Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-11

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FORD'S OPERA HOUSE.-The closing performance
OF Uncle Toms Cabin" will be given at the Opera
House tonight Next Monday "One Hundred
Wives" viii be produced: The play is pure and
sweet, full OF incident, with many humorous and
dramatic situations, and thoroughly American.
NATIONAL THEATER--The gallant boys of 1.-THE
Passing Regiment" Will take leave OF Washington
at the close OF to-nignt's performance. Next week
John T. Raymond VIII appear in "Fresh, the Amer
1can," supported by an excellent comedy COM
pany.
THE CAPITAL THEATER, under the management
OF Jake Bndd, is becoming a very popular resort.
An attractive bill Is in preparation 1Of next week.
the Criminal Court, Martin, alias Freddy" WEIGH,
convicted OF robbery few days ago, was called
up for sentence. Reddy told the court that he
would like to receive mercy; that he had been sick,
and for some years had been at work at the aSy-
lum. Judge Wylie said that being below the ave-
nue. az the time o. night when the robbery was
committed was not good evidence that man was
trying to reform, and he thought he had better
Impose the extent of the law, and therefore Sen
fenced him to three years In the penitentIary at
Auburn, NY.
THE scHUETzEN VEREIN's CHILDREN BALl--The
annual masquerade ball for children given at Alb
ner's Hall last evening by the WASHINGTON Schuet-
zen VereIn was largely attended. There were dis
played m any beautiful and unique costumes The
committees in charge comprised George Motifs,
Fred. ROckar, Chris Abner, j. Cato, VIM. Kline,
Abner, Ernest Schmid. Fred. Knopp, l. E. Cannon
| and Emil Holer. Among the nOtible characters
Wcfe Mhhie L0seAdtn, queen OF the daisies; Katie
Walker. Patience; Mamie Helmus, eSthete mail ;
Mamie Buchler, queen OF the night; VIM Behrens
prince; T1le Killian, NulfOOn's wife; Annie
kneesf, market woman: Charlie EOel, BunthOrne;
Ewald Engels. Oscar Wilde; Robert Walter, Sit
ting Bull; Minnie Xander, Betuna; Paul Cuttings,
clown; Willie Donohue, m0nkey; Edward Dehana,
organ grinder; Frank DOnohua, Bridget; BERTHE
Vogt. flower girl; Johnnie Reh, clown; Lizzie
Sprohs, domino; Sophie Ren, Columbine; Bette
Reh, ''Polly;' George LOsekam bootblack. Ere L.
Behrens, Topsy; Theodore Abner, Spaniard: Ella
Schade, temperance girl;Wm Muehleisen, Senator
Lee: George Kolb, peasant girl; Laura Grof, Mar
tina Washington; Minnie GroT, sister to Martha
washington: Henrie1ta Otto, Martha Washington
Henry BerenS. Dutchmam; Willie Xander, George
Washington; Henry Walter, 1916; Emma Ever,
domino; Emma Koch, dOmin.
PREPARING TO CELEBRATE EMANCIPATION DAY.
Some twenty or thirty cOlored men met ut a hall
on Sd, between and D streets, sw. last night
and elected five delegates to meet with delegates
from other parts OF the city Tuesday next to ar
range for celebrating Emancipation Day, April
10th. The delegates elected We're Perry II. Carson,
DIR. s. A. Sumby, Charles H. Marshall, jeremiah d.
Baltimore, and James E. Garner. AlternateS-
George w. TaliaferrO and James Thompson. A
committee was appointed to help get up mass
meetings in the 18th, 18th, and 18th districts for
the same purpose. Perry Carson made q speech
on Emancipation Day." At a meeting of the COL
ored citizens OF the 5th district, held at 22O1 L
street last night, the following elected dele
gates TO the conventions: Randall Bowie William
Lucas. William Gray, George Phillips, and Henson
Jackson.