Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-24
ANIUSEMENTS.

traction at Albaugh's Opera House next
week. Miss Phoebe Davies who has long
been one of the most popular actresses
| that has appeared extensively throughout
the east and west, will impersonate the
| role of Georgia Gwynne a typical and
sympathetic maid of that historic southern
state as 1t is today. Clay H. Greene, whose
writings and librettos have gained for him
an enviable distinction among American
htterateurs, colIaborated with Mr.. Grismer
In the writing and their joint efforts seem
10 have been productive of one of the most
unique and successful plays dealing with
| southern life that has been presented to
the American theatcr-going public in sew
| eral seasons.
The play was first produced in New
York city, at the Broadway Theater, but
| since that event II has undergone a COM
plete renovating and altering, which has
| added much to it's artistic establishment
| and general character of interest and at
Effectiveness. The scenes and situations
which lead up to the climaxes and aid in
| the Cnraveling of the plot are said to be
| the means of describing and enacting a
series or as powerful, unique and forceful
pictures as are often witnessed behind the
| footlights. Miss Davies success The
| heroine In this striking dramatic compo-
| sition has been marked and her numerous
| admirers will be highly delighted. A cap
able cast of aids to Mr.. Grismer and Miss
| Davies In the presentation of The New
| South will be seen, including several well
| known names that are always reliable for
| giving thoroughly rounded, completely
| artistic dramatic representation. The au-
| diences here promise 20 be, deservedly
| large.
| New National Theater.-Next week Hoy's
| "A Temperance Town" will again visit this
| city. being seen at the New National The
| alter. H..
Academy of Musc.-"The Passing Show
will play return engagement here next
week, this time appearing at the Academy
| of Music.
Buffers Bijou Theater.-Commencing
| next Monday evening, Manager Butler Of
| the new Bijou Theater offers one of the
| most attractive plays ever presented, THE
Span of Life" This great melodrama comes
| with all the prestige of success. In New
| York, Boston. Philadelphia and Washing
| ton, THE Span of Life has been played
| to enormous business The mechanical
effects are something marvellous and have
| the stamp of originality. Nothing like the
human bridge" was ever attempted be-
FORE and 1t is not to be wondered at that
the play created such a sensation. The
original American cast will be seen here.
as well as the original scenery and me-
chanical effects. The browning feature,
however, is the Span of Life or bridge
of human bodies, formed by three men
across a deep chesm, with a roaring Cata-
ract beneath, over which the heroine and
her child cross in safety. The Span Of
Life" will create a sensation here; first,
because 1t is a novelty. and next, because
ii is presented by a great company, with
original scenery and mechanism that has
never been attempted in this city.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-C. A. Samp-
son, the strongest man on earth, the man
who breaks silver dimes and quarters be-
tween his fingers and pulls asunder heavy
iron chains, will return to Kernan's Ly-
ceum Theater next week at the head of
Fred Waldmann's Own Speciality Company.
Sampson since his appearance here has
added many new and marvellous feats of
strength to his already remarkable per-
Torrance. He is the holder of the worlds
championship belt, presented to him for
lifting 1000 pounds in harness He Is also
in possession of the worlds fair cham
pion medal. which declares him to be the
strongest man in the world. Other we'll
known artists whose names appear on the
Zig program are Mile. Otille, the dainty
chansonette. from the Follies Bergere,
Paris. The olympia Quartet, late of
Evans and Hoey's Parlor Match Com
pany in their military comedy sketch, In
dependent Blues; Richmond and Glenroy,
the comedy boomers; the Patterson Broth
ers, acrobats par-eXcellence; Magee and
Crimmins, eccentric comedians: Binns and
Binns, in their novel musical act, and Jas.
Cullen, the author of popular parodies.
The performance will conclude with the
laughable absurdity, entitled After the
Ball" There will be matinees Tuesday,
Thursday Thanksgiving day) and Satur-
day
and best known of sacred oratOrios, will
receive it's fifth annual production by the
Choral Society on Friday evening, De-
cember rs, in the improved Convention
Music Hall. Nine. Emma Juch will sing
the soprano role. making her first appear
ance in oratorio In Washington; Miss
Katherine Fleming, the well-known con-
tralto of the Hnrchs Grand Opera Com
pany, who sang with the society in Eli
jah" two years ago, will sing the solo con-
tralto part; Mr.. VIM. II. Rieger, the fore
most of our American tenors who sang
"A no In ha m will
be the tenor soloist. and Mr.. Ericsson F.
Bushnell, a prime favorlte with Washing
ton audiences, is re-engaged as the solo
bass. The chorus will number 400 trained
voices, and the orchestra will consist of
players from the Peabody Symphony Or
chestra of Baltimore, Mr.. John ItZel prin-
cipal The performance will be under the
direction of Mr.. Josef Kaspar, the eff
cient musical conductor of the society, who
by his energy and devotion to the best in
terests of the society has ably seconded
the efforts Of the board of directors to
make the concerts a success, unsteady and
financially.
Divide Musin Concert Company. - The
Divide Musin Concert Company, which is
one of the standard attractions OF a Inu-
steal season, Will be at the Metzerott Music
Hall Thursday evening, December 49, The
sale of seats for the concert will open a
week hence. Mr.. Musin is one of the best
violinists on the concert stage and he has
been heard In Washington so often that he
has many friends here among musIc-lov-
ing people. He is accompanied by his wife,
Annie Louise Tanner; by Miss Bessie Bon
sail, contralto; Fred. Elliott, tenor and
Eduard Scharf, pianist and musical d.
rector.
Walter Damrosch's Lecture.-The sale of
seats for the lecture to be delivered here
on the 9th of December by Walter Dam
rosch, the conductor of the New York
symphony Orchestra, opens at Metzerotts
Monday. This Is a new lecture and the
first single lecture Mr.. Damrosch has ever
delivered. His lectures heretofore have
been arranged In sets of three or six to
be delivered In series. Mr.. Damrosch has
prepares this lecture especially for his
hrst appearance In Washington as lee
turer. Like his other lectures, it will he
illustrated at the piano: and as Mr.. Dam
rosch is fine pianist and an ardent stu
dent of Wagner's peculiar music his re-
marks on wagner and the Musical Mo-
t1Ves or His Music Dramas ought to no
very interesting w
MI. Hanford to Star Again.-The we'll
khoWn washington actor. Charles b. Han
Ioru mas Just entered into a contract with
Ehhu II. Spencer and Miss Nora O'Brien
tor Joint starring tour during the season
OF lo9o-B. During the season of 1Sg2-93
MT. Hanford began starring, appearing as
Marc Antony in Shakespeare's Julius
caesar, using the Booth Barrett scenic
production OF that play, which he procured
from the estate OF Lawrence Barrett The
tour lasted 33 weeks, and extended ali
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