Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
THRONG FILLS NEW TEMPLE
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND THEIR
FRIENDS OUT IN FORCE.
All the Communicates Of the City
and Friends and Mary Com
mandery Of Philadelphia.

| For the first time since the erection of
| their magnificent new temple. the local
| Masons found il too small to acconlmo-
F., date the hosts of friends that came to
| help warm it last night. 1t was knights
| Templar night. and the dedication of the
| new commandery asylum by the Grand
| Commandery brought all the command
cries of the city and Mary Commandery
of Philadelphia. with their friends, and
packed the great building in every part
When the Atlantic City cake walkers
gave their first performance not only the
available space on the main floor of
the great Auditorium. but the galleries
were filled. and hundreds were banked up
against the walls in the vain endeavor to
see the show and at the same time com
ply with police regulations in keeping
the aiSles open.
The cool weather Sharpened appetltes.
or else those who were unable to see
the early exhibitions in the auditOriums
felt they had to do something to get
into the jubilee for every seat at the
ia bles in the large banquet hall was filled.
and the overflow made 1t almost impossi-
BILE for the ladies OF Areme Chapter. VINO
held sway in that domain. to serve their
guests. They managed. however. to do 1t
in some way, for when the lights were
put out there wasn't thing in the house
TO eat.
Packed Houses See Vaudeville.
The three vaudeville shows in the up
per auditorium played to packed houses
that would have made professional
managers heart leap with JOY, while the
quality of the performances throughout
was such as to make the absence Of ap-
plause the exception. To use trite but
popular phrase. Everybody was happy.
The change of plan by the management
whereby each evening the cake walkers
evening. at SIS and 9:15 O'Clock. has
proved to be a wise move. since it enables
those who cannot get to the upper audi
forum to find some entertaining
amusement with but little effort after
they enter the building. 1t was announced
last night that other attractive acts would
be presented on the stage Of the great
Auditorium each evening in the future
thus virtually doubling the theatrical pre-
sensations, and at the same time not in
terfering with the dancing.
Hereafter, for a time, at least. Alice
Crawford, the soprano cOloratura Of the
cake-walking aggregation, as part OF
its musical program, will sing ''Suwanee
River with the other members of the
troupe in the chorus. The rendering OF
this old ballad is emphasized with the
old plantation swing and chorus ar
rangement which brings out the peculiar
old plantation hands of the days gone
by. 1t Will prove a marked feature of
the performance.
The O'Clock show in DR.. Gibson's
unique theater opened last night with a
pretty childs sketch by the Misses Amelia
and Louise Guide. and was followed bv
solos by Miss Selma Seliagcr and Miss
Josephine Il. Gould. Baby Stevens, q lit
tie girl of ten years of age, gave con-
tortion act that was warmly applauded.
George A. Bentley presented an interest
ing monolOgue. and Miss Clara L. John
son followed with a vocal Offering. The
performance closed with a star number
In the form OF chorus song and fancy
dance, executed by Miss Thelma Payne,
assisted by Misses Gertrude Thompson,
Eleanor WarneSon, Lorena Gaskiil, Louis
Jacobs. Pauline Spencer and Sterling
Scott.
Music and Fancy Dancing.
The o'clock show was opened by the
Rooster trio, with Karl at the piano:
Raphael with the violin. and Paul with
the cello. Their Offering was the inter-
mezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana." fol-
lowed by the sextet from Lucia di Lam
mermoor." both beautifully rendered. This
number was followed in turn first by a
fancy dance by Edna Wilcox. ,hen by
song and fancy dance by little MSS
Mary Smith that brought out storm
of applause. 1t may be said that the
beautiful, graceful and at times very diff
cult dance numbers that are being Of
fered nightly by the children of these per-
fOrmances have never been surpassed in
this city
Miss Roberta Amies, a young pianist of
this city. rendered in an artistic manner
:M.teDoSweVs -Polonaise' and Chopia's
tiful song ''L'Ardita.'
The 10 O'Clock show comprised another
galaxy of star numbers of varied charac-
ter. w. +. Taylor was heard in bari
tone solo. Il Wonder If You Miss Me-"
A Memorable Number.
Then came a number that will be long
remembered not only for its beauty, but
for the effective manner in which it was
rendered. II was a double quartz. in
character song and fancy dance entitled.
I'VE Will Wander in the Bright Noon
light something after the style of the
famous sextet of FlOrodora, but If any
thing more attractive
The little misses VINO gave in il such
a good account of themselves in their
costumes OF lords and ladies were Helen
Berens Maurice Schuyler, Madolin Smith
son. Henrietta Berens, Ruby Raymond,
Ethel King, Gladys Kahn and Ollie Never
1t was a long time before the applause
which followed the act subsidized. Sergt
Edward Lyons of the army gave mono
logue. which brlstled with wit and humor,
and closed his act with the recitation of
kiplings "Gunga Din" Frank NJ. Painter
sang two Observation-Disclosures lullaby.
Sleep. Baby Sleep" in which he intro
duced some fine yodeling, and laughing
cqpn song that had the audience fof
chorus, at least in the laughing part. The
Featherstons closed with their instrument
tai musical act.
DIR. Gibson did not hold the managerial
reigns last night because of the knights
Templar dedication service. in which he
took part. In his absence Secretary Frank
Underwood held the hook"
The features for tonight include Lieut.
+. +. McAnally and j. Nelson. in a pro-
fessional fencing bout; Miss Bessie Mon
Afghan and Edward Muth, in an original
sketch written by Mr.. Muth entitled
Bargains" and Steve Lout. a vocalist
of unusual ability. Jacobus Seneca Jones
will also appear in vaudeville for the
first time in his selection, entitled Casey