Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-18
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TWO PLEASANT ENTERTAINERS


TWO PLEASANT ENTERTAINaE Nrs.
Last evening many OF our Irish fellow eth
yrs attended the banquets given i'm honor
II the day. The principal ceiebration of this
Ar THE MAsoNIc TEMPLE,
ird was IN charge-of committee Of which
John Moran was chairman. The room was !
decorated, and portraits Of
ariel O'CopEell, George Washington, Smi''
(BIien and Bishop McHale were pr q
lent. The company took seats at 10 o.
n Ark and Col Rutherford on hir .,Vynes
col. ID. p: Hollins, and Capt nSni ana
Lee Of Nebraska. ON his lef' .sr Tiumhy
moved Ssd "s and ie Mr. Moran DE eioth was re
zen. Butler Hon. C. W read letters from
Ea,heT F ESeSiors aon NJ e. w FSGisa
D Beirne. regr ran, and Col. James r.
present Re ,sssing their inability to be
in se ore4
in a we celebrate, by Hon. w. j. Hines
birs <ffn1ced speech. ID. The land of our
, by Qol; d. P. Hollins. 81: Presidentof
eth: The poets of ireland, by Capt. ]. ID.
O'COnnell. 5th. The patriot dead, by p. j.
Donohue. 9th. France: our sister, by Major
Washington, by Major r. Dillon. Other
tossts followed: I. a. Masterson, J. d. o Con-
,en James McAyoy. James I.acsey, G. w.
Prot. Bois responding by speech or song
THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK
had their banquet at Harvey 4 Holien's, and
about 10 o'clock a goodly number gathered
al ound the festive board, set in the form of n
crOss. The head was occupied by Chief Mar
shall Barrett. thanked on either side by Lieu
harles w. Collins, chairman; the foot by
Mr.. William Hussey, 1anked by Mr.. NJ. +.
UTeli and Mr.. Thomas Holden. The arms of
the cross were presided over. respectively,
by Mr.. Richard Nash and Mr. John ConneiI.
when the supper had been properly disposed
OF. Mr.: Charles W. Collins proposed the toast.
TO by Major j. T.. Barrett, the chief marshal,
who, in closing, proposed the sentiment,
The soil that has lost some of the nOblest
images of god which was drank standing
The chairman next toasted "The Hibernian
societies. which was responded to by Mr..
Timothy Sullivan and Major NJ. f. UTell,
who proposed ''The Knights of st. Patrick
one of the finest organizations in the United
States" and called upon their commander
JOhnF +. Kelley, to respond. Lieutenant KEEL
ley. on account of severe hoarseness, yielded
TO Mr.. j. ID. COnnell. who gave short sketch
of tire Knights, dwelling on their charitable
work. Mr.. &. closed by offering, "Our
adopted country" Responded to by Mr. A.
Aman. Songs were then sung by Messrs.
Foley. Mccain, Murphy and Hagans, after
which Mr.. Sullivan toasted The county OF
Tipperary, Ireland, - which had elected Hon.
John Mitchell. one of her nohlest sons, to Par
lament. Responded to by Major Urell, who
also sang q song. More songs followed by
Messrs. u. W. e. Fowler, II. Riorian and
others, when Mr. COnnell proposed a toast
w
to by representative of THE STAR. Other
tOasts Were offered, and among them was one
by Lieutenant Kelley to the President of the
United States for his kindness in reviewing
the procession. and 10 the several heads OF
the departments. and Major Richards, chief
of police, for their efforts to make the parade
success.
THE SECOND THOMAS CONCERT-The
orchestra concert of the Thomas. Orchestra,
last night, at Lincoln Hall, was a decided
success. devoted
Mozart, Chopin, and Wagner-the latter
COMPOSER being hOnored with the entire lat
ter part. The lovers of the Emusic of the
future" were largely represented, and Lin
coin Hall was well filled. No better pro-
gTamme has ever been presented by Mr..
Thomas, and the wrapt attention of the au-
dience was a compliment beth to the con-
ductOr and composer. Approaching the sug-
gestiOn made in THE STAR. the doors were
closed promptly at O'Clock, and the tardy
ticBet-hOlders were required TO wait in the
rear of the ball until the allegro of the
"Jubiter" symphony was finished. This
symphony was heartily received, as was also
the concerto OF Chopin for piano and Orches-
ira, in which Madame Schiller confirmed
the opinion formed on her first appearance,
viz: that she is pianist whose excellence
has not been overrated by severe critics else
where. Limited space cOmpels brief men
ton OF the Wagner selections. which were
received in highly complimentary manner
Mr.: Thomas in presenting the works of this
tive auditors in Washington. By his excel
lent arranged programmes he has cultivated
the taste of music lovers here until the more
severe classical compositions are heard at
tentively and are appreciated.
A word OF thanks is due Mr.. Thomas for
the just repriLland be gave to certain persons
who occupied front seats. and whose CONVEX
satiOn during the introduction OF the minor
concerts OfChOpin annoyed both him and the
audience, stopping as he did in the perform
ance, and informing the fundamentally Gull
prits that unless the talking ceased he could
not proceed. IL will be gratifying to Mr.
Thomas and the audience To know that the
dlsturbers were not WashingtOnians, but be-
long to a set who frequent public places of
amusement. alfred in the costume of foreign
walters, and make themselves obnoxious by
arriving late and standing during the inter
missions. The reprimand was received with
applause by the music-loving portion of the
audience. This closes the orchestral concerts
Tor The season, and the impression left will be
most pleasant and profitable.
THE THFATERs-A large audience at the
with the performance of 1.-The Love Test
and greatly enjoyed the comicalities of Flor
enee in that amusing war sketch, 'The Re
turned Volunteer Tonight the beautiful
Irish drama, "Kathleen Mavourneen," will
be performed, with Florence and Miss Con-
way in the leading roles. Florence will again
appear in The Returned Volunteer This
IL great BILL and there ought TO be a crowd
ed house. As great many playgOers desire
TO see Mr.. Florence in his great role OF Cap
tain Cutie again, it is hoped he will yield
The fine acting OF Chanfrau in that fine
American play, Exit, the Arkansas Trav-
eler," supported as he is by the consolidated
strength OF FOrds Baltimore and Washing
ton companies, is attracting good houses at
the Opera House. Those who fail to see 10
will miss one OF the most entertaini ng Amer
lean dramas ever written, with a leading
character as perfect in conception and per-
Torrance as JeffersOn's "Trip Van Wrinkle
or Raymond $ Colonel Sellers"
The Theater Comique is doing a good bust
ness this week with Will Stanley IL the ex-
citing drama, 'Under Cloud" and finely
selected variety company.
The Avenue Theater is keeping mp its fepu-
tatiOn under the new management as one of
the best conducted variety shows in the eOun-
try, and has particularly good bill this
week.
WHY ELLEN A. KENT WANTS To BE d.
yoRCED.-Yesterday Messrs. Williamson
and Williamson filed bill for a divorce on
the equity side of the Supreme Court of the
District for Ellen A. Kent nee Hunt against
James NJ. Kent. The bill states that they
were married at Auburn. y. ". in Septenl-
Der, 1896, and lived together seven years; have
mad one child, born in October. 1866 who is
now with plaintiffs parents in Boston. She
charges him with adultery during 1873 with
one Minnie Shafer in this city; and from
January to May, 1874, with Sarah Brown.
colOred, in a house corner of 18th ami G.
Sf nd Fen