Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1900, Page 24

24 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1900-26 PAGES. GLAD EASTER BELLS They Ring Ont a Message of Peace and Good Will. SIGNIFICANCE QF THE FESTIVAL Never Before Was It So Fraught With Meaning as Now. AND HUMANISM ALTRUISM ——_ + (Copyr S. MaeArthor.) n for T io, by R Easter day in the history of this glor- s chureh festival has been so marked © of the mighty forces of civilization te as will b Easter of this year of grace 1900, 4 ism is making way for civilization. The sky tx becoming radiant with the crimson an of a brighter da This y Easter bells ring 0 “Te a less a y unknown hith- erto In the history of the human race, and at the same time these bells are uttering a er whose hecy of a still gladder will be he near future comin The word Easter is of heathen origin. It is to be regretted that the word which commemorates the most ble fact in nould come from pagan but we must take it as ft is fou! with nobler, higher and diviner mes of the days of th ths of the y their earlie n= the He Frene ch pas- Danish Ms Christ 1 “Our ld Tentonic name nd- in popu- 2 and Gru- me in the re held in in com- freedom of great jos was natura hould stri to higher sig- ooted out. bi ny parts ng a sim- Chi- s of the the he re tival of Chr and the light ¢ is the crown- To this mira ater be esta Our L at re on urrection prophecy stupen- of the of the Athens; in rless apos- “da world by whereof a" In arly af- en our faith t alone accounts church. The no amount urrection of e in the arch of the figure > between light and dark- aven und hades. nb. The re human In the in ph dr There 3 have their founders, ter, Brahma and = Confucius, Mohammed, Zoroa but there from 3 no evidence that the dead. The re the unfque fact in the fact which widely a fferentiates it from T re ers on the life of Christ have ttention to the fact that the resurrection involved the whol rthly life of the Lord. This ts a fair implication, for af He rose from the dead He must have ied: if He died He must have lived: if He lived He must have been born. Thus the empty tomb proves the occu He; thus resurrection implies the incar: tion. It would be difficu’t to name any facts of history more easy of certification than the birth, fe, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As well might a man deny the birth, fe and death of Julius Caesar or Napoleon Bonaparte as deny the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. His resurrection has changed the art, the music, the poetry and the relizion of the efvilized world; {t has changed all our thoughts alike of time and ¢ternity. This Present Easter. Many of the lessons of Easter belong to but cach era and year may learn lessons peculiar to itself. Nothing is more certain than that We are entering upon one of the greatest eras in human history. Problems of the profoundest meaning are waiting for their true solution; questions of widest reach are demanding immediate answers. Was the recent pence conference at The Hague en- tirely in The two great branches of t nglo-Saxon race are now engaged in warfare. he time when all tnter- are to be settled by in- 1 indefinitely postpon- . r tind the Prince of ace les! wiy dominant in that character among the nations than He was a decade or a millenium ago? Let us not be too hasty to er stions with native long 1 thousand years, Th fent, impetuou God moves in ma a and centuries p: rise and fall, z He 1 na- and then grow weak. God Th hand of the risen and omnifie Christ on the helm of the univer: ‘The Spirit of Altruism. The time is coming when nations will not think of settling their disputes by war any me han educated men would now think of settling personal difficulties by personal encounters. The trend of the best thought of the howe 1s in this direction. of altruism fs in the air. This term was first employed by the Positi or follow- ers of the French philosopher Comte. It is a good word. It signifies devotion to others and thus stands sharply opposed to selfis! ness. It is, if one may so say, “otherism. We are following apostolic teaching and e ample, and so learning not to look sim- on our own bat also on the £8 of the 1 difficult accom- shment; it nment involving many of the nts of character. The spirit y persons their “own things” are ly the whole world of things. When onr Lord “He that findeth his hall lose it; and he that loseth his life for My sake I find it,” He formulated one of the greatest laws ever promulgated among men. This statement s not true imply because Christ uttered it; but He ut- ‘Lit because it is eternally true. It is a law oniversal as gravitation; ft is a law eternal as God. All noble lives find their true inspiration in thelr obedience to this law. law of self-sacrifice dominates all Our Lord’s words here strike » man who selfish life finds ual, eternal life. Selfi: If-abnegat is life and Christ now the world’s and king. ause once He world's sacrif m. yught rnal Here is the is found in many reanizations of » of the chur vorkingmen are blest principles of true religion? It is oul of man. How was illustrated? In the 1 tion of Jesus Christ. Zaster beautifully repr death and resurre: grcat truths Humanism. y allied to a is humanism. € e humanism meant simply polite learn- and a humanis a man versed in the humanittes, in al learning and 1 gener We have now r definition; a humanist now study of human ni disposition man who lab of wort of the race te ‘or all this pro- Long progre nce, common spoken in g noble though ever before. If il remaining to in unlimited optimism, am* time too much of to sigh In hopel che ving in the c ss pes cheerful mstant better- world tn all that relates to the of the human race. The is the pervasive, dominan note y in the ora- rio of hu brotherhood. This is he peculiar thought of the hour. Some- breaks out tn unrestrained forms but the thought {s wht which challenges the attention the heart of all lov ers of their race. These great lessons ter teaches, ennobles and glorifies. Thus r teaches that intolerance, illiteracy, y and tyranny must be destroyed, and that altruism, liberty and humanity must triumph. America and Liberty. Today America stands, in some measure, for these great princip Today no throne of czar, kaiser or queen is higher than the presidential chair in Washington. Today no volee tssuing from any palace in Europ or Asta Is. more potent in the counc the nations than the volee which fs: from the White Hous Today Araer 3 as queen in the congress of i Today Liberty’ Deum is chanted on the Cuban shore, with the music aribbean s as its sublime ment: one its dia rd over the Philippine in herself its “Ha’ to th c the t one will ventua choirs. Right. justice, truth, triumph. The white red horse of ai day Will follow th e song of th r the plains of Bethlehem st was born: “ ighest, and on toward men.” in s the sw y anusic of the RT STUART M ac ARTHUR, ‘ary Stud. E Ta, Teed Pineapple Pudding. Whisk three exes, whites and yolks to- gether, until they ar quite frothy, and then pour over them half a pint of boiling milk which has been weetened with an ounce of sugar and flavored with the thin- ly pared rind of a lemon; mfx thoroughly, her less than a quarter of an ounce and put the custard into ucepan and stir it over the smooth and thick, taking of sheet gelatin, an enameled fire is that it does not boil, or it will curdle until jt and be useles: Pour the custard into a basin and place the latter In a larger basin containing cold water and whisk the cus- tard until it Is cold. : Whip half a pint of cream which has been sweetened, add it to the custard and then stir in two tablespoonfuls of pineapple sirup and four ounces of tinned or bottled Pineapple cut up Into small dice-shaped piece The mixture should be rather Sweeter than would be pleasant if it was served minc and if not sufficiently sweet more pineapple sirup or powdered sugar should be added. Pour it into a tin pudding S a cover, place a piece of ver the top and then put which should be forced over paper so as to insure its fitting very “a Before using the mold it should be tested 1 cold water, as the slightest leak would spoil the pudding. Place a layer of finely broken ice and freezing salt at the bottonr of a zine pail, then put in the mold and fill up the pail, using ice and salt alternately in the proportion of two pounds of {ce to one pound of salt. Wrap the pail up in a thick blanket and let it stand in the corner of the kitchen for fully three hours. At the end of the first hour pour off the water and recharge the pall with ice and salt and cover it as before. When the cover Is taken off the pudding the latter should be quite hard. Dip the mold into cold water and the iced pudding will turn out easily. Serve it surrounded by fruit prepared as follows: Cut up three bananas into slices and put them into a basin with four tangerine oranges divided into quarters and two ounces of glace cherries cut in half; cover the fruit with some of the Pineapple sirup mixed with a little brandy or sherry and place the basin on {ce for an hour before the pudding is required. —+e+—____ His Idea. From the Somerville (Mass.) Journal. The difference between “ill” and “sick’’ was illustrated the other day by a Somer ville man: ‘When I found that I was m1,” he said, “I sent for the doctor. When I got tbe doctor's bill it made me sick.” “When We Were Twenty-One” leaves gentle remininiscences of the week behind it. The reception accorded Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine Eliott in this play was most flattering. Despite the flagrant characters introduced in the Corinthian Club scene, it is a gracious bit of high-class drama, the improper people being utilized only as sub- ordinate dramatic mechanism, and not being permitted to monopolize the interest of the action nor to dominate the personnel of the cast. Whether or not it is well to in- troduce these characters at all in the drama is a question for ethical discussion, and one upon which erudite philosophers might easily disagree. It is a frank, hearty story, with something of the youthful interest In it which made “The Greatest Thing in the World” so wholesomely appealing. The boy who is dabbling in danger and the older head and loving heart that plunges after him, even into the muck, to save him, con- theme whose embellishments would to be very rank indeed to justify its alified ¢ tion us Immoral. Frank I had another good week at the Columbia Theater. Mr. Daniels grew I complaisant about delivering the little speech which made uch a hit, although his audiences had learned to love It, and de- manded it over and over again. Indeed, they would ve been entirely content to hear him deliver it twice in the same even- ing. Isut Mr. Daniels grew coy, and cher- ished unjust fears that the public might come to suspect that he was less fertile in oratori urces than other comic opera comedi: It is well known that some gentlemen who are ir tible fun makers on the , and some who in addition are cultured and thoroughly studied, are wholly at a loss for words when a genuine extem- pore speech before the curtain is required. It would be a pity to hay high a stand- ard called for in this connection that the public will be compelled to forego certain spee S_entir These little additional luxuries have me to be so highly valued that they ought not to be analyzed too closely in the matter of spontanelty. Any curtain ech, even an old one, is better than no speech at all The New Grand ha the Auburn Hair,” had “The Girl With with no end of prelimi- nary bovming, and a good, though not over- whelming, hare nt merit, as the chief attraction. Mother’ at the Academy pre absolutely devoid of extenuating circumstances. Next week James Young, an actor whos> previous record ts good, although limited in his lack of years, will produce “Lord Byron,” a play by a young woman, Miss Rida Louise Johnson. Two Seasons o Mr. Young ven In Washington, and he was then looked upon as an actor great promise, the possessor of an at- tractive personality and the rare ability to read intelligently. The esteem in which he was later held y Augustin ¥y fs an evidence that he was maki that progress in his art expected by the who saw his wrk then. Mr. Young practically has the natic fleld to himself. Later in the week New National will open its doors to the delights, although it Js to be hoped, not to the vicissitudes of and Opera. The singers and the operas both of a caliber to appeal to musie lovers and there ts no room for doubt that the season will be one of artistic brilliancy and social interest. ‘The Three Little Lambs” will cause the electric Hghts to shine once more at the Lafayette Squaw. The Academy will have a farce comedy “The Irish Alderman," and the New Grand will bring in a well-known vaudeville com- pany. The successful second week of Frank Daniels revives the discussion which has leng been current among theatrical mana- gers of Washingion as a two weeks’ stand for big attractions. The enthusiasm with which entertainments with real merit, either in the matter or in the manner of produc- td are welcomed, and the Mberality with which they are patronized make this a city of importance in booking attractions. Re- turn engagements of good plays have been prosperous, and the people here rarely, if ever, fail to enjoy an opportunity of seeing everything that 1s worthy of note. There have been New York productions, “Ben Hur’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes, have been delayed by long runs, but there is seme compensating satisfaction in the fact that New York was obliged to wait for its “Oliver Goldsmith” and its “Quo Vad not to mention its “Sapho.’” The “Sapho" antagonism naturally de- veloped something of the same spirit to Mrs. Langtry’s new pl “The Degener- ates," and the police department of this city has been approached on behalf of ladies Who are interested in matters of social reform with a yiew to having its per- formance, which is soon to occur in this city, stopped. The idea does not appear to be a practical one. The authorities of Newark, N. J, were desired to take such action, and they decided that they would have the play rigidly inspected on Monday night, and then decide whether they would let it run or not. Mrs. Langtry announced that rather than submit her season to the critical and moral censorship of the New- ark, N. J., police, she would cut the en- Sagement out. At best Newark is not a very lavish theater city, and it is thought that Mrs. Langtry had no objection to rest- ing during Holy week as a matter of busi- ness prudence. The agitation in New York over “Sapho” has resulted in nothing ex- cept advertsement for the attraction and the emphasizing of any demoralizing in- fluences it may have possessed. There {s no present intention of complicating the duties of the District government with the sweep- ing responsibilities of play censorship. The Columbia Theater ts to have a stock company this spring. It will open next month under the management of Walter Craven. St will present one or two serious plays, but the repertoire will consist mainly of legitimate comedies. Mr. Craven is an experienced stage manager and is well known here. A hint as to the training of animals may be gleaned from the remarks of “Lit- tle Fred," noted as one of the most re- markable trainers of domestic animals in the world. “It is an easy and simple mat- ter,” says Little Fred, “to teach a dog to turn a single somersault; but when it comes to two--and doing that in mid-air, five or twenty feet above the stage floorit ts a very different thing. You hurt a dog in teaching him the trick and he loses confi- dence in you, and that means he can’t do it at all afterward, or at least unt{l he has forgotten all about it, and that may be a long time, if ever. 1 always carry two sets of dogs for such feats, so that in case of mishap or sickness I am never disap- pointed." “How do I come to be so musical?” re- peated Sembrich recently, as she smiled at @ question which she had heard so many times before. “I think it must be heredi- tary. I can explain it In no other way, I might possibly have studied quite as long as I did and quite as hard without results if I had not inherited a talent for music from my father. He was a music teacher in Wisniowcyzk. He taught the plano, vio- lin, clarionet and organ. His name was Kochanska, which was my family name. But I took Sembrich, my mother’s maiden name, when I went on stage, were too many ‘k's’ in Bechara Se prima donna. For the same reason IT took my middle name, Marcellino, in place of Paxede, which would not have been so easy for people outside of my own Galicia to pronounce. So I finally became Marcella Sembrich. But that was a long time after TI began to study music.” So seldom has “Ai been heard in this city, that a description of it may po: interest to many. After a short prelude, consisting of a beautiful planissimo movement, mainly for the violins, and very Wagnerish in its gen- eral style, the first act opens in a hail of the king’s palace at Memphis. A short dia- logue between Rhadames and the priest, Ramfis, leads to a delicious romanza (“C: leste Aida”), which is entirely fresh and original, recalling nothing that appears in any of Verdi's previous works. It is fol- lewed by a strong declamatory duet b tween Rhadames and Amneris, which upon the appearance of Aida develops to a trio ¢Vient, o diletta”). In the next scene the King and his retinue of ministers, priests and warriors enter, and a majestic ensem- ble occurs, beginning with a martial chorus (Su! del Nilo’), in response to the appe of the priests. As the war chorus di LY the retinue disappears, Aida has a se of great power. It begins with a lament for her country (“Ritorna vincitor”), in pas- sionate declamatory phrases, clearly shov ing the influence of Wagne' but In Sts smooth, flowing cantabile in the finale, “Numi pieta,” Verdi returns to the Italian style again. The final scene ts full of oF ental color and barbaric richness of dis- play. The second act opens with a female chorus by the slave girls, the rhythm of, which fs in keeping with the orlental scene, followed by an impassioned duet between Amneris and Aida (“Alla pompa che si ap- presta”), through which are heard the mar- 1 strains of the returning conqucror. The second scene opens the way for an- other ensemble, which, with its massive choruses, and its stirring march and ballet, heralding the victory of Rhadames, is one of the most picturésque stage scenes the opera has ever furnished. A solemn, plain- tive strain runs through the general jubi! tion in the appeal of Amonasro (‘Questo assisa ch’ io vesto”) to the king for meres to the captives. The finale begins with the remongtrances of the priests and people against the appeals of Amonasro and Rhas dames, and closes with an intensely dra- matic concerted number, The third act, like the first, after a brief dialogue, opens with a romanza (“O ciel] azzuri”), sung by Aida, and the re- mainder of the act fs devoted to two duets— the first between Amanasro and Aida, and the second between Rhadames and Aida. In the last the first scene contains another impressive duet between Rhadames and Amneris (“Chi tl salva, 0 sciagurato"), ending with the despairing song of Amneris, “Ohime! morir mi sento.” In the last scene the stage Is divided {nto two parts. The upper represents the tem- ple of Vulcan, or Phtah, crowded with priests and priestesses, chanting as the stone is closed over the subterranean en- trance, while below, in the tomb, Aida and Rhadames sing their dying duet ("O terra, addio"’), its strains blending with the jubi- lation of the priests and the measures of the priestesses’ sacred dance. Musically considered,“Don Giovanni" ts re- garded as Mozart's greatest Opera, though it lacks the bright Joyousness of the ‘Mar- riage of Figaro.” Its melodies are more pronounced, and have entered more freely of Into general use, however, than those the former. Dramatic as the story ts of the melodies which illustrate tt been tmpressed into the service of church. One of the sure signs of an actor's success in London is the way he figures tn the pantomimes. If an actor makes a_ real strong hit in London he is sure to find him- self burlesqued in this species of enter- tainment so dear to the English during the holidays. Yet, if De Wolf Hopper’s status abroad were to be judged by the way he figures in these entertainments, the thea- ter-goer could come to no other conclusion than that the tall comedian has made an impression upon the public that was In the nature of being gigantic. One London pa- per lately sald that in pantomime in local theaters and in the provinces there were no less than fifty performers made up as Hopper, and singing his songs from “E} Capitan” and “The Charlatan."’ In “Puss in Boots,” at the Garrick, there were two Hoppers on the stage at one time—one of the performers made up as “El Capitan” and the other as Demidoff, “The Charla- tan.” Will Bishop, the comedian of the Empire Music Hall, the most popular resort of the kind in England, is now wearing Hopper’s old “El Capitan” sult. He sings “Behold El Capitan” and attempts an iml- tation of the comedian’s voice. He then changes to Hopper’s “Charlatan” make-up and sings his “I am the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” song. In the burlesque, “Gid- dy Ostend,” at the splendid new London Hippodrome, one of the characters fe called “The Wolf Hoppera Hawkshaw, the Detec- tive.” A few facts like these fully demon- strate the really fine impression Hopper made in London; an impression that led one of the daily papers, the Globe, to say that “There is not a funny man in England that approaches phis Inimitable American comedian.” a res Se aes COMING ‘ATTRACTIONS. GRAND OPERA SEASON.—The Metro- politan Opera House Company opens its annual Washington season at the National Theater next Thursday evening, and all Indications point toward a most successful engagement, as the season and single ticket sales at the present time are much larger than in previous years, due, perhaps, to the fact first that the repertoire, comprising two comparative novelties and two popular works, suits all tastes, and also that the prima donnas and leading artists are sing- ers that the music-lovers of Washington are anxious to hear and are Washington favorites. Another reason, however, and one that gives opera goers greater confi- dence in the season, or rather that the promises made will be carried out, is Mr. Grau’s assertion that should elther Mmes. Nordica, Calve or Sembrich be unable to appear as advertised tickets will be ex- changed or money refunded. The opening performance Thursday evening, Verdi's masterpiece, “Aida,” promises to be one of the most magnificent stage, scenic and costume productions ever witnessed on the local oe and has been with but one ex- ception the greatest success of the present New York season. Friday evening's bill, Mozart's “‘Don Giovanni,” will certainly at- tract every musician and student, as it {s doubtful if tt has ever been seen in this city, at least not for many years. At the Saturday matinee Calve will give her re- markable representation of ‘‘Carmen,” and for the closing performance Saturday even. ing Mme. Sembrich is to appear in “Faust.” Bevignant conducts, the full chorus, ballet. and orchestra from the Metropolitan Opera House will assist, and the complete casts are as follows: Thursday, April 19, Verdi “Alda."—Aida, Miss Susan Strong; Una Sacerdotessa, Mlle. Bauermeister; Amneris, Mme. Mantelli; Amonasro, Sig. Campanart; Ramfis, M. Edouard de Reszke; Il Re, Mr. Lempriere Pring! Un Messaggiero, M. Queyla; Radames, Sig. Perotti. Friday, April 20, Mozart's “Don Giovanni.”—Donna Anna, Mme. Nordica; Donna Elvira, Mme. Clementine De Vere; Zerlina, Mlle. Zelie de Lussan; Leporello, M. Edouard de Reszke; Don Ottavio, M. Dippel; Massetto, Sig. Pini-Corsi; 11 Commendatore, Mr. Lem- priere Pringle; Don Glovannl, Sig. Scotti. Saturday afternoon, April 21, Bizet’s “‘Car- men.”—Carmen, Mlle. Calv Squita, Mile. Bauermeister; Mercedes, Mme. Van Cauteren; Micaela, Mme. Suzanne Adams; Don J M. Salignac; Zuniga, M. Meux; Morales, M. Bars; Dancairo, M. Dufriche; Remendado, M. Queyla; Escamillo, Sig. turday evening, April 21, Gounod’s st."—Marguerite, Mme. Sembrich; Marta, Mile. Bauermeister; Mantelli; Faust, M. Van I Sig. Campanart; Wagner, M. 3 topheles. M. Plancon. ‘Conductor for the season, Sig. Bevignani. COLUMBIA THEATER.—James Young. who made such a good tmpression on his last appearance in this city, brings next veek to the Columbia a new play, entitled ‘uord Byron.” It is a new play on an old tneme, the theme of lov and life, the bit- ter rivalry of talented men and the baleful influence of unscrupulous women. In the opening of the play the audience is intro- duced to Lord Byron in London at the height of his popularity, when his succe: s just beginning to make him bitter ene- mies. Byron's entrance in soclety took place under the reign of that dandyism which was characterized by the hollowest and vainast pretensions to external per- sonal perfection and by the affectation of the pc ssion of culture, art anu t With this went hand in hand a sovei contempt of true worth, as soon as worth refused to wear the tinsel and uniform of the latest fashion, At that tim> whenever he walked or rode about the streets he followea by an enthusiastic crowd who worshiped him. This worship soon fell away under the cruel scourge of jealousy The play takes Byron through this ris? and downfall and off to his glory in Greece where the people look on him as a savior. Even here he was misunderstood and in danger of his life from his own soldiers Although ne arily following th> da thread of the story of Byron’s life, the play is not a sad one. A comedy element is in- troduced and the love scenes are what would be expectod in a play written about such # character as Lord Byron. ‘The play runs the gamut of human emotions; there Is a duel, a divorce, danger, delight, despair and death, and all these things dominated and made telling, it is sald, by Mr. Youn personality and melodious voice. There to be a popular matinee on Thursday and on Saturday. LAFAYETTE SQ’ ARE OPERA HOUSE. the Lafayette Square Opera House he Three Little Lambs” will play a r. turn engagement. The performance en- joyed a measure of success at its previous preduction such as to warrant Its return. The clever people who were then concerned in exploiting the travesty will no doubt be heartily welcomed back. The show con- tained a number of catchy musical num- bers and some bright bits of burlesque, which were received with wide fayor and which should easily bear repetition. THE NEW GRAND.—Coming direct from Keith’s palatial theater In Boston, Fulgo- ra’s Fashionable Vaudeville Company will be at the New Grand next week. Certain- ly one of the most amusing and expensive novelties ever imported to America will be seen In Little Fred's family of acrobatic and equestrian dogs, a mammoth trained pig and a pony possessed of human intelli- gence. Dogs go through all the evolutions of a skilled acrobat and perform the un- redented feat of turning double somer- from one man’s shoulders to an- and a huge porker imitates the actions of a Kentucky race horse; two dogs contest with all the zest of two clowns in a circus as to which of them shall ride a pony in realistic Jockey fashion. The Brothers Forrest, a duo of musical ex- centriques, form another big European fea- ture. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sidman, in Mr. Sidman's rural sketch, “Back Home,” pre- sent an fdyllic picture of New England life. Josephine Gassman and her pickaninnies will entertain in coon songs. Barnes and Sisson are funmakers of the liveliest in their farcical absurdity, “A Marriage Bro- ker.” Misses ‘Cook and Clinton, among other remarkable feats, play a tune on a xylophone by the alternating Impact of bul- lets from twenty-two caliber rifles, ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—"The Irish Al- derman” comes to the Academy, commenc- ing Monday, April 16, with the usual mati- nees. “The Irish Alderman,” blooming far- cically with all the national, political and social characteristics which distinguish him in Greater New York's cosmopolitan life and make him a wonder to the outside world, will be impersonated by Charles F. McCarthy, for years Edward Harrigan'’s noted coadjutor in Irish productions, The strong metropolitan cast by which the in- genious and rollicking but not rough farce comedy will be interpreted also includes J. P. Sullivan, who portrays the title role; Jo- seph Mitchell, Fred Wenzel, the noted Ger- man comedian; Fred Lucier, Rose Lucier, Miss Josie Sisson, Kitty Walsh, Evelyn Forbes, Maude McCarthy and othe It is said the cast has been carefully selected to suit each character portrayed. A number of high-class specialties are introduced during the action of the play. KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.—One of the most notable engagements made by Manager Kernan this season is that of Frank B. Carus’ Indian Maidens Company, which will be the attraction at this cosy home of burlesque next week. The com- pany comes highly indorsed by both press and public. The opening event will be the historical burletta entitled “Pocahontas,” with original music and special scenic and electrical effects. Emma Carus will be th> charming Pocahontas and Pearl Marquem the renowned Capt. John Smith. The chor- uses and medleys are in the hands of twen- ty of the most beautiful and shapely young Jadizs now before the public footlights. During the action of the burletta several new and pleasing numbers will be intro- duced. The specialty part of the bill con- tains the following vaudeville bright lights: “The Irish Emperors,” Conway and Mc- Farland; Tom Nolan and Cora White, com- edy sketch duo; the character sketch art- ists, Dick and Kittle Kumins; Campbell and Dare, musical comedians; Nellie De- vossett, the Cuban heroine, and the Sisters La Marr, singers and dancers. The show terminates with the farce “Parisian Fol- lies.” THE PASSION PLAY.—General satisfac- tion has been expressed over the announce- ment that Rev. J. J. Lewis will lecture at the Universalist Church in this city on Easter Monday evening on the Passion Play. Mr. Lewis has been delivering his lectures in Brooklyn, N. Y¥., during the whole of this week to large and increasing audiences, who have pronounced it the most sympathetic and beautiful presentation of the subject now before the public and fully up to the Stoddard standard, All New Englanders will be pleased to know that Mr. Lewis will give his lecture on “Old New England” at the same place on the following (Tuesday) evening. THE MISSES KIEBCKHOEFHR.—The Misses Kieckhoefer—Mari¢é, Bernardine and Anna—who are well remembered by many Washingtonians for the precocity of musi- cal talent they displayed as a few years ago, will be heard here in public for the first time since their adoption of the Profession of music at a concert at the Columbia Theater next Wednesday afternoon, the 18th instant, for the benefit of the Christ Child Society. These young ladies have devoted themselves to instru- mental music, their instruments being the violin, piano and violonceilo, and on these each has achieved a high degree of skill. Their program for Wednesday after- noon is well calculated to display their abilities in the line of their s; ity, as well as in solo work. A very interesting feature of the program will b= various num- bers of the suites composed by Edward Grieg to Illustrate Ibsen's celebrated ep poem, “Peer Gynt.” which will be re ed by Miss Marie Collins, th well-known dra. Matic reader of this city. of nt one of the attractions on the road—Hastings and Wright ‘apho Burlesque This show consists of lead- ing vaude and burlesque artists. Among them are Hastings and Wright, McCale and Carew, the Demming sisters, the ver- satile duo, Harry burlesque queers, Marie Henry and Nellie Lytton; the Bowery boys, Ford and Lewis. ‘The features include a burlesque, “Haughty Anthony,” the “Sapho” dance and the AS an exira attrac’ “Kar- ."" the imperial Turk, has been engaged and will meet all comers during the week. He will give $25 to any one he falls to throw fn fifteen minutes.” Oss- the man is thirty-two years of age. had a four-hour draw with “Youssouf,” the terrible Turk, at Paris, and was one of the imperial wrestlers engaged by the Sul- tan of Turkey. He is open to wrestle any man in the world, Roeber and Olsen pre- ferred. THE MODERN PLAY COURSE.—The last production in the course of modern plays at the National Theater will be given Wednesday afternoon, when Edward Mar- pnt- tyn’s “The Heather Field” will be pre: ed for the first time in Ame pany engaged for the play one, The fine and includes S$ as Miss Carolin Howland, John . Charles J. Bell, Wilke hill. be preceded Troubadour,’ s Coppee and Mis . Miss Jo- lard, William Brandon Ty- J. H. How “The He by a one-2 from the French in which Miss Mar! Antoinette Ashton will glish version of the Coy is the work of M. L. Churchill. PADEREWSKI'S CER s farewell cor America has been arranged for Was ton and will take place on Frid noon, May 4, at the Columbia. His last con- cert here, tn December, was in the an ovation, the Columbia being — pac nd many hundred ain admission. Sinee ing here Paderewski has mad, to the Pacific t, and no arti has ever ma¢ ap- A trip out th t has sensation—not ev equaled It. change sconce: of program ational » Will de- under the This and tho to hear k in have been fortun Le upon the cation are their pr been a great demand for Stafford will be assured sympathetic audienc THE CHESTRA.— give its fiftieth c: fi own Orc meert_ Thur: yette Squari under wh isuch profici id t rsal he enthus ally re orchestra would on the occ ed concert e: of its previous hip hi been the old meml nd many well-known ed to the roll. The pr: ert is sure to please th and will Include, among S the “Der Freischutz” over- ture, Unfinished Symphony in B minor, by Schubert, Grieg Concerto n in A minor’ for no and orches 1a violin solo, by C. int Saens, played in unison by forty vio- Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes will be the Soprano soloist A Gle the piano sc 0 asion, urtists need no introduction toa W ton audience. FOREPAUGH AND SELLS BROS.’ CIR- CUS.—There is at least one new thing u the sun which shines upon the sea of © tents, and that is Capt. Woodward's really famous and only scnool of trained Alaska sca lions and seals, which this season form one of the exclusive and unique features among the thousand and one attractions of the consolidated great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers’ menageries, circuses and hippodromes, to pitch their canvases in Washington, Wednesday and Thursd. April 25 and When the exceedingly wild and timld nature of these strange arctic amphibla is considered, coupled with the fact they are provided with filppers omy to supply the place of hands and feet, their performances touch closely upon the incred- ible. That such necessarily clumsy creat- ures on land have been successfully taught to drill, pitch, catch, play upon different n.usical instruments, sing and imitate man other human acts and arts almost surp belief, but that they do so is attested hy New York, in which city they continuously drew big and delighted crowds. THE HANLON BROTHERS.—The Ha lon Brothers’ new play, “A Lively Legac will be given its first presentation at the Columbia Theater in this city on Monday evening, April 23, and unusual interest should be aroused from the fact that the Hanlons have be2n identified with nothing but successes during their carcer in this country. Their forte has heretofore been pantomime and the spectacle, but in “A Lively Legacy a plece some- thing on the tru iy order, with a well-defined plot, interpreted by legitimate comedians and ably seconded by number- less eff2cts and mechanical surprises fur- nished by the Hanlons. The piece will have an elaborate setting, the scenery and ¢ tumes being by the best of American art and something 2ntirely unique in a comed way can certainly be expected, VIOLA ALIEN IN “THE CHRISTIAN, —Viola Allen, in her second stellar appear- ance in this elty the week of April 23, at the National Theater, will undoubtedly be welcomed by theater goers. Mi: Allen’s engagement last season ranked as one of the most successful played in this city for the entire year, and to judge from the ad- vance demand for places the record she made then will be duplicated. Since ap- pearing here Miss Allen has played long engagements in Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. In each city she has duplicated the great success she made in the east last season. Her portrayal of Glory Quayle has seemed to fascinate theater goers every- where. In this role and the etirring scenes of “The Christian” Miss Allen’s charm of personality is seen under ideal environ- ments. These are positively the last op- portunities theater goers will have to cee her, as next season her managers, éesiring to show her versatility, will present her in a new play. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CON- CERT.—Among the entertainments of next week the Georgetown University glee con- cert and dramatic entertainment, to be given at the New National Theater Wednesday evening, has excited interest, and is looked fcrward to with much pleasure. The prep- arations that have been made for the enter- tainment assure the public that it will be a success from both an artistic and social point of view. The object of the entertain- ment, as has been stated before in these columns, is to raise funds to send George- town’s athletic team to compete in the world’s championship games to be held at the Paris exposition. These games have created great interest, as they are consid- ered to be a contest of three nations—Eng- land, France and the United States. George- town has many men who will undoubtedly win points which will materially assist the aggregation of athletes from the universi- tes of this country. To accomplish this they must, to a great extent, depend upon the proceeds of the entertainment, and therefore the finest list of numbers possible has been prepared to attract a large au- dience, including the Georgetown Glee and Mandolin Clubs, the Glee Quartet and the Carroll Institute Dramatic Association and the Carroll Institute Orchestra. Aside, A new political play called “The Boss of the Ward” has been announced. Jameson Lee Finney has been engaged for Daniel Frohman’s stock company. There are six stage versions of “Quo Vadis” afield or astage in the United States. It has been Sees in New York during the past week that the legal obstacles have been removed and that Effie Shannon and ll OeeeeT=—j]}§q—E—EqE—2__=*=_Ex_x—>=»=-_-_-"__ Herbert Kelcey will be married at an earty” day. The “obstacle” has been Mrs. K and she is said to have reling rights to the popular leading man. Stuart Rob: in “Oliver Gold¢ smith” in New York this week. : hert hed Jacob Litt has secured the dram. rights of Stanley Weyman’s roma story, stle Inn.” Hilda Spong is to Ing as the le ter company f ar Tim Murphy in New York in “The Cary t his engagement has been exte May A_vaudevil! made up of twene ty-fiv vive men left Seattle, Warh., pe Nome gold Nelds. Harry Askin will the position of, business manager f: » Greatest Thing, in the World” for the remainder of the Season. Hope and Eaword R Dale” going to p Tuesday afternoon of the leading New York th penefites to aid the ' t May & is the anr fi widely known and din New York last! fe important roles 1 | Frohman and Hoyt comp The comic opera prima donna, Julia Caté houn, has secured a diverce from her husy band, K. I. Caihoun, the manager of the Calhoun Opera Company. They were mang ried in ISS. F ‘arlisle Indiap Band has been scone ing great success along the Keith vauded, ville circuit, for which it was encagedt prior to its departure for the Paris ¢ a canton. ep or Paris expo: The Frank Daniels will close son May 19 and be se his present seas, n his next season Aug } ngtry will cl in Boston, May 1 ngland May jer American seas . and will sail tog? Ede Rive is organizing a summer opera ny for one of the parks in th burbs of St. Louis Sh sca shoe ellie McHenry has acquired the rights to! the Annie Pixley manuscript AU liss'f and Will star in it next season. Julla Morrison ts to begin her starring tour in Dore Davidson's play, “A Day oft Reckoning,” April 16, at Albany, N. Y ‘ Fanchon of Viola Allen's conte; pan to F in Milwaukee last wale! nald Vivian of the same compaiy. * designs on} aid to bet that ena int the grand opera stage. § going to Europe to study w view. in been forced to deny, many rumors floating around that sha contemplating an appearance in vatfe Modjeska has a; th devill Bell ts to h ve ve a pri Lively Legacy,” to be p at Albany next week the brothers, Florence Rockw as been enga Liebler and for next Play a leading 1 in ft production Dorothy Drew, the tty singer andy dani has had her nose restored to its natural retrou: broke itl with a kick fr. She wil soon play at the New Grand he A small canine with Herbert's dogs does a high dive act that equals in daring any) ever done by a human being. And h climbs the long ladder to the aerial plat form like a man, t The religtous good turn in Ni grams of “Quo is printed th tve sente be allow ent engagement. . Nixon and Zimmerman, the Phil, managers, are said to contem invading the music hall field next seas Reports from New York say that an option on the Schley Music Ha city and that similar places of amusement! in Boston, Chic and Philadelphia will be controlied by next season. A well-defined rumor has been in circulas tion during the past week in Chicago that the big theatrical syndicate will split up. into three parts at the conclusion of the? present contracts, Klaw and Erlanger to, head one, Hayman and Frohman another’ and Nixon and Zimmerman the third. Henry Miller is to have a company in San Francisco all summer, He has engaged} Frank Worthing, Guy Standing, Mrs. Bou cault, Mrs.Whiffen, Margarct Dale and Mare’ garet Anglin for his support. 4 Will Mandeville, who was one of the: comedians in “The Princess Chic.” is now? the star of the New York Ideal Opera? Company, which is play a series off Frank Daniels and De Wolf Hopper operad during the summer. . ; Richard Golden ts to. revive “Old Prouty” next season under the manag. of William Henry Rudolph. Har Morse has been engaged to appear in hist old part, Zeb Hardy. The tour will begin’ the latter part of August and will extend to the coast. Jea/ “Women and Wine,” the new mel produced Wednesday night in New York, ist described as being decidedly live! It was) staged In a most e rate manner and* there is a duel by women that brings into} the plece a good deal of the atmosphere|, that surrounds the play of “Sapho.” ; Daudet's “Sapho” w lish by a London Fitch’s drama saw 5 adapted into Engs) thor before Clyde} light of de Th} the play was entitled ‘The Idol of the Hour’. and was produced at the Theater RB. Windsor, in January of last year, Grace Hawthorne as Fanny. 3 An Indiana paper says that so true is thé} makeup of Miss Rose Melville in her chatp} acterization of a Posey county, Ind... girl that she could step from the stage and m! with the crowd at an ordinary Indian county fair and get lost among the natives; that they would not know there was @ stranger among them. 4 Mrs. Langtry appeared as an “ext: lady” at the performance of “Hearts Are: Trumps,” in the famous music hall scene! in that play the other night, “just for fun?) as she stated it. Mrs. Langtry was preg vented by the authorities from giving hi play of “The Degenerates” in Newark nla, week. It is said in Boston that the “Lad; Slavey” is to be revived in that city. Thi will be welcome news to those who like Kerker’s music, as he, in the opinion o} many, did some of his best work in that! production. The cast of the “Lady” will ins clude Madge Lessing, Dan Daly and Cyrif Scott, besides others equally well known, England's oldest actor, James Doel, hag just passed his ninety-sixth birthday and is still hale and hearty. He made his first an pearance upon the stage Bt the Plymouth? ‘Theater in “The Turnpike Gate,” when Queen Victoria was little more than a baby,’ He is no exception to the average British! nonagenarian, for he claims to have Napoleon as a prisoner on the Bellerophond Beerbohm Tree's forthcoming presentay tion of “Rip Van Winkle” in London is not a dramatization of the story with which we are familiar, but is a portrayal of the Gerg man tale which Washington Irving trange ferred to the Catskills. In the original story: Rip was not a drunkard and did not wand into the mountains to escape from hi scolding wife, but to seek his herd of sheep John W. Rea, the old-time minstrel, died’ suddenly of heart disease at his home in’ North Paterson, N. J., April 5. He was vegies erin — of = — é of the original Christy minstrels. He trave eled in Europe extensively with his commis pany, and Emperor Napoleon III was so much pleased with him that he presented him with a diamond pin. Rea retired fromy the stage in 1872. Miss Johnstone Bennett is to give up hi play, “A Female Drummer,” in which has been very successful, at the end of the present season, and will appear year at the head of the Empire Fashio ble Vaudeville Stars, which has been ganized for a tour of twenty weeks. Bennett has not been seen in vaudeville’ Les