Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-03

and there transforms herself into a top In
the most Eerve-racking manner. The Foy
family Of acrobats serves to introduce
three clever men and three equally clever
women. The women perform the most oif-
fcult feats in long dresses and introduce
some new cnes that are heartily applaud
ed. In all probability the most finished
animal act showing of the most highly
educated elephants in the world was the
display in which Prof. Lockhart exhibit
ed his prodig,es. The animals showed
high state Of proficiency in all their tricks
and in some instances almost human in
telngence. Another turn that secured
much favorable commentator was the
trapeze act of Mile. Turnour. The Fishers
and the Dacon as also gave a splendid ex-
hibition Of aerial ecrobatics in the flying
trapeze, some of their acts being entirely
rev. The other acts that go to make up
| the show were fully in keeping with these
| to make up circus Of much more than the
average amount of drawing power. In
connection with the circus proper. men
ton must also te made of the ma 1ascrie
which is carried. 1t embraces some OF the
rarest animals. all i'm splendid condition.
the collection of lions being especially fine.
There is also splendid collection of birds
and monkeys for the little ones: and the
animal display may be characterized
whole to be most complete. There was
also large crowd large enough to again
| fill every seat, at the matinee performance
this afternoon. Tonight at eight O'Clock
Will be the last performance in this city.
COLUMBIA THEATER-Frank Dam
| fels' engagement at the Columbia Theater
next week in The Idols Eye promises to
be notable as social, musical and finan-
cha! success. The immense advance sale
Which Is now progressing assures the finan-
cfal element of the success, and the reten-
| ton Of the standard set at the former en-
gasement here insures the musical excel
lence OF the performance. AS to the point
| that the social element will be forthcoming
Managers Luckett and Dwyer of the CO.
iumbia observe that most of the boxes have
been taken for the week. besides numerous
blocks of seats by personages prominent I'm
Washington'S social world for theater par
ties. This is gratifying to the management
OF the theater, and will be especially so to
Frank Daniels. who will end his season
with the engagement.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-Mlle.
AM and her vaudeville company is the at
traction at kernans Lyceum Tkeater this
week. They opened last night to a large
audience. and judging from the number of
encores received, the performance met with
FAVOR. Mile. AM gave an excellent act on
the trapeZe, in fact, no better has been
seen in Washington this season. A song
and dance sketch by Morrisey and Rich
was very good. AS the coon and cherub'
AL and Mamie Anderson took the cake
They are good pair of fun-makers and
their act is well presented. Loro and Page
in an acrobatic feat, received several en-
cores. AS buck and wing dancer Emma
10 quilS up 10 MARCO BrOWl,
the pickaninny drum major, with Murray
and Murray, caught the house with his
nrst appearance en- the stage. The bill
ends with burlesque entitled Paris Up
side Down." While it is quite true that
Paris Is never touched, still the burlesque
is a good one
BlJOU THEATER. Notwithstanding
strong counter attractions, the usual large
audiences were on hand at the Bijou
yesterday afternoon and night to witness
the weeks Inauguration of an entirely new
ard attractive program. The usual musi-
cal melange by the stock company started
the ball rolling and put the audience in
good humcr. The novelty comedy pair
Willams and Medium, onened the olio in
satisfactory manner. Madge Fox a neat
cancer and the Misses Buriett and Cooper
also pleased The Pantyer Trio scored as
heavily as ever. Leola Mitchell, a bright
piece OF femininity, sang AMI danced her
self into great favor The other attract
I've numbers were furnished by Thomson
and Carer, DeForest and Lester, Crawford
and Manning and Byron Harlan.