Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-14

AsGusEMENTs.
Opera Company begins its third week Of summer
opera Monday night with grand reproduction
Of The Mikado." Il has been many months
since this opera was sung here and then it was
presented by the Carleton Company. The
scenery was specially arranged and The costumes
were designed and made IN JapaIs. Mr.. Carrie
ton with the aid Of . prominent japanese
official in San Francisco secured the costumes
direct from the native workmen- The cast viii
be unusually strong for ''Mikado" and will in
Marion Langdon as Pitt Sing, Miss Marie
Bach a Peep 30, Miss Clarn Wisdom Is Kafisha,
Mr.. Charley Drew 10 10, his original
creation; Mr.. Harold c. Blake as Ndnki Poo,
Mr.. Walter West a. The Mikado, Mr.. Tom
Ricketts, a. Pooh Bah and Mr.. Cantor as PisA
Tush. The performance promises to be
smooth one and the parts are in the hands Of
competent artists. Following "The Mikado" Mr..
Carleton will give IN elaborate production of
Bohemian Girl, with Laura Shrmer-Maple-
| son as airline and Jay C. Taylor as Thdddeus.
HARRIs BIJoU TAEATER--Frank /. Frayne,
IT,, will appear at Harris Bijou Theater next
week IN the sensational drama, "The Boy
Ranger" The attraction il one that has met
with extraordinary success. 1t embraces a
number Of novelties, among them being the
fire scene, the trained dog Ben" and the edu-
Gated horse ''sitting Ball." Both these animals
are wonderfully intelligent, and they have parts
in the play which they fill in a clever and effect
i've manner. A fire scene il introduced which
shows in a very realistic manner the burning of
hut in the prairie. The scenes of the play are
laid in England and Australia and the company
carries special scenery, as to set the stage in
a suitable manner. Mr.. Frayne is marksman
of extraordinary skill. During the iutermissien
between acts and III of each performance he
gives an exhibition OF his skill with the rife.
He invites marksmen to compete and makes it a
custom to shoot limited number of coins at
each performance for souvenirs. There is a
liberal amount Of comedy in the play and a
number of specialties are neatly introduced.
KERSANs LYcEUM THEATER.-The Interna-
| tional Vaudevies, comprising the best variety
| talent of America and Europe, will open at Her
ran's Theatsr next Monday night. 4 number
of the artists in the company will make their
first appearance here. but the success that they
have achieved in Europe is ample assurance of
| their ability. Harry Watson. the clever Dutch
comedian. has wofld-wid reputation. He will
be assirted in an act of high-class comedy by
the beautiful comedienne. Miss Alice Hutch
inGs. Among the new cards are the TAYLOR
twin sisters, who come here fresh from their
Partisan triumphs; A. o. Duncan the premier
ventri!oquist; James McAvoy, the author and
| singing comedian; Paseo and Roberts, the bur
lesque aerial artists: Binns and Burns the black
face comedians: Healy and Costello. i'm their
novelty, shorty and the Frog" the Raines.
George and Minnie, in German sketches and
Ici. haLupton. VIM He's ucCltttuN IntCTest-
ing troupe of performing dogs and boxing cats.
THE GEORGErowN URCAEsTRA.-The last
concert of the Georgetown Orchestra will take
place at the Luther Memorial Church on Fri
day evening next The work of this body has
shown manifest improvement at each public
performance ever since Prof. Josef Kaspar as
sumed the conductorship. and it is believed
that the coming entertainment viii be the best
it has yet given. The program will include
Beethoven's symphony. No. l, a Eiset
Suite, with flute solo, Hayden serenade,
VOlkman waltz and Auber's overture la
Muette de Portici,' and these will give the
orchestra good opportunity to demonstrate It's
powers. The assistants at the concert will be
Miss Lolita Miles, pianist; James Savage, bari
tone, of New York; Johannes Miersch, violinist;
Tonic Savage. accorlpanist; Miss Anita Cluss.
harpist and the Wilhelmj Club. This is an
army of talent greater than ever before pre-
scented by the orchestra ard should have the
effect of crowding the church to its utmost Ca
pacity.
MILITARY CYcLIsrs.-The Washington Mill
tary Cyclists will give an entertainment and hop
at the National Rifles Hall next Tuesday even
ing, when Dan Canary will give an exhibition
of fancy bicycle riding and Gen. Ordway will
make the opening address. Others who will
participate in the program Mrs. Kitty
Thompson Berry, soprano; George D. Scott,
comic singer; w. J. Caulfefd. tenor; E. c.
Moore and Albert Barker, recitationists, and
section of the Georgetown Amateur Orchestra.
There will be dancing after the exercises are
completed.
A MAY MusIcALE.-Under the auspices of
| the Pierce Guild. Washington Hospital for
FOundlings, a musicale will be given in Will
lards Hotel parlors next Tuesday evening when
the following well-known talent will participate
III the program: Mrs. Shir-Cliff, Miss Craig,
Mrs. E. r. True, Miss Ruth Thompson, Miss H.
S. Owen, Miss Anna Vernin Dorsey, Miss
Eleanore E. Poole. Miss Matte Saxtun, Miss
SeWal Mrs Rurdatta ha Not al Do IN 1,,b
| Messrs. c. z. Rice. John Tweedale, Smith.
Simons, Lowry and Rich. The entertainment.
will be under the patronage of some we'll
| known society ladies. and the object is a worthy
one. Tickets may be obtained at Droop's.
Miss LINCoLN's TEsrIEoNIAL.-Ths testi-
| monial concert to be given at the Universalist
Church next Ihursday evening to Miss Bertha
| ID. 2. Lincoln promises TO be a most ENJOYABLE
affair. Miss Lincoln is the daughter of Col.
Chas. T. Lincoln, deputy commissioner Of pen
| ognized in this city. She will be assisted by
VIM. H. Reiger, tenor; VIM. A. Rowland, bari
| tone; Otto ID. Binger, 'cellist and Richard T.
Percy, organist. All these are from New York,
and each has high reputation Miss Lincoln's
| friends in this city are legiOn and the church
| will undoubtedly be crowded.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURcH.-A new humorous
lecture viii be delivered by Rev. H. NJ Nhar-
ton ut the First Baptist Church next Tuesday
! evening on the subject, 'My Hearers Dr.
wharton has already lectured In this city and
| been very well received. This lecture Is said to
be even funnier than his talk on Ups and
Downs, which bears the title Of his former
talk.
ALBIoN ". ToURGEE, who Is well known as
| the author Of "A Fools Errand'' and other
works. will lecture at the Church Of Our Father
on Tuesday evening next ON 1.-The American
Problem" Col. Tourgee is vigorous and
| forcible writer, deep thinker and an impress
| sive speaker What he rays will be well worth
listening to. Ex-Speaker Reed will preside and
introduce the lecturer. Tickets for sole at
Droops.
CNIvERsALIsT CHURcH.--W. J. ColvilIe will
lecture at the Universalist Church, ON Monday
evening. on Woman in the New Era: Her
True Position and Divine Mission" The lee
turer is said TO be eloquent orator and his
| subject is one tina. should attract wide atten-
ton.
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