Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-20
AMUsEMEyTS.


TEE AUTHORS RRADNes.-The second Of thes.
deugntIul entertainments was given at the Con
greSational church last night before larv,s sndt
dience, made up OF many OF the best known peo
n t he nx n ION Notable among those present
MIS- Cleveland, accompanied by Miss Kate VIII
iard; COL ana Mrs Lamont and Secretaries villa,
snIhors wsrs while on the PLATFORM with the
Justice Miller and senator Hawley. The author,
present were Edward Eggieston, Charles dudley
" arner samuel l. Clemens II. II. Boyesen Frani
X STOCKTON, Thomas w. Knox, Thomas NeisOr
rage, Richard Malcolm Johnston, James Whit
e e,saa hiey and H. c. Bunner. owing to indispo
70 read and had returned 10 New York All OF the
apose-named except Col. Knox read or recited
marxi EDWARD n,u Eggieston making the opening re
sne Copyright league has In hand and expressing
strong confidence that the internationa
law; Mr.. Eggleston also introduced the different
netaers. COL Johnston was the frst to appear
ana read In an easy, graceful way, and with
Various Languages OF Mr.. Billy Noon Mr. Warner
gave with a delicatey satirical air which
to fully an az his ian
venture on Unknown pond with a three quarter
pound trout. Mr.. Samuel L. Clemens next came
CONFIDENTIAL relations with his audience, in his
Weil-known and intensely droll manner, recOunted
ms experience with an interviewer with the most
convulsive effect on the audience. AS an encore
ne Told the famous stammertng story capitally.
MI Boyesen recited spirited and pathetic poem
called Hall TO the King" Mr.. stockton read with
quiet effectiveness a scene from "Rudder Grange y
and Mr.. Bunner recited poem and gave a capital
character sketch. Then came the two big
Page reci,ed rne' Gsbes WHITES e% FoIkS SsiS sn
amusing poem In negro dialect, and then
read scenes from "Meh Lady," one OF his stories.
which Mr.. Page Is master. The reading made
deeper impression on the audience than anything
else OF the evening, and not few ladies were seen
M udE ri rob fof fO rhnr
the quaint narration unfolded In the picturesque
dialect OF the plantation, the trials and the nero
charm Of the recital was It's perfect naturalness,
without a suggestion Of theatrical exagReration
or tr1ckery, being thus In beautiful keeping with
closed with a delightfully."- humorous sketch OF a
young educator" by Mr.. James WnitcOmb Riley
ALBArGH's OPERA HoUsk-The completeness OF
every detail OF stage setting, costuming and
cry nearly always TO be found In the productions OF
theNew York casino insureS an audience before
hand ~ nns speCtsculaI display at the perform
the more sOLd merits OF the opera presented be
great or small "Madelon,r seen for the first time
In Washington al Albaugh's last night, is mounted
In the superb manner which has earned for the
Casino It's excellent reputation, and what Is much
more important. the leading parts are well nlled,
the chorus Is large and fair to look upon and the
general character OF the performance is OF that
Joyous and spirited sort which Is the very soul OF
successful light opera "Madelon" is not, perhaps,
the most interesting or amusing work brought out
at the Casino, nor is its score, though possess
ing many OF the happy characteristics OF Lecocq's
delightful composition, notable Ior its catchy"
numbers. Still there is bright and tuneful music
In "Madelon, and 1t was heard with unmistakable
pleasure last night. The attractive figures and
pleasing voices OF Miss Ricc1, Isabelle Urquhart,
Lillian Grub and Sylvia Gerrish made up a very
pleasing female Quartette. MeSSrS. Smith and
Pounds nlled capably the roles assigned them, and
Mr.. James /. Powers, the comedian was very sue
cessful with his part The barrlcade scene de-
serves special mention. 1t was uncOmmonly fine
and well managed. "Madelon" will be repeated
NATIONAL THEATER-In It's reconstructed form.
Mr.. William Gillette's "Held by the Enemy is one
OF tne most successful and satisfactory dramas
founded on the late war yet presented TO the public
The author has materially strengthened the weak
points OF the plot which were pointed out ON the
original production ofthe play here, the action has
been somewhat simplifed the Joints OF the play IL
the expreSsOni Is allowable have been fitted In more
closely together and generally the work gives
evidences OF having been carefully and Thought
fully touched up here and toned down there.
In the sentimental passages the author has been
least happy, though the suggestion OF mawkish-
ness could be relieved by more careful handling
on the part OF the actors. Generally, however,
the company is good one, its members doing their
work satisfactorily Mr.. Gillette has quite success
fully lifted the part OF the newspaper cOrrespOn-
dent TO himself, but in doing so, has not made
what might be called a practicable journalist.
the audience by her prett1ly spirited and sympa.
thetic work. The remainder OF the cast discharged
their duties with more than the average ability.
A feature Of the performance which won applause
was the remarkably realistic Imitation Of a gal
Looping horse.
HARRIS BIJoU THEArEK-There is great deal
In the familiar drama, "HeartS Of Oak, to appeal
TO hearts OF softer material, as was shown by the
way In which Mr.. James A. Herne and his CON-
pany were received by the audience at Harris last
night. The drama has warm place In the pOpu-
lar affections, apparently.
kERNAN's THEATER.-Gus Hill, the noted club
swinger, and a company OF f1rst-rate variety peo-
pie give a varied entertainment at Kernan;s this
week. There was a large audience In attendance
last night ana the different acts were vigorously
WILLARD HALL--This is the last week OF Prof.
Carpenters stay at willard Hall, and those who
have not witnessed any OF his experiments In
and meSmerfSm should not TAIL to
attend one OF the performances this week.
The Great March blizzard.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
The term blizzard" Is OF Western origin. No
ordinary word In the dictionary seemed to be
strong enough to convey any idea OF the terrible
storms that so frequently occur in the great West,
so the Western spirit coined one. The term has
now been accepted, and In the future will be the
one term by which to describe such terrible storms
as swept over Dakota and the Northwest generally
from January IL 10 IA. and which, Just two
months later, carried such destruction TO the
northern and eastern sections OF the United
States. The only medium whereby TO understand
all meteorological phenomena Is the weather map;
therefore. TO this map we must turn. Saturday
March 10, the map stood thus: The Old .nlgh'
de-, the one that had passed to the eastward) was
In the northeast; long, narrow, 70 minutes
seconds slow" was located In the Mississippi VAL
ley, and new "high" was centered In the North
west With such d condition the indications were
that In the locality OF Washington we would have
a stormy Sunday, not a very heavy precipitation
nor a very positive temperature as to heat or
cold This "low," extending Iar north, would
teud to make IT warm extending far south. would
tend 10 make II cold, but, reaching 80 far north
and south, Indicated compromise as TO tempera-
ture- saturday, even up to the end OF the day,
the weather On Wasnington) was as fine as could
De. TO the unaided eye there was little no
promise OF storm, but the map showed the slow
In the Mississippi Valley, ard behind that an ex-
tensive 'high," which would follow by Monday
and cause IL to be very cold.
The only trouble about the Indications Is the
constant change OF the conditions that we term
.high'' and "low," whereby the atmospheric
changes are wrought. II these We're regular, in
track, outline and intensity, the '.lndcatiOnsD
would only be matter OF very simple arithmetic
But these factors are very irregular in every re-
spect sunday morning the rain reached WASH
the form OF the precipitation changed suddenly
from rain To snow. BY referring 10 the map OF the
llth We readily see the cause for this The
advanced, had split in two. The larger and north
ern portion had moved toward the St Lawrence
valley, while the smaller, southern portion had
moved toward the southeast. The locality Of the
national capital was under the influence OF both
out the now south 'lOw' tended TO reduce the
The while the great western ..highn
was Following closely at the heels OF this divided
low. Later the little sub slow" TO the south
skirted the coast and passed rapidly 10 the north
and east. reJoined the main body and intensified
the storm In the northern sections. The great
bank or "hlgh' In the west was doing its best 10
restore the unequal pressure that had been caused
Ia the atmosphere BY the heat power OF the sun
W hat we term the atmosphere Is invisible to our
eyes, yet IL Is as material substance as the
heavier element, water, and requires q due time 10
pass over gwen territory. This extensive
high could not pass over the 900 or more miles
Of territory In few hours; IL required number
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