Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

ALDAueHs-Miss Agnes Huntington viii
present at Albaugh's on Monday night Plan
quet.e's latest opera, Captain Iherese." 1t
was given for the first time in America in Balti-
more last Monday and scored an instantan eous
success Miss Huntington appears in this
opera. first as a charming yc ing lady just from
school and afferward in the dlsguife Of an Of
| fiser of the French Huzzars. In both of these
is almost constantly nPon the stage
from the rise to the fan of the curtain.
The Music OF the opera lie said IT, be bright and
pretty throughout and the words, written by
+. G. Burnand and Gilbert ADeckett, to con-
tair t. laugh in every line. Like Paul Jones'
this opera is OF the purest character and with.
out the slightest approach to vulGarity ct any
kind. The scenery and costumes ARC elaborate
and beautiful and the entire productior is said
to te n most magnificent scale. The COM
pany. including principals and chorus, null
bers seventy people.
HARRIS BJOC THEArER.-Harris' Bijou has
conceded the date for the attrac ton first an
nounced and will instead present the Bosto n
Howard Atheu@um Company next Monday
night Tor q weeks engagement, with the usual
matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This will be genuine novelty and at the same
time will be in keeping With the standard Of
excellence that the Biiou has established. The
greatest festure Of tie program is the acrobatic
and consortion work of lille Ena Bertol Ii, who
is a marvellous example OF muscular skill and
suppleness. The sirrplest thing she does is to
walk down stairs backward on her hands Kara,
the iUggier, is one of the few really clover ones
before the public, and A. U. Duncan, the yeI-
triioquist, is another representative performer.
Singing, dancing and comedy will be presented
by artists each OF wAcu has made u LIE stud
of the work which he does.
KERNASs LYcEuM THtATER.-An elaborate
production of Sinnms and Pettitt's successfd al
melodrama, Master and Man, is promised at
kernan's Lyceum Theater next week. 1t will
DO presented with careful attention to detail,
including special scenery. painted by Matt Nor
gan and Harley Merry. and will be Interpreted
by n company OF well-known artists, among
whom may be mentioned Dominick Murray,
Walter Edwards and Marguerite Fealy. The
play has made great impression everywhere
by It's realistic scenes, which include the illr-
minated chapel, tho village green and the Carl
ton iron works, the interior 0: the latter, with
its tall chimncys pouring out volumes VI thick
smoke and its blazing furnace shooting ont
huge red flames, formiHSa weirdly picturesque
scene. Tho plot is strong and develops story
OF yillany, which is, of course, ultimately
thwarted and RICH. is triumphant. Specialties
enliven the play, including anvil cIoruses by
the Working mon 8 Quartet, songs and da,ccs by
the Twin City trio and sparriIg ana acrobatic
exhibitions by tie Martinetti brothers.
The SToDpARD LECTuREs.-Mr. John l.. Stod-
dard successfully inaugurated his thirteenth
season o! lecture work on Thursday evening at
the Academy O. MuSic, brooklyn. An audience
able standing room greeted the lecturer with
rounds Of enthusiastic applause as he appeared
upon the Stage. Mr.. Stoddard Acknowledged
the greeting and then proceeded with his lee
tl.re, travels IN Sunny Spall." The announce
meHt OF Mir. Stoddsrd>s retirement from the
lecture platform for year 10 enable him to
travel around the world undoubtedly added to
the interest Of the occasion and contributed to
swell the audience.
GEoHGETowN ORCBEsTRA-The twelfth season
CT the Georgetown Amateur Orchestra promises
to be the most interesting in the history OF this
excellent musical organization. Prof. Josef
haspar viii conduct the rehearsals and con-
certs, and the orchestra will have the assistance
OF the Wilhelmj Club, which will swell the
num5er OF string performers to eighty and
make a grand force OF one hundred.
Among ths solo performers announced
are Prof. Anton Gloetzner, Miss Lolita
Mills and Mr.. Henry Xander, pianists;
Mr.. James Savage, baritone; Hiss Leonora
Won Stosch, violiniste, and Miss Clementine De
We're, soprano. The first concert will be given
in MetZerotts New Music Hall on December IL,
when the following program will be performed:
Overture, "Phedre," Massenet; piano concerto
In minor. op. l6, Henselt, Mr.. Anton Gloetz-
ner; Norwegian Rhapsodie No. 3, Svendsen;
''lntermezzO Cavalleria Rusticana," Mascagni;
Marietta (tOr string orchestra and harp,
Passard; Loves Dream After tho Bali, f"
Czibulka, Wilhelmj Club and orchestra GOO
performers): Largo" Handel, Wiiheimj Club,
orchestra, 100 sopranos, and organ; waltz,
ARTISTS Life, Strauss. Season tickets for the
entire course of three concerts are now on sale
at Metzerotts music store.