Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-16
AniUSesrsenrS. &c.

national THEATER.-' Little Barefoot at the
National last evening was very successful per-
iCrInahce, both In rendition and Ia attend tace
The pathos OF the play was very effective It
VIII be repeated TO night. Theatpr-g oers WIZ
oe glad to karn that Maggie Mitchell! is to stay
with us another week. She VIII open tha $40.
ohQ week or her engagement next Monday
night with I" Fanc1on," the flcst popular and!
successful OF all her characters. Sac has q fIne
company With her this time.
FCRD'S OPERA HOUSE,. Hazel Kiriyp VIII no
WITHDRAWN AFTER tonight al F6rd'S. &c has had
very successful week and has th0r0ugIlly
deserved iG The play is strong and wholesome
ana the company good.
TIE GALLEY SLAVE. BARLEY Campbalrs
original company, which played "Tle Galley
slave 100 nights at Nibi0s Garden and Haver-
ly,s Theaier. n. T., VIII produce that play at
FCfQS IeAl week. The company consists OF the
following: Mss Gussie De Forrest, Nine. MAZE
rchi, Frank Evans, J. j. Sullivan. JuntuS Briius
Booth, 7. II. Burns, Miss Nellie Barbour, Mrs.
Clara St0neal, Miss Eda CLAYTON, Little Daisy
q. i. Waite, Chas. Webster. 1t will be nut
on the stage with splendid scenery, with views
OF Venice, Rome, Marseilles and Paris.
How Mr.. KEEFE GOT HIS LEG BRoKE.-This
morning. In the Police Court, Morris Harrington
young white man, was charged with assault
ing an old gentleman named John keefe, VINO
testified that he lives on Sherman avenue. In
the county, and about six weeks ago he met
crowd OF young men near his house QuarreIlns,
and on telling them TO go home and behave
themselves defendant Knocked him down and
testified that Mr.. keefe came up to him and asked
him what brought him there and on his Harrinp-
tom telling him his legs brought him there, the
old gentleman took hold OF him and shook him
when witness gave him shove which knocked
him down. This testimony was corroborated
Dy other testimony, and the court continued
the case TO allow Mr.. Keefe to get OF her wit
DesseS
TIE LIQUOR LICENSE AGITATIoN.-A meeting
OF The committee, representing the protestant
Ryland chapel last evening. Rev. Mason
Noble presided and Mr.. William r. Hunt secre
tary. An appeal to the citizens of South Wash
ington Sin behalf OF good order and temper
ance' was unanimously adopted by tue COM
mitJee. The appeal states 'Jnat the RESPONSE
hiilty for the establishment and patronage OF
these Sr0g- shops does not rest alone upon the
parties who sell or those who drink strong
drink, but upon the neighbors who live around
untary act consent TO the sale OF It," and appeals
to each citizen for help in preventing coatin-
uance of the evil "by following the line OF ac-
ton indicated below: lido not put your name
to any petition If asked to do SO. You can de.
cline without dong any harm to any one -
II you have signed before reading this appeal.
60 and ask to have your name removed from
the petition. ''3. II you discover that any one
else has placed your name there without your
consent report the fact to either OF this com
mittee. Arrangements are made to publish all
these petitions, with the names attached, SO
that the business may be conducted In a
strictly legal way this coming year." 1t was
resolved to have 5000 copies of the appeal
printed South Washington was divided into
districts and committee appointed to exam
pied with. 1t is understood that action similar
TO that taken by the South Washington
churches will be taken by all of the protestant
churches In the District.