Evening star., 1897-01-02

signs. and costumes and armor are histori-
Gally correct. Following il the repertoire:
.Inursday aI evening, January Il. Gounod's 8
Faust Mines Melba (by special arrange
ment with Messn. Abbey. schoefel & Grau).
Vollrnar. Mattfield,, Nm. Fischer, Mertens
Rerscansh; Der Friday evening, January Is.
Mohor-Ravenstein. Gadslxi. Eibenschuetz.
Nina Fischer. Derschuch, Ernst: Saturday
matinee. January 49, Wagners opera.
maa aannnauser;" Mn Mines; Gadsld' Powell Vol
bling. Derschuch. Lange; Saturday evening.
January 18, WaGner's opera, "Siegfried,"
Mines Mohor-Ray yenstein, Powell, Eiben-
schuetz, Vollmar. hatfield, Nm. Kalisch,
Mertens. Fischer. For subscription tickets
Tor orchestra chairs, season, ST. Address
I. Sanford Beatty, Arlington Hotel. Reg
alar4 sale begins at box gofi1ee Monday, jan
uary IL.
Last Bargain Matinee at the Lafayette
The third and last bargain matinee will
be given at the Lafayette Square Opera
House next Wednesday afternoon for the
matinee OF Bret Hartes comedy-drama
Sue The prices will be as follows: En-
tire lower floor and mezzanine boxes, 80
cents; entire balcony, 25 cents, and all re-
served at that. The box Office Is now open
for the sale Of seats for this occasion.
John L. Stoddard-As the accustomed
season for the Stoddard lectures approaches
numerous inquiries show that Mr.. Stoddard
is not forgotten here, where his peculiar
form of entertainment attained a popularity
years ago which makes annually a warm
reception for him. He has just finished one
rlade to Philadelphia, which followed close
on the heels of a phenomenal season of five
weeks in Chicago. Now he is lecturing be-
fore large and representative houses In
Boston. and at the close Of his engagement
there will come here to give his new series
at the Columbia Theater..
"a Night on."-The many friends Of
the Carroll Institute Dramatic Club who
fha fCfa forvy Nradrr ion
of the comedy of David Garrick' last win
ter at the Lafayette Square Theater will
be pleased to hear that the company Is to
appear at the same theater on the evening
OF January Ii In the popular comedy of "A
Night Off, This will be remembered as
one of Mr.. Augustin Days greatest sue
cesses both in London and New York, and
it Is by his courtesy that the original man
uscript of the play has been furnished the
Carroll Institute players. For several
months past the company has been re-
hearsfng under the direction of Mr.. James
J. skelly of Philadelphia, who has come
over to Washington weekly to instruct
1T. The company has been augmented
by several new members, the following
being the full company that will appear:
Mr.. Edward J. Walsh, Mr.. Geo. H. O'Con-
nor, Mr.. A. T. Seaman, Miss Irene Row
land, Miss Nora Cocker, Mr.. Percy F.
Leach, Mr.. VIM. 8. Mccarthy, Mr.. John ].
Nolan, Miss Helene Lackaye, Miss Alice
Irwin, Miss Laura Eichelberger.
Soiuiupid bTdmdllC COmpany-Ine Co.
lunlbia Dramatic Company, which has as
Its members some Of the best amateur tai
ent Of Washington, has in rehearsal and
Will present on the 25th and 26th of the
present month at the New Gonzaga Hall
the popular fve-act war drama, entitled
The Confederate Spy" The cast includes
the following well-known amateurs: Mr.
Daniel F. Murphy, Miss Lillian Hurdle,
MI M. A. Dolan, Miss Kehoe, Mr. Henry
+: Dolan. Miss Celia McMahol, Mr.. Weber
or the Weber Dramatic Company, Mr. Fin
ley s. Hayes, Mr.. William Murphy, Misses
Carrie and May Moss and Lieut.. Jenkins
Of the D. c. N. G.
DIR. Rogers Lectures.-A second course of
the popular illustrated lectures will be given
by DrRosers In the Church of Our Father,
corner 18th and L streets northwest, dur
ing the present month. The attractive pro-
gram and the success DR.. Rogers has al
ready won In this.c city as a lecturer should
insure large demand for tickets The
subjects of the lectures are "The Hoosier
-tabridged), by consent of the
author. Edward Eggleston; THE Scarlet
Letter." by N. Hawthorne, and the new
lectures OF travel, 1.-THE Highlands Of Scot
land and Through Picturesque Normandy
to Paris" All the lectures will be splendidly
Illustrated under the direction of Prof B.
r. Murray. The price Of course tickets is
put at one dollar. Full particulars and de-
scriptfye circular may be had at Metz
erott's, where the sale of tickets began
today. No extra charge is made for re-
served seats.