Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

Grand Opera House.-Mr. Richard Mans
field was seen last night at the Grand
Opera House in prince Karl" the play in
which he made his first bow to a Wash
ington audience in 1886. His enactment
Of the double role Of the prince and his
foster brother, the courier, was a delicate.
and finished piece Of comedy work, In
strong contrast with his impersonation OF
the decrepit old Baron Chevrial of the
night before. He kept his audience in good
humor throughout the entire evening and
displayed in an eminent degree his great
versatility as an actor. He was ably sup
ported by Miss Beatrice Cameron as the
young widow, and the other members Of
his company. The play was well mounted
and the performance was thoroughly en-
joyed by a large and critical audience. To-
night Mr.. Mansfield will be seen in Beau
Brummel."
For the Garfield Hospital.-The entertain
ment for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety to the Garfield Memorial Hospital at
the Church of Our Father, tomorrow even
ing. promises to be Of more than usual
int rest to the average intellectual hearer.
1t is to be musical and literary In Its char
acter, with Bermuda and the West Indies
as it's principal literary theme, and piano
solos by Miss Jessie Vivian Kerr and vocal
solos by Mr.. H. L. Murdoch. Mr.. B. H.
Warner is to make the introduction to the
trip to the West Indies, and give his I'M
pressions of Bermuda, the Windward ISL
ands and Jamaica, while Mr.. H. K. Willard
will give glimpses of the same islands,
using stereopticon views to illustrate them
Mrs. Jennie Cooper-Wilson will give
Judith"
Bischoff Concert Postponed.-The Bischoff
concert which was to have taken place to-
night, Good Friday, has been postponed
until Tuesday, April %. The program will
be the same, and those who have bought
tickets will simply transfer them to that
night.
The Pythian Fair.-The largest crowd
which has attended the joint fair of the
Knights of Pythias. at Odd Fellows Hall,
It'll street northwest, since it was opened
was there last night. So great was it that
walking around to look at the pretty arti-
cles on exhibition was out of the question,
and when the time for dancing arrived the
floor was simply struggling mass of
humanity. Fancy dancing by Misses Bes-
sic Otterback and Dimple Shackelford was
the attrac ton of the evening. The Wash
ington Light Infantry, the Veteran Fire
| men, Independent Order, of Red Men and
the color guard of the UnifC nm Rank, Red
Men, were present, all in full uniform. The
fair seems to have more than realized the
most sanguine expectations thus FAR IN the
matter of raising the money to pay the
debt incurred last August in entertaining
the visiting knights. The fair will close
tomorrow night.
Parlor Talk at Y M. c. A.-Good Friday
night at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, 1I09 New York avenue northwest,
has something of rare treat in store for
the public. Rev. Jos. I. Kelly, pastor of
Fourth PreShy terian Church, will give a
parlor talk on THE Pivotal Point in His
tcry," which promises to be worth hearing.
Mr.. Lewis Heininger will sing solo, and
Messrs. c. F. Burt and Chas. Haydn Chase
will give a piano duet This occasion has
called forth considerable effort, and gives
| assurance of an enjoyable evening.