Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-29
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House. beginning next Monday night
Manager Allen will offer a most attractive
entertainment in the highest class of re-
fined vaudeville, having secured for one
week only the Boston Howard Athenaeum
Star Speciality Company. This splendid and
well-equipped organization has been put
together for the purpose of visiting the
first-class theaters in the large cities only, so
as to give the patrons of these houses per-
Torrance of infinite variety and introducing
some of the greatest speciality artists of the
day, the performance being similar to those
which attracted such immense audiences in
the great vaudeville theaters of London and
Paris. Mr.. James j. Armstrong, the pro-
prietor and director Of this company, is the
leading vaudeville agent of New York, and
as he is the direct agent for all places of
amusement requiring speciality acts. con-
sequently the artists he offers to Washing
ten audiences next week are of the highest
character in the vaudeville world Caicedo,
king of the wire, an artist new to Washing
ton, is with this company. This artist has
just finished an engagement at Roster &
Balls New York city, where he created
wonder and establishment in his novel
speciality on the lofty wire. Miss Elnice
Vance, who is acknowledged to be Eng
lands leading songstress, is also with this
company. This young woman Is a singer
Of decided originality and only renders her
own compositions. MISS Vance will render
the following songs during her engagement:
Il Love You," Keep Your Nose Out of
My Bonnet" II Can't Resist You, Sir" and
the Tricky Brigade The program also
includes the Eddy family, noted for their
extraordinary speciality as acrobats: Kali
kasa, an equillbrist and juggler, said to be
the equal of Schaeffer; Pitrot, the mimic;
Maude Raymond, a popular balladst; Smith
and Campbell comedians; Les Treres Cres-
cQndOS a ri wi rcf-
cal instruments. such as lamps. chairs and
tables, introducing at the same time cleo
trical effects, different from any other
musical artists in this country; Stinson and
Merton, a clever sketch duo, and others will
appear during this engagement.
New National Theater.-Hoyts amusing
play, "A Milk White Flag" will again be
seen in this city next week: this time at
the New National Theater.
Academy OF Music.-Kellar. the magician,
with his newst marvels, assisted by Mrs.
kellar, Will appear at the Academy of
Music next Monday night for a weeks en-
gagement.
Buffers Bijou Theater-Next week Dan
Mccarthy. the Irish comedian. will appear
at Buffers Bijou Theater and will present
three successful plays. These will be THE
Pride of Mayo" THE Rambler from Clare"
and "Cruiskeen Lawn" The first named Is
Mr.. McCarthy's latest production and it's
has attended the other two. The plot is
not only interesting, but Is entirely out of
the usual stereotype groove Of so-called
Irish dramas, while the vein of comedy
Iervading the piece is crisp and pure, and
keeps the audience in one continual roar Of
laughter from the rise to the fall of the
curtain. Mr.. Mccarthy will be supported
by an excellent company and all the plays
will be handsomely staged.
kernans Lyceum Theater.-The attrac-
ton at Kernan's Lyceum Theater next
week will be Fields and Hanson's Drawing
Cards. This company hardly REQUIRES an
n he
This season. however. the organization is
stronger than ever before, and with that
old reliable musical team for a headline
there Is no cause to doubt their claim as
Drawing Cards in fact, as we'll as in
name. Other contributors to the fund of
amusement are Mazuz and Abacco, as the
tramp and the brakeman; Johnnie Carroll,
the peer Of all song comiques; the Kaffa
Brothers, in their marvellous acrobatic
sketch; John and Harry Dillon, the singers
and writer's of all the latest PAROLES;
army of fun; Effie Heusted and Mable
Query, the charming song and dance artists;
George A Austin, on the bounding wire;
Edgar and ,, Curran; the Irish GO. comedians
the vital spark. and those monarchs of
musical minstrelsy, Fields and Hanson.
The performance will conclude with the
laughable farce, entitled THE Busy Hotel"
John L. Stoddard.-The many admirers Of
John L. Stoddard, who watch his move
ments through each summer, Will be inter-
ested to know that he has just returned
flcm ramble through Europe. which has
extended over many months. During its
progress he has completed the series of
lectures which Is to be his Offering for the
coming season. Among the places earliest
visited was Paris, where he greatly enjoyed
himself. renewing, with pleasure. his former
intimacy with it's beautiful features, and
noting the many changes which have oc-
Cured since last he had time to make spe-
cial observations there. He gathered re-
newed inspiration In his study of the Won
derful natural and historical features Of
Rome. Switzerland seems never to have
appeared lovelier to him than during his
visit of the past summer. and wherever he
went he found ample employment for his
active hours. Having amassed his material
he retired to quiet spot, where. supplied
with an unlimited number of Illustrations,
which he considers of unusual excellence he
completed the lectures which are to form
his fifteenth annual series. He opens his
season mex; week at the Brooklyn Academy
of Music, and is already overrun with ap-
plcations for dates which cannot be met.
National Lyceum Coursa.-The managers
of the National Lyceum Course make pub
lie in The Star today Part of the program
for the series of ten popular-priced concerts
and lectures to be given here this winter
The entertainments fer which arrange
ments have been made are among the
strongest lyceum attractions in the coun-
try. They include Geo. ". Riddle in the
Shakespearean readings for which he is
famous; Ollie TOrbett the wel-known
NlOlln prayer, ana company, winch IN
cludes the Lutheran Swedish Sextet( male
voices) and Isidore Moquist. the pianist and
composer who took the Herald prize for
piano composition two years ago; Miss
Mary Proctor daughter of the late Richard
A. Proctor. who has been known heretofore
writer on astronomy for children, but
who recently made successful debut a
lecturer in New York city; the Wesleyan
College Glee and Mandolin Clubs, who will
be here during the Christmas holiday sea-
son, and the Smith Sisters Concert Com
pany, six sisters, who have made an ex-
cellent reputation in other cities, but who
have never been heard here.
To these five entertainments will be ad-
ded five others, which promise to be even
better, as they will probably include Walter
Damrosch's lecture on Wagner, the New
York Philharmonic Club and Jennie ONeil
Potter These entertainments, with one
possibly two, exceptions. will be held on
Wednesday evenings; and the dates which
will probably be arranged are December
5. &c. January 5, 49, %, 80; February g.
Is, 20 and 81 The program is varied
enough to suit all tastes, and the price of
the subscription tickets is low enough to
come within the means of almost any one
The managers Of the course trying to
persuade Jas. Whitcomb Riley to come here
later jp the season. but he has Withdrawn