Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-18
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nights audience at the Lafayette Square
Opera House was a large one, and the
matchless presentation of Shakespeare
comedy, LAS You Like It." by the DAILY
company created enthusiasm and merited
applause. Miss Rehan's Rosalind does not
change. She is still queenlike as the duke s
daughter and frolicsome as the youth in
the forest. To those students of Shake
speare who cling to the idea that in this
drama of exile the deep andeserious note Is
never absert, the sportiveness of some Of
her scenes with Orlando seems to be in
rather too sharp a contrast. But there are
many diverse views to take Of great work
Of art, all equally good. Miss Rehan's
Rosalind is her own; it is grace personif1ed,
in felicity Of speech it is indispensable, and
there is certainly no lack of sincerity in 1t,
or of tenderness, of nobility Of bearing, as
In the defiance of the uSuIper, of deep feel
ing, as In the episode of the bloody ker-
chief. The supporting company is up to the
DAILY standard, and in last nights bill was
seen to great advantage. Mr.. Lewis, MIR.
Clarke, Mr.. Power, Mr.. Worthing, Miss
Carlisle al Miss Haswell play their i'm
portant parts with the skill and discretion
of experienced actors and the remainder Of
the cast lent efficient aid and gave intelli-
gent and artistic Interpretation of the char
acters assigned them. The scenery was all
that could be desired and the music most
enjoyable. Tonight, midsummer Nights
Dream"
Nate Salsbury's big colored production will
be at Convention Hall next week, with mat
inees on Wednesday and Saturday. This
latest venture of Mr.. Salsbury's has met
with great success in New York, and VIII
doubtless do a big business at Convention
Hall. There are three hundred colored men
and women employed in the entertainment,
which is composed of all sorts of southern
avis Nd rfIv, rfr Iar ,ofr a.
The music Is the chief charm of the "yhibi-
ton. and 1t is said to be phenomenal. We
all know how colored man or woman can
sing, and when three hundred are brought
together and sing the old-.ime plantation
melodies the effect can be imagined.
Miss Anita CAUSE.-THE harp recital 10 be
given by Miss Anita Cluss this evening at
Trinity Parish Hall, corner of Sd street ard
Indiana avenue northwest, promises to be
an entertainment Of unusual attractiveaess.
Miss Cluss is a professional endowed with
great talent, and Is one of the best known
harpists now before the public She will
be assisted by Mr.. David c. Bangs. the ia
vorite reader,and Mr.. 7. Williams Pearman,
the popular tenor of this city.
Amateur Misunderstanding room only
was the condition of things last evening at
Carroll Institute Hall when the curtain
rose for the first public appearance of the
recently organized Carroll Institute Min
strels. A spontaneous outburst of applause
greeted the well-known young men ar
ranged In the habitual semicircle, singing
Dixie" and the enthusiasm of the su-
dience steadily increased throughout the
evening. The ends were held together by
Geo. OConnor, Percy Leach, Ben. Judson
and VIII Cullison, and their makeup, 10
say nothing OF their actions. was sufficient
cause for laughter. After the Introductory
overture Interlocutor Phil. Baer introduced
ner that surprised even his intimate
friends. Popular Geo. O'Connor. with his
'I'll Be True to My Honey Boy" earned a
determined encore, as did the other partic-
ipants in the first part-L. E. Kaiser,
Percy Leach, Chas. Moore, Will Cullison,
Phil. Bear and Ben. Judson. Mr.. Baer's
effort, an original ballad entitled Mary,
My Love-" was worthy of special note.
and dance, entitled 1.-The Wedding of the
Lily and the Rose" Messrs. O'Connor and
Leach in female attire and Messrs.~ Nc
Carthy and Jasper as their escorts, inter-
rreted the number, the presentation prov
irg worthy Of professionals. Prof. Maurice
Joyce, In. "a few moments of silence and
fun; Master Arthur Plant, in artistic club
swinging: the Dixie Quartet" comprising
Bobbe Bruce. in a monologue and Mess.s.
Judson and Murray, in a musical sketch,
We're highly entertaining. A burlesque.
entitled THE Whir of the Wheels,
or the House of the Narrowing Happen
ings," was presented by Geo. O'Connor, c.
L. Sully. Phil Baer, VIM. S. Mccarthy,
Percy Leach, VIII Cullison and Ben. Ju6-
son. 1t was all that was claimed for it-"a
delirium in one spasm." The success of
the entertainment was largely augmented
by the efforts of the Carroll Institute Or
chestra. The officers of the minstrel or
ganization are: George T. Cox, president
md manager: W. H. Lepley, secretary; w.
S. Mccarthy, treasurer; Percy F. Leach,
stage director; C. F. Locraft and W. o.
Downey, assistants, and Ben. Judson, mu
steal director.
The program of music and Rotations to
be given in the Church of the Reformation
this evening, under the direction of the
Ladies' Aid Society, promises to be an in
terestin event.