Show A UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT Given By the National Capital Press Club Yesterday A GREAT SOCIAL ENENT President Harrison Gives Ji Special Ileceptiop to the Actors Tammanjs Itetort Courteous to Ellery Anderson and the Uefomi Club Columbian Co-lumbian Postage Stamps Xov lacing Distributed WASHINGTON Dec 16Specia1JThe National Capital Press club hd its benefit at Albaughs opera house beginning at noon today Congressmen actors and newspaper news-paper men made up the most unique pro gramme that was ever presented in the capital city Many of the actors were brought hare on special trains from New York and returned in the afternoon in time for their performances in the Metropolis tme perormances tropolis tonight The Marine band furnished fur-nished the music Following is a portion of the interesting programme Lizzie MacnicholVetta sang some of the grand opera songs which have made lier famous I was Miss Macnichols first appearance in public since the death of her husband Cyril Tyler the boy soprano contributed to the vocal music Maria Deem the Washington prima donna was also heard She has just finiShed fin-ished a most successful western tour Mr Crane and his company gave the second act of The Senator which he considers consid-ers the best act of the play Mr Robert Mantel and his company presented A Lesson in acting a pleasing oneact pinyMr Mr Nat Goodwin gave h imitations of famous actors which was clever work Evans Hoeypresented their latest hits among these The man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo Miss Jennie Yoomens one of the brightest soubrettes and most pleasing of comediennes gave some of her popular songs and dances Miss Minnie Renwood danced the Serpentine Serpen-tine dance a produced during the sum at the GaiJeu theatre New York Privare John Allen the humorist of the House told What I dont know about newspaper men and ExSpeaker Reed spoke on What I know about newspapermen This entertainment was the c sclal event of the season Seldom in the history of Washington theatres has there been such a distinguished audience a gathered in Albaughs It was a phenomenal success brilliant pecuniarily and socially Both houses of Congress adjourned t do honor to the occasion and a quorum of each was present One of the speeches at the entertainment is the subject of discussion J in political circles tonight I was the speech by Representative Fellows of New York In beginning he said Being invited by the Press club to attend at-tend this performance I will cheerfully address the company for the National Press club do not invite speakers to dinner without expectation of a speech Recollection of the Reform club dinner in New York came t the spectators and tremendous applause followed Tonight all Washington i talking about Tam manys retort courteous to Ellery Anderson Ander-son and the Reform club Prior to the opening of the performance the actors and actresses who took part had a special reception by President Harrison in h private office The visitors were introduced individually and the president had a happy word for each He cave each of the ladies a flower j from a large bouquet on his desk Private Secretary Halford attended the entertainment entertain-ment a representative of the president The patronesses of the entertainment included in-cluded the wives or the most notable men of rank in the capital |