Evening star., 1896-01-28

Mr.. William Balluf the treasurer Of the
house, who has been Ill for some time, -re-
turned to duty. and Assistant Manager
Meyer Fisher was also on hand after a
weeks sickness.
Mrs. Hayw~nd's Rec!tA.t IA dramatic
reading and costume rec:t-l was given at
the Carroll Institute Hall dast evening by
Mrs. Mary Manly Haywoodf assisted by DR..
Croffut. Mr.. Rice, Mr.. Tweedale, Miss Dom
naiiy, Mr.. Goldwin Pattonnand Miss Mary
tfcuiarly enjoyable, and the 3audience was
large and appreciative. MrI,Tweedale as
MACBETH and Mr.. Patton aB Retruchio and
Hamiet We're exceptionally good, Mrs. Hay
WOOD taxing the parts of;Lady Macbeth
Katherine and the queen, RESPECTIVELY. Mrs.
HayWood's work was of thefhighest char
acter, and showed the result of careful
from ng anh deep lntelligenes The scenes
and Hamlet" were given with intelligent
Interpretation, and were enthusiastically
received. The musical part of6the entertain
,nent men was was well rendered IN fthe hands of
MISS Donnal!y, Miss Mary Helen Howe and
MI. !s.ce. Miss Howe sang .Arditi's "Ec-
stasy' with excellent effect, and in response
70 an encore rendered an exquisite selection
from the Maid of Plymouth. Miss Dom,
naiiy gave number Of standard selections
on the piano. embracing Schumann, Chopin.
Boccherini-Joseffy arrangement of a
mlnuet; and and the the ,schubert-Lszt arrange
well received. Mr.. Rice sang ''Oh! Happy
LAY Dy Goetz In his usual pleasing man.
ner and later on the program rendered
THE Three Fishers" by Hullah.
Jack the Giant Killer.-Tonight and to-
morrow afternoon and night at Aliens
Grand Opera House the spectacular fairy
ballet, "Jsck the Giant Killer will be
presented by about 100 children under the
direction of Prof Geo. H. Sheldon. Pro-
Guctions OF this kind have been given be-
fore under Prof. Sheldcn's direction and
always with success, and it is safe to pre-
sumo that Jack the Giant Killer" will be
given with all the excellences that it de-
mandS
Mr. Vincents Lecture.-The next lecture
In the series by Mr.. Leon H. Vincent will
take place at Wesley Chapel this evening,
his subject being "Thoreau and His Wood
en- lnkstand." These lectures are proving
very attractive and are we'll attended
The Ice Palace.-At the Convention Hall
Ice Palace the usual large attendance pre-
vailed last evening, the opening one Of the
!ourtn week, and an unusually large num-
Der gnded over the smooth surface in time
TO music. Each day adds depth to the ice
and consequently hardness and smoothness
rh mere VII De hockey game between the
CheVy Chase Club and the All-Washington
team saturday evening. 1t will begin at 8
oclock, and will consist of two halves of
zen minutes each, with a five-minute in
,es reseat t3r .t rest. The winning team will rep
resent this city against Baltimore and other
Teams IN the future, so that Saturdays play
Will be watched with a good deal of interest
An attraction which will prove to be more
than ordinarily interesting Is the engage
mens at the rink next week of Mr.. j. F.
Donoghue. probably the swiftest skater in
the world. He will race any local skater
one, tWo or three miles, and Manager
IoWers is now trying to find contestants
VINO are willing to meet him. Mr. Donoghue
Will be handicapped by a committee from
the dinerent local clubs, and there will. be
prizes offered in the several races. The
management of the ice palace will receive
the names of those who wish to comrete
with Mr. Donoghue, and the rink will be
given over to them during the early morn
ing hours for practice
Geraldine Dramatic Cluh.-The Geraldine
Dramatic Club has beer augmented by the
addition OF SIX new people, who will take
prominent parts in the work of the club in
the future. These are Messrs. DanI Murphy
James J. Nolan, Geo. DAILY, John K Hayes
John Flanagan and Miss Ella B. Gleason.
Four additions have also been made to the
honorary membership list, in1the persons of
Miss Libhie Miller and Messrs Clarence
Steele, Finley s. Hayes and George Chess
man. The club will give an entertainment
at Masonic Hall early in February, assisted
py the National Troubadourssa rev organi-
Zauon, the outgrowth of the Pressmen's
Union. Rehearsals will also he begun at an
early day for the production of Robert
Emmet. which will take place on the En-
met anniversary. This play was given by
the club last year, and scored an Immense
success.