Evening star., 1898-12-20

They have had them for the past six weeks,
| and are hungry fer old-time vaudeville
| performances .."The Chink Girls is the
| Mongolian opening burlesque, with some
clever effects in chinese dress and char
acter work. In the brief oio which fol-
| lows Lew Randallentertains in his original
| style. Fabianu and. Carlton sing several
| popular songs in acceptable manner,
| Tom Nolan and Cora White were as good
| as OF yore. Then came Sylvia Starr in a
series OF speciality arranged tableaux. which
We're well posed and effectively given. The
Washburn sisters are always good. They
are as clever as any before the public and
throw zesto into their work that is re-
1reshing, The performance closed with a
| burlesque on IA Lady of Quality" which
| was fair
MADAM EMMA JUCH TOMORROW
| NIGHI.-On the occasion of the Choral So
c!ety american concert of last season
fHma Juch sang several songs in her usual
charming way with faultless taste and skill
and giving Washingtonians the first oppor
tunlty We have had to hear her in songs,
pure and simple. Juch has been engaged
| by the Choral Society to sing in oratorio in
past seasons. and she has appeared here in
grand opera, but We have had only too lit
tie OF her exquisite rendering of the dainty
songs for which she is famous. Her APP
pearance mere tomorrow night at the Uni
versalist Church. with Ethelbert Nevn in
recital of Nevin compositions, offers a
cnance not to be missed by music lovers
VINO care for the ideal in song and piano
playing: Juch will sing that gem of song:
"Oh, That We Two Were Maying" and the
adaptaton of Eugene Fields Little Boy
Blue. besides several of Nevins songs
which are new to the public. She will be
accompanied by Mr.. Nevin himself. Ethel
pert Nevin, the most popular composer of
hlgh-class songs and dainty piano pieces
OF the day, will be heard for the first time
in public in this city. He is so seldom seen
on the concert platform that his appearance
mere is regarded in the nature of compu-
ment to Washington, although it is due to
the personal efforts of one Of our local
musicians that this chance Is given to hear
nlm The program includes the new piano
suite, "A Day in Venice" which is given
us hrst public performance at this concert.
The sale of seats now in progress indicates
that these two artists will be greeted by
large house, made up of the best of our
musical people, and that the Nevin recital
is regarded as an opportunity not likely TO
De oHered again very soon. Mr.. Guzmau,
VINO is handling the sale, reports that he
mas lew good seats left at his office in 925
pennsylvania avenue.
ROLAND REED-Roland Reed, with the
strongest support and the cleverest farce
comedy of his stellar career, will be the at
traction at the Columbia next week in The
Wrong Mr.. Wright" The farce is from the
pen of George H. Broadhurst, and when
presented here last season, the press lavish
ed praise on both play and players. The
theme is one of several mistaken identities.
MI Reed is wealthy San Franciscan,
whose confidential clerk absconds with SJ0,-
600. After offering a reward of 5000 for
the fugitive, Seymour Sites tMr. Reed con-
ciudes 1t is cheaper to play detective HIM
self and save the $1,000. In doing he
visits Old Point Comfort as Mr. Wright,
and there finds his wealthy niece, who is
also incognito, her maid masquerading as
the mistress, in order to ward off hereSs
hunters. 1t will be seen that with such q
foundation a succession of laughable scenes
is bound to occur. To mike things even
more interesting beautiful Isadore Rush as
brand new woman detective on the trail
of the forger, strikes Mr.. Wright; and IS
certain She has her man. His actions are
suspicious enough for he falls in love with
the fair detective and, under the influence
OF Cupid, he becomes spendtbrft, where
as before he was miseriy. OF course, every
thing turns out all right but for three acts
he is topsy turSy. t..
'ZAZA."-Mrs Leslie Carter, who will
make her re-entree before the Washington
public in 'Zaza' at the Lafayette Theater
December 30 has been quietly resting since
her very successful London season in The
Heart OF Maryland,' wherein she appeared
100 nights at the Adelphia, which would have
been much longer if her strength could
nave stood the severe physical work of the
performance Mrs. Carter was never in
bettre condition than now. and she goes to
the role of 'Zaza" full of enthusiasm and
earnestness. 1t is now almost two years
since Mrs. Garter has been seen in Wash
lngton. She Is now at the height of her
powers.
EDISoN NAHtphAGH.-Ih w entertaining
exhibitions OF moving war views by the
Edison wargraph continue to please the
many visitors to that attractive and in
siructive place of amusement, next to the
Columbia Theatcr. The Hamline Metho-
dist Church gave a most successful benefit
last week under the auspices of the war
graph. No need to speak of the thrilling
incidents of the war; suffice it to say that
they are reproduced with startling fidelity
by the marvellous and ever new Edison mov-
ing pictures. Churches and other helpful
organizations are finding it both popular
and profitable to give benefits at the war
graph. Daily, $50, 4:3O and SD