Evening star., 1896-10-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

Harry Fisk's Benent-The program for
the benefit to be rendered Mr.. Harry Fisk
oy the managers Of the different theaters
In this city tomorrow afternoon at the
Lafayette Square Opera House Is about
made up with the exception of arrange
ment and adjustment of a few minor de-
tails. Among those who will participate,
the different ones being selected from the
attractions now in the city at the various
play houses, are: Fielding, Louise Mcnt-
rose and Cushman and Holcombe from the
La Loie Fuller company at the National
Theater; the Ladies' Verdi Quartet. the
ford and Frillman in solos. from the Sun
shine Of Paradise Alley" at the Lafayette
Square: Minnie Church. L. F. Blondell,
j. +. Terris and Eugene Powers from Coon
Hollow" at the Grand; Charles Bewley
from when London Sleeps" and Evans
and Huffman, the Whitney Brothers and
Collins and Henshaw from Weber's Oly,p-
pia, from the Lyceum. Miss Helen La
Washingtonians who saw her summer
opera company while it was at the Grand
Opera House, where Mr.. Fisk was asso-
ciated in the management with Mr.. Al
baIgh, will also contribute toward the
afternoons entertainment by soprano
solos. The tickets for the benefit are going
as rapidly as the projectors Of the affair
expected: Mr.. Fisk's many friends are
ton Of his past services in a manner that
bespeaks their sincere regard ani esteem
for the veteran and there is every inGioa
ton that the financial outcome of the
benefit will exceed even the most San
guine expectations of those who have it
In charge.
Gus Hills Novelties-Once every year a
particularly successfully vaudeville COM
pany is launched: one that, from its own
force, becomes more generally known after
Tod mil, fox
than others do after they have been on
tour q season or two. Gus Hills famous
novelties. which commence a weeks en-
gagement at the Lyceum Theater week
OF October 26. belongs to this class. Its
success is most pronounced, and that some
thing undefinable propels people to wit
ness this entertainment upon Its first pre-
sentation. Among its features may he
mentioned Speck Brothers, the laughaale
dwarf comedians. in their comical sparring
act; the two American Macs. the men who
set the world laughing; Rice and Elmer.
comedy bar gymnasts in a "Trip to China
Town" Frank Latona. the Hindoo r1ns-
clan; Leonard and Barnard, Montgomery
and Stone. Annie Whitney. the peerless
queen Of song, the great Brigham, Ladell
and Alviro. and Hill. Edgerton and KnoeI.
Mr.. Hanford's Characters-Thomas W.
Keene has this season as support and man
handsome and robust. He had the hest
kind Of schooling, having played leading
parts with Booth. Barrett, Fanny Daven-
port. Modjeska and other stars, and has
himself been a star. Mr.. Hanford has had
a varied and successful experience in clas-
sic plays, and Is regarded as a trageuian
of sterling merit. Among the characters
in which he appears with Mr.. Keene are
Richmond, in Richard Ill., Iago, ir
"Othello;" Due de Nemours. in Louis XII
Bassanio. in The Merchant Of Venice"
ard Marc Antony, in Julius Caesar"
Booth and Barrett regarded him as a great
Marc Antony and their opinions of him
are generally shared.
Miss Dafley's Benefit-The benefit to be
rendered Miss Lillian Daley, the young
girl who was kidnapped at the age OF
five years And but recently found in San
Francisco and sent home to her friends in
this city, at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E.
Church, Tuesday evening next, promises
to be an exceedingly lucrative affair. The
young girl is really in want of funds with
which to make start at self-support
her mother being in a hospital in Boston
and her friends and relatives in this city
having expended all their money in their
search for the missing girl. and with the
generous patronage which is promised TIE
benefit should he enabled to get clear in
fair shape Of the difficulties which now
beset her. Among those who will appear
in behalf of Miss Daley and contribute
toward the evenings entertainment are
Mrs. Lula Joy Brooks, soprano; Miss Louise
Hamer, contralto; Mr.. VIM. H. Goodrich,
tenor; Mr.. John T. Layton. basso; Mr..
Joseph H. Douglass, violinist, and Mr..
VIM. Braxton. pianist. Maj. c. A. Fleet
wood has entire charge of the benefit.