Evening star., 1896-12-21
AMUsEMENTs.

at the Bijou-Family Theater. viii be tn,
peerless Irish coincidence. May Smith Rob
bins who will be supported by a supert
company of comedians and soubrettes. The
play to be presented Is Little Trixie,
which was written especially for Miss Rob
tins and in which all her talents are
everything in the piece calculated to make
1t go. Bright music is one Of the features
and there are any number of clever dancers
and singers together with up-to-date spe
eiaiists. who make the action go like a
whirlwind. The scenery has been paintet
especially for the production. and elegant
and tasteful costumes add to the genera
setting.
Successful Sacred Concert - Howson's
Twentieth Century Band. assisted by the
Ideals. gave a cor cert at the Bijou Family
Iheater last night which attracted one OF
the largest audiences Of the season. Every
number on the program proved exception.
ally enjoyable, and double, and even triple
encores were frequently demanded. The
stage setting was very pretty one, while
the striking color effect lent by the brilliant
uniforms of the band was noticeable. The
nrst number was the overture to Lady
Slavey by the orchestra. Baby Johnson
followed with three of her popular songs
which she gave in her inimitable manner
and NJ. b. Streeter and Miss Earle also ap-
peared and pleased with their negro songs
Inc American Quartet, a colored organiza-
ton, closed the first part of the program
with number Of well-known- songs All
OF these features were enthusiastically re-
ceiVed: The second part Of the program
as given up entirely to the band. and four
selections were given with a spirit and skill
u hich showed the effects Of careful train
Ing. In this part Mr.. E. E. Seymour
pleased with his solo on the clarionet to such
an extent that 1t was repeated twice. A
descriptive two-step, a decided novelty,
closed the evenings entertainment
Spencerian College Entertainment.-An
entertainment will be given by the students
of the Specerian Business College in the
business practice hall, 7th and b streets
northwest, Wednesday evening next at 30
O'clock. The entire proceeds of the enter
tainment will be used for the purchase of
books for the college library for the use of
students. pleasing program of musical
ana literary numbers will be given, and
this will be followed by a debate on the
question, Resolved, That tobacco and in
toxicating drinks are more fatal to human
lie IN any nation than war; pestilence and
famine Those who will take part in the
first part of the program are Mr.. Theodore
Mayer, Miss Edith Grahame Granville Louis
VIM. Weaver. Mrs. w. s. Torbert, Mr.
Frederick Kendall, Miss E. H. Baker, Mr.
w. s. Torbert. Miss Jennie M. Harvey
Mrs. Carrie M stelman. Richard E.
Hughes and Mrs. Helen Lamont Mr. VIM
Henry France will act as the chairman of
the debate, and the two sides of the ques-
ton will be upheld by the following: Affir-
mative-Roscoe ]. c. Rorsey, Linwood B.
Heinleine, Catherine r. Frisby, Richard E.
Hughes. Harry Demarest, Edith Grahame
Granville. Negative-Henry Hoskinson,
Eben 7. Massey. VIM. B. Crowell. Cath
arine w. Carr, Sidney G. kaufman, Paca
Oberlin, Carrie NJ. Stellman, May F. Gar
net.
Handers Masterpiece, 'The Messiah
The sixth annual rendition of 1.-The Mes
siah' by the Choral Society takes place
this year at the Congregational Church on
ha v,{r,crc, Nf H. nl~o~0 M l. >S,
concert has become a regular Institution
with large percentage of the most ar
dent admirers of choral music, who attend
1t as regularly as they do their church
duties. The appropriateness of the season,
the peculiar fitness of the work. together
with Its musical worth, always insures
large attendance upon Its rendition. The
society has deemed 1t best to-. give this
years concert at the Congregational Church
for two very important reasons-irst, that
of having the benefit Of the use of its
great organ In accompanying the voices,
thus supplying an effect intended ty Han
DEL and which cannot be supplied by the
use of other instruments In any quantity,
and in addition to this the musical result
Will be more satisfying in an auditorium of
the size of the Congregational Church. To
accommodate the large numbers who will
attend the concert will be given with the
same soloists on the two nights The sale
OF seats opens to the general public tomor-
row at the music store of Sanders & Stay
man, l"21 + street northwest.
Columbia Theater.-No performance to-
night. Owing to a heavy scenic and me-
chanical production that tends to add in
terest and assist In giving perfect per-
fcrmance of the "Odd Miss Podd" by and
with Neil Burgess in the cast, the manage
ment deem 1t advisable to postpone the
opening until tomorrow night In the
meantime, with a large force Of mechanics,
everything will be perfected SO as to give
smooth performance. which in its en-
tirety will include the most startling me-
chanical effects ever witnessed in any pre-
vious stage production.