National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
Madame L. Vsrt's Entertainment.

for their presence The assistants Of Madame Le
Vert, without exception, acquitted themselves
admirably, but the honors OF the evening were
carried away by Miss Minnie SWayzee, professor
OF elocution at VHssar College, and Miss Kate
GoodaiI, Of this city The recitations By Miss
SWay1ee were rendered With hne expression and
rare ,elocutiOnary power; searching for the
taxable evidence Of histrionlc ability. THE Char
coal Man. was received with applause, and was
LOW ne xentUcSy Beiis Win ns ssSs
The aria "ErnRni InYolamI," from ErnanI, was
rendered in most charming mLnner by Miss
Goodall, which provoked the most rapturous
applause, and in response to adecided encore she
sang with sweet simplicity and expression "What
Shall 1Say." In fact the singing OF this young
lady fairly captivated the large audience, and
created o most favorable and lsstiaK Impression.
The remarkable clearness and hexlbilIty Of her
voice snd her complete control over It, received
hasIeason to be proud Of possessing one SO full
Of premise and real ability. Madame lie Vert
and in the second part she TecaIiuG much 10 tbs
qualification Of her audience, some "reminiscences
Of her interesting life. Her Washington friends
will be glad to welcome this most estimRble and
distinguished lady again In public.
The National Theatre-Italiau Opera.
The performance Of wagner's grand opera OF
''Lohengrin" last night was in minute consIdera.
lions an improvement on its rendition OF Monday
night. Carpi and Mile Hebron sung the mag
nifcent and passionate music OF their roles with
power and sweetness Of expression, combined
with q display OF dramatic ability very seldom
Scolara, Del Puente and Miss Gary left no room
for improvement in their separate characters.
The splendid orchestratlon, under MuZio's baton,
was able to lift spprecative hearers far out Of the
dull real into the ideal world where Wagner
must have sojourned when he wrote this most re-
variable and Imaginative Of oil compositions.
Verdi always knew how to rond the hearts OF
his susceptible listeners with the contendinR
strong emotions which live in his wonderful
n n0Ta
human sympathies and excltes the feelings Of
his audiences In his truly magnificent opera Of
and novelty OF tho Egyptian appointments and
costumes gives to tho opera tho charm or dra.
matte myLtSry, and the number Of beautiful solos
tho whole opera almost oYerpoWcrlnR Of any
eritieiIm lets than Guperlatiyo praise.
Ford's opera-HouIs-ATticle4 II.
Tho second representation or"AlIxe" was eyon
more TueeeFGIul than that Of the night before,
The drama was placed upon tho stage In q Suporb
manner, the setting for each net being q marvel
OF beauty. Tonight "Artloe Il" Will DO acted
tor tho frSt time this season. This play IS not
entirely new TO Us, II having been acted by this
company two years SINCE The situations arc
OF the most TOUCHING Kind In the play, and there
are many paGsGRea OF intense dramatic Interest,"
u displ9ys the allabsorbing passion Of womRn's
20 hate will 20. 1t also shows good quality OF
heart Of some very worldly people; There ID op.
fuRlly done by Mr.. FurblFh's company, miss
qsoTRIe Langleys Cora Is perhaps her best role
while Mr.. Geo, BOnifHce has no superior In the
Mr.. Harvey Hawk, Mr.. Geo. Ryor, Mr. B. ~
Porter, A. sustain important parts-A guarantee
that nothing will DO lacking In the programme.
Starr Entertainment
Saturday evening tho NatlOnal.t theatre stage IL
10 no devoted to an exposure OF some things
called by tho vulgar "IpirltuRllImI" that 10 10
say, Of all the rOpe.tyng tricks, how Mrs Stewart
shows faces, how dark seances are given, Fay's
coat triok-imprOyed, how spirits tic the m sdluTiS
Posters blood.l0 letters on the arm, how rapplngs
are produced, how spirit faces and hands arc
tion elopEatlon clairvoyanoe, spirit muslc all tho
great chain tests, spirit drum test, celebrated
Das rsSa up 1sss nav al NAY become
audience, how 20 get out OF o bank.safo without
unlocking the door, lAte.Erlting-mAking spirits
ono, &C. This surely 10 quito enough for one
night
Natural History.
AZ will DO seen by tho Advertisement elsewhere,
tho fourth lecture by DR.. John q. Norris on
natural history, takes place this evening 1t Memo
rial church, the subject being "some Rsmarkn.
bic Phshomsnn ~ the Vegetable Kingdom" The
by the Increase IN numbers Rt each succeeding
lecture, Our readers will remsmber the very 10.
Instincts" Whieh appeared IN Mondays issue OF
THE REPUBLICAN,, and many will, no doubt, avail
themselves OF this very attractive and interesting
can be secured at John q. ParkeE'S, 81 Seventh
street, or at the door.
Literary and Musical.
A literary and musical entertainment, under
the auspices Of the Grand Division Of Sons Of
Temperance, will DO given at Lincoln hall on
Monday evening next. The entire proceeds Of
this entertainment are to be devoted to the pur.
chase Of the lease and furniture OF Temperance
Temple, 4sl Ninth street northwest, for the use
Of the temperance associations OF tho city Of
to temperance people, but to ali lovers Of Sood
order and sobFtety to assist us In securing per.
manent temperance home for these associations
that are 70 earnestly working for the public good.
Theatre Comique.
This coy little theatre is nightly filled to re.
pletion by q delighted audience, brought to-
gethCr by the combined attractions OF the great
Annie Hindle, the dashlng Waite sisters, the
charming little La Belle Gabrielle and the
comic Jake Budd. The latter, a favorite at the
and is Hishty Received with he"9tx aaOisp
There Will be the usual grand matinee on Satur-
day, and on Friday next will recur the annual
efficient door-tender A host.Of talent, Including
the dsshing Lulu Delmay, have been engaged
for next week.
Avenue Theatre.
Manager Bauer is providing his patrons with
excellent entertainments this week, in return for
which he is meeting with deserved patronage.
Little Della, pretty and dashing serio-comic
singer; Johnny and Kitty Loveland, both excel
lent artists Mr.. Sam Oollyer, the celebrated club
swinger; Mile Flora LeOnetta, q beautiful and
graceful danseuse, with a host of other talent
take part IN the entertainment that is nightly
enjoyed by o large, select and hghly-apprecia-
tive audience. Next week q number Of frst-class
artists are announced.
Temperance Entertainment.
The Grand Division, Sons Of Temperance, of
District Of Columbia, will give a literary and
musical entertainment at Lincoln Hall on Mon
day evening, March i. The entire proceeds of
the entertainment are to be devoted to the pur-
chase Of the lease and furniture Of Temperance
OF temperance associations Of the city of Washing.
ton as permanent Temperance home. This en-
teTprise deserves the encouragement Of all the
advertisement the price, Of tickets is reasonable
and It is intended to present programme which
will amuse and instruct the audience.
Miss Annie W. stsry.
A grand literary and musical entertainment Is
to be given to this estImable lady ct Willard
hall on Tuesday evening next A host OF talent
is to assist her, including Miss Zaidee Jones,
Prof. Anton GloetEner, Prof. Felix Benkert Mr..
james p. Cowardin and Mr.. Samuel q. Young.
Miss Story has q host Of warm friends In WASH
lnRtOn, who will be glad Of the opportunity to
"S4SSAS ASA III . SOAuA6A 1uGSuuI
evening.
Mrs. scott-siddons.
Our readers will hear with extreme plea sure OF
the visit Of Mrs. Scott-Siddons 10 Washington
next Wednesday evening, and on this occasion
she gives one entertainment ct Lincoln hall con.
SistiDg OF readings from Shakespeare and Tenny-
son. Serbph6el. the wonderful boy pianist, ac-
companies Mrs. Scott-Slddons. Mr.. Chas. Num-
ford, Of the American literary bureau Cooper In.
,tiute, lie in the city making all necessary prep.
aratons.
Elegant sociable.
As will be seen In another column, the third OF |
The series Of elegant soeiables under the auspices
of the Young Mems Christian Association Will be
held in their parlors, corner Ninth and d streets,
this evening, at O'Clock. Judging from the |
previous gatherings In these rooms We should |
luRgest TO lovers Of q real social time a visit to
lhese charming parlors tonight. An Interesting |
programme is prepared.
For Charity's Sake.
A grand amateur dramatic entertainment will |
DO given at willard hall, tomorrow evening, by |
the popular Joe JeIersoa Club, the proceeds TO |
he devoted to the benefit OF the National Medical
College free dispensary. Tom Taylors comedy |
Romance and Reality" and the farce OF "Loye |
md Jealousy" will be performed. Tickets NAV |
be obtained at Metzerott's and the hotels
Tony Denier.
This great rival of Eox in all that pertains 10 |