Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

| The concert by Haley's superb band and
| the River View Orchestra will be the at
| traction for music-lovers at the River View
| resort tomorrow. These Sunday concerts
| have proven very enjoyable and each week
hundreds of the music-loving people of
| Washington have visited the View and en-
| jCyed the concerts. The program to be
| rendered on the big dancing pavilion to-
morrow is made up Of twelve numbers. 1t
| includes two solos, one on the trombone
| by Mr. Sunderland, and the other a cornet
| solo by Mr.. Grosskuth, and is as follows:
March, Rudolph Fulton; overture, Tam
! bour de Guard" FIFTH; waltz, DE Louis"
Waldteufel; characteristic, Heart Throbs,'
1nenburg; march, Gate City" Weldon;
| selection Carmen" Bizet; trombone solo
| Message Brooks, performed by W. III.
Sunderland; descriptive Forge in the For
est, Michaelis; march, I'D Connecticut"
Reeves; mazurka, La Zavine," Came;
| cornet solo, Three STAR Bagley, per-
| formed by Mr.. William Grosskuth, and
galop, Jolly Time" Arth. The steamer
Samuel j. Pentz will make three trips,
| leaving her wharf here at II am, 2:45 and
| 6:15 pm. and the return trips will be made
at l. o, 7:30 and $50 pm. Those who are
not fond of music will find plenty to amuse
them in the chute and the other attractions
of the View. There will be no increase in
prices
Today the children of the First Cougrega-
| uonal Church Sunday school are having
an outing at the View. On the morning
trip the steamer Pentz carried down
large thronS of the young folks with their
| teachers and parents, and another large
throng went down on the afternoon boat
Inc children are having a merry time,
playing games of all kinds under the shady
trees or in shooting the chute" and en-
1oying the other amusements of the resort
The last trip of the Pentz will be made at
6:45 o'clock this evening.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-Next week the
company of metropolitan players at the
Columbia Theater, headed by ]. H. Gilmore
and Mary Hampton, will produce one of
John Drew's greatest successes, Christie
pher. Jr.," a play. which, strange to say
has never been witnessed by a Washington
audience. The piece made such marked
success in New York that it remained at
the Empire Theater for entire season.
1t served during this period to bring out
Miss Maude Adams in which she made
pronounced hit. christopher, Jr." is a
story of pride, love, romance and business
and has what is known as atmosphere sim
liar to that which pervades Sweet Laven-
der" Alabama and Rosemary" By
many persons who are most critical 1t is
said to be superior to the plays mentioned,
since its comedy complications are ever-re-
curing and one following the other makes
the denoument more happy and salts
factory to the spectator The cast selected
for this beautiful piece is simply unexcelled,
since the two principal parts are in the
hands of those capable artists, Mr.. Jack
Hampton, as Dora Hedway
GLEN sLIGO-one of the exquisite bits
of landscape architecture at Glen Sligo
Pleasure Park is the old red mill roof
garden, which since the opening has become
favorite trysting place for pleasure seek
ers. Pistorio's Orchestra renders a daily
musical program until IL pm. The many
improvements at Glen Sligo are well under
way and number about complete. The new
dining hall and dancing pavilion are the
largest in this section of country. A swim
ming pool along the banks of the Sligo and
fifty bath houses will furnish sport for
young and old. Bicycle paths are being
built that will radiate in all directions to-
ward public highways. The beautiful wa
tiers of the Sligo, the source coming from
many springs, including the famous ako-
ma spring, will be devoted to swan boats
electric fountains, grottos and rustic
bridges that viii span the stream leading
Romany Rye. Gypsy Camp and other
amusements, with Pistorio's Orchestra, win
make Sunday day Of rare pleasure.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE.-If one may
Judge by the thousands of delighted people
who nightly visit Chevy Chase Lake, that
ular with the better class of the pleasure
seeking public. The wooded island" stud
ded with countless multi-coiored lights, the
huge set pieces on the water and the fam
cfful loops of lights along the shore. to-
gether with the illuminated boats on the
lake, present a scene enchantingly beau
tiful, and recalls to mind scenes from the
Arabian Nights or a legendary tale in
the days Of good King Arthur. But the
eye is not the only organ that is satisfied at
this enchanting spot. Good music Is played
by Prof. Donch's Band and an opportunity
is given for those SO inclined to dance to
their hearts content, and, sufhce 1t to say
the big pavilion is always filled during
these pleasant evenings. There are also
ample means of diversion for the children
to whom the lake. is like fairyland There
will be added attractions next week. which
win be on par with those already sup
piled by the management No admission
fee is charged.
Columbia Commandery Excursion
The YEARLY excursion of fsolumhia Coro