Evening star., 1894-01-27
IN MU SICAL CIRCLES
The Coming Performance Of "Pinafcre" by
Little Children.
Everything Indicates an Excellent
Capital Glee Club Concert.

Next Saturday afternoon at the National
Theater there will be a repetition Of the
performance Of "Pinafore' by children that
was so successfully given last spring. The
interest felt in the coming production Is
even greater than at it's first presentation.
both among the ladies who have charge
Of the matter and the children who are to
take part. The rehearsals have been 60
Ing on for some weeks. and all the little
ones are now perfect in their parts and
anxious for the day for their appearance.
The comments upon the performance last
spring were highly complimentary to all
the young people of the cast, not only by
the papers of this city, but correspondents
of outside papers said some very pleasant
things about the singing and acting Of the
children. The principals will be the same
as last spring, with two exceptions-the
Ralph Rackstraw and Hebe. Last Spring
these characters were sustained by Master
Merryman Walker and Miss Pierce, and
both did excel1ently. This time Master Lee
Cox and Miss Winter will assume these
roles. They have been diligently rehears-
ing and the ladies are confident that they
will be fully up to the standard. The other
characters will be as follows: Capt. Cor
coran, Paul Sperry: Dick Deadeye, Harold
Hazard; Boatswain, Burton Garrett; Lit
tie Buttercup. Miriam Stoddart. and Joseph
Inc. Marie Howe. These are all perfect in
their parts and will do even better than
they oid last spring. Perhaps unusual in
terest attaches TO the part Oh Josephine, for
last year the little glri was very highly
praised for ner WORK, the New York Drama tic
News saying that the little lady gave a per-
formance In precision, yivacity and self
command far beyond her years. 1t evil
dRncPn n Of
degree" The chorus will number fifty and
mas been carefully trained by Profs. Glow
ard and Howard.
The production Of the Three Dukes" Is
also exciting a good deal of interest not
only from the fact that the opera, both mu-
sical score and book, are by TWO Washing
ton young men and High school graduates,
but because those who have been fortunate
enough to attend any of the Iehearsals are
satisfied II will be handsomely put upon
the stage. and will be well sung and acted
The Messrs. Harris are very busy Just
now in putting the final touches on at the
rehearsals, and are confident that when
the curtain goes up on the first perform
ance of the Three Dukes" the audience will
be thoroughly convinced that authors and
performers have neglected nothing that
could contribute to its success. az -
Next Wednesday evening the excellent
choir Of the Eastern Presbyterian Church,
under the direction Of Mr.. John A. Roeder,
viii appear In q public concert for the first
time In an effort to contribute to the fund
of the church. -,
Miss Eleanor sImonds, first contralto of
the Philharmonic Quartet, has resigned
from the choir Of the Church Of the Refor-
ma ton, and has been engaged for the en-
suing year by Mr.. Jas. Watson for the
choir Of Christ Church. Georgetown.
The Philharmonic Quartet will sing for
the Haydn Association, Baltimore, at their
March concert. This shows that this ex-
celent organization is appreciated else
where as well as in Washington
The New York Philharmonic Club. which
appears at the concert of the Capital Glee
Club next Thursday evening at Metzerott's s
Music Hall, comprises a string quintet and
flute, under the direction of MIR. Eugene
Weiner, who is the originator Of this ex-
cellent organization, now in its sixteen tn
year. AS flute virtuoso he has few peers.
MIR. SOL Marcosson is a violin virtuoso. His
musical education was acquired at the
Royal High School for Music in Berlin,
where he remained for five years under the
instruction OF d'Ahne and Joachim. He
concertized with great success in Italy and
England as well as in Germany, winning
the highest praise from the most exacting
critics. Mr.. Carl Barth, the violincello
virtuoso. as part Of his most thorough mu-
sical education spent five years at the
Leipsic Conservatory, under the instruction
of the great cello master, Prof. Julius
Klengel, also receiving Instructions from
Prof. Piutti. Mr.. George Sauer, the viola
soloist also received much of his musical
education in a course of studies at the
Leipsic Conservatory, where he latterly be-
came member of the famous Gewandha us
Orchestra. Since returning to America he
has been connected at various times with
all the leading orchestras-Boston Sym
phony, Seidls. Damrosch and Others Mr..
Frank s. Porte. the second violin, began
his musical studies under the best masters
of New York, subsequently pursuing a
cohrse at the ssBnussels, Gnnservato under
the instruction of the celebrated Eugene
1saye. Mr.. S. Elkind. the double bass
soloist, studied at the conservatory in his
native city of Moscow, Nicholas Rubin
stein being then the director. Upon the
completion of his course he became a MEM
Der Of the Philharmonic and Symphonic
Societies Of Moscow.