Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

presented by the mana cement of the Bijou
this week is much better than the offer
ing last week. Sam Adams. that versatile
comedian, has tried his hand at bur-
lesque in cola boration with Lew Carroll,
and the two evolvesa pleasing first part en-
titled Camp Frolics." AS the name indi-
Gates it is a military affair. with the pretty
and shapely girls of the stock company as
soldiers, vivandiers and red cross nurses.
There is enough seriousness in the produc-
ton to rouse the patriotism of the ones
in front" Sam Adams sings song or
two in his own good style. Billy Watson
makes considerable out of a small part
and Harry Hills takes character part
in true Ethiopian style. In the olio Sat
sauna. the Japanese jusgler was clever in
his manipulation of different articles; Mon
tague and West presented a very COM
plete sketch, "One Summers Day. and
Won applause for their cleverness; the
McMahons, in artistic posing and club
swinging won recognition; Tom Mcmahon
claims the middle-weight wrestling cham
pionship of the United States. Annie Hart
was quite factor on the program.
THE WATKINS-MILLS RECTTAL.-Mr.
r. Wathins-Mills delighted a small audi
ence at Universalist Church last night with
second song recital. His program neces-
sarily lacked variety of style. for while he
drew from many COMPOSERS the songs were
OF character suitable to his sonorous
voice.
The power and depth of his voice lead him
merry and the convfvial are portrayed. At
the same time 1t is susceptible of display
ing deep feeling, was shown in Schu-
berts "Wanderer' and Thou Art Passing
Hence" by Sullivan
Mr.. Watkins-Mills was very generous in
responding to the demands Of his audience
and gave three encores. One of them was
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep and
1t Is probable that his execution of this
noble selection has never been surpassed in
Washington. For another encore he sang
THE Wind MILL" which was so much ap-
preciated at his former recital. and which
received as much applause last night. His
scotch and Irish dialect songs were mimi
table and were enthusiastically received.
One OF the most beautiful numbers on the
program was Mozarts Non Pin Andrai,"
which he gave in the Italian. Other num-
bers were Sponr's Bright Star of Night"
Gounod's 'She Alone Charmeth Ny Sad
ness Handers Honour and Arnes,' Nell
sons Crusaders War Song" Gould's Two
stars, Leslie Stuart's "Bandalero:" an old
h English melody by H. Lane Wilson entitled
Come, Let's Be Merry ''Ho, jolly Jen-
KIM by Sullivan; ON to Philadelphia" by
Haynes, and THE Hundred Pipers." an old
Scotch song
BURTON HOLMES LECTURE.-The ap-
preaching Paris exposition has led Mr.
Holmes to choose Round About Paris as
todays subject in his series Of illustra ted
lectures. In this he will introduce to his
audiences many scenes in the gay metropo-
us seldom seen by the ordinary tourist. No
SUBJECT could be of greater interest or value
TO Americans, who anticipate visiting the
exposition, or to that larger class Of stay
at-homes' whose glimpses of the approach
ing exposition will be obtained through the
medium Of the newspapers At the end of
the lecture there will be shown the first
series of klOndike motion pictures ever eX-
hibited In this country.