Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21

FoRD's OPERA HousE.-Mr. Macauley will con-
ciude his engagement at Ford's Opera House to-
ment- Those who have not seen him should not
neglect this last opportunity this evening.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Miss Cavendishs bene-
ut at the National last evening attracted large
audience, and the performance Of "Lady Clan
carly" was great success. The play is Of in
tense interest. LADY Clancarty" for the last
time tonight
IAN ARABIAN NIGHT."-Augustin Days new
comedy with the above title which has had a
successful run OF several months at the authors
Iheater In New YORK, will be brought out at
Ford's opera House next week, in the dash
ing style for which Days company is famous
The New York Herald says of the piece: s.Its
situations are most eomical and every act is
accompanied by almost continuous laughter
from the audience. OF the play as 1t is, ali that
can be said is that it is immensely funny from
end to end, brtmful of incident and mirth-pro-
vok1ng dialogue, and contains matter enough
for dozen farces, handsome toilets enough to
STOCK dozen milliners, and good acting enough
r run a9 Yo aay Play to
bright, witty, terse and cleanly."
THEATER CoMIoUE.-The Comique will repeat
It's excellent performances Of the week tonight.
will be an entire change of bill
THE ToURIsTs.-The Tourists In the Pullman
Palace Car come back to us next week. They
will be at the National and will draw crowded
houses Their fun is never coarse. Since they
le1t mere the company has been reaping golden
harvest In New York. .
near the symphony concert by the Peabody
orchestra, of Baltimore, next Friday evening,
Z, me e. 9Th, at the Congregational church. This
that orchestra, under the auspices of the
Athenseum club, OF this city, and judging from
the concert OF last season, a rare musical treat
Mr. JOHN F1sKE viii deliver at the Congrega-
tonal church, this evening, the last lecture OF
his brilliant series on Americas Place In His
tory" The subject Of the lecture tonight is
"The English Rae and its Manifest Destiny"
and it Is said to be one of the most entertaining
and instructive OF the course.
TALLMADGE HALL.-PrOf. CARPENTER gives his
last wonderful exhibition OF mesmerism at
Tallmadge Hall this evening. He is both anus
ing and Instructive.
TIE GRAND CONCERT at Calvary Baptist
church win come off next Friday evening.
KILLED BY THE TRAN.-Yesterday Coroner
Patterson declined holding an inquest over the
body OF the unknown man who was run over
at the Baltimore Ohio railroad near Bladens-
burg, Monday night and killed, being satisfied
that no blame could be laid to the company
The deceased was intoxicated, and short
time before his death was warned by person
main away frem the railroad track. The body
was deposited In the dead-house at the Prov-
dence hospital to await identification.
CHARGED WITH RoBBING AN OLD SOLDIER
In the Police Court yesterday Charles Reed
cn.' rged with highway robbery of a Soldier
nam, d Patrick Lanahan, who testified that he
with {, 70 other soldiers, met these men in the
nelghbM hood Of Rooney's barroom, on i8th and
6 sfreefa, when they asked for chew OF tobac-
%, which ". IS given them, and they then asked
Ior q drink. an, on being refused followed wit
ness a shnrt dfa -ance, and one OF them took 81
rom his nocSel a I'D attempted to hand it to
mother when witt. ess knocked MCKEE It out Of his
,is ssSisfance The nop. thought that the eyi.
fence did not sustain the charge OF highway
obbery. The prisoners were hen charged With
arceny, and sentenced to six, mounts IN 1lit
,onds were liked at $500,