Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-28
Coming AmuSenpents

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| who are very numerous In Washington, have a
pleasant prospect before them in the five weeks
engagement OF MeG n company, which begins
| is one OF the most complete and well-managed in
the country and its performances heretofore have
always been marked by spirit, finish and careful
attention to all those little details which, while
| small in themselves, contribute so much to the
artistic excellence OF representation "Bellman,
the new opera by Won Suppe, Is said to be very
| amusing, and while its music Is not supposed TO
be OF as high an order that of others of the
composers works. still 1t contains airs Of a
catchy" and popular character that suit well the
spirit OF the opera. Among the well-known people
who win appear in II are DE Wolf Hopper, Jef1. DE
| Angels. Herbert A. Cripps, Hubert Wilke, c. W..
DUNCAN, Marian Manoia, Laura Joyce-Bell and
Annie Myers
NATIONAL THEArER.-ThIs house, after some
weeks OF entertainments OF the ARREST sort will
give its patrons a week OF serious dramatic work
| by Mr. 1hOs. w. keene and q very good supporting
| company. Mr. Keene has not been seen In WASH
lngton In several seasons, and his friends will be
| anxious TO note the advances in art he has made
in the interval and also TO assure themselves that
he has fully recovered from the illness which at
| nent retirement from, the stage. MIR. keene's re-
pertory Tor the week Is asfollows: Monday 'Riche-
| lleu:" Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Orchard
| ILL., Wednesday and Friday, Julius Caesar; y
| saturday matinee, ''Othello."
The BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, an organiZa-
/ ton OF the first rank, which remembered here
| by musical people for its admirable work in pre-
v1ous seasons, will give two concerts at Congrega-
| tional church on Thursday afternoon and Friday
evening, May and 4, under the direction OF MI.
| Wilhelm Gerfcke. The orchestra contains sixty
six performers this season. 1t will be assisted by
Miss Louise Meisslinger, late OF the Metropolitan
opera Company, soloist. The sale OF seats be-
| gins at Ellis on Monday morning.
kERSANs THEATER.-This popular house Will
next week oner It's patrons an unusually fine bill
| OF fare. which Will be furnished by the Weston
| Brothers Consolidated Company.
The SHILOH PANORAMA is still a novelty, and
| large crowds gather daily to study its sD1rfted
scenes.
TESTIMONIAL TO Miss MONA srosCH.-Miss Mona
Ssoscn, young Noihist, who is well and favor
! ably known 10 the musical public OF Washington
Will be rendered testimonial concert Nv the VIII
helmJ CLUB at the Cniversalist church on Tuesday
| unteered TO participate on the occasion are Ms
Annie Roemer-kaspar. Miss Florence H1Il. and Mr..
ANTON GiOethner; Inc affair promises to be a
| 10 1t that the audience is large
TIE ooA af OF Overwhelmingly great, in
n5Eome on its circus managsre and hip
| next Will give parade through the PRINCIPAL
| streets OF the city, and thereafter two perform
ances, afternoon and evening, on each Of the two
| days of its stay. As the fire at Bridgeport last
| winter destroyed many OF the animals and much
OF other property OF the circus 1t is claimed tnat
| the show this year Is practically a new one
100000 having been expended by the Messrs
| Barnum and Bailey ia procuring new attractions
Among the features OF the show will be one hun
dred and twenty-five acts OF novel kind in three
rings. In an artificial lake Capt. Paul BOytOn will
| show his perilOus feats, and the trained talking
seals Will perform, while the new Paris Oiympia
hippodrome daring races will be given. The arfny
| OF performers comprises the best OF Europe and
America. Besides these there are the DONNIE
menageries OF wild and trained beasts the museum
OF living human curtOsities, the wild Moorish cara
van, with Algerian dancing girls, Bedouins their
wal weapons, horses and accoutrements; q horse
fair, two herds OF elephants, trained zebras. ci
RATES., osIriches monkeys, seals, bears, wolves
donkeys, and Others, Jumbo and his big skeleton,
Marshalls japanese troupe, and other novel and
wonderful things, which require sixty-four rail-
/ road cars TO transport.
SENTENCE POsTPoNED.:In the Criminal Court
this morning, Major Newton, colored convicted OF
/ passing counterfeit mOney-a $40 bili-was called
/ Tor sentence. Mr.. Bendheim. for the prisoner
asked the leniency OF the court, stating thar hi,
did not believe the district attorney wished 10 500
the severe penalty OF the law-fve years In the
! penitentiary-imposed. Mr.. 1pscomb said that In
| ~ were possible year would be ample punish
ment. The court conceded with the counsel that
the sentence was too severe, and passed the case
/ for the present.