Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

AMUSEMENTS.
Aliens Grand Opera House.-Mr. Chas. A.
Shaw will tonight inaugurate his fourth
season of summer entertainment at Aliens
Grand Opera House. He will present COM
pany of musical comedians in comedy
called "Dr. Flam." which is said to afford
excellent opportunity for specialties, and
which has been highly successful in London.
Mr.. Shaw's previous seasons have been re-
markably successful, and he thinks the en-
tertainments he will now present are SUI
perior to those of former years.
Mr.Downing's Observation-Disclosures Down
ing was the recipient Of testimonial bene-
fit Saturday evening at ALIENS Grand Opera
House that he will long remember. 1t was
a memorable event in more ways than one,
for not only was 1t the 3,000th performance
of 1.-The Gladiator by the popular actor,
but Saturday evening completed his TWEEN
tieth year on the stage. Robert Downing
has many friends In this city, and they
turned out in force Saturday evening to
show their appreciation Of his worth. The
portrayal of The Gladiator was the same
complete performance that Downing has
been noted for, the cast being excellent.
Eugene Blair as Neodamia was, of course,
the star, after Downing, and their work
was accorded hearty and at times tumul-
tuous applause during the entire evening.
The othersin the cast were Mr. j. H. Kolker
as Flavian Mr.. William Frederic as Origin,
Mr.. w. b. Downing as the pagan priest,
Mr.. Alex. Mckenzie as Tribune, Mr.. VIM.
Allen as Neophyte, Mr.. Walter Davis as
Octavius, Mr.. William Alexander as
Claudlus, Mr.. 5. s. Samuels as Marcus, Miss
May Lindley as Hernia, Miss Nettie Baker
as Sonona, and Miss Maud Ream Slower as
Faustina. AS curtain raiser to 1.-The Glad
iator" the one-act comedy French Mar
r1age," by Charles Dance, was given, with
Mr.. Downing as Sangfroid, Eugene Blair
as Pauline and j. H. Kolker as Alphonse.
performances
Judson, late of the Hinrichs Opera Company
sang Arditt's "Parla' In excellent voice
and received hearty encoura cement for her
work. MIR. Downing was presented during
the performance with a Mystic Shrine badge
IN roses and carnations by Mr.. Ed. b. Hay,
the recipient acknowledging the honor in
speech, in which he outlined some of his
future plans and hopes, and thanked his
friends for their support and encourage
ment
Mrs. Tom Thumbs Lecture.--A concert
was given at Aliens Grand Opera House
last evening by Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb and
her company of Lilliputans Songs and
piano selections, with lecture by Mrs. Gen.
Tom Thumb. in which she outlined her
career OF forty years of travel and expert
ence on the stage, were the features, to-
gether with mesmeric seance by Nine.
TraZoni. Prof Van Da Grift and the
countess Lavina played the piano, and
capt. Liable, Jennie Quigley, Miss Nelson,
Count and Baron Magri sang, Count Magri
winding up the performance with short
address. The audience, while not large, was
appreciative, and testified its appreciation
of the work of the dminutive actors and
actresses by hearty and frequent applause.
The Mat d Powell Cor cert.-The concert
next Tuesday evenlrg, in which Miss Maud
Powell and Rudolph voE Scarpa will be
heard on tie violin and piano. respec lively,
promises to be an unusually successful
event in every way. They VIII be assisted
by some o. the best local talent obtainable,
and as the concert is to be given under the
ausIlc Of the WonaE'S Suffrage AsSoca-
ton the attendance will probably be all
that can be desired. The patronesses are
weil-knoWn ladies of Washington society.
the list including Mrs. A. l.. Barber, Mrs.
Henry l.. B1ount. Mrs. w. O. Dennison.
Mrs s. \. Nprthwsy, Mrs. Henry NJ. Tel
ler. Mrs. J. c. Burrows, Mrs John Sher-
man and Miss Herbert The concert will
be opened with Godmark's suite for violin
and piano by Miss Powell and Herr Won
Scarpa, and will intersperse the music rem
dered by the local talent with the solos
which have made them famous among the
music-loving public Among those who
will participate in support of the two lead
ing soloists are Mrs. Edwin 7. Perkins,
soprano; Hiss Anita Cluss harpist; Mr.
Finckel, teror, and Mr. Rice, basso.
Rev. DR.. Stafford to Iaecture.-The Rev.
DR.. D. J. Stafford Will lecture in Aliens
Grand OPERA House next Sunday evening.
May ), for the benefit OF the poor of St.
Augustines parish. His subject will be
The Power and Pathos of Charles Dick
ems"
The Madrids' Benefit.-lAs the time APP
proaches for the Madrids' benefit the in
terest In the large mandolin orchestra that
Is rehearsing under the direction of Mr. A.
'. Holmes, becomes greater There Is no
doubt that this huge orchestra will be a
revelation to lovers of mandolins, banjos
and guitars. Washington can boast of the
largest orchestra of this kind in the world
The Madrids' program at Metzerott Hall
next Thursday night bids fair to excel any
amateur musical performance given here
for some time. They will have the assist
ance of such well-known artists as Miss
Alice Judson, Mrs. kittie Thompson-Rerry
Miss Eleanor Simonds, Miss Antoinette
WarlitZ, Mr.. George OConnor, Mr. A. Stern,
Mr.. w. H. Connely. Mr.. James Watson
Mr. Dave c. Bangs, the Band Quartet the
Apollo Quartet. and Mr. Holmes Mandolin.
Banjo and Guitar Orchestra One of the
features of the Madrid Quartet will be the
Madrid March, written especially for them
by Mr. B. r. Judson, who WILL on the night
of the benefit. use for the first time in Wash
1ngton his renowned $1,000 mandolin. Judg-
Ing from the large advance sale of tickets
standing room will be in order at this enter.
tainment.