The Washington times., 1894-10-24
AS THE CROWDS COME OUT.

The Seidl concert at Metzerotts last night
drew large and fashionable audience. The
three features Of the evening we're Miss Blau-
velt's reappearance in Washington, the first
appearance OF a local pianist, Miss Mills, and
the first performance in this city of Dvorak's
much talked-of American symphony.
The opening Bach divertimento would have
been better appreciated had it been left out
and the "Tannhauser'' or "Rienzi'' overture
substituted. The number was orchestrated
by Mr.. Seidl, but it is safe to say that the
audience would rather have heard him in
terpret another than the one Wagnerlan
production on the programme.
Miss Blauvelt, favorably remembered in
the Choral Society's production OF the "Crea-
ton" at Convention Hall last season, added
immeasurablY to her local reputation by rem
dition OF the difficult and brilliant Ophelia's
mad song from AMBROSE Thomas Hamlet.
Miss Blauvelt is, perhaps, the most thor
oughly satisfactory of all our American So
pranos. Her range is sufficient for ordinary
demands; her tonal quality is pure, sympa-
thetic and dramatic; her method Is excellent
OF taste and finish, and she is blessed with an
attractive, yet self-contained, personality.
The audience wanted an encore piece from
her last night, and she sang the Sicilian
Vespers Bolero.
Schuman's concerto in A minor in three
movements was well rendered by Miss Mills,
a local musician who has been studying in
Germany for some time past. Mr.. Siedl heard
her at Brighton Beach, and was so favorabiy
impressed that he engaged her for his first
Washington concert. Those who heard her
last night endorsed Mr. Siedls estimate The
finish and feeling of her work is remarkable
in one so young. In response TO an encore
she played Mendelsohn's simple and beauti-
full ION the Wings of Song"
The Dvorak symphony entitled From the
New World" is the first important effort of a
great musician to express Americanism
through the mediumshipof an orchestra. The
effort was successful and the spirit of our ma
tional folk themes has been faithfully caug ght
and classieally transcribed.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Siedl in his next
concert will give US more of the great Ger
man master, whose principal exponent he is.
When one goes to hear SiedI conduct it is to
hear Wagner played.
Dumas six-act play of 1.-THE Corsician
Brothers, with Robert Mantell in the dual
role of Fabian and Louis del Franchi, was
the bill last night at Albaugh's. This drama
is favor1te one with the public and one of Mr..
Mantell's best The interest of the plot hinges
upon the psychological chain of sympathy
which, connecting the separated twin
brothers, renders every important circum-
stance in the experience of one manifest to
the consciousness of the other. Rapid change
of part Is necessitated by this and il is most
skillfully accomplished by Mr.. Mantell par
ticularly in act 2. The duel in the fourth act
is realistic piece of work. far more cleverly
done than the average passage of arms on the
stage. MIR. Mantell's supporting company
done acceptable work though little opportu-
nifty is given for fair estimate their ability.
Two calls before the curtain were given Mr..
Manteu.
Miss Rehan. as Katharine, in the ''Taming
OF the Shrew, was, as she always is, incom-
parable in her rendition of the part at the
New National Theater last night. She was a
veritable tempest of wrath, and in her rage
held her audience as firmly as by the win
ming sweetness of smile and manner that
glorified the face of the conquered Katharine
in the last act. Her splendid figure, revealed
rather than hidden by her superb costumes,
her face, intense with every emotion of her
part, and her powers of tragedy all combined
to make last nights presentment one of the
triumphs of her career
The rest of the company gave her strong
support. Mr.. Clarke as Petruchio matched
Katharine as Petruchio should. and Miss
| Sibyl Carlisle was a very sweet and winsome
| Blanca. The purely comedy parts were well
presented. and the play, like all under Daly's
management, was superby staged and cos
tuned. Last nights audience was not SO
| large as that Of Monday night, but was still q
large one for so early in the season. Tonight
Miss Rehan will appear in "a School for
| Scandal" "