Evening star., 1897-02-06
tract his many friends and admirers. and
prove delightful treat to all lovers Of
piano playing.

tract his many friends and admirers, and
prove q delightful treat to all lovers OF
piano playing.
Egypt and the Nile"-Dr ". A. Croffut,
lecture ON that subject ON Sunday evening,
FEBRUARY IA. The lecture will deal spe-
cialiy with the ancient religions Of that
sstrange Iand. and his explanations win
con views.
Soldiers Home Dramatic csCornpany.-The
soldiers Home Dramatic Company has In
sates aLsat one OF the cleverest plays ever
G1meh' GGr,t.eh' Rival by REQUEST" by B. L. c.
9Timtn. Inc difficulties Into which the
,eaoing character is thrown and the neat
way IN which he escapes from one after
,Ita .ne other makes 1t play Of the keenest
,5roa,t, m.erest ana amusement. Since the last
prooucuon there has been quite a number
oa cnsnges In the compdny, caused by
reslsnations The vacancies, however have
oeen Wen hled. and the present company is
February productions will occur next
Ihursday evening, and 1t Is the desire of
tne company to invite the general public,
as Wen as the large circle Of friends of the
new Soldiers HomecTheater. The present
CAST contains Messrs. c. T. DAILY, r. w,
Test W. M shusters e. B. Wilkins, Harry
Engiish fa,a and William 8. Hutchinson. and
Misses Grace Ross. Nettie Paige, Laura
Eichelberger, Jennie Young and Blanche
Shafer.
Goldwin Patterns lBeneat.-Mr. Goodwin
Patten will be rendered benefit at Con-
xaga college Han onithe last day Of March,
when some of the best known and most
popular talent4-iwill support him in
shakesperian musical and variety pro-
gram James CAtheA, the popular singer: /:
Mrs. Mary Manly Haywood, the versatile
actress; Miss Marie Howe, dramatic recita-
t1onist; Mrs. Hernandez. the Cuban night
lngaie; Mr.. d. c. Haywood, under whose
.manasement the entertainment is going
forward; Mr. - C.. Hayden; Col. John A.
Joyce, Miss Matte Wade, Little Lollie Belle
Ray: and number of other artists. have
signlned their willingness to assist. For
.n .ne past nve years Mr.. Patten has given
military and charitable entertainments
Last June he produced THE Bells and
played the part of Matthias" at the La
1ayette Square Opera House for the Fire
mems benefit, realizing, after paying ex-
penses. $500 for the widows and orphans of
those who lost their lives in the Louisiana
avenue fire. 1t Is believed that his gener-
oslty VIII be remembered by the fire laddies
and their friends.
,Eugenie Blair.-Eugenie Blair returns to
the Academy of Music Monday night, Feb
ruary 10, and will be seen in another re-
vlyal. Jane Eyre is the play and it will
be given with all of the careful attention
which characterized Miss Blair's production
weeks ago. Eugene Blair's creation of the
part of Jane Eyre has been az success
full and highly spoken of as her rendition
of Lady Isabel and perhaps in the lat
ter character Miss Blair has no equal to-
day. Jane Eyre is beautiful story and
is in many respects more satisfying than
East Lynne" its ending Is happier
and the heroine finally overcomes her sur
roundings and Is united to the right man,
and all goes merrily as the usual wedding
bell.
The Field Reading.-Miss Mary French
Field will give a reading from the works
of her father, Eugene Field, at Universalist
Church on Wednesday evening next. Miss
Field inherits in generous measure the
charm of personality ard the intense indt-
viduality which made her father a dom
mating spirit in whatever company he illu-
mined with his cordial presence. She was
her fathers "chum'' and boon companion.
He dedicated many of his poems to her,
and used to say that she was his severest
critic as well as his best friend. 1t was he
who nicknamed her ''Trotty'-a name that
has chung to her among her intimates ever
since her childhood days. She is a very
natural, unaffected readers. inheriting her
fathers power of producing effects by SIM
pllcity of method, and has made a great
success of her work, being in constant de-
mand at Chicago "at homes" Tickets for
the reading may be procured at MetZerott's.