Evening star., 1896-01-11


ovel and taking thing is the Japanese
dance, done by the + imble little floorwalker
and the filter, who adores him and who
accompanies him in his plan of vengeance
large and brilliant cast are George Gros-
smith. tr, as a silly. languid Johnny; Ber-
tie Wright. as the little hoorwalker: w. II.
Rawlins. the consequential proprietor;
Harry Grafton, as the medical student;
Violet Lloyd. as the pert and pretty ''shop
girl" and Connie Ediss, as the girl whom
the proprietor marries in haste to repent
at leisure. The music Ct 1.-The Shop Girl
was. most of it, composed by Ivan Caryll.
several numbers having been contributed
by Adrian Ross and Lionel Monckton. All
the scenery and accessories are carried by
the company, which will arrive tomorrow
afternoon by special train.
Academy of Musc.-Wm Barry in "a
Rising Generation will be at the Academy
Of Music next week.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-John w. Ish-
ANS OctoroOns in all their oriental splen-
dor of stage effect, will appear at Kernans
Lyceum next week, giving the usual natl
nee performances. Mr.. Isham has cam
celed all anterior ideas and replaced them
with up-to-date specialties and big acts. and
only such as will be found with THE Octo-
rooms" an organization of first-class art
lists and singers. Novelty upon novelty will
follow in quick succession, introducing
songs and dances The company is headed
by Nine. Flower. "the bronze Melba," who
was the summer sensation in "Black Ameri-
ca" and at Nantasket Beach. who will be
ably seconded by Fred j. Piper, the phe-
nomenal baritone. Among others in the
company are the famous Hyers sisters. the
Mallory brothers. Matte Wilkes, Tom
Brown and Johnson and May.
Yvette Guilbert-Yvette Guilbert, who
will appear at the one performance to be
given at the Metzerott Hall. Monday even
ing. January 90 Is an artist who stands
entirely alone in her genre. Whatever else
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any nationality has been so successful as
she has. 1t stands to reason that she is
more than the ordinary chauteuse. She has
been the rage in Paris for five years. In
London, Vienna, and, in fact, all large cities
she receives fabulous sums. Not because
she ls only the fashion. but because she is a
truly great artist. She has invented the
style of her performances. and her songs are
as artistic bits of realism Bern
hardts, Duse's or any of the great lights Of
the stage By merely reading one of her
songs 1T is impossible to get an adequate
idea of what she can make out of the words.
She Is dramatic, cynical, humorous. The
writers for the New York press have gone
to their wits end to make comparisons, but
there Is no conclusion to any article written
about her, save that she is genius-a
something entirely new, something to hear
and enjoy:
Peoples Course of Lectures.-The third
series of the Peoples Course will be opened
at universalist Church Monday, January
-. by the Rev. A. G. Rogers. with the Illus
trated entertainment Ben Hur." The other
gentlemen who will give evenings in the
series are the Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis,
pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church:
Mr.. John P. Clum, whose American stories
proved so popular with Washington audi
ences last season, and Mr.. B. P. Murray, the
eminent traveller and lecturer. Already
nearly all the good seats have been secured
for the season, and this series bids fair to
be as popular as the preceding two The
season tickets, including reserved seats, for
81, are now selling at Metzerott's. where cir
culars containing Information concerning
dates and subjects may be obtained.
A Dramatic Recita1-Mrs Mary Manly
Haywood will give dramatic reading and
costume recital on January q, at Carroll In
stitute Hall. Mrs. Haywood will be assisted
by MIR. John Tweedale, Miss Mary Helen
Howe, Mr.. Goldwin Patten, Miss Juliet Don
Eally, DR.. W. A. Croffut and Mr. Chas E.
Rice. Secretary Herbert and Miss Herbert
Mrs. Hoke Smith and Mrs. Zebulon Baird
Vance and many others are much interested
in this recital Albion w. Tourgee says in
recent letter: IF Mrs. Haywood's talent
has not deteriorated since heard her, few
years since. her readings will be a delight to
any audience"
An Organ Recital-An organ recital, un-
der the auspices of the Young Peoples AS
sociation of the Church of the New Jeru-
salem, was given at the newly erected ed-
nee or that church. corner OF 18th and Cor
coran streets. last evening. The church is
admirably adapted for concerts and the
like, being very lofty and remarkably free
from interferences to the carrying of
sound. The organ, though small. is power
full and exceptionally sweet in some of its
registers. The crganist was Mr.. Frederick
Maxson of Philadelphia, and he was as
sisted by Mrs; r. P. Barnard. mezzo-so-
prano. and Miss Bertha Lucas, violinist
Mr.. AIaxson played with power and ex-
preston, his first number, Alex. Guilmant's
Sonata in D minor, beirg given with fine
effect His power of expression was shown
n m q ohcfY ,c1r nj h faoh
nical skill in the Tocatta and Fugue in D
mpor by Bach. Horatio W. Parker's
Concert Piece" had popular swing to it,
however. and caught the audiences fancy
more than the other numbers. He also
played Mozart's Larghetto Rheinberger's
''Vision," Padre Martins Gavotte in F,
remarkably queer and wierd work, and
Hoffmann's Russian Romance Mrs.
Barnard sang MY Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice." from the Samson and Delilah ora
torio giving it with excellent effect. Miss
Lucas played the andante from Mendel-
ssohn's concerto for violin and organ, and
was given the only emphatic demand for
an encore during the evening. She rem
dered it with her usual skill and express
sion, and disappointed a great number of
her hearers by her non-appearance for a
second number.
Columbia Phonograph Musical Parlors.-
Jonn Philip Sousa's Peerless Band was the
attraction that crowded the parlors all this
week. Records of all his most popular Sc
leCtlOnS were tdheu, Inc Lar
kie's Temptation March King" two-step,
composed by Mr.. Arthur Pryor, the Gel
ebrated trombone player of the band, and
dedicated to Mr.. Sousa, and the kansas
Two STEP" also composed by Mr.. Pryor.
"Sandow," the strong man, is seen in
series of muscular posings on the Kineto-
scope.
The World of Books.-"The World of
Books was the subject Of Librarian A. r.
Spoffcrds lecture before the Y. NJ. C. A.
last evening. His principal point was that
If a little learning is dangerous, less learn
ing is still more dangerous. He said, that
books were the reservoirs Of the wisdom
and wit Of the past ages. and that by their
aid the reader Is transformed from a mar
row-mnded man. living only in the local.
ity in which he exists, to citizen OF the
VI orld, interested in the worlds movements.
He then gave his preference for the authors
in the different lines of literary work, and