Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-13
AMUsEMENTs.

Next week being the fourth Of the Carleton
Opera Compsny's summer season at Albaugh't
| TWO operas will be given-'The Queens Lace
| handkerchief Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day and 'Nanon" for the remainder Of the week.
Ihe full strength Of the company will be pre-
sented.
lis There Race Problem in America? II so,
How Best to Solve It?" will be discussed by
Hon b. K. Bruce, Rev. ]. W. E. Bowen, Rev.
y. q. Steward and Mrs. A. J. Cooper in a sym
postum at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church
Friday evening, May Is. Music under the di-
rection Of Prot. John T. Layton. Hon. John
+. Cook will preside. Admission IS cents. Seats
| reserved without extra charge at Metzerott's
Seats at Droop's for Bischoff grand concert
| at the Tabernacle Friday evening.
The grand closing concert of the United
States Marine Band on its return from Phila-
delphia and New York will be given at the
Academy Of Music next Friday evening un der
| direction of John Phillip Sousa. assisted by
Mile. Decca. prima donna, soprano. The same
program will be presented. Seats at Metzerotts
Saturday, 81, IS aud so cents.
The correct solution of the mathematical
puzzle offered by Manager Jack of the Creole
clerk in the census Office, and the prize box has
been rendered him.
The Boston Festival Orchestra Of forty per-
formers, under the direction of Victor Herbert,
fresh from their successes at the Richmond fes-
tival, will give two concerts at the Academy of
Music tomorrow. The programs are unusually
attractive including in the afternoon the Der
Freischutz" overture. tho unfinished symphony
Of Schubert. Handers Largo and LIFTS SYM
phonic poem, LES Preludes," for orchestra, a
violin solo by Mr.. Winternity and Tschaikow-
sky's piano concerto No. /, played by Miss
Aus der Ohe. At the evening concert the or
chestra will play the '.Lohengrin," yorspiel
Gieg's Peer Gynt' suite and two short num-
beers by Massenet and Delibes. Mr.. Myron W.
Whitney will sing Mendelssohn's I'm a
Roamer" and the great Magic Flute aria, which
abounds in the low notes Of which Mr.. Whitney
is the possessor. Miss Rose Stewart will sing
the mad scene from Lucia and two songs
with piano, and Mr.. Victor Herbert will con-
tribute solo for cello by Sesvais. An interest
ing number will be Rats Cavatina. played in
unison by all the violins. Metzerott 4 Co. have
the tickets which are sold at the unusally low
prices Of 81, rs and 80 cents.
The presentation of Gilberts charming play.
"Pygmalion and Galatea," at National Rifles
Armory. under the supervision of MIR. Geoffrev
Stein, was witnessed by large audience last
evening. MIR. Stein had for his leading lady
Miss Rolf. formerly of Modjeska's support. who
assumed the trying role of Gdldtea in a credit
able manner. Mr.. Stein as Pyqmdtion dis
played marked improvement in his art. To
the minor support great credit is due. As the
players were amateurs the audience naturally
prepared itself to be lenient in its criticism,
but at an early stage Of the performance this
leniency was discovered to be unnecessary
Miss Darling portrayal Of the part of Cyn,scd
Daphne, Miss Hodkinson as Myrine. Mr. Darling
as Ch1ysOs, Mr.. Seaman MINES. Mr.. Carnana
as Agesi'I,os and Mr.. Forster as Leucippe all
contributed toward making what was alto
gether a smooth. creditable and ENJOYABLE per-
formance.