Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-04
Anlusennents, &c.

NATIONAL THEATER.-Rice's Surprise party
| gave their burlesque "Revels " at the National
s sdse sre 1h The Inc house was good one con-
/ EdOuin, Marion ElmOre and the rest OF the COM
! pany were In excellent spirits and kept the
audience continually laughing. Tonight
ReVelS Will be repeated.
Mr.. SAMUEL q. kINsLEY, the popular treas
| urer OF the National Theater, viii have a ben
1.-The upper Crust will be given by an excel
lent company. Mr.. kinsley deserves r0using
benefit.
FORD's OPERA HOUsE-The Big Four Min
strels opened last night at Fords to a good
audience The program was varied and carried
out admirably. The singing and jokes were
very good. The sketches were Sde-splitting
and the special acts new and very entertaining
They viii continue at Ford's during this week
F0REPsUGHS GREAT SHOW attracted an i'm
inehSe CROWD 10 the corner of 9th and streets
last night, where the mammoth tents are spread
and before - o'clock all the reserved seats were
occupied and shortly afterwards no seats of any
klnd were 10 be had in the circus tent. Some or
NdSnlDGton'S best citizens were there with their
1anllleS. IL Is not only firSt-claSS exhibition
In extent and variety, but the lemonade and
peanuts hends are conspiciously absent. Fore
paughS meDagerie has for years been cele-
DRAFTED, out his circus is now even more attrac-
tive. the two rings under canvas being both
occupied during the evening by a succession of
uashlng male and female riders, daring GYM
nasts and wonderful trained animals. The
splenddly trained troupe OF elephants. the feat
OF the female Blondin of riding bycicle over a
NhN otIOI,Htu ICdI iIlt JOp vi jDt tPuJ, the
bareback riding and the firing of man from
cannon. who is caught in the air by the female
tfapeZist, excite the most wonder and admira-
ton.
IHEATER t0MIQCE.-A tirSt-claSS entertain
ment is on az the COmiQue again.
ARLINGTON Notwithstanding by last nights
performance. the Arlington patrons viii have a
happy time this week.
WILLARD HAIL-A May festival win be held
here this evening. There VIII be music. dancing
ana refreshments. The proceeds so to charity
THE WASHINGTON CITY PRESBYTERY held an
presbyterian Church on 9th street Rev T. +
Gr1mke in the chair and Rev. 3. f. Bittinger
stated Clerk. After prayer by Rev. Dr.. Chester.
an overture was adopted to be sent TO the rpn
eIal assembly. This is in relation to the Status
OF churcn members who join other churches
without asking for letters OF formal dismissal.
he committee Oh church election recommended
MI l.. l.. Miller 10 the freedmen committee in
flttsbulg Tor a commission to labor In Amelia
county, Va, which was endorsed by the Presby-
terry. Mr.. Charles Herr, from West Street
onurch, georgetown, having passed satisfac-
tory examination, was licensed prObatiOner OF
the gospel ministry according to the Presby
terrain form OF government. Rev. T. s. Wyn-
coop made report On systematic beneTicence
recommending the appointment of a perIna-
nenI committee, and that the chairmen of the
various committees and the board of the Church
should be placed on this committee 1t was
iuTllef resolved that no letters of dismissal
should be granted to the Roman Catholic
church. Mr.. WyncOOP also made report on
me German church, which was adopted The
Freooytery then adjourned to meet at Vienna,
Va. next october.