Evening star., 1899-04-03
AMUsEMENTs.

PROF. CROSSLEY'S BENEF1T.-A tes-
timonial benefit was given for Prof. John
T. Crossley, formerly Instructor In athlet-
| les of the Columbia Athletic Club, at the
Columbia Theater last night. The attend
ance was not large, but every number on
| the long program was encored. Those who
contributed amusement talent were Miss
Antoinette Warlitz, Finley S. Hayes, the
Madrid Quartet. w. V. Price, Miss Blanche
Muir. Edward ]. Walsh Geo. H. O'Connor,
Mrs. W. L. Wilson. Melville D. Hensey, Ar
thur T. Earnest and the Metropolitan Quar-
tet.
| ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE BLIND.
| A unique entertainment will be given by
a large company of talented young people
at the Universalist Church several even
| ings of this week The program will en-
brace a mock trial, entitled The Triumph
| of Invention,' which will be followed by
musicale The proceeds of this entertain
ment will be used to promote the educa-
ton and employment of the blind. Tickets
and reserved seats can be secured from
Guzmans, in E. F. Droop & Sons music
store, 925 Pennsylvania avenue.
A HYPNOTIST AND TRILBY.-Real
hypnotic experiments Were part OF the
the Columbia Theater, where Paul Potter S
drama atization of Du Maurier's famous book
will be played this week by the spiendld
Il
by Santanelli, the hypnotist. by joint lnvl-
tation of Manager Murray of the F'rawley
Company and the Columbia Theater man
agement, and were for the enllghtenamen!s
of Mr.. Kellerd, who will play Svengali, and
Miss Mary Van Buren,, the beautiful Irilby.
1t was intended that the hypnoust should
put Miss Van Buren, under 'control ana
let her, through actual experience, COM
prehend the emotions and thoughts or the
play heroine but the actress resolutely re-
fused to subject her mentality to another
even for moment. Instead, santaneil
used q youth, and presented remarkable
manifestations of his control of the SUD
ject's individuality. He sent the boy into
profound cataleptic conditions and at will
caused his face to express every shade OF
emotion.
The dress rehearsal lasted the better part
of the night and "Trilby' was given with
costumes lights, orchestra, scenery and
supers exactly as it will be seen tonight.
1t was evident that a remarkable produc-
ton by the strongest company OF actors
gathered together here III many years Will
be disclosed when the curtain rises at the
Columbia Theater tonight. Realism finds
charming exponent in Miss Van Buren,,
whose feet will be really truly bare on the
stage.
CARROLL INSTITUTE "CIRCUs."-A
unique and original entertainment. called
THE Old Country Circus" will be given
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings of
this week at Carroll Institute. 1t Will serve
as the annual spring benefit, and Prof
Joyce and his athletic corps have been pre-
pairing for it for more than month. 1t
will be held in the large gymnasium under
a bona fide tent. Regulation seats, poles,
lights and a sawdrst ring have been erect
ed The performance will begin with
grand march, in which over hundred per-
sons will participate. This will be followed
by bareback riding, trapeze and bar per-
formances, tight-rope walking, tumbiing
and many other features by amateurs and
professionals Following the main per-
formance comes the concert, and a side
show OF freaks will be held in an ADJACENT
tent Seats have been erected for the ac-
Commodation of GOO people.