Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

tlon Al Albaughs next week. Ibis comedy II
said to be more funny than either ''wiikin-
sons Widow or Jane" and the complies
tions arising from the marriage Of two men to
an adventures and the question Of the pater
niIy Of q son are worked mp in the most ludi-
crous manner. The company that will present
the piece has been selected BY Duncan Harrison
and includes Chas. Bowser, Harry Allen, Henry
BRADLEY, Frederick Thompson, Misses Violet
Black. Helene Morgan and Mrs Harry Blood
good. The piece will be handsomely staged,
With in other cities will be duplicated here.
NEw NATIONAL THEArER.-''The Girl Left
Behind Ne" will have its first production Mon
day night at the National and will continue dur
ing next week.
ACADEMY oy Chauncey Olcott in W.
J. Scsnlan's play Of "Msvourneen," under the
management of Aug. Pitou. will be the attrac-
ton at the Academy of Music next week.
HARRIS BIJoU THEArER.-Thst excellent
railway plav. Lincoln J. Carriers Fast MAIL
will appear at Harris Bijou Theater next week.
IL is one OF the most wonderful scenic produce
tions. freight train with lighted caboose
and full-sized locomotive. with engineer and
fireman. crosses the stage. while later In the
play Mississippi river steamboat, with engine
In full operation. moves in and e1plodes with
terrific force. great scene In also gwen of
Niagara. The company is an excellent one and
. number of clever ssecialties presented.
There is plenty of humor to relieve the psthos.
Mr.. Carter has completed a new play, which
will be given next month. Il is entitled The
Tornado" and will introduce some very re-
msrkabie scenic effects.
KERSAS's LYcruM THEATEK--Weber Il
Fields Own Company, which will open at Ker-
mans next Monday, is the successful venture of
the Young Dutch comedians whose names it
bears. They have gathered together a corps Of
talented stars, including the Braatz Brothers,
acrobats; Richmond and Glenary, sketch artists;
Tid6lewinks. the boy wonder; Whiting and
Sheppard in their new act; Albertus and Bar
tram, double Indian club iugglers Haines and
Vi1ocq the comedians; Johnnie Carroll. comic
singer, and the Powers, including Jessie, in
bicycle feats. Drummond and Stanley, the
musical blacksmiths, appear in act which
will be remembered here in connection with
their quick Transformation from the forge to
the drawing room.
UNIvERsALIsr CBuRCH.-Mr. George X.
Vending will deliver his celebrated lecture on
Stonewsll Jackson at the Universalist Church
on Monday evening. This lecture has met with
great appreciation wherever 1t has been heard,
as il gives In a graphic and eloquent manner n
true estimate Of the character of the great
confederate soldier. 1t will be delivered for tho
benefit Of the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton, and will doubtless be attended by
crowded house.
The c. c. CoURsE.-The next lecture in the
&C. Course will be delivered at Metzerott Music
Hall on the 2lst instant. when Thomas Mast the
great caricature arts. win speak on illustrated
Fun" Mr.. Mast is d clever a writer as he is
an artist, and his lectures Of unusual inter-
est He illustrates them By drawings which
give additional weight and attraction to his
talks. few seats may be obtained al Metzs-
rotts. On the 30th instant extra lecture
will be delivered by Lieut. Robert Peary on
The Exploration Of Northern Greenland, or
Across . Continent on Ice" which will detail
Lieut.. Peary's experiences in the arctic circle,
and will be handsomely illustrated by superb
lantern photographs.
TuH PM consiafipo Of
Messrs. John P. Lawrence, pianist; Herman
Raksmann, violinist, and Ernest Lent 'cellist,
will make its first public appearance ut the
Cniversalist Church on the 18th instant. The
program will include a trio by Dvorak and one
by Mr.. Lent, and solos by each member of the
club. Miss Mia Schmidt, soprano, and DIR.
VIM. p. Compton, tenor. will also assist, and
the concert promises to be one of the most en-
joyable opportunities for listening to chamber
music that has been afforded in = long time.
The BIsCHoFF CONCERT at the Congregational
Church was listened to by an audience that
completely filed the church and which was evil
IDENTIFY greatly pleased by the program pre-
sentsd- new st. Cecilia quartet, composed Of
MrsShir Cliff, Miss Ruth Thompson. Mrs. E. r.
True and Miss Name Worley made a favorable
impression, although it Is not equal to the
original quartet which gained such celebrity
some years ago. Mr.. Bischoff's organ playing
was enjoyed. many Of the solos were excellently
sung and Miss Helen Colhoun was effective as a
reader
"GLEs-DA- LoueH." W. n. Powers elaborate
production, with the popular young comedian
and the vocalist, j. K. Murray, as the star,
will be the attraction at Albaughs Grand Opera
House week Of January g. Mr.. Murray will
give his admirers a chance Of hearing his excel
lent baritone voice, Is he will sing a number of
ballads.
The WASHINGTON SHy6ERBuND will give its
second concert this season at Concordia Hall
tomorrow evening, when an enjoyable program
viii be presented. These Sunday evening con-
certs are highly popular and those who receive
invitations always appreciate them.
Col ISoEBsoLLs Observation-Disclosures night
Col. Robert @. Ingersoll will deliver a lecture
upon Voltaire in the New National Theater.
The eloquence Of Col Ingerson is well known,
and the mere announcement that he will lecture
is usually sufficient to crowd the thester. His
subject tomorrow night is one Of peculiar in
terest and IL ia expected that its treatment will
be in the colonel's best vein. Wit, satire and
eloquence are possessed by him in a remarkable
degree. and it may be safely said that no other
public speaker sways his audience with the
same wonderful power.
WAGSERIAN OPERA.-None OF the later pro-
auctions Of the great German composer have
ever been heard in this city, but Mr.. Anton
Seidl proposes to give lovers Of wagnerian
music the next best thing, and announces a
grand concert on the Goth inst, when the pro-
gram viii be made up Of scenes from Wagner's
operas interpreted by no less than fourteen
operate singers OF both European and
American reputation. whose good work
will be supplemented by Mr.. Seidl's
authoritative conducting and the assistance of
his superb orchestra. There will be four Sc
lections from ''Lohengrin," the ''Seigfried
Idyl," the "Liebestod' death song Of Isode),
the quintet from The Msistersinger." the
glorihcation music from "Parsifal' and the
third act Of the 'Walkuere.' The singers will
include Emma Juch. Amanda Fabris, Gertrude
Stein. Miss Rathbons, Mad. Riegg, Miss Os-
borne, Miss Metz, Mad. Northrop,
Miss Maurer. Mad. Baldwin. Messrs
Kaiser, stephens and Sanger All are
Of acknowledged ability and Miss Rathbone will
be heard here for the first time in this country
She has been brought to America by Mr. Seidl
expressly to sing Brunhilds in the .'Walkuere'
act. The interest already excited in this con-
cert is very great and the demand for seats in
dicates that the capacity OF the hall will be
fully tested. Seats are now on sale at
Metzerotts.
ELIJAH.-The performance of Memberships
grand oratorio Elijah" by the Choral Society
and the symphony Orchestra OF New York win
take place at Metzerott's Music Hall on the
25th instant. The solosts will be Mime. Bssta
Tsvsry, soprano; Miss Minnie Behune. con-
trAIto; Mr.. Payne Clark, tenor and Mr.. Erics-
son Bushnell. bass, and the whole per formance
will be under the direction Of Mr.. Walker
Dsmrosch. Seats are now on sale at Met
Zerotts.
METzKRorr MusIc HALL-The eloquent