Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-14
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roR-"-The success 81 The Senator" which
sppears At Albaugh's next week. b beyon<
nestion. II has run over 277 nights in New
York and could run another year if the man
agement chose. The authors have hit the popu
lar mark. But the prime reason for the tri
! umph Of the comedy IL in the character of the
senator and in what II stands for 70 the audience
| and in Mr.. Cranes assumption Of it fills the
rhoie personass With his own Personality
his quick. powerful walk and vigorous action
| his dark hair streaked with iron gray and his
/ .'chin beard, !" his straightforward manners; his
| fluent speech, 90 simple in It's readiness to for.
those Of the senate chamber; his substantial
] truth and the large modesty which ever makes
him credit his high fortunes to his STOOL luck,
although, IN practice, he ID most capable and
clever; his thorough. good, active and shrewd
Overlooking humor. and. finally. his profound
! and genuine reverence for good women--this
/ Is type with which all are familiar. Mr..
/ Crane is most adequate to display it, and his
performance is rich in those traits and qualities
| which have just been mentioned. There will
be only one matinee-that of Saturday.
| Tue SroDDARD LEcTuRxs--Mr. Stoddard has
been winning golden opinions all this week at
Music Hall. Tomorrow Sunday evening Mr.
Stoddard will give his lecture on the Passion
esting accounts of this drama have been brought
home by those who witnessed its performance
last summer, but none, it may Justly be said,
have approached the task from the standpoint
of q professional and trained observer, whose
notes, moreover were taken with the full knowl-
| edge that large audiences were waiting to hear
what he might say on the subject. II is not
strange. therefore, that Mr.. Stoddard's lecture
as the Passion Play has become so popular that
in every other city, as here. it has been found
necessary to give extra renderings. Mr.. Stod-
dard's illustrations, obtained not only from
official sources, but also from original photo
J graphs taken by his own photographer, will
/ give thorough realism to his description Of the
play and its performance. 1t is unusual with
Mr.. Stoddard to give lectures on Sunday even
| ing, but In this case he has consented to do So
in compliance with many requests, on account
OF the peculiarly appropriate character Of his
lecture. Monday evening will witness the last
presentation of Sweden. Tuesday and Wed.
nesday evenings will be devoted to Norway"
land of the midnight sun, in which the lecture
will add to "reminiscences Of greatly enjoyed
travel, illustrations showing wildly some Of the
grandest scenery on earth. Thursdsy and Fri
day evenings will be occupied by the last repre-
sensations VI the Passion Play lecture. As the
lecture on Norway has proved one of the most
fascinating productions ever made by Mr.. Stod-
dard, 1t Is not strange that he should have re-
quests for one more opportunity to hear it,
which will be given on Saturday afternoon next,
which will be positively the last appearance un-
til next year.
HARRIs'.-The well-known Irish actor and
author, Charles Erin Werner, is billed to APP
pear in his own play of ''Shamus OBrien' at
Harris next week. Both star and play are
well known here. Some alterations have been
made on the play. however, and 1t comes back
stronger and brighter than ever. Werner is
handsome, manly fellow and Q clever actor.
Whatever he does is done with his whole soul,
and, as his art has been ripensd by years of ex-
performance Of the title role in 'Shamus
OBrien" is q beautiful bit of acting. All the
characters in the piece are well drawn. There
| Is no frowsy-headed soubrette as a central
figure in the story. but an Irish lady of refine
ment and culture: Every part Is in the hands
| meat can be safely reekoned on. .-
| kERNANs-GUs Hills WORLD OF NOVEL,
| I1Es.-The show at Kernans next week is Gus
hhfs and that IL enough to say Of its excel
ience. In the enumeration Of attraction may
be found the following stellar magnitudes the
great Judges in their s10, 900 act; Gus Hill and
Chas. Hoey in swinging and juggling the clubs;
Estelle Wellington, queen Of song and dance;
Chas. Seymour, mimic and imitator of great
sectors; Fred Huber and Kitty Allyne; Little
Chip, the six-year-old prodigy; J. E. Black, the
legless wonder; Gilbert Sarony, the giddy girl;
Blockson and Burns knock about aristocrats;
Eddie and josie Evans in Two Country Kids
Emily Pearce, the beautiful vocalists; A. w.
Handy, character actor; the whole to conclude
with that ridiculous farce by Fred Huber,
Married Mashers."
NATIONAL RIFLEs' HALL.--Next Tuesday
evening ct o'clock Mrs. Margaret Custer CAL
houn, . sister Of the late Gen. Custer, will give
series of recitals at National Rifles Hall under
| the auspices of the Union Veterans Union.
Mrs. Calhoun ranks high as an elocutionist and
she has the happy faculty OF making interest
/ ing selections to be presented. Tickets so
cents at Droop's music store. s.,.s
UHIvERsALIsr CHuRCH.-A grand musical and
literary entertainment viii be- given at the
Universalist Church next Monday evening
| under the auspices of the Educational and Re
! LEG Association. Musical director, Prof. Lay
| ton. assisted by the Amateur Giee Club;
Madame Smallwood, Prof. Benjamin. the Metro
politan choir and others; papers by Miss Julia
Mason, Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis. Mrs. A. ].
Cooper. Hon. j. r Lynch will preside. Pro-
1 ceeds for the poor.
RoBARTs HARPKR.-Mr. Robarts Harper, the
English lecturer, presented his Holiday Trim to
Europe" last night at Congregational Church
to hne audience. This is the third lecture of
| the course and was . most charming one The
subject does not admit of great elaboration of
| elocution for descriptive effect, possibly for
with one hundred and twenty rarely beautiful
pictures to tell the story, words are not 90 nee
| esssary, yet Mr.. Harpers' lecture was excel
lent and his pictures and mech snfcal
and artistic effects have never been ex-
celled, il equalled, in Warrington. 1t may be
| that some of those which are left - an after
piece TO the lecture might be Glide with good
result, except in the opinion Of the children
| who enjoy them, but those in the lecture proper
| are master peices, every one, and the perfected