Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-07
AMUSE MENTS.

Rhea.-A new version Of Victor Hugo's
great work, La Gioconda," the Actress of
Padua, will be presented at Albaush's
Opera House next Monday night. March u,
by Rhea and her company. Rhea has won
the highest encomiums by her artistic de-
lineation of the title role, and the fine act
ing of the company has been greatly
praised The play is in Victor Hugo's cest
vein-powerfully dramatic and intensely
interesting. The repertoire for the Week
will include two plays with which Rhea is
closely Identified, Camille and Josephine.
Empress of the French" The latter play
has been seen here and Rhea's interpretd-
ton of the title role is one of this admir-
able actress best assumptions.
A powerful version of the New Magdaien
by Wilke Collins will also be presented.
and Rhea's numerous admirers will have
the opportunity of witnessing her imperson-
alton of four different characters Turing
the week. The program will be as follows:
Monday night, benefit Washington Lodge
No. 15 b. L. 0. E.. La Gioconda;" Tues
day night and Wednesday matinee and
Saturday night, Josephine" Wednesday
night, Camille" Thursday night, La
Gioconda;" Friday night and Saturday
matinee. THE New Magdalen.'
Skipped by the Light Of Moon. At
Harris Bijou Theater next week those
well-known comedians. Fowler and Warm
ington, will appear in Skipped by the
Light of the Moon" This is one Of The
most popular farcical skits and although
1t has been before the public a number OF
seasons It is apparently fresh and vigor
Gus as when it was first brought out. This
is because the management is constantly
introducing new songs, dances and other
specialties, as well rs new faces. and in
this way the funny play is never allowed to
appear old. The company this season is
the best one that has ever been brought
together in this drama. Among the new
artists are Budd Ross formerly with
rl,. ny 1ia hntvr Ahn A1rx
Worden and Ida Wells. They are all
specialists that are unsurpassed in their
particular lines.
Hydes Speciality Company.-The attrac-
ton at the Lyceum next week will lie
Hyde's Famous Specially Company and
Helene Mora, the phenomenal lady bari
tone. Miss Mora has added to her roper
toire new descriptive song of her own
composition. which is said to be especially
adapted to her own peculiar voice. Others
in the company are the American Macs,
whose laughable eccentricites are well
known here; the beautiful Jessica, whose
execution of the serpentine dance on
slack wire is said to be marvellous: the
Zannetta troupe of jugglers; Fake ard
Semons, the comical musical duo; the
Allisons. refined singers and dancers; John
and Emma Ray. CALIFORNIA; greatest
comedians; Hayden and Hetherton, sketch
artists. and the inimitable ]. J. Whale1.
The Stoddard Lectures.-Public interest in
the Stoddard lectures continues undated
dard closes on Saturday his long season of
five weeks at Daly's Theater New York,
which has been attended by crowded houses.
The first two lectures of his new series
treat of Japan, with the addition of the
lecturers experiences among the Rocky
mountains and in crossing the Pacific
Together, they give a realistic picture of
Japan. including an account of the great
port, Yokohama, the capital Toxic, with
more than a million inhabitants, the scenery
of the interior, together with the novel
ways of the people TO be studied therein.
The third lecture treats of China, more eS-
pecialy of its crowded city of three mil
lions, Canton, where MIR. Stoddard met
experiences that a lifetime elsewhere can
not parallel The last two lectures give a
realization of England's greater empire,
India, both on the Hindostan peninsula
and the Island Of Ceylon. Wonderful ma
ture, curious and sometimes revolving GUS
toms, historical relics of the moguls and the
grandest scenery of the world, that of the
Himalayas, make up the attractions of two
of Mr. Stoddards most fascinating lectures
and fifty supplement a series otherwise
Astounding in value and attractiveness. The
season opens next Monday evening at the
Academy of Music.
The Patti Concert.-The sale of seats for
the Patti concert to take place in Conven-
ton Hall on next Tuesday the 18th in
slant, will begin tomorrow morning at
MetZerotts music store. By taking so large
a hall the mana cement has been enabled to
put the price of admission within the reach
of all, so that those who have heretofore
been unable to hear the greatest singer
of this generation on account OF the cost
of the tickets can now avail themselves of
this opportunity. 1t is stated that this
will positively be the last appearance of
Nine. Patti in Washington, when her
tour in this country is concluded she will
return to Europe, and has engagements
there for the next two years. Her COM
pany is good one and the program will
be attractive.