Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS.


, certain people in New York and Boston have
/ said some very unkird things about the ''Thea-
Z ter OF Arts aud Letters" which appeared at
Albaugh's las; night for the first time In WASH
ingtOn. These animadversions have gone be-
youd the aims and objects of the organization
ard laid violent hands OF the plays and players
connected with it. The plays last night were
| The Decision of the Court" by Mr.. Brander
Matthews, and Squirrel Inn," by Mr.. Frank
stockton. and the players were Agnes Booth,
Agnes Parks. Meta Guon. Sarah McYicar
May Tyrrell. Grace kimbail, Eugene Ormonde,
Paul Arthur. Alexander Fisher and F. F.
/ Mackay, certainly not unknown and inefficient
people. On the contrary most excellent peo-
/ pie who played their parts beautifully, and
while the plays NAV not have been strong in
action dramatic in situation as other
/ plays the result was eminentiy satisfactory. A
very bright and witty dialogue is The Decision
/ of the Court done gracefully and naturally by
MIR: Ormonde and Miss Booth. and humorous
and interesting production is Squirrel
Inn." In which Sarah Mcyicar as Mrs.
FeHer does the landlords wife in
manner that simply defes everything except
praise. Not character in the cast Of eight
people is done weakly, and while there is not
great opportunity for great acting, there is a
magnlhcen. opportunity not to act, which few
stage people are able to meet as it should be
met. The PLAYS are possibly rather too talky.
squirrel Inn" concludes awkwardly, which
could be remedied in three strokes of a blue
ptHcli out TAKEN Dy anu large Ine performance
last night was decidedly better than many
| which come from New York with all the praise of
all the New York and Boston critics. The
! audience was good one and brilliant in its
character. some of the best known people being
present. In the boxes were Secretary and Mrs.
Lamont and other recognized leaders in social
and official life. The satisfaction of the auditors
was demonstrated BY the fact that the curtain
was Obliged TO be raised at the close of each act.
The same bill will be repeated tonight.
NATIoNM.-Hsrrmann was at the National
last night and lot of people we're there with
him and they stayed by him till the last trick
was done and the last witchery Of the wizard
had wiggled. Hermann is like the spring time,
he is Just "a fresh and lovely this year he
last and as he was the year before and will be
next year. He is the gracefullest wizard before
the public and he is assisted in his wiZardry by
a charming little woman, Nine Hermann. The
old tricks were on hand last night just the
old joke is always with negro minstrel; he
wouldn't be a wizard without them, just the
negro minstrel would not be negro minstrel
if all his jokes were new. The serving of cafe
au lait made on the stage from beans and bran
and cold water was new, as was also the strange
disappearance of the little Chinaman from
basket house hung far above the stage. and SO
was the trick of 1.-The Caliph of Ragdad, in
which Mme Hermann, whose hands are held
by persons from the audience, disappears mys-
teriously to reappear i'll the middle of the
house. as the wizard smiles that guieless Mephis-
tophelian smile of his. when all is over. He is
gracious and graceful wizard. is Hermann,
and he will be that till the wizard OF wizards
spirits him away some day and loses the magic
wand that can bring him back again.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-.The Charity Ball.
coming with all its previously earned favor and
with the Frohman trademark on it. was sure of
a cordial reception at the Academy Of Music
last night The powerful yet graceful story
told by Beasco and DeMille received most
Iafa ~ hnat
of the plays which deal with the people and
incidents of modern life. While there ID much
sympathetic force to it it is a most commend
able absence of overdrawn sentimalities
The part of the rector. John Fan Buren,. was
taken by Arthur Elliott in a manner which won
him warm expressions of approval. Miss
Charlotte Tittell, Miss Blanche Weaver and
Miss Ethel Greybrooke were all praiseworthy.
METzERoTT Music HALL.-The Yale Glee
and Banjo Club concert went with the sparkle
and vim that constitutes the chief charm of
entertainment by college men. The audience
carried promptly into the spirit Of merri-
ment which surrounds the lighter work and
manifested genuine appreciation of the selec-
tions which were interesting for their purely
artistic character. large number of prom
inent people were present. among them being
Mrs Blssell and Representative and Mrs. Dali
Zell. Messrs. Bowers, Hunt. Buckley Jackson,
Chiffon, Wylie, Barnard and Giesey were the
ushers.
kERSAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-The attraction
az keruan's this week Is Bob Fitzsmmons the
famous prize fighter. and vaudeville company
OF considerable merit All of the specialtieS
are clever. but last night it could be seen that
the audience was impatient for the appearance
OF the conquercr OF Jim Hall and the winner of
the largest purse ever offered for prize fight.
He appeared at the end of the variety perform
ance and gave an exhibition OF how he trains
for contest. A large-size punching bag was
hang and for ten minutes he punched the
leather with unerring aim. II was a remark
able exhibition and demonstrated how the eve
can be trained. At he end of his exhibition he
participated in a three-round glove contest with
Frank Bosworth. II was lively enough for any
one and BY far the best exhibition seen in
the clty. One does not get an idea of the
powers of the Australian until be sees him
stripped. He Is above the average height with
the legs of middle weight and the body of 4
heavy weight His chest Is full and deep and
his arms With their complement of muscles
resemble a lct of spikes with a skin drawn over
them.
USIvERsALIsT CHrRcH.-Tomorrow evening
a concert sor the benefit of the rector's aid OF
st. Andrew Church will be given at the Uni
versalist Church corner 18Th and L streets
northwest. The program will be furnished bv
the popular Philharmonic Club. Mr.. John p
Lawrence. pianist Mr.. Ernest Lent. violoncel-
list and Mr. Herman Rakemaun. violinist, as
sisted by Mrs. NellieWilson Shir- Cliff soprano
is a sufficient guarantee OF the excellence of the
concert, which, coupled with the charitable OBJ
iect Of the entertainment should fill the church
20 overlooking The club will appear in OPEN
ing and closing triOs-the first the famous work
by Rubenstein op 90. Mr.. Lawrence will per-
form Chopins A fiat Polonaise, Mr.. Rakemann
Sarasate's Spanish Dance. while Mr.. Lent will
give Gavotte by Pepper and Romanza, one of
his own compositions. Mrs. Shir-Cliff and Mr..
Morsell will each give two numbers.
An EASTER MCsICALE.-There will be an
Easter musicale at the Church Of the Taber-
nacle tomorrow night and the program is 80
arranged that it cannot fail to please all who
may attend. 1t includes vocal and instru-
mental solos and concerted pieces and recita-
tons. and the performers of recognized
ability.
GEORGE GRossMITH's RECIrAL-It is n little
difficult to explain just what Mr.. Grossmith's
recItals. the frs. of which will take place at
Metzerott's Music Hall one week from tonight,
are like. They are entirely original. He writes
his own lines and songs, composes his own
music, adapts other peoples, and generally
steps aside from the beaten track Of the plat
form in every particular. To have heard George
Grossmith is to have enjoyed veritable sur
prise for no one yet has succeeded in making so
much out of SO little as this inimitabIe enter
tainer. In his Society Up TO Date" he man
ages 10 catch up the eccentrcities. extravagan-
cies and oddities of the people in the best
circles and display them in such a whimsical
fashion that not to laugh at them is an impos-
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