Evening star., 1897-04-13
back to II, and 1t Twill give the Academy all
1t can do to carryI what II Will bring In.

back to II. and it Twill give the Academy all
1t can do to carry what 1t will bring in.'
Grand OperasIHouse:-Among the really
great so-called tsociety plays of this dra-
matte era is ais Charles Youns's Jim
the Penman." 1story Of fraud and forgery,
IN 'Wnich, -aftert years of success, the
Iorger Is broughtI to the end of his tether
and dies in thevery midst of that society
| in which he Was least suspected. This
play Is another proof of the wine adage
tnat age does not detract, and there is the
/; sam sa,ae strohg interest In it now as there
was In Its besttdays.s AS now cast, while
is scarcely toobe compared with the casts
Wnich formerly characterized its presen-
tatlon, there isisuch talent as makes the
pay emlhenfly worthy of being seen and
i hearo, as was most Enthusiastically evinced
iast night by the applause which followed
II from the beginning to the end The
cast. iHciuaes Harrison ]. Wolfe, Clement
St' martln n. NJ. Pitt, Edward Emery,
J.; =; Shaw, ): c. Vernon, Chas. Marriott.
Fred Meek, May Sergeant Jessie Lansing
ana Marie Edith Rice. who, as Nina. the
W1fe OF Jim the Penman, was strikngly
handsome and strong. MI. Wolfe was an
emotional forgeI, Mr.. ST. Martin a vii
famous villain and Edward Emery, as
Capt. Redwood, was detective who al
ways detected. and as well was the friend
a the audience. All around it wss a re-
vNal worth revfving. and it's manager,
N. r. Rice, is deserving. of praise for do
ing 1t SO well.
kernan's Lyceum Theater.-The famous
ley combination opened at Kernan's last
night for return engagement of week.
Ihe show has been materially improved
since last here, and the afterpiece which
is take-of the famous Seeley dinner,
rs lively and entertaining. An amusing
curtain raiser. engaging the services of
number of pretty and shapely maidens,
not to mention several side-spitting come
dlans, gave evidence of what was to come.
The olio was excellently arranged, and
was composed Of clever artists. with new
and original specialties. Kate Seton. Lot
tie Elliott. the Sisters Engstrom and the
Elinor sisters were all good in their re-
spective acts Fisher and Crowell were
entertaining in their acrobatic act, which
was In all respects finished performance.
j. ]. Sullivan retains his popularity, and
sang and joked to the pleasure of all. Belle
Gordon. the female bag puncher. excelled
In her specially, and kept the bag bounding
at a great rate. .
Bob Fitzsimmons.-The fighting marvel
Of the age, the holder of two champion
ships, the middle and heavyweight: the
vanQuisher OF Corbett Bob FitZsimmons,
the prize fighter from the antipodes, came
to Washington yesterday afternoon. 1t
was his first grand entry into the capital
city after his success at Carson His ar
rival was the signal for general turning
out of the sports. and when he drove up
Pennsylvania avenue in a four-in-hand he
was greeted on all sides with cheers. In
the evening, under the direction of Man
ager Whitesell Of the Bijou. he gave an
demonstrated how he knocked out Maher,
Sharkey and Corbett. using his trainer,
Dan Hickey, as a model. The exhibition in
itself was tame, but served the purpose of
giving the public an opportunity of study
ing the famous pugilist.- A vaudeville per-
formance filled in the time the champion
did not consume. ria
The Biograph.-The Biograph at Willard
Hall began another week yesterday, under
a condition of impr vemeHt which has
a6d dod ly n q flPa and beauty
of the pictures and equally as much to the
comfort of the audiences. This improve
ment is the transfer of the Instrument TO
the gallery from the first floor, and til"
change is worthy of all commendation.
The audiences at this unique exhibition arc
growing all theitime, and the attendance
Sunday night showed that the Biograph is
a very acceptable and proper Sunday di-
vertisment. OneJor two new pictures were
added Monday, but all of the new ones for
this week will not be in before Wednesday.
President Mckinley and guests will he
entertained at a. private exhibition during
the week. Colonel Durhams lectures are
as pleasing as usual, and his introduction
of new characters from the audience are
startlingly realistbc-to the characters.
Miss Proctor or's.LectuTe-Miss Mary Proc
tors lecture or Flowers of the Sky" at
the Columbia Theater tomorrow afternoon
at 4:15 o'clock. promises to be unusually
Interesting. The lecture will be hand
someiy" illustrated by stereepticon slides,
pTepdTeu uHutfIItHt psISOudi QiFeCtlOn
Miss Proctor and of her father, the late
Prof. r. "A. tProctpr, Miss Proctor spoke
short time ago at the Columbian Univer-
sity, and delighted large audience with
her. lecture on, EOther Worlds Than, Ours"
and there Is no reason to believe that her
second appearance in Washington will be
less successful than her first. Miss Proc
tor is thoroughly versed in even tho mo-.
intricate phases Of astronomy, and has the
faculty of transmitting her knowieuse al
thoroughly practical and extremely pleas
ing fashion.
Colcred Y. NJ. C. A. Fair-A cake walk
was given at the fair for the benefit of the
colored Young Mems Christian Association
last night, and had the effect of drawing a
large crowd of pleasure-seekers. The con-
testants were Mr.. Varick and Miss Wheel
er, Mr. Wildly and Miss Richards, while
the judges were Capts. Brooks and Dab
ney Lieuts. Dodson and Walker and Mr..
viii NJ. Cook. The prize was awarded to
Mr.. Varick and Miss Wheeler. There will
be a competitive drill by members of Com
pany A, Washington Cadet Corps, tonight.
The Vitascope.-Large audiences were
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