The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-11

worker In all that the term implies; and his
s,sy in Keiih's should endure for weeks to come
His repertoire is declared TO be extensive; and
il is said that in China he was in the habit
Of giving an entertainment four hours in length
six times a week, and without duplicating his
work in any two performances.
1t was not to be expected that, with such
. ''head.liner" Ching Ling Foo, the other
turns, could be Kept quite up to the Keith
mark. but, withal. the proved highly divert
ing 70 audience that led the theatre 10
what would have been = location had the
cooling plant not been operated with dexterity
and effect.
Despite the resignation OF the reviewer
of the Item to a poor bill as a following
for the speciality of Ching Ling Foo. the
management of the Grand has retained all
Of the entertainers signed before the Mon
golian. Louis Martinetti, late star OF "a
3ov Wanted" and Lille Sutherland
* tchists; Mile Salina danseuse; Anna
Whitney. monologist: Lavender and Tom
son. comedians; Vernon. the ventriloquist
and the Biograph will contribute the re-
mainder OF the performance arranged
THE Grand Canyon of Arizona is to
form the topic Of Burton Holmes next
lecture. which will be given Tuesday after
noon at the Columbia Theatre. Compare
awe-inspiring gap. lying seventy-two miles
from the line of any railway, In the wilds
of the State from which it takes its name.
In one of the small tributary canyons a
Mount Washington might be hid from view.
while the Colorado River. with its falls
and rapids laundering at the lowest points
of the chasm, appears but tiny thread.
almost escaping the ear and eye. Two hun
dred and twenty miles in length. about
thirteen miles across at its widest and
$50 feet in depth, the canyon Is without a
rival among all the beautiful and mar
velous creations OF nature. II makes a
subject most fertile to such a man as Mr..
Holmes whose three expeditions have re-
suited in many photographs of immense
value and in such anecdotes and descrip-
lions as are said to render his talk most
interesting The sale of seats for the dis
curse has commenced, and the demand is
said to be exceedingly heavy.
What promises to be a most enjoyable
concert will be given by Haley's Band on
Sunday evening at the Columbia Theatre.
As usual Will Haley will conduct, while
the programme will provide for selections
from several well-known soloists. Among
these are Blanche Wood, soprano. and
Nellie Robinson, a graduate OF the Phila-
delphia Conservatory of Music. The or
ganization is said to be in excellent shape,
and there can be little doubt of the merit
of the performance. Seats are selling.
Two men who have risen from the va
risty ranks to a position at which they are
secure in owning a couple of the best pay
ing shows" on the road are Bryant and
Watson, whose Australian" Burlesquers,
with Harry Bryant at the head. VIII be seen
nexi week at Kernans. The organization
In question is so we'll known here that IL
hardly needs further advance recommended
tion than lies in the assurance that the
roster is as promising as ever before. The
present complement of specially performers
includes the Quincy Sisters, singing and
dancing soubrettes; Charley Banks. whose
monOlogue is entitled Nothing to Arbi-
trate;" Edna Urline, vocalist; Sam Col
Inns, Minnie Cline, and Rastus, who pre-
sent bit Of everything; World. Kennedy,
and Quatielli jugglers: Nelson. Glinser-
ETH. and Demonio. Parisians. whose vehicle
has been dubbed "Frolics in Cafe Chan
tant." and Bryant and Yale. mlrth makers.
A new first-part is advertised in addition,
while the afterpiece. Fun in a Soubrette's
Art Gallery" is described as being
sereamingiy funny concoction. The local
engagement will be OF the ordinary dura-
ton and is to number the usual daily mat
inees.