Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
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reputation, gained strictly upon its merits as
composition, will be the magnet for the
weeks recitals here. The interpreters of
the work are the Mapleson and Whitney
Opera Comique Company, consisting of
eighty principals and chorus. The roster
of principals embraces such well-known
lyric artists Laura Schirmer Mapleson,
Lilly Post, Thea Dorre Marian Langdon,
Julia Spencer Lizzie Newman and Maggie
Bolton; also Hubert Wilke. Gerald Gerome,
H. w. Ire Denick. A NJ Holbrook, Ole
Norman, c. A. Bigelow, Edward Pease and
Walter West. 1.-The Fencing Master was
first produced in September of last season,
and so great was it's success that the entire
season was devoted to seven cities, namely.
Boston, Chicago. Philadelphia, New York
Bunalo, Washington and Baltimore This
season Montreal and Boston have been WIS.,
lted successfully, the return engagement in
the last-named city being veritable
triumph during the entire season of three
weeks. The scenes Vt THE Fencing Mas
ter are Venetian, and from a scenic point
OF view are most picturesque.
new National Theater.-Mr. Joseph JEFF
ferson in rip Van Wrinkle" next week.
academy OF Music.-Robert Hilliard and
Faui Arlnur viii De seen IN The .>omlnee.
at the Academy OF Music next week
neioorama, 'Ihe Pulse OF New York" wIiI
open an engagement at Harris BiIou
IL. .neater next week. The play is based on
and nn1, coinnon IN the great metropolis,
anu ooth tne incidents ana scenery are
WORKED out In the most realistic fashion
When the hero and heroine hang ROW
.ne ues OF the elevated road while a long
-, a." 80 uasnes over them the effect is thrilling
nar me extreme. The audience is again com.
Peneo TO hold its breath when the hero is
h, unuer the hammer Of huge pile driver
which Is In fun operation on the stoao
i: a. e ans Oh real steam engine. The cast
60 SOU as the play, Carrie Sweeney. the
slar, carrying off the laurels in her No.
Layai oi SIX difficult characters The 10
auouus with specialties and songs and ths
thinys - anu III dances Introduce the newest
nernah Lyceum Theater.-WhaIIen e.
Sn,', zen rs Dig realistic production. The
South Before the War;" will be next weeL,s
ntch acu1n at the Lyceum, opening Monday
negro life on the big plantations h.fnna ne I
wa. II Is the realistic portrayal Of the
SnaIacteristic incidents of old planta tion
uays' the representation of the darkev in
tn happy nour, that makes THE South Be-
iore the War" a highly acceptable n-oduo-
ton. No feature is more attractiva tha,,
the OLD darkey melodies 1t was a noor
plantation indeed, that did not have its
vocal quartet its back and wing dancers
l.s weiro musicians. and as a result thew
songs, funny negro witticisms and TENSION
orean and musical concets In the.South
Before the War" they are all reaIisticaIiv
reproduced The roster Of the Company
numbers nearly a hundred people, and it
mas been meeting with phenomenal success
everywhere. street parade, weathe- per-
mitting. Will be given Monday morning at
II 80 o'clock.
The German Military Bands-The Ger
man Military Bands which are to appear a Z
Convention Hall on the 5th and 9th of De-
cempec Will present a class of music dis
tinctively of a military character, and prob
ably Of a kind which has never been heard
In this country by the majority of the citi-
zens. Mr.. Herman Wolff, the well-known
Berlin manager, representing the syndicate
OF German bankers and the few American
citizens who formed the company which
placed the German village at the fair was
requested to secure two bands whose music
would be OF military nature, and partake
Of the characteristics of the country
Through the kindness of the imperial Prus-
sian band inspector, the services Of two
noted German band masters were secured ;
one being Ed. Ruschewyt, a military band
master Of great reputation, and also direc-
tor of the famous band in Tivoli Garden at
Berlin; the other Gustav Herald. the staff
trumpeter, and a well-known composer Of
brass music. Through the efforts Of these
two leaders the infantry band of ffty-five
pieces and the Guarde du Corps, or cavalry
band of twenty-six pieces, were fully or
ganized. equipped and the organizations
came over last May. Their success in New
York. before going to Chicago, was follow
ed during the entire season at the fair. and
the bands played to daily audiences of from
two to twenty thousand people. Since leav-
ing the fair they have been giving three or
four concerts in each of the principal cities
of the west and are now nearing the end
Of their journey. They return to Germany
December 10. consequently, their concerts
here on the dates mentioned will be the
only chance to hear them. In st. Louis.
Cincinnati. Pittsburg, Cleveland and Buff
falo the audiences have been simply enor-
NOUS thousands attending the concerts.
and no doubt exists as to the continuance
of these triumphs here in the east. The
sale of seats commences Monday. Novem-
Der q, at Metzerotts music store.
The Bischoff Concerts.-The announcement
OF the thirteenth season of the Bischon
concerts is now made, and the dates Tor
this years series are fixed as follows: De-
cember Is. January 26. 1884; February y,
March u and April p. All these dates are
on Friday. The concerts are under the
in mediate direction of DR.. Bischof, who
will appear in each, assisted by the best
local talent. The sale Of season tickets VIII
commence at Ellis music store on Friday,
December 1, and continue until December
., after which no more season tickets will
be sold. The success of the Bischon con-
certs In past years warrants the psedic-
ton that both from a musical and finan-
cial standpoint the reputation they have
gained will be maintained.
Carroll Institute Hall.-Tomorrow night
Mr.. A. ]. Faust will deliver a lecture. I'M
der the auspices of the sodalty of st. Pat
rick's parish, at the Carroll Institute Hall.
His subject will be Cardinal Newman and
His Times" and it will be illustrated with
stereopticon views of persons and places
connected with the great churchman's ca
reer. DR.. Faust is a man of high literary
attachments and excellent discriminating
powers. 80 his lecture may be anticipated
to be an interesting one, and the subject is
one that appeals strongly to every Catholic
| heart This is the lecture that was post
poned from last Sunday evening on account
Of DR.. Fausts illness and the tickets pur-
chased for that occasion will be good to-
morrow night
The Imperial Austrian Band.-Tomorrow
night the Imperial Austrian Infantry Band
that created such a furore among those who
visited "Old Vienna" at the Worlds Fair
will make Its first appearance In this city.
1t will play IN Convention Hall, for 1t Is be-
| lieved that no other place in the city is
sufficiently large to accommodate the
| crowds that will want to hear this excel
| lent body Of foreign musicians. This band
| is unique in it's ability to play the highest
| type of martial music and also to properly
| interpret the best compositions for or
| chestra 1t has created more interest
wherever 1t has appeared than did the IA
nous band OF Strauss. Its leader. c. M.
| Ziehrer, is a court director, and one Of the
| most talented in the Austrian capital. He
| is also a composer of note, and one Of the
| numbers on tomorrow nights program will