Evening star., 1899-03-18


broad range of versatility as do these ex-
tremely clever performers, and in Johnny
on the Spot their funnyisms are given the
biggest latitude imaginable. Everything
they say or do smacks of originality and
JUNCTION, and, what is more to their credit,
is an entire absence of smut or indeicacy.
laughing interest for a continuous spell.
Johnny on the Spot has the further ad-
vantage of being well cared for in all the
essential departments.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.-Man-
ager Herman announces for his attraction
next week the Clark Brothers Royal Bur-
lesquers, which comes to his house for the
first time this season. This company is
now stronger than ever and carries large
number of people, among whom are: How
ard and EmmerSon, who combine both the
animated pictures and the lantern slides;
Tenley and Simonds Irish comedians and
producers: the Cosmopolitan TriO-Yule,
Galpen and Reno-in g high-class musical
act: the four original Mignani family,
Musical Street Pavers," in an act that is
entirely original; Miss Emma Weston,
claimed to be the handsomest burlesque Ia
dy on the American stage; the Sisters Ber-
nard acrobat song and dance artistes, and
Annie Norris, the little rag-time soubrette.
The program will conclude with a laugh
abe burlesque, in three scenes. free from
all suggestiveness. The first scene is laid
at the fair ground, where the election OF
the alderman takes place: the next is in
Paris, where he goes to celebrate. and the
third is at the Grand Palace in Paris, where
the Three French Sandwich Sisters are
introduced This company Is complete with
car load of scenery. mechanical and cleo
trical effects and pretty costumes, and car
ries chorus of thirty people. In addition
to this monster entertainment there will be
reproduced in life motion showing the full
ten rounds, including the knock-down and
the famous Knockout blow, the pictures of
the Sharkey-McCoy fight, which took place
at the Lenox Athletic Club, New York city.
MI wi he
performance during the week.
bill, teeming with the offerings of many of
the bright stars Of the theatrical profess
sion, will be the attraction likely to draw
large crowds within the coZy portals of the
Bijou next week. AS the leading card, and
no doubt magnetic one. Manager Grieves
has secured Webb and Hassan, the oriental
wonders, who will present their original act
for the first time in this city; Edward La
tell, one of the funniest men before the
public, will deliver his original stock of
witticisms. Flo Irwin and Walter Hawley
have been engaged to appear in their one
act playlet entitled The Gay Miss Con"
Mr.. Hawley is Washington boy, who has
won deserved honors in the theatrical field,
and his friends will extend him a hearty
welcome. Beautiful Truly Shattuck. better
known as the California nightingale" will
be heard in several sweet ballads. Topack
and Steele, the eccentric comedians, will
appear for the second time this season with
a new sketch. The Harvey Sisters will
render bright up-to-date songs. Miss Gus
sic Nelson will entertain with songs and
clever dances. Banks Winter and his daugh-
ter, little Mona will be seen the last time
this season in their artistic dramatic crea-
ton. The Bijou Big Burlesque Company,
including Flora Parker, Dot Davenport,
Kitty Bingham, Alice Hanson, Will Thorn
ton and Billy Watson. with the addition of
several new artists, will finish out the pro-
gram in a new musical offering.
The usual concert tomorrow at the
Bijou will be fully up to the standard of
excellence that Manager Grieves usually
presents to his patrons. Many of the best
acts at present before the New York pub
lie have been engaged specially for this
occasion. and the program will be long
and brilliant one.
BURTON HOLMES LECTURES-Rec-
ognzing the fact that there are a great
many people who do not care to go to
regular theatrical attraction during holy
week, the management of the Columbia
has arranged a week Of lectures for the
week of March q with Mr.. E. Burton
Holmes, who recently gave series of five
lectures at the Columbia, and who comes
direct from Daly's Theater, New York,
after a successful season of four weeks.
The subjects announced are as follows: Be-
ginning on Tuesday, Grand Canyon"
Wednesday, Hawaiian Islands," Thursday,
"FeZ. the Metropolis of the Moors;" Fri
day, "Grecian Journeys" Saturday mat
inee, Grand Canyon" Saturday evening
THE Yellowstone
THE sAENGERBUND CONCERT-The
Washington Saengerbund will give its sec
ond concert tomorrow evening at the Co.
lumbia Theater. The soloists will be Miss
Mary Helen Howe, soprano and Mr.. Adrian
E. Freni. baritone, of New York; Mr.. Anton
Kaspar violinist, and Mr.. Ernest Lent yio-
loncellist. and there will be an orchestra of
thirty performers. Mr.. Henry Xander the
musical director of the bund, who has en-
irn oh of hn
program that cannot fail to please, and he
intends that this shall be the most enjoy
able concert in the bunds history The
bund will sing Engelsberg's so Welt"
Voigts Mutterliebe' and Wienzierls waltz
idyi, "FruhlingsZauber" the last with or
chestral accompaniment. The orchestra will
play the William Tell overture and selec-
tions from "Mignon-" Mr.. Freni will sing
Schuman's "Fruhingsnacht' Schubert's
'Trockne Blumen" and Mendelssohn's
'Fruhlingslied." Mr.. Lent will play two of
Peppers MISUNDERSTANDING Maesto-
so" and "Papillon-" Mr.. Kaspar will play
Wienawskfs "POlonaise Brilliante;" there
will be trio for violin, cello and piano,
MendelssOhn's "Andante Expressive" and
Miss Howe will sing scena and aria from
Faust" This brilliant program should fill
the Columbia Theater to its utmost ca
pacity and 1t is expected that standing
room will be at a premium. These concerts
are chiefly given in compliment to the pas
sive members of the Saengerbund and mid
way in the program Mr.. Simon Wolf will
address the audience in behalf of the pas
slve members.
THE KNEISEL QUARTET-The last
concert of the season by the Kneisel Quar-
tet takes place on Tuesday afternoon at
80 o'clock at the Washington Club, ITO
street 1t will present an unusually in
teresting program to the cultivated class
OF hearers of music who form its audi
ence 1t will give the great quartet of Bee
thoven, Opus 13O, one of the works with
which the great masters creative work
ended, and which has required the musical
development of three-quarters of a century
Tor full appreciation. Swetana's quartet
From My Life" will end the program In
this work, already familiar to the attend
ants on these concerts, the founder of the
Bohemian school has tried to depict his
struggles and sorrows, ending in deafness
and finally carrying the composer into in
sanity. 1t receives the needed poetic in
depreciation at the hands of Mr. Knetsel
and his associates, and always creates a
profound impression.
LIEUT. GODFREY'S BRITISH GUARDS
BAND.-No foreigner. and few Englishmen.
can boast one-half the popularity In this
country enjoyed by Lieut.. Dan Godfrey.
He and his British Guards Band have met
with decided success since their arrival In
this country. Certainly no musical orea n :