Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
ADJUSTMENTS.


Miss Jerry through her adventures last
evening at Metzerott's Hall with every evil
dence Of enjoyment. The picture play
was a decided innovation to Washington
audiences, the story being read aloud, with
profuse illustrations, afforded by means or
series OF unusually fine stereopticon
views. The story. though not exciting, ana
depending largely upon the Illustrations for
its interest, gave the natural, unexagger-
ated experiences OF a young girl ambitious
to distinguish herself in the newspaper
world, and who, after successful period
OF reporting, interviewing, ETC., Is married
by the city editor. The views were among
the finest ever shown here, unusually eff
fective being those of Mr.. Depew in his
private office, 9th avenue by moonlight,
Broadway, and number of interior views,
which were really exquisite in their ar
rangement and general effect.
Capt. Paul."-Next week melodrama
will be the Offering at the Grand Opera
House. and from all accounts a good one.
Capt. Paul. the joint work OF Messrs.
E. r. Rose and A. NJ De Lsser, comes
for one week, after prosperous two
months run in Boston. 1t requires two
cars to carry the special scenery, proper
ties and effects of the organization and
employs over one hundred people to pre-
sent the play. One OF the principal scenes
represents a battle at sea between all
American vessel, the Ranger, commanded
Bret The press of Boston, Philadelphia
and Baltimore, where the company is play
ing this week, pronounce this the acme OF
stage mechanism.
Mrs. Langtry.-Tonight Mrs. Langtry will
present "A Wife's Peril" instead of "A
House of Cards. as at first announced.
The play selected is one which will enable
the star to be seen to good advantage
The PhilharmC mic Ciub.-ElthouSh it is
composed of but three members, the Phil
harmonic Club has done an excellent work
in off daNrn i'm
taste for good music. All the members
artists iE their respective lines, and
their individual as we'll as collective eff
forts have been appreciated by the music
loving people of Washington. Mr.. Rake
mann is in the front rank of viclinists, and
the ability of Mrs. Lent a pianist, and
Mr.. Lent as 'cellist, has been recognized
by critical public. At the third and last
concert of the club this season, which &C.
ours tomorrow night at Metzerott Music
Hall, the program to be presented which
has already been published, will be one of
the most attractive it has offered All the
members will appear in solos and their
concerted numbers will be interesting. The
club will be assisted by Miss Lucia NOla.
Miss Mary Helen Howe and Mr. Victor
Herbert. Miss Nola is a dramatic soprano
who has received warm praise for her
work in other cities, and Miss Howe is a
Washington girl who has won her way TO
the front, after hard study under inteili-
gent Instruction. Mr.. Herbert is recognized
as the foremost celst in this country, and
former and as a composer. The attendance
at this concert should be very large, eSpe-
caliy as Mir. Lent, the manager of the
club. has informed the chairman of the
citizens entertainment committee that all
of the proceeds beyond the expenses Will
be turned over to the citizens relief COM
nittee for the poor Of the District.
Sousa and His Band-Those who be-
lieVed that the work of Gilmore's Band
could never be eGualed have changed their
opinion since John Philip Sousa has en-
tered the field as band conductor He has
got together an organization that Is in
every way the peer of the famous band SO
long led by the late j. S. Gilmore. and his
success in every prominent city in this
country has been fully as great as that of
his predecessor. SoEsas Band Is now
known the length and breadth of this land
and all its tours have been remarkably
successful. 1t will start on a southern tour
next week. and will take in Washington on
it's way, appearing at the Grand Opera
House on Sunday night, the Goth. Every
time Mr.. SouSa and his band have played
here they have been greeted by large and
enthusiastic audiences. and there is every
likelihood that the capacity of the opera
house will be fully tested al their coming
visit.
THE South Before the War"-NIanager
Kernans attraction for next week will be
Whalen and Martelrs spectacular produc
ton. THE South Before the War" This
Tell-knoWn organization this season con-
tains an abundance of new and novel feat
ures: new scenery has been added and the
company has been enlarged and strength
ened The life of the darkey during the
ante-belum days in the south is RESPONSE
lie for this production. The scene Illus
tratng .'pastimes'' on the plantation is
particularly interesting. The slaves en-
gage in buck and wing dancing banjo
picking and shouting, and as they sing the
sweet old southern melodies as only q Oar
key can, one is forced to imagine ones self
In the midst of mammoth plantation. A
cake walk, with all it's mirthful accom-
D2nimpntS. fa1 of
the big program.
The Mort Concert.-The Mort Concert
Company, assisted by the Y. NJ. c. A. Or
chestra, gave a highly appreciated concert
at Metzerott Hall Monday night. The per-
formarce of the orchestra, under the d.
rectorship of E. A. Lovy, was satisfactory
and pleasing. and the vocal solos and con-
certed numbers were received with appro-
baton The program included instrumental
solos by Mr.. Lovy and Mr.. Gottwals and
vocal numbers by Miss Burkhart Prof
Morl, Miss Brandes, Mr.. Barr. Dr. Donald
son, Patience Mort and Bertha Mort. The
program was varied in character and
numerous encores were demanded.
Shakespeare's king Lear"-,The subject
of lecture yesterday evening at st. Johns
College. by Mr.. Milton E. Smith, editor of
the Church News of this city, was Shakes
peare's King Lear" He pointed out the
characteristics. both good and bad, of the
sevsGal personages in the work Then he
took up the incidents, explaining the plot
and showing how the weaving together of
the MINOR plOtS was accomplished to bring
about the completed end desired The third
lecture of this course will be given next
Tuesday evening by Rev. Thomas j. Sha-
han, DID,, who will take for his subject
the Roman catacomhs, their history archi-
lecture and the art displayed in them.
Glories of the Nile-A theme which is
never exhausted in the lecture world is
that of the Nile river and it's surroundings
Mr.. Finney, who lectures tonight at Met
zerotts Music Hall on the "Glories of the
Nile has a very pleasing way of touching
on almost every point, but in such a way
that it does not string his lecture out The
lecture is to be illustrated by great num-
Der of pictures, some of which have never
been shown before in this city.
Chautauqua Union Lectures.-The first
lecture of a course under the auspices of
the Chautauqua Union of the District of
Columbia will be given this evening at
Wesley Chapel by Mr.. Leon H. Vincent, a
son of Bishop Vincent. The subject this
evening will be Thomas Carlyle. On Fri
DAY his subject will be Thackeray, and on
Wednesday and Friday of next week,
Dickens and George Elliot, respectively.
All who have been to any of the summer