Evening star., 1895-05-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

the size of the audience at the Academy of
Music last night was marked compli-
ment to the Hinrichs' Opera Company.
The occasion was chiefly noteworthy be-
cause it brought the chubby little favorite,
Guile, into the cast for the leading tenor
role. "The Huguenots" is a vigorous test
of an operatic company's resources, and
while the work of such artists as Guile,
Viviani, Kronold and Miss French cannot
fail to command admiration, 1t is to be re-
GREETED that the ponderousness Of the opera
forces the ingenuity of the management
in meeting practical eXigencies SO con-
spicuously upon the attention of the spec
tator. Guile was received with an enthu-
siasm which his popularity made expected.
and which his singing justified. The purity
Of tone which he achieves and the power
which he holds at instant command, en-
ables him to accomplish those feats of
vocalization which are so fetching to any
audience. The abandon with which he goes
full tilt at a high note. the accuracy with
which he strikes it, and the easy tenacity
with which he holds 1t, combines to make
his physical deficiencies for tragic roles
quite forgiveable. Kronold sang admirably,
and Miss French confirmed herself in popu-
lar esteem. Tonight La Giaconda" will
be repeated.
pink Dominos. s."-''The Guv'nor," the bill
being presented by Frederic Bond and COM
pany at the Grand this week, is decided
hit and attracting large audiences. The
rollcking fun of the piece has caught the
popular taste, and the play will undoubted-
ly prove one Of the greatest successes of
the season. The underline for the fifth
week of the comedy season, beginning next
Monday, is the three-act farcical comedy,
Pink Dominos." Miss Elaine Ellison, who
will be remembered by Washington theater-
goers for her excellent work in Danl Froh-
mans "AmaZonS" Company, will make her
first appearance with the company next
Monday.
Emmet Guard Fete.-The fete of the EN-
met Guard was postponed last evening on
account of the rain. The grounds were
converted into a lake, making it impossible
for the entertainment or any of the other
features to be gone through with. This
evening, however, the program will be
doubled up, and so those who intended GO
ing last night will not lose anything by the
postponement. cake walk will be the
principal attraction this evening, and Miss
Ada Rupert will also give an exhibition of
fancy dancing. The Uniform Rank, knights
Of Pythias, will attend in a body, escorted
by the National Drum Corps. Tomorrow
evening the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
Knights of st. John and the Young Mems
Catholic Club will attend.
Mr.. Patterns TestimoniaL-The testimonial
benefit concert to Goodwin S. Patten, under
the auspices of the Unity Club, at Masonic
Temple last evening was exceedingly well
attended Notwithstanding the state of the
weather. Mr.. Patterns recitations were all
excelently rendered, and the scene from
THE Bells" was remarkably effective. His
version of the closet scene from Hamlet"
in which Miss Mary T. Haywood took the
part of the queen, was also intelligently
given, and an abridgment of Faust" was
well received. The Imperial Banjo-Mando-
lin Club rendered several selections, and
Mr.. G. f. Pollock gave an autoharp solo,
and Miss Reichenbach, little Lottie Ray,
Mr.. w. II. Conley, Miss Wade and Miss
Mary Helen Howe vocal solos The quintet
from Rob Roy was rendered by Misses
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Mr.. Roberts, and male octet also sang.
The audience was quite enthusiastic nearly
every number being encored.
The Glee Clubs Excursion.-The excur-
sion of the Capital Glee and Rubenstein
Clubs to Richmond, Va, next Friday, prom
ises to be a thoroughly enjoyable and sue
cessful affair. number of people from
this city have signified their intention of
accompanying the two clubs, and it is
thought that the excursion will be a COM
plete financial success. The fare for the
re und trip, which includes admission to the
concert by the clubs, Is s., trains leaving
via the c. and O. r. r. at IL o'clock, noon,
Friday and returning to Washington Sat
urday at 10 pm.
Mrs. Peary's Lecture.-The tickets for the
illustrated lecture by Mrs. Robert E. Peary,
at MetZerott Music Hall. tomorrow evening
are selling very rapidly. The lecture is to
be arctic life and scenery, and there is no
white woman who is able to give such a
graphic account of the wonders in this
part of the world as is Mrs. Peary. Her
long<soiourn in that desolate country has
given her wide experience in all that per-
tains to arctic life, and she is ably pre-
pared to entertain all hearers with her
vivid recitals of her adventures in the land
of ice and snow. The lecture will be Illus
trated by over eighty lantern slide views,
and that it will be interesting and instruc-
tive as well is an assured fact.
Manager Kernan's Benefit-The perform
ance at Kernan's Lyceum Theater next
Monday night for the benefit of Manager
Eugene Herman, whose friends have taken
this method Of manifesting their esteem.
will be one OF the most complete variety
entertainments ever witnessed in this city
most commendable feature of the per-
formance is that the program is made up
entirely of professionals, a number of
whom come direct from New York to par
ticipate. Among the Washingtonians to
appear are the Waterbury Brothers, the
refined musical artists, late Of Ceeveland's