Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

at the Columbia Theater next Wednesday
afternoon the 18th instant, for the benefit
OF the Christ Child Society. These young
ladies' have devoted themselves to instru-
| mental music, their Instruments being the
| violin. piano and violoncello. and on these
| eacn mas achieved high degree of skill.
Ihelr program for Wednesday after
| noon is well calculated to display their
| abilities in the line of their speciality. as
| well as In solo work. A very interesting
| feature OF the program will be various num-
| Gries to illustrate Ibsens celebrated epic
| poem, Peer Gynt." which will be recited
oy Miss Marie Collins. the well-known dra-
| matte reader of this city
! B1JoU THEATER-For the week Of
l ,kApfii to-.f the Bijou will present one of the
| pest purlesque and vaudeville attractions ON
| the road-Hastings and Wrfght's "Sanho
Burlesauers." This show consists of lead
| ing vaudeville and burlesque artists Among
| them are Hastings and Wright McCaIe
! and Carew, the Demming sisters the YER
| Satiie duo, Harry and Sadie Fields: the
| puriesque queefs Marie Henry and Nellie
Lytton: the BOwery boys Ford and Lewis
me features include a burlesque Naughty
| Anthony, the "Sapho'' dance and the
Sousa girls. As an extra attraction. 'Kar-
"a ossman, the imperial Turk, has been
| engaged and will meet all corners during
the week He will give SO to any one
ne 1alls to throw in fifteen minutes. Oss-
man Is thirty,two years of age. He had
| a four-hour draw with "Youssouf,' the
terrible Turk. at Paris and was one of
| the imperial wrestiers engaged by the Sui
tan OF Turkey. He is open to wrestIe any
| ferred. f
| THE MODERN PLAY COURSE,-The
| last production in the course of madam
| plays at the National Theater will be given
| wednesday afternoon. when Edward Mar
| .yh Inc Heather Field will be present.
ea lof me frst time in America. The COM
pahy engaged for the play is an unusually
| hne one, and includes such well-known
| players as Miss Caroline Keller Miss To-
pyna Howiand' John E. keIlard, William
Humphrey. Charles ]. Bell. Brandon Tv-
nau, Joseph B. Wilkes, ]. H Howiand and
William J. McCahirl. THE Heather Field
vi VIII be preceded by one-act play. "A
| co.'s Coppee. in which Miss Martha Leon
| ard and Miss Antoinette Ashton will an
pear The English version of the Coppee
! piece is the work of NJ. L. Churchill.
PADEREwsKTs FAREWELL con-
| CERI-ZPaderewskf farewell concert in
/ America has been arranged for Washing
| ton and will take place on Friday after
noon. May 4, at the Columbia. His last con-
| cert here, In December, was in the shape of
an ovation the Columbia being packed
from pit to dome and many hundreds be-
| ing unable to gain admission. Since play
| ing here Paderewski has made a trip ont
| to the Pacific coast and no artist that has
n
sensat1on-not even Patti in her palmy DAYS
| equaled it. For his concert here an entire
change of program has been arranged
DIR. STAFFORD'S LECTURE.-Next
Tuesday evening, at the New National
Iheatcr Rev. D. j. Stafford. DID, will de-
liver his lecture on Hamlet" under the
auspices of the Carroll Institute This lee
ture is considered by many as his greatest
effort, and those who have been fortunate
enough to hear him in the past upon the
h lE4srn
enthusiastic in their praises. There has
been great demand for seats and DR..
Stafford will be assured of large and
sympathetic audience
THE GEORGETOWN AMATEUR OR
CHESTRA.-The Georgetown Orchestra will
give ITS hftieth concert Thursday evening,
Nay g. IN the Lafayette Square Opera House
MT. josef haSpar, under whose leadership
,he orchestra attained such proficiency has
peen elected conductor and after the first
rehearsal he enthusiastically remarked that
the orchestra would on the occasion of the
proposed concert excel any of its previous
EFFORTS. The active membership has been
greatly increased by the old members 20
summing their places and MANY WeU-knou-n
musicians being added to the roll The pro
gram for this concert is sure to please the
n nhsI 1astldlous' and will include. among
other selections the Der Freischutz' over.
ture, Unfinished Symphony in b minor nv
schubert, Grleg Concerto in A minor for
pliho ana orchestra and a violin solo by c.
in-
ms. Mrs. Thomas c. Moves will he ~
soprano soioist and MIR. Anton Gloetznar
me piano soloist on this occasion. These
artists need no Introduction to a Washing
ton audience.
oFoREPAUGH AND SELLS BROS, CIR
ClS-There is at least one new thinr un1ar
the sun which shines upon the seq of ciro,.
tents, and that is Capt Woodwar d's reaHy
FAMOUS and only scnool of trained ALASKA
sea lions and seals. which this season for,a
and
among the thousand and one attractfons Of
the consolidated great Adam Forepaugh ami
sens brothers menageries, cfrcuses and
nlppodromeS, to pitch their canyases g.,
washington. Wednesday and Thursday
April % and 26. When the exceedingly wild
ana tlmld nature of these strange arctic
anlpnipla ls considered, coupled with the
TACT they are provided with fiippers only TO
supply the place Of hands and feet their
performances touch closely upon the incred-
lbie. That such necessarily clumsy Great
ures on land have been successfully taught
to drill, pitch. catch. play upon different
musical instruments, sing and initiate many
otner human acts and arts almost surpass
oeilef; but that they do so is attested by
New York. in which city they continuously
drew big and delighted crowds.
THE HANLoN BRoTHERs,-The Han
lon Brothers new play, "A Lively Legacy"
will be given its first presentation at the
Columbia Theater in this city on Monday
evening. April %, and unusual interest
Hanlons have bean identified with nothing
but successes during their career in this
country. Their forte has heretofore been
pantomime and the spectacle but in "a
Lively Legacy they furnish a piece some
thing on the true comedy order with a
well-deflned plot interpreted by legitimate
comedians and ably seconded by number
less effects and mechanical surprises fur
nished by the Hanlons. The piece will have
an elaborate setting. the scenery and cos
tunes being by the best of American artists.
and something entirely unique in a comedy
way can certainly be expected
VIOLA ALIEN IN THE CHRISTIAN"
Viola Allen, in her second stellar appear
ance in this city the week of April .. at
the National Theater, will undoubtedly be
welcomed by theater goers. Miss Aliens
engagement last season ranked as one of
the most successful played in this city for
the entire year, and to judge from the ad-
vance demand for places the record she
made then will be duplicated. Since APP
pear1ng here Miss Allen has played long
engagements in Boston, Philadelphia and
Chicago. In each city she has duplicated |
the great success she made in the east last |
season. Her portrayal Glory ()uaNla bos