Evening star., 1899-04-01

titude developed by years of conscientious
study and arduOus practice 1t abOunds in
Intellect in vitality, in grace, in humor
and in pathOs. and is SO natural that the
keenest observer fails TO discern the device
by which the illusion Is effected. 1t is,
/ therefore. with a recollection of these pleas
ant conditions that the management of the
National Theater is pleased TO announce
the coming enga cement of Mr.. Joseph JET
ferson, beginning Monday evening, April 10,
with the plays identified with him, that OF
THE Rivals and Rip Van Wrinkle"
SOUSA's BAND COMING-No spring
time in Washington would be complete
without Sousa concert and the announce
ment that the march king will bring his
big band here again to the Lafayette
Square Opera House on Thursday after
noon, April 20 is timely and pleasant.
Sousa has been indulging IN another of
| those tranScOntinental tours of which his
| organization seems to have a monopoly,
and the fact that he has been able to con-
! duct twice day and survive the fatigues
of about 15,pOO miles of railroad travel
since the middle of January may be consid-
cred conclusive evidence that he has
fully recovered from his severe illness of
last fall. The present tour of the band will
extend to June 2. and after a fortnight's
rest Sousa goes TO Manhattan Beach for
the summer. There Will be a new quartet
! of singers. Nine. Juliette Corden, soprano;
| Miss Bessie B0nsaH, contralto; Mr.. George
Leon Moore. tenor, and Mr.. Leland II.
Langley, baritone: also a new ViOlniste
Nine. Alice CeresetO. for the concert here,
and Sousa will. of course, provide d bright
and popular program.
MRS. STETSON'S LECTURE. - Mrs
/ Charlotte Perkins Stetson is the newest of
| the new women, though one Of the younger
| of that class. And yet she is the author
of several books both in prose and poetry
/ Was editor while Yet in her twenties; han
| died the pencil and brush with facility
while yet young girl, for she loved nature
| and attempted to portray her beauty while
| she drank in vigor and strength but she
/ told a friend: L quit ATTEMPTS at picture
! making because L found there was work
| TO be done in the world. / ceased my
| dreaming for actual labor, for a society
! that is based on idleness is in a state of
| decay. She is a thorough student of life
| In all its phases. a good comrade for
| young old for all sorts and conditions
| OF men. She is quick TO perceive and as
| ready 10 tell the thought. She will tell
| about Things They Are on the evening
| OF April :, in the Church of Our Father
! THE MUTOSCOPE.-T Mutoscope Par
! lor at Ell Pennsylvania avenue reminds
| one OF good wine in that the satisfaction
| and pleasure it affords increases with age.
| During the sixteen weeks that this form of
| entertainment has been catering to the
| amusement seekers of the city it mas never
| been so popular as at the present time.
| This popularity is due to the wonderful
| scope of the machine. There is nothing
| that appeals to the eye, Instructive enter
| tanning or amusing that cannot be repro
| duced with all the details of movement lust
| as they occurred. The continuous concerts
! by the pianophone are proving very popu-
| lar also, and ladies and children are con-
| stantly in attendance throughout the day
| UNIVERSALIST CHURCH-A number
| of talented young blind people students of
! the Industrial School for the Blind of Hart
ford, Conn, under the auspices of the Amer
| lean Association of the Blind, will give a
| unique entertainment AT the UniyersaIist
| church. corner of 18th and l. streets April
| ., !, and : at S:I5 pm. and April 8 at 2
| Pm Ihe entertainment Will include q mock
iT' 1rlal' entitled The Triumph of Invention"
| rms Will be followed by a musicale The
| mock trial has always proved an interest
| ing feature of the entertainment, as all the
| principal parts are taken by blind people
| The musical numbers will add variety to the
| program The entertainment is given for
| the purpose of assisting the association for
| the blind in its work-rescuing every blind
| person of ordinary intelligence from a life
| of idle dependence and assisting him to
reach higher plane of life, where he NAV
i enjoy that liberty and freedom of action
| which accompanies self-reliance and the
| aDllty 10 make ones lie useful Tickets
| for the entertainments are on sale at Guz-
mans, in Droops, 925 Pennsylvania avenue
| in Washington who were shocked and
| deeply griered to hear of Lily Posts men,
| tai breakdown and entrance into an asy-
| lum. She will be pleasantly remembered as
! having taken part in numerous light oper-
| attic productions at local theaters her last
| appearance here being when she was at
| the head of a company playing THE Fenc-
| ing Master" Miss Post was an ambitious
| woman, and her years of arduous study
! and labor, it Is believed brought about the
| weakness which developed in her mind A
| peculiar and sad coincidence connected with
| her case is that her husband, Will Morton,
| was some years ago declared insane and
| placed in the asylum at Bloomiugdale.
Miss Posts case is said not to be serious,
l,NIs@
| cover complete control of her temporarily
| deranged faculties.