Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-06
NATIONAL THEArRE-KelIer's great troupe

NATIONAL THEArRE.-KelIer's great troupe
make their first appearance in our city to-
| night The bill presenting a spectacular
drama prepared expressly for them, and
founded upon the scriptural parable of the
Prodigal Son, entitled "Azael, or the Prodi-
gal, incidental to which, Mons. and Mdme.
Keller and their troupe, composing some TWEEN
ty-seven artists, will appear in a number Of
ilvlng Illustrations, dramatic visions, and act
Ing taoleaux. entitled principally, 1.-THE Show
or OF Gold" Famine, ""The Queen of Flow
ers," The Battle of the Amazons," " The
ProdigaPs Return" and Faith, Hope and
onarity," concluding with two tablesux rep
resenting the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, and the Presidential candi-
dates, in which capital licensees Of Messrs.
Buchanan, Fillmore, and Fremont will be
offered. These performances are by the united
voice of the press and people of every city in
which they have appeared, pronounced to be
beautiful and effective. The characters in
the drama will be sustained by the members
of the Holiday street (Baltimore) theatre. A
full corps de ballet, and largely augmented
orchestra, accompany the troupe.
THB AMERICAN Hook AND LADDER COMPANY
have their second gland ball Tomorrow night
at Odd Fellow Hall, near the Navy Yard,
for which tho committee having the matter in
charge have made every arrangement con-
Ss~a'S ~ VIZ SOAbNOIt pleasure OF their
guests. The hall has be en- most tastefully fes-
TONED with the flags Of all the different ma
tions, the floor decorated with well-executsd
drawings, &c, making it altogether a sight
we'll worth visit, to saw nothing of the pleas
ure Of stripping it on the light fantastic toe'
with the fsir and bIight.eyed lassies of the
eastern section Of the city.
MALICIOUS MisoHIEF-On Saturday after
a laAv Whita Sspn olopo Nth
to her home, had costly silk dress ruined By
some person throwing lamp oil upon it. The
lady did not SEQ the perpetrator Of the act and
is at loss who to suspect as being the guilty
person.
A few weeks since we recorded the fact of a
young man being arrested for throwing vitriol
upon ladies' dresses There seems TO be a grow
ing mania for this species Of malicious mis-.
chief.
WYMAN will perform at Odd Fellows Hall
to night and tomorrow night His various
tricks of magic and ventrilOqrism have be en-
appreciated by largo auditories; q welcome
which he never fails to find from the lovers of
innocent amusements. 1t would be interest.
ing for the spectators to know how he manages
to produce suoh successful illusions but this
he leaves for their eyes to detect. So, young
friends especially, sharpen your optics, ana
ke ep keen lockout.
CASE FOR THE PoLICE.-A lazy com
plains to US of the crowd of rowdy bows and
men, colored and white, who infeSt the neigh
bcrhOoi Of the At street bridge, and make the
task of crossing it an exec cdingly unpleasant,
if not dangerous one.
AS the complainant is not only a lady, but
an extremely pretty one. We doubt not that
the gallantry of the police Of that section will
prompt them to remedy the evil without. delay
CATIoN.-Saturday night, our Citv
Night Watch were busily engaged in ouietipg
persons who having INDUCED too freely in 10,
litical whisky were inclined to DO dsordcriy;
they succeeded iE most instances in persuading
the parties to go to their homes, which saved
them from figuring in the watch returns It
is said that the whisky was not Washington
whisky and that most Of the drunken man
were only temporary residents here.
MIsCHiEvOUs.-Sever citizens have com.
planned that boys congregate near their houses
early lii the night and use profane and indie
cent language to the annoyance Of the vicinity,
and sometimes scrawl obscene words upon the
walls and doors OF the houses The punish.
ment for this offence is severe al1 il an ex
ample be made Of some of the boys or young
men. they will not soon forget 1t.
OIOkES cPES.-1Dc AUXILIARY guard report
that they found several stores open at late
hours during the pas. week, and no persons
On the premises in charge. They were Sc
cured and the owners notified. Probably they
wore left open by accident. They may have
been opened by burglars, but We have heard
Of no rObberies as yet
Observation-Disclosures Prior was arrested
this morning by Officer King charged with the
larceny of a silk dress the property Of Honora
Bregenaham She was taken before Justice
L. c. Dom and after a hearing Of the testimo-
ny she was committed for trial at court.
WATCH RETURNs.-John st. John, attempt
to rescue a prisoner fine and costs Thomas
Simmonds, drunk and disorderlv security
and cost. VIM. Hawkins, and Wn. Butler,
colored, gambling fne and costs Ca,haIine
Butler, cOlored, profanity do. Hannah Will
son, out after hours workhouse thirty days.
James Manahan, abusing his wife dismissed.