Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

FARRAR SONG REC1TAL.-Miss terai-
dine Farrar could not have reasonably ex-
pected a larger or more appreciative and
friendly audience than attended her first
song recital at the Lafayette Square opera
House last night. 1t Is true also that the
young singer fulfilled expectation. Not
only may she be considered phenomenal as
a public singer, taking her as a maiden OF
seventeen years, but there is a maturity
ana development of her voice hardly to be
expected. If she fails of success either on
the concert or operate stage it will be a
great disappointment to her friends, VINO
are enthusiastic in her behalf. OF course,
there is much yet for her to learn, but
with her piquant face, complete ease OF
bearing and vibrant voice she should over
come obstacles. Newell Whitney Mansheld
of Boston, who assisted Miss Farrar,
proved himself an admirable pianist he
handles the instrument with commanding
poise His touch is firm and well directed
Prof. Anton Gloetzner of this city was
Miss Farrar's accompanist and his accord,
as was to be expected, was HAWKES.. ne
program was composed OF sixteen selec-
lions. Commensurate taste in the selection
was displayed and the audience received
pleasure rare at the debut of singer so
young and so little known.
ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME. -
Following the line of light entertainment
suitable to the season, of which Lost.
the Frawley company will next week pre-
sent that most laughable of William Gill
lette's comedies, entitled "All the Comforts
of Home" The very title is suggestive of
endless amusement to those acquainted
with Mr.. Gilette's subtle humor and knack
of getting the utmost out of seemingly or
binary domestic affairs, as in his latest sue
cess Because She Loved Him So which
is a reversion to his earlier style of plays
before he Ventured into the field of melo-
drama. 'All the Comforts of Home is
domestic comedy in four acts, full of COM
ical complications evolved from a compare
lively simple theme, and requiring a large
and clever company to interpret all the
great variety of characters who figure in
the plot. This the F'raWleys are amply able
to provide, and the play will be the first one
this season to enlist the services of all the
members, including the clever actor man
ager himself, whose work as Dick Swift is
the principal feature of Lost, TWenty-four
Hours this week.
The story of the Gillette comedy concerns
an especially jealous man, Mr.. Petttbone,
who, fancyirg that his second wife is en-
gagged in a Irritation, whereas in reality it IS
his daughter, suddenly decides to travel
with view to breaking up the affair. Ac-
cordingly he leaves his house and all his
belongings in charge of an impecunious
nephew, Alfred Hastings, who IS trying to
establish himself in a London practice but
has only succeeded in getting in debt. His
creditors are pushing him hard, and in his
desperation he decides to turn his uncle's
house into lodgings, advertising "All the
comforts of home" In this he is assisted
by a harum- scarum young cOckney by the
name of Tom Meadow, whose gratitude
Hastings has earned by getting him out of
a scrape Toms interest is further
aroused by the promise of half the profits,
and he works like a beaver to make the
venture a success. 1t is as far as securing
dodgers is concerned, but just as they have
succeeded in filling up the house with a
miscellaneous assortment of people, includ-
ing lively music hall singer, Il very nerv-