Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1900, Page 20

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1900-24 PAGES, ATHLETIC ENTRIES ————— American Talent Wanted at the Paris Show. gis NO? ONE HAS BEEN YET REGISTERED France is Said to Be Somewhat Anxious Over It. 2LLBE NO BALL GAMES ——_—_.-—— pendence of The Eve PA March 2 ris exhibition ibit_ well in ster St much iz repr xhibition than soft he authorities will still be turned inquiring te America in arch of tidings long d-- t to an important feature In the matter of internati ris the French are more anxious 1 ar from America than Americans are to ar from ‘There are fifteen hoc! clubs ‘ork and Broeklyn aione, an interest in the ancient game at it supports four ice rinks. Medern hockey has become a game of the well-to- de. and the American clubs would think suet nothing of sending over teams to they assured of meeting worthy tagonists. Th been corresp: "4 adian and Hing to play m: bition authoritte two or “Ror September dewn tween while on Oc- fore Ju sy match nd Belg h tober 7 there is to be anather hockey mate between French and English teams. n- tries for this > 1 gust 31 Ex¢ are with these no sane as they are to royal golf—so it is whole list of international sports. not a si American entry. Ye ton, Harvard, Tumbia fcing them: Dates Well Arranged. 1 lacrosse. , awn tent, erick “t, sctation and Rugby foot ball and is a match ench and Belgian between Fre ptember 30, ns for Oc- r matches Ss. entries ie by Augy ae United sly and the for dates. skins wn ms berw 31 and English t ball must b What Capt. Bob Thinks. from sy nm of his F: vurb of th Boulogne a chic ¢ » English tea and been beate: e lacking ncied, never- t would place his money © Ameri ms when tim: . despite his new- things French. A irand,” he contin - match in which they w am of and ex 2 idly. heir playe mpic to our reality you eve ‘tub, a rich con 1 Sporting alumni of r of the whole country clubhouse and grounds royally Water Polo New to Parix. rm of foot ball which t to Paris i by the n, is new. of lat is “water polo,” is, out near the at nee to the 4 akes so m b engaged swimmers to see them t gladia- How anu play to. the particular. Water sport Th: t with th on. It we : © swimming swing matches In the Golf Line. m Paris by Nord, an repaying aa Diy the adopted are © St. Andrew's Club as fixed last » and the program is made up of i prize of the exposition of 140), amateurs; (2) handicap of amateurs Prize of the city of Compl mplonshi (men) ladies" All + Sport Comp! They should be transmitted t directly. but through the secre the clubs to which the applicants be- nd Indicate the handicap attributed go Rlaver by his home club. Entrance fee, = Ot silver, Secretary of club holds himself in readine for th 1 have to be ename ne Comp! S to ar lodging of players in th treg are ly by the hospitable cha- teaux fulks of Comptegne and its vicinity. No Base Ball There. stinguishes base bail at the expo- wo is at present the utter ab- ail engagements and the prom! ’ il, faithful to the principles « French program-making and full of cour- tesy to the great sister republic that make is sport her own, they have set down of August 1, where it is found, in soli- tary state, on a blank page. The American ciubs a to be heard from. Cronuet. on the other hand, bids fair to come well to the front, because there are permanentiy In Paris any number of con- firmed croquet players. Moreover, has not this game of croquet been sought to be re- vived as the game, par excellence, of French fashion, a protest against Anglo- Saxon violence, against all that is unfemi- é nine and hasty, the great game of peaceful firtage and dainty, feminine outdoor cos- tume, not tailor-made nor divided-skirtish, but the cult of the divine flou in which the pretty woman ts ever prettiest? It is set for June It is only when we get to lawn tennis that anything like money prizes become visible. The important tennis events of the expo- 1 are to come off in the week following . 6, and, for amateurs, comprise ten con- prizes running from $00 to $6" or firsts, $100 to $20 each for si eis. and a few scattering ones for third ‘he fee is for singles and $4 for and all amateur entries must be y June The professional cham- ‘st, $100 second set down for June 15, is to en condition that at least four pproved standing have en- However the professional game tur! Cricket y are arranged be- tween Fri English clubs, speak of sian and Holland clu 11 and 12, 19 and 20 and 3% Foot races of the world netting z end the progr ports of the exposition. TERLING HEILIG. Ae MENTION. MUSICA ‘Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday and in y of the Catholic churches the musi program will be of more than ordinary es ceilence. The choir of St. Mary's Church, Sth street northwest between G and H streets, will render the following: High m. t 10:30—Asperges Me, Domine, Theo. La Hache; Hosanna Filio David, Gregorian; Sanctus and Benedictus, B. Hamma; mass 3, gloria omitted, J. Haydn? offertory Ad Te Clamat Anima Nostra, Mendelssohn- Gubing. Vesper service at 4 p.m.—Psalms, Demine Ad Adjuvandum, Dixit Dominus and Lau e Dominum, P. Giorza; Magnifi- cat, P. Giorza; Ave Regina, quartet, B. Cecil K : Stabat Mi with statio ot the cross, Gregorian; O, Salutar pranc 8. Hamma; Tantum Ergo, barytone solo and rus ; Laudat= Dominum, gorian. and direc- Mr. William Waldec will and th mus! A chorus of chil- dren will chant the psalms. The first second lamentation will b by Messrs. ALS. Fennell, P. p. The third lamentat ya selected choir of male will render a capella, the three . G. Ed. Stehie, arrangement ons the original Gregor- but embelli nd by thus s ith the new a very jament adhered t harmony fully blending the old beantif ‘The g tituting this choir are: First tene . A. S. Fennell, Wm. ©. Weidmann: second . P. Swett and Father I. H. Rebstock, and Wer cond T. Cronin, © Moor> evens; conducte Mr. Wm. Waldecker. At Feundry M. E. Church tomorrow ning (Palm Sunday) Mr. Charles F. . the basso of the quartet, will ren- ‘The Palms” at the offertory. he Cruciti ner, will bi sung at St. the choir Good F . The soloists and Miss Virgini will be a full st corner riday evening. cenes, and the music is of a c under the Kirkpatrick, has been al, and it is « sted that northwe a larg the chorus 4 production. ‘The de public for some It is his purpose to make this uction the best he has ever given, Mr. rene: so contemplating giving the armandic,” both 0} to be at need pu held every Monday Haydn Anpli- made to re, GIL chorus should cretary, M. M. F or 1 wth jirector or str north northwest. At the Cub of street s fol Angelo C. street Brown » Select no, Mrs. Fronant; ayram vtotin nd Mr. William H. § Winga Miss R. Tuwey, Mi anjo ‘Those present were - Wingate, Ruth Sliney, Tul Ella Knight, . Grace Hopper, . Arline y. Mrs. R. L. Bough ank Byram, Mrs. Rowan Mrs. Davis, Mes: Fronani, William Muehl. T, k Johns m, Al. Linport, Villiam H. Scholz, J. Johnson and Mr. Joseph PB. Cullen. ; he Mis Senior of Le Droit Park will rtain the April 17. Suterpe on Tuesday evening, Mr. Albert Wolffungen, late of the Royal ud Opera of Berlin, will nd the sum- in Washington, where he has rela- . He of as a dramatic of rare and a great favorite Yagnerian roles. Some of his friends in this city are anxious to him heard 1 eifo) in have him Ppear in a pr if yhn met Mr. Ww #go and d that he spend the summer in We . wh he would cultivated musical population. Mr. n is booked as one of the prub- at the Metropolitan Opera in ‘on, but will most likely fsohn's g and spend the Words of Christ, by Dubois, the d French will be produ: or the first rrica_at Concordia Church, cor- ad Streets northw next as- M ne utiful music, The ration was received from ris oniy yd gO, and is pro- nounced to be exquisite in by ‘The soloists will be Prof. Mort, who will sing the part of the and Miss Ida V. Adt, soprano, and Mr. J. 1. Flynn, tenor. Miss Bertha Lucas will play a Violin solo, Tomorro' give a re evening Mr. E. H. Droop will al on the ngelus" at the Sacngerbund club house, for which a very attractive program has been arranged. he music at the services at St. Peter's Church, i and C streets southeast, to- morrow will ve of an e’aborate character. At high mass, 10:00 a.m., the following pro- stam will be observed, viz: During the dis- tribution of the palms Sion Latare, an ar- rangement of Faure’s Les Rameaux, by E. J. Biedermann for tenor solo, soprano and alto duet and quartet. The mass will com- prise Gounod’s Messe Solenelle (St. Ce- cla), omitting the Gloria in Excelsis; at the offertory, Fac ut Portem, alto solo, from Rossini’s Stabat Mater; postlude, or- gan selection. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock a specially prepared program will be ren- dered, comprising the Stabat Mater by Ros- sin}, preceded and followed by a violin solo by Miss Florence Stevens; before benedic- tion, Sion Latare, arrangement of Faure's Les Rameaux, by Biedermann; at benedic- tion of the b’essed sacrament, O Salutaris, Robaudl, soprano solo, with violin obligato Miss Stevens; Tantum Ergo by Fr. Riga; Laudate Dominum, Gregorian; postlude, organ. The choir is composed of the fol- lowing singers: Sopran!—Miss Hattie M. Ritchie, Mrs. Chas. P. Swett, Misses Mary MeMahon, Ella McCaffrey, Annie Sullivan, Mrs. Benermann, Isses Katie MeBrid Elizabeth Widdicombe. Lucie Edwards, Lola Elwood; (a'ti—Misses Regina Bap- lista, Mamie Callan Lola Arendes, Lily Mapes, Mabel Martin, Mamie Sen- frio, Mr: M. Benner; — tenori—Messrs. Lucius x Randolph, jr. Alfred J. Smith, Chas. S. Paul, Arthur Abbott: bar- itoni and bassi—Messrs. Ed. B. Fox. Jos. F. Eckert, Russell G. Abbott, Wm. A_ Gra- ham, Jas. S. Hicks, W. E. Abbott, Jas. W. Hicks; Miss Anna R. Kearon. organist: Mr. Lucius F, Randolph, jr., conductor. Mr. R. Lee Cox will sing the Palms at the offertory at St. Alban’s Church tomorrow morning. ties of farce ran riot during: the pre: week. Anna Held returned with seme claims to serious consideration, which were duly recognized. She interestingly supplemented May Irwin's jago!ogical study by revealing another type of make-believe inebriety. She made a strong impression by her realistic acting, and if the scene had possessed any serfous dramatic purpose whatever her work would have ranked as a remarkable achievement. Miss Held’> acting has improved to such a degree tha: the Hammer Ciub has made the matter + subject of debate and evolved the theory that Miss Held is being very ably and sys- tematically coached by one of the members of the company who seems to have little else to do. But the Hammer Club has @ bothersome fashion of not keeping its min- utes in shape for publication or in any other way contributing to the great cause of authentici Whatever the case may be the is ne pubt that Miss Held has gotten a foothold on a cc \derabiy higher rung of the his oric Jadder than she occupied be- p Vie hing: es away Dearing, so far concerned, the damnation nt pra Its proprietors recognized fact that It was a case of “try, {ry again,” and have been at work on the piece all Mr, Erlanger, Mr: Herbert, Mr. ry B. Smith and Mr. Ben Tea! assem- bled in consultation over seemed to be one of the most s of camte opera seen in a long Um oars with determined flights far above the com- edy, which is almost tenderloinish in its horse play. Possibly the desire is to appeal to New York with a tonch of local at- mosphere, but the Bostonians have estab: lished too high a standard to be generat! welcome in an effort to make mere monkey: shines take the place of legitimate comedy ple who will appreciate “Phe Viceroy of humor may be quite numerous, but are not of the type who would enjoy fcal admirers, as a TOY the the music, and the m rule, find’ the comedy obtrusive and frri- ing rather than’ hilarious. Whether The Viceroy” goes into New York for a convalesc an autopsy is one of the little qu the hour, Plack Sheep" frolicked _ rath to be almost due for eK, nd had a good w but « ch shone brings in } with a w York. Frank L turn engagement, repeating The New Grand will have d not dazzl odwin and which new “Why 1 With Auburn Hz whose singing is said to be as meritori s her donativr of breast- pins and souvenir spoons are generous, The announcement that Nixon & Zimm ve purchased the Alvin Theater in | n other thea- given rise to an Pp concerning the- erman repre- mnt a cons v 1 of the combination, whith, be: cludes Klaw & man, Rich & Harris and Charles Frohman, and which is generally known as “the syn * The agreement by which the each ling large nal inter- terminat a year non the nart of accepted by the trical politic s an evidence of in- tion to organi their own POUTIL. The agitation resulting from a tr ction of so much seeming significance, has awak- theatrical rumor to a degree unprece- ented in Washington. ‘The wildest. con- | jectures are afloat, among them being one | to the effect that the leg rep tow Ament of nol National TT! It sof the Academy rd the ultimate a property than by Manager pley about fifteen ran emphatic dental of eee at he and the gentlemen of his family who are associated with in the ma ‘ment of his any relingufshing 5 ath erty. Although the National was a fold, 1 mast core nized as enormous chain of interes disposed to doubt that the Alvin Theater has ance which the gossips a rd to tach to it. Among the various suggestions 1 is one that Nixon & Zimmerman take the Lafayeite Square, and ethat Manager Cha "the bout th the ational the are getting into yndicats being ° signifi- : Tuake a high priced theater inj his city if he could get it under the right igements, and that he may see his | way to building one for himself at some | future day. The Columb: is the only house which h hirl in this | vortex of ton - alk is in- of the great when a spirk abroad. ‘The the Hashim of tangible | Hashim has gets of the Academy to sis the only change local importance, so far. 3 been engaged in sharp and vigorous rivalry with Keith, who Ss to some ee i himself with Mr. Chase in ar- ranging bookings for the New and. In on the competition between Keith and ommercial duel, with 1 through the air. roclaimed A at Hashim resulted tn a dollars and superior of Ching Lin week, and finally tanded at some- thing over $500 as the result of the desire to get him as an attraction. Although there is no development of t tion which can possibly prevent a city of Washing- ton’s size from continuing io get the be: attractions that each season produces, the conditions possess unusual general interest, and will no doubt invite to prophecy for some time to come. tu The Kesters, who ed with the play series, received from Mark Twain the exclusive dramatic rights to his early novel, “Tom Sawyer.” Th contemplate putting {t on in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Boston, one week in each city. The performance will open about the middle of May. and, if suc- cessful, will be taken into New York. A first-class production of a Tom Sawyer play has never been*made, and if “Puddin- head Wilson” is a reliable precedent, it will be a hit. “Sapho” will resume its carcer In New York with some of the biggest advertising that ever befel an attraction. Olga Nether- sole has been subjected to a humiliation which must be shared a little by all who admire her as an artist, even though they may resent the methods of her exploitation and the production of this play. Mr. Clyde Fitch somehow kept out of the court pro- ceedings. In those old days of which pedantry loves to talk, it was the play- wright and not the performer after whom the authorities went. When the play, “Eastward, Ho!” offended King James, rare ola Ben Jonson, who, like Mr. Fitch, was a playwright, although not nearly as prosper- ous, voluntarily accompanied the other two authors who were arrested, to imprisonmen:, declaring that the failure to mention him was an Oversight, and that he was equally guilty; and this, too, in the face of a rumor that the offenders would have their ears cut off. Happily for all concerned, Mr. Pitch was spared the necessity of any such sacrifice. There were ten married men and two bachelors on the jury that tried “Sapho.” ‘The foreman of the grand jury that indicted Miss Nethersoie ts a member of a firm that sold the book on which the play was founded. The “Quo Vadis” situation in New York hhas become very acute. The Whitney enter- prise had not intended to go into New York 30 soon, but the dramatization by Jean- nette Gilder, supposed to bi the author of the book, s the Hera'd Square Theater and showed a disposition to hurry things. This version, under the management of Sosman, Landis & Hunt, opens on Saturday night and the Whitney production follows Monday night. The new company is organized as follow: “Vinitius,” John Blair; “Petrontus,” Morgan; “Chilo,” Frank J. Currie Harrison Armstrong; “Cro Truesdale; “Vitellus,” H. V. Ranous cus,” Willard Simpson; “Little Little Arthur; “Poppoea,”” Hattie “Pomponia,” Minnie Monk; ‘‘Acte, S “Cal Fertrude Robert Fisher; ‘Tigellentus,’ dgeland; = “Lucan,” William Herbert; “Fr. Linus,” Myron Calice; “Hasta,” Rob ert L. Camp; “Vestiniu Horace Pell; “Gulo,” Joseph Damer ysia.”” Bijou Fernandez; “Bunice,” Grayce Scott; “Mir- iam,” Anna Barkley; “Vigilia,” Jane Mar- bury. There was the usual rumor to the effect Aulus, Russell; nigel McGill; yee that John Blair was going to leave the company, but this Ig past. Edward Morgan was loaned by Charles Frohman. With two “Quo Vadis” productions and “Ben Hur" running simultaneous'y there can be no complaint t gious drama_ is being neglected. Both plays offer consola- jon to those who ,have been shocked by ipho.”” as uny{uésttonabi> triumphs of matie decency, “The unclean play has an influence that reacts directly upon our profession,” Frank Daniel remarked the other night when in town. “It is a bad thing. an evil thing. for all of us. I'l cite a ¢ Suppose the New York papers praise a certain produc- tion and the press notices ar ent, they often are, to the papers that circulate in and around the many towns within easy theate ng distanee of the metropolis. The head of tha family tells wife and daughters one evening that he'll take them ta the theate: that night—that he’s read that a certain play is amusing, and they'll Bo to see it. And off goes the family and runs plump into one of. tho: which keep you on the border of une s all evening—a dirty play. What is the result? i night on the way home the head of house swears a great vow that he will never take wife and daughters to a pl the next ten years. And wife ar ighters answer immediately that don't want to go for ten years They've sickened at (he filth of the one that they have seen, and they judge all other plays by the same unhealthy standard. Now, with this one family—and there are hundreds of similar cases—the whole theat- rical family is brought into disrepute, from manager to actor and actress to playwright and dramatic critie. And the play that is nasty is to blame for it. ason I was talking with the manager and owner of a highly-spiced play. ile told me he was hunting around for s ng new. “Why, you've only had the play a year,’ I saic retorted, ‘but soi some leave it s nd so, al- though it is a et farce and full of in- kenuous situations, yet iis dirtiness don't ms to destine it for more than one s son's lease of life. “I know that,’ he I said, ‘that the clean play wins in the long run 1 played in “Litule Puck, a clean farce, whereas your dirty play only last out one son. “And so with the dirty seenie environment of rare worth, may have gorgeous costumes, pretty women and be played In the best theaters. But with all these surroundings, its dirtiness will be sure to eventually disgust the theater- and a revulsion of feeling will surely ult. “And the very best cure for the dirty play is a homeopathic cure—let us have more of them. And with an influx of the sala- clous on the stage will come a nausea. And, like the boy who ate twenty crabs and then never wanted to see another crab as long as he lived, so the theatergoer will get so wholesale a quantity of nasty play In bis system that he'll not want another dose for many a long day play. It may have The purchase of an English home by N. C. Goodwin should not be attributed to a lack of patriotism, for Mr. Goodwin is said breathe American ideas wherever he Boe: Kwood,” as the estate is called, is in Kent county, one of the most beauti- ful sections of rural England. It was built by Lord and Lady Penzance, and is re- garded as the “show” estate of Kent coun- It is but a short distance from Lon- don, and the trip can be castly and quickly made by carriage. The hot is one of those comfortable mansions in which the ancient and the modern are combined, giv- ing all the picturesqueness of the old’ with the comforts of the present day, [t is situ- ated in the center of fifty-eight acres of ground, all in the highest state of culti tion, with glimpses of bill and valley, woods and streams, all, that goes to make up beautiful landscapes. The stables are welll stocked with horses of American bre; the American bicycle also finds a place? while a whole pack of American dogs imall Shapes and varieties run a joyous rivt gil over the place. Among the horses in the%tables is one known as Kentucky. This al_was, and still is, a favorite of MR Goodwin, although he nearly cost him hi life summer before last. Mr. Goodwin was riding the animal when he started to bolt. Finding that a collision with a gate was inevitable, Mr. Goodwin pulled the horse onto his haunches s0 quickly that he fell over backward on the rider. It was feared for a time that seri- ous injuries had résult, Existence at “Jack " can truthfully be described as Utopian in its delights, and to an Amegcan ft is doubly pleasant, after the rush and hurly-burly of business in this country. And over it all presides a gra- ctous lady. : “You boys on the newspapers here have been pretty kind to my humble poetic ef- forts," said “Big Bill" Devere when greet- ing a Star representative at the Academy the other evening. “I notice some one spoke of my little book of poems. Well, one of them was on ‘Higgins,’ a poker flend. That was a true characier sketch. Higgins de- generated into the worst kind of a tramp and footed it and bummed it from one ocean to another. He had once been an actor—supposedly a comedian. Well, he died up in Mafne about a year ago, and when the coroner came to sum up his earthly possessions they consisted of a red bandana handkerchief, much the worse for Wear, and a copy of my book of rhymes. I wouldn't say which killed him, but I do think his ideas of comedy went with him to his grave. . “You all ought to be interested in the new farce Mr. Hoyt is writing, although, come | tees take to it, and { | | to think of it, no one has published any- thing about it. He proposes to call it Wooden Horse,” and what he will make out of the title is more than I care to attempt to guess. He says it is the best satire he has yet attempted, and he ought to know. Had his health stood the strain, ‘A Dog in the Manger,” your critics here roasted so terribly, would have developed into a great winner. The character of Bright, the med- icine man, the hermit, the hiccoughing wo- man and a few others are too good to be lost, and some time you will see the old farce bob up serenely and make a pile of money for the author. None of his farces Were good at first, and that would have im- Proved as much as any of them. What will I do in the ptece? Well, unless they defer the production for another season, TN see it from in front, for next year finds me out with ‘Black Sheep’ again. It has been good to me financialiy and I can't af- ford to let it run loose again.” Emma Calve was born at Aveyron, {n the southern part of France. At an early age she Sent to a convent school with the nuns of Auriac. A musician from Paris who heard her singing in the chapel one day went to her mother and convinced the latter that the young girl might aspire to a great future. The result was that Mme. Calve was sent to Paris to study, ring to that period of her Ife, she sa: “I shrank from the idea of going upon the lyric stage, but fate was too strong for me. I was sixteen then. I studied first Laborde and then with Mme. Oh, how I pined for freedom! d lived among the mountains, shut up like a caged bird in the walls of a city! I thought I should die, but I did not, and by and by ceased to beat_ my wings. Then came my debut at the Thea- tre de la Monaic, in Brussels, in 1882. Mar- guerite in “Faust” was my first role, and T followed it with Cherubino tn “The Mar- riage of Figaro.” I succeeded and was en- gaged by Victor Maurel to create the part of Blanea in an opera called ‘Aben Hamet’ at the Theatre Italien, in Paris. I a'so ang with Maurel in ‘Zampa’ at the Opera Comique. My voice was brilliant, they said, but I could not act. I was cold and stiff and immature. I had not learned to get beyond myself in my art. “I was nineteen by this time, and T be- came dreadfully ill, I went back to my mountains to be healed and to learn to live. T had succeeded as a singer, it is true, but had failed as an actress, and I learned the meaning of pain, pain’ jn heart and mind and body. Slowly in that dreadful time I began to learn; my soul awoke; I matured. From a child I had become a woman, And then I read Balzac, and he opened to me the great book Humanity. I Was seized with the passion of my new knowledge, the desire to help others, to make the world better, happi That with the knowledge of suffering, the ng to get close to humanity and help No_ longer could nature tisfy me, though I loved her as well as er. [ took the knowledge she had given me during my childhood into the homes of the poor and 1 saw it was all a mysterious whole—man- kil mountains, pain and jo: I had recovered then sufticiently to re- turn to the . I went to Italy, and I had my first success in ‘Ophelia’ and aintuzza.” You see, I could act now be- cause I had suffered. There is one thing m sure of. Believe me, for I know. No can be an artist except through suffer- All sorts of guosses, none of them hitting the mark, have been made as to the iden- tity of “The Girl With the Auburn Hair,”* who is the star feature of the New Grand's bi ek. Her manager, J. J. Mur- dock, s her> terday in advance of her and told The S' of several instances of sort. alf the papers in the count “have trled to identify her. First it was i she is the daughter of an aristocratic Washington family and has been forced by adverse circumstances to go on the age to support herself. For this reason she kept her name secret. Another paper made her the daughter of a Syracuse mer- chant who had spent a fortune on her edu- A Milwaukee paper made her Miss ughter of a wealthy brewer of. An Indianapolis paper identified s of that city. The lat- ew York at the time and prompuy denied the story. Then a St. Louls paper declared she is Bertha Sharpe of that place. The fact ts that she has been here, and I have a photograph taken of her in the interior of the White Hous:. Moreover, she is_a relative, distant, it 18 true, of Admiral Dewey——” “And what is here name?” Miss Auburn, we call her,’ he coolly replicd, “and she knows no other name now. I might say, too, that you never will know, and that if you search the hotels over next week you will not find her.” CRADLE SC the title of tions” a unique and entertainment was g tical Rifles’ Armory the summer home | of Feundling Asylum. 2} taintly costumed little fol tage and ng childhood lu attractive and cunning manner » girl had her baby doll in arms. ildren were dressed in the clothes « nd joined in the choruses Miss Heten Hayes had s tion of the concert, and the uccess of the entertuinment is’ in great part due to her efforts, Among the children who had prominent parts were Etta Schmid, Marguerite Howard, Virgie Dugan, James sald he, cation. Smith, ‘GS OF NATIONS. adie Songs of execceding| iven k in ny } interesting night at Na- the interest of shington hundred ‘ad upon ys in a uch The Barr, and Marian Hines. Mrs. E. PF. H. recited “Little J Horner in Hindoo- stanese, and Miss Katherine Clements sang “Hands Across the Sea.” The modern dude sengs and cakewalk were not overlooked. A matinee performance is in progress this afvernoon. COMING ATTRACTIONS. NEW NATIONAL THEATER—N. C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott will on Mon- day evening fill the annual engagement at the National Theater. That this event will prove notable is fully evidenced by the un- precedented demand for seats. What adds special interest will be the first presenta- tion in this city of H. V. Esmond’s reigning success of the season, “When We Were Twenty-one.” Mr. Goodwin and Miss El- lott will be surrounded by the same ad- mirable company seen in New York, while the production is the most elaborate -Mr. Goodwin has attempted in years. The au- thor of “When We Were Twenty-one,” Mr. H. V. Esmond. is a stanch admirer of ckeray. The inspiration in his title came from Thackeray's translation of Per- anger’s poem to celebrate the long friend- ship of three cronies so united that their friends call them “the trinity,” and their devotion to the memory of a fourth. The verse is as follows: “To dream long dreams of beauty, love and power, From fonts of hope that never Will outn ‘TD drain all life's quintessence in an hon Give me the days when I was twenty-one. In Mr. Esmond's story not only old af- fection binds the characters together. They are devoted to the bringing up of a former chum’s son. This duty has fallen especially to one of them. How the boy is made the victim of an adventuress, for whom he throws aside the lukewarm love of an hon- est girl; how his guardian and his friends seek to save him; how his betrothed ts finally able to show to his guardian the love she had long felt for him and not for the youngster—these are the moving tn- cidents in Mr. Esmond's comedy. Mr. Es- mond arrives at his effects by original! means. The literary quality of his dia- Iogues is above the average. His humor is said to be appropriate and unstrained and his study of character refreshingly un- conventional. The name of the character played by Mr. Goodwin—one of the four friends—is Rich- ard Carewe, and the boy, about whom ail the affections of the quartet center, also carries the same given name, but nick- named “the Imp." Mr. Goodwin as the old- ish bachelor, devoted to the well-being of his dead friend’s son, and oblivious of the love of the young girl near him, shows his bers possible is being prepare a large audience. The numbers wiil be fur- nished by the Georgetown Glee Club, the Georgetown Giee Quartet, the Georgetown Mandolin Club, the soloists and the Car- roll Institute Dramatic Assoc nm and the Carroll Institute Orchestra. THE GRAND OPERA SEASON.—The spring tour of the Metropolltan Opera House Company this season will be » attract a very abilities in an interesting phase. Miss El-| Short one, taking in only three ci Hott is equally fortunate in ler opportuni- | Next’ Thursday at 9 am. the regu- ties. Her interpretation of the role of Phyl-] lar single ticket sale, that is, for is Ericson has won unstinted praise. Mr./any one or more . Goodwin and Miss Elilott are surrounded by one of the strongest companies they have brought here in years. The organiza tion includes Ysobel Haskins, Estelle Mor- opened, and in custom of the house. sent in for this sale also fter the subscription timer. Gertrude Gheen, Henry Woodruff, | closed. For the ope: pert Frank Gillmore, Clarence Hand: Neii | T ning, April 19, O'Brien, Thomas Oberle, L. E. Woodthorpe. one of S. M. Hall, Frank Mayne, W. J. Therold, of Metro- Charles Simpson, Rapley Holmes and oth- ers. The stage settings are elaborate a complete in the most minute details. It is In cast wilt »phesied that during Mr. Goodwin's and | heard the youngest of Mr. Grau's dre Ellott's engagement in this city new] matic prima donnas «an records for big business will be created. ‘ toc Miss be Mime ntellt Amonasr nd M. COLUMBIA THEATER.—Frank I will return to the Columbia Theater s age Edouara de Reszke as next Monday night and make his bow tke Sie. Snotbne aie again as the much-troubled Ameer of Af- pisces Monat snclolioes ghanistan. The return engagement, though nenbaerea tay lowing very close upon the heels of the musicians to work of thi t in the t hington favorit Donna Anna; vira;” Mile. de T Reszke, “Leporelle y the greates n written, reat W: as t. will probably be welcomed quite as warmly and be wholly as successful. The demand for seats has proved very large, the wise people, profiting by their exper- lence last week, taking time by the fore- lock and securing their seats well in ad- M = Me Dippet. Don Ottavio,” and in th role vance. ‘The popularity of the Frank Dan- | Df * . pal x iels company in their new comic opera is | Will) be si the new burltone, who has not to be wondered at. The production as |™@de probably the greatest artistic success of any of the new comers in New York this season, Sig. Antonio Scotti. The bill for the Saturday matinee is Bizet's “Car- men,” with Mme. Calve in the role which she has made almost her own and which has gained for her a world-wide reputation Mme. Suzanne Adams ts to be the - la,” M. Satignac the “Done Jose,” Sc ea makes his second appearanc a whole ts excellent, the like of which has not been seen in Washington for many a long day. Then there are any number of very pretty girls, who actually know how to sing. There have been plenty of choruses in Washington, some being pretty and some able to sing. But there have been very few sed ‘of both such highly desirable alifications. The Daniels chorus has been as “Es- The closing performance Satur- day night, April 21, will be what is, with- out any doubt, the most popular opera ever camposed—Gounod’s “Faust.” In the role of “Marguerlie” musict: and alike will be glad to hear Mme Sembrich, one of the greatest of ¢ trained to a high degree of efficiency not ite only in point of singing. but tn stage work. Mr. John Stapleton, the dramatist, and who for years was the stage manager for the late Augustin Daly, staged “The Ameer= opera-goers M and drilled the company in the way should go. He has done his . and it is a pleasure to se singers. and an artist whose fame The Daniels of princt contined to any one country or land. commended, like the chorus. for its appear- li will be the “Siebel, ance and vocal strength. It has been the Sig. Campatari aim of Mr. Daniels’ manager, Kirke La] and M. Plancon “Mephistopheles.” S Shelle. to maintain the same scale of ex- | Vitani conducts all of the performances and celence in the personnel of his company ‘omplete ch wud orchestra: from tee aracterized it when he was making h ppolitan Opera House will - first bid for public favor. And few there penne, End the meibon are who will not say that he hi ieved > a honitibaat his aim. As for Frank Daniel If, he Grau has ever is the funniest of the funny: in search of mirth never go as' they te oe 2) spend an evening in the of this YOUNG IN “LORD BYRON’ inimitable comedian. His fun is clean. too, nes Young. who plays here during and wholesome. The engagement, which Week at the Columb ter, will for one week and Saturday matinee only, | present the new pl re Prat will be the last of Mr. Daniels, so far ably no perfod to be util ae Sted Washington ts concerned, for over a year. | ground ¢ romantic play offers greater 2 : advantag n that in which Byron was NEW GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—“The ed and rd in London. The st Girl With the Auburn Hair,” whose act has | manners, lished speech, the been the vaudeville sensation of the season | esque furniture, the rich costae in New York, Chicago and Boston, will | these things tend toward the belllan make her first appearance here at the New | effectiveness ry told Grand on Monday next, playing the usual | and the fullest possible use is f them twice-a-day performances at th ary } in the first two acts in London drawing scale of prices. In ev room: the third act the scene is moved papers have unanimous! rapidly to G Tt is here that Byron is is unquestionably the beautiful vaude ature, from a and mechanical standpoint, ever nm the stage; made of cenic mpted, and that nothing with ‘th to compare ar ny Nears, and until it sailed it has ever before been p! don the stage. Reeth oreign sh the Barnum and It is said by some to be a “sermon in Ne sanded mma the arenic tield in and by others to present a pic aa ric city: was regarded as a home in- “fairy-like en One enthusiast | *ttution there, and its exhibitions in Ms ne Garden gave the childr tham their only chance t in the manner approved wrote that the presentment “arose like a breath of sweet air out of the ster-otyped routine of vaudeville.” Most of those who i When it departed it left a very go out of curiosity remain io ap; ix. When tt depart : act and heartily commend the : ek SSS ee to HL, ani hea partiality a © to ence . though cred: ight well h hagers general with be ; pretty nervy chaps, hesitace to rush in where only one had d on the program + iread, andi baran to ter ae nea thing but the bes 5 renic glory had depar nthe Adam Forepaugh and § Dane will rep>at ing an Opportuni which wa: great hit sgregation ° here early in the on. Sularet will ¢ rio chow . - tinue to present her brilliant and to compel 2 Typece drapery dances. Fitzy hen pecauebe tna da ular pe the Ughtning chang> artisi, wil melodrama in which he mak parison with put ne figure whe 0 sf Mile. Emmy will © Lotta Glad- pnate rter, De changes of costuny hibit her sagactou stone, It had to make as if sp, and to ¢ um na ng in je dogs. the clever opini. U that wa their fine juvenile Wy and Jack . ae * worth, the blackface monvlogist, will evoke experiment: on the laughter. Lath ; an oungualitied tr AD eee prought a new favorite to mor throne. elaborate productions and enormous the play seems often to be a decided ondary consideration. the season's meritless from the view ary critic. When be accepted solely ture it i A round be dozen quite tel suce cs yunds, dM. on Wed: ind 26, just as big in Madison Squarc n champion male a hav April and rings their inv able that } not remark; tious pre . such as are ers: the twenty-ti dram: generally should be chietly worthy pwns: the sc ‘ of attention because of the efforts of the robatic sts: the scene painter. An exception to tne rut u 1 Ali, the ¢ if the pre y be believed—is the biggest herds of brai: Gullty Mother,” which will be seen throug e only school of trvit out next week at the Academy of Mu A seals; the man: t Though the manager of the attra Sit Ok rare wild be and huge ar boasts such remarkable effects “a river | PBIDIa; the cute acting animals: th . Otreal water” kistorie and rt re dro productions: ths . de feet of glass, the up of 660 hundred jt. piece itself ts said to be of considerable applauded merit. The story told is mentior Ss con- - them the sp taining undoubted interest, while the situ- : Which half a mill ations are described as being ing the the triumphal De: a nd the comedy and pathos ed. THE lecture t Unive VASSION PLAY—An i Rev. J. J. Lewis will be Altogether “A Guilty prove out of the ordi- | ij ud the tle taste that at last has given van iMe something | ~ dignified and beautiful in the y of ale specialty. In addition to “The Girl With the Auburn H. there will be si ’ s massive and elaborave t Courch Easter settings are announced fer the four acts of Lewis has < the play, while the mechani devices | orn. midd e IS throug brought into requisition have been com- | tio: fugdie and New 5 mented upen as being original and highly | )\0 ‘5 bls first appearance upon the 1 effective he company employed is com-! frm in this elty. He is indorsed ¥ posed of men and women not unknown in [| PPess and the people as < the theatrical world, among the: frst rank, and his lecture least three persons who have achieved rep- | {° Very best since Mr. Stoda utation in the high-priced th ment. Mr. Lewis hes visited *herammer Guilty Mother” will be seen her Bau. and has sonal acquainianenst:::. usual jength of time, the customary mati- | ¥!t! istus) Mayr, and his Seals have been al Of the KERNAN’S LYCEUM.—One of the larg-]| WAR SONGS OF NATIONS est, brightest and best companies that vis rate concer: will given at the « the Lyceum Theater each season is the lumbia T rs : Ape Sensation Double Show. under the dir the by mabere iar” tion of Matt J. Flynn, which opens a w ist Volunteers and engagement, commencing Monday matinee. nment is under This company is better than ever before, of Colamein the agement th om having sur- rats will ee ally It 2 yngs of Nations.” of which twenty white and twenty ¢ Arden will give historical giving a grand double perf tions, while thirty member. art of the program serv to intro- Guard Brij itel'a, Farmer and Nelson, the and a chorus of forty I greatest aero! n and en will interpret the s , Irish comedian: ye, Ger- | direction of 1 omedienne; Ac and Kelly, | Chinese minister, Wu Ting-Fang. > Wheeler and Ed-| the notable personages who he kama, the utiful | their intention to be present. Minister W's Indian princ Wand | heard some : of the songs during M The performance cone'udes with |den's recital” at Repm hue’ Brakes fnese burlesque entitled “Queen of lence on Tuesday night, and mani the Opium Palace.” All the scenic and i st in the although China had no readily understand ¢ the battl thusiasm, te ving songs, he ei he power of musi 1d to inspire the electrical effects pany. are carried by the com- BIJOU THEATER—The “Little Egy Extra anza Company,” under the - agement of Cliff W. Grant, will be the Bi- jou’s offering for the week of April 9-14. Two lively burlesques will be given, one to on oldiers to en- MANAGER WELLINGTON'S RENE: —The testimonial benefit to Manager ten: gene Wellington of the Bijou vill take oven and another to close the long pro- | fumorrow eaghe will ith gram. Pretty scenery and gorgeous cos-| sale” indicates that’ the tao tumes of the orlental idea will afford chang-| he packed to its ‘ao tteater wl ing pictures to please the eye. In the clos | wr. ‘Wellington's frends tem “apaclts- dng) Sate the ‘originals Tattle Bevpe: will she’ country tise tee ny aioe dance. The following artists wiil appear: with substantial checks amd alt rts _, him Arthur Dunn and Clara Bell Jerome, who ave said give my seat to the “iceman.” were specially engaged for the week: Nettie His local Grant, Garnold and Gilmore, and others. Boos ir dees Tigetepetinrewe GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ENTER- | PoPUlar New York vaudeville impressathy will announce the acts. which will be ty in number. Owing to the ler Program the curtain will rise Promptly at 8 o'clock. ‘There will be an augmented or- chestra under the direction of Max Sturm. Among the entertainers the following will appear: Arthur Dunn and Clara Bell Je: ome; “Big Bill” Devere of Hoyt’s “Black TAINMENT.—One of the most notable en- tertainments of Easter weak will be the Georgetown University glee concert and dramatic entertainment at the New Na- tional Theater on the evening of Wednes- day. April 38. Preparations indicate that this will be the most elaborate affair from an urtistic and social point of view ever undertaken by Georgetown. A committee | Steep” fame: May Howard. the “Queen of of the alumni, consisting of Mr. M. J. Coi- | Burlesque:” Nelson and Milledge, H. ss bert, Mr. Eugene D. Carus! and Mr. J. {and Wright, Allen and Delmain, Miss An- Nota “McGill, has the arrangements in| nie Hart Cliff: Billy Thoraton’ whe will charge, and Mr. Herbert G. Welis, musical director of Georgetown, has been prepar- Ing the program. The o m has for its obj the furtherance of an enterprise of the greatest importance to the college and amateur athletics, the providing of funds to send Georgeiown’s athletic team to com- pete in the world’s championship games to be held at the Paris exposition. The George- town boys, her alumni and friends are proud of the Georgetown athletic team, which is this year one of the best in the country, and the greatest enthusiasm has been aroused over the project of sending her champions to help the other large Amer- ican universities win points for America. : Mr. and’ Mrs, Lan- Wm. Katser of Sousa’s band and saxaphone soloist from the Marine Band. The box office will be open at 10 o'clock temorrow morning. = LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUS —"Three Little Lambs"- will frisk for seconé time this season upon the stage « the Lafayette Opera House Easter Monday night. It is a comedy which Messrs. R. A. Barnet and E. W. Corliss have constructed for laughing purposes. Mr. Barnet hax furnished the comedy and Mr. Corliss the music, and their united efforts have been a harmonious. There area score of catchy To accomplish this they will depend to a! songs scattered w rough ti production— great extent upon the proceeds of the con- | The Hurdy-Gurdy Man,” “The Three Lit- cert, and therefore the finest list of num-!' tle Lambs,” “The Dresden China Giri,”