Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25
AMUsEMENTs.

offered the patrons of Albangh's Grand Opera
House Monday evening and during the week.
Mr.. Robson is always assured Of large business
here In Washington. because he keeps his COM
pany up to the standard and gives this city the
same performances that he gives in New York
and elsewhere. During the week Mr.. Robson
viii be seen In probably three Of the best COM
edies known to the English-speakiug stage.
Monday ev ening he will inaugurate his engage
ment with a presentation of that quaint old
English comedy Married Life" and will be
seen as M. Henry Dore, the coachman
who married his mistress. married Life"
will be repeated on Tuesday evening and at the
Wednesday matinee. Wednesday evening Mr..
Robson will appear in what he modestly terms
an adequate production of Oliver Goldsmith 6
immortal comedy 'She Stops to Conquer
which met with such great success when pre-
sented here last season by Mr.. Robson. Friday
and Saturday nights, also at the Saturday
matinee, Bronson Howard's most successful
comedy The Henrietta" will be given.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.-Nr. E. 8. Willard
will be I. attraction next week. appearing in
The Middleman' on Mon day night. Judah"
Tuesday. The Professors Love Story" We'd
nesday night, Saturday mat inee and night, "A
Fools Paradise Thursday and John Need
hams Double" Friday.
ACADEMY Music - Charles Frohmans
''Gloriana' and 1.-The Majors Appointment"
with Lottie Collins in ''Ta-ra-ra- boom-de-ay,"
will hold the boards at the Academy next week.
HARRIS BIJoU THEArER.-The shamrock"
an Irish drama that has met with unusual sue
cess, will be given at Harris Bijou Theater
next Monday night for weeks engagement
with matinees as usual. The company. which
is said to be a good one throughout, is headed
by the popular young singer and comedian.
Edwin Hanford. Mr. Hanford is a graceful
actor as well as an accomplished vocalist and
dancer. Miss Bella Hanford the soubrette Of
the company. is graceful little woman. whose
audiences seem always to like her. The story is
an interesting one. telling OF the adventures of
an Irish lad falsely accused of murder, and the
scenery is exceptionally good.
kERNANs LYCECM THEArER.-Scenes of the
sunny tropics and life in the land of the beau
tfui Nile will form interesting features of the
entertainment to be given by sam /. Jacks
Creole Company at kernans Lyceum next
week. Typical tropical beauties, assisted by
daughters OF the Nile, will engage in a multi
plicity of diversions calculated to prove as
novel as they are interesting. The creole girls
will appear IN exquisite costumes. which are
scarcely exceeded in beauty by the rich raj
ment which enshrouds the perfect figure Of the
Egyptian lady. Together the creole hues and
the Egyptian beauty form picture of feminine
loneliness which possesses all the charm Of
natural contrast and all the merit of freshness.
HE NORDICA CoNCERT.-The concert given
by the Nordica Operate Concert COMPANY at
Metzerott Music Hall last night was in some
respects even better than that given by the
a number on the program that was not well
known, and both Scalchi and Campanini were
in better form than on the occasion of their
former visit. Both these singers have passed
their prime. but the perfection of their method.
their dramatic intensity and their artistic
finish are plainly manifest. After all they are
more satisfactory than any of the new con-
traltos or tenOrs that are aspirants for public
favor. Scalchi's numbers last night we're the
aria of Arsace from ''Senramide." a duet, Il
Pescatori." by Manzocchi, with Sig Del
Puente. and Siebel's Flower Song" from
Faust" and in each she showed herself
the thorough artist. albeit there were times
when her voice was hollow or harsh Campainni
sang Beethoven's Adelaide with exquisite
finish and he sustained his part in the quartet
from "Rigoletto" with great spirit. His
''Salve dimora'' was but a reminder Of what it
used to be. vet he employed the falsetto with
decided skill. Sig. Del Puente's voice shows
no diminution of its noble powers. and both in
his solo number and in his concerted work he
was satisfactory. Nine. Nordica created de-
cided furore by her execution of the polonaise
from ''Mignon.' the hexibility and purity of
her voice appearing to excellent advantage in
this horid and brilliant composition. Her
encore. MoultOn's "Becoane was SO pleasingly
given that another song was demanded. and she
sang pleasing Lullaby" by Mr.. Luckstone.
She sustained her part in the quartet with fine
effect and in the scenes from Faust" she was
found fully competent for all tina requirements
of the score, the Jewel Song" being particu-
larry attractive. Mr. Luckstone was an eff
Gent piano accompanist and he directed the
orchestra which supported the 'Rigoletto"
and Faust numbers.
PADEREwsKI.-That the distinguished Pader-
ewski has completely captured Washington, as
he has every city that he has visited, is proved
by tine fact that nearly all the seats for his re-
ctal to be given at Metzerott Hall on Monday
night are already taken. 1t will be the only
opportunity the musical people of this city will
have of listening to this extraordinary player
and he will undoubtedly be greeted by as
brilliant an audience was ever assembled
here. To remarkable execution Paderewsk
adds true musicianly feeling, and this union has
won for him his present distinction.
JAMES WHITCoMB RILEY.-The &c. c." course
will conclude with James Whitcomb Riley on
Friday evening. March 81. Mr.. Riley's verses
have been universally read and appreciated
and he will recite some of his most popular
poems at this engagement. few seats remain
unsold at Metzerott's.
CITIZEN GEORGE FRANCIS TrAIN has decided
to give another lecture al Metzerott Music Hall
tonight He will speak upon some topics that
he has not previously touched upon. and will
also repeat some of the arguments he has used
in his former talks Mr.. Train is always in
teresting. His epigrammatic utterances are
iorceful and effective. He will undoubtedly be
greeted by a large audience. ..
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