Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

of the Boston Instrumental Club at Met
zerott Music Hall yesterday afternoon was
well attended, and an enjoyable program
was rendered. The concert was given for
the benefit of the Washington Home for
Foundlings. and that ir stitution will re-
ceive neat sum as the proceeds from the
entertainment. The club rendered its num-
bers in excellent style, and received the en-
tire approval of the large audience from
the start Mrs. Annie B. Gardner was the
solo.st, and received much applause for her
work. The club played selections of the
highest class of music, embracing numbers
by Chopin, Wagner, Schubert, Gounod and
Verdi, giving all of them with spirit and
expression and the greatest amount of
musical intelligence The club was led by
Mr.. w. w. Swornsbourne, its regular direc-
tor. The features of the concert in the solo
line were cello solo by Mr.. Rudolph
Nagel. and a nocturne for dute, violin and
cello by Messrs. Kuntz. Van Santvoord and
Nagel. The club comprises the following
gentlemen, all members Of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra: Mr.. Daniel Kuntz, Mr..
William Kraft and Mr.. F. E. Schuchmann,
violins; Mr.. E. b. Marble, viola; Mr.. Ru-
dolpn Nagel, cello; Mr.. E. Code, bass; Mr..
G. B. Van Santvoord. flute; Mr.. c. l..
Stats, clarinet; Mr.. F. c. Muller, oboe:
Mr.. Pierre Muller. trumpet. and Mr.. Helm
rich Lorbeer aid Mr.. Carl Schumann,
horns
Watterson on Lincoln.-Mr. Henry Wat
terson. the distinguished journalist and
statesman. will deliver his celebrated lee
ture on Abraham Lincoln at Lafayette
Square Opera House next Sunday evening.
He has been received with enthusiasm
wherever he has gone, and particularly in
the south his lecture has been highly prais-
ed. In the selection of Washington as the
place to close his lecture season, Henry
Watterson made no mistake. 1t will be a
IN rT,,1
ture tour. His Grafton on Lincoln has every
where in the west and south drawn great
crowds of people 1t Is remarkable how the
southerners have turned out to hear Abra-
ham Lincoln eulogized by the distinguished
editor, and the enthusiastic applause
which praise for Lincoln has received. The
south never knew until Watterson told
them what a good and kind friend 1t had in
Lincoln. The Lincoln Post, G. A. R., with
invited comrades, have engaged 200 balcony
seats for the lecture. They will 20 in a
body, In full uniform.
"A Woman Of War."-A play of more
than usual interest will he at Aliens Grand
Opera House next week. 1t was first pro-
duced in Baltimore, and has since made n
successful tour Of the south. The Sava1-
nan News, in speaking of it's presentation
IN that city recently, says: THE heroic
devotion of the women of the south TO The
cause OF the contc'icracy, during these
days that fried mems souls from 1851
until the bonnie blue Tag went down in
fnal defeat, has been the theme of sorG
and story for more than quarter of a
century. and will continue 20 be such for
proDaDiy q century to come. And it is a
rich and fruitful theme. The sacrifices,
the fertility OF resources the loyalty, the
love of the women Of the south for the
cause or their section stands without parallel
in history. One of :ae tcnd.rest and vet
Withal, one of the most heroic of the stories
S OF the war hinsiag upon me daring and
loyalty of woman is that of "A Woman Of
War, written by General Felix .cnus Of
baltimore, dramatized by him in co.ap az
ton with Miss Louise Malloy, and present.
ed at the theater last night by Mss Nir-
g1nla Stuart and competent company of
artists. General AgnuS briefly explains
that during much of his service in the war
he was among the southern people, and lad
ample opportunity of studying the men
and women of this section. His experience
with the daughters of the south showed
MN that the southern women of the war
were almost without exception true, ter
der-hearted, loving, loyal daughters OF the
south, who, during the eventful times that
try Woman's soul as well as a MANS re-
NAMED ever faithful to their trust loyal
TO their cause. and risksd Do;n love and
has drawn the character of his heroine
VINO is tender, gentle, refined, quiet yet
possessed Of the fire Of patriotism and the
courage of truth and honor"
Pictures of German Life.-Rev Alex
Maekay- Smith, the eloquent rector of St
Johns Church. will deliver a lecture in the
guild room of Epiphany Church tomorrow
evening on Pictures of German Life and
Literature in the Time Of Goethe" From
Mr.. Mackay-Smith's weil-known reputation
as a scholar and orator. an exceedingly in
teresting talk may be anticipated.
Loie F'uller.-Miss Loie Fuller will pre-
sent. at Metzerott Hail. at the matinee and
evening performance next Saturday four
of her most picturesque and effective
dances from the pantomime, "Salome," in
which she appeared over so times in Paris
These are Might 1.-The Firmament,"
Fire" and 'The Nile Lily
The Yale Glee Club.-Cards announcing
the concert Of the Yale Glee and Banjo
clubs on Easter Monday evening at tile
Universalist Church, recall one of the reg
ular post-Lenten festivities. This year tie
event promises to be unusually brilliant
socially, IS the patronesses are the follow
ing well-known ladies': Mesdames Henry b.
Brown. ". J. Boardman, VIM. H. Clagett
John Dalzell, z. NJ. Gallaudet, John Hay
Arnold Hague, Anna G. Hunt, NJ S. Lin
coin, David r. Mckee, G. w. McLanahan
James Mcmillan, George Shiras, Geo Pea
body Wettemore, W. c. Whittemore f.
o. Wolcott and George Fraser The ushers
will be Messrs. Bowers, Hayden, Mckee
Ryan, Barnard, Chiffon, Henderson and
Wilkins. The first four of these are Yale
graduates. while the last four are invited
as graduates of Columbia, Washington.