Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26
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ALpAueH's-"DoRoTHY."- evening
| the Carleton Opera Company will produce
| Collier and Stephenson's comic opera, 'Doro-
purpose in Dorothy" and delights with a
| burst of melody and harmony at the most
unexpected times. II is an opera which.
\ though its theme and treatment are very
English, has been most acceptable to Amer
| icans The hunting chorus in the second act is
| considered one Of the most spirited pieces of
/ that class of music ever composed and both
words and music of Bantam's '.Chanticleer
| Hall' song are charming The cast will include
| W. T. Carleton, j. H. Murray, II. c. Blake,
Chas- E Bigelow, Alice Vincent, Alice Garlic,
Marion Langdon, Clara Wisdom and others.
| GRAND CoNCERT.-Mr. Franz Wilczek, the
celebrated violinist who is to make his first ap-
pearance in this city at the grand concert at
| Lincoln Music Hall next Monday evening for
the benefit of the Home for Incurables, is a
pupil of Prof Joachim. Mr.Wilczek has been the
solo violinist with Theodore Thomas favorite
orchestra, concertizing in the larger cities since
| January l. and is now engaged for one of the
attractions at the musical festivals to be given
| in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Paul. Kingston
| and Rutland. The other artists are Miss Walker,
| Mrs. Alves, Mr. King, Mr.. Duff. Tickets 81,
S1.5O and % at Metzerotts. Performance at
| $50.
| The BosroN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA will give
| its closing concert on Wednesday evening at
Music Hall Especial interest attaches to this
| concert not only because it is the last of the
| series. but because the program shows a great
the accomplished corps of 'cellists, Is to play
| concerto by Eckert A further and important
feature of the concert will be the debut in this
city of Madame Steinbach- Johns a soprano of
| high reputation of Leipsic. The attractions of
| a program full of promise and of solo offerings
! of so high an order justify the highest antici-
| pations of enjoyment at this farewell concert.
| Tickets at Ellis music store.
The LIGHT or AsIA.-The sale of seats for
| the Choral Society concert next Thursday is
! most encouraging. Many applications for
boxes have been received that could not be
| filled, the boxes being held by Mrs. Morton,
| Mrs. Wanamaker, Mrs. Stanford, Mrs. Thur
| Der, Mrs Justice Gray. Mr. Calderon Carlisle,
MIR. Chas. j. Bell and Capt Lemon. Mr.. Dud-
| ley Buck, the composer, will arrive on Tuesday
| morning, thus giving sufficient time for full
rehearsas with the society. The seats remain
ing unsold at Metzerott's are all in the rear of
the house, but fortunately for performance
| Of this kind they are good as any and really
preferable to those in the front.
DIR. HANS Won BULow--Dr. Won Bulow,
probably the greatest pianist Of the age and
give one concert at Albaugh's next week.
namely, Tuesday afternoon, April 20. at
| O'Clock. Seats, 81, Sl.5O and 81, at Miller's
book store.
JENNIE ONEILL PoTTER.-This young and
eloquent reader will appear at Music Hall
Tuesday evening next in dramatic readings
| and an original talk on ''Pluck VS.. Luck, the
New York success She will be assisted by Mrs.
ID. p. Bowers in Towards "Old Love Letters"
supported by Harry P. Gallagher of Baltimore.
The music will be by the Marine Band. Tick
cts so, IS cents and 81 at Droop's. Admission
| tickets at the Shoreham, the Arlington, the
Riggs, which may be reserved at Droop's.
Brown. THE MIND READER.-Mr. j. Randall
Brown, the mind reader, whose tests last Sun
day night at the National Theater have been
the subject of much favorable comment will
appear again at the same place tomorrow night
with a change OF program. The wire test will
be repeated, together with a series of expert
ments even more remarkable The reading of
one persons mind through another without
touching the subject and number of tests
especially arranged for ladies will prove of I'M
usual interest.
HARRIS BIJoU-''SHE." A hundred strange
sayers, giants and dwarfs will be seen in Web
ster Brady's dazzling production of ''She"
at the Bijou Theater Monday night The many
startling situations and climaxes are retained
and, in the main. the thread of the story is
closely adhered to. The play is illustrated by
| sixteen sets OF beautiful scenery, and an excel
lent company is headed by the well-known
actress. Miss Helen Tracey.
kERNANs METROPOLITAN SPECIALITY CON-
PANY.-The great Metropolitan Speciality Com
pany will be the attractive features at Ker-
mans next week. In the list of drawing per-
sons are the Julians, Rose and Martin. in aero
bats and wonderful contortlon acts; George ii.
Wood. the somewhat different comedian; the
three stars in "Picines;' Billy Buckley in new
songs and jokes: Thee the artistic musician;
Harry Edwards and Daisy Kernel, vaudeville
lights; Shermans Kuno-droone American
blondin and riding dogs and many others of
| the best specialties. Usual matinees
ARCHBISHOP RYAN will lecture at Music Hall
Friday evening, May 2, ON ''Our Christian
| Civilization and How to Preserve It," The
proceeds for St Augustine's pastoral residence.
Tickets at Lepley's, us 18th street.
BILLY MYERS and Jack Hopper. Ten rounds
| at Willard Hall Monday evening at $50.
EMANUEL SwEDENBoRG and the grounds for
accepting his testimony regarding the reality
and the nature Of the spiritual world will be
the subject tomorrow evening of the last of the
course of public lectures given by the Rev.
Frank Sewall at the National Law School Hall,
1905 street.
A COMPLIMENTARY TESTIMONIAL will be given
to Geo. ID. Scott at National Rifles Hall on We'd
nesday.
PfGMALIoN AND GALATEA.-A performance of
Pygmalion and Galatea will be given on May
10 at Lincoln Music Hall under the auspices of
the lady managers Of the Home for Incurabes
The gifted and accomplished acress, Miss Lett
| TIA Aldrich, niece of Senator Stewart, who made
such favorable impression in Miss Sewalrs
play. maid Marion at the National Theater
last December, will enact the role of Gdldteu:
Mr.. George c. Hazelton, Pygmaiion; Mr. Hub
bard L. Smith. the comedy part. and the other
characters will be taken by leading society anna
| teurs. This rendition is certain to prove
grand success
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