Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
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Aliens Grand Opera House.-"Miss Null
tom was one of the plays in which Miss
Clara Morris created sensation by her
wonderfully realistic acting over a decade
ago. She presented this piece again last
night at Aliens Grand Opera House to an
audience that manifested by frequent APP
plause its enjoyment Of the stars interpre-
tation. One thing noticeable during Miss
Morris engagement Is the excellent sup
porting company. Mr.. ColviIle is an intelli-
gent and forceful actor, and added to his
reputation by his performance of Maui
rice De Satour last night. Miss Lavinia
Shannon was effective Nine de Satour,
and the children were quite feature in
their songs and dances Tonight Miss Nor
ris will be seen in Camille.
kindergarten Lectures.-The Columbian
Kindergarten Association announces a Sc
ries of free lectures by eminent kindergart-
eners. the first of which will take place in
the parlors of the Washington Club, ITO
l street, tomorrow evening at o'clock
when DIR. VIM. T. Harris, United States
commissioner of education, will be the
speaker. The second lecture will be de-
livered Saturday morning at II o'clock by
Miss Caroline NJ. c. Hart, principal of the
training class of the Baltimore Kinder
garten Association, in the hall of Columbian
University.
Lectures on Cookery.-The Murrey course
of lectures on good cooking begins at Met
zerott Hall tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The first lecture, on the possibil-
tiles Of the chatting dish. promises to be of
unusual interest. Mr.. Murrey is an au-
thorty on the subject, and he is able to
| make his talks bright and entertaining and
not merely list of recipes His lectures
are always full of valuable suggestions
and give him chatting dish to work with
or fowl to cook or carve and he can
keep his audience thoroughly entertained
for couple of hours, sending his hearers
home with the feeling that they have learn
ed something new on the all-mportant SUBJ
ject of cooking. Mr.. Murrey is the pro-
prietor of the House restaurant at the
Capitol, the author of about sixty standard
| works on gastronomy, and bright and en-
PERTAINING talker on the subject. He is a
practical cook and will illustrate his lee
lures in IN interesting and instructive
manner The subjects he has chosen for
the course are peculiarly adapted to Wash
ington at this season of the year. He be-
| lieves that the American people might just
| as well live better at the same cost, and
Will show how this can be done. The course
is as follows:
1. December 6-"The Chatting Dish;' its
uses and possibilities. Welsh rabbits and
other dainty dishes, with practical demon
strations.
2. December 1O-"Fish and Shell Fish"
How to prepare oysters Holsters, ETC., in
attractive style.
3. December 3-"Marketing for the Hol-
iday Table" How to purchase. cook and
serve a dinner at home, with many timely
hints to Washington houSekeepers.
4. THE Ethics of Gastronomy." What
is right and what is wrong in American
| methods of dinner giving and home cook
| ing.
5. Salads, Sauces and Mushrooms y
| Course tickets with reserved seats, 81.
Single lecture with reserved seat, so cents.
| On sale at Metzerott's
Authors Readngs.-No more attractive
| entertainment will take place in Washing
| ton this season than the reading to be
| given next Monday evening by Mr.. Thomas
| Nelson Page and Mr.. Hopkinson Smith.
| Mr.. Page and Mr.. Smith have charmed
| Washington audiences before and the priv
| ilege of enjoying a reading by them will
| not fail to be appreciated. Mrs. Cleveland,
| the Vice President and the members of the
| cabinet with their families, will show their
| interest in these gifted authors by their
preSeuct.