Evening star., 1899-02-01

in revealing the exclusive inner life of the
Creoles. Constance Fennmore Woolson
with equal fidelity photographed ,tfn the
however, have not been produced on the
stage. They were purely literary. The
American dramatist has largely confined
himself to the negro, the politician, the
Yankee, the Irish American, the scum of
New York and the western frontiersman.
Little of this has been well done. Most of
1t has been burlesque rather than truth,
cartcature rather than reality. Such, how
ever, has not been the case with Mr.. Ar
thurs work, and his fidelity in "On the
Wabash" is said to be even more marked
scenes laid on the banks of the Wabash
river In southern Indiana. where the au-
thor long studied the quaint life of the
people at first hand. Out of that seemingly
uneventful life he has evolved story that
is absorblngly interesting, beautiful in the
freshness of it's love passages, laughabIe
In the brilliancy Of its wit, a veritable ka
leidoscope of pathos. humor. love and
yillainy.
ROBERT DOWNING.-The vaudeville
season at the Grand Opera House has been
so far so successful as to encourage the
management to still greater efforts. The en-
gagement this week of Mason Mitchell,
Patrtce and George w. Monroe, each of
Whom In themselves are stars, Is suggest
I've of their desire to give only the best
artists obtainable. For next week Robert
Downing together with his company, will
be in his favor1te character of Spar
ttcus In The Gladiator" He Is so we'll
Known here that comment Is unnecessary.
Miss Flo Irwin, the sister of May Irwin,
assisted by her company, will be seen in
her playette. The Gay Miss Con-" as will
Mark Murphy. the funny little Irishman,
In his songs and funny stories. Another
of the best features in the vaudeville is
Wormwood's Dog and Monkey Circus. 1t
is the best act of the kind and will be sure
to please. The Trolley Car Trio
battle &C of the better class, will be ap-
preciated. The great Kenwfck in her songs,
dances and limitations will be one of the
brightest bits of the Offering while Gill
bert Girard In his limitations of animals
Will wind up a bill of more than usual
excellence. Matinees daily.
BARNEY FAGAN.-At the Biiou next
week Manager Grieves will present Barney
f.agan, the well-known and popular come
dian. In conjunction with the charming
Miss Henrietta Byron This will be their
initial appearance before a Washington
vaudeville audience. John Bernard Dyllyn,
the favorite farce comedy star, will also
make his first appearance here as we'll as
Charles Nelson and Miss Name MiIIidge.
Emma earns, one of the best singing come
diennes in her line; Messrs. Brannan and
Collins, the talkative comedy pair: Ade-
laide Roatlino, the comic opera star; Jo-
seph Leslie and Charley De Forest come
dians of rare ability; Mons Hoppe, the
comedy juggler, and the Bijou big burIesque
company OF forty people Will make up an
unprecedented BILL
WEBER's DAINTY DUCHESS COM
PANY.-Weber's Dainty Duchess Com
pany, under the direction of Weber and
Fields, will make It's first appearance at
Kernan's Lyceum next week. This is pro-
nounced a superior attraction, which has
sustained its reputation everywhere, and
includes ten of the most expensive
specially acts ever presented in one organ
ization. The satire, "A Dainty Duchess"
Is said to be one of the cleverest and most
succulent ever written, and deals with the
follies of the day with delicacy that is
truly artistic. Miss 1etta Meredith who
Is said to possess all the advantages of
race and figure which qualities her for the
nigh rank of queen, is the central figure,
and is said to meet all requirements She
is supported by versatile artists among
whom may be mentioned Burke Brothers,
Earl and Wilson, the Mimics Four, Kesser
and Ca1rick. Raymond and Clark, Aleene
ana La Hue, Hayes and Bandy.
BURTON HOLMES LECTURE.-This
afternoon at 4:15 Mr.. Burton Holmes will
give the third of a series of afternoon lee
lures at the Columbia Theater The sub
ject. Fee the Metropolis of the Moors,'
should prove most interesting, as It is one
tnat mas not before been treated in an
Illustrated talk. Several reasons enter into
TINS fact, the principal one of which Is in
that few Christians, or 'unbeIfevers" have
been admitted to the inner precincts of this
the number of that numerous species of
globe trotters known commonly as camera
fends who have dared while within the
Walls OF tez to take photographs or even
carry their Instruments.
SOLDIERS HOME DRAMATIC COM
PAN1.-Next Friday 6vening the Soldiers
Home Dramatic Company will present q ,
of this seasons best pieces. a four-act co,,,-
edy entitled "Our Jim" The production
Is one with the flavor of "Shore Acres" or
Inc Old Homestead the scenes being
laid in and around an old farm house at
Lexington, Ohio, at the time of the civiI
war. Special scenery has been painted for
the production and much care has been
taken in placing the roles in the hands of
the competent members of the organfza-
tions
CHAMBER MUSIC sOCIETY-As an
hounced elsewhere, the Chamber Music So
ciety, composed of sterling artists are now
in rehearsal for the second Of their series
OF three recitals. to be held in the Uni
rersalist Church. Mr.. Alfred Furthmaier,
the cellist, whose friends in Baltimore and
elsewhere are legion, Will be the assisting
artist for this event, aud in the company In
Whlch ne Is TO be seen, may be expected to
snow to particular advantage. Washing
tonians are beginning to realize the worth
OF this organization and the products of its
work. For sincerity, nerve and a truly
musical esprit de corps the members are
inferior to no band anywhere IN our yicinI-
ty. the only possible exception beirg e the
famous Kneisel Quartet, and then only for
the reason that the local society Is about
hfteen years their Junior. The progr; m
Will include some very difficult and interest
ing numbers, and from past experience one
may safely anticipate thoroughly enjoya-
Die evening: The seats are now on lie at
GuZmans. In Z. F. Droop & Sons
NINE. BLANCHE MARCHESI-P
of unsttllted art will be interested to know
that Nine. Blanche Marchesi is to give an
other song recital next Monday evening,
and II the enjoyment in evidence at her
recent appearance here be any criterion a
treat is in store for those who appreciate
art for arts sake, and in which there is a
plentiful lack of the personal equation,
Her sincerity and evident delight in giving
pleasure are only outranked by the fault
less precision and absolute obedience of all
her aids in Interpretation. The program for
this recital is. in many respects, very diff
ferent from the last given here being al
most entirely of modern nature Yet her
taste in selecting her numbers may be re-
lied upon for an evening or unalloyed pleas
ure. This will be the last Washington re-
cital by Nine. Marchesi, and from the ad-
vance sale OF Seat none may aver that she
Is not appreciated here. Seats selling at