Evening star., 1897-01-16

the tragic moments Of the play are when
these two victims Of fate cling passion
ately together, and resolve to sacrifice
themselves for the welfare Of the boy, who
despises them.
BEN Hur."-Announcement is made of
the Rev. A. 9. Rogers Of his celebrated
lecture, Ben Hur," at the Columbia Thea
ter. next Wednesday afternoon at AIS This
will be made gala occasion and a number
OF features will be introduced. The Incl
dental music will be rendered by the COM
plete Columbia Theater Orchestra, and Mr..
B. p. Murry will preside over the lantern in
self with the lecture field in this city that
| II Is almost a waste Of space to dissertate
upon the attractiveness of his entertain
ment and the beauty Of his pictures.
Harry Furniss.-"Politics Is great fun"
once remarked Charles A. Dana to the late
James q. Blaine. This is certainly the
view taken by Harry Furniss, the famous
English artist-entertainer, who gives in
his "Hun1ors of Parliament the amusing
side OF politics and politicians as he has
observed them during sixteen years ex-
perience as an artist and journalist in the
British parliament. As relief from the
recent strain Of q heated campaign, Amer
leans Will apprecfte humorous representa-
ton OF such eminent statesmen as Glad
stone. Salisbury, Chamberlain and Balfour,
as they actually appear in the house Of
commons or house of lords. Mr.. Furniss
gives monologue description of a session
OF parliament, illustrating his bright stories
and witty comments with hundreds of his
famous caricature sketches of men promi-
nent in public life in Great Britain. These
various statesmen. reproducing their tones
gestures and walk as they speak or enter
and leave the house of commons and house
of lords, the whole forming a most delight
| 1uI and Instructive entertainment
Furniss will give four matinees at the Co.
lumbia Theater, commencing Monday, jan
Larry rs.
The Cherry Pickers."-Mr. Arthur's
comes to the Columbia Theater heater for the the
week of January 25, is an interesting con-
tribution to the melodramatic stage. The
story Is laid in India and Afghanistan dur
ing ing the campaign Of 1s79-so. and is full Of
local color. '"The Cherry Pickers'' is
regiment of British Hussars a distinctive
feature OF whose gay uniforms their
cherry-red trousers. The heroine, Nour-
malice, Is the daughter of wealthy Eu-
Iaslan, as haf-castes are termed in the
British East Indies, and Mr.. Arthur Incl
dentally brings out the social distinction
arising from the existence of such a class
She loves and is loved by a brave Eura-
sian officer, aid-de-camp to Col. Brough,
the commandant at the military settlement
of Rawul Pindee The colonel is the vii
lain, and although he has wife in Eng
land, 1t is his design to keep the fact a
secret and make Nourmallee his wife, Two
situations are fairly stirring. One is to be
found In the second act when the hero
thrusts his sword through @ screen behind
which his rival is hiding. Thsre is cry
CT pain, pair of hands are thrown up,
and you hear the fall of a body. That
settles him. you say, but 1t Doesn't The
other exciting episode is in the third act
IN the gun room Of a prison fortress at
Candahar. The gun is fired with stunning
enect, but the hero, whom the wicked col
onel had intended should be blown to
snl1thereens. is rescued by timely inter-
"ent1en and foresight of the heroine, in
accordance with the law and logic of melo-
drama. Special care seems to have beer
taken In mounting the melcdrama, the
scenery and costuming being faithful in
detail and rich in effect.
Haley's Band Concert-Those who miss
the concert Of VIII A. Haley's Military
and Concert Band at the National Theater
tomorrow evening will lose one of the mu-
slcal treats of the season. The greatest
care has been bestowed by Mr. Haley and
ms musicians upon the numbers which
are TO be given as part OF the program
and the band Is prepared to furnish some
excellent music that ought to crafty and
satlsfy the tastes of almost every one who
s nears II. me program has been carefully
selected and the very hardest kind of
work mas been put upon it, in order that
nothing shall be lacking in a musical wav
10 make the concert complete success
AAoACS PtISCIldl popularity In this
CITY mas great deal to do with the sue
cess or his band, and this, coupled with the
excellent music which the organization ia
capable OF furnishing, has made his past
concerts very acceptable to the music
loving portion of the population of Wash
lnston The band will be assisted tomor-
row night by Miss Mary Helen Howe So
Rnano; Miss Jessica Tabier, contralto, and
MI w. H. Kendrick, cornet soloist. ali
three of whom are well and fayorably
known to Washington.
Edinburgh, Old and New-Next Monday
evening DR.. Rogers will give the third Of
ms ms series OF lectures for the benefit of the
charlty fund of Burnside Woman's Relief
corps, No. 4, at the Church of Our Father
corner 18th and l. streets Though the las
OF this course of lectures, it promises not
o,iS ,h 70 keep ailve the interest of those
VINO nave been so fortunate as to be pres
ent on former occasions, but to awaken in
others the pleasurable thought of visiting
the land or Scott and Burns through the
uln ,m.'.. vi tnls lecture. The pictures which
Illustrate 1t We're procured while on a trim
aoroad last fall, and fully portray ali
those scenes which contribute SO richly to
the romance of the lowlands Of Scotland
Nlllard Hall.-After today the series of
extremely fine moving views being given hv
the cinematographe at Willard Har ~, y
oe taken on Next week will be the last of
Inis most entertaining entertainment in
washington. 1t delights every one who
II.S nI,sh ~. not only as a marvellous accom-
scenes displayed excite. They take the
edge Off of European travel, bring foreign
scenes and incidents here so realisticaiiv
that nothing is left to the imagination
save sound and color. Altogether it is en-
urely novel and unique
The Ice Palace.-The attraction at the
Convention Hall Ice Palace next week
Will be novelty in the shape of man
fancy skater. His name is George Meagher
and he ranks with the very best i'm the
ranks of the fancy skaters of the world
The standard of fancy skating was set
very high In this city when MABEL Davidson
appeared here last year and captivated
every one who saw her, but it is said with
excellent references as to past perform
ances that Meagher is well able, not only
to keep up to this standard, but to place
It or still higher plane. Meagher's ex-
hibltlon Will be more in the way of spec
tacular skating. although he will take In
fully all the field and figure work laid out
as requisite for a fancy skater to do in
order to come under that name His work
has earned for him wherever he 1rax ap-
peared the very best of praise. and au-
dences have been amazed at the posi-
bilities Of fancy skating whenever they
have seen his marvellous work Some of
his tricks consist of jumping over four,
five and six chairs on both skates and
over three and four on one skate He will