Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21
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a romantic Irish drama. will be seen here for
tthe first time Monday evening at Albaugh's
| Grand Opera House. with the popular young
comedian and excellent baritone singer j. K Muir
ray AS the hero. Terence o. Toole Mr.. Murray will
sing number Of ballads written expressly for
him by Prof Crouch. "Glen- Da-Lough" is a
pretty story of fist love and intrigue, present
| ing scenes and characters in both high life and
| pleasant surroundings. the beautiful scenery
of Ireland forming the stage setting. A num-
| Der of the scenes exact reproductions Of
/ famous natural beauties of Ireland. The COM
pany Is a large one. and carefully selected.
| NATIONAL THEArER.-Tbe Bostonians in
! robin Hood" will be at the National Theater
! next week.
| ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-"rhe' County Fair"
with Neil Burgess himself in his original char
acter OF Abeq0i Price, will be at the Academy
OF NIneic next week.
/ Hams BIJoU THEATER.-nan McCarthy's
popular play, The Cruiskeen Lawn" will be
| seen Mt Harris qheater next week. presented
/ by good company and with remarkably fine
scenic effects. One of the strongest feat
| ures or the piece il its panoramic representa-
/ lions of famous spots in picturesque Ireland.
! There are numerous songs and dances and
other bright bits OF specially introduced during
the play 1t has its full share of roilicking fun
| as well as romantic interest The plot differs
materially from the hackneyed themes which
l have so long done service in the Irish drama,
| and altogether the attraction is with more
than the ordinary claims TO popular patronage.
| hERNANs LYCEUM THEATER.-The City Club
! Spectacular cc-Comedy Co., Tom z. Miacos
| successful variety attraction, will open at Kerr
mans 1heater next Monday. "Studies in Terra
Gotta, the first part, Is pronounced an artistic
conception. rich in scenic display and replete
with interesting features. The olio. inter-
| sPersed with Matt Morgans living statues, in
Guides Charles Belmont. Fannie Everett, the
Deveres. Lew Hawkins, Bryant and Richmond
| and Phyllis Allen, whose specalties are invari-
ably refreshing. "A Miss Heli-Yett" is said to
be Percy Gaunts special burlesque, and'will be
Handsomely staged and intelligently interpreted.
Miss Everett forms the central figure.
The &c. c." CoURsE.-This evening Mr.
Thomas Mast, the well-known caricaturIst will
give his illustrated entertainment at Metzerott
Hall few seats for this lecture may be had
at Metzerot's music store. February +. Hop
hinson Smith and Thomas Nelson Page will ap-
pear.
ANTON SEpL.-Next Thursday evening the
people of this city will have presented to them
at Metzerott Music Hall the greatest Wagner
program that was ever performed here. Mr..
Anton Seitil. who enjoyed personal acquaint-
ance with the great German composer and who
Is undoubtedly moro conversant with Wagners
| ideas and methods than any man in this coun-
try. will bring his great metropolitan orchestra
and corps of competent singers to present
selections from the best of his latest works.
There will be fourteen sooists, including
Emma Juch, Amanda Fabris. Miss Rathbone,
Gertrude Stein and others of equal
reputation. and these will properly interpret
the vocal score, while the orchestra
which Mr.. Seidl has brought to such y high de-
gree OF excellence will certainly be all that can
be desired. The Wagner concert that Mr..
Seidl gave here recently was extremely en-
)oyable entertainment and created positive
desire for a further hearing of Wagner music
interpreted by the same skiful corps of play
ers and directed by the same intelligent leader,
and this desire will be more than gratifed in
the coming concert. Seats are now on sale at
MetZerotts. where analytical books containing
program may be had free of charge.
The CHORAL SoCIETY.-On Wednesday next
the Choral Society and the symphony Orches-
ira of New York will give performance of
Memberships great oIatorio elijah" at
Metzerott Music Hall. That the choruses will
be well sung may be accepted as an assured
fact, for the chorals were never in better con.
dition both as to numbers and intelligent re-
hearsals, ard the good work that they did in
the Messiah" viii be even improved upon in
Elijah The soIoists will be Nine. Basta
Tayary, soprano: Miss Minnie Behnne. con-
tralto; Mr.. Payne Clark, tenor, and MIR. Erics-
son Bushnell. bass, al singers of high reputa-
ton and who may be depended upon to in
teliiSently interpret Mendelssohn's glorious
music. The whole performance will be under
the conduct of Mr.. Waiter Damrosch. Seats
..
REV. X. S. Macarthur. d. d. the eloquent
platform orator, will deliver his popular lee
ture, "Chips," at Metzerott Music Hall on
Tuesday evening next. This lecture is full of
sharp sayings. keen wit and solid reflection, and
viii be listened to with great interest. Repre-
sentative W. L. Wilson Of West Virginia will in
troduce the lecturer. Reserved seats may be
secured at Metzerott's.
LIEUT.. PEARY's LEcrURE.-On Monday
evening, January so, Lieut.. Robt. Z. Peary,
the arctic explorer, VIII deliver at Metzerott
Music Hall his lecture on Northern Green
land" as seen BY him during his late expedition.
One hundred lantern photographs of Green
land scenery form an interesting feature of
Lieut.. Peary's lecture. Monday afternoon at
$50 Lieut. Teary will talk to the children about
the little Eskimos and show his wonderful
pictures. Sale of seats for these lectures opens
Monday morning, January %, at Metzerott's
music store.
The PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIoS-A series of
lectures on the Philosophy Of Religion is
announced by Merwin Iarie Smell to be deliv-
cred on Sunday afternoons at MetZerott Music
Hall The first will be given tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. and the special subject will
be: 'What is the Philosophy of Religion?' Mr..
Smell has been a close student religious sub
jects and the results of his Investigations will be
of interest to those of every shade of belief.
j. X. MURRAY. the favorite baritone. who
opens at Aibaughs on Monday night in '.Glen-
da-lough," will sing kathleen Mavourneen,"
the famous song composed by Prof. F. Nichols
Crouch. During the engagement here Prof.
Crouch will direct the orchestra, while Mr..
Murray is rendering the beautiful ballad.
The MARINE BAND CoScERr.-The United
States Marine Bands first public appearance
under the leadership of Prof. FanciuIh at Net
zerott Music Hall last night was most graft
tying success artistically il not quite so tnan-
cially. The hall comfortably filed with
admirers and friends of the organization. and
right royalty did they receive the new leader
1t WAS the general verdict from those present
that the band under Prof. Fanciulli's direction
has made decided advance and tina. its future
reputation will be greatly enhanced. The even
ings program opened with the overture
"Rienzi," and proved an enjoyable selection,
given in mastery style. The second number,
'Slumber Song ard "Arabesque," displayed
the bands mastery of technique and express
sion and was heartily applauded. A quartet of
French horns was the third number, and the
weirdy sweet tones caused most pleasing i'm
preston and an encore was demanded. Gou-
mods Queen of Sheba'' was the next number,
and was rendered in true Marine Band style.
An encore was demanded, and. in fact. the
audience seemed determined to have double
program, as the bands playing had awakened
great enthusiasm. sig Mariana Mama then
sang in his pleasing manner aria
from Faust" and was compelled to respond to
an encore. The feature of the evenings
program, a grand descriptive fantasia, The
Voyage of Coiumbus,' it's first rendition in
Washington. was then given and Prof Fapciulli's
artistic Individuality added materially to the