Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-29
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Jack the Giant Killer.-The sale of seats
for the juvenile opera, Jack the Giant
Killer" which will be presented under the
auspices Of the ladies of the Loyal Legion
at Albaugh's tomorrow afternoon. has
been unprecedentedly large. The opera
will be produced under the immediate
direction of the composer, Prof. Harry
Wheaton Howard, and will eclipse all
former attempts at opera by children In
this city. There will be about 250 children
on the stage. and the costumes and ap-
pointments will be unusually rich. The
work of drilling this great number of
Howard has been untiring in his efforts
TO bring them up to their present high
degree of perfection. The cast includes
Mr.. Eugene Davis, as the giant, the only
adult part; Henry Talmadge, king; Marie
Howe, queen; Clara Moran, youngest prtn-
cess, and Burton Garrett, Jack. Then
there will be princesses, ladies OF the court
and amazons, princes, heralds and court
Iers, and several dances will be introduced
that will add to the attractiveness of the
presentation. Mr.. Halstead p. Hoover Will
be the accompanist and Mr.. Eugene Davis
has instructed the children In their stage
work. The production will be social az
well as an artistic event, for ladies or the
cabinet and those prominent in social cir
cles have secured boxes and choice seats.
and the audience will be q brilliant one.
Seats may now be obtained at the box
Office of the opera house. The children had
a rehearsal at the opera house today, and
the result showed that the performance
Is to be an excellent one. The principals
have their music and stage business under
perfect control, the dances are graceful
and the chorus work remarkably effective.
Dean Hole.-"Society in England will be
the subject of the deans lecture on Monday
evening next. The indications are that
large audience will be present to welcome
this distinguished clergyman. The press
In the north and west speak In the highest
terms OF his eloquence, common sense and
admirable humor. His manner is quite out
Of the common run. He has an original
way of his own, full of wit. happy anecdote
and humor. To use the phrase OF another,
his efforts are excellent, direct, simple
and manly" The sale of seats still con-
tinues at Metzerott's music store.
The Kinetoscope.-The kaleidoscope, the
remarkable properties of which have been
fully explained In these columns, may be
seen with all its latest improvements at
No. 52I 18th street, Corcoran building,
which will be open all day and until IL 80
pm. Some of the realistic features shown
are cock fight, which Is so natural that
one can almost see the feathers fly, a skirt
dancer In her graceful movements, San
dow, the strong man, in some of his Won
derful feats, and a prize fight, which ap-
pears so natural that one can almost fancy
he hears the thud of the blows. These are
but a few of the remarkable things to be
seen through the marvellous kaleidoscope.
Olga NetherSOle.-M1SS olga NetherSOlo,
the young and celebrated English actress
will make her first appearance In this city
at Albaugh's on Monday next, December
r. appearaing az Camille" Her portrayal
OF that well-known character was pro-
rounced by the New York press to be a
revelation. She does not follow in the
beaten lines hut she gives distinct and
original rendition OF the part. Miss Meth
ersole Is mistress of the art Of dressing to
perfection, ard her costumes in "Camiue'
are exquisitely beautiful and yet such as
a woman of "Camille's" character in real
life would have worn. Miss Nethersole Is
fOrtur ate in her manager, Marcus X
Mayer. and will be supported by an ex-
cellent company, including the following
well-known artists: Maurice Barrymore.
Grant Stewart. Edwin Holland, ]. II.
Nash. j. &. Blackstone, Mrs. r. J. Phillips,
Miss Marion Gray, Miss Virginia Graves,
Miss Ethel Madison. The repertoire of
the week will be Monday and Tuesday,
Camille" Wednesday and Thursday,
Romeo and Juliet Friday and Saturday
evening, The Trans gressor;' Saturday
matinee, Camille"
The Catacombs of Rome.-At the Church
of Our Father last evening an interesting
lecture was delivered by John Naylor Hus-
eey OF Philadelphia, who is a member of
the Academy of Sciences of that city. The
subject of the lecture was the "CatacombS
OF Rome" which was illustrated by fine
steropticon views The trip made by the
audience, with Mr.. Hussey as guide,
through the vast subterranean excava-
lions made by the early Christians Of