Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-28
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GLEN ECHO PARK.-The entertainment
in the Glen Echo Amphitheater last night
was shorter than IL usually given and offer.
ed q number Of surprises not down on the
BILL What would have been effective and
telling points were lost In many instances
owing to lack Of preparation, noticeably so
in the "Curfew Phantasy," a series Of stage
pictures, with music, by the Victoria Four.
Prof. Joyce's exhibition on the bounding
tight rope, while clever In the main, was
tinctured with q suggestion OF deficient re-
hearsal but was none the less dtvert1ng on
that account. George Graham appeared In
one of his off-hand monologues, which was
received by the audience in a way to evil
dence the fact that naturally good article
improves with age. The vocal numbers by
the Victoria Four were, given in nm
ished manner and were thoroughly en-
joyed. Miss Myrtle B. Randall, who re-
Gently Joined the organization as first So
prano. acquitted herself with notable credit
On the whole there was an air OF unceI-
tainty in the big building, which was In
keeping with the weather without, and the
unexpected frequently happened.
RIVER vIEw.-The diving horses King
and Queen. which were such great at
traction at Coney Island, proved an ex-
tremely strong drawing card at River view
last week, despite the fact that 1t rained
every day on which the horses were adj
vertised to appear. Last Sunday throng
of nearly 1900 persons saw the horses
make their headlong plunge from the plat
form fifty feet high into the tank of water
and were more than pleased with the per-
Torrance. So successful has their engage
ment been that Capt. Randall manager OF
River View, has concluded arrangements
for the horses to appear again at the re-
sort tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. Two
dives will be made each day at and
pm, and there will be no charge made to
see the performance beyond the usual fare
to River View. Additional boats have been
mr. 6n6 fnr in
modate the expected crowd. The steamer
FentZ will leave her wharf at 10 am, 2:15
and 6:45 pm, and those who have only
short time to spare can go down on the
2:15 pm trip see the dive and be back
home again by 5:4o pm.
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-Th
show at kernan's Lyceum Theater this
week is furnished by the Vagabonds Bur-
lesquers Company, an Organization sufH-
GENTLY popular to crowd that play house
at both performances yesterday. The show
is made up of two burlesques and an olio
of six numbers. THE Lady or the Lob
ster'' and From the Tenderloin to To-
kyo' are the titles of the opening and
closing skits, while the special acts are
furnished by Flo Jansen, soubrette; Bar
rett and Learned in a sketch entitled "A
Visit to the Widow" Lillian Washburn.
vocalist; the Nudos trapeze acrobats: To-
pack and Steele in Me and Mike" and the
Mignoni family of four in original must
cal act. AS a special attraction for Thurs
day night the returns from the Corbett-
Mccoy fight will be read from the stage.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE.-Chevy Chase
Lake is always much appreciated by
Washingtonians during hot weather. This
family resort is especially popular with
ladies and children, who can enjoy its
amusements and beauties without fear of
being annoyed by any undesirable element.
The lake, rejecting the myriads Of coored
lights on it's surface, the Illuminated boats.
the numerous set pieces the wooded
Island" whose trees are threaded with
the fairy lights, and the merry go-round
some of the features especially liked
by the junior element
WILDWOOD.-This popular rustic resort
has introduced a new feature for the diver
sion of Its numerous clientele in the orig
tnal COON minstrels, introduced by Pro-
fessor Brinkley. Coon songs and coon spe-
cialties provide diversion of unique and
emphatic quality.