Evening star., 1899-03-30
AMUsEMENTs.

night Mr.. Burton Holmes carried his audi
ence at the Columbia Theater out over the
Pacific ocean to the Hawaiian Islands, and
in the course of a two hours illustrative
talk impaired much information that was
new and of the most instructive character.
The islands possess unusual interest to the
people of the United States at present, and
his remarks were listened to with the great
est attention and pleasure. Mr.. Holmes hap
pened in the islands during the exciting
times of last summer and was able to secure
moving views of receptions, marches and
pleasures of our troops in Honolulu while on
their way to the Philippines. The descrip-
lions OF the sugar and coffee plantations
were exceptionally interesting, dealing, as
they do with our commercial life, while the
scenic word painting was Of the artistic and
nature-loving character. The painted pic
lures were unusually beautiful, but from an
instructive point of view the moving scenes
from the biOgraph were so realistic as to
create the greatest enthusiasm. Tonight
'Fez, the Metropolis of the Moors,' will be
described and illustrated in colors: Friday
night he will conduct his hearers on a series
of interesting Grecian journeys: Saturday
afternoon he will picture that great natural
wonder of the southwest, the Grand Canyon
of Arizona, and Saturday night he will
describe the Yellowstone National Park,
the greatest public reservation in the coun-
try. Mr.. Holmes Is the first lecturer to in
troduce colored and motion pictures into his
entertainments, and the results are most
satisfactory.
A GENUINE COLORED CAKE WALK.
That peculiarly interesting feature of
southern colored society, the cake walk,
has been initiated frequently by cork-faced
comedians, but to really understand and en-
joy the humor of cake walk one must wit
ness a real one by real negroes. Wash
ington will be given a chance to do this
April at Convention Hall, when the most
renowned artists will vie with each other
q ka far
Luke Blackburn, Peter Barnes and his lady
and Beau Brummell Smith with his graceful
side partner, among many other couples,
will participate, and an olio program of
songs, buck and wing dancing and other
negro specaltieS will be rendered by emf
nent colored comedians and singers. Ha-
ley's Washington Orchestra has been en-
gagged to supply the appropriate rag-time
accompaniments.
THE BIJOU.-Judging from present indi-
cations a splendid program of enjoyable
vaudeville artists will be the result of Man
ager Grieves' efforts in his bookings for the
coming week at the Bijou. The bill has not
been completed as yet, but enough Is
known to safely assure the patrons OF that
tkeater that brilliant array Of talent will
be secured. The stock company, with the
addition of Sam Adams, the popular favor
ite, will appear in new musical melange
that will introduce many sweet singers ana
clever comedians including Flora Parker,
Dot Davenport, Kitty Bingham, Viola Shell
don and Rubby Leona. There will be the
usual concert Sunday night for charitable
purposes.
WILLARD HALL.-Santane,li, the hyp-
notist, will be seen at Willard Hall next
week. He has recently filled a long en-
gagement in New York, where his perform
ances attracted notice from press, public
and professional men. His experiments are
said to be remarkable, and he accomplishes
many wonderful feats that on their face
would appear to be scientific impossibtltttes.
His entertainments are said to furnish two
hours of solid, clean fun in the postures
and speeches of his subjects.
TERESA CARRBNO.-It may be inter-
esting to many to know that Madame Ter
esa Carreno, the pianist, is grand-niece
of the distinguished liberator of South
America, Bolivar, and her father was at
one time minister of state in Venezuela.
These reasons, combined with the knowl-
edge of her great musical gifts, caused her
to be commissioned by the government of
Venezuela to compose a national hymn. No
episode In this artists varied career is
more romantic than the visit she made to
Venezuela on the completion of the hymn.
For nine months she was the guest of the
state. Her concerts were sold out for
weeks in advance. and the hours between
study and performances were filled in with
receptions, serenades and banquets. That
was fourteen years ago. Since then Mad
anne Carreno has achieved triumphs in the
most conservative of cities that far sur
pc ssed in artistic value those earlier ones,
but she remains today the same simple, un-
affected woman that she has been through
out her great career, and no fonors have
been great enough to affect her good sense
and Judgment
Nine. Carreno plays her only recital in
Washington Tuesday afternoon, April IL,
at the National Thea,er. Seats are now
selling at Guzmans, in E. F. Droop &
Sons.
MISS PITTS CONCLUDING LECTURE.
Miss Pitts concluding lecture for the
present season was given yesterday after
noon, with it's usual excellent attendance.
Since the time of DIR. John Lord there has
been no strong attempt to popularize the
subject OF history. To more than of
her auditors it has doubtless occurred that
for English history Miss Pitts is doing
what DR.. Lord accomplished for general
history. To this broader sphere her years
of preparation and her never to be forgot
ten work in the Central High School of
this city are but fitting Introduction.
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