Evening star., 1896-11-28

s0sa Eight ssssE esnsss sesss sf s
to please Psule s, and pa the Rsrs!sn
iionares; Petrie % and Elise, Els the the American ns %
sketch artists; the inimitable Pat Reilly
himself, with e few new stories and hts
ever-popular charcoal sketches. together
sa ue Entitled hff aFasaa. Ta ay
make up a vaudeville that is hard to beat,
day and SATURDAY.
cital of Miss Lotta Mills at the Church Of
Our Father, corner 18th and L streets
northwest, this evening has occasioned Il
good deal OF interest among the musicians
ity as a piano player Of rare merit and
her work In some OF the more difficult COM
positions which she has given shows the
har true sta Stang OF genius and true love for
touch clear singing tone and q technique
that is almost without fault Miss Mills
has host Of friends and admirers in this
city who will not be slow in coming for
ward to do her honor, and her appearance
may be set down as being one of the chief
musical events of the week. Miss Mills
will be assisted by Mr.. Luebkert. baritone,
whose artistic work has already won for
him many admirers. and the variety Of his
selections for this occasion will fully DEM
onstrate his versatility.
Haley's Band Concert-The concert to be
given at the New National Theater tomor-
row night by the Washington Military
Concert Band will be the first of the series
TINS season. Last year the concerts by this
band were remarkably successful and the
leader. Prof. Will A. Haley. is anticipating
eve even greater things this season. The num-
Der of the band has increased and the new
members are all thorough musicians, One
reason why the band has made such rapid
progress Is that the majority of the MEM
for
United States Marine Band. and gained
their training under John Philip Sousa. to
Enom they compare their present leader
Inc program has been carefully arranged
that will satisfy every variety of musical
taste. while 1t is understood that Prof
Haley has many catchy things ready to
spring as encores. The soloists are Mr. H.
arthur Pryor upon the trombone. and Mrs
hattie Meads Smith, whose soprano voice
IS heard regularly in the choir of the First
Congregationalist Church. and who has
nlgn reputation as concert singer
The Skating Rink.-Although the splen-
old weather Which Washington has been
ENJOYING for the past few days and ice
skating may not exactly be said to 20 hand
IN nand. yet the ice rink at Convention
Hail has shown in no way the effect of the
warm wave on the lovers of this sport. In
tact, once inside the hall, 1t Is difficult to
imagine that 1t is SO much warmer out
sue, sue, ana the spectator involuntarily but
tons up his coat on going out from the
rink instead of throwing 1t open. The
warm spell. however, has had no effe,t on
the Ice. and the surface Is as hard and Arm
as though the temperature was way be-
low freezing at every point. The new
method which Manager Towers has ,nsti.
tuteo Tor resurfacing the ice Is proving ifs
utllty and value admirably, and is he
doW doWine more more and more satisfactory every
uay. announcer change which will he
noticed Is the removal Of the polar SCENE ~
the 1ar end of the hall and the subsfitutton
IN lts place Of warm drawin9-room efYect
~ ~ ~nien the orchestra plays a prominent
part. literally and figurativeIy, This new
addltlon to the attractions at the rint 10
also 1ast becoming popular. and the con-
.inuous music Is the source of much pleas
rink mereIa io- to those who attend the
the skaters and listening to the strains nf
the orchestra and orchestrion.
Inc Mandarin.-One of the most inter-
ested SPECTATORS Of the fiftieth production
OF OF tne Mandartn'' was the justly celebrat-
49, uu ueah an ae heszke.- who occupied a box
upon the especial mutation of Mr. Reein
aid De Koven. De Reszke was accom-.
panied by his brother and. by Nine. Melha
and the three famous singers were QUICKLY
~Iecosnizeo ~ oy the audience and were the
target for every pair of lorgnettes in the
theater At the close of the Performance
Mr. de koven called upon them in their
box and received their hearty congratuIa
s0,i uons: Ine following morning. at the Gill
sey House, In conversation with friends
Jean de Reszke said: There is nothing in
the world that I enjoy more than / Do
comic opera. 1 delight in It; 1t Is the
Sparklng enervescence Of my more serious
i.fe. cannot remember when have en-
1oyed anything more than I did the pro-
duction of the Mandarin last night. 1
am quite familiar with most Of Mr. de
hoUe hoVen's .poh e9mPositions pos! know Robin
ter very well, indeed. but I do think
that in the Mandarin he has out
Heroded Herod and has produced the best
work which bears his name" "The Man
DARN will come to the Columbia Theater
week after next.
The Peoples Lecture Cource.-The sue
cess of this popular course, as shown by
the attendance at the first lecture, bids fair
to eclipse even that Of last season. The
evening at the Church Of Our Father. is
on THE Isle Of Wight-the Garden of
England" A feature Of the lecture will
be the recital Of selections from "Enoch
views. Rev. DR.. Rogers reputation In this
field is guarantee of rich treat to those
who attend. Reserved seats at Metzerotts
Stuart Robson.-Stuart Robson, who last
season achieved distinct success in the
tire three-aet ,,sS comedy ned Mrs Ponderburys
Londoners. and which enjoyed long run
in New York city, will make it the chief
production of his repertoire this season.
and will have no less an able coadjutant
than the famous tragedienne, Madame jan
auschek, who assumes the role Of Mrs
Ponderbury. The French flavor has not
been entirely removed by its adaptor, and
the spice remaining Is immensely funny
without possessing anything that might
be deemed questionable. From some of
the situations one naturally expects boul-
evardism to peep out, but 1t never does
and though the characters glide over some
very thin ice, which cracks beneath them
and threatens to drop them into the mud,
they manage to escape and to breathe on
ly wholesome air throughout the three
acts. Since "Bertie, the Lamb" Mr.. Rob-
son has not had a better character than
Ponderbury. This amusing comedy will be
preceded by another equally as interesting
of one-act length, entitled. 'Mr. Gilman's
Wedding" which delineates the trials of
q young husband, who sees his happiness
being jeopardized by a mistake in identity
and a false charge of bigamy. Mr.. Robson
and his company of actors will be at the
Lafayette Square Opera House Monday
evening, December Z.
Miss Forbes Readings.-Miss Annie v.
Forbes made her first public appearance
as reader and impersonator last evening
before an audience that completely filed
the hall at Carroll Institute. Miss Forbes
has devoted an unusual amount Of time to
the DEVELOPMENT Of her talent In this d.
rection, practically without aid or advice,
and the result of her efforts Is a degree OF