Evening star., 1898-01-11

new, aEu bll!y Hlce' bicycle jokes were
also, and they we're of the kind that made
people lauDh In spite of themselves. The
same could not be said of the rather over
extended court aroom act story. The sing
ing by Messrse Louis Fritzkow, Charles
Kent, Billy IRice Robert Carmichael
and CarrulI Johnson was up to the stand
ard. that OF Mri Johnson in He's Porter
on the Empire State taking the house
with a Whirl.h The baton whirling of
Messrs. WRlen and Devlin and the tambo
spinning OF the freeze brothers were fine.
Inc second part was less interesting
ana much more different. 1t began with
tne MeioPhraR dancing originated by
Mr.. George Lewis with national dancing
in addition, then there were the great ven
trl!oquist Trovollo the musical artists
(Falke and Semon), the Schrode brothers,
acrobatlc comiQues; Ezra Kendall in a
merltorlous, merry and mirth-provoking
monologue, and a grand and beautiful con-
ccctlon in the zouave drill, under MIR. Vests
personal direction.
MR. AND MRS. GERoG HENSCHEL.-
Those talented and cultured musicians,
MI ana Mrs. Georg H. Henschel, enter
tanned numerous audience at the Univer-
saHst Church last night with recital.
mat two people should undertake to give
an entire evenings program seems at nrst
thouSht to imply a risk of overburdening
| human capabiiity. But the very simplicity
OF the performance enables Mr. and Mrs.
Henschel the more thoroughly to impress
thef own ideas and personalities in the in
"a SestlAoA VI tlle masterpieces WHICH lIey
oner. The recital was as excellent in quail
lty as 1t is unique in idea and dignitied in
purpose. Inc program tested the abilities
OF Mr and Mrs Henschel in a wide range.
MIS- HenScheFS admirable voice was shown
to distinct advantage in the selections
calling for rapid and delicate execution as
Well as IN the broader, more dramatic pas
sages The rich, full quality of Mr.. Hen
schel voice was most agreeably displayed
In selections appropriate to it's quality and
OF inherent interest and attractiveness AS
an accompanist Mr.. Henschel has the SYM
pathy and the finish which do not permit
impressions of technical difficulty to OBJ
trude themselves so as to disturb the COM
pleteness of poetic impression which seems
to be especially sought for. The original
compositions which were included called
1orth sincere and hearty applause, and If
all the invitations to repeat selections had
been responded to the entertainment would
have been carried to unreasonable length
Among the most highly appreciated num-
bers were ''The Er-king' and the duet
from Donizetti's Don Pasquale.' So even
was the merit of the performance that
there was not a selection which did not
command hearty approval. The welcome
extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Henschel re-
neWed former unmistakable assurances Of
the high esteem in which they are held by
Washington music lovers. A matinee will
be given at the Columbia Theater tomor-
row afternoon, with an entire change of
program.
KERNANs LYCEUM THEATER.-Man-
ager Herman presents this week a brand
new combination, The Manhattan Burles-
quers," and, while it is constructed upon
the same lines all burlesque companies
there are new faces and new acts. The
opening burlesq- :. Summer Nights was
a new creation and entirely satisfactory
in point of entertainment. The girls were
pretty and shapely, the comedians funny
and the scenery new and pleasing. Carus
and Miles. vocalists, rendered a number
of popular songs in an acceptable man.
ner Then came the Dunbar Sisters, whose
efforts in the tersichorean line were well
received. McAvoy and May, whose repu-
tation as entertainers is known on both
continents, were given ovation, and
their bright sallies of wit and their humor
Gus songs made their act one of the fea-
nastic act the Judges fairly outdid them
selves and Won unstinted applause. The
afterpiece. a burlesque on THE Girl From
Paris was a fitting climax to an ex-
celent performance. The burlesque was
not as suggestive as the so-called legiti-
mate farce comedy, but very much funnier.
AS the presiding judge at the trial of the
girl Dick Bernard laughable. and his
rulings were provokingly funny. The men,
bers of the company participated in the
burlesque, and, with new songs and catchy
music, it proved acceptable.
BIJOU THEATER.-The management of
the Biiou is keeping up the pace it started
several weeks sago, and this week fur
nlSheS a variety entertainment that is
first-class. 1t is a monster performance,
ard tow it Is possible at the popular prices
is one of the hard things to explain. For
the first part excellent minstrel show
is given, and Clark Gibbs and Lew Sim
mons tirst-ciass comedians. In the
oio which followed Miss HELENE Tousart
was captivating. She sang several French
songs IN a true Partisan style and won
everybody by her graceful dances and
sweet voice. 1t remained for Senator
Frank Bell to score the hit of the per
formance. His address Live Issues OF
the Day was a bright sally of wit and
Fialkowski gave a different speciality,
mimicking birds and animals in a realistic
manner. Another bright feature of the
entertainment was the specially of Law
renee and Harrington. AS entertainers
this well-known couple stand pre-eminent,
and the limitations Of the BOwery sDielers
was the best of it's kind ever seen Miss
Cora Routt, whose successes in other large
cities preceded her, was rather diSaDpoint-
ing The little lady is clever enough, but
her specially is Of too high class. The
Tally-ho Trio rendered several songs and
choruses in an excellent manner and re-
sponded to several encores. laughable
farce, The Hotel runners, closed the
show
WILLARD HALL.-Tomorrow night Prof
Carpenter will commence a series of mes
merle and hypnotic entertainments at Will
lard Hall Prof. Carpenter has made many
visits to this city, always with profit to
himself and amuse ement to his audiences.
His power is remarkable, and few subjects
are able to resist his influence. 1t is ex-
pected that his program will be different
and even more attractive than formerly