Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

ALBAUGH's.-Large audiences continue to fill
Albaugh's Opera House nightly. The Dickson
Comic Opera Company seems to have struck
the keynote of popular success in Stahl's
romantic opera. ''Said Pasha.' Mr. W. H.
Fitzgerald. stage manager well known to
Washington, is well pleased at the company
slessrs. Dickson and Hennessy have secured and
predicts brilliantly successful season. Miss
Lily Post is repeating her triumph Of several
years ago. Gilbert and Sullivan pretty opera.
The Gondoliers," will be presented next week.
The rehearsals promise good performance.
All the principals are said to tie we'll suited in
their respective roles.
NATIoNAL.-"The Last Word" an American
lied German play, which has been seen in Wash
lnRton previous to this date. was presented by
the DAILY Company at the National to fine au-
dience. Miss Rehan, as the Baroness, does in
this character work which is in some particu-
lars better than anything else she does, and
there Ia never an instant when she does not
have the closest interest Of her auditors. A
new candidate for public favor is Miss Lulu
Smith, who did Winifred, the professor
daughter, charmingly. She is quite a handsome
girl, with a pleasant voice and an ease and grace
OF manner which in time will fulfill all prom
ises.
Miss RICHARDS LEcrURE.-By the aid of
stereopticon and with an illustrated lecture
Miss Janet Elizabeth Richards took an inter-
ested audience on a seven days trip through
London at the Universalist Church last night
Every point of interest was visited to show the
special things in which each person might be
interested. Miss Richards lecture is well writ
ten IN bright, chatty vein. She de-
voted considerable time to presenting views
and descriptions of Westminster Abbey and
the photographs were unusually good. HYDE
Park. with its drives and walks and lakes, was
shown, the Serpentine and the Albert memo
rial; then London tower, with the traitors
gate. bell tower, the prison of Elizabeth, the
crown jewels and plate. London bridge and St
Pauls Cathedral. In fact, every possible sight
worth seeing in and around London was shown
during the course Of the lecture and its history
and beauty described. Miss Richards audience
was large and showed its appreciation of her
lecture by frequent applause.
The BLAIR SCHOOL PUPILS will repeat their
performance of last week at the Eastern High
School building tomorrow night. The drama
OF william Tell' and the musical drama Of the
"Visions Of Freedom" will constitute the pro-
gram. and the young people who take part have
already demonstrated their dramatic and musi-
cal ability. The program is not miscellaneous
one. but each part is linked with the other, all
teaching the lesson Of patriotism and love of
liberty.
CENTRAL HIGH ScHooL.-Tomorrow nigh THE
pupils of the Phelps School will repeat the en-
tertalnment given some weeks ago at the Cen
trail High School. The operetta on Mother
Goose Melodies composed by Mr.. Harry W.
Howard will be one Of the features, as will
The Girls Who Do Not go to Cooking School,"
There will be other attractions, and the success
that attended the former performance is ex-
pected to be duplicated.
MAY BALL.-The annual May ball Of Misses
Minnie and May Hawke will take place at the
National Rifles Armory tomorrow evening.
There will be an excellent exhibition of fancy
dancing, under the direction OF Prof. j. Ii.
Vermilya.
THE BATHING BEACH CoScEar.-The concert
IN ha uiy ot
night next for the benefit of the free ba thing
beach will be an exceedingly enjoyable one
The best talent in the city has volunteered, and
the program will be unusually attractive. The
object Is a worthy one and deserves generous
support Tickets and reserved seats may be
obtained at Metzerott's music store and at
many other places They are fixed at Is, SO
and IS cents according to location