Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Columbia and Lafayette square tnea-
tiers were again dark last night. Ward and
Vokes, who are billed at the former, were
still snowbound in Richmond. and unable
to make Washington. At the Lafay cite
1t was expected John Drew would arrive
from Baltimore in time for the evening per-
Torrance, and a large audience gathered to
witness the first production of 1.-The Liars"
in this city. Mr.. Drew could not reach
Washington, however, and the playgoers
had to be turned away. He did reach Wash
ington at II o'clock last night and appear
ed at the matinee today. Ward and Vokes
have telegraphed the Columbia manage
ment that they will play this evening, the
railroad company having guaranteed to
bring them through from the Virginia capt.
tai.
Miss Julia Arthur played before another
large house at the National last night
There were but few vacant seats down
stairs or in the dress circle, the audience
being remarkably large considering the TACT
that none of the street car lines were In
operation, the members of the audience
being compelled either to walk or secure
conveyances at exorbitant rates This
evening Miss Arthur will change her bill
to las You Like It" Thursday and Fri
day nights and Saturday matinee "a Lady
of Quality will be repeated, and Saturday
night there will be a double bill-'Pygma-
lion and Galatea' and Thomas Bailey AL
drich's play, Mercedes" Miss Arthur's
ma gnificent gift to local charities. q check
for 81 600 from herself and husband, Mr.
Cheney. has won for this already greatly
admired artist still higher esteem and re-
gard from every person in the District.
The vaudeville bill at the Grand Opera
House will be complete this afternoon for
the first time this week OKabe's Japan
csc troupe, one of the toD-line attractions.
reached the city last night too late for the
evening performance. They will go on this
afternoon and perform their marvellous
feats. Miss Kittie Mitchell, who has been
snowhound somewhere between Washing
ton and New York will also arrive in time
for the matinee. The completed bill at the
Grand is an exceptionally strong one of
high-class vaudeville talent, and should
prove a winner during the remaining days
of the week
The Bijou gave two performances yester-
day. afternoon and evening. the house hav-
ing been dark all of Monday. The show is
a good one this week. and Manager Grieves
has reasons for congratulation. Two no
table turns are done by the three Racket
Brothers and the five Whirlwinds. The
Racketts entertain in all sorts of ways,
from acrobatic feats to musical renditions.
The Whirlwinds also do a wonderfully
clever act that does not want of appreca-
ton. Howley and Leslie in a dancing Spe
cialty, O'Brien and Collins In tumbling.
Oracle Emmett in monoogue, Favor and
Sinclair in a variety skit. and Fred Niblo
with lots of new jokes, are some of the
jou stock company, big and popular as ever,
contributes the usual melange of up-to-date
songs and comicalities.
Miss Lulu Tabor took her place in the
company at the Academy last night, play
ing Madge in the cast of I'm Old Ken
lucky" her usual role. Miss Tabor was
out of the bill Monday night. and was
greatly missed. She has played the role for
three seasons and is we'll known to Acad-
envy audiences, with whom she is real IA
vorite.
The resumption of street car schedules
throughout the city will have the effect of
bringing the theater audiences up to their
normal proportions, and good business is
expected for the week in spite of the biz
yards handicap. The attractions all around
are too good to be missed.
Mrs. Gore will lecture this evening at All
Souls Church. corner of 18th and L streets,
on Picturesque Sweden" of which country
she is a native. Mrs. Gore will appear in
Swedish costume, lending additional inter-
est to her entertaining talk. Mrs. Gore it
is said, is personal friend of King Oscar
and is also acquainted with the American
minister, Mr.. w. w. Thomas. She is the
wife of Prof. Gore of Columbian Univer-
sity, and is said to be well fitted to talk
uron the subject she has selected. The lee
ture is for the benefit of the Parish Union
of the church.
GRAND CANYON OF ARIzONA."-
Mr.. Burton Holmes gives his last lecture at
the Columbia Theater at Ala this after
noon, the subject for the lecture being
The Grand Canyon of Arionza" This
marvellous hole in the surface of the earth
is go miles long, about twelve in width
and over one mile and an eighth in depth
In many places the traveller, from his lofty
perch on the brink, can look in a perpen-
dicular line down the almost incomprehen-
sible depth of $500 feet in a straight line
The coloring of the rock formation is said
int Of ha Vail
Park, which has come to be considered the
wonderland of America. This title must
be surrendered to the Grand Canyon of
Arizona, however for nowhere on the face
of the earth is there ANYTHING that com,
pares with 1t in its stupendous proportions
Its aWe-inspiring stiffness, like that of a
siumberlng monster. and the ever-changing
cloud effects, which, combined with the
coloring of the walls of the CANYON itself
make 1t the most beautiful and most in
teresting in the world. Mr. Holmes abil-
tues as photographer and Miss Kath-
crime Gordon Breeds reputation as a
colorist are beyond question, as was
demonstrated at Mr.. Holmes lecture
on the Hawaiian Islands, while as a
lecturer on travel he leaves nothing to
be desired.
THE GEISHA."-Owen Hall wrote the
words, Henry Greenbank the lyrics, Syd-
ney Jones the music and Augustin DAILY of
Daly S Iheater, New York and London mn
on the production. With such an array of
artists how could THE Geisha" be other
wise than success and one of the best of
all comic operas? 1t Is credited with hay-
ing had run of two years in London and
over three hundred nights in New York at
Days Theatcr. The ladies and gentlemen
OF the company are said to be equally as
good or even better than any previous com
pany which has played The Geisha"
Their voices are we'll trained and refresh
,nSly musical. The action of the play takes
place in Japan outside of the treaty limits
and the scenes, which are in two sets rep
resent the tea house of Ten Thousand
Joys and "A Chrysanthemum Fete in the
Palace Gardens The Geisha' will be
given on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings and at the special matinee on
Washngtons birthday. For the balance of
the week, Thursday. Friday and Saturday
evenings and at the Saturday matinee, THE
Circus Girl will be given an elaborate pro-
duction. 1t is one of the latest and most
popular and successful of that series OF
musical comedies that renewed the old
time fun of the London Gaiety Theater and
with which George Edwards aided later
on by Augustn Daily, commenced an In
vasion of this country three years ago 1t
was in London unqueStonably the greatest
financial success of the series, remaining
for eight hundred consecutive nights with
undated popularity. All the other musical
comedies of the series were first given in
this country by English companies "The