Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-17


Europe and America for his peculiar style Of
composition. D'Albert comes and plays in his
own iniulitsble way on the piano. and Pade-
rewski wins the hearts of all by his interpreta-
ton Of the old masterpieces of music. Famous
violinists come from Vienna Dresden, LeipsiR
and Berlin. David Pepper. whose gray head
keeps time with the music Of his cello, plays
/ his own compositions and brings tears to the
eyes Of the rudience with the sweet strains of
"Trsumerei. Among other celebrities who are
expected here this winter We look for Joachim,
the great violinist
All this may be heard for from 80 to 3715
cents. No wonder that nearly all Germans are
familiar with classical music. Who in America
heard Paderewsk last year or D'Albert couple
OF years ago for 81 cents?
The concert Is over, the carriages are waiting
and the fOotnen and maids carefully wrap mp
their young lady charges. The humber indi-
viduals wend their way through the wet and
rain at always rains on concert nights) to the
horse car.
Another series of symphony concerts Of high
grade has been opened in the Opera House.
The same conductor leads these and they afford
great advantages for the hundreds who cannot
obtain tickets for the Museums concerts.
SINGING SOCIETIES.
The Kuhls'chen verein is very similar to the
Damrosch Oratorio Society. They give only
sacred music and have about four concerts q
fine, but for some reason the chorus singing
and many Of the soloists in the oratorios are
much inferior to those to be heard at home
The Caecilien Verein is o very old singing
society, and it was for them that Mendelssohn
wrote his beautiful orstoro of St. Paul about 1884,
They sing q great deal of Schumann's music
which Is very favorably received in Frankfort.
There are any number Of other male qunrtets,
male choruses and concerts at the conserv-
Afoies, enough to occupy every evening in the
week IL desired.
Very many OF the best concerts are given on
Sunday. which is very inconvenient for the
Americans who cannot stretch their condolences
enough to attend them. As Sunday Ia the
German holiday large audiences are always OBJ
tainabls At the opera at 8 o'clock there is a
special matinee, aud the finest operas are given
then and in the evening. Sunday evening is a
time for enjoyment and merr ymaking.
THE OPERA HOUSE
is said to be the finest in Germany. 1t is a
large building in a handsome part of the city
and was opened in 1880. The interior is beauti-
fully decorated with rare marbles and the fres-
Goes are fine. wagner's operas are given most
frequently, but Martha" 'Don Juan"
'Fidelio" and the favorite "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana are also very popular.
The concerts and the opera afford the best
opportunities for hearing classical music. but
this is not by any means. the only kind Of mu-
sic that may De heard here.
Frankfort possesses two large gardens or
parks. One, the Geological Garden, lies at the
eastern end of the city. 1t is comparatively
modern. As lately 1870 all this land was oc-
cupied as q hospital for soldiers who had been
wounded in the Franco-Prussian war. The
garden has been prettily laid out by land
scape gardener and contains fine collection Of
animals. Music Of light character is given
here every afternoon and evening during the
year and q subscription ticket is obtained for a
small sum. On pleasant afternoons the garden
is filed with small children, who, with their
nurses. enjoy the music and fresh air. The
evening concerts arc well attended. They are
not Of so high grade, however, as those at the
Palmer Garten. which is at the extreme west
ern end Of the town. In front Of the Palmer
Haus. which contains q concert hall and
restaurant, well as q beautiful collection of
palms, there Ia during the warm season q very
fine display Of flowers. As soon the blossoms
wither they replaced by others from the
hot houses in the rear. The early spring
pansies are followed by roses, begonias. dahlias
and numberless other varieties Of flowers, until
the season closes with gorgeous display Of
chrysanthemums.
When the weather il warm tables are spread
out OF doors and it is the habit Of many Ger
man ladies to come out here with their children
to hear the concert and drink o'clock coffee,
and then, being Joined by their husbands, re-
main TO eat supper in the cool of the evening.
during the second concert. Frequently there
are two bands, which play alternately.
DURING THE 1SrEaMIssIoS
the people promenade back and forth, or
wander of to other parts of the garden through
beds of cacti, or Of roses grown as small trees,
carnations and other beautiful flowers. Then,
passing around by the fine lawn tennis courts
and the open field where Buffalo Bill, or
''Bufel Wilhelm, as the Germans called him,
held his Wild West show a couple Of years ago,
they wander through shaded paths and over a
In winter there is much skating here. A little
further on are the childrens play grounds, well
provided with games and swings.