Evening star., 1895-03-29

opened by a farce sketch, "The Mischievous
Monkey" In which Howard A Graham
ham the character of the landlord and
Harry Shackelford was the monkey. The
sketch was rendered in q manner that
kept the audience in a state OF merriment.
The next number was a barytone solo by
Byron Bond, followed by the country band
of members of the club. Tom Gately gave
some good comic songs, after which the
well-known banjoist, Steve Clements play
ed solo, and was obliged to respond to a
hearty encore. The musical act by the
Graham brothers not only kept the audience
laughing all the time, but also rendered
some very good music. The Del Ray broth
ers gave fine exhibition of tumbling The
Midway Beauties were personated by How
ard and Leigh. and their contortions were
very good. The last number on the pro-
gram was dancing contest, for which
gold medal was offered by the club for the
best rendition of the Sailors Hornpipe.
Masters McDermott and Chapman were
judged to have been the best, and they
were awarded the medal. After the pro-
gram dancing was indulged in until very
late hour
For the Maine Society.-John p. Clum is
to lecture tonight at the Universalist
Church, under the auspices of the Maine
Society on the 'Wol derland of America"
illustrating his talk With over two hundred
ilne stereopticon pictures. Mr.. Clum is a
very interesting speaker, and he has had
considerable personal experience with all
very graphic and thrilling stories to tell of
this wild and beautiful country, the lecture
Will be OF more than the usual amount of
interest A tour of year will thus be
brought before the hearers eye and mind
without even the trouble of going to the
depot
Stavenhagen-Gerardy. attraction at
Metzerott Music Hall tonight is Mr.. Ber-
nard Stavenhagen, the pianist, and Jean
Gerardy, the wonderful young violoncellist
a I'm in
ington, on account of their former visit,
and all are acquainted with the excellent
music which they render. Gerardys play
ing is exquisite. Full of expression and
force, His work captivates the audience at
once, and his efforts are always received
with the heartiest kind of approval. Stav-
enhagen's work on the piano is artistic and
forceful and his style and depth Of feeling
Is fully up to the standard.
The Saenserbunds Concert-The next
concert by the Washington Saengerbund
Sunday evening next promises 10 be
great success II is to take place at the
Academy of Music. and the tickets are
now selling at quite speedy rate. The
two soloists are Miss Alice Burbage and
Miss Albrecht of Baltimore. Miss Burbage
needs 10 introduction to a Washington
audience as pianist of rare merit hav-
ing played here on many occasions, and
while Miss Albrecht is perhaps not SO well
known, yet she comes with a good repu-
tation. The singers will be assisted by the
ode.iBefouuu orchestra, ana tne Wnole VIII
be under the direction Of Prof. VIM. Wal
decker.
A Talk on "Teeth."-The Young Mems
Christian Association of 1909 New York
avenue northwest will have a very interest
ing talk tonight at O'Clock, given by Mr..
F. A. Lucas of the United States National
Museum, who will tell what knowledge he
has gained at the museum in his study
| of Teeth" This will be in .he regular
| course of parlor talks given by the Y. NJ.
| c. A. and promises to be very instructive.
| New National Theater-Mr. Sothern ap-
| at the New National Theater, his efforts
| meeting with the appreciation which they
! find as rule. The cast appeared to adj
vantage, and the performance was, on the
| whole, more satisfactory than "a Way to
Win a Woman" despite the advantage of
| novelty which the latter possesses.