Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-24
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
Proposition to Form Manuscript Club in
Washington.
Plan to Secure the Best Local Pin n lis y
at q Recitnl-Thc Seidl Series
of Concerts.

manuscript society among the musicians in
this city similar to the organization of that
name which has had a successful career in
New York. There have been no definite
plans II ede out as vet, but number of the
leading musicians in the city have been
communicated with by Mr.. d. G. Pfeiffer.
who is the originator of the idea, and it is
hoped that the object will be accomplished.
In speaking Of the cause of the movement,
Mr. Pfeiffer said that every ether branch
of art or science has its own especial or
ganization or club, where members could
assemble and meet each other with the view
to an interchange of opinions and ideas
which would be mutually beneficial, and
which also tended to promote social har-
mony. In the art of music alone its rep
resentatives were unbound by any ties OF
general club mem beTship, and there was no
effort to bring them together for either So
cial or improvement purposes. He referred
to the Art Students League, where all in
lereSted I'm the advancement of art could so
and meet upon coTnmon level at least
during the social reunions. and to the Cos
mos Club, where the representatives of
philosophy and science had formed an Or
Sanization that was one of the most in
fUential of its kind in the country. Wash
ington has large number of musicians of
decided ability and the meeting together al
| least cree a month, where a song composed
by one could be sung an instrumental
composition could be played, and then the
| merits of these new works discussed in a
friendly manner would be of the greatest
advantage and would tend still further to
develop The art ia this community. NJ.
Pfeffer says he has received several very
gratifying responses, and he locks forward
with pleasurable anticipation to the first
meeting.
Mr.. Ernest Lent. who is we'll known as a
celioist composer and an enthusiastic
musician. has conceived the idea Of some
time during the coming season giving a
piano recital, in which the leading pianists
of the District shall be the performers each
contributing one number. 1t is believed that
such an entertainment would be highly sue
cessfui on account of its novelty and also
on account of the opportunity the public
would have of hearing the best pianists UNI
der the most favorable circumstances and
all IN single evening. Washington has "A
large number of pianists who are way above
the average, and among them may be men,
toned MISS Lolita Mills, Mrs. Ernest Lent
MISS Alice Burbage. Mrs. Alice Speir Burns
Miss Mary Dashiells, Mr.. John Porter Law
renee Anton GloetZner, William Waldecker
Arthur ID. Mayo. ID. G. Pfeiffer, Henry
Nander. while of those who used to be
heard in years gone by, but who have NOT
recently appeared before the public as So
loists may be mentioned Mr.. George w
Walter and DIR. Harry c. Sherman
one or the moot enjoyable series of con-
certs which is to be given during this
season will be that of Mr. Anton SeidI
and his excellent orchestra. Although Mr.
Seidl has paid but few visits to this CITY
he az once became an established favorite
ana the work of his orchestra was highly
praised. He is undoubtedly the best in
terpreter Of Wagnerian music now i'm this
country. and he is probably the only con-
ductor who had the advantage of a per
sonal acquaintance and intimacy with the
great German composer. 1t is ma tural there
fore that during this series of concerts he
should present several selections from the
works OF Wagner. Among those which are
announced are the prelude and Qualification
from 'Parsifal," overture and bacchanal
from Tannhaeuser," excerpts from Iris
tan and Isolde and Die Meistersinser."
he Will also play the new symphony by
Dvorals, entitled From the New World /"
his triloSy of overtures and his scherzo
captriciosso. From Berlioz he will give the
overture Les Franc JUICES" la Chase
Royale,' from Les Trojens." and excerpts
from La Damration de Faust From
Ischaikowsky there will be the Fourth
symphony and symphonic poem Fran
&C a da Rimini;"Liszt's symphonic poems.
"Mazeppa," Les Preludes' .Tasso" and
the Spanish Rhapsody" orchestrated by
Anton Seidl. will be heard. and Grieg's
Suite Norwegienne'' torchestration by An
ton SeidD; Beethovens Second Symphony
and Overture, "Leonore;'' RATS "Lenore
symphony, and some works by Bach will
be given. as wCll as Chadwick's Symphony
new prize symphony, awarded by the Ma
tional Conservatory of Music, the prize
offered FOR the best symphony by an Ameri-
can composer).
The soloists will include Nine Emma
Juch, Miss Lillian Blauvelt, Mrs. Julie p.
Wyman, Miss Lolita Mills, pianist Sig
Giuseppe Campanari (by permission of Alb
hey 4 Grau) Herr Emil Fischer, and, at
the second concert Ysaye. the great Belgian
violinist, his first appearance in Washing
| ton. Also two of the greatest living vocal
lists, now In Europe. both great favorites
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Mr. Ben. Davies, the celebrated English
tenor. The first concert of the series will
be given Tuesday evening. October %.
when the solois;s will be Miss Lillian Rlau-
Welt. soprano. and Miss Lolita Mills, pianist
The Baronet Is romantic opera by the
Messrs. Harris and the third one in a
| series 1t Is their intention to stage in mid
winter OF this season. The company will be
| the Washngtonians. who so successfully
| sang The Three Dukes in May last but
| with number of valuable additions. THE
| Baronet' pictures high and low life in Dew
onshire, Englard. during the reign of
George III. 1t has two acts-the first OPEN
ing with the festival Of st. Bartholomew.
| the second with the interior of the old
baronal castle of Brockenbore.
Sir Oliver Falstole, Bart, a comedian;
| his daughter. Lady Gertrude. mezzo soprano,
and Jasper also a comedian. valet de cham
| to the baronet and his adviser i'm matters
| legal as well as in decorum, are introduced
| to the audience at the scene of merrymak-
| ing. The tenor. Rodolphe, Earl of Strath-
| moore. is supposed to wed Gertrude. This
| he does Eot do; first, because he prefers the
| fair Phyllis soprano, daughter to Picod.
keeper of the Stays Head Inn, and bass
comedian; and, second, because Gertrude
| commits the blunder of falling in love with
Wilfred, Marquis of Dunskerk. baritone,
| and friend of Rodolphe. mistaking him for
| that gentleman, to whom she was pledged
in infancy. These complications keep the
opera going till the termination of the sec
| ond and last act, when they are straight
| ened out to the satisfaction of all con-
| cerned.
| Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, the young Cali
| fornia prima donna, who returned recently
from Paris, made her initiatory tour in this
country last April and June. She is pro-
nounced a remarkable soprano, having a
| compass of voice extending from &, below
the staff to T. in altissimo, a range of
nearly four octaves. Her high notes are
said to be absolutely fawless I'm their purity.
| and the surprise is that voice reaching
| such an altitude should possess such breadth
| and beautiful quality of tone in a lower
| and medium register 1t is understood that
Washington will have an opportunity to
| hear her with her company this. winter
Another young lady violinist, Miss DoraNa-
| lesca Becker has appeared in New York. and
| is RAPIDLY coming to the front. In a recent
| concert with Thomas Orchestra she had an
| immense success, and her rich sympathetic
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