Evening star., 1896-11-26
Convention Adjourned.
AMUsEMENTs,


Empire Theater Company.-Unusual in
terest ts being displayed by theatergoers In
the engagement at the Lafayette Square
Opera House next week Of Charles Froh-
| mans Empire Theater Company in it's
| latestesuccesses. Four plays, three Of which
| are new to this city, will be presented dur
| ing the week. beginning with Liberty
| Hail." an original modern play by r. c..
Carton, which ran for 100 nights in New
York at the Empire Theater. This will be
followed by Clyde Fitch's comedy "Bohe-
| mia" Sydney Grundy's Sowing the Wind
and the latest comedy by Brandon Thomas,
author Of "Charley's Aunt" entitled MAR
| riage The principal members of the En-
pire company are Viola Allen, William
Faversham, Elsie de Wolfe Agnes Miller,
Annie Irish, Ida Conquest, May Robson,
Mrs; Thomas Whiffen. Gladys Wallis. Amy
Edeson. Fritz Williams. Ferdinand Gott-
schalk, E. Y. Backus, w. H. Crompton, j.
| E. Dinney, Joseph Humphreys, Jane Har-
war, Ellen Gail, Katherine MAkins, Lottie
Nicoll, Charles Young, Walter Day and
George Pearce. The arrangement Of plays
for the week is as follows: Monday and
Tuesday and Wednesday matinee Liberty
Thursday and Friday evenings and satur-
day matinee, Sowing the Wind;' Saturday
| night, Marriage" The advance sale Of
seats is now on.
A Florida Observation-Disclosures Cla-
vering Gunter, author of the curious story.
"a Florida Enchantment," has prepared a
stage version of it, which has just closed
an eight weeks successful run at Hoyts
Theater, New York, and comes direct from
| there to the Columbia Theater, where it
will be seen next week. 1t will be re-
membered by readers of the book that its
heroine, a New York belle. on visit to
Florida, found some magical seeds, pos
sessing the power to change the sex of
whoever them She frea the ,,Ynpr-
ment and becomes a man. She doses her
negro servant, too, and causes a similar
alteration in her. Thereafter the mistress
and maid figure as master and man. Their
disappearance in skirts and their reappear-
ance in trousers, with their sentimental
and other adventures in both guises, make
up the humorous and somewhat startling
narrative. Marie Jansen, whose best ef-
forts have been extended in the characteri-
cation of boys, has been chosen for the
role of the metamorphosed heiress, and
Dan Collyer, who used to be excellent as
black girls In Edward HarriSans produc-
tions. enacts the part Of the transformed
servant The same magnificent production
and cast will be seen at the Columbia.
Matinees will be given Thursday and Sat
urday. Sale of seats commences at the box
office. tomorrow morning at $780,
Morrison's "Faust"-"Faust," as given
by the Morrison company, will be the at
traction at the Grand Opera House next
week. The scenic effects are strongly
brought Out, anu serve " dCCeHludtc tue
dramatic situation in vivid manner. One
of the most notable effects is at the end of
the first act, where Mephisto exults over
the capture of the soul of Faust, when,
midst darkness and thunder bursts" the
blazing cross appears over the cathedral
doors. In the scene of the witches carnival
In the brocken the electric fluid plays an
important part, ending in a shower of fire.
and III the closing scene, where the angel
Marguerite is bearing the senseless form of
Faust heavenward, marking Mephistos
final end.
Reilly and Woods Big show.-The at
traction at Kernan's Lyceum next week
will be Reilly and Woods big show This
European features this season, among
which are the Olifans, who come from the
principal music halls of London. Their act
is an exceedingly novel one. They appear
heads, one body. two arms and three legs.
In this peculiar makeup, their songs and
witticisms are made exceptionally funny
Other names appearing on the program are
Smith and Cook known as the two million
aires in acrobatic and eccentric comedy:
Robetta and Doretto, the Chinese en-
perors. in Heap Fun Laundry" the three
Sisters Lane. charming singers and
dancers; Paulo and Dika, the French gro
tesques; Petrie and Elise, refined and up-
to-date sketch artists; Miss Eva Arm
strong, the dashing soubrette; Kelly Nc
Bride and Walton In fun in the gymna-
SUM. and the inimitable Pat Reilly.
Miss Mills Recital.-A great deal of In
terest Is being taken in the piano recital
to be given at the Church of Our Father
next Saturday evening by Miss Lotta Mills
Miss Mills has hosts of friends and ad-
mirers In this city, who will be eager to
hear her not alone on account of her ca
pabilities as performer, but also because
OF her charming personality. Miss Mills
Will be assisted by Mr.. Otto Luebkert BARI
tone, and there Is every indication of an
evening Of music far above the average in
attractiveness. Students who desire to
near near Miss Mills may. on presentation of
obtain one or two reserved seats at
Droop's. where the tickets are on sale. at
| greatly reduced rate. and a great many
| have already taken advantage Of this offer.
Agnes Wallace Villa in THE World
Against Her. comes to the Bijou Family
| Theater next week. The attraction is an
old standard one on all the popular cir
cults.
The Colleen Bawn.-The colleen Bawn"
was given last night at the new Gonzaga
| College Han and was such success that it
was given again this afternoon, and will be
repeated for the third time tonight. The
production was under the direction of Mr.
Theodore M. Hardy. and was carefully
staged. The cast was as follows: Finley s
Hayes. Myles Ma Coppaleen; Daniel F.
Murphy, Haddress Cregan; Thomas Solan.
Danny Mann; Mrs. Mary Russell Hardy.
Mrs cregan and sheelah; Theodore NJ
Hardy, Corrigan; Miss Lillian Hurdle, Eily
O'Connor; Mrs. Adalie Tayler; H. F. Dolan.
Kyrle DAILY; NJ. A. Dolan, Father Tom:
Liniel Strachey, Bertie O'Moore; ]. B. Fitz-
| patrick. Hyland Creagh; Lottie Knibbs,
Kathleen Creagh: Lizzie O'Neill, Dulcie
Blennerhasset. and Miss Danna Heron,
Kate.
Burnt Cork Cluh-The Burnt Cork Club
| gave its annual Thanksgiving performance
| last evening at Odd Fellows Hall Tth
| street before an audience that fairly packed
| the large auditorium. The different turns
were given with a smoothness that is not
| often seen In amateur performances, while
| the opening part was a revelation in anna
| teur minstrelsy. The olio was opened by
| the playing Of the Burnt Cork Club March.
| This was followed by Steve Clements the
| Well-known banjoist and Byron Bond in
song illustration. After a number of other
| good specialties the performance closed
| with presentation Of living pictures that
would adorn the professional stage, the
| credit for which Is due to Mr.. ]. b. Fenton.
Miss Richards Lecture.-Miss Janet E.
| Richards gave an Interesting illustrated
lecture last evening at the Fifteenth Street
NJ. E. Church before fairly good audi
| ence. The subject was 1.-The Passion Play
| a. Oberammergau." The lecture was illus
| trated by eighty stereopticon Views, all Of
which were artistically displayed. It was q
most interesting and instructive lecture,
from the fact that Miss Richa rds u.as prac