “Anthony Hope,” as he is known to the whole English-speaking world, has gained a literary position so peculiarly his own, and, though still a young man, has achieved a success so brilliant that in an. nouncing his appearance in Washington the management feel justified in anticipat- ing for him a very cordial reception. A graduate of Oxford and a member of the English bar, he has @ trained and fluent delivery, and that he is not less happy with his tongue than with his pen is evi. denced by his reputation as one of Lon. don’s most wittiest and graceful speakers, His programs will be made up of selec. tions covering a wide range, from sucn delicate and airy sketches as “Comedies of Courtship,” the Dolly Dialogues and “The Heart of Princess Osra” to the power- ful and dramatic scenes of “Phroso,” “A Man of Mark” and “The Prisoner of Zen- da.” The sale of seats will open Wednes- day morning at the.Columbia ‘Theater box office. “THE SECRET ENEMY.” — The days of the bear, explosion, bridge jumper, tank diver, grind organ, fire engine, freak melodrama is past, and the audience of today demands a more wholesome and in- tellectual theatrical diet. Recognizing this the firm of Liebler and Miner have deter- miner to produce only such plays as will demand respect. Their first offering is a romantic play entitled “The Secret En- emy,” by the joint pens of Elmer Grandin and Eva Mountford, No expense has been spared in any department to make the production an artigtic success, such was the indorsement it*receiyed in’ Boston re- cently, where it enjeyed@ big business. It will be seen at the Geand Opera House week after next. SOLDIERS’ HOM® DRAMATIC COM- PANY.—Next Thursday evening the Sol- ciers’ Home Dramatic €ompany will pre- sent, at the Soldiers’ Heme Theater, the second play of its series) the bright three- act comedy, ‘Number %6," as played by Daly’s company in the west. The char- ecters for this play -have been assigned as follows: William Hmtchimson, as Frederic Salmon, the old geptleman, who is always “done” by the crafty Dre Pollock, who will be portrayed by My. English; Mies Grace Ross, as Rosa Salnpbn, the original of por- trait No. 728, and ground whom the play centers; Miss Eichelbergs, as Mrs. Salmon; Miss Buckler, Magda; Mr. Conner, Pauli Turbot; Mr. Daly, Herbert Grayling; Miss Owen, Minnu; Mr. O'Connell, Crab, and Mr. Test, the role of Signor Pescatore, attend- ant of the Itallan vrince. The play will ke mounted and staged in the same manner that made “The Conspiracy” such a suc- cess. ———__. A Startling Fact, Johnson Brothers, coal, coke and wood at summer prices. Large orders spectal prices, “Lee” mine coal. Call for 1898 calendars. 1206 F st.—Advt. Record-Breaking Post Office Sales. From the New York Herald. The post office has profited as a-result of the strange political mix-up. The office sold 6,000,000 stamped envelopes during October, breaking all records. The total sales of stamps, stamped envelopes and postal cards for October amounted to $730,- 748.59, an increase of $89,664.11 over the corresponding month last year. It is an fll ‘wind that does no one good. F. B. 40.8. Columbia®,®. £ 2,8 sete, xne TONIGHT—LAST TIME— THE WORLD'S GREATEST ACTOR-MUSICIAN, AUGUSTE VAN BIENE, AND HIS SPLENDID COMPANY, Presenting the Great Success, A MUSICIAN’S ROMANCE Next Week—Marie Dressler and John C. Rice in “COURTED INTO COURT.” nol COLUMBIA F. B. & O. S. Metzerott, Mgrs. ‘Nixon & Zimmerman, Directors. MONDAY, November 8. ONE WEEK. MATINEES THURS. AND SAT. Rich & Harris’ SPLENDID PRODUCTION Gi JOHN J. Me- NALLY'S GREATEST COMEDY SUCCESS, COURTED ————— 9 INT 0) A SYNTHESIS OF FARCI COMEDY AND MUSIC, NO i EQUALED IN THE "PAST DECADE. COURT SCENE. THE PERFECT CAST OF FARCEURS INCLUDES Marie Dressler John €. Rice, AND A SUP ING COMPANY OF COMEDY PLA EE DUPLI ED. The Songs They Sh “Susie, Dis Coon Hab Got De Blues, adesty,"” Want Th | Comedy Fertect, | Preduction Most rreistine | Extamt. NDAY COLUMBIA 3x7. NOV. 14 Lecture by Rey. Dr. D. J. STAFFORD M Institute. Subject: Moral Lesson of Macbeth.” Me at Me 9 o'clock. nefit of Cs Bet “The Admission, le begin her ve at AUTHOR OF “PHTROSO, “THE DOLLY ROM H MATINEE IN $1 sale open Theater box oiti RACING Autumn Meeting OF THE Washington Jockey Club BENNINGRACE COURSE Saturday, Nov. 6, Saturday, Nov. 20. HURDLE AND STEEPLECHASE EVENTS. First Race at 2:15. Special trains, direct to track, leave 6th street sta- tion at 1 and 1:40, return= ing immediately after last race. no6-tf TRINITY PARISH HALL, 83D ST. AND IND. AVE., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 8 P vy trated Lecture on Church Hi sult he Music, quar cies on fu. HERNDON MORSELL. Artists—Soprano, Miss A. B. Fisher; Mrs. H. Moi Wedn morning at Columbia It contraito, ell: tenor, Mr. H. Morsell; basso, Mr. accompanist, Mr. C. E. Doyle.” Ad- 25 cts. Coupon tickets of 6 admissions, $1. Stereopticon in charge of Prof. Murray. it* [LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE. symetony| JSEREY Mr. EMIL PAUR, Conductor. FIRST MATINEE TUESDAY, NOY. 9, AT 4:15. PROGRAM Academic Overture -Concerto for Pianoforte -Symphony in C eae eave e 5 Bear) (First time at these concerts.) CBABRIEK. ...Rhay for Orchestra, “Espana”? @irst time at these concerts.) WEBER. “Invitation to the Dance” Arranged by FELIX WEINGARTNER, (First time at these concerts.) Boxes, $40, $45 and $50 cach; seasgn tickets, $7 and $5 each, and single tickets for the first concert now on sale at box office. Ft COMER, Asst. Mgr. C. A. ELLIS, Manager. n05-3 TRADES BAZAAR, NATIONAL RIFLES’ ARMORY, G STREET BETWEEN 8TH AND 10TH N.W. November 9 to 19 inclusive, Under Auspices of the Methodist Union And Managers of Methodist Home for the Aged. Lanch (European Plan) served from 12 to 2 p.m. Dinner srved from 4 to 7 p.m.—25 cents. Season tickets (10 admissions). Single admission. . nol-12t Choice of Evils. From the Chicago Record. “Why did the late Mr. Jubbs order banjo music at his funeral?” “I think he was afraid they would get the girl next door to sing. ‘\ AMUSEMENTS. | AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8, ONLY, MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK, Francis Wilson AND COMPANY, IN THE BEST OF ALL PRODUCTIONS, HALF -A-KING. ADAPTED BY HARRY B. SMITH. THE FOREMOST ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA, ERY, PROPERTIES, COSTUMES AND LIGHT EIFECTS. OPERA SINCE “ERMINIE.” MUSIC BY LUDWIG ENGLANDER. ORIGINAL COMPANY, 01 L SCEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMIC An Increased Orchestra of Twenty Pieces. Last Appearance in Washington of Mr. Wilson in ‘‘Half-a-King.” Prices for This Engagement: Reserved Seats, 50, 75c., $1.00 and $1.50. Admission, 25 and 50 cents. NEXT WEEK-—ELMER GRANDIN AND EVA MOUNTFORD IN “THE SECRET EXEMY.” a¢ EW NATIONAL THEATER. ANNUAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE FAMOUS --BOSTONIANS-- THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, Special Request Performance of ROBIN HOOD. Next Week—Seats Selling— JOSEPH JEFFERSON. EXTRA-NEW NATIONAL. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15, WILSON BARRETT’S REMARKABLE PLAY, THE SIGN OF THE CROSS, PRESENTED BY WM. GREET’S LONDON “G CHARLES DALTON, DIRECT FROM THE LYRIC THEATER, RESERVED SEAT SALE y, NOV. 11, WILL OPEN THURS! it -NEW NATIONAL, EXTRA BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY, Monday, Sao ay and Saturday, and RIP VAN ‘Thursday and Friday, Cricket on the Hearth. Lend Mie Five Shillings. NET On, b0e. and Soe ROL St aie 2Be., He, and Te. [NESE ELS and Sat. Mats.—25 and 5c. HUMAN Next Week—The Best Melodrama of the Year, “The City of New York.” AGADEMY. Prices always 25, 50 and 75 cents. Monday Night and Rest Week. Matinees Wedresday and Saturday. FIRST TIME IN THIS CITY OF WALTER FESSLER’S NEW PLAY, Tr [HI = STIRRING, | 7 THRILLING, ( | TY EXCITING, HIGHLY OF SENSATIONAL, N EW IN HEART INTEREST. YORK, = al SPECIALTIES. INTENSE STAGED MOST MAGN! ICENTLY ts, Headed by ine Train. COMEDY EVENT N, MARK MUR- HN 'T. TIERNY IN WINS.” no6 T FOURTH WEEK OF THE — 1O@RAPH- WILLARD HALL Special Exhibition FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, SATURDAY, NOV. 6 Exhibitions—2:30, and 8:15. not GBANP OPERA HOUSE. KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. MATINEES Wednesday and. Sa 5 WEEK COMMENCING NOV. 1. New and Domestic Drama. “sual WE FORCIVE BER?” Marie, Wainwright PO! R PRI E Nov. 8—Francis Wilson in “HALF A KING.” Sale of seats row going on. not Bijou The ter. 2VE®¥ Day. 2 pa. EVERY NIGHT, 8 P.M. HIGH-CLA:S FAMILY PERFORMANCE. Chas. T. Ellis Co. 10 Otber Big Acts. 10c., 20c., 30c. Matineés, 10c., 20c. KEBNan's LYCEUM THEATER. Matinee Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ALL THIS WEEK. NEW YORK STARS —axD—— Steve Brodie - COPPANY. Next Week—HOPKINS’ TRANS-OCEANICS. ml-0t ‘Bol-6t_ 2 LAFAYETTE sss" ER Mr. Herbert Kelcey and Miss Effie “Shannon in IN THE GIRL FROM PARIS. n06-tf,20 Lafayette Sq. Opera House hate es dims hee ors. WEEK BEGINNING Monday, Nov. 8 EDWaRD RICE’ PRODUCTION E. or THE LATEST LONDON NOVELTY THE GIRL FROFI PARIS It Has a Remarkable Record. It is the Popular Fad. Regular Prices: 2 The, 7: $1 and $1.50, 00. brilliant triumphs. 1,000 Nights tn London, 380 Nights in N.Y. 56 Times in Phila, Britis ture ed. mented Urehestra, EVENING MATINEES, ¥.€. THE BEL it $14 and $1 ok Lafayette Sq. Opera House. PECIAL: — 2 | MONDAY, NOVEME! o—. DIRECT PROM THE N. Y. CASINO! Managing Directors, or With Its Unrivaled Cast of Casino Celebrities, Spirited Choruses, Enchanting Ballets and Magnificent Scenic Appointmental OVER 100 PEOPLE In the Stage Action? A Beautiful Immensity Unprecedented tn Magnitude and Conception! Book by Hugh Morton. Music by Gust Staged Under the Personal I George W. Lederer. The Trio who Produced the Great Casino Successes, “The Lady Slavey,” “In Gay New York,” “An American Beauty,” “The Whirl of the Town,” ete. LECTURES. Lecture on Alaska. SAM 1 CHURCH (Dapont circt ING, November 9, Admissi EXCURSIONS, ETC. POTTER'S FIRST- S EXCURSIONS ‘TO ORIENT EGYPT, HOLY LAND, TURK January end . RANEA\ . Fi ce yualed advant: Also SELECT SPRING AND) SUM- a EXCURSIONS FOK 1598. Established 1s79. A. DE POTTER, 1462 Broadway, New York. no6-s,tu,th,1m For Arlington, Fort [yer and Falls Church--Take the F st. or Penna. ave. cars—and the electric cars at Aqueduct bridge. Newfoti & W2shington Steamboat Co. — Every day in he year for Fortress = Brey toy — Monroe, folk, Newport News and ali points south ere pewerful stent place. steamers “Norfolk” ‘and “Washing: ‘echedul: sue ‘super N Portsmouth. Visitors ‘to end SAMPLES FREE. Evans’DrugStore, weiss Fa,