Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-24
AMuSEMENTs.

AIRsroH's-' Old Homestead" win beeis
an engagement next week st this house. This
play teaches grand moral lesson. introduces
its audiences 90 the noble-t and simplest ot
characters. carries them away from city nfs
and incidental cares and Worries and sends then
20 their homes with better thong hts Of the stage
in particular and mankind in general The
piece is handsomely mounted, and the mem
oers OF the interpreting company are fully CO.
pabie OF taking care OF the psrts intrusted b
them. The sale OF seats opens tomorrow mora
ing.
ruE F.sr M.u--one Of the strongest ~
fractions OF the season at Harris Biiou \
promised for next week when The Fast Mai"
will be presented. IL is an elaborate scents
production, well a melodrama OF more
than ordinary merits. Among the efforts In
this line there Is a representation OF engine
room on Mississippi steamer, showing the
furnace under the boilers in active operation.
train of cars Ii seen shooting across the stage
with wonderful realistic effect and q repre-
sentation OF Niagara Fails. whose beauty =
rivaled by ITS fidelity 60 nature. 10 placed b.
fore the audience. The falls shown BY
moonlight with wonAerful effect The roar
of the plunging water is heard and the mist =
seen rising from tho scething current The
play Is by Lincoln Carter. Ii IL Of absorbing
interest and its popularity has been sttestsd
10y an unbroken run OF success
The NIGHT OwIs.-Manchester' Night Own
beauty show viii appear at kernsn's Lyceun
Thoater next week, presenting original ire
part and excellent olio. followed by the new aud
successful burlesque. entitled The Mode" tn
which the famous beauty and clever burlesques
Miss Pauline Markham. has made q hit Mis-
Markham Is said 90 retain to a large extent her
Niyaclty and charming personality and is still
recognized an artist of almost perfect form.
She IL surrounded by pretty comcdiennsa,
versatile vocalists, shapely dancers and clevss
comedians. Among the features Of the pre-
duction Is a grand representation Of statusry,
| introducing living models.
fHE ORIENT ATHLETIC CLUB assisted by Lis
| zie Macnichol-Netta and others, will give .
grand musicale tomorrow evening at = O'Clock
AZ Masonic Temple. Tho program will be veil
arranged ard thoroughly enjoyable evening
may be anticipated.
Ii hAMLINE CsURcH.-There will be Q concert
that promises 90 be a great success. given by
me hamilne Chapter, Epworth League. this
| evening at HamliRe Church. number Of
! wel-known local amateurs have volunteered
| their services for the occasion.
| fLArE fRINTEKs RFcLPrioS.-The first A.
nuai musical and evening reception % the Plsss
Printers assembly Club will be held at Con-
! cordia Han this evening. The musical part of
the program commences at aud there will 10
dancing from 1880 to z clock.
HE SIoDDARD LECTUREs-John L. Stod-
dard returns to Washington TO give the new
| lectures forming his thirteenth annual series
appearing At the Academy OF Music during the
sol March Z. IA, u. Last year, when two
| courses were given, the demand passed an
bounds and many were disappointed. For the
better accommodation OF the public the courss
viii be given this year three times over as fol-
lows: Course A. Monday and Thursday eyen-
lngs, March Z, 10, Ia. IL, Il: course b,
tuesday and FRIDAY evenings, March ., II, Ia
Is. y, and course {. "Wednesday aud Saturday
evenings. March 3, -. 10. -, -. The courss
viii consist of tve finely illustrated lectures,
VIZ: Travels in Sunny Spain" Mexico, from
the Rio Grande TO the Capital" Mexico, the
Capital and the Tropics" Jerusalem and the
Holy Land and Egypt and the Nile" The
lecture on Jerusalem ls IN response TO requests
from those who were absorbed IN the Passion
Play lecture of last year, and the two on
Mexico are the result OF MIR. Stoddard's visit
there last spring. An announcement Of groa,
interest IN this connection Is the one that NJ r.
Stoddard can he heard here no more until
lo4 having arranged with MS managers "a
make IA their company q tour around the
world. TO return with lectures on Japan, Chins
AMI India. The sale of tickets will begin ne II
Tuesday morning.
| AMATEURS AT THE NArIoSAL.-An amateus
performance Of odd Love Letters" and "a
Box of Monkeys" will be given March 10 st
the New National Theater, under the auspices
OF the Washington LADIES Aid Association,
Home for lncurbles. the following well.
known ladies and gentlemen taking part. Civ.
ing .nelr services IN behalf of this charity
Miss Alice Riddle. Miss Harter, Miss Painter,
Mr.. Webb and Mr.. Bulkiey. In the CLOSING
scene OF the Box of Monkeys" will be intro
duced a miIuet by eight couples Of YOUNG
ladies anu gentlemen OF society circles, led By
Mrs. Col. Liebcr and received by Mira Com.
modore Ramsay aud the Countess Esterhazy.
Tickets can now be obtained from Mira
Thomas, $50 Farragut square, and after March
they will be on sale at Morrisons bod
: | store.