Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1898, Page 24

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1898-24 PAGES, NATIONAL THEATER.—Thers is prob- ably no star who plays in Washington in the course of a season who is regarded as high in the general favor as jolly, bright May Irwin. Her admirers are legion, for frem the gallery gods to the innermost circle of social culture th advent of this entertaining comedienne is regarded with whclesome delight. As each year has pass- ed by with a new production better than that of the previous year, and this origi- nal has come and left her charm upon the town, the interest in the announcement of her appearance has grown apace. Never before has so great an interest been made manifest as this year. She brings, Monday night, after a four months’ run on Brvad- ay, a new production to the New Na- tional Theater with bright songs, pretty faces and a laugh for almost every line. The comedy is entitled “The Swell Miss Fitzwell.” In a smaller way, Mr. H. A. Du Souchet, the author of the new play, has been to Miss Irwin what Sardou is to Bernhardt. He has understood ker capa- bilities and her imitations and with her as- sistance in sugg2stion has written a play which embodies or furnishes the basis for that rollicking, almost hysterical, tnfec- tious humor so characteristic of this act- Tess both on and off the stage. Nobody on the American stage sings negro songs like May Irwin. The new play deals with the trials, the felicitations and final happiness of the Count de Cagiac and his American wife, who, having been disowned by the former's father, comes to America to live. The countess, desiring to help her husband as much as possible, opens a dressmaking shop under the name of Miss Fitzwell, but says nothing about it to him, fearing his pride will be hurt. At the same time the count embarks in the business of making face powder, and carries it on witn a sim- ilar degree of secrecy in partnership with an Irishman named O'Donovan Dugan. Now, Miss Fitzwell has a customer in the person of # French vaudeville singer, called Mile. Otello, and the count, who has krown her in Paris, follows her to the dressmaker’s shop and bribes locket and chain to sign a fz testimonial. ‘The countess sees him present the locket, and believes it to be a gift of effection, and starts for Oklahoma to ob- tain w divorce. Of course, the complica- tions are finally straightened out, and the count and countess receive the blessing of the paternai marquis, and the play ends happily. Incluced in the play are, of course, a budget of songs worth going miles to hear. On Broadway they created a vocal epidemic. The most pronoun ed oF Se ecesses are “The Frog 5 tee perearyr Ein “Syncopated Sandy, the Dummy Line,” “Hone: My Lips,” “The Pickaninny’ Lullaby, "Ke ec Your Eye on Your Friend, Mr. Johnson,” and “A Little Pinch of Sait.” LAFAYETTE SQUARE—A delightful is promised in the dramatic line for Opera Hou when Mr. Herbert Kelcey and Miss Shannon will present a most im- portant nove irst production here of their new and st y, entitled “The Moth and the It will be rem written a number of succes ble plays. Among the most im- portant are “Beau Brummel,” “Bohemia” and “Natha the latter but recently produced by Mr. at Goodwin. “The ~-oth and the Flame” is a play of an entirely different type t Mr. Fitch's later pro- ductions, dealing with a modern society theme, in which the author has placed some types and customs of our modern Ife and society realistically and amusingly upon the stage of many contrasting characters, the honest and dishonest man of business, the honorable and dishonorable man of the world, the loving and the weak woman, the loving strong woman, the flippant young girls of smart society, and the sin- cere, the witty and amusingly fashionable woman in society whom trouble carries out of the pessimism which threatens our pres- ent age. The heroine is the strong, loving woman, who works for the poor in the slums, is interested in all sorts of charita- ble thi and who does not turn her back upon the man who loves her because the world is down upon him. She loves him and will not believe him capable of doing half the world accuses him of. Through many amusing and picturesque comedy scenes the strong plot of the play is carried simply and surely to its natural climax, while the foibles, faults and graces of the fashionable world ada color and contrast. The scenes of the play are laid in New York, and the story told in three acts. The first act is given over to an amateur vaude- ville performance, followed by a fanc: dress ball at the home of one of the “400. A charming love scene, a carnival of com- edy and a strong dramatic climax by the enacting of a tragedy bring out the story and the dramatis personnae. Two things of unusual interest are shown, in that both s Shannon and Mr. Kelcey are seen in entirely new to their admirers in this The wedding scene in the second act skews the interior of a fashionable (St. Huber’s) church, New York city, and, after the guests are ered to their seats, the wedding procession approaches, headed by a surpliced choir, followed by the ushers and bridesmai Just as the marriage emony is about to take place Mr. Fitch introduces a strong dramatic situation in a most thrilling manner, and the curtain falls upon a scene of intense and highly wrought interest. The last act is of the next day, and the playwright shows his great skill in keeping the absorbing denoue- ment until the final scene. The children’s in which the cotillion is danced, riegated background to the ac- m of the story, which is furnished in the second and third acts by the entourage of a fashionable wedding. “The Moth and the Filame™ brings out the high talents of the members of this excellent company, afford- irg, as it does, a chance to see Mr. Kelcey in a character entirely different from the enes he fs best known in and showing in a pert taken by Miss Shannon her qualities motional actress. In several of the ppe is given for dramatic treat- and, in fact, the play is declared to have the true dramatic fire in an unusual degree. The comedy features give an opportunity to see that capital comedian, William J. LeMoyne, and the gifted actress, Mrs. Sarah Cowell LeMoyne, at their best, while the roles al letted to Mr. Edmund Lyon, Mr. Bruce Mi sceres sc went of the very highest order, Rae, Mr. Daniel Torrence, Mr. Edward See, Mr. Marcus Ford, Miss Eleanor Moretti, Nellette Reed, Miss Owen Ellis and ers of the company are worthy of the hh ability of these excellent players. COLUMBIA THEATER.—Ther: will be a@ vaudeville bill at the Columbia Theater next week which cannot fail to please all classes of theatergcers. Th> company 1s headed by the famous Clara Morris, the gteatest emotional actress on the American stage. She will be seen in a ona-act sketch entitled “Blind Justice,” in which she has received umstinted praise at the principal eentirvous performance houses _through- out the country, among them Keith's in New York, where she made a pronounced hit. Her fame as an emotional actress {s second to no other on the American stage. ‘The company ts one of the strong:st and high-classed that has ever appeared in vaudeville, and the performance is at all times beyond criticism. It is composed of Lew Hawkins, the foremost monologist in the country; Richard Harlow>, whom everybody remembers as the Daisy Queen of Spain of 1492; La Petite Adelaide, who has jumped into the first place at the Cas! no and other New York theaters as a dancing artiste; Dan M a tenor leCarthy, singer, who is admitted to have the sweet- est voice among juvenile artists; Falkow. ski, the animal and bird imitator and violin virtuoso, who has achieved great success in th> princtpal theaters of St. Petersburg; Will and Frank Gardiner, who have made a fine repuiation as musical artists. The program is concluded by Miss Allie Gilbert, designated as another Anna Held, who is declared by many to be even more b2auti- ful than the French artiste, Miss Gilbert has made a great hit in New York and elsewhere with her animated waterm2ion chorus, in which she is assisted by twenty- five colored men. She will also sing her latest success, entitled “Why Don’t Uncl3 Sam Act?’ The matinees on Tuesday and Thursday will be at popular prices, that is, fifty cents the entire house—first come, first served. THE ACADEMY.—The attraction at the Academy next week will be Flo Irwin in “The Widow Jones,” a farcical conceit by John J. McNally. Miss Irwin will be re- membered by Washington _theater-goers for clever work with Peter P. Dailey and others. She has now advanced to a stellar career, and with the broader opportunities in a role suited to her, it is said, has gained added distinction in a piece which has won the prestige of being by all odds the most praiseworthy work which its author has yet given to the play-going public. Miss Irwin's faculty for extracting plenty of clean, wholesome and decidedly effective fun from any stage work she undertakes needs no comment. “The Widow Jones,” in which Miss Irwin will be seen, is the most successful of its author's many popular light and amusing pieces. It is a happy compromise between pure comedy and farce comedy. It is bright and clean in dialogue and rich in comic incidents and funny situations. It will in- troduce, during its course, the usual bud- get of songs, dances and specialties, and Miss Irwin, in particular, will be heard in several characteristic negro melodies. The story of “The Widow Jones” is based on the experiences of an heiress, whose life is made miserable by a couple of, pre- sumably, fortune-hunting suitors. To es- cape them she files to a village {n Maine, and there passes herself off as the widow of a man who was supposed to have been drowned in the locality a year before. As a@ result, everything which he left behind him, consisting of a seventeen-year-old daughter and an avalanche of unpaid bills, is saddled upon her. Not only this, but shortly aftcrward the dead man himself appears and displays a tendency to make things lively. As ‘one of his numerous wives has collected an insurance policy on his life, the position is exceedingly awk- ward for the pseudo-widow. Then begin the complications, which afford no end of fun during three ‘acts. Miss Irwin is surrounded by organization. It includes Ad known to Washington theater-goers original tough girl; Walter Hawley, one of the surprises of the season in the corhedy J. Fisher, Washington's favorite orge W. Barrum, an excellent character actor, who will t a strong seen in hi original c enor Romero Canov: David Waters, G 4 nee, ahar, Hor Newman, Pow ickard, John C. be, Ethel Gray. Louise Temple, Robt. ee and Annie Mantell. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—No melo- drama siands higher in the estimation of the theater-going public than “Tenn 28 Pardner,” the next attraction at the Grand Opera He Arthur C. Aiston is propr: tor and manager, and, though vet a your man, has had extended experience in the managerial field, and this piece profits by his shrewd observation. His four acts un- ravel @ drama cf frontier life. Pretty . Not unlike “Alabama,” abound, and pathos and humtr are so interwoven that at no time does the acting lag. The lines are spicy and keep up an in- terest throughout. "Miss Jane Corcoran, who created “Tennessee Kent,” the cen- tral figure in the pla: a winsome young lady, whose naturaln and tact make her work real and convincing. Mr. Bro- phy’s strong and dignified Portrayal of the genteel gambler, “always legitimate,” is one of the best bits of character acting that has been seen this season. Mr. Barr plays Asa Bice, the big-hearted miner, to the life, and Miss Mortimer as Mrs. Hay and Mr. Plunkett as the hen-pecked, whis- ky-loving hvsband, supply the comedy scenes. Indeed, there is little to criticise in the make-up of the cast. A most im- portant feature of the presentation is the singing by the male quartet, made up by members of the cast— Bohannon, Westman, Ryder and Parmet—far and away the best that has been heard for years. All are accomplished sirgers, and their voices blend beautifully in the attractive selec- tions they present. KERNAN’S LYCE mencing next Mcn¢ tinuing throughout M THEATER.—Com- 'y afternoon, and con- % the week, Manager Kernan’s attraction will be Jos. Oppen- helmer’s spectacular production, “Miss New York, jr.) This entirely new and up- to-date organization, with its appropriate scenery and sparkling electrical effects, presents a vision of beauty never surpass- ed. The curtain rises on the interior of tne Greater New York Club, an especiaily claborate scere. The action depicts the club in sessi and at the earnest solicita- tion of two countrymen it is decided to in- itiate them. They, of course, haye their troubles, while the audience has the fun. There is an exceedingly strong list of spe- ¢ialties introduced in “Miss New York, ir.,”” consisting of Harry LeClair, the fa. mous female impersonator; Miss Fiorence Edwards, popularly known as the “Queen of F appearing in a series of weird, illuminated dances; Crawford and Man- ning, the black face fun makers; the Mo- relias, in their interesting acrobaiic act, in which they introduce their marvelous pair of performing dogs; Ripley and Wil- liams, the singing and talking comedians, end Marie DeKosette, who as a lightning gen manipulator has no equal. The clos- irg feature is an original travesty on Cleopatra, presented under the tille of “Little Queen of Egypt,” in which Harry LeClair assumes the role of Cleopatra and gack Crawford that of Mark Antony. This brings out the strength of the entire com- pany, and affords ample opportunity for the display of beautiful costumes. The unique and novel March of the White Squadron is introduced in this part of the program. There will be matineces Monday, ‘Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. “THE BRIDE-ELECT.”—Washingtonians are on the qui vive in anticipation of a notable engagement at the Lafayette Square Theater for the week beginning Monday, March 21, when the inaugural performance in this city will be witnessed of John Philip Sousa’s much-talked-of op- era, “The Bride-Eiect.” No theatrical of- fering of recent years has aroused such general and widespread interest before its production as is now being accorded Sousa’s new opera. Such interest is justi- fied in the present instance, for the popu- larity of his stirring marches and former operatic work, and his prestige and per- sonal fellowing as bandmaster and con- ductor, render John Philip Sousa the most conspicuous of all American musicians; and when he essays the additional and difficult role cf librettist, the new element. introduced into his work commands admi- ration for his daring. In “The Bride- Elect” Sousa has given free rein to the fancies of romance conjured up by the mellowing influence of soft Italian skies, under which the librettist-composer spent his vacation last fall. Upon the famous Island of Capri, in the Vesuvian bay, the author has placed the locale of his opera Here he has tmagined two tiny kingdoms, and in the loves, intrigues and martial struggles of their potentates he has found an abundance of humor and romance for his story. “The Bride-Elect” the most gorgeous production yet. accorded any comic opera in this country, and the ecmpany will number eighty people. The AMUSEMENTS | AMUSEMENTA ~*~ Aa cast has been selected with care and dis- eriminating judgment. “THE BALLET GIRL."—As a discoverer of various kinds of girls Mr. EdwardsE. Rice has endeared himself to a vast ma- jority of the amusement patrons of this country. A week from Monday night he will introduce his latest “find” at the Na- tional Theater, in ‘The Ballet Girl,” with her dazzling surroundings of mirth and music, color and costume. “The Ballet Girl” Is an English musical comedy in two acts, and has attained pronounced success in New York and Boston, from which lat- ter city it comes direct to Washington, with the original cast intact. It is by Ja: T. Tanner, the author of “The Circus Girl. The lyrics are by Adrian Ross and the music by Carl Klefert, while Mr. Rice has contributed a few numbers, The company includes sixty-five people, the principals being David H. Lythgoe, Thomas Ricketts, Morell Beane, Mdouard Jose, Christopher Bruno, Snitz Edwards, Fred Solomon, Charles 'C. Grave, David Abrams, the Misses Arline Crater, Louise Hepner, Christine Blessing, Marie Hilton, Violette Potter, Lillian Cooley and Irene Vera. The scene of the first act is laid in Heer- enbergen, on the shores of the Zuyder Zee, and the second act the stage of the Fohies Theater, Paris, set for a Moorish ballet. “The Ballet Girl’ treats of the complica- tions in the love atfairs of an artist, a Parisian bailet dancer, an aged earl, his son and an American heiress. The play is said to be full of novel ideas and unex- pected happenings. There are pretty chorus girls galore, handsome costumes, pic- turesque scenery, many droll songs, charm- ing ballads and much spirited dancing. A remarkable French dancer by the name of Amoretti is one of the many features of the performance MISS VOCKEY’S RECITAL.—Miss Ellen Vockey, who has achieved and sustained an excellent dramatic reputation, will give a costume recital at Carroll Institute Wed- nesday evening next at 8 o'clock. She will appear in the letter scene from “Macbeth,” the potion scene from “Romeo and Juliet,” the banishment scene from the ‘“Monas- tery,” and will render “The Choice of Weapons,” arranged especially for her and recited by her with great success in Europe, as well as the race description from “Lon- don Assurance” and the comical mono- logue, “The Frightened Widow.” Tickets are on sale at Droop’s and at Carroll In- stitute. JOSEF HOFMANN IN RECITAL.—The appearance, years ago, of Josef Hofmann, then a lad in short trousers and round- about coat, created the greatest astonish- ment, which the judicious did not permit to blind their judgment as to the dangers that would inevitably beset his path, might wreck the hopes of those interested in his welfare and deprive of musica the child wonder, who then about nine, gave evidence of the of musical gifts much more than those which are so often em into prema- ture blossom and equally ranid decay. Th s has not been the case with Hofmann. After playing fifty zi the boy was taken bac! placed in the best po plete his musical edu universal not allowed to mak public appearance: again for nearly three years, and then to see how he had din his art. How he has succeed how he has matured ripened, guided by that maste hand—Rubinstine— own in the recep- tion given him in New York on Tuesday with the Cricago Orchestra, and again in recital at ®irnegie The press with- out exception place Hofmann in the front nk of pianists. The only Washington re- al occurs Tuesday afternoon at the Co- lumbia Theater, at 4:15. The sale of seats epens Monday morning at E. F. Droop & Sons’. ANTON KASPAR AND THE WIL- HELMJ CLUB.—An event (musical) that will draw the attention of many music- lovers is the coming concert of the Wil- helmj Club, under the direction of Mr Josef Kaspar. Much interest is manifested in the concerts of this organization, bu‘ additional interest will center in this, as it will be the first public appearance, since his return from abroad, of Mr. Anton Kas- ar. Mr. Kaspar was remembered here be- fore he went to Europe, as a most capable violinist, and his many friends will doubt- less gladly welcome his reappearance. EIGHT BELLS.—The Bros. Byrne, with a superior ccmpany, will present the new “Eight Bells” at the Grand Opera House the week of the 14th. If the old adage, “Laugh and grow fat,” counts for any. thing, it will be safe to predict that any one who has the pleasure of witnessing this performance will increase in avoirdu- pois. From the rise of the curtain unto its final fall, the spirit of mirth and fun pre- vails, calling fcrth prolonged laughter. “Eight Bells’ is a nautical production, con- structed on a scale differing in many ways from the average farce-comedy, and it is refreshing to know that the art of genuine fun making on the stage, when pantomime symnastics and humor, coupled with novel scenic effects, abound, is not a thing of the past. The Bros. Byrne, of course, are a “whole show” in themselves. They are as- sisted by a capable company, who help to make the play a complete success. The revolving ship scene and the trick wagon are features worthy of special mention, MADAME —_ JANAUSCHEK. — Madame Janauschek will produce Paul Kester's new pley, “What Dreams May Come,” early in March, and will open at the’ Columbia week of March 14. The importance of this event in theatricals 4s second to none, for Jenanschek is the greatest living exponent of the heroic school of acting, and “What Dreams May Come” promises to afford her one of the best roles in which she has ever been seen. The company engaged for Mad. emo Janauschek’s support already includes Miss Maud Banks, who needs no introduc. tion to the theater-going public; Edmund Collier, who has just left the famous cast of “The Sporting Duchess;” that fine ac- tor, Joseph Whiting, and John Blair, the latter of whom will have the leading bus- will be gi his rio} intellectual ‘seni ve superior - genius a magnetic iness with Miss Marlowe next season. Not content with this array of talent, the man- agement-of the new enterprise ‘are nego- tlating with still other players, as’ well krown in the profession and to the public. “THE OLD HOMESTEAD."—The sterl- ing actor, Mr. Denman Thompson, about whose head the halo of more than twenty years of triumph has shed its luster, comes to the Lafayette Square Opera House for a week's engagement March 14, including Wednesday and Saturday matinees, in his famous play, “The Old Homestead.” Still youthful in mental vigor and genius, de- spite the hand of Father Time, which, how- ever, has dealt kindly with him, this emi- nent histrion will once more gladden the hearts of theater goers of ‘Washingtow with the great character he has created in the immortal Joshua Whitcomb. The strongest kind of a cast will appear, among which are the famous Old Homestead Pied consisting of Messrs. Orcutt. aker, erlee and Meyers, besides an added four of new Cae he Sale of seat: opens at the box office Thursday morning. Robert G. Ingersoll at the Nationa} Babllity mark Be tae ae pro! z appearance this city in many mor While the sition that Col, has taken maintained on religious subjects has been severely condemned by believers in tian religion, of opinion, ers of oratory have won. him the of both friend and alike. THE ROAD: TO ASIA Hawaii is thef Gateway Through Which Easterh Frade Must Pass, BENTON’S PRRDIGTION RECALLED A Missourian -Recites Interesting History Bearingon the Present. BENEFITS OF ANNEXATION a Colonel John T. Crisp of Missouri, a well- known politician, is in Washington. Col- onel Crisp is one of the Best story tellers and entertainers in the country, having a reputation as a humorist extending from one ocean to the other. The colonel has known most of the prominent politicians of his day, besides being a great reader, and when in a reminiscent mood wit and wis- dom alike flow from his lips. He was asked by a Star reporter what was the opinion in Missouri regard- ing the annexation of Hawaii. “Young man,” said.he, “that is a devil of a question to ask a Missourian. Sir, Missouri was the home of Thomas Benton, one of the greatest men this country ever Produced. Benton wanted to build a road from St. Louis to San Francisco some time along about 1846 or ’47, and standing in the United States Senate, with his finger pointing to the west, his great figure drawn up to its full height, he electrified the Senate by stating, ‘There ites the east, there lies the road to India.’ A wonderful Prediction which has now come true. Across this great country of ours, passing by the doors of Hawaii, we find the most direct route to the east is through the west. Columbus, sir, another great man, had this same idea before Benton, and started west to find the east, and upon reaching our shores thought he was upon the western boundary of India, calling the natives Indians«because of that belief. “What was Columbus after, sir, in this great adventure? He was after the Asiatic trade. What was Thomas Benton after, when in 1819 he made his great speech ft voring the great central highway from St. Louis to San Francisco, and said, ‘When finished it will be the American road to Asia, and will turn the Asiatic commerce of Europe through the heart of out Amer- ica. It will make us the mistress of that trade; rich at home and powerful abroad.’ The Object of Benton. “What was Benton after? He was after the Asiatic trade. And what should we be after now but the Asiatic trade? We need it as a market for our grain, our meat and the products of our workshops to enable us to get rid of our over-production, which stifles trade, cuts down prices and causes Sorrow and poverty among our laboring men. To secure this Asiatic trade Thomas Benton proposed to go down the Ohio river to the Jiississippi from the east, west on the Missouri river to the mountains, across the mouncaina in sledges and wa- gens to the Coiumma river; float down the Columbia to the ‘acific coast, and from there across the Pacitic to Asia. This was the dangerous and tedious route by which senton expected io secure and control The wade of Asia. Le wouid not allow any ob- stacle, no matter how great, to stand in the way of Lhe controt of this trade, which he cous.cered of such importance. “We ind men in Congress trom Missouri tale lo Welcome the annexation of S OL d4uwal, nocwithstanding due uurecuy Im ine crossroads of this uc Cumimerce ald will control the Pa- c cur interesis more per- fectly @uu secureiy than wouid a large and poweriui nav What our great bBenion Said about ihis road to Inuia applies With ulmost equal torce to Hawau. He said: ‘We have it without war, without X, Without Uealy with any power, and nh We make it ull nations must travel iGewith our permission—and behave them= ves to receive permission.’ ay Meaning of Annexation, “Does that not apply to Hawaii? We get it for the asking. ‘ihe ships of all nations must pass by its doors, and, as Benton says, ‘with our permission,’ and ‘behave themselves to receive permission;’ and fur- ther down in the same speech he said, ‘Be- sides riches and power, it will give us a suid upon the good behavior of nations, by the possession which it will give us of the short, safe and cheap road to India.’ “Now, sir,” said Col. Crisp, “I ask you if Hawaii won't do the same thing for us at this day? Missourians who are ac- quainted with the writings and history of Benton do not hesitate upon this question, but are for annexation to a man. “And why did Benton desire to secure this great Asiatic trade? Read his essays on the subject and you will find that he shows that the great nations of the earth who controlled the Asiatic trade gre rich and powerful, and with its loss, the , ces- tige, power and opulence fell. This is what he says: ‘Asiatic commerce has been the pursuit of all western nations from the time of the Phoenicians down to the pres- ent day—a space of three thousand years— that during all this time this commerce has been shifting its channel, and that wealth and power followed it, and disap- peared upon its loss; that one more chan- nel was to be found—a last one, and our America its seat. Across America to China. “Again, he says of his road: “The trade of the Pacific ocean, of the western coast of North America, and of eastern Asia, will all take its track (meaning his road across the mountains to the Pacific), and not only for ourselves, but for posterity. That trade of India, which has been shifting its chan- nels from the time of the Phoenicians to the present, is destined to shift once more, and to realize the grand idea of Columbus. The American read to India will also be- come the European track to that region. The Buropean merchant as well as the American will fly across our continent on a straight line to China.’ “And to get there, sir, he will have to pass by Hawaii; and, knowing this, what will a merchant do? -Why, sir, he would be foolish if he did not keep a stock of goods in Hawaii from which to fill orders, instead of dragging the same clear around the world every time a Chinaman wanted a plug hat or a pair of shoes. The trade with Asia means wealth and prosperity for our farmers; it will open up our mines; the smoke from our factories will be seen all over the land, and good silver money, sir, the money of the Constitution and the Bible, which the people want, and the dem- ocrats propose to give them, will be taken by the Asiatic ag quickly as any other kind of money; imrwhich, sir, those Asiatic fellows show good sense. Benton’s Graphic Description. “Let me tell yout what Benton said about the effect. of Asiatic commerce,” continued Colonel Crisp. ‘Hie ssitd the rich commerce of Asia. will flow through our center. And where hes that cammerce ever flowed with- out carrying wealth and dominion with it. Look at its anciesit channels and the cities WASHINGTON CLUB, ____ AMUSEMENTS, AMUSEMENTS. INGTON CLUB, 1710 I ST. N.W. Se perp ee pe on 5 AID assogariee Fin Ei pure OF THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE LAFAYETTE. ee WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1898. Fiatinese Sceenibestess . .25e., The., The. and St LECTURE BY Tirs. Charles Fl. Pepper, ON HER TRIP TO HAWAII. the Rossini Circle iduates of Balti- more Academy) and Prof. GEORGE W. MULL will sing music by bl posers. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1898, AT 8 P.M. TICKETS, 50c., AT THE DOOR. ace 2he.. Se nd $1.50 MR o- be. Te. BL a KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. SPECIAL FAREWELL BULL TONIGHT. MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY AT 2. CONCERT BY Public School Teachers, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TEACHERS’ AN- NUITY AID ASSOCIATION, At the CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 8 O'CLOCK. CHORUS OF 90 VOICES, Mrs. CLARA BAKER SMITH, Director. Soloists: Misses Roberta Allen, Grace L. Att- schu, Fannie Y. AtLee, Alys E. Bentley, Carlotta THE GREAT, Tie sonn } a4 Beantifat K aleldos: Prod: and Mimtery, SALE, SHANNON, The Most Pronounced Success of the "Z HERE Season. mb5-20f Lafayette Square W. ALBAUGH..... Mani NIXON & ZIMMERMAN Directors: Week Beginning Monda ny OPER Hot The Delightful Comedy-Drama, “TENNESSEE'S MATINEES WEDNESDAY D SATURDAY, Brockett, Lena Carolyn Freeman, Lillian Halley, MR. HERREL Mina Heinrichs, Eleanor Simonds, Clara Willen- bucher and Willma Willenbucher and Messrs. i Philip Gerry and H. P. Hoover. 99 TICKETS, 50c. RESERVED SEATS, 7c. To be had of teachers of the public schools and at Ellis’, 937 Pa. ave. mb5-3t ISS EFFIE mT WILLARD HALL.=™ THE DISASTER TO THE MAINE AND SPANISH ARTILLERY IN CUBA, BY THE LUMIERE CINEMATOCRAPHE, EVERY DAY AT 2:30 AND 8:15. SPECIAL—SUNDAY, AT 8:15 P.M. Admission, 25 certs. Children, 15 cents. Lecture. “Caste and Customs of India,” BY Hira Singh Puri, OF THB PUNJAB, INDIA, Western Presbyterian Church, SHANNON AND COMPANY, INCLUDING Mr. William J. LeMoyne and Mrs. Sarah Cowell Le Moynq MANAGEMENT MR. SAMUEL F. KINGSTON, Presenting a New Play in Three A The Moth ano The Flame, iy CLYDE FITCH SCENIC AND COSTUME PRO+ Suggested by Bret Harte’s Exquisite Romance. ARTHUR C. AISTON, Sole Proprietor and Manager, ‘With the following Cast of Noted Players: JANE CORCORAN, JAMES M. BROPHY, ESTHA WILLIAMS, PERCY PLUNKETT, ANNIE MORTIMER, ite AND TEN OTHER FAVORITES. PRE OR NY OF THIRTY PHOPLE. COMPA? REGULAR A Great Play. Matince “PRICES, H STREET ABOVE 19TH, VER] 3INNING MONDAY cc Friday, March 11. Uaksthooes Wabeuniy aoe amen mh5,10&11 ‘TICKETS, 50 CENTS. GRAND OPERA HOUSE KE & RIFE, Managers. RNAN WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Direct from New York. HENRY'S Big Modern Minstrels, AUD We EERE REE Oe the Emperor of High-Class Minstrelsy, jue! The Popular Comedian Great Character Art! - Musica? Comedia RETURN OF THE FAVORITE, DENMAN THOMPSON AS UNCLE JosH, IN THE EVER WELCOME PASTOr THE OLD HOMESTEAD. SALE OF SEATS THURSDAY. A Great Company. Magnificent Scenic Effects. The Golden Nugget Quartet. = L DRA) ‘The Acme of Stoge Literature. — 4 Symphony in Smiles and Tears. Dan Allmon...... Griffin and Cowper. Locke and Allmon it NEXT WEEK—BROTHERS BYRNE'S NEW nowned Vocal Sta: Her Laipess Larne hey Lafayette Sq, Hi Henry. mous Cornet Virtuoso a “Eight Bells’ Company. 16e5_Bolo Concert Orchestras iG 2 Opera House. -ovel Electric First Part. Next Week—'*TENNESSEE’S PARDNER.”* fe28-6t-24 POPULAR ACADEMY. Pris Every Evening, Wed. and Sat. Matinees. ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. ‘The Great New York Fifth Avenue Theater Success, A Southern Romance, From Dolly Higbee’s Famous Novel, “In God’s Country.” Cast includes Mr. A. 8. LIPMAN and Miss ISA- BELLE EVESSON. Next Week—Flo. Irwin, in “THD WIDOW JONES.” fe28-tf . NEW NATIONAL THEATER. TONIGHT AT 8:15, LAST TIME OF EDW. BE. RICE’S = Frovcction Of the latest London and New York Novelty, direct from the Herald Square Theater, after its run of 175 nights, The French Maid, ‘Thank You, Very Kindly.” Next Week—MAY IRWIN FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, March 21, IRST ENGA =NT IN WASHINGTON THE MARCH Kine S Gitar RST TaicaPR, JOHN PHILIP SOUSA’S NEW COMIC OPERA, The Bride-Elect Under the Direction of KLAW, ERLANGER and B. D. STEVE in It THE SWELL MISS FITZWELL. the last 3,000 years, and the progressive people of Missouri want to share in this greatness they have in Asia, and in ex- change for the same we'll give those yellow fellows some of the finest short horn and Hereford cattle, and the best wheat and corn that are grown in this county. And it will make us all feel much better, sir, while we're doing this trading, to own those is- lands out in the Pacific, so that we can The season’s distinct musical success, SUPERB CAST, MAGNIFIK PQCIPME} AUGMENTED ORCHE <i A MILITAR BAND. Introducing the Famous March and Chorus, “Unchain the Dogsof War” Ne By sp NEXT WEEK— NEW NATIONAL. DIRECT FROM ‘Enjoy yourselves’ And see A RECORD- The most Entertaining make those Asiatic fellows trade fair, if] Cg A seats will open Wed they should try any game on us. Of pours: A spe afar eens <0 bh 16. Reg we want those islands, and the Asiatic ca ge. mail or teleg: trade. ‘In no instance,’ said Benton, ‘ha merican Stage. be filed In moe it ACADEMY ACADEMY “°3:"« WEXT MONDAY, MARCH WEXT MONDAY, MARCH ran IRWIN THE It failed to carry the nation or the peop which possessed it to the highest pinnacle of wealth and power, and with it the high- est at nments of letters, arts and sci- ences.’ Benton's peroration in his great speech in 1849 was as follows: ‘Let us act up to the greatness of the cccasion, and show ourselves worthy of the extraordinary circumstances in which we are placed, by securing, while we can, an American road to India—central and’ national—for our- selves and our posterity—now and hereaf- ter, for thousands of years to come.’ “Does this not apply to Hawall, sir? The Missouri solon was asked how he thought Missouri’s representatives would vote. “I don’t know,” said he. “I haven't asked them, but I do know, or I think I do, that 90 per cent of the people of Missouri are in favor of it. And the Missouri dele- gation in Congress being a very representa- Hike one, I imagine they are in favor of it, 00." MAY VW IN AND HER COMPANY IN THE MERRIEST SUCCESS CF THE SES THE SWELL MISS FITZWELL. HEAR HER SING “The Frog Song, The & SATDAY, ave. 1, rp Supported by Her Big Company of Comedians, “On the Dum Queen “Syncopated ‘andy, “A Little Pinch of Salt,” “He Certainly Was Geod to Me.”| Mirth. THEY WILL BE LAUGHED AT AND ‘Honey on 3M OF “Pickaninny’s Lullaby,” REMEMGERED FOR A LONG TIME TO COME. it Position of the Commissioners. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Referring to the communication signed “One of Many,” published in yesterday’s Star, in which protest is made against the action taken by the subcommittee of the Senate committee on appropriations in striking out of the District of Columbia arpropriation bill the provision for over- head wires for electric lighting purposes beyond the fire limits, I would like to state that the impression that the District Com- missioners were opposed to such wircs, which was the basis of the subcommittee’s action, 1s now conceded to be erroneous When the bill was first reported I brought the matter to the attention of Senator Allison, as I am a resident of the section affected, and am obliged to depend upon lamps, as no gas is available. The senator Columbia, NIGHT AT 8:15. LAST PERFCRMANCE OF Tir. and [irs. Russ Whytal In the Romantic Drama by Mr. Whytal, o—_-___________, FOR AS ACTED BY THEM OVER | 700 TIMES. 1 FAIR NEXT WEEK. BARGAIN MATINEES TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. Regular Matinee Saturday. THE GREAT 4 John J. MeNally’s Funniest and Best Farce Comedy, DOW JONES. AGEMENT RICH & HARRIS, = COMPANY INCLUDES: ADA LEWIS, ONOAL. 5 WALTER itawt stated that the subcommittee was not op- a0 8. SARs pcsed to overhead wires, but had acted Cc l a r a M O r r 1 S Kee ee assurance of the Commissioners that there was no special demand for elec- tric lights outside the fire limits: I there- upon addressed a letter to the Commission- ers calling their attention to this state- ment regarding their attitude, and received a very prémpt and courteous response from Captain Black, in which he said: “In every amendment proposed by the Commissioners provision was made for overhead wires outside the fire limits. In a written statement before the committee, and in their personal appeals, made by myself and my assistant, Captain Burr, the desirability of extending the electric lighting service in the county outside of the fire limits by overhead wires was set forth as strongly as we were able to place and a Se Constellation of Vaudeville Stars. RICHARD HARLOWE AND GEOFFREY STEIN, Little Dan McCarthy, Fialkowski, Lew Hawkins, Frank and Will Gardiner, The only LA PETITE ADELAIDE And the Great Novelty— The Animated Water [elon With MISS ALLIE GILBERT And Her 25—COLORED SINGERS—25, Ek PH P. SWICKARD, NIE MARTELL, ROBERT McK Flo. Irwin's New Coon Souge. J.J. Fisher, Washington's Favorit ‘one. HEAR 5. LAUGH wt As Lewis in her mirth-provoly NEXT Armacrioy, he Pacific Mail. —— FENAN'S LYCEUM THEATE K' ALL THIS W PK. Mats., Monday, Tuesdis, Thursday and Saturday, OBIE’ KMIGKERBOGKERS. An Organization of Supreme Vaudeville and Bi lesque Stars. ‘EVERYTHING NEW. TES, MISS NEW YORK, JR. “I am at a loss to know how the misap- prehension could be given, but suppose it may have arisen from the fact that, as representing the Commissioners, I was arked why not extend the conduits. into the county instead of the overhead wires, and replied that the number of users out- side the fire Mmits would not be great coeue to warrant the expense of the con- uits. “A copy of this letter has just been sent to the chairman of the committee on ap- propriations of the Senate.” —" ‘Since the receipt of this letter I have lA P eciSiouay, | EXCURSIONS, ETC. conferred oS the Sas plete aah io |) Recttal Only. regs ak committee, who state that it together eager ‘ashington t probable that their misunderstanding of | Tuesday MARCH 15. At PARIS, = BUR: New ork to Late the Commissioners’ position grew out of | Afternoon. ; 9 4:15. Hg ey Pos the reference to conduits, as suggested in JOSEF New Haven and Dieppe. Spe- Captain Black's letter. cial rate. Many protests against the prohibition of $64. 04 ‘Tickets to all verte of the electric lights in the suburbs reached the ° O° ae loan tichere ty oe Senate committee yesterday, and positive . rope during summer of 1896, W. P. VAN WICKLE, 1225 Pa. ave, Norioik & Washington assurances have bsen given by Senator Al- Legon and his colleagues that an amend- ment will be incorporated grantt same privilege for the extension o! head electric light wires beyond the fire erial assistance to the District who have sought to secure much-needed electric % March 4, 1808. 00. Sale , day says: Mayor Chas. Geyer received a MIREOCTION MISS ANNA MILLER, letter today inclosing a check for $0 fro:n MANAGEMENT HENRY WOLFSOHN. LOCAL DIKECTION MR. ED. F. GUZMAN. Steinway Piano all recitals, it ‘TION Of the 116TH_ANNIVERSARY Of the Birth of Robert Emmett, Under the auspices of Aree Order of AT OCOLUMB! ee pee