Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-22
AMUSEMENTS.

Bischoff concert of the season attracted q
very large audience to the First Congrega-
tional Church last night, as is generally the
case with these affairs. The program was
one of the most attractive of the series, and
the various musicians who contributed to
it were in the main satisfactory. The gems
of the evening were q piano solo, the SPIN
ming Song" from THE Flying Dutchman,"
given by Miss Hope Edna Hopkins; Mr.
Douglass G.. Miller's three solos, "Ectasy,"
AT Parting" and "On Board" a violin solo,
Musins 'Valse de Concert" by Miss Louise
Carson, and the "Cavatina'' from Semi
ramide, by Miss Virginia Powell Goodwin.
While all the soloists were, stated, in
the main, satisfactory, those enumerated
above carried off the honors of the evening.
They were accorded enthusiastic applause
and were forced to respond with carefully
selected encores. DR.. Bischoff's work on
the organ was, of course, everything that
could possibly be desired He played Han
dels Largo" and the Psyche Gavotte,"
one of his own compositions and in re-
Spouse to most emphatic encore gave the
"Mocking Bird" with variations. The
male chorus Of twenty-five voices which
opened and closed the concert. giving in
the former instance Geibers THE Maid
and the Flower and hunting song by the
same writer. and as the closing number
stones Good Night while displaying all
give the utmost satisfaction. Miss Carrie
L. Graham, soprano. gave a selection from
Gounod's Romeo and Juliet" Miss Eliza
beth Antoinette Stuart, contralto, sang
Taylor, soprano, sang the "Polonaise,"
from "Mignon, and Mr.. j. Walter Hum
phrey. the Creole Love Song" making
up the remainder of the program. Mrs.
Elsie Bond Bischoff acted as the piano ac-
companist of the evening and performed the
TASK with her usual skill. The third con-
cert OF the series will be given Tuesday,
March IA, and the fourth concert, Tuesday,
April %.
JOE HURST, GENTLEMAN."-who
Fauntleroy' and "A Lady Of Quality will
not find pleasure in advance in the mere
thought of witnessing a new play from the
pen of Mrs. Frances Hodyson Burnett?
surrey no modern dramatic author pos
sesses in so fine a degree the power of i'm
asinatlon, the genius of invention or the
keenness of dramatic conception, and in
no one of her works has Mrs. Bennett en-
ployed these GOd-gfven faculties to better
purpose than In her latest effort, Joe
Hurst, Gentleman which play Washing
ton1anS will have opportunity of witness
ing on Monday evening at the Columbia
waxwork Snowman, who, becoming sud
denly rich through the death of an uncle,
sends his little daughter to Paris to be
educated as lady" He keeps her in
ignorance of his calling and station in life,
never so much as sending her photograph
OF himself, and writing to her through the
medium of a gentleman " whose friend
ship he had won. Naturally the child pie
lures her father as tan. handsome, pol
ished gentleman, and when, on coming
home to London after graduation, she mis-
takes poor Joe for a servant and asks him
where her father is and why he Is not
there to welcome her, he decides not to
undeceive her, but to remain a servant
forever, If need be. A proud and imperious
member of the nobility whose son-but
why tell more of the story here? To give
even a synopsis of it would fill more space
than we may take up, besides destroying
the pleasure of surprise. Suffice it to say
that the interest never flags from start to
finish; that it ends happily that it affords
ample opportunity for the display of hand
some gowns, elaborate stage settings and,
best of all, intense dramatic force, and that
the sentiment is c.ean, pure and whole
some. Mrs Burnett once more shows us
that to be moral does not mean to be dull
and insipid.- Mr.. Digty Bell is to be con-
graduated on having secured this beauti-
full play as a successor to The HooSer
Doctor and his friends and admirers may
well feel that he has taken no backward
step.
MAY IRWIN.-"Kate Kip" the new COM
edy which the inimitable comedienne, Miss
May Irwin, will present for the first time
next week at the National Theater, is laid
in one of the states of the middle west, and
principally concerns the political rivalry be-
tween the cities, New Rome and New
Athens, respectively, which two cities alter
nate as the state capital. The political sit
uation somewhat recalls the fight that ex-
listed few years ago between the towns
of Helena and Anaconda, in Montana, in
which the millionaire mine owner Marcus
Daily, figures so prominently. With all his
millions he lost the fight and Helena re-
manned the capital. In this new play of
Miss 1rWin'S there is q similar wealthy
political boss, but in this case his inter-
ests are almost identical in both towns. It
is the undoing of this political magnate by
will impersonate, which supplies the COM
edy situations and complications. The first
act takes place at $50 pm. in lawyers
office in New Rome; the second act, in a
hotel of the same place; and the last act
at $50 pm in the ante-room adjoining the
senate chamber in the temporary capital,
New Rome. Miss Irwin is said to have in
her new songs some very worthy successors
to her former triu!nPhs in this direction and
some others which excel them.
RICE AND COHEN.-For next week.
opening at the Monday matinee Managers
Burke and Chase will offer a bill of superior
vaudeville. which includes a number of
particularly clever acts and worthy of spe-
cial mention. The feature of the program
is John C. Rice and Sallie Cohen's pre-
sentation of their bright and breezy come
delta entitled, "Our Honeymoon. Both
artists are too well known to need any in
PRODUCTION to WashingtOnians. Another
feature of the bill will be the Kleist Bros
in their novel and mystifying electrical
musical novelties, introducing the most
deliberately equipped act ever presented
The Randalles, sensational acrobatic
dancers, in very neat and clever act
should please, as they are premers in their
line; Louis NJ. Granat, the worlds greatest
unique whistler, fresh from his European
triumphs, where he had the honor of APP
pearing before the crown heads Of all Eu-
rope, will render his incompatible whist
ling solos; RAMA and Arno, eccentric
comedians, will introduce their latest i'm
portation from the Empire. London-"The
Burlesque. Blondin Donkey" they never
fail to cause roars Of laughter and their
act is one of the funniest in vaudeville An
ovation most cordial awaits the appear
ance of Miss Florence Henri King who
will make her vaudeville debut as a violin
virtuoso. Miss King Is well and favorably
known in this city, and it is predicted that
she will score a decided triumph. The fact
that she has both beauty and grace will
add a charm. Chas. Case will introduce
his black face monologue keeping his hear
ers in merry mood and concluding a pro-
gram prolific in genuine mirth-provoking
characteristics. The orchestra under the
direction of Prof. Ackley, will introduce one
of their deservedly popular overtures Matt
nees will be given daily, and will be made
especially attractive to ladies and children
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