Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-27

had escaped" from San Francisco and was on his
week l opened little package that came
70 me by 6y man ma, with ., an odd.looking
and a newspaper. The poster was a triumph OF
displayed typography In Central American SPAN
according to my notion OF hybrid Spanish, the
"twO last and only marvellous sessions OF senior
Commander Washington Irving Bishop, OF world
wide reputation, the grand OWNER OF thoughts
on the afternoon and evening OF Sunday, Septem-
Der 3d." 1t told how Commander" Bishop had
astonished the natives In "New York, !" Including
"the President the ministers OF state and the
diplomatic corps with his wonderful power. Then
followed the program: The irst "act" was the ere
majesty, the emperor OF BRAZIL and the imperial
family" Then followed the discovery OF hidden
papers, as executed before the KING OF Sweden and
Norway" the TRANSMISSION OF musical air from
czarina Of Russia" and "tne iocaiizns OF imag
Prince of Wales" foot-note stated that 70 cal
low the audience an opportunity TO recover from
the nervous excitement which the experiments pro-
duced, Commander Bishop would allow an interval
OF nfIeen minutes between acts. The appended
prices OF admission ranged from 25 cents for Ia
hs Mas
OF GuanaJuato, and IL contained q notice OF the
performance very fatteriDg 70 Commander"
bishop, In which his occult powers were praised
as entQmdfico, admirable, inexpiicd6ie " nsdrautL
loso. and the editor printed q column article to
show that the artists success TO his having
hypnoLized the entire audience.
believe this Is the nrst news obtained OF the
whereabouts OF the eminent charlatan aud
fashionable fakir since he shook the dust OF this
country on his heels Crazy or not, he Is evidently
making money somewhere away down In Central
America, and ne may turn up here yet as debonair,
as extravagant and as self-assured as ever.
A New York playwright: who has done some
fairly successful work. tells me that he Is engaged
upon q melodrama, the scenes OF which are laid
In and about Washington. The action takes place
In the White House, at the top OF the Washington
monument, at ~gilded den, " the "Dfv1sion," and
At Cabin John bridge. There Is an Army leu
tenant hero, and an ex-Government clerk, who Is
total wreck, the atters err1ng sister, senatorial
cast OF characters In the scenic department Is
the Warrington monument BY moonlight, Cabin
John bridge by daylight, the 'tgflded den" by gas
light and blue room In the White House. The
playwright seems 70 be sane, although such Q
dance artist 70 make iI nvai OF EsIelle Cisytons
DEMONSTRATION Of 1.-THE Quick or the Dead" In alb
surdity. The author Ia going 70 produce the play
at his own expense. he says. some time after the
next session begins
According to . ssosy which b current about the
hotels the equal rightsi party. OF which Beiva
Lockwood Is the preadential candidate, had big
banner prepared TO hang across ga street. be.
tween sixth and Seventh avenues. consaining the
portraits Of the partyb candidates for President
and VICE President governor Of the state OF New
Yofk. and mayor OF thus CITY. and II was TO have
been ilung TO the breeee during MA LOckwoods
lasr yirt 70 New YORK On the morning of the day
the ceremony was 70 occur however, HI. Alfred
b. Love, Of PhiladelphlA the nominee Tor vice.
pegsnpeoi1ly refSssd - have His pa0eusU pat -