Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-05
AMUsEMENTS.


Mas. JAMES BRowN PorrER.-Mrs. James
their second engagement at Albauehs COM
mencing Monday. April 10. They will present
The Marriage Spectre an absorbing picture
of sristocratic French society from the master
hand o! Alexandra Dumas. The adoption for
the English-speaking stage made with the
full consent and approval Of the famous writer
and since the first performance in New York In
February the venture has attracted q remark
able amount of attention. The lines o. the
play are said to be charged with the epigram-
matte wit and philosophy of Dumas. and several
vivid and realistic pictures are developed in the
gradual unfolding OF the story. The manage
ment promise the largest and best company that
Mrs. Potter ever before gathered to her sup
port.
WM. MULDooy's CoMPANY-An interesting
series of olympic games. including sparring
ard wrestling. IL promised at Herman Lyceum
next week. under the sole direction of the
famous champion and veteran trainer. Vim.
Muldoon. Mr.. Muidoon will meet all corners
in wrestling bouts but prefers to give his pupils
a chance. especially his fayorite pupil. Ernst
Roeber. whom he regards rs the coming cham
p.on wrestler of the world Matches will be
made with local aspirants to pugilistic honors,
ard many feature will be introduced that are
calculated to heiShteu interest in the athletic
exercises. An additional attraction will be
Lester and Williams Me and Jack Company"
which will appear IN Tvs entirety.
THF GEORGETOWN ORCEEsTRA will give its
forty-fifth concert at Metzerott's Music Hall on
FRIDAY night. This organization has firm
hold on the affections OF this community. and
under its present leader. Prof. Josef kaspar,
its progress has been marked as to afford its
friends tine greatest qualification. At its COM
ing concert the orchestra will have the assist
ance Of Miss Ruth Thompson, contralto, Mr.
Arthur ID. Mayo. pianist, Mr.. Paul MIersch.
violoncellis.. and the Wilhelnj Club. Reserved
seats may now be secured at Metzerotts Music
Store.
PADEREwsKI.-The interest excited by the
announcement of the farewell recital of the
eminent pianist, Ignace Paderewski is evident
by the rapid demand for seats. although the re-
cital is set for the 25ih instant at MetZerott
Music Hall. Those who heard the great Polish
performer at his last recital need no induce
ment to again sit under the spell of his genius.
'THE Two JOINS. which will be at Harris
BijOu 1heater next week. is one of the peren-
NAL laugh producers of tine American stage. 1t
has been frightened for the present season in
various ways and it has met with approval at
each presentation. The company will be up to
all requirements and a season of hila rity may
be loOhed for.
DAMRosCH.-The third concert by Walter
Damrosch and his New York symphony Or
chestra will take place at Metzerott Music Hall
On Monday evening next and on the Wednesday
following. Mr.. Damroseh will conduct the
Choral Society in BerlioZ's Domination OF
soprano; Mr.. A. Montegriffo. tenor. and Mr..
Heinrich Meyn, baritone. The accompani
ments will be by the New York symphony Or
chestra and an enjoyable performance may be
anticipated. Seats for both entertainments
may now be obtained at Metzerott's music
store.
FITZsIMNoNs AUTHORIZATION next Mon
day Washington will see the Inauguration of
place of amusement which will especially cater
to ladies and children. The entertainments
will be Of continuous nature. running from
IL o o'clock noon until TO- 80 at night. so that Wis
itors can always be sure of seeing something
going on no matter at what time they enter,
the change of program only occurring about
every three hours. This style is one much in
vogue in Boston. New York and Philadelphia.
and is praised by the entire press Of those
cities affording ladies and children a place
where relaxation from household cares can be
had with innocent amusement The name of
the new venture Is FI:zsimmons Auditorium
and it is located in Odd Fellows Hall 18th
street between ID and E streets northwest, once
fsvorably known as a place of amusement, but
lately used for business purposes. The work
of renovation and refittinS is now going on
and everything looking to the comfort and con-
venience Of the future is to be attended to.
Handsome new reception rooms for ladies and
children have been fitted up in a luxurious
manner, the audience hail has been reftted and
a new box Office built. Handsome carpets will
adorr the stairways and new seats will be placed
in position. The price of admission will be 10,
20 and % cents and tine performances will con-
sist of the gems of miustrelsy, opera panto-
mime and comedy, but everything of refined
nature.
The MASK AND Vic CLUB of the University
of Pennsylvania comes to the Academy on Sat-
urday. April IS. 1.-The Yankee League" their
new spectacular burlesque, is pronounced the
equal of their previous plays. Miss Columbia
and mir. and Mrs. Cleopatra" The Chestnut
Street Opera House. Philadelphia. was packed
to the doors Monday night on the occasion
of its first performance, and the house is prac
tically sold out for the rest of the week. Tick
cts at MetZerotts.
EMANUEL WAD Cyadth), the new pianist of
the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Baltimore,
is to be introduced to Washington at concert at
Metzerott Music Hall on Friday. April IA. He
is to be supported by full orchestra under the
direction of Mr.. Adam Itzel. jr.. and Del Puente
and Helen Dudley Campbell will sing. Tickets
at Metzerott's.
The SUPPER AND ENTERTAINMENT to be given
by the Ladies' Association of the First Reformed
Trinity Church at National Rifles Hall tomor-
row evening premises to be exceedingly
interesting affair. The program will be attractive
and the tables will be spread with everything
that is palatable.