Evening star., 1897-04-28

iege In these days to be without its dram
matte club than 1T would be to dispense
with lis foot ball team. Columbia has its
musical society which produces burlesQues.
The University Of Pennsylvania has its
Mask and Wig, ahd Harvard has its Hasty
Pudding Club. NOW comes Trinity. Its
Musical and Dramatic Clubs have COM
bfLed, and at the sLafayette Opera House
on Friday afternoon (matinee only will
present new comic opera, Prince Nit"
f1ty college meni take part in the produc-
tlcn, WHICH introduces bright and catchy
marches, ballet, selections by the Banjo
and Mandolin Clats, and no end of fun in
the comedy roles.n '.The music is admirable.
The airs are bright, pleasant, with a dis
tinctly marked mekodic and rhythmic char
acter, ard the chopuses are decidedly good.
In the comedy roles the two tramps came
close TO professional attainment in their
puriesque performance" The production
VIII be given under the patronage of the
following leading society women of this
city: Mrs. Senator Hawley, Mrs. J. Addison
Porter, Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. woodward. Mrs.
Charles G.. Mott Mrs. W. j. Boardman,
Mrs. Steven J. Field. Mrs. r. H. McKim.
Mrs. A. r. Stuart. Mrs. Samuel III. Giesy,
Mrs. Alfred Harding Mrs. Senator McMil-
Ian, Mrs. w. F. Mattingiy, Mrs. Charles
POOR Mrs H: H. Dodge, Mrs: John S.
Ward. Mrs. Calvin s. Brice. Mrs. Alex.
Mackay-Smith. Mrs. Theo. Roosevelt, Mrs
J. A.: Aspinwall. Mrs E.. M. Gailaudet
Mrs. M. R. Morgan
BRONISLAw HUBERMAN-when the
great composer and artist, Rubinstefn,
heard the boy violinist. BronislaW Huber
man, in Berlin, in 1892, he spoke himself
as follows: "A genius only could play like
that. Such was the verdict of those who
heard him Sunday night, when he made his
public Washington debut, and many were
the words of praise bestowed upon the
young artist, and the wish was expressed
that he would soon be heard again. To
crafty the many friends he made at his
hrst appearance, and to give those who did
not hear him an opportunity, IIuberman
VIII give farewell matinee at the Column
b1a Thea ter, Monday, May }, at 4:15 pm
He will play the Goldmark concerto, "Ro-
name Of Raff,"- and the Bizet-Sarasate
Carmen" fartaSle.
FAUST."-The opera to be presented by
the Castle Square Opera Company at the
Lafayette Square Opera House next week
Will be Gounod's ever popular Faust"
ihe gulf between the Queens Lace Hand
kerchlef and Faust" is a wide one but
the resources of the Castle Square Com
pany are SO great that it can be easily
Erldged, and the performance CT grand opera
Will be as effectively sung and acted as has
peen the composition of Strauss. The cast
great chorus will be found thoroughly eff
clent. Ihe production will be an elaborate
oIe with scenery and stage effects such as
1aVe % never before beer seen in this opera
ne spectacular features will include me-
chan1cal and electrical effects that will add
10 the lmpressiveness of the Interpretation
Oh Hoethes story, while Gounod's magnifi-
cent music will be sung in a fitting man
ner. Faust" has ALWAYS been fsvorita
opera IN this city and its presentation in
SUCH style of lavish richness as is prom
iseo' poth as to vocal and stage effects. at
the cheap prices that now prevail sbouid
crowd the house at every performance In
Iact' When the sale of seats opens tomor-
~ ~" % ane ueslre 10 near this opera should be
SO great as to practically have the whole
mouse secured for the entire week before
the curtain rises next Monday night
GEORGE ELIOT'S LOVERS" Col.
Richard Malcolm Johnston, the pop,1Iar
southefn writer, will deliver lecture on
Luther Memorial Church next Friday
evening, the proceeds for the benefit of
the Home for Incura bles There will also
pe Vlonh concert by Fraulein KoehIe and
l3th street northwest Miss RouJdin'si.
also at Ellis music store 937 Pennsylyania
avenue northwest: at the Portland drup
Stofe and at the, church hall entrance on
vermont avenue above l4th street
THE WHITEh CROoK.-Extravagan
vaudeville. pretty girls and tuneful music
appears to be the proper caper for the
patrons of the lyceum Theater. Next
week will be noa exception to the general
rule. and the attraction responsible for
the entertainments will be the famous
White Crook. The program consists of a
hrsf part. called .Goiumbia's Reception"
with! the introduction OF medic ys, marches.
Jingitng choruses and bevy Of pretty
girls The bufleaa wifi be followed by an
exceptionally strong olio, contributed BY
Williams and Edwards, aerial comedians:
Monroe and Melrose, dealers lin comedy.
Agnes r. Beffler, chansonette; Foy and
Clark, eccentric sketch: Allen Nav. the
popular baritone, with his original novelty.
illustrated songs. with moving subjects
produced by the aid of Edisons wonderful
vitascope; Colby and Dewitt, the organ
grinder and the monkey. The performance
will be brought to close with a satire on
q late New York success, entitled NV
Friend From Indiana 1t is a burlesaue of
the rip-roaring type.
UNCLE JOSH."-At the National Rifles
Armory last night a bright play, entitled
Uncle JOSH" was presented for the ben
efit of st. Peters Sunday school southeast
The production took place under the di-
rection of Messrs. F,s c. Stiles and j. Ed
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