Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-06

to say the least, conventional. The impress
sion Of triteness is relieved az 1t only can
be. by clever players. II Hoyt's slap-dash
but effective method Of drawing a character
could be mildly infused into Mr.. Carleton
literary skill. as displayed In this produc-
ton, the result would be play more to the
style of Tim Murphy and the good people
who surround him. George Richards ana
Eugene Garfield are both on hand, ana
they are liked by the audience In this per-
formance just as they are in all that they
do. Possibly Lem Kettle" would meet with
more approval If Mr.. Cartoons other pro-
ductiohs had not justified the expecta-
ton of something 50 much better. 1T Is
as much a mistake for him to undertake to
depict an unpublished hero as 1t would be Tor
Charles Hoyt to attempt to portray per
son of true refinement. And with all tne
handicap which the performance carried the
audience approved and manifested Its ap-
probation without stint or hesitation. The
reception was one of which any player OF
company of players might. feel proud Ana
1t is especially gratifying to know that
this appreciation is not simply a matter or
local popularity that Mr.. Murphy is the
same favorite in whatever community ne
visits. Miss Clara Thropp rendered the
soubrette role of the play very acceptabiy,
and the other members of the company were
competent
Buffers Bijou Theater.-Miss Ada Gray,
Who has made the play of East Lynne
life study. opened a weeks engagement at
Buffers Bijou last night at the head of
supporting company of more than usual
merit. There are few theater goers VINO
Are not familiar with the sad, pathetic story
of Fast Lynne" and the large audience
gave the play a hearty welcome last night
Miss Gray, in the dual role of Lady Isabel
and Madame Vine. gave a strong imperso-
nation of the characters. Miss. Gray shared
the honorS last evening with Mr.. Charles
Tingay, who made favorable impression
as Archibald Carlyle. Miss Annie Sutton
made many friends by her capable handling
of Miss Corney. and Mr.. William McGregor
brought good humor with comedy. Again
tonight.
Kernans Lyceum Theater.-Few vaude-
willie shows on the road enjoy such de-
served popularity as the one headed by the
Russell brothers, those original comedians
who have contributed so much to the enjoy
ment of the public. For this week only this
show is at Kernan's, and last night when
the curtain went up the house was crowd
ed. The Russells did another clever edition
of the Irish servant girls and brought roars
of laughter. Will Fox in his original and
highly entertaining speciality with the piano
was well received and contributed material
ly TO the performance Lizzie Raymond
sings sweetly and Havel and O'Brien came
to the front ranks as sketch artists. Then
there is Sam Bernard, who is always clever;
Hastings and Marion, Whiting and Shep-
herd, all contributing to make one of the
best variety shows seen here this season.
Tonight Manager Herman will receive full
election returns over special wire and
The Choral Society.-Mendelssohn as a
composer held to the belief that music Is
not too indefinite to put into words, but too
definite. He held that mere words were
susceptible of different meanings, but that
to him at least, music had particular and
definite meaning, one only and no other
1t was with this idea constantly in mind
that his best compositions were written.
He endeavored to convey a meaning by the
n usic, independent of and yet in thorough
harmony with the text. Still he was not
an innovator and rarely attempted anything
new and startling. His oratorio, est. Paul.
to be produced by the Choral Society We'd
nesday evening at Convention Music Hall,
is a fair example of Mendelssohns musical
IDEAS in tangible form. There is wealth
OF melody. and at the same time depth Of
feeling, which renders it highly acceptable
to all classes of concert goers. The cho-
ruses are an especially strong feature of the
work. Miss Blauvelt, Miss Stidham, Mr..
Schott and Mr.. Fischer all have excellent
opportunities in the solo work, and will be
heard at their best. Reserved seats may be
secured in advance at Droop & Sons, 925
Pennsylvania avenue.
DIR. Conan Doyle.-Many admirers of Ir.
J. Conan Doyle gathered at Metzerott Mu-
sic Hall last night to listen to this highly
successful writer's account of early strdg-
giles for recognition and the entertaining
reading from several of his most success
full books. DR.. Doyle has come rapidly for
ward In the literary world within the last
ten years and at present Is III the front
rank Oh WTtleTS. Inc SGu1ence seemed par
ticularly interested in the Doctors early
struggles and in the telling of the build
ing up Of the absorbing character, "Sher-
lock Holmes" Contrary to the general
opinion, the author does not hold "Sher-
lock- in very high esteem, and told several
amusing stories of how the book created
great discussion and how, finally, he had
to kill Sherlock to ease the English mind
In personal appearance the doctor resem-
bles the average newspaper man whose
work Is almost entirely out of doors, being
well built and typical Illustrate of the
words good natured.' His accent is
strongly English. but easily understood, and
few words escaped the ears OF tine atten-
tive audience. Few authors labor per-
sistently as DR.. Doyle. yet he seems to
thrive upon hard work. Many auditors ad-
mitte1 that from reading his books they
had conceived a sort of author totally diff
ferent from their hearty entertainer and
the multiplicity of short stories published
within the last year was accounted for
through the doctors splendid physique. To-
day the doctor will finish up a hasty in
spec ton of the city and then goes to Phil
adelphia.
Lecture at Hamline Church.-'The Story
of Redemption in Art and Song is the
w. l. Mex enney at Hanllne NJ. e. Church.
nth and P streets northwest, Wednesday
evening, November 7. at o'clock. Mr..
Mckinney will introduce eighty fine Illus
trations accompanying them with songs
and description of the life of Christ from
his birth to his ascension. Mr.. Mckinney 8
lectures are always popular. and this one
will, no doubt, prove exceedingly 1nstruc-
tive and interesting.