Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-08

nDeral education. as the saying goes, Dut
wherever presented fulfills its mission as a
smile-provoker. Yorke and Adams are de-
lineators of two quaint Hebrew types, and
they are accounted to be the best In their
line John Kernel. the Irish counsellor,
is a veteran wit and story teller. who en-
joys wonderful vogue with those who
enjoy Celtic humor. Fake and Semon, the
musical comedians, will have an attractive
speciality. The Olympia quartet - Mack,
keogh, Sullivan and Randall-who were
connected for so many years with Evans
and Hoey's "Parlor Match" company, will
give their musical sketch, THE 1ndepend-
ent Colored Cadets" Ethel Levey, dainty
and charming in manner will sing a num-
Der of new songs. RAMA and Arno, who
are old favorites in Washington, bring with
them new member, and with the Blondin
donkey keep their audiences In an uproar.
Caswell and Arnold are one of the new fea-
lures this season, the female member of
the team being known as the acrobatic
girl" AS an extra attraction" Zeno.
Carl and Zeno will appear in their original
sensation, The Elevated Bars and Human
Trapeze.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-The next weeks
attraction at this now popular theater will
be an elaborate revival of M LiSs.' 1t Is
doubtful if there was ever American
play which has made the success that it
has been the good fortune of this play to
score. The late Annie Pixley made not
only her reputation, but her fortune in it.
NJ LiSS is a dramatiZation of one of Bret
Harte's best stories of the breezy life in
California at the beginning of the time
when that state was overrun with seekers
| for gold from all parts of the world. There
| Is love and happiness, there is laughter and
| sorrow, there is comedy and pathoS to be
| found in its lines. and it represents phase
| of life that at this distance from the time
| of its occurrence is very interesting. The
company is headed by Nellie McHenry.
| and the supporting company is said to be
| well selected. Hiss will open it's
gagement at the Academy Monday night
1 or,d ,oir, fpr Z III r{th fpa t1.ot
popular-p priced matinees Tuesday, Thursday
| and Saturday
BIJOU THEATER.-The attraction at the
| Bijou Monday next will be that famous
| success in the farce-comedy field. the
Rays big eastern "a Hot Old Time which
| is this season duplicating its hit of last
| year. 1t has a liveiness of action which,
| while escaping actual violence. is both con-
| slant and comic, but it is entirely free from
| that element of vulgarity and suggestive
ness that has handicapped SO many recent
| productions. The policy of the manage
| ment has been that of progression. and at
every opportunity improvements have been
made in both company and material. Near
| ly all the music introduced into the piece
| was written especially for 1t. Strong spec
| ialities are introduced by Gracy and Bur-
| nett, F. Lavarine Hayes and Bandy, Pearl
Revare Tom Ripley, Marie Vaughn. Thorn
as l. Kenette, Kate Trayer and the com
| pany. Special scenery is carried ana the
costumes are picturesque and pleasing.
KERNAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-The
Harry w. Williams. jr-, '1mperiais Will
be the next attraction at Kernan's, COM
mencing Monday M tinee. The "lmperials
company is described as bigger ana peter
than ever before. Everything is new and
| I'D to date The scenery was constructed
especially for this company. The Cont
mental Gavotte" and MY Evellne are
especial features of the program Ihey IN
| troduce handsome costumes and the colored
! oil Iipht
| by the following: Ashley and Barton,
Blanch Newcombe Darmody, Phyllis Ruf-
| fel. Whitelaw and Stewart, Bula and Ray
| mond and John E. Cain. Two new bur
| lesuues entitled ION the Beach" and Nc
| Nally's Reception" complete the bill
BURTON HOLMES LECTURE.-In all
| probability no lecture ever given by Burton
| Holmes has made more lasting and ia
| vCrabe impression than his lecture given
four years ago in the west on The Won
| ders of Thessaly, From the Vale or Tempe
| to the Monasteries in the Air Every year
| since its first presentati ton Mr.. Holmes has
received numerous requests for Its repeti-
| ton and he has included 1t in his series OF
| this year. as 1t forms most pleasing con-
| trast, not only to the picture of fin de
| steele civilization as embodied in the sights
| of the Paris exposition, but also to the
exotic character of the orient and barbaric
| America. More than one member of former
audiences will remember this lecture as be-
| Ing the one in which Mr. Holmes distin-
| guished himself by being elevated to the
monastc residences Of these recluses by
| means of a rope and net, in which he per-
| mitted. himself to be confined The illus
| tratons remarkably fine and beauti-
| fully colored, while an added series of mo-
| ton pictures, carefully selected from the
| favorites of the past two seasons, will be
| shown at the end of the lecture. THE
| Wonders of Thessaly' will be given at the
| Columbia Theater next Wednesday after
noon at 4:1o.
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL's
LECTURE.-Winston Spencer Churchill,
| who is to lecture in Washington at the
New National Theater the 14th. in one
of his books gives the following example
of his powers in the direction of lucid
metaphor: BY the unbroken success of
| his strategy Lord Roberts had laid the
Boer republic low. We had taken possess
sion Of the Rand, the bowels whence the
hostile government drew nourishment in
gold and munitions of war. We had seized
the heart of Bloemfontein, the brain at
Pretoria The greater part of the railways,
the veins and the nerves that Is to say,
was in our hands. Yet, though mortally
wounded the trunk still quvered convui-
sively, particularly the left leg, which,
| being heavily booted, had already struck
us several painful and unexpected blows
To make an end. two operations were nee
essary, first, to secure the dangerous limb,
and, secondly, to place strangling grip
on the windpipe somewhere near Kamati
Pcort.'
GEORGETOWN ORCHESTRA.-The last
| rehearsal Of the Georgetown Orchestra
demonstrated the results of the careful
training that has been given by Prof. Kas-
par during the past two months. 1t is pre-
dicted that the Peer Gynt' suite will make
| decided hit, affording. as it does, an ad-
mirable opportunity to display the efficiency
of the string section. In commenting upon
this feature the Musical Courier saws: ut
is a body of musicians whose work can
| scarcely be distinguished from that of a
permanent organization of professionals
Mr.. kaspar trains the strings at separate
rehearsals. going over passage by passage
| until the bowling, phrasing and tone effects
| are perfect, and the result Of this training
was shown in the concert last spring, where
the strings were almost faultless One Of
the most interesting features about the
Georgetown Orchestra Is that out of the
membership of seventy there are TWENTY
four women. OF these there are three eel
los, viola, ten first and ten second
violins." The first concert of the season
will be given at the Lafayette Square Opera
House this evening. at which the orchestra
will be assisted by Mrs. Thos C. Moves
Soprano Mr.. John Porter Lawrence. pianist
and DR.. j. w. Bischoff. accompanist.
THE HALEY BAND CONCEpr mi,