Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-23

| french romance. In the past ten year, he
which have brought fame and fortuna In
| selecting such, Mantell made himself a ia
yorite alone in the excellence of his work.
/ This is Mr.. Manteirs third season under
the direction of NJ W. Hanley.
THE NEW GRAND.-Three perform
ances on Christmas day will usher In the
| week at the New Grand, and a festival pro-
gram has been provided. Already the de-
| mand for seats on Monday next grows with
| great strides. However. the Grand seats
| 900 people. and the three performances
should give everybody a chance. As a spe-
| cial and extraordinary attraction the strea-
| tor Zouaves will appear at each perform
| ance In their typical zouaye drill In this
| they claim to be the champion fancy driiI
team OF America, and the public approval
| they won at the New Grand several months
| ago warrants the assertion so far as Wash
| ington is concerned. Maude Courtney also
| VIII Illuminate the occasion: the recognI-
| Won OF her evident talent led that keen
| Sonhoisseur OF dramatic ability. David Be
| iasco, to engage her for his productions
| next season. Daring and diVertfnR gym
| naSuc feats will be furnished by Prince
" ha6es Imperial Japanese Troupe which
| already claims the unqualified Endorsement
| OF Washington, received during their sew
eral engagements at the Grand. The third
| iaNoI1te number will be contributed by Mr.
| and Mrs Perkins ID. Fisher in their comedy
| The Halfway House" The pubIic shows
| no sign Of wearying of this artistic and
| realistic product Of the fertile wit ~ Evra
| Kendall Genaro and Bailey also will nra
| sent Tor the first time their sketch in which
| acting, singing and dancing are pleasurably
| combined In Tom Hefron the bill furnish
| IS most agreeable CONCLUSION with dane
| ing and high kicking. The extension Of tho
| term of engagement of the biograph pic
| lures has brought twelve entirely new pic
| lures into view each week
| ACADEMY OF MUSIC-Rose MELVILLE
VIII be seen at the Academy Of Music next
| Week IN Sis Hopkins a pastoral comedy
| OF Indiana life, written especially for her
| by Carroll Fleming. Seldom has any s,aes
| SSreaIioh SO promptly caught the public
| fancy as has Sis Hopkins the gawky conn
| try girl from the interior of Hoosierdom.
whose quaint philosophy is Indicated by her
| 1aVorite saying. which is: There Amt no
| sense in doin' nothin' for nobody What
wont do nothin' for you" The thaater-
| going public has turned out in force In
every city in which Miss Melville has ap-
| peared, her recent engagements I'm New
| York and Boston being marked hv n snc.
| cession OF crowded houses The supnorting
company is large and competent and IN.
| cludes that clever and artistic deIineato-
| OF comedy character John Keefe The 800,
edy is further frightened by the introduc
/ uoh at appropriate periods of a number of
origlnai songs and ballads and several
| clever specialties. There will be a Christ
| mas matinee.
| KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-Non-
| gay afternoon Al Reeves will bring his big
[ Famous double company OF singers come
uianS ana dancers TO the Lyceum This
| season MI Reeves is SURPRISING all former
EFFORTS of his managerial career and offers
| his friends and patrons the strongest best
costumed and laughing show ever under
| ms management. Inez Mecusker of ma
| uonal fame, whose previous engaeements
nave been with such attractions az Sousa's
Band, etc, is engaged especially for this
| company Each and every artist mas been
engaged for individual fitness for certain
| lines Of work, completing an all-rouud
| high class vaudeville and extravaganza on
fsrtainment Among the performers are
| Hendricks and Prescott. champion dancers.
| Williams and Leland, comedians; Fannie
Fern Thatcher, May Belle and Celeste and
Bayhs. Al Reeves will appear at every
performance.
| BURTON HOLMES FIRST LECTURE
Mr. Burton Holmes will lecture on Manila
at the Columbia Theater next Tuesday
| afternoon at 4:15 o'clock No subject could
be more apropos at the present moment
| With his usual enterprise. he closed last sea-
| son several weeks earlier than usual that he
might make trip to this far distant pos
| session of ours. realizing the anxiety of
| the American people TO learn from accurate
ana personal authority the true situation In
| TINS much discussed land. The list of his
| motion pictures are as follows: Panorama
| OF the Paslg river, street crossings and
canals 9th United States Infantry cross
| ing the bridge of Spain, the Manila fire de-
| parunent going to a fire, a typical Mania
COCK fight, the carabao. caravan of cara
bao carts, military train. the defense of
| an earthwork and picture taken from a
| moving launch of the OLYMPIA Admiral
Dewey's flagship. at anchor in Hong Kong
hareer. A fire drill on board the steamshi9
Empress OF China, taken In midocean and
a lively reproduction of the method of coal
ing this same magnificent vessel in Maya
saki harbor will add interest to the coIiec-
ton. The course ticket sale Is 20 nor cant
| larger than Mr.. Holmes has ever had ~
| fore In this city.
| JBFFRIES-SHARKEY PICTURES -Tba
| coming biograph exhibition of the Jat.,iss"
Sharkey fight. which commences Monday
afternoon at Convention Hall has created
a sreat deal OF interest In this city. ami
me weeks engagement will probably be
h!shiy successful. Two exhibitions viii he
gwen daily. at 2:15 and Sis, and partlcu-
iar attention will be paid to the comfort OF
iaules who desire to witness the novel ON
tertainment The following parrIcular
points Will be watched very CLOSELY nv ihe
spectators who take a great interest in As
tic encounters: The gong sounds. tnat,7,-
rating what has been termed the ereatest
nsuc contest known to the history of the
ring With Jeffries is one of his seconds,
tommy Ryan, while holding on to SharEev
is his manager. Thomas ORourke eiyIns
MIN the last word of advice. In the center
Is George Siler. the referee. Jefriss ard
Snarhey IN the second round are sparring
Tor an opening. A second later, as is shown
IN the pictures, Jeffries landed the blow
tnat closed Sharkey's eye. The fourteenth
round Is run OF interest. Both Sharkey and
jenrtes are mixing ii up furiously the
crowd of onlookers is seen yelling Itself
hoarse and the excitement is intense In
inns round IL looked like anybodys fight
In the sixteenth round Jefrries misses a
terrihc uppercut with his left, but lands
heavlly with a blow just over the heart
from his right II is here that Sharkey
claims two of his ribs were broken. The
twenty-fourth round was the most cxcit-
ing OF the fight. The pictures will show
that Jenries was hitting Sharkey almost
at will and substantiate the opinion of
many at the ringsde that the sounding Ct
the gong was all that saved the sailor boy
from Knockout. Then comes the excite
ment after the decision. The crowd is Wild
with pent-up enthusiasm depressed by
the gloom of defeat Cheers can be seen
as they are given for the victor and van
pushed, groups of admirers surrounding
each of the principals in their corners Ths
gloves are being pulled of by the seconds
and 0'Rourke is close to Sharkey Offering
words of encouragement
BlJOU.-The Christmas week Offering at
the BlJou will be frivolous extravaganza
entitled Willie OF the Yacht" by Lew
II. Carroll Mr.. Carroll will change his
programs weekly and will fer hill corn