Evening star., 1895-06-01
AMUSEMENTS.

Grand Opera House.-During the coming
week at the Grand Opera House Frederic
Bond and company will present the three
act farcical comedy, my Wifes Mother"
The play abounds in bright dialogue and
mirth provoking situations, and will form
a delightful vehicle with which to inaugu-
rate the sixth week Of the company's sue
cessful run. Miss Blanche Walsh, who is
well known to Washington theater goers
and whose beauty and talents are every
where appreciated, will make her first ap-
pearance as leading lady of the organiza
ton on Monday evening.
New National Theater.-The attraction
at the New National Theater next week
will be the three-act comedy, "An Awful
Affair." in which the whole strength of
the company will appear. This company
seems to have firmly engrafted itself in the
good will Of the Washington theater goers,
and, as the play which will be presented
next week is a good one, full of life and
sparkling with bright sayings, there is no
reason why it should not be a successful
one. Charles Coote, Charles Bowser. Jos.
Wheelock, jr., Charles Mackay, Percy
Brooke. Alfred Hudson, Percy Winter.
Lillian Lawrence, Mary Sanders Frances
Stevens, Fanny Addison Pitt, Margaret
Dibden and Helena Chalmers will be seen
in the production.
Kernans Lyceum Theater.-Next Mon
day night will mark the opening Of a gala
week at Kernan's Lyceum Theater, the at
fractions being the White Crook BurleSque
Company, a grand boxing carnival and
high-class variety entertainment and select
concert in the summer garden. The White
Crook Company is an organization describ
ed as one of the best in existence and be-
sides a number of well-known burlesque
stars it includes an aggregation of spe-
rialty artists, every one of whom has at
tained an eminent position in their chosen
profession. Among the names appearing on
"a afN p,1 onI
Leslie, Emma Rosa Lee, Willard and
Brown. Lamont and Love, Sanford and
Lee Geo. Keer and Miss Pearl Bradburn.
A feature of the performance will be the
original burlesque, entitled THE White
Crook which will introduce a coterie of
pretty girls in natty costumes and several
clever comedians. After every perform
ance there will be a ten-round boxing con-
test, that of Monday night being between
Jack DAILY of Wilmington and Billy Paine
of Philadelphia. The garden, after several
weeks of labor now presents a most in
vting appearances; a stage has been erect
ed at its south end, and one will be able to
enjoy an excellent entertainment in the
open air. There will be but one admission
to all.
Innes' Rand.-The most pleasant exper-
ience awaits those who attend the Innes
musical festival al Convention Hall, June
and I. Miss Martha Garrison Miner, one
or the leading sopranos of the party. is
said to be marvellous soprano. who is
very brilliant. She is a charming young
lady, whose clear. high soprano voice is a
aarve!; marvel; pure, sweet AMI flexible to the
highest degree, and absolutely fawless'
throughout Its range. 1t will be a great
treat TO hear such fresh voice. and it is
predicted that Miss Miner will create a
sensation. There are also seven other
fine singers: Miss A NJ Weed, the great
dramatic soprano of the Abbey Opera Com
pany; Miss Wichman, the well-known con-
tralto OF New York: Miss MacNeill. a cele-
brated contralto from the west; Mr.. c. c.
Ferguson, the favorite New York tenor:
Mr.: w. A. Zanten, tenor of national repu-
tation: Mr.. F. F. Seton, the famous basso:
and Mr.. Ethan Allen, who comes fresh
from achieving European success as the
primo basso of the Carl Rosa Opera Com
panv.
Prof Pearman's Concert.-The concert at
the Universalist Church last evening, by
Prof 7. Williams-Pearman, was an ex-
ceedingly enjoyable affair. The program
We're we'll performed. The vocalists were
Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry, who sang
finely Gounod's Ave Marie" with harp ac-
compartment and violin obligato: Mrs.
with expression and feeling; Miss Edna
Scott Smith, who gave excellent in
depreciation of the gavotte from "Mignon;''
Miss Mary Lockhart, who gave a dainty
rendition of the waltz song from Romeo
and Juliet" and Prof. Pearman himself
whose numbers were all given with that
clearness of tone and artistic finish that
have placed him in the front rank of tenor
singers in the District. DIR. Bischoff gave
an organ solo and played the accompani-
ment for Miss Smith. Miss Anita Cluss
gave two harp solos in her usual mastery
manner and accompanied Mrs. Berry and
Mr.. Pearman in one Of his numbers. Miss
Roberta Allen gave violin solo, displaying
good technique and true muscianly feeling
and Miss Jessie Vivien Kerr's performance
of Mendelssohn's ''Rondo Capriccioso'' was
highly commendable. Miss Amy c. Leavitt
was an effective accompanist.
Mr.. Lawrences Organ Recital.-Large
and airy, with plenty of breeze blowing
through its wide-open windows Waugh NJ.
f. Church was not an uncomfortable place
last night. as far as temperature was con-
cerned, and because of an interesting pro-
gram which had been arranged for Mr.
John Porter Lawrence's organ recital the
state of the thermometer was almost un-
thought of oy the large audience present
Waugh Church is proud in the possession
or new Brown organ, a fine instrument,
susceptible of many combinations, with
rare purity of tone and quality and guam
uty OF volume. Brief religious exercises
preceded the musical program, the audi
ence singing the Long Meter Doxology and
the p, stor of the church, Rev. q, Olin
Eldr1Gge, Offering prayer. 1t Is unneceS-
sary to make any comment on the work of
Mr. Lawrence. as Eis ability to bring forth
harm"ilies from the organ. his own especial
tr strument, IS fully known to every music
lover in the city. His program was we'll Sc
lected, and included such varied numbers
as ChoDin's Prelude and Polonase Bach's
Toccata and Fugue in d minor Boccherini's
Minuet, Mendelssohn's Spring Song and
Rubenstein's Melodies and Romanza. Miss
Gertrude Da1 assisted, with soprano
solo, delightfully."- rendered, and Mr.. w. D.
Mcfarland sang the beautiful tenor solo
from Mendclssohn's oratorio of ST. Paul.
BE Thou Faithful Unto Death" Follow
ing this, Mr.. Lawrence brought out the
power of the organ in his rendition of the
overture to "Semiramide," and the even
fns's entertainment closed with the singing
of America" by the entire audience
Sheldon's May Ball-Sheldon's annual
May ball took place at MetZerott Music
Hall last night the dancing being intro
duced in the last ac. of the pretty Cinder-
ella ballet. In this Miss Nellie Hunt, as
the Prince. and Miss Annie Pearle Evans
as the Fairy Godmother, did some very
clever work. Prof. Sheldon took the part
of the father of the two spiteful sisters.
and as such superintended the dancing.
Edna Hurst as Cinderella and Alice Nor
ris and Tile Schneider as the two sisters.
were very good. In the dancing mention
should be made of Nellie Hunts work
La Gitana was given very prettily by Gertie
Peach and Zoe Rigby La Danse de Jupe,
In which Edna Danforth. a diminutive lit
tie tot; Edna Hurst, Leona Dietz, Emily
Webster, Marie Parks, Alice Norris, Sarah
Nellie Campbell and Halle
Oliver took part, was exceedingly well re-
ceived. Miss Nellie Hunt danced the