Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02

perfection. Seats for this concert or for
the series of five may be had at Guzmans
in DrOOp'S music store
NORDHOFF GUILD.-The ladies of the
Nordhof Guild will give tea and sale of
fancy articles on Wednesday. December q,
at the home of Mrs. William s. Knox 1904
New Hampshire avenue from to 10
o'clock pm. Refreshments will be served
and the house will be decorated elaborate
ly. This will be social event and visitors
will be received by the officers of the So
Ciety with the hostess, Mrs. Knox. The
following are the officers: Mrs. j. /.
Hough, president; Mrs. J. H. Sypher, first
vice president: Mrs. John Tweedale. second
vice president; Mrs. Joseph Paul, third vice
president, Mrs. Ira w. Dennison, recording
secretary; Mrs. d. l.. Burnett, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. j. II. Whitaker, treas
urer.
ABT MANDOLIN RECITAL.-Mr. VAL
entine Abt, the celebrated mandolin viz
tuoso will give recital next Tuesday
evening at the UniverSalfst Church, 18th
and l. streets northwest. Mr.. Abt Is the
ole Bull" of the mandolin. He is I'M
doubtedly the greatest mandolin artist that
ever lived. The program, besides numbers
by Mr.. Abt. will include those by mandolin
and banjo clubs. and Miss Estelle Went
worth. the popular prima donna. and Mr.
Jas. S. Hicks, baritone. The members of
the mandolin club are: Arthur E. Yundt
violin: Walter j. Holt and VIM. E. Todd
jr.. mandoIins; A. V. Holmes, guitar. and
Benz F. Judson. cello. The banjo club: L.
A. Callan A. Seton. ]. Ord. Gilbert and W.
]. Espey. Both of the clubs have been spe-
cially organized for this occe sion. This
concert, while novelty, will be artistic in
every respect.
BURTON HOLMES LECTUREs.-Mr.
Burton Holmes, the lecturer, who has just
returned from Manila. China and Japan.
Will begin his second season in Washing
ton the last week in December at the Co
lumbia, and will continue for five Tues
day afternoons. The subjects which will
constitute his reDertory will be follows:
Manila" Japan Revisited Round
About Paris, The Grand Canyon" and
Barbaric Arizona The material for
the first and second of these lectures both
Photographic and literary. was obtained
during the last summer months The last
two lectures of this seasons series relate
to MIR. Holmes travels through the grand
canyon of the Colorado river In it's course
through its most magnificent portions stu
ated in Arizona, and also his experiences
while soJourning among the various In
dtSn tribes dwelling in this comparatively
UNKNOWN region of our country. The aD-
proach of the Paris exposition prompts Mr..
Holmes to include in the series a lecture
on Paris and its inner life-the life of this
metropolis as seen through the eyes of a
resident, rather than the common sights
which every traveller every day From
pictorial point of view this series prom
ises TO surpaSs anything as yet achieved
by MIR. Holmes. Not only will his lantern
slides, from negatives of his own taking.
excel. but his endeavors through the past
two seasons in the motion picture line are
now rewarded with success. and he an
nOunces an appropriate series of motion
pictures directly illustrating the scenes of
each particular lecture which will add i'm
mensely to the truthfulness of his ac-
counts.
ROLAND REED.-Roland Reed will be-
gin his annual engagement at the Co
lunhia the week OF December II, and will
present for the first time here his latest sue
cess, His Fathers Boy which has been
well received wherever il has been pro-
duced. and the reception of constant laugh
ter and unlimited applause tells the story
that Mr.. Reed has made one of the greatest
hits in his entire professional career.
According to all accounts he has In
his new play just the sort of char
aCtcr which he gives to perfection, and
the way in which he brings out the COM
piications of the poor hen-pocked husband
affords no opportunity for sober reflection.
The situations are exceedingly bright and
in his dialogue Sydney Resented has i'm
proved upon the original German, from
WHICH he took his play. and there is no
question that Mr.. Reed has manifOlded the
humorous possibilities by his skill as a CO.
median. He has the assistance of a comedy
company made up exclusively of favorites,
and from Isadore Rush. who displays the
most marvellous creations of dress, to the
humbieSt character, every part IS well
played. In the cast are Lottie Alter. Ale
thea Luce, Mary Myers, Sheridan Tup-
per. Brandon Hurst. l.. P. Hicks and Jul
Fan Reed.