Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

The SroppARp LEcrUREs-The first matinee
| at the Academy of Music by MIR. John L. Stod-
| dard. on Saturday, was largely attended and his
| lecture on the Land OF the Midnight SUM- was
| exceedingly interesting His description Of the
| magnificent valleys of Norway, its beautiful
| fjords, bordered by towering mountains,
| scanned with thousands of cascades; the ocean
coast fringed with picturesque and lovely
| islands; the strange presence Of eternal day
light, with the wonderful spectacle of the sun
brilliant at midnight the village and cities with
their simple inhabitants, was graphic and
deeply entertaining. The personal character
istics of the Norwegians were touched upon and
the lecturer said they were all anxious to get
to America. brief history of the old
vikings, their funeral rites and warlike customs
was given, together with view of an old viking
ship which was recently found in a remarkable
state of preservation. Bergen. the former
home OF Ole Bull; the city of Molde, remarka-
BILE for its rich vegetation despite its extreme
latitude: the Romsdalhorn and its fantastic
Witches Peaks; the famous old cathedral of
1rondhjem, built in the twelfth century, and
Its varied fortunes; perforated mountain,
through which runs a tunnel so complete and
smooth that it appears to have been made by
human hands; Fomso. the home of the Laps,
and Hammerfest. the most northern city of the
world, were among some of the features shown
and described. and the lecture closed with a
detailed account of Mr.. Stoddard's trip to the
North Cape, from whose summit he had viewed
the setting sun at midnight. The illustrations
were remarkably fine, in fact are all the views
shown at these lectures.
Tonicht Will commence the third lecture Of
the first course, which will be a continuation of
the journey III Mexico. The matinee next Sat-
urday will be Jerusalem and the Holy Land"
THE TAvARY CoSCERr.-The concert at Al
baugh's last night by the company headed by
Nine. Basta Tavary was artistically a success,
although the audience was by no means what
it should have BEEN Nine. Tavary herself i'm
proved the fav orable impression she made here
when she appeared in opera and her selections
were calculated to snow the purity and
fexibillty of her voice. She sang the grand
arias from 'Traviata' and "Rigoletto'' excel
lently, proving herself thorough artist and
giving complete satisfaction to her audience.
Senior Aurelio Ceruelos proved himself fin
ished pianist and both as an executant and as
an interpreter deserves warm praise.
WESTERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-There will
be concert tomorrow night at the Western
Presbyterian Church for the benefit of the
organ fund, the performer being Mr.. Chas. s.
Elliott, who will give program of piano music
comprising selections from Bach, JOseffy,
Beethoven, Chopin, Ruff, Rubenstein. Weber
and List.
UNITARIAN CHURCH.-The lecture on the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado by Chas. Oval
colt of the United States geological survey for
the benefit of the Young Women's Christian
Home will be given at the Unitarian Church
tomorrow evening. The lecture will be fully
illustrated with lantern views aad will un-
doubtedly be highly interesting.