Evening star., 1899-02-07


really artistic work in part which is most
difficult while appearing to be of the
easiest Edwin Fowler Ephraim Early,
the farmer, and Theo. T. Rook as Bob
White, the village blacksmith, both do
creditable work in their respective parts.
Cecilia Griffith as Eph. Earlys wife, and
w. ID. Pendergast as Warman, the gam
bier, make the most of the characters of
the villains of the story. Mr.. Pendergast
particularly does the villain business with
an artistic finish seldom seen. Miss Nellie
Deven1sh is very clever in the character of
the school teacher. The scenery, costum-
ing, and, indeed, the entire environment of
the play, are in artistic harmony with the
theme. The village quartet, the Fourth of
July celebration, the landscape background
OF the stage all suggest the atmosphere OF
hustlc Hoosierdom with realistic faithful
ness. There was a good-sized and appre
ciatve audience present in spite of the
bad weather
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-We
er,s'Dainty Duchess Company, at Kernan's
this week. received the approval of two
large audiences yesterday. While the com
pany Is one of burlesGue, there are enough
specialtias to satisfy the friends of vaude
Vile. Raymond and Clarke opened with an
acrobatic comedy sketch, in which Mr..
raymond presented several difficult feats
in gymnastics. Earle and Wilson, novelty
musical artists were acceptable, and
Alaene and La Rue were clever in a mixed
sketch. The Mimic Four manufactured
fun by the wholesale in their contribution.
and Hayes and Bandy did some clever
dancing. The Burke brothers dished up a
new character sketch, and Kessler and
Carrlck executed acceptably several new
songs by the aid of the stereopticon. An
original operate burletta in one act, en-
titled "A Dainty Duchess" closed the en-
tertainment. The work of Charles H.
Burke as Levi Cohen was excellent, and
Letta Meredith, she of the winsome smile
and pretty figure, carried off the honors
BIJOU THEATER.- Bijou continues
TO meet the popular taste, and this week
presents an entire change of bill. In the
opening melange the appearance of Teddy
f2squelena was a feature Teddy will be
recalled as the vivacous irtroducer of
Harry Morris living pictures" In the
oho there are Hoppe, the comedy juggler;
Leslie and De Forest in q hrand-new
sketch; Adelaide Roattino. with her sweet
voice and new songs; Fagan and Byron in
hlsh-claSS comedy skit; Emma earns,
VINO Who starts the boys singing; Nelson and
Mllledse, in & sketch; Bernard Dyllyn in
descriptive songs; Brannan and Collins,
comedians. The Aherns, sensational aero
bats, and Thornton and Marsh, in new
Illustrated songs.
NINE. ANARCHISTS SECOND RE-
tlIAL.-Mme. Blanche Marcehsi was heard
again in recital last evening at Universalist
Church, repeating her artistic success of
ten days ago. Her program was selected
with the same care for diversity and popu-
iarlty characterizing the initial appearance
in this city and was rendered with the same
dlSplay OF vocal power and expression
Mhle Marcfesi IS without doubt one of the
most pleasing singers before the public to-
DAY She Is capable of doing so, and her
one eHort seems to be to gain the appre-
cation OF her hearers. Gracious in dispO-
Sltioh and gifted with marvellous voice she
Is an entertainer of ability and popularity
her Interpretation of the dramatic songs is
admirable. while in the ripping selections
OF ngnter theme and action she was equally
eiiectlNe Nine. MarChesi's audience was
enthusiastic in approval and encored the
clever artistic time and again.
THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURES
Inc fourth lecture in Mr.. Burton Holmes
series in this city, which takes place We'd
nesday afternoon at 4:1j is to be ''Grecian
Journeys. No land under the sun is more
repiete in historical interest than Greece
IN TINS lecture however. Mr.. Holmes does
not deal with the Greece of antiquity. but
merely tells of his wanderings through this
picturesque country, away from the usual
paths chosen by the average traveller He
deals with the active living Greece of to-
day rather than with its past giving his
auditors frequent glimpses into the yavs
ana customs of the Grecian people and il
lQstrating both by word of mouth and by
the frult of his camera the picturesque
charm of the rural Greece of TODAY. At
the end of the lecture a new series of mo-
tion pictures will be- shown.
THE B1OGRAPH.-The biograDh at Will
laFd Han viii be a popular attraction
during the present week The managers. Of
the exhibition have not depended upon the
curiosity of those who have never seen
moving pictures. in order to secure large
audiences. They have 50 far perfected the
biograph that it is claimed that never be-
fore have such pictures been presented in
SO lifelike way, and they exhibit an en-
tirely new set OF scenes which prove of in
tense interest to all who see them The
exhibition includes famous scenes repre-
Sent1ng thrilling events, and is enliyened bv
many pictures of humorous incidents The
merit of the exhibition, aside from the pc
culiar interest of all the pictures is in
the fact that the motion so irving on the
eyes. which has been incidental to such ex
hibits in the past is reduced to a minimum
and the pictures can be viewed with ease
by the observer. Among the famous scenes
is shown President Mckinley on his tour
of inspection at Camp Wikoff Pope Leo
XIII in the Vatican grounds, Cardinal Glib
bons at St. Mary's College, Baltimore; the
celebrated procession of corpus domini the
Vatican military guard. Marching SOL
diers In the late war are also portrayed
An exciting scene at a Paris fire is shown
and there are several interesting railroad
scenes. The exhibition is of great interest.
There will be three performances daily, at
,, 4:30 and s;15 pm. Popular prices
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1416 Pierce street, a three-story brick
dwelling, will he sold at auction by trustees