Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-09

MS presentation. OF the laughing success,
from the pen "a Paul N. Potter, the fam
GUS adapter Of rTrilby," which will be the
attraction at thelj Academy next week.
Many musical noyeaties and specialties-an
OF them new andsIattractive-will be de-
ivered by the.oexceptionally strong COM
pany which Mr.. Harrison has specially
engaged and which has scored marked
success IN othss cties. Among the ladies
known artists:lR. Re. Graham, Edward s.
Metcalf, VIM. Riley: Hatch, Osborne Searle,
sydney Price, Gharles c. Patterson Sam
ell, Charles Craig, aWm johnson. Gus De
Vere L. M. Martell, ]. P. Adams. c. g.
Ferris and the Nisses Marion Abbott, Hell
enc Lowell. Grace Sherwood. Celie Ellis,
Gerry Ames, Carolyn Cook. Adelaide Bur-
ton and others. Among the novelties pre-
sented will be the famous prima donna,
Nine. Alexa, who is said to possess a voice
OF the same timbre and quality Of Nine.
being the favorite pupil of the celebrated
Nine. Marchesi.
EIGHT BELIS"-Unlike most theatre
cal productions once seen Eight Bells
has the effect of creating a desire in the
spectator to witness the performance again
| and again: Eight Bells will be present
| ed at the Grand Opera House next Monday.
Eight Bells is different from any other
stage performance. 1t contains comedy
and pantomime, with any amount of me-
CHdIlCdl eIIeCtS, the latteT DeliS
| able for the genius displayed in their ar
rangement. Tie piece was written by John
F. Byrne the eldest of the famous Broth
ers Byrne, acrobats and pantomimists 1t
| is unnecessary to detail the story. The
plot is sufficient to retain interest In the
| play. and the Byrnes, with their numerous
specialtfes, acrobatic and otherwise, do
the rest. The comedy part of the piece
which is in reality spectacle-evokes con-
tinuous laughter. The mishaps of the
school master and the varied unpleasant
| experiences ot Daniel McGossle create an
amount of merriment seldom seem In the
| first act the Brothers Byrne are given an
opportunity to display their agility and
amuse the audience by their funny and
clever pantomme work. In this act car
| riage which seems to be composed entire
ly of doors and wires Is introduced, and
| the athletes give an exhibition of acrobatic
work in and about the vehicle that is diff
fcult to excel. The revolving ship in the
second act is undoubtedly the most Won
derful piece of mechanism ever staged
The vessel, filled with passengers, turns
completely over and over in the water
and is finally wrecked in the Storm
JOHN L. SULLIVAN.-Manager Ker-
rams attraction at the Lyceum next week
will be one of marked Importance. John L.
Sullivan will form the magnet, surrounded
| by company of European and American
! speciality and burlesque artists. John L.
Sullivan has become a philosopher His
years of experience have given him broad
and generous view of things and made
| the man VINO for years was the crowned
| king of pugilism an observant and
thoughtful citizen. Though a little stouter.
John l.. is the same in appearance that
| he was ten years ago. He will appear at
every performance during the week, and
will first be seen in the opening skit, which
is entitled "A Trip Across the Ocean," in
which he assumes a becoming character.
| John Il. will also appear in the concluding
feature of the performance in scientific
| bag punching, &C, assisted by Ed and
D11Io l,{+o
| exhibition of bag punching. Others in the
| company Miss Emma Carus, the tai
ented descriptive vocalist; the Brownings,
refined travesty stars; the Fetching Bros.
| IN musical comedy; Darmondy, expert club
| manipulation: Maude Deity and Edith Muir
| ray, in songs and dances: Begley and Lee
! in sidewalk jokes, and the Goldens, COM
| edy sketch artists.
MADAME LILLIAN NORDICA-Mad-
anne Lillian NOrdica, assisted by Mr.. IF.
Evan Williams. tenor; Mr.. Leo Storm
| 'cellst. and MIR. E. Romayne Simmonds,
pianist VIII give a grand concert at the
| Lafayette Square Opera House Thursday,
| March 81 tmatinee). This will be welcome
| news to Washington lovers of the better
| class of music. many of whom doubtless
| remember the success attending the con-
| cert given last season in Washington.
-Es Institution of RathbOne Lodge.
The institution of Justus Fl. Rath-
| bone Lodge. which will take place next
| Friday, will be the first exercise of the
kind under the administration of the pres
ent grand chancellor, John c. Yost. The
ceremonies will begin promptly at 2 o'clock
pm, and will continue until about D. m,
when recess will be taken, the proceed
ings to be resumed at o'clock PM An
extensive program is being arranged. 1t is
announced that the Rev. T. c. Easton will
be the orator of the evening. Numerous
musical selections will be interspersed
throughout the exercises. The hall will
also be deliberately decorated.
The two-story brick dwelling No 20O9
Vermont avenue, will be sold by trustees
tomorrow afternoon at 80 O'Clock See
advertisement.