Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-28
THE PRESS CLUB.
A Big Entertainment Arranged for the
Sth of February.

Sth of February.
Two years ago the National Capital Press
Club gave a big entertainment at AL
baugh's, which was record breaker in the
matter of performances of this sort. The
bare announcement that there will be an
other event of similar nature will be suf-
hcicnt to bring out another audience OF
tremendous proportions.
The entertainment will be given on Fri
day, February 8, beginning at noon and
lasting until or $50 o'clock. 1t will be
at the Grand Opera House, which has been
kindly donated by Manager Allen. The
Marine Band has given it's services, and
will constitute the orchestra.
The committee having the entertainment
in charge are Mr.. w. l.. Cronse, chairman;
Jay +. Durham, John c. Carter, jr.; Mar
shall Gushing, Cornelius Gardiner, Edward
H. Allen, Walter Weilman, Victor Kauff-
mann, II. L. Merrick and Emory Foster.
The seats for the clubs entertainment
viii be sold at auction about a week before
the performance. The seats not sold at
auction will then be placed on sale The
prices have not yet been fixed.
Washington society, official and unoffi-
cial, will honor the club with it's patron
age. The President, through Private Sec
rotary Thurber, has already expressed his
approval of the enterprise and his inten-
ton to contribute to it's success. More
than half n hundred of the best-knoWn
women in Washington society have kindly
consented to act as patronesses on the oc-
caslon. They Will include the ladies of the
cabinet, Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs.
Lamont Miss Herbert, Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Bissell, Mrs. Oiney and Miss Morton; the
ladies' of the diplomatic corps. including
Madame Romero, Madame Mendonca, Mad
anne Zeballos and others; the wives of
other officials, including Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs.
I'M, Mrs. Thurber and others, the ladies of
the Senate. Mrs. Mcmillan. Mrs Burrows,
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Frye, Mrs. Blackburn Mrs. Villas. Mrs.
Faulkner, Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. ]. X. Jones
and others; the ladies of the House, in
Guiding Mrs. Crisp. the Speakers wife;
Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs. McCrcary,
Mrs. Cornish, Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Catchngs
Mrs. Tracey. Mrs. Camnetti, Mrs. Warner,
Mrs. Bynum. Mrs. Mcguire. Mrs Price,
Dockery, Mrs. Boatner, Mrs. Gear, Mrs.
Conn, Mrs. Grosvenor, Mrs Cadmus, Mrs.
Geissenhainer, Mrs. Hatch, Mrs. Bailey
and others.
charge to make the program one of excep-
ticnal interest, and a special train will
bring the performers over from New York
and Philadelphia. and will take them back
gagements.
Among the attractions already secured
are Mr.. BeaGbohm Tree, the famous English
traSedian, who will come on with his conf
PStby. MI AStiSOH w VINO Las
kindly consented to take charge of the
stage, and who will be assisted by his
deputy. Mr.. Fisher. will appear in one
act comedy with leading New York
actress. Miss Agnes Booth will appear in
one-act play and will be supported by
Mr. Frederic Bond Miss Julia Maron.e
and company will give a representation CT
a short comedy or an act from one of the
dramas in which this star has become
famous. Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bellew Will
be seen in a society sketch entirely new
to Washington theater goers. Mr.. De Wolf
Hopper will give a new recitation. holding
casey at the Bat in reserve. Mr.. james
T. Powers will also do something funny.
and like Mr. Hopper, will come from Phil
aGoiphia for the occasion. Henry r.. Dixie,
who is now under Mr.. Days management,
will recite q new monologue, which is all
that need be said about it. Miss Maggie
Cline of Harry Miners Theater Will come
from New York to sing some of her favor
lite ballads, Including 'r'row Him Down:
i've a Daughter Mary Ann
&c. Mrs Alice Shaw, the whistler, has
signifed her intention of taking part. Mr..
Ruby Brooks and his partner. Mr.. Denton,
and their very skillful accompanist will
probably do their famous banjo turn"
Sandow will perform some new sea1s CT
strength in connection with his entertain
ing speciality. The famous Spanish dancer
who has been added to Mr.. Shadows
will also appear. A feature VIII
be the performance of the world-fam ous
equilbrist, Mr.. Severus Schaffer. who will
introduce some novelties on this OCCASION.
\ new feature, never before seen in this
will be band of eight Japanese
jUgglers, who promise to Guido all ieats
heretofore attempted by these wonderfully
clever natives of the mkadO's Kingdom.
James Ryan will give Il purely scientific
exhibition of bag punching, at which he
is admittedly the cleverest man in Amer
lea. Mr.. William Edgar Nye, who, as
everybody knows, is newspaper man
himself, has been requested to talk to the
audience in behalf of the Press Club.