Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
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Lafayette Square Opera House.-The long
heralded presentation of The Rivals" with
its star cast, will be given at the Lafayette
Square Opera House this evening Mr..
Jefferson will be the Fighting Bob Acres,
Mr.. Crane, the irascible old baronet Sir
Anthony Absolute; Mr.. Goodwin. the duel
Ing Irfshman, Sir Lucius O'Trigger; Mr..
Wilson, the servant, David; Mr.. Taber, the
handsome captain, Jack Absolute; Mr.. Jo-
seph Holland, the Falkland; Mr.. E. M.
Holland, the Fag; Mrs. John Drew, the
Mrs. Malaprop; Julia Marlowe Taber, the
sweet and pretty Lydia Languish. and
Fanny Rice, the pert little maid. Lucy. The
sale OF seats has been enormous and the
performance will attract audience that
is likely to tax the capacity of the theater.
New National Theater.-Della Fox, in
"Fleur de Lis will be the attraction at
the New National Theater next week.
Academy of Music.-"A Happy Little
Home comes to the Academy of Music
next week.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-The LONDON
Gaiety Girls Burlesque Company, the Bar
mum of its class, will be the attraction at
kernan's Lyceum the coming week. This
company of excellent merit brings with 1T
twenty-five pretty girls, ten funny come
dians and two new and original burlesques,
entitled The Century Clubs Reception
and The Tramp Astronomers. The spec
ldlty part OF the program introduces
number of favorites among whom are:
The Fergusons, Irish sketch duo; Eddie
Odell, acrobatic tramp: Dot Lothrop, sing
ing soubrette; Heating and Alexander,
black face comedians: Chappelle Sisters.
song and dance queens. and others. All
the scenic and mechanical effects are car
ried by the company for the proper staging
of the burlesques.
Barnum & Bailey's Circus.-The route of
the Barnum & Bailey free street parade
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street to 10th street. to K street, to Wash
rgton Circle, 20 Pennsylvania avenue, to
9TH street, to o street, to Sd street, to the
grounds. The big show will arrive here to-
morrow morning, coming from Wilmington,
Del, over the Pennsylvania road, and will
get settled in its temporary quarters at Sd
and streets, where the exhibition will be
given Monday and Tuesday. The hours adj
vertised for the circus performance in the
big tent are 2 pm. and Sp.m., but it is the
part of wisdom for those who want to get
the full value of their invested half dollar
10 present themselves at the main entrance
an hour before that time. The menagerie Is
the finest collection of rare animals in the
country, and includes number of rare
species nowhere else to be found. The Won
derful gorilla, Johanna, is the most inter-
esting of the animals, and probably the
most interesting animal ever in captivity.
Johanna is much younger than Chiko the
first of Mr.. Bailey's pair of gorillas. but she
has already developed greater intelligence
than he possessed. With her the initiative
faculty is strong, and she does whatever
she sees people about her doing, as if
anxious to get into the Swim of human
society. In addition to the collection of
animals, and even more interesting to a
majority of thinking visitors is a large
party of natives of Ceylon, Hindustan and
other countries of oriental India, who keep
the crowds entertained for nearly an hour
With dances, religious ceremonies, juggling,
legerdemain, sword drills and the acting of
portions of a native musical drama illus
homo 70 of ha
orient. Representatives of two races of
pigmies found in southern India and Ceylon
are also shown, one of a high degree of in
telligence, the other of caye-dwelling
type. even below the gorilla Johanna in
physique and mental endowment. In addi-
ton to the ATTRACTIONS of the menagerie, a
fine military band, assisted by the beautiful
young cornet soloist, Jessie Millar, gives
high-class concert during the preliminary
hour. OF the circus it need only be said
that 1t Is the good old Barnum & Bailey
three-ring circus, with the Meers sisters,
William Showles and other favorite riders
the Silbons, Dunbars, Potters and other
first-class aerialists; the Glinserettis, AS
beys, Lannon'S, Werts and O'Brien and
other wonderful acrobats; LaRoche, the
mysterious ascensionist; John O'Brien, with
fifty trained horses in one ring, besides
trained elephants, bulls, BEARS dogs, monk
eys. hogs, lions and tigers; Enetta, the only
lady clown, besides AL. Caron, Spader john
son, Harry Wentworth, and score of fun
ny fellows. And it all concludes with ex-
citing hippodrome races, exhibitions of
horseless carriages and strange forms of
the bicycle. and the great jumping horse
Oxford, exhibited by the English eques-
trienne, Miss Nellie Reid.
Ben Hur.'-Next Tuesday evening Rev.
DIR. Rogers will repeat his recital of Ben
Hur," with new views and new effects, at
the E Street Baptist Church, for the benefit
of the building fund Of that church. This
congregation proposes to erect handsome
new edifice at the corner of 10th and N
streets northwest, and this entertainment
is one of the methods of raising money for
that purpose. DR.. Rogers has been re-
kably successful in his presentation of
this great work, and this will be the last
opportunity of hearing him this season.
Besides the many handsome stereopticon
views there will also be excellent vocal
music appropriate to the different phases
of the story illustrated. 1t is expected tina
the church will be crowded
Grace Church Parish Hall-Twenty young
ladies' OF Grace P. E. Church will give an
entertainment for the benefit of the debt
fund of that church on Tuesday May T.,
In the parish hail. corner 9th and D streets
southwest Some of the best entertainers
In the city will contribute toward the very
entertaining program that has been ar
ranged. A special feature will be play,
THE Loan of Lover" by the following
cast: Capt. Amersfort, Karl ]. Daniel
Swyzel, j. II. Petlin; Deliver, Edward Potts;
Peter Spuyk Ernest II. Daniel: Ernestine,
Miss Matte Fisher; Gertrude, Miss Jessica
Tabler.
Prof. Vermiya's May Bail-Pror. J. H.
Vermilya will give his annual may carni-
val and exhibition of fancy oiancing at