Evening star., 1894-01-20
IN MU SICAl CIRCLES
Many Amateur Performances Are Now in
Active Rehearsal.
The Juvenile .Pinafore" VIII BE q
Great Success-SO. Too, Will lie
the s.Three Dukes,o

already under way. The most interesting
Is that Of the Juvenile "Pinafore," which
will take place at the New National Thea
ter on February 3. 1t will be given for
the benefit OF the National Homeopathic
Hospital, and the ladies having the affair
| In charge are confident that the presenta-
| ton Of Gilbert and Sullivan's tuneful opera
will be even more attractive this year than
when 1t was produced last spring. The cast
Will be nearly the same and naturally the
children have gained more ease in their
acters with greater effect
Little Miriam Stoddard, who was so sue
cessful in mixing those children up." Will.
as Buttercup. mix them up again this year,
and do 1t even more perfectly than before.
As Capt. Corcoran, Paul Sperry was, and
always will be- one of the bright and shin
| ing lights. and the ladies are to be con-
graduated upon securing such manly
boy and such a polished little actor to fill
the role again. But all who heard the opera
last season will find extra pleasure in store
for them in the excellence of Sir Joseph
Porter, X. C. B.. sung by Master Fred
eric Hazard. When he sang the part be-
fore he was heavily handicapped and un-
able to do himself justice, but now he is
| rendering Sir Josephs lines and music in
| wonderful way for a lad of twelve years.
| old admiral, who claimed that "A British
seaman was any mans equal-excepting
his"
The Ralph Rackstraw will be new, and
Master Lee Cox of Georgetown, who has q
voice of unusual sweetness and power, will
assume this part Although this is his first
attempt in anything of this kind, ne is de-
veloping into a good actor and will sur
prise and crafty his friends. He has been
largely aided at the rehearsais by the jose
phine, with whom most of his stage busi-
ness is done. The miss who takes this part
Is little Marie Howe, who created such
favorable impression by her excellent sing
ing and acting last spring. She to
have the instinct of an actress and is ex-
| tremely graceful in all her movements,
while her voice is remarkable in one so
young. She and Ralph go through their
work with the earnestness and sincerity OF
professionals. The Boatswain will be as
then, Burton Garrett. Harold Tracy will
repeat his excellent characterize ton of
Dick Deadeye. and will give to the part ill
the earnestness that 1t demands. The Hebe
will this year be Miss Helen Winter, who.
| It Is said, will be decided improvement
| upon the Part as formerly taken, being a
little miss Of much natural grace and
beauty. In fact. all the children who par
ticipated III the performance are even more
| interested in their work now and will, it
is confidently predicted. do even better than
| then. Others of the cast are Bob Beckett,
Walter Goodwin: Tommy Tucker, Minnie
West; Aunt Ethel Traylor; marines. J.
Schnopp, NJ. Horne. A. Sullivan. ]. Daley
and F. Weller The chorus includes Helen
Birney, Pauline Bliss. Beulah Boe-nstein,
Bertha Coleman, Estelle Ellis. Agnes Geyer,
Emma Heinrichs, Marie Hodgsen, Marjorie
keefe, Louise Ketcham. Nellie Martin,
Sarah Morrison. BERTHE Muth. Frances
sanders Kate Tourney. Ethel Wardle, Alice
Wood. Lille Wood. Salle Wood, Palmer
Ballinger. James Birney, Sylvester Cas-
sell. Gregg Custis, Jesse Finley, Berkley
Geyer, Earl Goodwin, Alfred Hampson.
Charlie Headley. Ralph johnson, Clarence
L Vn.i- S,r1ltr
Paul Sharp. Frank Tucker, Harry Wardle
Veerhoof.
The musical directors are Professors N.
d. Coward and Harry Howard. and the
stage management is in charge of Mr..
Willis Magruder.
One of the most attractive performances
OF the present season, and one that is
locked forward to with a great deal of in
| terest, Will be the presentation of a comic
opera entitled The Three Dukes which
Will be given on the afternoon of February
D. This opera is entirely a Washington
production, the libretto and the musical
score both having been written by two
young men of this city. and those who will
take part In its representation are also
Well known in local musical circles. The
composer of the score, Mr.. Arthur Percy
Harris Is a High School graduate, who
has developed unusual musical ability. He
has succeeded in writing a score which is
filed with original melodies. solos and con-
certed numbers that are strong and that
are sure to catch the popular ear. The IL
bretto has been written by his brother. Mr..
w. II. Harris. also of the High School, who
has produced book bright in dialogue
with sequential plot, and the action in
cludes many amusing situations.
The opera has been in careful rehearsal
for weeks under the direction of both the
authors. and it is anticipated that it's pre-
sentation will be one of the best ever given
| in this city. The cast and company are as
follows:
Cast-Niss Grace Ivnpa McC,I,och Mise
Alice Judson. Miss Fannie AtLee, Miss Ger
| trude McCulloch, Mr.. w. Fl. Harris, Mr.
Frank Rebstock, MIR. Charles Skerrett. Mr..
Felix Mahoney, Mr.. Arthur Gardner Mr..
Samuel Bruckheimer and Master Raleigh
Luckett.
Chorus-Sopranos Misses BERTHE Reichen-
bach. Della Street. Florence Mortimer. Daisy
Joyce, NJ. Mundall Sarah Higgins, Annetta
Ford Marie de Ronceray, Hester Arm
strong, Lille Stewart, Annie Lovejoy. NJ
McAlwee. Minnie Milligan and Sallie Shaw
Altos. Misses Elinor Simonds. w. E.
Barton, Lucie Mortimer, Gertrude Stewart,
Regina Baptista, Mamie Callan. Fannie J.
Campbell, Agnes V. Morgan, Genevieve
l.. Ryder, Shaw and Kappeler.
Tenors.-Messrs. Paul T. Groove Chas lie
Roy Howser, Edwin d. Flather, Louis II.
Grove, William p Churchill, T. A. Davis,
w. Webster Culison. Edwin L. Campbell,
Evans.
Basses.-Messrs. Geo. A. H. Mills, Cbas.
Roberts, NJ. Hunter Jones, Morsell, j. Wal
ter Morgan, r. r. Oliver, Jesse c. Brooke,
Howard s. Burbank, j. A. Graham, Fred
E. Young, c. E. Mccoy, G. NJ Howard
Chas. G. Mortimer. H. E. Wilson, Albert b.
Morgan, j. G.. Blount, Blair Shaw, Edward
w. Haight, Ralph ID. Clarke, Harry K
Hodes.
The opera will be given for the benefit of
the Emergency Hospital an institution
which Is one of the most important in the
city, and for the sustenance of which every
good citizen is certainly anxious. 1t will
have not only active support of all those di-
rectly connected with the hospital but the
following ladies who have determined ener-
getically to promote it's success
Mrs. Secretary Carlisle, Ms Secretary
Smith, Mrs. Postmaster General Bisseli.
Miss Morgan, Mrs. Calderon Carlisle Mrs
b. H Warner, Mrs. Jno. Joy Edison Mrs
G. j. Bell. Mrs n. S. Lincoln Mrs DR.
Kerr, Mrs. DR.. Prentiss, Mrs w. b. Gurley,
Mrs. f. Kurtz Johnson, Mrs. c. Lloyd Ma
gruder, Mrs. w. Ii. Moses, Mrs VIM C.
Whittemore, Miss Waite, Mrs A. A. Lips
comb, Mrs. p. V. DeGraw, Ms Albert
Harper, Mrs. A. H. Gait, Mrs Dieudonne.
Mrs Henry l.. West, Mrs. DR.. Hammett,
Mrs. Jno. G.. Judd, Mrs. H. f. Davis
The Capital Glee Club is the worthy suc-
cessor of the old Apollo CLUB, and Of It's
predecessor. the original male Choral So
ciety, as the local exponent Of works for
male voices. In excellence it is probably
the peer OF any other similar organization On
In the country, and possesses all the spirit
and enthusiasm attendant upon a success
ful career. musical and financial The
voices are well selected and well drilled in
tone quality and unity of enunciation Mr.
ClOWard is most capable in direction and