Evening star., 1897-03-30

seminary educated daughter of the simple
&C untry people, the heroine. Miss Jean Ev-
elyn did excelently: Miss Margaret Mercer.
as 'Lizbeth. her sister. making quite hit
The company. in fact, is a well-balanced
ore throughout, and the good-sized audi
ence present fully appreciated the really
fine work I'm Mizzoura will be presented
at every performance this week, and big
houses are assured.
The Grand Opera House.-William Cal
ders Saved From the Sea- a higher
class Of melodrama than the ordinary type,
was the attraction at the Grand Opera
House last night, and 1t must have been an
unusual attraction. for it drew to the house
all the people who could get in there. And
the audience was well pleased. to judge
from the yociferOus and continued evidences
of its approval. Saved From the Sea-
while of the higher type of melodrama, is
not above having a hero. heroine who
will have money. villain VINO tries 10
thwart the course Of cash and true love,
and the usual people who have fun amidst
the woes of others. But it all comes out
right In the end. and life Is as beautiful as
1t ought to be- Andrew Robson, gooo
actor, is the hero: Laura Hubert is
sweet heroine Gertie Palmer is pretty
country maid, Gilbert and Lang are the
villains Hume and Evans have comedy
parts. and Little Mamie Murray 1s brieh,
and catchy and cute. The play is very well
staged and some of its effects are quite out
Of the ordinary and that much more inter-
esting and effective. All things considered,
II 1S q great NAY IOT the SIdhu, anu w
serves its success.
Bijou Theater.--The negro in the legiti-
mate has become an assured fact. nae
genuine negro minstl els have given way 10
sketch teams, acrobats and farce come
dies. This week an opportunity Is offered
at the Bijou of witnessing the latter, ana
"Darktown After Dark furnishes ample
amusement and gives the colored actors
a chance of demonstrating their aDlilty
Like all farce comedies. there Is just
u, x~1xt % hv;v1 ha n
eral clever specialists. Will Carson proved
a good comedian and provoked roars of
laughter. Charles Gibbs presented a mon
ologue that is funny. and Lily Williams
had no trouble in singing herself into pop
ularity. Dick Miner kept the audience con-
vulsed. The Coon Town Quartet rendered
several songs and choruses in effective
style and the Payne Sisters installed them
selves as clever duetists. A feature of the
company Is the appearance of John and
Jess. the dancing pickaninnies late of the
Francis Wilson company. and the termina-
ton of the performance with a big cake
walk that is well done.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Under the
management of Robert F'ulgora. Hopkins
Transatlantic Specially Company added
new laursls to its already enviable reputa-
ton at Kernan's last night. Each year
new and better features are added, and
the result is ever pleasing. Ford and Fran
els execute clever sketch a curtain
raiser, and Mr.. Ford introduces several of
MS new tuneful airs. InOSe mlrth-prOVOk-
ing specialists. Sharp and Flatt, put the
audience in musical mood by their rendi-
tfor of popular airs on all kinds of instru-
ments. and they even went so far as to
shake themselves with music. Rosie Ken
dali. direct from London. tripped the light
fantastic in most acceptable manner, and
Illustrated the national dances OF several
countries. Horace Benners, with a rich
baritone voice. was excellent, and Morton
and Revelle presented a laughable sketch.
Salmo proved a wonderful contortionst,
and Carroll Johnson presented novel act.
The NaWns contributed new sketch, and
the performance closed with a score of
pictures from the Kinematographe, the
views being especially pleasing.
The Biograph.-Last week was the most
successful of the engagement of the Bio
graph at Wizards Hall. and the three ex-
hibitions yesterday would seem to begin
week more successful than any of its pre-
decessors. In addition to the views of the
inaugural parade. which very popular,
several other rev pictures were added
York city, Loie Fuller in three colors the
monkeys feast. the return of the prodigal
and others. The pictures have been in
creased in numbers until now there are
th1rty-hve in all, comprising nearly every
phase or the movements of daily life The
lectures Of Mr.. Durham ar pleasing, brief
and comprehensive in explanation
Tine Crucifixion.-The vested choir of
the Pro-Cathedral of St Marks sang tho
oratorio THE Crucifixion'' last night he
fore large and brilliant audience The
choir Is a large one, consisting of sixty
voices. and sang the beautiful work in a
manner almost beyond criticism. Mr. Dom
ala b. Mcleod directed the choir and Miss
Mary P. Ross played the accompaniment
on the organ. II e solos were well sung
by Mr.. VIM. d. Mcfarland, tenor, and Mr..
Charles E. Rice. bass.
The Bischoff Concert.-The Bischoff cor
cert to be given tomorrow night at the
congregational Church, corner 10th and G
streets. promises to be one of the most en-
| ,oyable of the series A concert that ha c
| the name of Biscloff attached to it is pref
| ~ apt to be successful in Washington and
| when II has long list of well-known mlsi-
clans and entertainers we'll as the pres
| ent event has, the indications are that it
VIII be more than successful. The program
| as made up for tomorrow night is well
| selected, and will afford pleasure in every
| feature 1t includes vocal solos by Miss l.
| Mae Edmonston. Miss May Adele Levers
| Mr.. George +. Mills, Miss Lillian Seton
| Mrs. James Cox, Mr.. J. Walter Humphrey
| Mrs Hattie Meads Smith and Miss Eliza
| beth Trahly. Miss Marston ard Miss Trah-
| Iy Will be accompanied on the violin by
| Miss Florence II. King. the violoncelIo by
| Dr. Siebert, piano, by Mrs Bischof and
organ by DR.. Bischoff The last named will
| open the concert with a Chopin nocturn,
| (No. ID, and the ''Tannhauser' march
| The choir of the church will have two num-
| oers, and Mr.. Guy V. Collins well known
| IN amateur dramatic circles will afford the
| literary part of the program giving a reci-
| tat1on and some dramatic limitations nj
| Well-knOWn actors.
The Vitascope.-The Edison vitascope at
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