Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-01
COOL WEATHER AIDS WARMING
ADDS TO ATTENDANCE AND
COMFORT AT MASONIC TEMPLE.
Large Throngs Enjoy the Series Of
Entertainments and Other
Features.

An exceptionally large attendance and
a splendid series Of vaudeville acts were
the marked features last night at the
new Masonic Temple iousewarming.
Long before the doors were opened the
crowds began to assemble, and by the
time Sol Minister and his orchestra start
ed the dance program and DR.. Gibson's
theater presented the first number of its
bill the temple was filled from the big
banquet hall to the top.
An innovation was adopted last night
which will doubtless prove popular. There
has been a great demand to see the At
lantic City cake walkers in their charac-
teristic act. and to comply the manage
ment decided to henceforth, at S:15
o'clock and 9:15 o'clock each evening pre-
sent the act on the stage in the great
auditorium. The first performances were
given there last evening and the immense
hall and its galleries were filled with
modify the program for the several ex-
hibitions in the upper auditorium, nor did
1t seem to lessen the attendance at them
last night
Series Of Features.
The o'clock show was a series OF
features. beginning with the dance OF
of the Featherstons. a song and fancy
dance by Miss Thelma Payne. and M. e.
Kahn in an exceptionally good sketch.
The . O'Clock show presented Mrs.
Berthe 7. Piper with a solo; John Rig
giles in a monologue; Miss Leona Callan
in a specially w. Diebert with a bass
solo; Charles Purdy IN limitations and
Morris Simon with a vocal selection.
For the 10 o'clock show. in addition to
4 of Mrc
quartet, composed of Miss Beulah Lux
on. Mrs. Eleanor Spencer. Harry Joeger
and Charles Roberts gave an Offering
there was the Toreador Dance by Miss
Alma Nelson. assisted. by Misses Estelle
Murray, Estelle Spindler, Elizabeth Wal
ton. Nettie Donaldson, Marie Reagan,
Ruby Raymond. Mary Marten and Ollie
Meyers.
Boy Soprano Makes Hit.
An attraction which earned long-con-
tinued applause was the dramatic solo
OF Master Emory Bonini, cbout ten years
Of age. Master Bonini made such hit
that DR.. Gibson was Obliged to disar-
range his program and include the little
fellow as one of the attractions for this
evening.
GULL and Lockhead gave q wrestling
match which ended in a draw and set the
spectators wriggling around in their
SEATS 90 a. NhSJs wv S"o"oSN AAA Tic
bout. E. Lawrence Phillips, with mono
logGe, had the audience laughing from
start to f1nish.>
The program was ended with Prof.
Peter Barnes and his cakewalkers in a
medley Of popular airs and choruses, con-
GLIDING with the sway-back step walk.
Program for This Evening.
The entertainment this evening will
embrace cd favorites and new features,
including Master Bonini. Steele and Tier
ME and Master Irwin Cosgrove. The star
act. however. is expected to be the drill
of Almas Temples famous Arab Patrol,
which won the championship of the
United States In the contest last July at
St. Paul. Dr. Gibson announced last night
that the patrol Is prepared to put I'D the
drill of its life tonight.
The cooler weather has not only added
to the attendance at the housewarminR,
but has rendered the dance Enclosure
more popular place. Sol Minister in the
arrangement of the program has CHOSEN
only the star features In dance music.
some of them for the first time. His pro-
gram throughout has been the object of
enthusiastic comment.
The ladies of the Eastern Star are in
defatigabie In their efforts to meet the
demands of the hosts which swarm down
upon them nightly to top on their en-
joyment with creature comforts.