Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-02
.Amusements. &c.

NATIONAL THEATEK.-The initial performance
OF Two Nights In Rome" was given here last
lively well flled. Miss Maude Granger played
Antonio" character described as a Corsican
ugress. In the play she has not the striking
prominence usually the part of star fn q con-
feeling In the character which Miss Granger
makes the most OF. Evelyn Aubrey Is per-
equally as emotional Miss Katie Gilbert
played the part We'll The leading male charac-
ter Gerald Massey is in the hands OF Harry
Crisp. He is excellent but for little Stiffness
Charles Stanley as Peabody" the Yankee
dealer In curios, sustained ali the humor In the
play. The other characters are very well given.
The play is interesting in Its plot. The clI
makes are striking, but not sensational. There
is but little OF the Improbable In it. II Will be
repeated tonight. IL should be stated that
no election returns Will be read from the stage
Tne audience can Thus quietly enjoy good
FoRD's OPERA H0CsE.-The advent OF Dem
nam and Fords mqsqueraders at the Opera
House next Thursday night will inuagurate
three nights OF solid fun and enjoyment.
DEEDS IN Fee have oeen fled as follows E S.
A. Wheeler, trustee. 70 NJ. &. Hogan. lot p. So
ga, $465.56. &. d. A4boney 20 NJ. V. WitherS
lots 2. g. and ), So -. Sl,GO0. G.. FL. Lee to NJ.
=. Bror n, lot Il, so. 80: 50. J. +. MoGraw to
John Fnzmo1is, LOT .. s.. 81: 500.
IL 81 EVANS. NJ sseuse. has returned to
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ORGANIZATION OF TUE LIQUOR DEALERS Asso-
CIATloN.-The constitution read at the Liquor
Dealers Association yesterday at Cosmopolitan
Han was adopted. An advisory board was pro-
fided, one OF its duties being to help retail
i nsalers 70 procure licenses and prevent the
An election Of permanent officers followed
resulting In the choice OF the following: Presi,
OBrien; Secretary. george RoTaes ' ass naae
secretary, Thomas Walsh; treasurer, Peter
FegaJ; sergeant-at-arm W. A. O'Meara: ad-
visory BOARD, Frank Finley. Henry Alschwee, 81.
A. Hudson, William Muehlefsen, 4. b. Crossiey
Patrick Phillips. and VIM. O'Neil. The officers
OF the association were declared members ex-
ofheio OF The advisory board. The constitution
was signed BY seventy-fiye members and the
sum OF 1915 " as collected.
THE Y. M. C. ASSOCIATION held its annual
meeting last night at Lincoln Hall and elected
Officers as follows: President Rev. j. g. Anes.
T. NJ: Galaudet ard William St1ckney, vice
presidents: E T. Barnum, treasurer; j. l.. EWin
recording secretary. Messrs. j. F. johnson.
George Ryneal, jr., f. F. Simpson aud Il. w
Wocoruf were reelected directors, aud Dr.
Joseph T. johnson, Rev. Charles Noble aud MIR
the board OF managers November 18th was set
apart FOR the public anniversary. o. &. Wight
was requested TO write a history OF the assocla-
tion.
If YoU Wish TO Do THE RIGHT THING TO please
your son. purchase one OF the very pretty and
welEmade cults OF bOys'clothing now sold at
The Boys Clothing House OF i. Robinson & CO.
ec9 pennsylvania ave It will make the little
Ieiiow happy and prove benefit to him In
many ways
SODA FOUNTAIN PATENT CAsE.-In the
Equity Court. yesterday, the suit filed some
tine ago by John Matthews, the extensive New
York manufacturer OF soda water fountains.
against Mi. G.. G. c. Simms, druggist of this
cf.y came up. Matthews charged that Simms
was u.etpg a soda water fountain which IN
fri red on the patents held by him. This
S,mms denied ri after hearing the case Judge
Cox decided that H. patents granted the plain
Till on october 8. 1865. al January .. lss9. were
valid, and that defendant L. NJ iinseu opon l
them. IL was also ordered that 'De Lalo ,, pay
TO Matthews the profits and gains "n, WIZ ns
had derived by reason OF the infringeme. % sno
Dir. e. Ingle was appointed an examiner TO
termine this amount. A perpetual injunction
after by SimmS