Evening star., 1899-08-12

the regular event there will be a contest
between knights that have won a place in
the various tournaments in Virginia and
MARYLAND. Glen Sligo will be especially at
Roof Garden. Queen Deborah is still there
with her Romany camp. The grand BAN
quet hall offers a tempting menu to epi-
cures. Only two fares to Glen Sligo has
increased travelling in goodly numbers.
GLEN ECHO PARK-Great things are in
store for Glen Echo visitors and the al
ready large number of attractions this pop
ular resort possesses is to be increased by
the addition Of many new and novel feat
ures.
Beginning tomorrow afternoon at and
every evening at 7:15 q series of open-air
concerts are to be given. preceding the per-
1orInerce in the amphitheater. Bandmaster
Haley VIII have his splendid band of musi-
clans ranged on the lawn. and program
embracing selections of the best class OF
music Will be played. One of the numbers
VIII be accompanied by display of fire.
WORKS, and the pyrotechnic exhibition used
as a nnale, VIII be decidedly interesting.
Next week the orchestra for dancing is TO
pc increased to size that will make IL the
largest of its kind in or near Washington.
me principal attraction next week in the
DIG puliding. as the amphitheater is often
termed, will be Simmons and Slocuuns Min,
streis, an organization that will be made
up OF more specially artists and more pcr-
formers than is usually seen in minstrel
one. and the witticis-ns and specialties
given are promised to be spick span new.
Inc evenings s entertainment will be made
up OF an opening part in which Mr. Sim
mons will act as fnterlocuter with the end
men made up of Messrs Richards Gibbs
senior and junior, ard Harry Dare. Quar-
tet singing follows the various numbers of
part hrst, and then following comes the
olnerent specialties of the various artists
The performance concludes with a hu,nor-
ous Gus. aItefpiece. 1t can safely be promised
thfit the company, admittedly one of the
pest IL the country will keep the audience
amused from start TO finish of the per-
formance.
The College Alumni, the Washington or
ganization of singers and instrunlentalists,
led by Mr Theodore FriebUs, jr., has made
a 9ls MT IN Baltimore, playing to . 800 peo-
pie nightly, and the managers of the E,lec-
trio Park say that it is the best show they
nave had this season. The novelty is tell
ing, and Washington will hear from the
members next winter. They go to Rfce's
Casino Roof Garden tomorrow week
Geoffrey Stein is at the Hot Springs, Va,
! and is rapidly improving in health He
writes that he attended a ball the other
n1gnt, but could not dance on account of
his lame back, which is not yet sufficiently
recovered to enable him to indulge in salta-
torial exercise. However, he saws he en-
3oyed watching the other fellows and re-
flectlng how much better he could do If he
We're only well.
Thackeray's Vanity FAIR contains a
number of separate stories in which its
prominent characters figure. There is in
the book much of drama and also much
that is not drama Its great character is
Becky Sharp, and around her. as around a
superior body, the other characters re-
voive in the events which she causes or of
which she is the central figure To pre-
sent Becky Sharp on the stage in the nro-
Jecting happenings of her career is to fur
nlsh one of the most Interesting and fasci-
mating plays to be evolved from English
literature. Mrs. Fiske who to the artistic
eye is Becky herself in the flesh. Is said
to have in her new play, called Becky
Sharp" a strongly dramatic epitome of
Becky and her adventures in the book and
it is not strange that the production of
this play, among the best judges of dra-
matte and literary art, is the leading topic
that relates to the coming season.