Evening star., 1894-01-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

Albaugh's H. Crane. the comedi-
an, will be the attraction at Albaugh's
Grand Opera House next week, when he will
present two new plays-"Brother John" and
"On ProbatiOn"-and revive an old one
THE Senator" The last named will be Sat-
urday nights bill and is sufficiently well
known to need no further mention. The
engagement will begin with Brother John,"
four-act comedy from the pen Of Martha
Morton. 1t is in this play that Mr.. Crane
has been appearing all season. and In which
he is said to have scored heavily. 1t Is
pretentious work and aiming to attack GER
! tain phases of what is known as polite
society. In the last act there is said to be
much humor and happiness. Brother John"
will be repeated Tuesday. Wednesday
and at the Saturday matinee.
ION Probation" will have its first hearing
on Thursday and be repeated on Friday.
This play is said to be very laughable.
Brander Matthews, a well-known literary
| man. and George H. Jessop wrote it, and II
there were any serious lines In 1t after 1t
was completed they took care to eliminate
them. The principal character is wealthy
American, travelling abroad, with PEN
chant for running after pretty girls. He
will fiirt with anything wearing petticoats
and has heart in which he finds a place
for all womankind. No man can f1irt and
keep out of trouble and Silsbee is in hot
water continually. He Is blackmailed by
bogus count entrapped into proposal Of
marriage by designing Irish widow and
threatened with death by a Brazilian, whose
wife he had the misfortune to kiss The
staging of the three plays will, 1t is prom
ised be very handsome and elaborate.
New National Theater.-F-ancis Wilson
and his comic opera company will be at the
New National Theater next week in an
elaborate production of "Erminie."
Academy of Music.-The attraction at the
Academy of Music next week will be Archie
Boyd in THE Country Squire"
Harris .Bijou Theater.-The attraction at
Harris Bijou Theater the coming week will
be The Rambler from Clare Dan Nc
Carthy's new play, with the author himself
as the bright particular star in the princi-
pal role. 1t is clever Irish drama. replete
with pretty songs, catchy music, dialogues
and realistic reproductions of scenes in the
Emerald Isle. The curtain rises in the first
act and discloses a typical Irish farm yard.
AT one side the old matched cottage where
the good mothe- sits In the distance are
the chickens. goats pigs and donkey. Then
the bright colIeens and rollicking lads come
focking in and indulge in a genuine coun-
try dance. Mr.. Mccarthy is one of the
most talented of the young stage Irishmen
or the day, having rapidly won his position
in the foremost ranks of refined Celtic de-
| lineato-s. A large number of new songs
and clever dances will be introduced. A
thr1lling and realistic eagles flight adds to
the dramatic interest, while a St. Patrick's
day parade, with the usual Accomplishments
of such an occasion. affords much enter
tainment real Irish piper. said to be the
, finest performer in the world, furnishes
music for some of the solicitations which
mark the adventures of The Rambler from
Clare"
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-The CITY Club
Spectacular Farce Comedy Company will
be the attraction at the Lyceum Theater
next week. The opening burletta entitled
The City Club at Midnight: or. the Fringe.
F-oth and Crust of Society,"" is rendered
brilliant by an abundance of dazzling cos
tunes, rare display of gorgeous scenery.
and enlivened with popular vocal and in
strumental music. The variety perform
ance includes Lew Hawkins. Harry Bryant
the Vidocqs, Fannie Everett, the Dillon
Brothers. Ruby Marion and I.owe.y and
Hanley. Between each act in the olio
Morots living pictures of q genuine Span-
ish bull fight will be introduced bur
lesque. entitled "A Tempting Town." closes
the performance
Full returns of the Corbett- Mitchell fight
VIII be read from the stage of the Lyceum
Thursday afternoon and evening. according
| to time of combat
Mt. Vernon Place NJ. f. Church.-A lee
tere by Rev; F. 'E. Clark. DID, president
OF the United Society of Christian Endeay-
| or, on his "Trip Around the World" will
be delivered at the Mt. Vernon Place NJ. e.
Church on Monday evening. Shortly after
the great convention of 1892 in New York
DIR. Clark, accompanied by his wife, made
the tour of the globe. occupying nearly a
year in their travels. Many Interesting
connection with the lecture
The Philharmonic Club.-The second con-
cert of the Philharmonic Club will be given
Wednesday evening, January 2l. at the
Un1versalfst Church, corner of 18th and l.
streets northwest. The soioists will he
Miss Leoncra Won Stosch and Mrs. Ernest
Lent. The former will play Sarasate's
Faust Fantase and Wieniawski's Russian
airs for violin. Mrs. Lent who has re-
Gently had great success on the concert
platform in Baltimore and elsewhere. and
whose recent European studies have great
ly increased her power as a piano virtuoso.
will give Chopin nocturne and Liszt's
| polonaise in major. Mr.. Herman c.
Rakemann. the well-known violinist. will
play with Mrs. Lent the celebra ted Heller
Ernst duet for violin and piano, and the
club will perform Mr.. Lent's trio in B
minor and Go'dmark's trio for violin, cello
and piano Mr. Lent will play Bach air
is unusually fine. Seats at Knabe's
King Rene's Daughter.-Smart's cantata
king Rene's Daughter" will be rendered
at MetZerott Music Hall next Wednesday
evening for the first time in Washington
by the pupils of Miss Katie " Wilson, an
augmented chorus of seventy female voices
and an orchestra from the Marine Band
The cantata will be sung in concert FORM
Miss Helen Nye Miss Bertie Thompson and
Miss Alice Pillsbury constituting the solo,
lists. The whole will be under the direction
of Miss Wilson.
Sol Smith Russell.-All lovers of refined
and wholesome comedy are assured Of
rich treat in the forthcoming engagement
Of the famous comedian Sol Smith Russell
This artist is so favorably known to local
playgoers that the simple announcement
of his coming will prove sufficient to crowd
the theater. A more mirth- provoking or
thoroughly enjoyable performance than
that given by that comedian will not be
afforded again in our city for some time
Mr.. Russell and his superb company will
appear in his new play. April Weather"
at the Grand Opera House, Monday, Janu-
ary 20, which will without a doubt be filled
with the elite of the city. Mr.. Russell
brings here the same company that sup
ported him in New York and Chicago. Sale
of seats begins Monday morning
Mary Howe LAWN, the great Washington
favorite, is at present located in Berlin
where she and her husband are singing un-
der the management of Hermann Wolf
the noted manager. She appeared in Ham
burg, Monday January 8, with the Won
Bulow Philharmonic Orchestra, and both of
them sing in Berlin January 20 with the
Philharmonics, the leading organization in
Germany, after which they appear in Dres-
den and other German cities up to Febr,1-
ary II. when they sail for America, there
tour here beginning March 8.
On India. On next Monday and Tues
day evenings there will be delivered at
Mezerott Hall two illustrated lectures on
India, by VIM. Morey, jr. The lecturer is
native of the country of which he speaks
and will make an exceedingly entertaining
story of its features, it's industries and its
people. On Monday he will speak of Cey-