Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09

Baer. The comic songs are in the capable
hapds of George O'Connor. Percy Leach,
Wnl CulliSon and Elmo Jasper. Among the
specialties are the artistic song and darce,
1.-The Wedding of the Lily and the Rose"
by Messrs. Leach O'Connor, Jasper and
Mccarthy; Howard and Leigh, the we'll
known contortionists; the famous Dixie
Quartet, composed of Messrs. Cox, OrIne,
Sully and Tyler; VIII Conley. in monologue,
and others. The orchestra of sixteen pieces
is under the direction of Mr.. Ben. Judson.
Mr. William H. Lepley, the secretary of the
Ministries, is untiring in his efforts to insure
the success of the performance. The char
ity for which the performance Is given is a
worthy one
Mr.. Chas. B. Hanford.-Charles B. Han
ford, Elihu r. Spencer and Nora O'Brien
together with a company of uncommon ex-
cellence, will present several standard plays
in the Academy of Music week after next.
The plays are The Merchant Of Venice"
"Othello," Damon and Pythias," Virgin
ius" and 1.-THE Hunchback." Elsewhere this
season this confederacy of dramatic trained
talent has delighted uniformly large audi
ences. Mr.. Hanford, Washingtonian, is
regarded as one of the foremost tragic act
ors. His art has ripened since he played
last In Washington, and. If anything, his
personal magnetism has increased. Mr.
Spencer is an actor of rare accomplishments,
and Miss O'Brien Baltimore girl is young,
talented and pretty enough to please a con-
roisseur In beauty. The supporting COM
carried for each of the seven plays.
Carroll Institute Dramatic Club-The Car
roll Institute Dramatic Club. the well-known
amateur organization of this city, will in
augurate its third season next Wednesday
evening at Carroll Institute with a carefully
prepared rendition of Robertson's three-act
comedy, Home" under the direction of Mr..
Percy Winter, with the following cast: AL
fred Dorrison, alias Col John White, Mr..
Edward J. Walsh; Capt. Mountraffe. Mr..
q Mr Jpbr 7
Nolan; BERTHE Thompson, Mr.. Percy F.
Leach: George. Mr.. William s. Mccarthy;
Mrs. Pinchbeck, Miss Anita Hendrie: Lucy
Dorrison, Miss Nora Cocker; Dora Thorn
haugh, Miss Teresa j. Machen The good
work done by the club last winter is a guar
antee of an excellent performance of this
charming play.
Typographical Hall.-The entertainment
to be given by U. S. Grant Circle. Ladies Of
the q. A. r., next Tuesday evening at Ty-
biographical Temple promises to be one of
unusual interest, including literary and
musical program refreshments and dancing.
Good talent has been secured The object Is
a worthy one, as the proceeds will be de-
voted to the relief fund. and it is expected
that all comrades will literally respond.
Calvary Baptist Church.-Next Saturday
evening, November 16, there will be given in
Calvary Baptist Church corner of Sth and
H streets, what promises to be one of the
finest organ recitals and concerts heard in
the city for years. The auditorium of the
church has recently been greatly improved.
and new organ, which is pronounced by
experts to be very fine. has just been COM
pleted and placed in the church. The new
room. with its elegant settings, will be OPEN
ed to the public next Saturday evening, when
organists and singers of established reputa-
ton will appear on the program. Mr.. ].
Frank Donohoe, organiSt of the Cathedral
of Holy Cross in Boston, will play five num-
bers. Mr.. Donohoe has never yet been heard
in Washington, but he comes with the repu-
tn nf hain nf he fin act piStG in,
the country. Mr.. VIM. H. Rieger is one of
the greatest of tenors on the concert plat
form, and has already been heard in this
city. Mr. Frank Gebest, the new organist
at Calvary Church, recently came from
Berlin, and much is expected from him in
his organ number on the program.
Mrs. Shir-Cliff is so well known in Wash
ington musical circles that nothing need be
said of her singing. Much the same may be
said of Mr.. William D. Hoover, the fine bas-
so in St. Thomas Church choir, who Will
sing solo. and in a duo with Mrs. Shir-Chf.
Miss Cluss, the popular harpist, will play
one number, with organ accompaniment.
The tickets for the concert are selling rapid
ly, and there is prospect of a very large au-
dience.
For Needy Confederates.-The Ladies'
Southern Relief Society will give a con-
cert and dramatic entertainment at Met
Zerott'S Music Hall Friday evening next
for the benefit of the needy confederate
veterans Of this city. The affair is ex-
and the talent engaged for it embraces
some of the best known musicians in
Washington. including Prof Mama, Mrs.
Mama, Miss Blanche Mattingly Miss Mae
Rogers, Nh. John Porter Lawrence, Mr..
Vim. Mcfarland. Miss Greenwood Hardy,
Miss Fanny Koedler and Miss Katherine
McReynolds of the Stuttgart Royal Con-
servatory. The program will be an in
tereStinG in every respect, and it is
thought that the object of the concert will
induce large sale of tickets.
Odd Fellows Hall-Prof. Markos will
give a spirituakst seance at Odd Fellows
Hall, 9TH street between d and E streets
northwest, tomorrow Sunday evening at
o'clock, at which he will do his best to
convince skeptics and please believers.
Some entirely new features Will be intro
duced by Markos and both classes of peo-
pie mentioned above are invited to attend
Prof. Marllos also duplicates the feats of
some OF the best known mediums and al
lows the fullest investigation in all his
work.
'Hansel and Gretel."-The success of
.'Hansel and Gretel' in Europe was most
phenomenal. 1t has been sung in all the
European capitals, was sung at the Royal
Opera in Berlin every other night for
period of six months, and in London en-
joyed a prosperous run of nearly year
It's success at Days in New York, where
It Is now running is quite as emphatic as
on the other SIDE. and the New York musi-
cal critics have fairly raved over the music
which is original, tuneful and meodious
The opera is being presented by Sir Au-
gusts Harris English Opera Company, I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Augustin DAILY. 1t
will be sung at the Lafayette Square Opera
House the week commencing the 18th in
slant, being brought here directly from
Days Theater New York.
Columbia Musical Enthusiastically the
greatest attraction just now the
graphophone is the descriptive piece the
Battle of Masses" The rattle of mus
kerry. the booming OF cannon, the sound
ing Of bugles and drums, the rushing tramp
of many feet transport the nearer to
scenes of blood and carnage. The Jolly
Sinners March. by VIII Haley is another
popular attraction. The Carnival Dance"
from the Gaiety Girl, with orchestration
accompaniment. which proved SO popular
few months ago, is again to be seen on
the neutrality-suspicious.
DIR. Ennis Lectures.
The first of a series of lectures by Rev.
Howard Wilbur Ennis, the pastor of the
Western Presbyterian Church, was given
last evening at that church before an appre-
ciative audience. Lights and Shadows of