Evening star., 1899-02-04


a bygone generation, but is merely a con-
Versational description of what Mr.. Holmes
actually saw, both of the picturesque in
scenery and inhabitants and also the pc
culiarities of daily life of this historic ma
tion as found in the rural districts. This
lecture will be amply illustrated with col
ored stereopticon views, in addition to
which the following motion pictures Will ne
given: Roman Street SceneS-The Piazza
del Duomo, Milan-Place de Ia Concorde,
Paris-Madison Square, New York. taken
from a Moving Electric Motor Cab-Caole
Cars Rounding Dead Mans Curve. New
York-Cycling on Sheridan Road-Review
OF Fourth Regiment, L. 5. Infantry Uhe
heroes of Ell Caney), taken at Fort SheI1-
dan-Cmaha Fire Department-Colonial
TT oops. Foot and Horses. at Queen Nictoria's
Juhiee-EIer Majesty Queen Victoria at St
Paufs During the Jubilee Cerenlony--and
by request the Scenes at Trader f W.
Volz's Annual Navajo Tournament, given
last week, will be repeated These three
pictures are "A Gallo Race" or Rooster
Snatchins Race by Navajo Rough Riders
y Parade of Navajo Braves-The American
Girl in the Arizona Desert, Pursued by
Band of Mounted Navajos.
WARD AND VOKES.-"The Governors
Ward d Nokes' vehicle for displaying the
funmaking talents of some thirty comedians
a3d pretty girls besides the lingerie, pretty
gowns, comical creations in wardrobe, which
are 50 essential to all well-Gcveloped farce
comedy productions, mas BCGN retained IlN
these -funmakers for this seasons tour and
the three acts of the skit have been filed
TO oyerfioWing with brand new material in
the vaudeville line Any one who saw last
season : production Of this farce will
member with pleasure the work of Lucy
Daily and Johnny Page. As Peach and
Rubber Neck these two seemingly tire
less artists were by no means secondary
to the stars themselves. and II will be
pleasing news to know that they are again
TO be seen in this years company. John
l. AF,,-r
the 'Rube' couple, jay and Edie OFT
and their characterizations of the country
pumpkin Will be as funny as ever. The
Boston Quartet contribute nearly a half
hour Of this seasons singing program, and
all their work has the charm of entire
originality. Others prominent in the COM
pany are Cheridah Simpson, Margerie Ad-
dis, Louise kerlin, Chas. w. Young, James
Cherry, Hal S. Stephens and bevy of
pretty girls. Ward & Nokes themselves
have the tact of always having something
new for their Percy and Harold act, and
this year it is a screamingly funny trav-
eSty. The production this year embraces
new scenic investiture really rich costum-
ing and original music. 1t is a certainty
that the Columbia Theater will not present
a more attractive program of fun during
the entire season than IL will for one week
commencing Monday evening, February
Is, and including the usual matinees.
HALEY'S BAND CONCERT-Haley'
Band will give another of those popular
price concerts Sunday evening, February
H. at the Columbia Theater. At his last
concert given at the Columbia in December
Mr.. Haley was greeted by an audience that
packed the theater from pit to dome and
demonstrated the fact that Sunday evening
concerts can rely on the support of our citi-
Zens. Mr.. Haley has been working hard
this season with the band. and a general
Improvement was noticed at his last con-
cert The program that Will be selected is
one that is calculated 10 please the lovers
of both light and classical music. The
vocalist will be Miss Mary Helen Howe
who Will come on from New York to sing
at this concert.
JOHN DREW COMtNG.-Mr. John Drew.
under the astute management of Charles
Frohman, Will play an engagement a the
Lafayette Square Opera House. beginning
Monday evening, the 18th instant with
matinees Wednesday and Saturday. He
comes with a new play and strong COM
pany, in which are some familiar faces.
and at the head of which is still Miss Isabel
Irving. his leading lady of last season. The
play is by Henry Arthur Jones, and is a
comedy OF manners, entitled The Liars"
Mr.. Drew, in this play, recently concluded
a four months run at the Empire Theater,
New York, and it was the most successful
financially of this favorite's starring career.
BESIDES being the most profitable of the
Drew plays in the last seven years, it has
also proved 10 be the best liked. Charles
Frohman is declared TO have shown excel
lent judgment in selecting it for his star as
II not only deals with the polished side of
life, and tells a charming love story, but
it seems to have been written especially
with a view to pleasing the women. 1t has
succeeded in doing this, too, for, according
to ali reports. the Drew matinees this sea-
son have been the most extraordinarily sue
cessful in what might be called the matinee
record of the modern stage. The fair sex
seems to agree with great unanimity that
Mr. prew's Sir Christopher Deering is the
most charming character in which he ever
exhibited his polished and agreeable art
The gowns in the play are Strikingly beau
tiful and costly in texture. They are the
very latest Paris and London models and
are examples of the SWEETEST "frocls'' that
fashionable women are wearing at present.
The story of The Liars involves twelve
Important characters The play is written
Ia light and sparkling style and is told in
four acts, the first being the interior of a
large tent on the left bank of the Thames,
The second the sitting room of the Star
and Carter hotel. the third Lady Rosa
mund's drawing room and the fourth the
drawing room of Sir Christopher's fat.
in OLD KENTUCKY."-There have
been many plays of American life bur few
that possess the charm of that enduring
success, In Old Kentucky" which comes
to the Academy of Music the week of Feb
ruary I3. So much has been written in its
praise that il We're almost Unnecessary to
add anything at this time. 1t is an elabor-
ate scenic production, representing scenes
in the mountainous and blue grass regions
OF hehtucky win marvellous ndellty. The /
company is said to be an exceptionally |
strong one, and it will be safe to venture
the assertion that the engagement will he |
a profitable one, for no other theatrical at
traction has met with such great financial !
success. I'm Old Kentucky has made |
fortune for its owner and another for its
author. 1t is now in its sixth year and ap-
parently its popularity is as great as ever. |
JULIA ARTTIUR.-Commenc Monday. |
February I3, Julia Arthur plays her sec |
ond annual engagement in this city at the |
New National Theater She appears for |
the first five nights of the week and Satur- |
day matinee in her famous success "A 1
Lady OF Quality Saturday night she pre-
sents double bill, consisting of W. S. Gill |
bert's NEUROLOGICAL comedy, "Pygmalion /
and Galatea," and Thomas Bailey Aldrich's |
one-act play, Mercedes" Miss Arthur !
plays only the Saturday matinee. The inn |
preston which Miss Arthur made here last |
season in "A Lady of Quality was second