Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-09

do buck ana wing dancing that reaches the
limit n that speciality. and Rastus and
Banks In "A Little of Everything" are good
entertainers. Foolery in a farce called
program in early time and leaves a salts
factory impression of the whole show.
THE BIJoU THEATER.-with a COM
piete change OF program and the introduce
ton OF new features in the opening melange
the performance given at the Bijou this
week is good Diana. the mirror dancer,
who has been seen here before Is starred
as the feature. Her contribution salts
factory. The balancing and acrobatic act
OF Arras and Alice was clever. Brannan
and Collins had no new jokes to spring and
We're only tolerable Walz and Arcielle
have refined music speciality and Barry
Thompson and Annie Carter were good in
a new sketch. Annie Carter Is one of the
best IN her line Merrill and Newhouse
rode bicycles in all kinds of positions
RoSs1NI CIRCLE CONCERT.-A large
and enthusiastic audience enjoyed the con-
cert given at the Luther Memorial Church
last evening by the Rossini Circle an or
ganization of young blind people, four in
number consisting Of Miss A. c. n. Muir
ray, soprano; Miss K. L. Grady pianist and
organst; Mr. H. NJ. Hoskns pianist and
V1olinist, and Mr. w. J. Oates, pianist and
celilst. The circle has a large number of
friends In the city, and the welcome given
the organization was hearty in the extreme.
me program consisted of twelve numbers
all of the selections being by standard COM
posers, and embraced vocal and Instrument
al solos, trfos and quartets. The most at
tractlYe numbers, perhaps, were the lrar-
tets for cello, violin, plano and -;ofce, of
which there were three being given in ex-
cellent style and with a surprising degree
OF skill and intelligence. The quartets
We're Howe's Summer Song and a double
number. In the Garden of Roses" and
The Maid by the Brook both by Miss
ielen NJ Campbell and Mascagnrs Ave
q Inst v~tv,, toll t,rf, Iy.J,a,
:, oberon and Donizettfs L'Elisir
d,Amore," were also exceptionally we'll
played. Mr.. Hoskins' violin solo, Her
mann's variations on theme by Rubin
stein, was we'll received, while MIR Oates
cello solo. La Cinquantafne," was also
accorded hearty praise. Miss Grady's piano
solos were; perhaps, the solo feature of the
evening Miss Murray's three vocal solos
Bartletts Love Rhapsody" with cello OBJ
Hgato; Il Know That My Redeemer
Lfveth,' from Handers Creation and a
GODDARD lullaby, the last named with violin
obligato, were received in a generous man.
ner.
NATIONAL RIFLES HALL-The Ma
ing by gathering that listened with pleas
ure to the third concert of the National
Guard Brigade Band, directed by the baton
of Lieutenant Donald B. Macleod Messrs.
Herndon Morsel and Guy Hoppe were the
soloists. the former singing Moir's only
once More and the latter rendering a cor
net solo. The concerted selections were
given with precision and effect. Nearly
everything on the program was encored.
A feature was MacLeod's Peace Jubilee
March" which was played for the first
time and received the hearty plaudits of
those members of the jubilee music COM
mlttee who were present. Sousa'S new
march, Hands Across the Sea- was also
heard with interest. Other numbers were
Suppe's Banditenstricke Tobani's Hearts
and Flowers, selections from the Idols
Eye Wizard OF the Nile" and THE For
tune Teller" Romance by Schumann and
Ronde d'amour by Westeuhout.