Evening star., 1896-12-26

x, fcfCY .. SAaTDo
and Perle Dudley. There will be an extra
New Year matinee, bargain matinee on
Wednesday and the regular matinee on
Saturday.
Academy Of Music.-Commencing Mon
day evening. Manager Rapley will offer his
class novelties. The Flying Jordans and
their superior company of entertainers will
be the attraction. Each and every act pre-
sented Is. to use theatrical term, head
inner. Ine Flying Jordans have but re-
Gently completed an engagement of three
months at Roster & Balls, New York city,
and the critics, individually and collect
lveiy, pronounced them the aerial wonders
OF the age. Their act is entirely original,
each feat Is accomplished with an appar-
ent ease and grace that is truly astonish-
ing, but the climax of the Jordans' act is
reached when Miss Rosa Jordan accom-
pilshes the turning of a triple somersault
and catch from flying trapeze to the
hands of Mr.. Jordan, a feat never before
attempted by any other living aerial ar
@ .lsIs- Ihe act OF the Flying Jordans beg
sars description. and must be seen to be
appreciated. Among the many leading
vaudeville gems who will surround the bril-
ilant Jordans are Lydia Yeamans-Titus.
,yriG artlst supreme, In an entirely new
repertoire of vocal selections and inita-
tlons: including that of a baby, which is
positively true to nature. Then comes the
famous bicycle experts, the Powers Broth
ers, and the best fancy riders America has
ever produced. The next novelty is Rosina
Venus, direct from the Circus Rentz Berlin
Ine only lady in the world who ever per-
Iected the difficult feat of turning somer-
saults on tight wire from feet to feet.
Inc comedy sketch artists, O'Brien and
HaVei, will present new sketch Other
features Of the bill are Thomas Glynn.
PANIC expert; Marguerite Ferguson, con-
!ortion dancer; John j. Burke assisted by
MISS Grace Forrest, in Tricks of the
Trade, laughable absurdity; trio of
shah.ers, h, whose graceful evolutions would
emoarrass the average rink professor;
Barr1, an athlete, whose claim is to rival
the weil.known Sandow, and Herr Dewell.
an equflfbrist. The usual matinees win he
day. "A
Grand Opera Seasonal season of grand
opera py the Walter Damrosch Grand OPP
era Company is announced to be given At
tne Lafayette Square Theater January IA.
10 and 16, matinee and an evening Der,
Tn 10r nance &c being given on the latter date.
Faust" with Mines Melba (by special
arrangement with Messrs Abbey. SchoefeI
ana Grau), Vollmar, Mattfeld, Nm Fisch-
eI, eaT, Mertens and Derschuch. Wagner's
ing, the 18th instant, with Mines. Mohor.
Ravenstein. Gadski, Elbenschuetz. Nm.
Fischer, Derschuch and Ernst. .'Tann-
hauser' will be given at the Saturday mat
inee and Wagners ''Siegfreid' Saturday
night The cast for the former will in
elude Mines. Gadski, Powell, Vollmar, MN.
krauss, Mertens, Ernst, Hobbins, Yer
scnucn a1, and Lange. while that for the lat
Ter Will comprise Mines. Mohor- Ravenstein.
PoweiI, Eibenschuetz, Vollmar, Mattf;eld
NM .kalisch, Mertens and Fischer. This
company Is one of the best that could be
Drought together by, the Well known leader
elaborate scale as to costumes and stage
settings. The box Office will open for the
sale of seats Monday, January IL, at $50
In, but subscription tickets for orchestra
VI ha cold Nv
SANFORD Beatty, Arlington Hotel.
Bijou Theater.-One of the best farce
comedies Oh the road at the present time
1s The Sporting Craze" which opens for
a weeks engagement at the Bijou Family
Theater next week. The company present
ing this new piece to the Washington pub
lie Is headed by George H. Adams and
William Courtright, two well-known figures
In the comedy world. and their work In
dividually and together as a team is fully
worth an evenings consideration. The
specialties which are introduced are up to
high degree of merit, and the singing
and dancing introduced is of the best
quality. Among these specialties may be
mentioned the bag punching of Mr. Far
ley and the Dutch brother act. The pro-
duction is fully up to date in every par
ticulsr, and the funny sayings which are
interspersed with the various actions and
specialties are in every way calculated to
make the play distinct hit.
ing at next Mondays matinee, and contin-
ung throughout the week, Sam Devere's
Own Company will hold the boards at Ker-
mans Lyceum and will present a company
of vaudeville stars culled from the principal
theaters of Europe and America. Chief
among the artists engaged by Mr.. Devere
is the beautiful and dashing Florence Mil
Ter, who is known as Princess Kuta Kuta
During the performance she will Introduce
one of the greatest sensational dances ever
witnessed, and 1t is safe to predict that she
Will create quite furore. Larry Smith. as
sisted by Miss Mamie Champion, will be
seen in one of the most laughabie acts seen
IN many day. Rosalie, whose success
with Hoyts "A Trip to Chinatown, cum-
pany places her foremost among the clever
soubrettes, is sweet singer and a premier
dancer. Garfield and Carleton, burlesoue
opera stars. who were engaged at yery
large salary. are in their first season in
all comedians is Mr.. All Grant. The rem
utation of Flynn and Walker as q society
sketch team Is well known, and they will
introduce something entirely new Cath
more than ordinary ability. A real
novelty will be presented by the Bages
sens In comedy skit entitled, 1.-THE Ec-
centric Walters The popular actor-man-
performance, and tas an entire new budget
OF songs and sayings, which will be sure
to please his many admirers. Each per-
formance concludes with a roaring farce
coueoy, entltieQ Two New WiveS,' which
Will be presented with the entire company
In the cast. All new and special scenery
and electrical effects are carried for this
comedy. There will be matinees daily dur
ing this engagement.
The Ice Palace.-The Convention Hall Ice
Palace will be open to the public every
morning during the holidays for the bene-
it of the school children of the city, who
are free from school cares during this
enjoyable period. These special sessions
began yesterday morning, and a merry
crowd OF youngsters, some with new skates
and some with old, but every one enjoy-
irg himself or herself TO the fullest extent
OF the law, spun over the ice and made
the high roof ring with their shouts of
glee. These children, too, are taking an
immense amount Of interest in the bicycle
races. which take place at the rink next
week. beginning Monday afternoon at
O'Clock. even those who are not riders
themselves. and 1t Is evident that a good
proportion OF those who attend the races
at least in the afternoon, will be of this
character. These races will not Interfere
In any way with the skating at the rink
because only few feet will be taken from
the surface at the sides and ends md
the space thus left will then be larger by
far than most Of the rinks in the world.
Extra preparations are being made to ham
die the Immense crowds which win surely
be in attendance to see this great sporting
oyan and 20 oil 90