Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-11
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Miss Jennie O'Neill Potter.-Miss Jennie
O'Neill Potter presented her new mono
logue, "Which,t at Metzerott Music Hall
on Saturday night Before large and fash
ionable audience. Miss Potter delivered the
lines and acted the role Of the heroine with
consummate skill and peopled the stage
with imaginary players so successfully That
they seemed to live and move and fully
participate in the action and speech. Miss
Potter presents ar attractive and unique
entertainment and the fact that she can
hold an audience for two hours unalded
proves that she Isl a highly gifted enter
tainer. Her versatility is great and she
has personal magnetism that attracts
and retains the attention of her audience.
During the evening she was repeatedly IN
terrupted with applause, and several rich
tributes of flowers were handed over the
footlights The, entertainment was opened
with piano solo by Prof. w. b. Gibbs,
by Mrs. Kitty Thompson-Berry. Which:
Is a quaint story by Charles Barnard. 1t
Is full of human sympathy: Ihrough II
Miss Potter waivers between the acceptance
of offer of marriage from man OF
wealth and position and the proffered love
of a professional man. After many dect-
sions, reconsiderations. tears and smiles,
true love triumphs in the end: Ionlght
Miss Potter will give 'F'lirts and Matrons.
The Stoddard Lectures.-Tonight at the
will commence his series of lectures NO
other lecturer has the same hold upon a
Washington audience, and Whatever may
be the attractions elsewhere this veteran
entertainer may count upon his usual sea
of upturned faces" as he spreads before
them the splendid features Of Paris
Willard Hall.-A dramatic and musical
entertainment will be given at wizard
Hall on Friday night, under the patronage
of Miss Eugenia Washington, president or
the Daughters of the Revolution; Mrs.
Granville Mason and Mrs. Matthew Pol
lock. The fine English comedy. In Honor
petent cast, and there will be other at
fractions on the program. Seats may be
secured at Metzerott's music store.
Peoples Lecture Course.-The second of
the series in the peoples lecture course
will be given tomorrow evening In the
HANNA. d. D.. the subject being Through
Denmark and Sweden, Under the Mid
right Sum-" illustrated Those who heard
DR.. Hammas lecture last Tuesday on
terms both of the lecturer and the illus
trations. The price of the course tickets
is remarkably low.
A Valentine Tea.-A unique entertain
ment will he given by the Covenant League
of Kings Daughters at the Church of the
Covenant tomorrow evening. 1t will take
the form of valentine tea, and the
program which will be rendered includes
Miss Vernon of London, Miss Nesmith,
DIR. Frank Woodman. Miss Mira Critten-
den and the Georgetown Banjo Club.
Mr.. Finneys Lecture-Interest in the pas
sion play will be greatly revived by the an
nouncement that the management Of Met
zerott's has made arrangements with Mr..
Finney to deliver his fascinating lecture on
that subject on next Wednesday evening.
Mr.. FinEey is we'll known in Washington
as the private secretary to the Secretary of
the Navy, and has many friends who will
doubtless take advantage of this opportuni-
ty to hear him. The illustrations. with
istic, and many of them are handsomely
colored. The lecture has been given here
before. and those who have heard Mr.. Fin
ney are unanimous in his praise. 1t has
since been carefully revised, and enlarged
by the addition of some new views.