Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1898, Page 24

aie ” — THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1898-24 PAGES, Mr. Crane and Mr. Mansfield have been the chief theatrical attractions this week, and the former, with his charming new play, “A Virginia Courtship.” has had a decided lead in the matter of business. Both gentlemen are popular in this city and each presented a new play for the ver- of the Washington public. Mr. Crane's s clean and wholesome. It the audience with an amusing sing entertainment, and sent them away satisfied and happy. Mr. Mansfield, on the contrary, presented a literary satire, keen and polished it is true, but with cyn!- cism running all through it and leaving a bitter taste in the mouth. In the latter part of the week, when Mr. Mansfield was scen as Barcn Chevrial and Beau Brum- mel, he was more pleasing and he was greeted with larger audiences. In these plays, and they are plays, because they have dramatic force and action, which The Devil's Disciple’ has not, Mr. Mans- field tility Next week that sterling English actor, the best who has come to us from across the sea, Mr. E. S. Willard, will be seen at the Lafayette Square, opening as David Garrick, a n character for us, and pre- senting later Tom Pinch in a dramatization of Dickens’ “Martin Chuzzlewit,” which ill be also new here. He will also be en in “The Rogue's Comedy” and “The idleman. Richards and Canfield in Boy.” Primrose and West's minstrels “Northern Lights” are other attrac- nows h perfect art and his versa- and tions for next week. Mr. Willard is very agreeable off the and those who have met him are charmed with his personality. He is a good talker and does not have to talk “shop” to be interesting. He has a keen artistic sense, is well read and has his own opinions about men and affairs. Some time ago there was published in the Idler quite a sketch of Mr. Willard’s home life, with pic- tures of his country house and its broad srounds. The writer of that sketch drew out Mr. Willard’s views upon many points connected with his profession and found that he was strongly opposed to many prac- tices that have grown up on both sides of the Atlantic, particularly the giving of sou- venirs. Mr. Willard’s nature is open and generous, and he has been far more lib- eral to the needy and unfortunate in the theatrical profession in this country than many of our native actors, but he thinks the souvenir business is being greatly over- done, and from being a kindly testimonial © appreciation has come to be a mere advertising dodge. Carroll Johnson ha ‘S not always confined his efforts to minstrelsy. At one time he was a star at the head of his own company, playing an Irish drama. He tells a little story of the experience he once had in play- ing through the south. In many of the southern cities it is the custom for the managers of the local theaters to draw| upon the colored population for thelr stage help. On the night in question, as usual, the stage hands were all negroes. One of by Mr. Johnson was what | s kr » parlance as a gauze drop, which was opaque if there was no light be- | hind it, but which could be plainly seen through when the lights were turned on in the rear. At a certain cue, during the ac- tion of the play, this drop was to be illumi- nated In such a way as to disclose a vision of more or less loveliness. Prior to the dis- closure of the vision one of the negro stage | hands had been walking up and down be- hind the drop. When the lights were turned up it found him still there in bliss- ful ignorance of the fact that he was in in View of the audience and was marring would otherwise have been an im- scene. Through the efforts of of the company who were in the was finally induced to retire from rence of his position. After the was down Mr. Johnson sought out the colored individual and rebuked him in no uncertain terms. The only excuse of- fered was: “Mr. vohnson, I didn't know yo’ ol scenery was made out of isinglass.” pressive those who 1s now playing in “The Idol's Eye” in Boston, lost his tem- per last Tuesday. He lost several pounds of flesh also. It appears that he was suf- fering from malaria, and a friend told him that a Turkish bath was just what he needed. So he went to a little place not far from the theater. While in the hot room a fire broke out in an adjacent block. The attendant forgetting about Daniels, who chanced to be the only customer in the bath, hastily donned his clothes and went to see the flames. He was gone an hour. In the meantime, Daniels concluded that Frank Dante he had melted all the malaria out of him- self d called for the attendant. Receiv- no response he tried to open the door, found that its patent lock was sprung ad left him prisoner. 2 pounded. He imagined all sorts of tering of a fire engine stim- ion, and he grew pale. » heat in the room that the increase was vain on the foor, and trying, vain, to break rough it with a chair for a hammer, he znd, climbing in the window li with the ald of a wa- about to climb through jels jump ler the i » of Dan- jumped up. ‘The astonished proprietor was profuse in his apolog' to take a plur though still a bit story that night, he “Well, anyway, I One of the most interesting and attrac- tive features of the season will be the first ntation Qf ‘is Model,” a new et come Jane Mauldin-Feigl. or, a well-known writer of New , has, it is said, constructed a and skillful manner, un- motive, and situations, abound- in thrilling incidents and well supplied The scene is laid in This play will serve to intro- usual in it: ing with humorous relief. New York. duce in a fitting part, and a play worthy of the talent and merit, Mme. Pilar Morin, one of our most charming artists, but who up to this time has not been seen in speak- ing parts. She ts best remembered for her artistic pantomimic portrayal of “L’Enfant Prodigue.” with which she astonished and delighted American audiences two years Mme. Pilar Morin will appear in the » of a French music hall singer, the racter around which the plot revolves. have a supporting company with cely a flaw. It includes Leo Dietric! et: rt and original character Iso tried his hand at pla “A Paris Model” is not a one-part y. Its characters are all important and are strikingly differentiated. Few people now remember that John Philip Sousa was at one time a violin soloist of note, the fame of the performer having been lost in the glory of the com- poser and conductor. Nothing pleases Mr. Sovsa more than to sit down after the con- cert and with a party of congenial people exchange reminiscences. Stories of his ycuth are particularly attractive. A few days ago, over fragrant cigars, he related the story of his first appearance in public at the tender age of eleven. “My inital bow as a solo performer was made before an audience composed al- ‘gost entirely of lunatics,” remarked Sousa, He had no key, so | He called aloud. | hug SE Lous cit = —— “and you know I mean St. Elizabeth's | Asylum. It was when I was studying with John Esputa, who used to manage many of the musicales given there during the winter for the entertainment of the inmates. On one occasion, finding him- self short of talent, he sent me word to my house that I should hold myself in readiness to assist with a violin solo. I |@m free to confess that the prospect of | Such a sudden and novel debut unnerved {me. I didn’t want to go a bit, but as ; Esputa was a martinet for discipline I knew it would be idle to protest, so I re- sorted to subterfuge. Shortly before it was time to start for the asylum I presented myself at my teacher’s house with the excuse that I did not have a clean shirt at home, and it would therefore be ex- tremely improper for me to appear in public with untidy linen. “But, alas for my hopes, for Esputa made me go to his room and don one of his shirts, which proved many sizes too large for a boy of eleven. I remember painfully that it was wrapped around me almost twice and the collar was pinned on fore and aft. If there was a more un- ; comfortable boy in the city of Washington than myself that night he must have suf- fered the very ecstasy of misery. I wan- | dered around gioomily until my number on the program was reached, and then | Stumbled on the platform. The thought of that borrowed shirt and the idea that I was playing to crazy people must have unnerved me, for I had not played more than a dozen bars of my solo before I for- got every note and was on the point of breaking down. At this point I glanced hopelessly at my teacher seated at the Piano to play my accompaniment, and the wild glare of rage that met my look frightened me to renewed efforts, so I be- gan to improvise. I could hear Esputa svearing at me under his breath as he tried to follow the wild flights of my fancy. “Then the pin that held the voluminous ccllar encircling my neck slipped its moor- ings, while the collar made a wild dash over my ears. This was too much for me, and despite the torrid imprecations of my teacher, I brought my unique solo to a sudden erd with a strong chord and then trade a frantic effort to escape the seold- ing I realized was in siore for me. But Esputa seized me as I left the platform and hissed in my ear: ‘Don't you dare eat any supper here tonight!” With this order he left me to my fate, and all the rest of the evening I had to school myself to refuse the repeated invitations of the asy- lum authorities to partake of refresh- ments. This proved a very effective method of punishment, for I was very fond of ice-cream in those days.” NATIONAL THEATER.—At the National Theater next week a return engagement will be played by Primrose an West's Minstrels, but by a company which, al- though under the same management, is an entirely different one. It is said that the performances will also differ somewhat in character, although, of course, all minstrel programs must resemble each other to a ereat degree. On this occasion the first part, which, after all, is the distinctive fea- ture of a minstrel performance, is to be dressed and arranged differently from the one last given here by Primrose and West. Only the eight end men are to be in black face, all the others appearing as white men, William H. West is to preside over this portion of the program as interlocutor, as is his usual custom, with Carrol Johnson and Lilly Rice as the principal end men. A most decided, and what is expected to be a most pleasing, novelty will be found in the appearance of Ezra Kendall with this company. This will be the first opportu- nity that Washington theater-goers have had of seeing Mr. Kendall outside of farce comedy. When some time since the vaude- ville craze was making such inroads upon the legitimate stage, Ezra Kendall was one of the first to fall a victim. His success in this line was sc pronounced that Messrs. Primrose and West became convinced that he would be equally fortunate in minstrel- sy, and lost no time in securing him for their forces this season. His efforts are confined to the olio, in which he is to be heard in a monolgue, which is said to be not only very funny, but quite original. Mr. West has an entirely new march,which he will personally direct, and which he calls ‘“‘The Zouave Patrol.” Another fea- ture will be the introduction of the latest New York music hall success, “The Anl- mated Music Sheet.” Some of the lesser lights in the organizetion, though promised to be none the less important, will be Falke ard Semon, a pair of musical comedians; Schrode Brothers, acrobats and pantomt- nists, who were last seen here with Han- lon’s “‘Superba;” Trovollo, a ventriloquist, who is to bring to his ald some cleverly corstructed walking automatons; George W. Lewis, a noted dancer, who is to intro- | @vee the latest thing in terpsichorean art, called ‘‘melo-phrase dancing,” and the Freeze Brothers, who claim to be the cham- pion tambourine spinners of the world. ‘Among the numerous vocalists are Charles Kent, Alex. Cameron and Lewis Pritzkow, the latter of whom is also a composer, and | who will sing one of his latest original bal- lads. LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE. —An interesting event in the theatrical sea son is the forthcoming visit of the re- nowned English actor, Edward S. Willard, who will open one week’s engagement Mon- day evening next at the Lafayette, when he will make his first appearance in Washing- ton in the role of “David Garrick.” “‘Da- vid Garrick” was first produced in 1860. Since then it has been performed by the best actors both native and foreign. The elder Sothern, Salvini, Charles Wyndham, Lawrence Barrett and Nat Goodwin have all been seen in this play in this country. ‘The latest Garrick of all is Edward S. Wil- lard, who has played the part with un- doubted success this season in Brooklyn, Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore, and has received the unqualified praise ‘of critics and public. He brings to the part the orig- inal study of an artistic and conscientious actor, and judging by the press of the cit- ics named, he compares favorably with his illustrious predecessors in the role. Mr. Willard {s also fortunate in having a most competent supporting cast, as will be seen by the following names: Miss Maud Hoff- man as Ada Ingot, Mrs. H. Cane as Mrs. Smith, Miss Agnes Knight as Araminta Brown, Mr. Lonsdale as Jones, Mr. Verner Clarges as Ingot, Mr. Cane as Smith, Mr. J. G. Taylor as Brown, Mr. Bromley Da- venport as Chivy. The play is splendidly costumed and staged. Tuesday and Wed- nesday evenings and Wednesday matinee Mr. Willard will present to Washingtonians his successful production of “Tom Pinch,” dramatized from certain incidents in “Martin Chuzzlewit,”’ the well-known novel by Charles Dickens, making the sweet, lovable, self-denying Tom Pinch the cen- tral figure of a very pretty, concise and interesting three-act comedy. As Tom Pinch Mr. Willard gives a most artistic assumption, his impersonation being typicat in every respect of that which Dickens drew; it is human, consistent and dainty whimsical, and preserves the intention ot the author. Mr. Verner Clarges as Peck- sniff gives an admirable performance, ai the other characters introduced from the book are Mary Grahame (Miss Hoffman), Charity Pecksniff (Miss Knights), Mercy Pecksniff (Miss Van Buren), Mrs. Lupin “of the Dragon” (Mrs. Cane), Mark Tap- ley (Mr. Davenport), Old Martin (Mr. J. G. Taylor, seen here with Beerbohm Tree's company), Young Martin (Mr. Yorke), Ruth Pinch (Mrs. Yorke), Westlock (Mr. Lons- dale). The production as regards the ap- propriate costumes, necessary Dickens de- tails and surroundings 1s sald to be fault- less. Thursday night “The Rogue's Come- dy,” Henry Arthur Jones’ brilliant play, will be given for the only time, and for Mr. Willard’s farewell performance the ever favorite drama, “The Middleman.” “Gar- rick” will be repeated night and <7 NAT ee Gas ne =) WA i Saturday matinee. Visitors during Mr. Willard’s engagement are earnestly re- quested to be seated by the hour advertised for the rising of the curtain. COLUMBIA THEATER.—The announce- ment that next Monday evening at the Columbia Theater Richards and Canfield will be seen for the first time in this city in two new characters specially written for them in the comedy, “My Boys,” will call out a large and fashionable audience. “My Boys” is pronounced by competent critics as the brightest, as well as the most amusing entertainment that has been offered for a long time. They will be as- sistéd by an excellent company, including the Misses Sallie Stembler, Mattie Keene, May Montford, Harriet Willard, Florence Earl, Ida Stembler and Messrs. George E. Martin, Madison Corey, Arthur Sanders, Frank ‘Crane and Philip Robson, who are all well known and capable players, and are sure to render excellent support. The music is new and specialties refined. Stars and company should receive a hearty wel- come in this city. There will be matinees Thursday and Saturday. ACADEMY OF' MUSIC—The attraction at the Academy for next week will be Harkins and Barbour’s romantic war play, “‘North- ern Lights,” which was extremely well re- ceived here last season. It is an American drama, pure and simple. There is a good deal of realism about it and there is a very large element of fun. All the scenes of the play are laid in Montana, and the time occupied is from June 6 to June 25,1876, covering the period of the Custer massacre. It was the time of the Indian uprisings, and, as might be ex- pected, the play is rapid in action and full of striking situations. It is a good picture or series of pictures of life on the frontier guring those exciting days and nights. Its plot is by no means confined to Indian war- fare. There is warfare of another kind go- ing on in the house of the post surgeon, who does not love the woman he has married, and who, in the most diabolical manner, tries to encompass her death by injecting into her arm some cholera germs, which he has bottled up, in place of morphine. He is a man of science and has made a study of germ theories, but the fact that he is willing to sacrifice human life for the sake of experiment has come to the knowledge of the assistant surgeon, a full-blooded Sloux Indian, who has received a Yale edu- cation and proves himself to be a very brave and good fellow, and the chief sur- gcon is thwarted accordingly. Then he be- comes insane and the assistant surgeon, disgusted a. the duplicity and crimes of the whites, returns to his own race, is disown- ed by them, and dies after riding into Gen- eral Crook's camp to give warning of an in- tended massacre before the Northern Lights disappeared from the sky that night. The play moves rapidly when one considers the immense amount of incident which is compressed within its limits, and rises steadily in interest to its last act, which introduces the Custer incident and shows the inmates of Fort Terry besleged by the Indians and their timely rescue. The freshness of incident and of treatment, allied to the stirring character of the situa- uons, causes the play to be one which de- serves lasting success. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—The attrac- tion at the Grand Opera House next week will be the well-known team, Gilmore and Leonard, who will present the latest edi- tion of the Irish nonsensicality, “Hogan's Alley.” The piece has been rewritten, re- modeled—in fact, everything about it Is new—and it will be the means of amusing @ large number of theater-goers in Wash- ington, who make a regular habit of en- jJoying the shows afforded by this play house at popular prices. There are a num- ber of catchy features about the produc- tion, but special attention {s called to the new Hogan's Alley, Hogan’s Cycle Club and Hogan's Illuminated Roof Garden, all of which will be found in the production. Gil- more and Leonard are well known in the profession as not only being good come- dians, but having a knowledge of what the people want, and, like John Philip Sousa in his music, they give it to them. The en- gagement of Gilmore and Leonard in “Hogan's Alley’ will continue all the week, with the usual matinees Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.—The Broadway Burlesquers, a compyny present- ing high-class vaudeville and refined bur- Jesque, will be the attraction at the Ly- ceum next week. The program to be pre- rented will be in three parts, the first being the presentation of a one-act comedietta, entitled “Summer Nights,” which is said to be exceptionally good and interesting, the stage embellishments are excellent and rretty mare! artistic groupings and catchy musical’ numbers are among the features. The stage setting used for this act is @ correct representation of the Madi- son Square Roof Garden, New York. This is followed by the olio, which includes Mc- Avoy and May, in their funny comedy sketch, “Crazy Conglomeration;"’ Miss Em- ma Carus, the talented baritone singer; Gilbert and Goldie, the California ecc: trics; the original three Dunbar sisters, their unique dane in and the Judges, in marvelous ic’ feats. The perform- ance conclu ith the operatic burlesque, entitled “A Paris Girl In Saratoga,” which is from the pen of Fred Solomon. This por- tion of the entertainment is made a sp feature, Dick Bernard, the clever charac- ter comedian. appearing as the German Judge. The Broadway Burlesquers present an entertainment novel and meritorio being free from objectionable featu: ‘There will be matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. BIJOU THEATER, — Mlle. Velesca, the beautiful queen of the air; the pretty, pre- cocious Cora Routt, who sings up-to-date songs; Senator Frank Bell, the embryo Arkansas statesman; Hellene Tonsart, one of the New York music huall’s favorite yo- calists; Lawrence and Harrington, as cley- er a duo of comedy sketch portrayers as graces the theatrical boards; the Boston Comedy Four, comedians and dancers, with a world-wide reputation; the celebrated Arion Male Quartet, vocal soloists; the three French dancers, Dollie Lapferia and Miles. Fanchette and Zenobia, and Miss Mable Stanley in songs of the day, with a grand plantation minstrel first part scene by the Georgia Minstrels, are the attrac- tions announced for next week's program at the cozy Bijou Theater. The collecting together of such an array of artists shows that the Bijou managers are not a whit behind any of the high-class vaudeville managers of tke country, and propose to give to the Washington theater goers as good as money will obtain. THE HENSCHEL RECITALS.—The first of the two recitals of song to be given by Mr. and Mrs. George Henschel occurs next Monday evening at the Universalist Church, 13th and L streets. The program offered is such as only these artists offer, and in versatility shows what an immense lot of musical literature is at their command. Washington has not for years, in fact not since the last yisit of the Henschels, had anything that so appeals to the lover of music as these recitals. So much has been said of the artistic work of this couple that it is difficult to find phrases that would imply more. Their voice production is a lest-on in the art for any singer Especially fine is the phrasing of Mrs. Henschel. It is so beautiful that it is hard to find its equal on the concert stage, and there ig certainly none superior to it. Mr. Henschel is a highly cultivated musician. He is a successful composer, director, teacher, vo- calist and planist. In ease, fluency, style, interpretation and dramatic force he is al- ways satisfying to the most critical. In his piano accompaniments he is so mar- velous as to incite wonder, even in the minds of those initiated in the art of piano laying. Taken all in all, a Henschel re- 2 cital is a performance:so amtistic in every sense and way that no @me sho follows the concerts and musical ewents of the season can afford to miss ita:Tha program for Monday evening is the fallowing: Duet, Paisiello, Mr. and Mts. :Henschel; aria from “Semele,” Handelz song, “Polly Wil- lis,” Dr. Arne; song, “The Glen of Ken- mare,” Mrs. Henschel. Aria from “Orfeo,” Haydn; song of the harem «keeper, “Il Se- raglio,” Mozart; Crugamtino’s song from “Claudine von Villa Bella” (1790), Beet- hoven, Mr. Henschel. Song, “Kennst du das Land,” Liszt; “‘Bemceuse,” Bizet; Ser- enade du Passant, fromm “‘Zanetto,” Masse- ret, Mrs. Henschel. Song» “Der Doppel- gaenger,” Schubert; Der! Asra, Rubin- stein; Couplets de Vuleain, from “Phile- mon,” Gounod, Mr. Henschel; duet, ““Gon- doliera,"" Henschel, Mr. and: Mrs. Henschel. Song, ‘‘Malgre l’Eclat,"* Henschel; ‘Sand. mannchen,” Brahms; | “The ‘dener,”” Kahn, Mrs. Henschel. Ballads, ‘he Erl King,” Loewe; “The Grenadiers,” Schu- mann, Mr. Henschel; duetto buffo, from “Don Pasquale,” Donizetti, Mr. and Mrs. Henschel. Seats are on sale at E. F. Droop & Son’s, 925 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. “BEAU _BRUMMELL.”—Last night Mr. Richard Mansfield presented at the La- fayette Square Opera House his splendid impersonation of Beau Brummell in Clyde Fitch's play of that name. The popularity of this play and of Mr. Mansfield’s acting in it was evidenced by the presence of the | largest audience of the week, which testi- fled in evezy way its appreciation of both play and player. In no character is the Polish and refinement of Mr. Mansfield’s art more apparent than in that of the great English dandy, and throughout the whole lay his work is a constant source of de- ight, not only to the average play goer, but to the keenly critical student of act- ing as well. There is not a flaw in his interpretation. It is clean cut, carefully studied, gracefully, consistently and even forcefully carricd out. If Mr. Mansfield had never played anything but “Beau Brummell” he would have been recognized as an actor of the highest ability and with the most delicate artistic sense. He would have left his impress upon this generation of play gocrs in the memory of a most delightful stage picture. But the same finished work, the same attention to detail, the same artistic effect are manifest in all those characters which Mr. Mansfield has made exclusively his own and upon which his reputation as an actor rests today. Tonight Mr. Mansfield will be seen in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” CRANE IN “THE SENATOR.”—Mr. Crane makes a change of bill at the Na- tional Theater this evening, when he will again be seen as the bustling, big-hearted, erergetic politician, Hannibal Rivers, of “The Senatcr.” Several new faces will be seen in the presentation, Miss Irish being the Mrs. Hilary, Miss Haswell the Mabel Denman and Mr. Hale the Lieut. Schuyler. Mr. Putnam will again be the Count von Strahl, Mr. Boag the Chinese diplomat and Mr. Brooke the aged claimant, Silas Den- man. There has been a large sale of seats for the performance and the story of the efforts of Senator Rivers to secure justice for the Denman claim will no doubt be fol- lowed by an audience which will crowd the theater. SOUSA AND HIS BAND—American au- diences demand novelty, always novelty, even in their concert programs, and it is skill in catering to the musical preferences of his public that has insured a large pro- portion of John Philip Sousa’s popularity and success. Few people can realize the difficulty in selecting the right kind of music for a concert which must be at once of high grade and yet popular cnough to please those in whom the:love of melody is inherent, yet who dp not possess musi- cal education. In his effort to secure the best there is in music, notsto let any nov- elty escape him, John Philip Sousa is probably the greatest patron of the music publishers in this country. He buys every- thing adapted for concert purposes with his band as soon as published, and before starting on his tours he always has sev- eral rehearsals with his band at which this new music is tried and by a process of discriminating selection the best only is retained. The selections he offers on this, the twelfth semi-annual tour of his famous band, are fairly representative of the best efforts of contemporary composers, while at the same time he does not forget sub- stantial and standard works of the great masters or his own historic, stirring and typically American harmonies. Sousa and his band will visit this city on Sunday evening, January 16, and Thursday after- noon, Sanuary 20, playing at the Lafay- ette, his concerts here being in the nature of a leave taking before the four months’ tour of Europe, which he will undertake during the coming summer. Miss Maud Reese Davies, soprano, and Miss Jennie Hoyle, violiniste, accompany Sousa and his band as sclists on the present tour. “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.” — “Jack and the Beanstalk,” which will be seen for the first time in Washington, fol- lowing Mr. Willard at the Lafayette Square ‘Theater, 1s an extravaganza in all the term implies. It was written by Mr. R. A. Bar- nett of Boston, who has taken for his theme good old nursery rhymes and woven stories of our childhood in an intensely in- teresting way. The characters include Jack, the Giantkiller, who is the son of old Mother Hubbard, and whose running mate is Jolly Sinbad, the Sailor; Jack is in love with Princess Mary, “quite contrary,” who is the daughter of Old King Cole, who de- clares that he must be rich before consent to his marriage to the princess be given. The Dowager Fairy directs Jack to the Giant's castle in the clouds, where fortune awaits him. There is no money in the Hubbard household, and Jack and Sinbad decide to sell the old family cow for at least enough to procure a meal. A peddier happens along, to whom the cow is sold for a hat full of beans. When Mother Hub- bard 1s told of this exchange, she throws the beans away and soundly scolds her son for making such a foolish bargain. Jack and Sinbad fall asleep, the fairies appear and dance around the spot where the beans ! had fallen, whereupon the immense bean- stalk rose far up into the clouds. ‘The queen commands Jack to climb the bean- stalk, and thus reach the Giant’s castle, where, followed later by all his friends, Jack secures the hen that lays the golden eggs, with the famous golden harp, zmid scenes of great danger and much excite- ment, ‘The cast includes Walter Allen, Madge Lessing, Nellie Lynch, Hurbert Wilke, Carrie Perkins, Harry Kelley, Dau Baker, Henry Morse, Maude Hollins, Ross Snow, and several others equally well known. THE BISCHOFF CONCERTS. — An- nouncement is made of the regular series cf Bischoff concerts, which will take place at the Congregational Church. The first will be on Tuesday, the 18th instant, and the others will follow on Tuesday evenings, February 15, Mareh 15 and April 19. ‘These cencerts have always been popular, for Dr. Bischoff has availed himself of the best talent obtainable to make up his programs. Course tickets may be secured at John F. Ellis & Co.'s music store. = SS THE AFTERNOON MEETINGS, Services Under the Auspices of Y. For the present the Sunday afternoon meetings formerly held.at the Y. M: C. A. rooms, will take place at different church- es, which Have been offered for the pur- pose. Tomorrow the /afternoon meeting will be held at the Churchiof the Incarna- tion, 12th and N streets northwest. The meeting will begin at 4:30 o’clock. Rev. R. R. Dolling will deliver an address. His subject will be “Every! Man is Made by God.” The class for teachers of the inter- national Sunday schoot lessons will meet this evening at o'clock at the tem- porary quarters of the assgciation, on New York avenue. The class for men tomor- row at 2:45 o'clock will also meet at the above address. Colonel : Charles Bird, United States army, will have charge of both these classes. —_— Se Bicycle Handle} Bars, Many inquiries have:been made of the police this week regarding the new bicycle regulation relating to handle bars. One wheelman who called at police headquar- ters had an idea that the authorities had designated an official to make measure- ments. He said he was in doubt as to the exact distance between the seat and han- dlebars of-his wheel and he was anxious that an official measurement should be made. His doubt was the result of his not knowing just how such measurements are to be made. —_+>——_. “An Incorporation. Articles incorporating the Columbia Life and Annuity Association have been placed on record. The incorporators are George H. Harries, Frank D. Andrus, Frank T. Leys, Sid. H. Nealy, Edward Bullock, H. H. Twombly, J. Whit. Herron, A. Harshaw, J. B. Ayrault, Fred J. Terry, Louis K. Beat- ty and Alfred Terry. . [i i, AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. Bischoff Concerts| NEW NATIONAL. | LAFAYETTE. Congregational Church, WM. wi CRANE. MNANSFIEL Cor. 10 and G ste. nw. er ene DR. JEKYLL (Seventeenth Season) TH E AND MR. HYDE. apes SENATOR irdtR. HYDE JAN. 18., FEB. 15. MAR. 15, APRIL 19. E. S. WILLARD “Tem IGHT, D. Season Tickets - = $1.00 On sale at John F. Ellis & Co.'s, 987 Pa. ave. Next week—Seats sale—Primi Tn “David oe D.w., on and after Tuesday, Jan. 11. ja8-0t West's Minstrels. peices a i Rogue’ Comedy re ‘The Middlemen TTR ps Sat Universalist at ALL LAFAYET TE girs Church,2.=« . 8. — J. W. Albangh. Ee 9L sts. Nixon & Zimmern.an Directors Mr. and Mrs. GEORG == Beginning Fionday, Jan. 10, MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY, MR. EL 8. WILLARD. PROGRAM: Mr. Willard as PRIMROSE & WEST’S Monday Ev Britay Eve. | David Garrick. MINSTRELS!) 22 ees ony Ee | -Tom Pinch. _ gi By Charles Dickens. SEATS $1.00 AND $1.50, AT DROOP'S. Wednesday Eve. (Firat Time Here.) READ THE LIST OF NAMES | The COLUMBIA Sas ARY. 12 22 ae Rogue's Comedy. eee sett Gea ores 415.1 W. H. West, Ezra Kendall, By Henry Arthur Jones." Rises Tne cee Carroll Johnson, Billy Rice,| Sty [The Middleman. | By Henry Arthur Jones. Waix_ Jack & the Beanstaik, Lafayette, Tatinees Wed. & Saturday | Sunday Night, JAM. 1 6 Next Week—Miss Julia Arthur in “A LADY OF QUALITY. 408 ACADEMY POPULAR PRICES. One Week, Beginning MONDAY NICHT, JAN. 10, WILLIAM CALDER'S PRODUCTION OF SCHRODE BROTHERS, FALKE & SEMON, GEORGE W. LEWIS, MUSICAL NOTES CHARLES KENT, EZE BROTHERS There will be four musical matinees, giv- en under fashionable patronage, at Rausch- er's, Thursdays, February 10, 17, 24 and March 8. They are in charge of Mrs. Ber- man of New York, and will follow the plan of the social functions that take place each season at the Waldorf. Among the artists engaged for the Washington affairs are: Mr. Walter Damrosch, who will give an explan- atory recital on “Tristan und Isolde,” Mme. Gadski singing the love song from the same opera; Mr. David Bispham, in a song re- cital; Mr. and Mrs. Henschel, Mr. Theo- dore Bjorksten and Mr. Henri Marteau, the young French violinist. The last comes from St. Louis, March 3, expressly for this concert, and as he starts immediately after for San Francisco and the westerm tour, this will be the only opportunity to hear AND A HOST OF OTHERS. AND ALSO THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 20, AT 2, [sas oncerts, | The | March King. him this winter. Patronesses are: Lady Pauncefote, Mrs. Hobart, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. . Es Gray, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. Peckham, Mrs. Sars Goes SOUSA....05... Condactot Alger, Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. > RERSD DAVIES Soprang Lodge, Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Westinghouse, JENNIE HOYLE.... - Violiniste Mrs. Leiter, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Mackay- Smith, Mrs. Radcliff, Mrs. George W. Childs, Mrs. Hutchins, Mrs. Ffoulke, Mrs. Wolcott, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Thomas B. Reed, Mrs. George H. Weeks, Mrs. George M. Sternberg, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. McKeever, Mrs. Luquer, Mrs. Biddle, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Percy Mor- gan, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Wylie, Mrs. Clover, Mrs. Stanley Mathews, Mrs. U. 8. Grant, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Mc- Lanahan, Mrs. Whittimore, Mrs, Mealiuaa, Mrs. Story, Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Perin, Mrs. Dean and Mrs. Miles. The pupils of Mrs. Harriet H. Mills will meet in her studio this evening for the pur- pose of studying the Henschel programs to be sung by these distinguished artists next week. The numbers to be sung by the students have been carefully prepared, and much profit and pleasure will be de- rived from the opportunity of becoming familiar with the program prior to the concerts. No guests will be invited, as it is to be practically an evening of study. The second in the series of chamber music concerts given by Mr. Herman C. Rake- mann will take place next Thursday even- ing at the Washington Club. Miss Ancelia B. Fisher, soprano, will be the vocalist. PRICBS—2e., 50c., T5c., $1.00 and $1 Seats on Sale Thursday, Jan. 13. GHTS. ORIGINAL COMPANY AND SCENERY. 60 PEGPLE ON THE STAGE.) EXTRA! MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. — COMING! One Week Yet! BEGINNING MONDAY, JANUARY 17. Lafayette Square {Ur"t GrandOpera House | m x. Soom Hutrgenns Kn to KERNAN & RIFE, MANACERS Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Next Attraction—WM. BARRY in The Rising Generation. Klaw and Erlanger’s Magnificent Production of Barnet & Sloane's Superb Spectacular Extravaganza, The program has been well arranged and will include: Rubinstein's Trio, op. 62; Beethoven’s Trio, op. 11; Nymphs and Sy- vanus, Bemberg, Miss Fisher; solo, Bocherini’s Rondo, M trios, Virgin Last Sleep, Mass uet, Pollini; violin solo, Vieuxtemp’s Rev- erie; Rakemann’s Song of the Willows and Gregh’s Chanson Leranaise, Miss Fisher. Miss Harriette Crum of Canton, Ohio, has accepted the contralto position at Epiph- any. Miss Crum 8 a voice of much sweetness and power, and it is believed that she will be a worthy successor to Mrs. Shaler. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Lamb entertained the Sunday Night Music Club at their res!- dence, 906 G street northwest, the pro- gram’ consisting of the second Beethoven symphony, the cleventh symphony of Haydn, a Chopin polonaise, op. 40, No. 2, and a March Heroique by Hermann Mohr; all the compositions being arranged for four hands piano and quartet of strings. The Choral Society met as usual on Mon- day night at Sheldon Hall, 1004 F stre northwi George W. Chadwick's “Lovely Rosabelle,” which is one of the numbers on the program of the next concert, was taken up for the first time, and the latter part of the evening was devoted to Park- er’s “Redemption Hymn,” on which some work had been previously done. A num- ber of applicants were examined and ad- mitted ta memtership in the society, which is at present in a very flourishing condition. Applicants should present them selves at the regular Monday evening re- hearsals. The next concert promises to be as well attended ax the last. The music will have an especial interest for the members of our various patriotic organi- zations, being entirely by American com- posers and rendered by American-born soloists. It is believed that many mem- bers of the Sons and Daughters of the Revolution and the American Revolutio! of the societies of Colonial Wars and Col pial Dames, and of other similar organiz: tiers will be in attendance, particularly in view of.the fact that the concert will oc- cur in the week in which the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their annual corgress in this city, which is al- ys well attended by delegates from all perts of the country. CANNOT INDORSE THE BILL, Commissioners’ ( ctions to F. and P. Railway Measure. The Commissioners have submitted to Chairman Babcock of the House District committee a report on House bill 3864, to authorize the Falls Church and Potomac Railway Company of Virginia to extend its lines into and within the District, stating that they are unable to favorably recom- mend the bili in its present shape. The ex- tension proposed in the bill is as follow Beginning at proposed terminus in Vir- ginia on the west side of Little river, at or near where the north boundary of the Ar- lington estate intersects the mean high tide of the Potomac river; thence across the marshes of that part or arm of the Po- tomac known as Little river, to or near the south of Analostan Island to the shore line of the proposed new west bank of the Po- tomac, thence by a suitable steam ferry across the river to New Hampshire avenue and the foot of E street northwest extend- ed to the river, thence along New Hamp- shire avenue to F street, thence along F street to Virginia avenue and E street, thence along E street to 17th strect, thence along 17th street to B street, and thence along the line of B street to the west build- ing line of 9th street northwest. The Commissioners say they “believe that this company should be given access to the city, but not in the manner proposed. As to the proposed route within the city, they think it should be covered by the extension of an existing rapid transit line, as sub- ufban roads on a city route are always more or less unsatisfactory and exasper- ating, on account of the long periods be- tween cars. The company already has au- thority under the acts of August 23, 1894, and December 8, 1894, relating to the Wash- ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Elec- tric Railway Company, to enter the city over the tracks of that company, and the Commissioners have recommended that the Aqueduct bridge be widened and a track laid thereon for the accommodation of the electric lines terminating at the south end of the bridge. Some time ago they placed themselves on record as being opposed to ferries for street railway purposes, and they think that the company would be able to render much more satisfactory service c on either of the routes indicated above than| © Will Present Wm. Gill's Roaring Comedy, by the inconvenient and always more or |* less dangerous ferry.” Bull’s Cough numerous imitat ‘when you buy. has trougit to. the wurfaco” eco Keeps sharp look out THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF JACK AND THE GILMORE |BEANSTALK! AND “xov" LTIES—-SCORES OF BEAUTIFUL —BRILLIANT COSTUM | EONARD MUSIC AND GORGEOU: ja8 ACADEMY. POPULAR MAT. 5 : PRICES. SAT. Presenting the Latest Edition of the | 2p year of DENMAN THOMPSON AND GEO, Irish Nonsensicality, Entitled W. RYER’S COMEDY DRAMA, The Sunshine Hl ’G|Of Paradise Alley. Alley. Seats ready. ja5-20,tf Rewritten, Remodeled. Everything Entirely New. SEE The New Hogan’s Alley. Hogan’s Cycle Club. Hogan’s Illuminated Roof Garden. Week January 10. Engagement of Ireland’s Kings— The Soothing Comedians, RAND OPERA HOUSE, KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. MATINERS WED )AY AND SATURDAY, WEEK OF JANUARY 38, 1898, CHAS. E. BLANEY'S EXTRAVAGANZA SUCCESS A Boy Wanted, A Joyous Mingling of Farce-Comedy. Comic Opera, Burlesque and Vaudeville, 40———Comedy and Specialty Stars 40 Nothing tut Fun and Merriment from Start te Fintsh, POPULAR PRICES. Next Attraction: Gilmcre & Leonard's “HOGAN'S ALL Ja3-6t PRIZES FOR WHISTERS. Appropriate prizes for plasers and pairs making Nn ighest scores will be ¢ in a tournamen The Sunburst of Comedy! at’ ther Wimodaughste Club rooms, Lenman_ butld- ing, 1425 New York avenue, UTRDAY EVE) ING, January 8 Players ‘will be divided into two sections, the one playing Safford’s pair system POPULAR PRICES! |t# i vee % ing the sai pa jatter changing with every ha ing the first will be $1 und Next Attraction: VOMAN IN BLACK. AN’'S LYCEUM THEATER. ALL TIS WEE! Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Sam. T. Jack’s TENDERLOIN COMPANY, The Most Extravagent Burlesque Organization 19 er NEXT WEEK— The Broadway Burlesquers. $a3-0t 1J0U THEATER. Mat. Every Day—Every Night—10, 20, 30, 50c, High-class Vaudeville and Burlesque. JOHN W. RANSONE, as Mark Hi ‘The Great BONNIE THORNTON, Up- <3 TEN OTHER RED HOT ‘ACTS. jas SPECIAL! Q Golwmnlliaa roxas ax sas The Smyth and Rice Comedy Co. will present for the first time on any stage a Comedy called THE OLD GOAT, BY W. H. ALLDERDICE. ey EXCURSIONS, ETC. ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE, BLOCK SYSTEM, THE STARS OF HOYT’S | For Mount Vernon and Arlington. “oA Station, 18% st. and Penn. ave. For time table TEMPERANCE TOWN” |=——= anaes Next Week—Commencing Monday, Jan. 10— Mats. Thurs. and Sat.— GEORGE Noeik & Washington RIGH ARDS Steamboat Co. Pens Saeed a ts ea CANFIELD Patina nt interme aren cote = Fron ot BY For Arlington, Fort [yer and Falls Church--Take the F st. or Penna. ave..cars—and the electric cars at Aqueduct bridge, auT-10,t¢ “T1Y BOYS.”’ A Saperd Company. ‘Next Week—Ward and Vokes. it