Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

ment announce the engagement in the near
future of Stuart Robson in Mrs Pom
derbury's Past, and one-act sketch. call
ed Mrs. Gilman's Wedding one of Buck
stones Old comedies renamed and brought
up to date by Mr.. Robson himself. The
famous tragedienne. Nine. Janauschek, is
his principa! associate.
Fregoli Goes to Mexico.-Mr. W. r. Hay
den, one OF the financial hackers of the
Fregoli company, announces that the IA
nous Italian artist is bound for the City
of Mexico the week after next His Ameri-
can tour, which will eEd tonight, has been
twice extended. and is said to have Melted
Mr.. Hayden very respectable profit.
Opening of the Ice Palace.-The Ice Pal
ace at Convention Hall will open next
Wednes day evening for the season. This
announcement has been anxiously awaited
by the thousands of persons who have be-
come proficient in the art of ice skating
since the institution of that place of
amusement. The rink is now going through
an overhauling which will result in putting
it in even better condition than II Was
last year, and it will be quite COM
plete by the time the opening night arrives.
While no improvements have been made,
as the rink is enc Of the most complete
places of amusement of its kind in the
world, the interior finish will be Frightened
ard the decorations enlivened. and it will
present a gala appearance when ready for
the renewal of the generous patronage that
was bestowed upon 1T last season. Out i'm
the main hall the flooring has been gone
over, and q new system introduced in the
manner OF distributing the ammonia gas.
which will make the Ice surface harder
and smoother, and less liable to be cut up
into SluSh by the many thousands of steel
blades. The bandstand will, of course, be
in position, and it will be occupied this sea-
son by even better aggregation than fur
nished music for the skaters last year.
The Passion Play.-The Epworth League
of the Fifteenth Street NJ. E. Church have
been giving very interesting course OF
lectures at their church during October
and November. The last event will be the
Passion Play at Oberammergau, by Miss
Janet E. Richards. on Wednesday even
ing. the 18th, Miss Richards was present
at Oberammergau when the play was given
the last time in 1880, and because of her
personal observation of the play and study
of the people is able to deliver a most in
teresting and instructive lecture. The lee
ture is illustrated by eighty stereopticon
views.
Miss Annie V. Forbes.-NeXt Friday even
ing at Carroll Institute Hall there will be a
dramatic and musical recital, when Miss
Annie ", Forbes will appear as public
reader, and those who have heard her In
private speak highly of her attachments.
She will be assisted by Mrs Thomas c.
Noyes, Miss Eleanor Simonds, Mr.. John H.
Nolan. Mr.. G. Frank Gebest, Mr.. John
Tweedale and Mr.. Bowie Clark.
The colleen Bawn.'-The Colleen
BaWn, BOuclcauit 5 great irish drama,
will be the attraction at Gonzaga College
Hall beginning Thanksgiving eve. The
Albaugh Dramatic Association has the
production In hand, and it will undoubtedly
draw crowded houses to this coy little
play house. The proceeds go to swell
the building fund of St Aloysius Church,
and for that reason the affair should be
veil patronized. The cast is follows:
Myles Mr.. Finley S. Hayes: Hardness Gre
gan, Mr.. Daniel F. Murphy: Kyrle DAILY.
Mr. Henry 3. Dolan: Danny Mann, Mr..
Thos. Scion: Father Tom. Mr.. NJ. Doian:
Mr. Corrigan, Mr.. Theo. NJ Hardy; BERTHE
gan, Shelah Mrs. Mary Russell Hardy:
Ely O'Connor Miss Lillian Hurdle: Anne
Chute, Miss Katherine E. Haloran: Ducie
Blunnerhassett. Miss Lizzie ONeill; kath-
crime Crigh, Miss Lottie Kni5bs: Kate,
Miss Dana Heron. Attendants. soldiers.
p Carroll Institute Minstreis.-Tle Carroll
Institute Minstrels will give benefit per-
Torrance Monday evening for the insti-
tute itself. Several new people have
been taken in and the result will be
greatly beneficial to the company in every
way New sketches are being rehearsed,
and the first part will be entirely remod eled.
Some excellent features have been pro-
vjded for the second part of the show, and
altogether the performance will be highly
enjoyable.
Marine Engineers Ball.-The Marine In
gineers' Beneficial Association will give its
first dress bail next Wednesday evening
at the National Rifles Armory. The asso-
citation Is We'll known among kindred Or
ganizatioN of the city and its members
individually are numbered among the most
popular portion Of the city's inhabital ats