Evening star., 1896-03-31

we'll on its feet and its defects of locomo-
ton become fully apparent. 1t is in the
pected in Palmer company. Frederic
Bond, whom we all know, is Willie Pennie,
the not-father Of tho chbsent boy; Miss Isa-
belle Coe. a most capable woman, Is Mrs.
pennie; Frank TannehA, jr.. is Mr.. Burney.
the poor, down-troddene husband Of a wife
Miss Harriet StirliEee Of advanced ideas
and btfurcated garments; Mr.. Hasbury is
Col. Mckay, and Mr. Max Ffgman is his
son JACK, an energetic wooer Of Pennies
very pretty daughter {AIiss Katherine Cray.
Mrs. Eldridge, Aunt Louisa, is old lady
Mckay, and Miss Bahlina Willard is a
saucy and rosy maid. The audience was
generous in numbers sand applause, the
flowers bloomed overithe footlights, every
body was in good humor, there were no
speeches and the absent boy should have
been present to see how well he was re-
ceived and what hit ihe made.
Kernan's Lyeeum Thaater.-There was a
crowded house at Kernan's last night to
welcome the return of the famous Rentz
Santley Bllrlesque Company. The program
has been considerably altered since the first
appearance this season and several new
faces were seen. The performance opens
with satirical burlesque on "Trilby,' in
troduc1ng tie full strength of the company.
which consists of score of pretty girls and
funny oredians. Then follows the olio
Francis Bryant contributed a funny mono
losue and several topical songs. Fisher and
Sio"CAi PUT Tic duO16nCG III SOOu HumOr
with their laughable Irish sketch, and Les
lie and Tenley did clever sketch. Belle
Black had no trouble singing herself into
popularity, and Van Leer and Barton mixed
up musical with an athletic act that was
above the average. The performance con-
cludes with a spectacular burlesque, enti-
tied robin Hood"
The Stoddard Lectures-Before an appre-
ciative audience which filled Metzerott Hall
Mr. John L. Stodcsrd last night inaugu-
rated his sixteenth season in Washington
as a lecturer on travel He greeted old
friends when he stepped before the screen
and told of his pleasure in being again pres
ent in Washington, for those who hear Mr.
Stoddard cree are always anxious to enjoy
his entertaining and instructive lectures
upon MS annual return to the city, and sell
dom miss an opportunity of doing So This
season he Is in file voice and his views are
as beautiful as ever Many of the scenes
presented were artistiCally colored, and
such views as the Bay of Naples by moon
light, the eruption Of Vesuvius and the en-
chanting scenery of Capri were enthusiastic
cally applauded. The subject of last nights
lecture, which was q rev one, written since
his trip last summer. was Naples and
Pompeii." Beginning with a description of
the matchiess beauty of the Bay of Naples
and vlvldly portraying the luxuriance of
Bala, Rome's magnificent watering place,
he brought his audience face to face with
the sGualor and wretchedress and poverty
OF the Neapolitans and the characteristic
features of street life in Naples; spoke of
the attempted improvements to alleviate
the suffering and better the conditions, and
declared that the cause was the policy of
Italy to attempt to maintain a position
among the first-rate powers of Europe. as
consequence of which the people were lit
orally taxed to death. Passing from Ma
pies, he gave a thrilling account OF the
eruption Of Vesuvius, and showed the slow
progress Of the work of unearthing the
long hurried citv Of
count of the crimes of Tiberius at Capri:
showed the beauty of the blue grotto and
the lumin Gus gem of Capri. and closed with
a poetical description Of drifting by MOON
light on the Vesuvian bay. The same lee
ture will be repeated tonight and tom orrow
night. and Thursday evening :he second
lecture of the courses, "Constaptinople,"
will be given.