The Washington critic., 1885-12-03
Ar rnr1rRE ANp cRuRcM

PLAYS, Concerts aud Lectures to At
tract Washington Audiences.
Next Monday will witness the return OF
Joe jefferson to this city for weeks en-
gogcmont at the National Theatre. Jcirer-
son has long stood at the head Of the pro-
fcsslon, and none Of the many visiting stars
has more friends or is surer Of hearty wei
come than he During the FIRST three
nights OF the week he is billed for "The
Cricket on the Hearth and "Lend Me Five
Shillingsn and the remainder Of the week,
including Saturday afternoon, will be given
up to Grip Van Winklc.n The advance
sale Of reserved seats began this morning.
BARLEY Campbell's great play, "Siberia,n
will be given mt Albaugh's Opera-lIOusc
next week. The play has been given here
several times and Is well known. Elaborate
preparations are making to produce the
piece with all the accessories necessary for
a grand spectacular display. The company
which appears in "Sibcria" Is n strong one
and will prove genuine attraction.
Next weeks attraction at Ford's Opera
House will be Augustine Days new com
cdy, entitled "a Night on" II is said to
be one Of Days best efforts, full Of life aud
fun, without bordering on the coarse. II
will lie given by a good company, and will
no doubt hold It's own along with the other
strong attractions that win be presented
next week. Box Office is now open.
The success OF the "Mlkado" at Hcrzogs
Opera House this week has been so great
that the management have determined to
continue II for another week, with two per-
formances daily. Reserved seats can be Sc
cured six days in advance.
Reserved seats can now be secured for
the series Of Sunday evening entertainments
70 a.. a NntfpYu1 Theatre IA
first OF which takes place on Sunday next,
9th instant, The programme for the open
ing concert will include Mile. Kate de
Jongc, q soprano OF high order; Mr.. Ernest
Kent, the violoncelist; Mr.. Walter +.
Smith, cOrnot sololst and the full Marine
Band under the direction of Mr.. j. Z.
Sousa. This concert will be made In every
respect an artistic success.
Mr.. Edward Long with good company
will appear at the Dime Museum In an in
teresting comedy, entitled "Scheming,n
which Is said to be very bright and which
has just closed continuous run of a month
at Tony PASTORS Theatre. The famous
Grinnells are In the party.
A concert and exhibition will be given at
the Fletcher Chapel NJ. L. Sunday-School,
corner of New York avenue and Fourth
street, tomorrow night, for the benefit of
the library attached to the Sunday-school.
Tickets can be had Of the pupils and at the
door.
Rev. William A. Leonard, d. D., rector OF
st. Johns z. i. Church, will deliver lee
ture in the new chapel of Christ Church,
Georgetown, this evening" at s o'clock, his
subject being "Savanatola"
The second entertainment Of the South
Washington Star Course will take place at
the Tabernacle, corner of Ninth and b
streets southwest, tomorrow evening, when
San-Ah- Brah will Illustrate life and charac-
ter in the Orient. Tickets can be had at
Ellis music store.
A very choice programme has been ar
ranged for the first BischofT concert to-mor-
row evening at the Congregational Church.
Course tickets can be purchased at Ellis &
Co.'s.