The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-15

for something as an amusement that shall be
pure and morally wholesome, than all the ser
mons that could be preached. Denhan Thomp-
sons play of New England life, with its clean
dialogue, pure motives, and healthy, hearty
humor, is acknowledged by clergy public, and
press to be thoroughly wholesome as well as
amusing production. The characters are clean
cut types of New England, quaint in their man
ner honest in their convictions, and sturdy in
their ideas of truth. The play itself is series
of pictures of home-life calculated to be true
to the nature from which they are drawn and
free from sensationalism.
The Rummel Concerts.
That the great pianist Franz Rummel will
create seneaton here in musical circles is evil
dent from the numerous demands which have
already been made for tickets. No one who
heard him here five years ago is likely to forget
the wonderful impression he made by his mas
terly and unequaled Interpretation of Beetho-
ven's "Moonlght Sonata" The concerts, from
musical standpoint, can be called progressive
as he starts with compositions of the old mas
ters, such as Couperin, 066S,) and gradually
works up to the most brilliant compositions by
modern masters, none the least of which may be
mentioned the favorite "Tarantella and Condo
liera," LisZt; ''La Fileuse," Raft, etc. The
magnificent sonata, Op. 35 Chopin, will be on
the second programme, and he will repeat the
beautiful 'Moonlight" of Beethoven. Pamph-
lets and programmes can now be had at Droop's,
925 Pennsylvania avenue, where the sale of seats
will commence on March II.
Coming Concerts.
Xaver Scharwenka, the eminent composer and
pianist, is to give piano recital at the Academy
of Music on Friday evening, April 3. His
American tour has been one of the principal
events of the musical season and crowded
houses have greeted him everywhere. He has
prepared programme of unusual brilliancy
for Washington. Copies may be had at the
music stores. Metzerott will have the tickets
on the 23d.
Mr.. Charles Santley, who has for years been
the leading baritone in England, sails to-day
from Havre to give series of twenty concerts
in this country. He comes here on April IA,
with several artists accompanying, and will be
assisted also by the Choral. Society Many will
remember the concerts Mr.. Santley gave in this
country some twenty years ago. He is still the
popular favorite that he has been for the last
thirty years. On his return from his late
Australian tour he gave q concert in Leeds,
England, and was given hearty welcome. The
people of Leeds organized a torchlight pro-
cession to escort Mr.. Santley from the concert
hall to the Great Western Hotel. When the
concert ended the Town Hall and municipal
buildings were lurid in the light of over thou
sand lambeaux carried by men and youths who
were awaiting the departure of Mr.. Santley ac-
companied by the other artists.
The AdamowSki Quartette Concert.
Probably no other member of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra has many friends and
admirers in Washington as Mr.. Timothee
Adamowski the popular violinist. All are en-
thusiastic over his playing, and the younger
members of the gentler sex are possessed of like
degree of admiration of his personal charms.
One was overheard to remark at the last con-
cert, 81 think Mr.. Adamowski plays beautifully
| (the infection on the last word cannot be ex-
| pressed in type) 'He is second violin; you
| see he sits in the second row." In that light
| the sixth bench must be sixth violin +! Mr..
| Adamowski with his brother Josef, the 'cellst
| and Messrs. Moldauer and Zach make up the
| quartette which Is to give a concert at the
| Universalist Church on the evening after the
| next concert of the Boston Orchestra. In ad-
dition to oquartettes by Beethoven, Tschaikowsky,
| and Grieg, Mr.. T. Adamowski will play a
| Romnza by Svendsen and a MaZourka by
| Zarzycki. The 'cellist will also have solo num-
bers. Programmes and tickets at Metzerott's.
| "Mr. WiIkinson's Widows"
William Gillette, the well-known author OF
"Held by the Enemy ssAll the Comforts of
Home," "The Private Secretary etc., has just
| completed new comedy with the above title.
| Mr.. Charles Frohman will produce it at the
New National on Monday, March 90, with a
| special company, which will form for him his
new comedy company that will remain in New
York all next season. 1t includes Joseph Hol.
land, Frederick Bond, Henrietta Crossman,
Maude White, Annie Wood, Thomas Burns,
| Thomas Wise, George Thompson, Lillian Leach
| and others. Mr.. Gillette will be on hand at the
| opening.
Lights and Shadows. :"
The attraction at Harris's Bijou this week
needs no formal introduction to the public II
has been heralded from one end of the country
to the other as one of the greatest plays of its
class the country has ever known. In order to
score a success at the present time melo
drama must have strongly-developed character
istics of it's own. The hackneyed heroics and
| trite sentimentalisms that once easily passed
current for popular approval will no longer
| answer the purpose. Elaborate scenery stage
explosions, and wrecks at sea each had theii
day. Then the tank drama came, and ther
came 'Lights and Shadows" with an improve
ment on what had been considered the crown
ing effort in the direction of stage realism. The
real water scene in this play represents the
| docks, and the water comes pouring upon the
stage with force and velocity that makes the
danger of the hero and heroine imprisoned there
seem genuine for the moment even to the most
! calloused veteran In theatre-going. The com-
| pany has merited and received the hearty ap-
| proval of the press and public wherever 1t has
| appeared. The incidents of the play are woven
| together in a highly interesting manner and
some of the episodes are novel to the degree OF
| daring. "Lights and Shadows is already an
established favorite with the public, and warm
welcome may be expected for it at Harris, Brit
ton 81 Deans cozy resort.
Boston Symphony Orchestra.