Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1898, Page 24

Miss Julia Marlowe has seemed to find ‘the most favor with theater goers this week, although the business at all the houses has suffered on account of the bad weather. The Lyceum Company has met with appreciation at the hands of some @istinguished people, and the midgets have attracted not only a large number of chil- dren but many adults, and their work in| some respects has been really artistic. Katie Emmet and Thomas J. Shea have pleased good audiences, and vaudeville has been well patronized at the Lyceum and Bijou. Next week comic opera and a comedian will divice attention. At the Lafayette Square. De Koven and Smith’s latest pro- duction, “The Highwayman,” will be giv- en by the Broadway Theater Opera Com- pany, and will undoubtedly repeat its New York success. At the Nationa! Nat Good- win, wko has a host of friends and admir- ers in this city, will play his annual en- gagement, opening in “An American Citi- zen.” There will be no performances at the Columbia next week. The attraction that had been booked could not be se- cured at this time, and rather than pre- sent an inferior company, the manage- ment decided to close the house. At thé Academy that charming little woman, Fanny Rice, will play a return engage- ment, and at the Grand Cora Tanner will be seen in “Alone in London.” The Ly- ceum will present “The Big Sensation,” and the Bijou will offer a fine array of specialties. Joseph O'Mara was not always a comic opera tenor. Not so many years ago lie was a member of Sir Augustus Harris’ Royal Italian Opera Company, and has in- numerable good stories to tell of his ex- periences while touring the provinces. One nignt when “Faust” was being given in Dublin, a peculiar accident occurred. © Mara was appearing as Faust, while the rele of Mephistopheles was being sung by Castelmary, the famous grand opera, singer, whose tragic death at the Metropolitan Opera House last winter was such a shock to the musical world. In the last act Mar- Fuerite, having ascended to heaven, Me- phistopheles and Faust were about to de- acend to “the oth2r place.” For some rea- son the trap on which they stood refused to work properly and stuck after going a stort distance below the level of the stage. The flames leaped up, and the two singers were in a most uncomfortable position. Try as they would they could not make the trap go down. Suddenly an Irishman in the gallery, appreciating the humor of the situation called out: ‘“Begob, O'Mara, you're safe; the devil's got a full house; there’s no room for you! The audience burst into a roar of laugh- ter and the curtain was rung down in cun- fusion. Nat, Goodwin's great imitative faculty came very nearly bringing to an untimely end, at the outset of his career, all of his ambition for the stage. Stuart Robson had put on a play in Boston. It was the work of Joseph Bradford, a lawyer of some prominence, and, although its success was not complete at that time, it was afterward played by Gus Williams, under the title of “One of the Finest,” for many prosperous seasons. Some sort of a benefit had been arranged for Mr. Robson, and certain of Goodwin's Boston friends, being anxious to gain for him a hearing in the city of his birth, went to Robson and told him there was a certain talented boy of their acquaintance who Possessed wonderful powers as a mimic, and that, being a Bostonian, his presence upon the stage at this forthcoming benefit would add considerably to the size of the audience. Robson was, of course, thus eas- fly persuaded, and in consequence arrange- ments were at once made for Nat's appear- ance in one of the scenes of the play, made up as a newsboy. The night for the per- formance soon came around, and Nat's friends almost made the house top-heavy. ‘The scene in which he was to appear was @ street near the pier, and at a given cue he was to step down to the footlights and Proceed with his imitations of famovs act- ors. Robson, strange to say, had not a re- hearsal of this scene with the juvenile comedian, and when the first imitation, that of John T. Raymond as Colonel Mul- berry Sellers, had been concluded he ap- plauded as heartily as did the audience in front and encouraged him to go on. The next was an imitation of Lawrence Barrett, and then followed one of John McCullough. The house fairly rose at the boy and everything went on swimmingly until Goodwin, straightening himself up, began with a peculiar clear staccato: “I-am-a- soldier,” concluding, amidst the wildest ap- plause and shouts and cat calls from the gallery, one of the most remarkable imita- tions of Robson himself that, up to that precise moment, had ever been heard upon the stage. For the time being the great Dromio pre- tended to be as highly amused as any other spectator, but with all his skill as an actor he could not entirely conceal his embar- Tassment and shifted nervously from one side of the scene to the other. Then the curtain went down amidst a very tumult of applause, and while the audience in .ront was shouting with delight, the mortified star turned upon the exultant youth and gave him a scorching that Goodwin remem- bers and laughs about to this day. he was ordered from the theater instanter, and, it is needless to add, that was his last ap- pearance with Mr. Robson upon that or any other stage. The latter felt highly indig- nant at the idea of being burlesqued in his own play by a mere boy, and so informed those well-meaning friends who had se- cured for him the assistance of this pre- cocious youth. NATIONAL THEATER.—The most tm- Fortant event of the year will be the an- rual engagement of Mr. N. C. Goodwin, assisted by Miss Maxine Elliott, to be in. igurcted Monday night at the National Theater. Mr. Goodwin's annual engaze- ments at the National are always remark- ably successful, as his popularity both as an actor and a man Is greater than that of any other artist who visits this city. Those who saw him last year at the Na- tional will recollect what an emphatic tri- umph of genius he made in “An American Citizen,” and it ts a matter of congratula- tion to all concerned that he has selected Madeline Lucette Ryley’s masterpiece as a feature of the engagement. It will be the offering for the first three nights, likewise at the Saturday matinee. Next to “An American Citizen” Mr. Goodwin has never presented a work that has proved more popular to the masses than “A Gilded Fool.” This piece will again be revived Thursday and Friday evenings, while Sat- urday evening “The Rivals” will be given its only presentation. The advance sale, that sure thermometer of popularity, has steadily increased since it opened, to’ such extent that a serics of brilliant and fashionable audiences are assured, and it is safe to prophesy that standing room will again prove a feature of the engagement. Next to Mr. Goodwin Miss Maxine Elliott will undoubtedly be warmly welcomed. This brilliant ard beaut‘ful artist is jusily recognized as one of the best leading ladies, While the gowns that she will display in Washingtcn during the week are promised to be marvels of the modiste’s art. The mountings and equipment of “An American Citizen” will be elaborate, and leave noth- ing to be desired, and the production is identical to that seen earlier in the year at the Knickerbocker Theater, New York. Mr. Goodwin's surrounding company will include most competent and well-known lay2rs, such as William Ingersoll, Clarence dyside, Thos. Oberle, Louis Payne, Neill O'Brien, L. E. Woodthorpe, Gertrude ~ (axe G Elliott, Estelle Mortimer and Hattie Rus- sell. There will be no Wednesday matinee during Mr. Goodwin's engagement. LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE. —Menday evening the Broadway Theater, New York, Opera Company will inaugurate a limited season of opera at the Lafayette Square Opera House, where De Koven and Smith’s new three-act comic opera, ‘the Highwayman,” will receive its initial pre- sentation in this city. In this opera there is an unusually felicitous combination of ccmedy, with romantic interests. Dick Fitzgerald, the title character, is an Irish soldier of fortune, who has been ruined by a gambler named Hawxhurst. Dick takes to bighway robbery. His pardon has been secured by Lady Constance Sinclair, who is in love with him, but the pardon has fallen into the hands of Dick’s enemy, Hawxhurst. The latter has determined to suppress the pardon until Dick can he shot or hanged. Hawxhurst starts on a journey in the mail coach. Constance, knowing that he has the pardon in his po: ession, determines to hold up the coach, and at pistol’s point to get the pardon from Hawxhurst. In the course of the com- plications Constance 1s wounded and the pardon comes into the possession of Dick, whe encounters numerous dangers, having his own pardon in his pocket without being aware of what the document contains, Con- stance having exacted from him a promise that he will not look at it. There is a strong comedy interest caused by the fact that two others, for their own purposes, start out to impersonate the highwayman, who goes by the name of Captain Scarlet. The result is that three different characters in a scarlet cloak are arrested, each for his own purpose claiming to be Captain Scerlet, while Dick Fitzgerald, the real highwayman, is mistaken for an Irish lord, whose clothes he has stolen. Mr. de Koven’s music is in his best style. This composer excels in music with the old En- glisn flavor, and the score of “The High- wayman” is undoubterly the best work he has done. In addition to a magnificent cest, which includes Miss Camille D'Ar- ville, Joseph O'Mara, Jerome Sykes, Van Rensselaer Wheeler, Miss Maud Williams, Miss Nellie Braggins, Harry Macdonough, Reginald Roberts, George O'Donnell and Wm. S. Corliss, there will be a chorus of sixty. and an,augmented orchestra under the direction of Signor A. de Novellis. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—That charm- ing emotional actress, Miss Cora ‘Tanner, will head a strong melodramatic company in a revival of Robert: -Buchanan's'thaster play, “Alone in London,” at th3 Grand Op- era House next week. All of the scenic ef- fects that have previously helped to make this melodrama famous in the past have be2n preserved. Miss Tanner will be seen in her original part of Annie Meadows, a role for which nature seems to have fitted her, and in which she achieved success dur- ing her three years’ int2rpretation of -the character. Her conception of the part of the confiding and over-credulous pastoral maiden is clear, consistent and well sus- tained. Her scenes of passicn ar2 flerce in their outburst against her oppressors, while her display of pathos is tender, loving and in harmonious keeping with the role. Mr. Louis Massen assumes the part: of John Biddlecomb, thus sharing the honors with the star. The moral tone of this drama is convincing in its truths, and it is this ele- ment in its construction that endows ‘Alone in London” with its lasting drawing power. The scenery for this production ts from the studio of one of America’s most famous artists, and is superbly handsom> and ef- fective. Among the notable scenes shown may be mentioned the old sluice house, the Westminster bridge, the historical houses of parliament, the grim and mysterious river Thames, with its dark secrets, the hovel at Rotherheith, etc. ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Quite the fun- niest woman on the stage is bonnie little Fanny Rice, who comes to the Academy rext week, in her very successful comedy, “At the French Ball.” Without the aid of extravagant make-up, fn fustian or in silks and satins, without a distorting grimace or an ungainly movement of her shapely body, she can make people laugh and laugh un- ul they could almost beg her to stop to give them breathing time. Innumerable actresses have tried to copy her style and methods, but they have met with no suc- cess like hers. She is the embodiment of all that is original, fascinating, spontan- eous in comedy with her rollicking good humor, her irrestible spirits and contagious laughter. ‘At the French Ball” is a funny conceit from the German, whence the greater number of the successful farces are drawn. It has a serious undercurrent, but this is never allowed to crop up to the surface of things. It is the story of a shoe- maker's wife of humble surroundings, who tekes it into her little head that she is not getting all the happiness out ofslife that should be in store for every pretty woman. She therefore decides to seek the bauble happiness in the mouth of that all-devour- ing monster called “the world.” Her ex- periences are immensely funny, but by the time she has tried a good many things, in- cluding French balls and wine suppers, she comes to the conclusion that “all that glitters is not gold,” and that she was far better off in her humble home with the henest love and devotion of her husband. It is a salutary lesson, but the lesson is not the only thing in the play. There is more fun in it than anything else. SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT. — The Washington Military Conc2rt Band of thir- ty-five musicians, under the direction of Chris. Arth, jr., will give a concert at the Academy of Music tomorrow night, assist- ed by Mrs.* Kitty Thompson-Berry Miss Bertha Lucas as soloists. A program of unusual excellence has been arranged for the occasion. The band has been re- hearsing coastantly for the past month, and have arrived at a degree of perfection that wiil' more than delight their friends ard admirers. GADSKI AND THE BOSTON FESTI- VAL ORCHESTRA.—Music’s perfected ex- pression, in harmony, dramatic fire, ar- tistic finish and superb ensemble effects, with which the famous Hoston Festival Orchestra of fifty pieces will fill the Co- lumbia Theater next Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 8 o'clock, will doubtless at- tract the culture, refinement and fashion of Washington as no other musical event of late. The feature of the engagement, however, is the presentation of Mme. Gad- ski, who will be heard in the festival con- cert which will occupy the first part of the program. Madame Johanna Gadski maintains an enviable position in the very front rank of younger German dramatic singers. The other artists who will be heard in the first part of the program are Miss Janet Spencer, who is recognized as Boston's first contrajto: Miss Minnie Lit- tle, also of Boston, and who will interpret Liszt's. piano concerto No. 1, in E flat, and Mr. Alexander Heind!, who was ‘cello solo- ist with Mme. Melba on her recent concert tour, and who has been connected with the Boston Festival Orchestra for the past four years. In addition to Gadski, Spencer, Lit- tle, Heindl and the orchestra, the princi- pal scenes from “The Barber of Seville” will be presented, in costume and with ap- propriate scenic effect. The part of Rosina will be sung by Miss Rose Stewart, the gifted classmate of Calve and Melba. Sig- nor Del Puente, in his role of Figaro, the barber, is known in every capital in Bu- rope as the inimitable, the only Figaro. The funny role of Dr. Bartolo will be sung by Signor Rosa, than whom a droiler Bar- - na aE Lila Lavin ‘of Ber ‘ork. Grand opera, acted and sung by tats supported the com- Dlete orchestra of cannot fail Lele Epa h tees interest, Fol- STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1898—24 PAGES. ~S i) ge “Tannhauser,” Wagner; Elizabeth's Greet- ing, from ‘Tannhauser,” Wagner; “Dich ‘Theure Halle, Mme. Gadski; ‘cello solo, Fantasie Characteristique, Servais, Mr. Heindl; aria, “Ia Mort de Jeanne d’Arc,” Bemberg, Miss Spencer; plano concerto, No. 1, in E flat, Liszt, Miss Little and or- chestra; scene and aria from “Der Frei- schutz,”” Weber, Mme. Gadski; overture “Jubel,” Weber. Principal scenes from Rossini’s grand opera, “The Barber of Se- ville,” in costume and with scenic effects: Rosina, Miss Stewart; Almaviva, Mr. La- vin; Bartolo, Sig. Rosa, and Figaro, Sig. Del Puente. BISCHOFF CONCERT.—Dr. J. W. Bis- choff is offering an exceptionally nice pro- gram for his concert at the Congregational Chureh next Wednesday evening, April 20. In the first place, Dr. Bischoff deserves a word of thanks for resigning the original date of his concert in favor of the Choral Society. When he found that the 19th was the only date the Choral Society could have the crchestra he offered to change his concert to the 2th, so that they could have the use of the Congregational Church. This concert will be a sort of song recital by Mrs. Shir-Cliff. She will sing a great variety of songs, the most important one being an aria from “Mirelle,” which she has never sung before. Other numbers she has selected ure Henschel’s “Spring Song,” Cornish melody and “Irish Folk Song, by Arthur Foote, all of which have been sung here by Mrs. Henschel, and Kellie's “The Boy and the Brock,” a delicious song, which Mrs. Shir-Cliff sang for the first Rakemann concert this season. It is said she is the only one who has sung it here. Arother interesting number will be Nevin’s “Wynken, Blynken_and Nod,” which sho will sing with Dr. Bischoff’s chorus. Quite a pleasant surprise to her old friends and admirers will be the reappearance of Mrs. Mamie Morice Burdette, who will play scme Interesting numbers by Moszkowski, Chaminade and others. When Mrs. Bur- dette gave up her musical career and mar- ried, some years ago, she had the prospect of a brilliant future. She was a special protege of Mrs. Thurber, and spent some years in New York studying the piano. Her playing has never deteriorated nor been given up, but she has been heard very sel- dom in public since her marriage. It is to be heped this {s the first of a great many Public appearances, as she Is a gifted pianist. z KERNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER.— Flynn & Sheridan’s Big Sensational Double Show has been specially engaged by Man- ager Kernan of the Lyetum fér next week. The show is called the Double Show on at- count of there being two elements—a com- pany of twenty white artists and another of fifteen creoles, and the idea is said to be a most novel and interesting one, in presenting an array of talent both of male and female performers of both sexes rarely excelled. There are many new and novel features promised, among whom are Lina and Vani, the greatest. acrobatic duo be-- fcreé the public today, and Zitella, the queen: of burlesque. This Jady is well and popularly known, having been at the head of her own organization the past five years. The following are a few of the ollo acts that will be presented: Dillon and Hughes, in chansonettes; Marion - and Pearl, the eccentric acrobatic and ‘gro- tesque comedians; the latest terpsichorean novelty by the white and creole ladies, led by Miss Gertie Sawyer, and assisted by Ruth De Shon, Dora Parker, Marie Proc- tor, Maud Gordon, Stella Robson, Mamie Dillon, Clara Wagi.er and Flossie Hughes, in “College Ground Pastimes,” introducing a melange of singing and dancing; the comedy and operatic duo, Bohee and Coates; the four Whalan babies; “The Golden Gate Quartet,” Messrs. Coates, Sutton, Ccates and Winford, four .Afro- American singers, dancers and comedians. The performance begins with a grand double Dill, introducing the entire com- pany of white and creole artists, headed, | respectively, by Zitella and the creole nightingale, Miss May Bohee. “A Swift Chase, or Off to the Gold Fields,” an en- tirely new burlesque, will be introduced, and produced with everything calculaied to please the eye and ear. The music is said to be very catchy, and many new sc1gs will be introduced. There will be a grand buck dance, cake walk and other numerous novelties introduced throughout the entire bill. Also a correct representa- tion of the famous Silly dance at the con- clusion of the burlesque. As a special fea- ture, Manager Flynn has engaged Maxwell and Simpson, who will appear in a novel act, giving animated views of Gen. Lee and the ill-fated battle ship Maine. McKEE RANKIN COMPANY.—For the week of April 25 the Lafayette Square Opera House announces the McKee Rankin all-star company, including the following nam2s, all well and favorably known in the theatrical world: McKee Rankin, Wilton Lackaye, Nance O'Neil, Rose Eytinge, H. A. Weaver, Andrew Robson, Ricca Allen, Mrs. John T. Raymond and Isabelle Sterling. “Charles O'Malley,’ a romantic comedy in four acts, will have its initial production her3. This comedy is from the pen of Theo- dore Burt Sayre, author of the “The Wite of Willoughby.” The advance sale of places and boxes opens At the box office en Thursday. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA.—The history of the world shows that during their lives few musicians and composers have reaped their reward. The process of obtaining public recognition is usually slow. But tho phenomenal success of the brilliant con- ductor and composer, John Philip Sousa, whose fame is world-wide, furnishes a marked exception to the general rule. it is claimed by many that the most success- ful leaders have graduated from the violin desk. Sousa was a professional violinist at twelve, a leader of orchestra at seventeen, Was appointed leader of the United States Marine Band at twenty-four and now in the early part of his manhood he finds him- self near the “top wave’ of success, with an income, as a result of his hard work, princely in extent. His ability at all times to fully realize what the public demand and a willingness to give it to them is the reason of his great popularity, and his gentleness, kindness and liberality the rea- son for the great love the people bear him. The coming production of Sousa’s ‘‘Troop- ing of the Colors,” at the Lafayette Square Opera House on May 11 and 12, just pre- vious to his departure for Europe, bids fair to outstrip any of his previous great successes. RINGLING BROS.’ GREAT MENAG- ERIE.—Ringling Bros.’ World’s Greatest Shows transport a complete zoological gar- den from city to city. Their zoological dis- play is not merely a menagerie; it is a wild animal exhibition, an aviary, an aqua- rium and palmarium, all combined in one magnificently complete display. But the collection does not end there. For the first time in history ornithology is given care- ful and scientific attention by a compre- hensive collection of thousands of Mying specimens of the gay-plumaged birds of occident and orient. The ornithological display as well as the zoological collection is exhibited in a series of massive, gorge- ously decorated dens and cages. The aqua- rium is a complete display in itself, al- though it is exhibited as part of the me- nagerie. In huge aquariums geese and swans glide back and forth wy the water, giving an air of absolute to the scene. In the center of the erte is the Leap hde Sp hn ttn - AMBSEMENTS. ConventioniHall: SACRED CONCERT MASONIC FAIR TOMORROW EVENING. Haley’s Washington Concert Band. National Guard Brigade Band. Mount Pleasant Field Corps. SEE THE 2 Wonderful 'Etectric Display. Doors open at 7. Concert at 7:80. ADMISSION, 25. Note—The concert being given ); jal ar- spec! Tangement season tickets WILL NOT be accepted for admission. it COLUMBIA. RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF THE Great Quartette, Sund: t Evens Apr’. 24, 9:15. Ysaye, | cece Marteau, ae Gerardy, | aospay, Lachaume, AT GUZMAN’S, in E. F. Droop & Sons’. COLUMBIA. Tuesday Apr.26 At} Aftern’n 94:15 HOFFMANN. Seats, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. At Guyman’s, in E. F. Droop & Sons’. - The Washington Military Concert Band, CHRIS. ARTH, Jr... S55 Director IN GRAND CLASSIC AND PATRIOTIC CONCERT, Sunday, April 17, Academy of [usic, At 8 o’clock p.m. MISS BERTHA LUCAS. oe ++, Violinist MRS. KITTIE THOMPSON BERRY - Soprano Admission, 25¢. and 50c. It Bischoff Concert. LAST OF THE COURSE. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1898, AT 8 P.M. SECOND PLANO RECITAL, it Mrs. Nellie Walson Shir-Cliff, vocalist. Mrs. Mariie Morrice Burdette, Pianist. Dr. J. , Organist Chorus of 65 voices. Tickets, 50 ceats,:for sale at Jobn F. Ellis & Co.'s, 937 Penna. ave.” n.W. > apl6-at JADDRESS ON “An Angid-American Alli- ” ance, By E. T. HARGROVE, Eeq.. of London England, : At RAUSCHER'S HALL, = Cor. Connesticut ave, and L’ st., MONDAY NIGHT,' APRIL 18, ‘at 8 o'clock. ADMISSION FREE, but by cards only. obtain- able at Rauscher's or at box office of Columbia at ect ae grpund, with a miniature merry-go-round in the center, ;upén which the frolicsome monkeys ride and-gambol into playful mer- riment. From':the moment visitors enter until they pass #mto the amphitheater there is a constant:succession of surprises, and the. thousands who visit the show when it exhibits in Washington, Monday and Tues- day, May 4 and 5, will remember it as long as they live. YESTERDAY'S CONCERT.—The concert given at the Columbia Theater yesterday afternoon by Eugene Ysaye, Henri Mar- tesu, Jean Gerardy and Aime Lachaume was the most notable musical event that has taken place at the capital for many years past. There was not the large au- dience present that the spirit and worth of the occasion demanded, yet at the close of the first number the house was feirly well filled, while those who were in at- tendance showed their appreciation of the magnifieznt work of the performers by long and loud, at all times enthusiastic, and sometimes almost frantic applause, and in every instance this applause was well earned. It is not often that the music lovers of Washington have a chance to hear such a collection of notables as was the case yesterday. Ysaye stands at the head of violin virtuosos, and no man who has been heard in this country in many years past has excited the wonder and ud- miration that he has called forth. Mar- teau has been heard here before, but when much younger than he is now, and his success of the past few seasons has made him the object of much speculation on the part of those who heard him at that time. It msy be said that in yesterday's concert his playing did not suffer in com- parison with the master with whom he worked, when his years are taken into account. Gerardy has also been heard here, but only as a boy, and curiosity cen- tered about him yesterday as to what ad- vance he had made since that time, and it must be said that whatever of curi- osity there was on the subject was amply gratified by the way in which the young ‘cellist handled his instrument. La- chaume’s piano work is well known, and there is no need to speak of it except to say that there is no better accompanist at present in tke rank of musicians anywhere. The program was a well-selected one, and calculated to show off the talents and qual- ities of the performers in fine style. The first number was Beethover’s beautiful serenade for violin, viola and ‘cello, Mr. Marteau taking the viola. The number was given in its entirety, and, although it is extremely technical in parts and shows many varying moods and phases, it was played with that masterly style, intelli- gence and artistic temperament which could only be the case with such a distin- guished trio. The second number was Bach's Concerto in D minor for two vio- ins, with Lachaume as the accompanist. The Bach corcerto is only calculated to suit the ultra-classics in music, but it call- ed forth as enthusiastic applause as any number, especially the largo movement. The last number, v. d’Indy’s “Quattuor,” was perhaps the most attractive number on the progrent from many standpoints. It is full of life‘and feeling, and the way in which it was=played made it stand out notably as a ‘musical composition. Mar- teau took the! first violin in this, while Ysaye carried thé first in the Beethoven Serenade. In thisJast number the features were, if anything, the piano work of La- chaume and the ‘cello work of Gerardy, although at no’time was the superb violin Playing outshone by either. Although the persistent applause brought out the mu- sicilans many times at the conclusion of each number n@ encores were given, al- though they seemed to be demanded in a manner that eauld admit of no denial. Even at ———— ee te musicians were again iO e ir way upon the stage and bdw their acknowledgments, so intense wasthe enthusiasm wrought by their magnificent. playing. - MISS MARLOWE IN “INGOMAR: There will be a change of bill at the La- fayette Square Opera House this eve: when Julta Marlowe will bring her present engagement at that AMUSEMENTS, The Show That Has Made All America Talk! . The Colossus of the West! First Time in Washington. TWO DAYS ONLY. Ton. & Tuesday, May 2 & 3 Ringling Bros, WORLD'S GREATEST SHOWS. TOWERING ABOVE ALL’ OTHERS, AND NOW UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE Biggest and Best Circus on Earth. MORE SENSATIONAL FEATURES THAN ALL OTHER SHOWS COMBINED. All the’ World's’ Greatest Somersault Equestrians, All the World's Greatest Arenic Stars. All the World's Most sony! Novelties. All Earth Tributary to Its Greatness. PRESENTED IN 3 RINGS, 2 STAGES, IN MID- AIR AND UPON A HUGE RACING COURSE, ALL UNDER THE LARGEST WATERPROOF TENTS EVER CONSTRUCTED. Mighty Million-Dollar Me= nagerie. Mammoth Aquarium of Water-bred Animals. Vast Aviary of Gay-plumaged Birds. All Kinds of Rare Wild Animals. 25 Big and Little Elephants, Headed by Lockhart’s Famous Elephant Actors. ‘The Sensation of Two Continents. the” t ‘Tremendous Revival _of the Thrilling Spectacles and Heroic Contests of Roman Hippodrome, Presented Upon an Uneqnaled Scale of Mag- nificence and Grandeur. At 10 o'clock on the morning of Monday, May 2, the LARGEST, RICHEST, MOST RESPLENDENT FREE PARADE ever wit on the streets of Washington. See the Parade and then decide whether or not to see the Performance. EXHIBITION GROUNDS—NORTH CAPITOL ST. Two Performances Datly—Afternoon at 2; night at 8. Doors open one hour earlier. ADMISSION, ...50 CENTS CHILDREN G7 Reserved 8 d_ Admissions both days, without extrr charge, at Ogram's Drug Store, cor. 18th and Penna. ave. it No Advance In Prices. JULIA MARLOWE in INGOMAR. NEXT WEEK—Matinee Saturday Only. The Highwayman OPERA HOUSE. -Mavager Lafayette Square 3. W. ALBAUGH..... NIXON & ZIMMERMA! -Directors ONLY } ALL NEXT WEEK. ONLY SATURDAY | The Success of New | SATURDAY MATINEE. | York This Season. MATINEE. CAMILLE D’ARVILLE. Broadway Sra Theater Opera O'MARA. JEROME Andrew A. McCormick, Mgr. SYKES. From the Broadway ‘Thea- | ter, New York, presenting for the first time in Wash- HARRY M'DONOUGH. _| tngton De Koven & Smith's eee Aha ‘THE sexe | Highwayman. BRAGGI — —o a REAL,COMIC OPERA. —New York Herald. ————— “He Robs U: —————_o of Nothing a GEORGE but Ca O'DONNELL. Cy) Chorus 60 Augmented Orchestra. LIAM Sig. A. DE NOVELLIS, CORLISS. ‘Conductor. NEXT ATTRACTION— McKee Rankin, Wilton Lackaye, Nance O'Neil. Tose Eytinge, H. A. Weavi Andrew Robson, it IN “CHARLES O'MALLEY.” Columbia, Tonight at 8:15. MATINEE SATURDAY. THE FAMOUS AND ONLY LILLIPUTIANS, PRESENTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN English, The Fairin Midgettown. apl4 GRAND OPERA HOUSE KERNAN & RIFE, Managers. ‘Wednesday—MATINEES—Saturday APRIL 18-ONE WEEK ONLY— ‘The Favorite Emotional Actress, MISS ‘ CORA CORA CORA TARWER. TANNER. TANNER. The Most Important Event of the Theatrical Season! In a Magonlficent Revival of Robert Buchanan's Master Play, ALONE ALONE ALONE LONDON. LONDON. LONDON. ‘The Strongest Melo-Dramatic Company Ever Organized, inclading Mr. Louis Massen and Mr. Charles Canfield. Direction of Mr. William De Shetley. No Change in Prices. New and Elaborate Scanic Effects! xa: waa-“GUBA'S VOW.” ACADEMY, rors Every Evening, Wed. and Sat. Matinees, THE COMEDY SUNBEAM, KATIE EMMETT, IN Waifs of New York. Next Week—A Festival of Mirth. America’s Funniest Woman, FANNY RICE, apl4-20tf ACADEMY ALL NEXT WEEK, MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. GREATER THAN EVER. America’s Funniest Woman. YOU FANNY ics LAUGH, AND E LAUGH, IN | AND | LAUGH. Wholly AT THE Human, Humorous, FRENCH Clean, Amusing, B ALL and Novel. gids Adapted for Miss Rice, from the German, by Frederick F. Schrade: Next Attraction—“UNCLE TOM’S CABI EW NATIONAL THEATER. Every Evening at 8:15; Saturday Matinee at 2. DANIEL FROHMAN’S Lyceum Theater Company In the PRINGESS ana THE BUTTERFLY. Next Week—Seats now selling— ~e GOODWIN, apl4-20tf it TUES., APRIL 19, AT 3 P.M. Columbia. GRAND Operatic Festival. Presenting Mme, GADSKI, A CORPS OF EMINENT ARTISTS. SIG. CUISEPPE. DEL PUENTE AND THE BOSTON FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA. A miscellaneous concert of one hour and the principal scenes, in costume, of “The Barber of Seville.” Seats now at box office, $2, $1.50, $1.00. Mason & Hamlin Pianos used. TO SEE LAST OPPORTUNITY The Italian Warship, THE AMERIGO VESPUCCI ‘Take the fast steamer the SAM’L J, PENIZ from River View wharf, foot of 7th st., SUNDAY, at 11 a.m., 1, 8 and 5 p.m. On These trips aple TO SEE BE § est SSS aNBar, prneeto_ WASHINCTON HORSE SHOW, ‘To be held in CONVENTION May 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. at Arena boxes season seats ‘est parts and the one in which she GbE te Bar nepal ed ecnded ‘great success in New York, so AND $50. ocr aaaee. wel me this.o! rt ty apl2-tt SEASON $8. to witness actress BUOU THEATER._WEEK APRIL 11TH. Countess V. = ~10e., 20¢., vera oaasepttnne Nhs = ball in personal bonds keep. toward esch other. The cases grew out | ie, Be, Be ‘TUCK; Franciolo Sisters, Wals ‘Misses Bagge’ and Dreber,Gerue Giison, 10 other i: ects. OUEST EW ATIONAL. Next Week. SATURDAY MATINEE ONLY. ANNUAL APPEARANCE Mr. N. C. GOOD WI ASSISTED BY Miss Maxine Elliott, PRESENTING Wecnesaay a ieee n American Saturday Evening, Citizen. The Rivals. APRIL 25 Wile Collier, in “THE MAN FROM “Ye Olde English Village.” AMUSEMENTS, Washington Club. Jocke RACING RACING Benning’s Race Course EVERY DAY MONDAY, APRIL 11, SATURDAY, APRIL 23. First Race at 3:15 P.M. SPECIAL TRAINS direct to the track from Penn- sylvania Railroad Station 2:04, 2:30 and 3:15 P.M., RETUR: ING_APTER LAST RACE, Admission to Grand Stand, $1. Ladies - - - - - = - - 50c, 8. 8. HOWLAND, President, H. G. CRICXMORE, Racing Secretary. ROBERT WALLACH, Ass’t Secretary. Fto2Zine—70 DVORAK’S DRAMATIC CANTATA, The Spectre’s Bride, ‘Will be presented at the Congregational Church TUESDAY, APRIL 19, AT 8 P.M, By The Choral Society Assisted by the Boston Festival Orchestra, 45 Musicians, and the following soloiste: Mrs. Frances Dunton Wood of Boston, soprano, Mr. Wm. H. Rieger of New York, tenor. Mr. W. A. Howland of Boston, Baritone. All under the direction of Tir. Josef Kaspar. Reserved Seats. -.50 end 7c. and $1. Now on sale at Jno. F. Ellis & Co.'s, 837 Pa. aves apll-st Popular Military Promenade Concert by the Artillery Band Sup- Supe At 8 o’clock, Exhibition. apls-3t SEE ‘The New Animated Views. The Bull Fight. Doors open Art Loan Exhibi- aT TI IRCORAN GALLERY, Grand Opera House. At the Old Corcoran Gallery, Monday, April 18, myckete, 80 cents at the door, include the Art WILLARD HALL. Lumiere’s Cinematograph. The Maine Seria, eet” Beery Sunday evening, 8:15.“ apis-ate tion FOR CHARITY, DG O18 Sunday, April 24, NCLUSIVE. dase, Ad 72 Bo: KERNAN & RIFE, Managers, WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, APRIL 11, The Talented Young American Actor, Thomas E. Shea, MAN-0’-WAR’S-MAN. SEE Seance he american Fleet By Special Request —Mr. Shea will Gua! mle of DIA JEYKLL AND MR. THURSDAY NICHT. POPULAR PRICES. Next Attractlon—Cora Tanner in “ALONE IN LONDO! apll-6t-24 KFESAN'S LYCEUM THEATER. All This Wi Matinees Mond. 7. jureday and Saturday, Tuesday. Thi FLYNN & SHERIDAN'S NEW City SportS —irtrocucing— YOUSOUF THE MIGHTY NAN OF TURKEY, ‘The Cclibrated Wrestler. xext The Big Sensation. apll-6t LECTURES. LECTURE TO BE GIVEN ON SUNDAY NIGHT, * April 17. 1808, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. in the Kew National Theater, Washington, 1). C., by tho undersigned, on the Being, Entirety, Personality, Creation and Works of God. And God's Laws, to the People of This Globe. | Jesus Chiist and the Holy Ghost Defined. Thetr purpose in the crea- tion of G . Co knocked out in two rounds of fa incontrovertible. Doctors, Masons, Professors and people of all forms and shades of Religious thought and Delief will find it to their national, personal and eternal interest to be tri Wicked Inventions and Fi of men inst and the bodies and souls of the People of this world. Ladies not ’ THE U Prices, $1.50, $1, T5c. and S0c. Sale Box Office Thi y, April 14, at 8 a.m, 11,14&16-5t* EXCURSIONS, ETC. ITALIAN | BATTLS SHIP_THE Lasr AND ONLY hance to visit the ship Sunday jonday; take ferry, foot 7th st.: halt tare: every hour to 6:30 -m.; saldon steamers lumbia and Belle Hi " found trip. 15 cts. C. W. KIDLY. G. 3M, “he eS Ee ee oe $5 SATURDA™ EXCURSIONS $5 To Set powerful steel palace steamers 5:30 pm 35