Evening star., 1898-12-07

lam Winter and Joseph ir The week will
be divided as follows: Monday. Tuesday,
edne sday matinee and night and Thursday
night, The Rivals and Friday evening,
saturday matinee and:night, RIP Van Win
kle The first two p!a yefs of this company
neeo no Introduction TO the theater goers of
this CITY, as Tor several seasons past they
have appeared at the principal play houses
at the head of their own company and were
both engaged for this twelve weeks tour
OF the Jefferson company to appear as
capt. Jack Absolute and Sir Lucius O'Trig-
ger, respectively. Miss RfoEott Paget was
last seen in Washingtorr as the principal
Lgure IN f.rohman's big production of
sporting Lie 1t will be the first appear
ance of Miss Leslie hl several years, her
last appearance being as Little Lord Faun-
tieroy and The Prince and The Pauper
OF the three Jefferson boys William Winter
Jefferson will be better known by the
asnl'lsten people, as he has played one
season, mere IN one of the stock companies.
tfe Will be the Bob Acres of THE Rivals
1oscpn JeHerson. jr., who has played for
seVeral years past in his fathers company
uiLueI me name of Warren, will be the Da-
va OF The Rivals" Thomas Jefferson the
Oldest of the three boys PLAYING in this
company, VIII be seen the latter part of the
week ID that delightful creation of rip
Van Wihhie The regular prices of this
theater will prevail for this engagement.
THE ROGERS BROTHERS.-An engage
titehi 'hat promises much pleasure will be
the reappearance here at the Columbia of
the Rogers Brothers. These clever come
uians appeared here early in the season
under tie direction of Messrs Klaw and
Granger In J. j. McNally's best farce, and
made splendid impression. In his latest
ehort MT. McNally has been ambitious to
MAKE dlst1nct departure from any of his
earlier successes. II is not on the cut-and-
dr1ed farce comedy order, but more on the
order or an extravaganza. II Is excruciat-
ihsly 1u'lny, and while in way depends
n
tertaInment, it is replete with bright saw
1hgS ana dongs Of the versatile people that
are included in the organization. The YER
oict OF washington has stood the test of
al the large cities in which "A Reign of
Error has been presented The company
lnciudes besides the Rogers Brothers,
Maude raymond. George Caine, Ada
Lewis, George Marion, John Parr, Budd
ROSS, carrie Elberts, La Petite Adelaide
and host of pretty girls.
BON TON BCRLESQUERS.-W gains
more favor with the theater-going public
Ihan good, up-to-date burlesque and vau-
deNille show, a performance that is far
above and entirely different from all
others? This is what the patrons of Ker-
nan Lyceum Theater will have the pleas
ure or witnessing next Monday matinee,
When the famous Bon Ton Burlesuuers''
open LOT Il weeks engagement. The IA
Ncfaple impression they made here earlier
IN the season is well remembered it hay-
ing been one of the best attra ctions that has
ever appeared here in the line of burlesaue
ana vaudeville, and their only aim on this
visit is to add new laurels To this end
nave heen engaged the stars of comedy
vaudeville and burlesque, who will appear
IN Two up-to-date burIesques, "A Partisan
Nlgnt and "A Devil of Time Twenty
handsome girls are here introduced clad in
gorgeous garments, while the scenic dis
play Is magnificent.
Ely I,lo
Concert Band, under the direction of Mr.
VIII A. Haley. will give its first concert of
me season at the Columbia Theater Sunday
evening next. The band will he assisted nv
that sterling musical organization. the Phil
harmonic Club. of twenty voices. of which
Miss Fannie AT Lee is the soprano and Miss
bIahchc Muir the contralto, and the Phil
harmonic Quartet, consisting of Mrs Anna
CfaiG-Hills Mrs. G. b. keenc Miss Helen
Nyc and Miss e. Whitford Both these
organizations are too well known to need
more than the announcement of their ap-
pearance. Mrs. Hills is especially well
known as a popular and competent soprano
hatey 5 band this season consists of thirty
hFe musicians, each one trained to his in
strIment IN a way that insures at once the
success or the organza lion, far as the
artistic Is concerned Each member of the
orchestra is an accomplished soloist on his
CHOSEN instrument, and these clements
brought out and developed under the skill
rnl guidance of Mr. Haley go TO make up
q particularly Wefl-ba lanced. well-drilleti
and efficient organization. Mr. Haley has
CHOSEN q program that should appeal TO all
muSlC-ioVcrS, whether they be of the mod
ern school or cling to the old masters The
program Will be made up of carefully Sc
lected gems, some of them standards of
music. and others of a lighter vein that
should serve TO sci off the heavier music
and make up IA most attractive list. Haley's
b2nd Jlas in past years been accorded the
success it so well deserved both in the mat
ter CT popular approval and in the financial
and .,,,i,, IL
10 add TO its laurels Washington or
ganfZatiOn, made up of musicians living at
the national capital and under the direction
OF n Washington bandmaster. The prices
for the concert have been put down to the
popular level so that there is no excuse for
any Que missing this feast Of music.
Mr.. ABT'S RECITAL.-A large audience
of music lovers especially those interested
in the mandolin, which Is rapidly increas-
ing in popularity, were treated to a revela-
ton In the manipulation of the instrument
last night by Mr.. Valentine Abt Of Pitts
burg, who gave a concert al Unversalist
Church. The mandolin has not heretofore
been looked upon as an instrument capable
Of classic music 1t Is stringed like the
violin and with the idea that it might be
played as brilliantly as the latter instru-
ment, provided the tortoise shell pick could
be mastered as in the case of the violin
bow, Mr. Abt studied and practiced and
is now truly a master of the instrument
IL
than many thought possible. Technical
difficulties have been overcome by Mr. Abt
and his repertory of selections ranges from
the lightest of the popular airs to Mendes-
sohns andante, Wieniawskis Souvenir de
Posen' and Chopin's nocturne. A novelty
and enjoyable feature of the concert was
the mandolin obligato by Mr.. Abt to the
song For All Eternity" by Mrs. c. b.
Bayly, jr. Messrs. Cullen and Collins, in
highly enjoyable banjo duets the Madrid
Quartet, in mandolin selections, and the FL
dorados. led by Mr.. T. B. Amiss jr, made
up the remainder of a delightful program.
INGERSOLL'S LECTURE-rhe sale Of
seats for Col. r. G. Ingersolls newest lee
ture, Superstition is in progress at the
box office of the National, and when the
eloquent colonel makes his bow next Sun
day evening from the stage of this faVorite
theater there Is no doubt that 1t will be be-
fore an audience of immense proportions
Col. IngersolI has always been favorite
lecturer in Washington. and his admirers
are not confined to those who agree with
him in principles. His able oratory and in
finite humor serve to bring. about him peo-
pie from all walks of life. In "Supersti-
tom he is said to have ecipsed all former
efforts, and next Sunday night promises to
be Il bright occasion in the lecture annals
of Washington.
The regular theater scale of prices will