Evening star., 1894-11-03
ASSESSMENTS.


it's aspect and the epoch one with which
well-informed people are more or less IA
miliar, the production to satisfy the criti-
cal taste of the age must be absolutely
correct in every detail. Within the last
fifty years technique has become SO neces-
sary to the success Of illustrative art that
the painter Of today who would find prof
liable market for his paintings must clothe
his characters correctly and surround them
with furniture and decorations belonging
to the period in which he has placed them.
So with the manager, who undertakes an
important production of e play. 1t Is only
within the past twenty years that mana
gers in this country have realized the neces-
sity of perfect detail in stage representa-
ton, and from year to year the advance In
this direction has been very marked. The
palmy days Of the drama are frequently re-
ferred to with regrets that stage art has
deteriorated. But those who cavil most
about the depreciation of stage art would
think differently did they visit the play
house oftener today. What was accepted
twenty years ago in costuming properties,
furniture and general mis-en-scene would
not be tolerated today. Months of hard
work are often spent in preparing new
play for presentation. each different depart
ment of the theater attending to that par
ticular portion which comes under It's head
The carpenter to build the scenery from
models prepared by the scenic artist who Is
to paint it. The property master, who Is to
make the properties. which are frequently
numerous and important, particularly Wnen
they must be reproductions of art. Then
the costumer, wigmaker. the theatrical shoe
maker and the maker of the furniture, each
to furnish his portion of the whole from de-
signs furnished by the manager, which have
been prepared after careful study and re-
search of the best authorities. These re-
Elections are brought about by the fact that
x<-ls 9. 30 lntA and hxr
some considered hts greatest. play, Sans
Gene" will be presented for the first time
on any stage in its English version, under
the management Of Mr.. Aug. Pitou who has
spent months in making the necessary ar
rangements for the event. The play deals
with the time of Napoleon, and Mr.. Pitou
has endeavored to have every appointment
of scenery, costume furniture and property
of every kind historically accurate. The
cast is an excellent one, headed by Rather
inc Kidder, whose ability Is undeniable and
who will undoubtedly be successful In her
Interpretation of the title role.
New National Theater.-Next week Miss
Johnstone Bennett will be seen at the New
National Theater in her new play, The
AmaZons."
Academy of Music-Tim Murphy will
make his first appearance in this city as a
star next week at the Academy of Music in
the play written for him. entitled Lem
Kettle"
Buffers Bijou Theater.-The well-known
actress, Miss Ada Gray in her own version
Of the New East Lynne" will be the bill
at Buffers Bijou Theater next week. The
stcry Of East Lynne Is an old one, deftly
told in the novel. and admirably constructed
by the dramatist for stage representation.
Power pathos and feeling chase each other
through the play, ending with lifting cli-
max. AS Lady Isabel and Nine. Vine Miss
Gray Is seen at her best, carrying her
audience with her in her happy moods and
weeping with her in her hours OF grief
Miss Gray has grand voice and a superb
nd har tryrnnc ma
elegant. She will be supported by Charles
F. Tingay and an excellent company, and
an excellent performance of THE New
East Lynne" can be looked Forward TO by
all lovers of the drama.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Manager Ker-
nan will present for his attraction next
week THE Russell Brothers Comedians
a superior aggregation of high-class vaude-
vile artists, under the direction of those
energetic young managers. Messrs weber
and Fields, the well-known German come
dams. These young gentlemen have Sc
lected for the above organization num-
Der of stars" whose regulations extend
throughout the country, and each act on
the program is an individual novelty in
itself The company is headed by those
inimitable female imperscnators, the Rus
sell Brothers. John, and James, in their
own conception of the Irish servant girls.
Others whose names appear on the roster
are Sam Bernard, the eccentric comedian
and mimic; VIII H. Fox, in his original
creation of Padewhiskie; Miss Lizzie b.
vocalist; Hastings and Marion, character
change artists; OBrien and Havel, late of
the Black Crook Company, and Whiting
and Sheppard, the modern sketch pro-
ducers. The performance will conclude
with the laughable absurdity entitled ''Clar-
ice.' introducing MIR. James Russell in the
title role Manager Herman has had a spe-
cial wire placed in the Lyceum and on
Tuesday night the full returns from the
election will be read from the stage as
soon as received.
NJ ohor
of Mendelssohn's 'St. Paul. are an es-
pecia;ly strong feature of the work. They
range from the grand, uplifting ones to 9TH
ers very lovely and tender; others mob-like
and vindictive, as the stone Him to
Death chorus; again, others of q vivid
local coloring. like those III which the Gen
tiles worship Paul and Barnabas; 20. Be
Gracious, Ye Immortals. full OF light-heart-
ed sensuous Greek alteration and of 'oxen
and garlards." The Choral Society'S per-
formance of this wo * on Wednesday even
ing next. at Convention Hail, with the emil
nent soloists announced, will be notable
event of the season. The seats are now on
sale at Droop Sons, 925 Pennsylvania
avenue.
given all music-lovers next Tuesday even
ing November q, at Convention Hall, by the
appearance of the celebrated singer. Nine.
Melba, assisted by Nine. Scalchi. Miss Ger
trude Betz, NJ. Planchon and nj. Mausuiere,
and the Metropolitan Operl House Orches-
ira. A concert of unequaled excellence will
be given, terminating with the fifth act of
Faust" in which Nine. Melba Is said to be
without a peer. The same program was
rendered in New York city last Sunday
evening to a representative metropolitan
audience md created the greatest enthu-
siasin. The sale of seats at Droop's indi-
Gates the great interest taken in Mime. Mel
ba's appearance in Washington.
National Lyceum Course.-The sale OF
seats for the popular-priced National Ly-
ceum Course continues at Metzerotts. The
entertainment will not begin for four and
a half weeks, but 1t is likely the subscrip-
ton list will be filled before the opening
Of the sale of single seats for Mr.. DAM
rosch's lecture. The lecture occurs Decem-
ber s. Single tickets will be placed on sale
November 26, when the sale of the SUBJ
scription tickets will be withdrawn. The
single seats for the Damrosch lecture Will
be sold at $l5O-only 80 cents less than the
tickets for the entire course Of ten enter
tainments, which includes MIR. Damrosch.
None of the course tickets, however, will
be sold to spectators. The Lyceum Ru-
reau promises its subscribers other advan-
tages Having subscription list. which
is of valle to managers bringing other at
fractions to Washington, 1t will be able
to arrange with these managers for spa-
cial rates for tickets in quantity. 1t has
signed a contract with the manager of
well-known concert company, which Will
be here in December, by which the SUBJ
70 ba Nat al