Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-23

stellar attraction. are at Kernan's this
week At both parforma noes yesterday the
mouse was crowded to the doors. The new
champion does not make his appearance
uhtil after the hurlesque, and then gives
rafting exhibition with his sparring
partner, Danny Dougherty of Philadelphia.
during the week McGovern will meet all
corners in his class. and the management
agrees TO forfeit $50 to any one he does
not stop IN four rounds. The performance
began with the olio. and Castellat and
Han, who presented a laughable sketch en-
utled "A Friend From Wall Street," then
came Minnie Reinhardt in rag time songs;
the Four Mignanis. the musical BARRIERS,
presented novelty; iTentey and Simonds,
one OF the funniest teams in vaudeville,
provoked roars OF Ia ughter. The Brothers
Escamfilo executed daring performance
on the nigh wire: Gordon and Lavan in
up-to-date songs and sayings; Coulter and
Starr, the well-known entertainers, and
rake and Lillian, the song illustrators,
closed the olio.
BIJOU THEATER.-At the Bijou this
week the stock company presents "A Gay
Aoohis' mixture of opera. rural comedy
ana naughty French sketches while half a
dozen speciaitfes of high standard make up
the olio. The opening burlesque defies a
plot and mikes up the members in hope
less cast of characters, extracting the
IaVorltes now and then to give song.
In the olio Mcbride and Goodrich contrib
uted an time song and dance, and did it
well: the Empire Comedy Four was easily
the feature of the entertainment, and their
songs were loudly applauded: there are sew
eral excellent comedians; Foreman and
west We're clever In a sketch entitled Their
First Quarrel" West and Williams sang
some new songs and cracked new Jokes;
Duny, Sawtelle and Duffy, with Master
Jimmie. the boy actor, won storms Of ap-
pause and the RUDE laugh makers, Dixon.
Bowers ana Dixon, closed the entertainment
with rafting funny sketch.
MISS PITTS LECTURE-Miss Pitts
Mediaeval England at the Wimodaughsis
1920 New York avenue, last evening The
subject was Norman England and the
nne OF thought followed the notifications
OF Ahsio-Saxon social and political institu-
tons introduced by the rigorous but, on the
whole, beneficial policy of William the
Ccnqueror. 1t required the combined genius
Of Saxon and Norman, Miss Pitts said, to
produce that Magnificent social result
whlch the Whole world honors today I'M
der the name of Anglo-Saxon civilization
She compared the Saxon to an inventor
the man of one idea perfecting almost I'M
observed, in the seclusion of his island
nome the institution of local self-govern-
ment, which it required the business genius
OF tne Norman promoter, with his splendid
gift for system and organization, to adapt
and Introduce to the political markets of
the world. The speaker followed this in
troductory thought with an account of the
severe measures by Which the conqueror,
In the interest of order and stable govern
ment, suppressed both the revolt of the Sax
ons and the conspiracies of the Norman ba-
rons; OF the innovation, by which, in in
Producing fully developed feudal system
into England, he eliminated from it the
feature that on the continent had been
source of violence and anarchy, and lastly
OF his sturdy refusal to make England sub
servient to the pope. The lecture next
M onday evening will be on the Royal Re-
former Henry II, one of the most dramatic
characters in English history. The lectures
falling In February will be given at the
new rooms of the Wimodaughsis. 1920 New
York avenue.