Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-19
ADJUSTMENTS.

Hamline NJ E. Church-There will be
sacred concert of the Hamline Choral
Union at the Hamline Church, corner 9th
and P streets northwest, on Friday evening
next that will be Of great interest to those
who enjoy the highest form Of musical
composition. This union Is composed OF
excellent material and the members have
been under careful rehearsals, so that they
may be expected to do superior work. The
chief number that 1t will sing will be Dud-
ley Bucks Festival TIE Deum in E fiat. The
soloists at the concert will be Miss Flora
Holden, soprano; Miss Florence McNelly,
contralto; Douglas Miller, tenor; Elphonso
Youngs. jr., basso; Otis D. SWEET and DR..
]. W. Blschoff, organists.
Mr.. Stevens on Japan.-Tonight at Met
zerott Music Hall Mr.. Durham White
Stevens, counsellor of the japanese lega-
ton, will deliver new lecture on Japan.
He will describe ~the japanese people as
only an observant American who has lived
among them for sixteen years can do Mr..
Stevens will tell what he knows of these
Yankees of the east" will explain the
progress toward modern civilization which
they are making, and will describe the
Americanization of the people. There is
promise of an overfiowing house tonight.
Many distinguished members of the diplo-
matte corps will be present.
Mr.. Stevens tonight takes the place OF
Mr.. Lewis Harvie Finney, who was to give
his new lecture on THE Glories of the
Nile" but was prevented by illness.
"Hamlet."-At MetZerott Music Hall to-
morrow night Rev. ID. j. Stafford DID,
will deliver a lecture on Hamlet" DR..
Stafford has been close student of Shakes
peare's works for years, and 1t may safely
be predicted that his analysis of the great
dramatist's most complex creation will be
intelligent, critical and interesting. The
proceeds of the lecture are to start a fund
for new operating room at the Emergency
Hospital
Bishop Keane's Lecture.-A large audi
ence assembled yesterday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock in Willard Hall to hear Bishop
Keane, rector of the Catholic University,
disc curse about 1.-The Soul of Literature
and Art" The audience paid the utmost
attention to the speaker. Bishop keane
announced that it was his original inten-
ton to deliver two lectures, but he had
concluded to combine the pair, and in or
der TO be concise possible he had
written his thoughts and would read from
the manuscript. All real literature and
art, according to Bishop keane, must en-
body the ideal. Three attributes are neces-
sary-truth, beauty and goodness. With
out the possession of this trio, alleged lit
erary works and works in art are worth
less. The speaker gave instances of those
whose works in poetry, music and sculp-
ture are practically perfect because in
them are embodied truth. beauty and good
ness. In closing, the bishop expressed his
belief that the highest type of literature
and art has not as yet been reached, and
also that the world will see absolute per-
lection in those lines some time in the
future.
Land of the Midnight Sun."-The second
and concluding lecture of Rev. NJ. w. Ham,
ma on the Land of the Midnight Sum-
will be delivered at the Memorial Lutheran
Church tonight. Those who heard the
first~lecture on Monday night will need no
urging to attend this evening. Mr.. Ham,
ma is a clear and effective speaker, and
his remarks are illustrated by numerous
excellent stereopticon views.
Handel'S Messiah. AS d composer of
choral music Handel Is generally regarded
as standing first. No one ever excelled him
in developing the resources of the chorus.
The chorus numbers in THE Messiah" are
notably fine, the favorites being the Halle
lujah'' chorus, and, hardly second to the
other, the chorus, For Unto Us Child is
Born" which, as rendered by the Choral
Society, always wins the warmest approval
of the audience. The performance on Fri
day evening, the 2Sth, at Convention Music
Hall. will be complete in every respect.
The prices are right for the times, with an
ample number of seats for all.
Shore Acres."-For the lover of the
beautiful and poetic Mr.. James A Herne's
play, Shore Acres" which is announced
for production at Albaugh's Grand Opera
House on Monday evening next, will prove
an enjoyable as we'll as pronJaDIe enter
tainment. The play, which will be seen
here for the first time on this occasion, has
achieved a deserved success, phenomenal
runs having teen made in New York,
Brooklyn and Boston. One eminent writer
has said that " Shore Acres Is deli
Cately and simply beautiful a morning
glory. Is characters are so clear and COM
handing, so delightfully."- quaint and in
genious, ITS sentiments are so poetic, it's
moral is so sweet that he who can resist
or miss it's influence is either superesthetic
or mentally gross" Only second to the
play is the authors Interpretation of the
role OF Nathaniel Berry. Although Mr..
Herne has long been recognized as an able
character actor never before has his in
dividual work been widely commented
upon or so carefully analysed. The pre-
sentation to be given of "Shore Acres in
this city will be equal in every respect and
detail to that given at Days Theater,
New York. There will be a matinee Christ
mas day and Saturday.
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