Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26
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music played. and old and young of every
grade had fun with all the sights and
noise, including forty thousand boys. 1t
was not quite that way at the Grand last
night, though Klaw & changers great
one-ring circus, with its megatherian ag-
gregation of world famous favorites was
on hand. But there was plenty to go
round. The Country Circus" is not
new in Washington, but its program Of
ring performances is changeable and there
were new things in the ring. In the cast
are Mr.. Martin Cody as Tony Barnum,
the ringmaster; Mr.. s. K. Chester as Capt.
Joe Glass; Mr.. Fred. Clarke as Gifted Per-
kins; Mr.. Arthur Gibson as Doctor Swop;
Robert Harold as r. U. Thayer; Miss Ken
yon Bishop as Savillia, the $4,000 beauty
and no discount, either; Mrs. Chester as
Aunt Hulda, and Miss. Amy Stone as ST.
lence Snow. The attractions In the ring
are a very fair average, without being
anything new or original, except in the
case of La Belle Tina, on the bars. trapeze,
rings and ropes, very graceful and pretty
show; Luciano Tatan, the flying serpent,
a most difficult and beautiful contortion-
istic act on the rings, and last and great
est, Sadi Hassan Ben Ali, with his Arabian
acrobats, by all odds the most remarkable
tumblers and gymnasts ever seen In this
city. This one feature is simply marvellous
and worth going a long way to see. Their
agility and endurance are wonderful. and
at the close of their act the audience went
wild with applause.
New National Theater.-E H. Sothern ap-
peared at the National Theater last night
and presented his new play, "a Way to
Win Woman" by Jerome X. Jerome, for
the first time In this city. Both the play
and the actor were accorded a hearty re-
ception. The authors style in this work
shows the refinement and ease of express
sion which have made his other literary
work so acceptable, and it is hardly neces-
sary to say that Mr.. Sothern's impersona-
ton of the principal role shows intelligence
in conception and polish in execution. 1t Is
hard to make an altogether attractive hero
Of a man who in order to become eligible
to the hand Of a woman who has been so
educated as to subordinate the dictates of
her heart to considerations of wealth, steals.
Neither the young gentleman nor the young
lady in such case could be worthy Of the
sympathy which the playwright and per-
former succeed In commanding for them.
But they are very interesting people. The
supporting company is praiseworthy, and
the presentation m eritS the warm approval
accorded 1t.
Academy of Music.-At the previous ap-
pearance of the Tavary Opera Company In
this city it easily made itself a favorite and
established its reputation as that sort of an
opera company which, without the ques
tionable glory of a fashionable boom and
the imposition of unpopular prices. still
presented the best operas in the best man
ner, and always gave satisfaction to even
the most critical audiences At it's reap
pearance at the Academy of Music last
night in Verdi's beautiful and melodious
opera, III Trovatore,' it reaffirmed itself
in that regard. and the audience main
tanned the reaff1rmation, beginning the eX-
preston of its good opinion by according a
rous1ng welcome to each of the singers on
his or her appearance. especially noticeable
in the case of Guile. the tenor, whose voice
has made him an admiration to all au-
diences. The singers prominent in the op-
era are Mesdames Tavary and Won Dozen
hoff and MesSrs. Guile, Mertens and Schus-
ter and they met all the dramatic and
lyric requirements with such success as to
win the heartiest applause. So insistent
was this at the close of the prison song
that despite the unities, the curtain had to
be raised and the song repeated. Madame
Tavary's melodious voice and artistic
method peculiarly fit her for the part of
Leonora, and Verdi's florid and tuneful
music finds in her proper and capable
exponent. Tonight Bizet's Carmen" will
be given.
Buffers Bijou Theater.-Lincoln J. Car
ter's- Fast Mall was the attraction at
Buffers Bijou last night, and a large au-
dience was in attendance. The play is cap
ital in plot, admirable in construction and
exceedingly well played. The action hinges
on the pursuit of young bank clerk I'M
justly charged with murder. There is the
usual thread Of love in the play: famous
detective plays conspicuous part, as does
also his lively wife; an old Italian is
other leading character, and the heroine is
lovely girl. whose acting at once won the
sympathy of the audience. The scenic eff
fects were exceptionally good. The dash of
fast train, the shifting and pulling out of
the full freight, the explosion of steam
boat, the roar and mist of a mighty cata-
ract were realistically reproduced. The
company is strong one. No more capable
players have ever appeared at the Bijou
than those comprising the Fast Mall
company. Again tonight
Kernans Lyceum Theater.-Manager Ker-
nan had for his attraction last night at the
Lyceum Theater John Fields Drawing
Cards, the reputation of which drew the
usual large audience. Williams and Bar
ton in their knock-about act were enthusi-
aSticaliy received; Maud Beverly was seen
and heard to advantage in several popular
selections; the limitations of Edgar and
Curran were well received; Fields and Han
son, the stars of the company, played on
variety of musical instruments in their
well-known artistic manner; the juggling
of John Harry was exceedingly clever and
gained loud applause; Johnny Carroll con-
vulsed the house with his monologue and
song; Jules and Ella Garrison, travesty
artists, were good; Charley Case was as
funny as of old, and Mays and Hunter,
two clever young banjoists, concluded the
program with some creditable work. The
show concluded with sparring by Stanton
Abbott and Frank Farley and several other
amateur pugilists. There is standing Of
fer of s25 to be given to any one that will
StanQ before ADDOtt 1Or TOUR ROUNDS. Inc
offer will hold good for the week. Tonight
Abbott will meet an unknown, and Friday
evening Charley Holcomb of this city will
go on for four rounds.
Metzerott Hall.-Metzerott Music Hall
was comfortably filed last evening by those
who wished to hear the Rev. John Prender-
CAST lecture on the Two Views of Immor-
tally" The lecture was for the benefit of
the House of the Good Shepherd The au-
dience was fashionable one. ard, al
though the reading of the lecture seemed
to take away some of the interest, yet il
was followed throughout with the closest
attention. DR.. Prendergast spoke in the
midst of ferns and palms, arranged in the
center of the stage, and the back and sides
of the stage were also decorated with the
same.
The Ice Carnival-The second week of the
Ice Carnival at the Washington Light In
fantry Armory opened very auspiciously
last night. The National Rifles, in their
Snowy red coats; troop A. with flowing
yellow plumes, and the Old Guard, in blue
and geld, lent festive air to the scene,
which harmonized very prettily with the
" hiteness all around them. The crowd was
SO great in the early part of the evening
that walking around was out of the ques-
ton. but by 10 O'clock the crowd had