Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

find the following announcement In the star
o. December g. 1861:
Canterbury Hall formerly the washington
Assembly Rooms, Louisiana avenue near the
corner Of sixth street In the rear OF the Ma
tional and Browns Hotel Open every night
with the first talent in America! Entire change
Of pregnant The front of the auditorium is
seated with elegant rosewood orchestra chairs.
The celebrated violinist. Mr. Goodall, conducts
the orchestra The first appearance OF the
renowned James Ward, Billy Pierce Miss
Marion Pierce. the versatile actress, IN addition
to the established favorites. Tonight the beau
ttful ballet, La Mondonina-T umblety Out
done" Dick Parker Funny Dick), Harry Fox
W. b. Harrison, Mile Frank La Folle Miss Julia
Hudson, the beautiful songstress; Misses Emma
Miles, Willis. Vernon. Parker. Clifton and .
host Of others ct the Canterbury matinee
families ladies and children. saturday after
noon ut O'Clock. Admission children 10 cents
Prices Of admission-parQuet IS cents; parbsrre,
IS cents"
The month before this Hermann the Great"
was playing here, and the press announcement
said:
Mons. Hermann Is universally recognized "a
the greatest living Prestidigttateur. He win be
assisted by his brother Alexander. Private
boxes. $40; orchestra chairs $50: dreas eseIe,
-; parterre. 81; paEqnet, 90 cents"
THE Canterbury Was destroyed by fire In the
Summer OF 1899, ard the account q its
termination printed In The star or July 10 IS
rather complete for that period 1t says:
''T1ais morning shortly before O'Clock thu
barge building on Louisiana avenue between
Four-and-a -han and Sixth Etreets. formerly
known as the washington Assembly Rooms
but recently tfor eight years. rs Canterbury
Hail. was discovered to be on fire. The names
were seen to be mounting the northwest corner
On the inside. An alarm Was at once sounded
from box -, City HALL and IN short time
franklin No. 2 the hook and ladder company
and Columbia No. were on the ground and i'm
service, as also the police Of the seventh pre-
cinct, who aided in removing the furniture
from the Lichau House, adjoining on the west.
az also FROM the two-story dwelling house ON
the east OF the Canterbury
"A general alarm was subsequently sounded
which brought Union Mo- and the Henry adj
disson from Georgetown and they set to work
with n will and succeeded in combining the
flames to the building in which they originated
notwithstanding several sections Of hose burst
It was not long after the alarm had been
sounded before a very large assemblage of
persons gathered In front OF the building but
the police by stretching = rope kept the crowd
back. and it was well they did for notwfth-
standing the thickness OF the front wall It soon
began to totter and about $50 O'Clock 1t fell
with loud crash, some portions of the cornice
striking rs far as the middle of Louisiana
avenue.
TOR = time there was great danger Of the
IdchAu House, adjoining ON the west, and the
house occupied by Mrs. Lombardy the east
taking fire, rs also the buildings In the rear
but by good management neither Of these were
damaged from falling walls or IRE. To save
them 1t was necessary to deluge them with
water and by this element they were somewhat
damaged. Mr.. James L. Barbour Is the owner
OF the Lichau House. Mr.. John NJ Young the
owner of the Canterbury Building, had in It a
large stock Of carriage and coach-making ma
tcrial, none of which could be saved. and he
loses something over $4,000 on which there
o Insurance OF So 600 IN Baltimore company
Mr.. Liehau loses to the amount OF several hun
nred dollars In damage to his furniture and
secck, rs also does Mrs. L0n1bardy who oc-
cupied the building on the east owned by MIR.
Z. Swami, which was considerably damaged.
Mr. =. =. Hills, attorney at law IN the building
IN eho east. saved his green bag and books
~Maes and engines took the plug at ehc