Evening star., 1896-12-11
ANI SENENTS.

Church of Our Father.-The Washington
String Orchestra, Mr.. Ernest Lent direc-
tor Will give its first concert of the sea-
son at the Universalist Church, corner 18th
and l. streets northwest, this evening at
o'clock. The program to be given has been
carefully selected. and gives promise of an
unusually enjoyable musical occasion. The
Washington String Orchestra is well and
kindly remembered from its efforts during
past seasons and the expectations are that
its work this year will demonstrate more
than ever before its worth as a sterling mu-
steal organization. The orchestra will give
works by MeyeTbeer. Stearns, Lent, Boo
cheriui. I.aub, Moskowski and the Meyer
Heimund arrangement of the "Serenade
Roccoco." The orchestra will also be as
sisted by Mrs. II. Clay Browning, soprano.
who will give Nerdis aria from La Travi-
alta" and Alabieffs Russian Nightingale
and Mrs. Ernest Lent pianist, who will
give Mr.. Lents Three MeditatiOns." Con
-Mazurka.'' and Listz's Hungarian
Rhapsodie. No. -.
The Winner Of the Box Contest..The
management of the successful farce
comedy. The Nancy Hanks. which opens
al the Academy of Music Monday evening
announced that they would give a box to
the first person who would send in the
name of the President whose mothers
maiden name was Nancy Hanks. The cor
rect answer is President Abraham Lincoln.
ana the successful guesser was Miss Alice
K Mangan of 1917 l. street. Two hundred
and odd letters were received. and only
thirty odd were correct. Some guessed
Presidents Grant, Tyler, Cleveland and
Jackson.
The GeisEa"-Miss Dorothy Morton has
made speciality of leading Japanese parts
in comic opera or musical comedy, and,
therefore, holds with ease the role of o
Mimosa San, the chief geisha singing
girl of the Tea House of Ten Thousand
joys. in the opera OF The Geisha." now
moving forward with wonderful success on
It's American tour. The contrast between
the naive comedy of her kissing Duet"
the plairtive song, "A Geisha's Life" and
her exquisite love duet with Lieut. Katana
of The Japanese navy, give her opportuni-
ties for dramatic and musical effect, which
she improves TO the utmost and with SEEM
ingly effortlesS art. tfhe sorceress scene
also gives her another striking contrast
She is both charming. and in the grand
manner. melodramatic.
Carroll Institute Lectures-The second
lecture of the complimentary course of the
Carroll Institute was given last night in
the hall of the institute by Mr.. John F.
Clum. The subject was The Glories of
America in Scenes and Story" and the
lecture was handsomely Illustrated by
beautiful and appropriate pictures. The
audience was large and appreciative one.
and Mr.. Clum was frequently interrupted
by oUtbursts of applause He recited
When Pickett Charged at Gettysburg"
the recitation being illustrated, with force
and dramatic power, while his recitals of
his own experience In the early days of
Arizona were listened to with rapt atten-
ton.
Concert and Reading,-A concert and
reading will be given at the Fifteenth
Street Presbyterian Church. 18th street be-
tween | and X northwest, next Tuesday
evening, by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. assist
ed by the Seiika Quartet. Mr.. Dun bar $
works are well known, and his reading of
them will lend additional force and en-
phasis TO their worth as literary works.
| The Selika Quartet is also well known as a
\ musical organization, and the evening will
| be enjoyable in every respect. The enter
| tainment is to be given for the Manassas
| Industrial School. which has always been
| sef-supporting up to this time. but needs
| assistance just now on account of pressing
| financial obligations.