Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

1.-The PIayers."-The organization Of Co
lumbar University students and alumni
known as Tho Players" made its first
| public appearance yesterday afternoon at
the New National Theater, presenting the
opera Dorothy" The result showed that
there is excellent material among the
young gentlemen, both unsteady and
dI anaticaliy, that only needs proper in
struction and direction to be advantage
ously available. The weakness in the per-
Torrance was in insufficiency Of rehearsals,
and there did not always seem to be a per-
feet understanding between the people on
the stage and the musical director. The
young gentlemen did what has not been
| attempted by any other male organization
they sang the solos and concerted music
in adherence to the original score instead
Of singing in unison, as is usually the case.
Those who sustained female parts did very
we'll in their unaccustomed attire, notably
Hazen Bond as Dorothy Leroy Cough as
Lydia. b. y. Cushman as the widow, DR..
N. Wills Pomeroy as Lady Betty. while
| the chief figures in the male cast were
| Harry Hughes as Squire Bantam, w. H.
Cenley as the bailiff, Fred. NJ. Supplee,
Melville Hensey, Theodore Friebus, jr.,
James Taylor Cronin and Horace West
colt. The ballet corps was a decided hit.
| q pronounced success. Altogether the ef-
fort OF yesterday was commendable one,
| and showed that THE Players" surpass
in musical and acting ability any college
organisation that has been seen here The
audience was large and fashionable one,
and applause was frequent and emphatic.
The First Bischoff Concert.-The first OF
the Bischoff concerts this season took
place at the Congregational Church and
was well attended, as these entertain
ments always are. The participants in
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their efforts were thoroughly satisfactory.
DR.. Bischofs own work and the recitation
of Mr.. John Tweedale were perhaps the
most interesting numbers, although all
the vocalists were in good voice and sang
WELL All their numbers were encored.
Art Students League.-The course of lee
lures under the auspices Of the Art Stu
dents League will commence this evening
with a talk on Modern Art by VIM. NJ.
Chase. The subsequent lecturers will be
+. Hopkinson Smith on Quality Of the
Picturesque" January IL; VIM. Ordway
Partridge, Americas Contribution to the
World Of Art" February 16. A lecture on
illustrative art to be announced later, on
March 16, and Mrs. Candace Wheeler on
Decorative Art" April Ii. These lectures
take place at the Builders Exchange and
tickets may be obtained Of members of the
league or at the league rooms, No. SOS
18th street northwest.
Lewis Harvie Finneys Lecture.-On We'd
nesday evening of next week Lewis Harvie
Finney, the well-known lecturer, will de-
liver at Metzerott Music Hall his new lee
| ture, The Glories of the Nile" The lee
ture Is most Interestingly written and Mr..
Finney has prepared for IL a set of col
ored views made from photographs which
have never been seen in this city before.
These views will be shown on q twenty
four-foot screen. where they cannot but be
seen to advantage. Mr.. Finney's position
in official life here has given him many
friends, who undoubtedly will help to MI
the house next Wednesday night.
Mozart symphony Club.-One of the best
OF the travelling concert companies sent out
from New York is the Mozart Symphony
Club, which will be heard here December
26 in the National Lyceum course In the
club are string quartet and vocal as well
as instrumental sooists
Albaugh's.-"A Gaiety Girl'' will be pre-
sented at Albaugh's Grand Opera House
next week, with matinees Wednesday and
Saturday. This musical company inter-
preted by Mr.. George Edwarde's excellent
company, has met with wonderful success
at Days Theater, New York and at the
Hollis Street Theater, Boston. whence 1t
comes direct to Albaughs. The young per-
son whose name is affixed to the bills, is,
after all, only a pretext for the introduce
ton of picturesque dances, popular ballads,
more or less felicitous jokes, and for ex-
hitting a rare array of charming girls.
Some may prefer the pas de trois rendered
with such spirit in act by Maggie Cross
land, Lucy Murray and May Lucas. Others
again may like the final carnival ensem-
BILE. All are excellent.
More attractive than all, perhaps, will
be Julette Nesville, who impersonates the
wicked little French lady's maid, on whom
the action hinges. She Is witty and bright,
and she gives much point to every word
that she speaks or sings In the piece.
The girls are not the only attractions,
either. Two or three of the actors press
them hard. The old Major of Mr.. Fred
Kaye is legitimately humorous; the songs
and acting Of Mr.. Monkhouse who plays
the part of an amorous military doctor, Is
consistently and unctuously ll;while the
British Judge of Mr.. Leedham Bantock
rises to the dignity of high comedy.
Shore Acres.-At Albaugh's Grand Opera
House the eminent character actor, James
A. Herne, begins weeks engagement on
Monday evening, December "a, when he
will appear in his own beautiful comedy
drama Shore Acres" This play, which
had a run of 81 nights In New York city
and ia nights in Boston, is sure to create
a profound sensation here. 1t Is wholly
unlike anything heretofore presented on
the American stage, and has been accepted
as an epoch-marking work. The authors
Interpretation of the leading role is highly
commended. The company is a large one
and they carry everything used in the pro-
duction of Shore Acres"
New National Theater.-De Wolf Hopper
and his excellent company, with his latest
and funniest success, "Dr. Syntax," will
be at the New National Theater for
the first time in Washington next week.
Academy of Music.-Ward and Vokes,
two comedians well known here, and a
good company will be next weeks attrac-
ticn at the Academy of Music.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Sam T.
Jacks Creole Company will be the attrac-
ton at the Lyceum next week and prom
Uses a program replete with new features.
The native bellies and comedians, who are
the representative artists of their race, are
Noted for their vocal talent and terpsicho-
rean skill Sweet old southern melodies are
adapted to their rich musical voices while
the grotesque dances of the south, in
veriably exciting. always amusing, are but
the favorite pastmes of their race
Glimpses of the levee the plantation and
the cotton field, depicting the native as
he was, are but secondary to the native
as he stands today, developing into an
artist of no mean ability, with capabilities,
with talent, with skill in keeping with |
the times and the progress of the race.