Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-06
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ment Of the d Street Baptist Church
course occurs this evening In the church,
| between eth and 7th streets, and consists
| Of grand concert, in which the following
well-known local artists will participate:
Mr.. Herman Rakemann, violinist; Mr..
| Henry Xander, piano soloist; Miss Elise
| Dufour, elocutionist, and selected quar-
| tet, composed Of Mrs. H. Clay Browning,
| soprano; Mrs. Margaret Nolan-Martin,
contralto; Mr.. VIM. D. Mcfarland, tenor,
| and Mr.. ]. Henry Kaiser baritone. It is
| seldom that SO many leading people in
their respective lines are brought together
/ In single entertainment, and as the pro-
gram has been arranged to give oppor-
tunity for them to be heard singly and to-
gether In popular music 1t is expected that
they will be greeted by full house. The
last entertainment Of the course will be
given May 10. being a lecture by the ever
popular humortst, Robert ]. Burdette, who
VIII tell THE Story OF Rolla."
Lecture on California.-rhe second lee
ture OF the course on California was de-
livered last evening at All Souls Church
| by Mrs. Lucy Underwood Mccain. Elk
cei!ent views were used to illustrate the
| er pictured land full Of delightful and
enjoyable features. Mrs. Mccain dwelt
| upon the beautiful scenery of the golden
s soas. ana then spoke Of the climate. not
accomplished in the midst Of the natural
| wonders. The third lecture of the course
WIN take place tonight at the church, the
| Deneht OF the Mission Cooking School,
| MRS. MCCAIN was state representative
| from California to the Atlanta exposition
ana IS eminently fitted to talk on her ma
! tive state.
Star Cast Of 1.-The Rivals.'-Joseph JefYer-
son was born in Philadelphia William II.
| crane was born in Leicester, Mass, short
Instance from Boston, In which city The
comedian spent his boyhood. Nat {. Good
| win was born in Boston and lived there un-
| III ne ran away from home to become d
strolling player. Francis Wilson first saw
| the light of day in Philadelphia, and his
carry ambition was to become negro min
| strel. Robert Taber was born in New York
city, and SO were Joseph and E. NJ Hol-
land Mrs. John Drew. who has graced the
stage Tor seventy-six years. was born in
ENGLAND and was brought to this country
| When she was but a little tot. Julia Mar
| lowe Taber was also born in England and
| IKE Mrs. Drew, was brought to this coun-
| Try long before she was in her teens. Fan
| ny Rlce is another native Of New England
having been born in Lowell, Mass 1t is
| these celebrated players who are to appear
In the presentation of THE Rivals" which
Is to be given at the Lafayette Square OPP
era House Saturday evening, May D.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-The attrac-
tlon at kernan's this week is a good one
| 1t Is Sam Jacks Extravaganza Company,
| and although the show is now playing its
| second engagement in this city, 1t has been
materially changed and strengthened The
original extravaganza The Bull Fighter"
| Is retained, and, with the addition Of sew
eral new comedians and a score of pretty
ana shaiely damsels, is better than ever
| before. But the feature Of the performance
Is the collection Of living pictures Then
there are host of specialties-all good
The Brothers La Moyne do a remarkable
triple bar act. Phillips and Robinson, as
| the twentieth century girls were clever As
were also the sketches of Foster and Lewis
| and Clements and Barnes. During the
western trip Of the Washington Base Ball
Club Manager Herman has arranged TO
| have the game reproduced each afternoon
| on the stage In its minutest detail. .,i ss,
! The Cantata Of "Belshazzar The can
| tata OF Belshazzar was rendered at Odd
Fellows Hall last night by a large chorus,
assisted by soloists. for the benefit of
chorus was Mr. Thomas G. Young while
Prof Emil Mort acted accompanist. The
| different characters in the cantaa were
L. Flynn, G. F. Rollings, j. F. Erdman.
| Bessie lola Latham, Daisy B. O'Neil, Hen
| rietta E: Worch, Edna Bremen, Lula f.
Meinhind, Ida V. Adj, May Isel Sophia F.
| Fritsch, j. H. Galleher and Bernard X.
| Gibson, the work being sung in costume,
with appropriate scenery. Those who sung
| In the chorus were Misses Gusta Bergman,
| Davis. Mabel Donnelly, Nellie e. Davis,
| Horuase Dawson, Abbie B. Godfrey, Lydia
| Hyde, May Isel, Eta Jackson, Hattie Love
less, Amelia Meinhind. Mary J. Robey, Vida
| Messrs. Louis H. Bergman, F. Y. Dawson,
Horatio D. Dawson. ]. Harry Davis, Ches-
| ter G. Croft, Diller F. Croft, Harry G. Isel
VIM: L. Lynn. Chas. A. Moulden, Herman
| II. Mandler, E. d. Moling. N. u. Nell VIM
Walter Potbury and Ezra r. Stevenson.
The cantata was divided into five acts, each
having number of scenes. A large audi
ence was in attendance and the church will
profit he
formance will be repeated tonight.
Our Country's Needs.''-A lecture will
| be delivered in Memorial United Brethren
Church, corner r and North Capitol streets,
this evening on the subject of Our Coun-
! try's Needs A musical program will pre-
| cede the lecture and the public is cordially
| invited to attend.
Barnum and Baileys Circus.-The bane
of the school teachers life in the spring
| and the joy of the school children is the
annual visit of the circus, and especially
Barnum and Bailey's aggregation. This
year the show Is newer and more complete
| than ever, and embraces every feature of
amusement possible to associate with a
| legitimate circus. The show will be here
Monday and Tuesday afternoons and even
| ings, next. the lot at Sd and P streets be-
ing used for the purpose of exhibiting the
wonders. The feature this year of the cir
Gus will be the human arrow, Alar who is
shot from an immense, powerful crossbow
nigh into the air and through a small tar
SSt. hC 1edl Is D. HdlT-TdlS1nR one, and Is
considered to be the most perilous enc
| ever attempted in the air. Besides AIar.
the show is supplied with a great number
| OF aerial acrobats, who do everything that
could be imagined on the lofty apparatus.
The street parade this year will he finer
than ever, and the school children will en-
Joy 1t as one Of the treats of the season.
The animals, including Johanna, the IA
nous gorilla giantess, are exceptionally
| fine, and make up collection exceedilpIv
hard to excel in any way. The regular adj
vance on admission seats will prevail at
Bradbury's. but reserved seats will be the
same. Seats are now on SALE
DIR. Talmage to Lecture-At Aliens Grand
Opera House Friday evening, May Is, the
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage will deliver his
new lecture, entitled MY Journey Around
| the World for the benefit of the Garfield
Memorial Hospital. DR.. Ta!nage is I'M
| Questionably one of the most notable re-
| Egious figures in the world at this time
He Is one Of the few ministers in the whole
| history of modern evangelism who has at
tanned worldwide celebrity. and whose ser
mons and lectures have Won a place of
high literary honor. Dr. Talmage has kind
| ly volunteered his services, and the entire
proceeds will be devoted to the Garfield
| Memorial Hospital fund. Seats will be on
sale at the box office of Aliens Grand
Opera House on and after Mondav Nov, 10