Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08

Wizards engagement are earnestly re-
quested to be seated by the hour advertised
for the rising Of the curtain.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-The announce
ment that next Monday evening at the
Columbia Theater Richards and Garfield
VIII be seen for the first time in this city
IN two new characters specially written
for them in the comedy, my Boys" will
call out large and fashionable audience.
My Boys" is pronounced by competent
critics as the brightest, well as the
most amusing entertainment that has been
offered for long time. They will be as
sisted by an excellent company. including
the Misses Salle Stembler, Matte Keene
May Montford, Harriet Willard, Florence
Earl, Ida Stembler and Messrs. George E.
Martin, Madison Corey, Arthur Sanders,
Frank Crane and Philip Robson, who are
all well known and capable players, and
are sure to render excellent support. The
music is new and specalties refined. Stars
and company should receive a hearty well
come in this city. There will be matinees
Thursday and Saturday.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-The attraction at
the Academy for next week will be Harkins
and Barbours romantic war play, North
ern Lights which was extremely we'll re-
ceived here last season. 1t is an American
drama, pure and simple. There is a good
deal of realism about 1t and there is very
large element Of fun.
All the scenes Of the play are laid in
Montana, and the time occupied is from
June O to June 25,1S76. covering the period
OF the Custer massacre. 1t was the time of
the Indian uprsings, and, as might be ex-
pected. the play Is rapid in action and full
Of striking situations. 1t is a good picture
or series of pictures of life on the frontier
during those exciting days and nights Its
plot is by no means confined to Indian war
fare. There Is warfare of another kind go
ing on in the house Of the post surgeon, who
does not love the woman he has married.
and who. in the most diabolical manner,
tries to encompass her death by injecting
into her arm some cholera germs, which he
has bottled up, in place of morphine. He
is man Of science and has made a study
of germ theories, but the fact that he Is
willing to sacrifice human life for the sake
of experiment has como to the knowledge
of the assistant surgeon, a full-blooded
Sioux Indian, who has received a Yale edu-
cation and proves himself to be a very
brave and good fellow. and the chief sur
geon is thwarted accordingly. Then he be-
disguised a. the duplicity and crimes Of the
whites. returns to his own race, is disown-
ed by them, and dies after riding into Cen
eral Crooks camp to give warning of an in
Lights disappeared from the sky that
night. The play moves rapidly when one
considers the immense amount of incident
which is compressed within Its limits, and
rises steadily in interest to Its last act,
which introduces the Custer incident and
shows the inmates Of Fort Terry besieged
by the Indians and their timely rescue.
The freshness of incident and Of treatment
allied to the stirring character of the stua-
tons, causes the play to be one which de-
serves lasting success.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-The attrac-
ton at the Grand Opera House next week
will be the well-known team. Gilmore and
Leonard, who will present the latest edi-
ton of the Irish nonsensicality. "Hogan's
Alley" The piece has been rewritten re-
m fac ic
new-and it will be the means Of amusing
a large number Of theater-goers in Wash
ington, who make a regular habit of en-
joying the shows afforded by this play
house at popular prices. There are num-
Der OF catchy features about the produc-
ton. but special attention Is called to the
new Hogan's Alley, Hogan's Cycle Club and
11ogan's Illuminated Roof Garden. all Of
which will be found in the production. Gil
more and Leonard are well known in the
profession as not only being good come
dams. but having knowledge Of what the
people want, and, like John Philip Sousa in
his music, they give 1t to them. The en-
gagement of Gilmore and Leonard in
"Hogan's Alley will continue all the week,
with the usual matinees Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-The
broadway Burlesquers, company present.
ing high-class vaudeville and refined bur-
lesque, will be the attraction at the Ly-
ceum rext week. The program to be pre-
sented will be in three parts, the first being
the presentation of a one-act comedietta
entitled Summer Nights which is said
to be exceptionally good and interesting,
ire stage embellishments are excellent and
Pretty marches, artistic groupings and
catchy musical numbers are among the
features. The stage setting used for this
act Is correct representation of the Madi-
son Square Roof Garden, New York. This
is followed by the olio, which includes Nc
Avoy and May, in their funny comedy
sketch, Crazy Conglomeraton;" Miss EN-
ma Carus, the talented baritone singer:
GILBERT and Goldie, the California eccen-
tries; the original three Dunbar sisters, in
their unique dances and the Judges, in
marvellous acrobatic feats. The perform
ance concludes with the operate burlesuue.
entitled "a Paris Girl in Saratoga" which
is from the pen of Fred Solomon. This por-
ton of the entertainment is made specia!
feature, Dick Bernard, the clever charac-
ter comedian. appearing as the German
Judge. The Broadway Burlesquers present
an entertainment novel and meritorious
being free from Objectionable features
There will be matinees Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
BIJOU THEATER. j Mile. velesea, the
beautiful queen of the air; the pretty, pre-
coclous Cora Routt, who sings up-to-date
songs: Senator Frank Bell, the embryo
Arkansas statesman; HELENE Tonsart one
OF the New York music halls favorite vo-
calists; Lawrence and Harrington, as cley-
err a duo OF comedy sketch portrayers as
graces the theatrical boards; the Boston
Comedy Four, comedians and dancers, with
a worldwide reputation: the celebrated
Arion Male Quartet, vocal soloists: the
three French dancers. ,Dollie Lapferia and
Miles. Fanchette and Zenobia, and Miss
Mable Stanley in songs Of the day. with a
grand plantation minstrel first part scene
by the Georgia Minstrels, are the attrac-
lions announced for next weeks program
at the coy Bijou Theater The COLLECTING
together of such an array of artists shows
that the Bijou managers are not a whit
behind any Of the high-class vaudeville
managers of tie country, and propose to
give to the Washington theater goers as
good as money will obtain.
THE HENSCHEL RECITALS.-The first
OF the two recitals of song to be given by
MI. and Mrs. George Henschel occurs mex.
Monday evening at the Universalist Church.
18th and L streets. The program offered
Is such as only these artists offer, and in
versatility shows what an immense lot of
musical literature is at their command
Washington has not for years. in fact not
since the last visit of the HenscheIs had
anything that so appeals to the lover of
music as these recitals. So much has been
said of the artistic work of this couple that
it is difficult to find phrases that wouid
imply more. Their voice production is
less on in the art for any singer Especially
fine is the phrasing Of Mrs. Henschel. II
Is SO beautiful that 1t Is hard to find its
equal on the concert stage and there a,