Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-20
EASEMENTS.

hDSenCe OF Two years, peSln d WecS . ci-
gagement at the Grand Opera House Mon
day evening. The repertoire which Mr..
Mantell has selected for this engagement is
a brilliant and diversified one and will show
his remarkable versatility. He will open
his engagement with his ever-popular Mon
bars" a play which has achieved a world
wide reputation, and in which he made his
first great success as a star. Dumas THE
Corsican Brothers will be the bill on Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday evenings, Mr..
Mantell appearing as the twins, a part
made famous by the late Charles Feehter.
The new Greek tragedy "Pharrhasius' will
be done ON Wednesday evening, and Ham
let," role that Is pronounced by theater
patrons and critics as the crucial test of an
actors ability and genius, will be rendered
on Friday evening. while for the Saturday
matinee Romeo and Juliet will be the bill.
Parrhasius' will be the theatrical novelty
OF the weeks engagement This tragedy Is
in four acts and represents the famous
painter Parrhasius painting the world-re-
nowned portrait of "Prometheus'' chained
to the rock. Mr.. Mantell has surrounded
himself with company of unusual excel
lence while every care and detail of proper
ly mounting these plays has been provided,
new scenery, handsome costumes and prop
critics only being used.
New National Theater-Miss Ada Rehan
VIII make her first appearaI. ce in this city
as star next week at the New National
Theater. She will be seen in the following
repertoire: Monday, The Last Word"
'Tamii:g the Shrew;' Wednesday evening,
School for Scandal Thursday, Love
on Crutches;' Friday evening and Satur-
day afternoon. Twelfth Night Saturday
evening, las You Like II"
Academy of Music.-The attraction at
the Academy of Music will be the comedy
drama, struck OIL"
Buffers Bjou Theater.-Miss Sadie Has
On
Theater next Monday night, and remainder
of the week, is one OF the few soubrettes on
the American stage who has passed
through the long routine Of stage schooling
necessary for the complete education of the
actress. She Is one of our daintiest dancers
ana. what Is rare among soubrette actress
es, Is clever singer. In the Kentucky
Girl, the piece In which she appears here,
she Is seen to the best advantage, and is
surrounded by company of unusual ex-
celleI ce.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-Miss Mora
appears at the Lyceum next week at the
head OF Hyde's Comedians, an organization
recognized throughout the country as a
superior aggregation Of talented vaudeville
artists, among whom are John and Emma
Ray, in their up-to-date witticisms; the
Brothers Dixon, the musical clowns; AL
burtus and Bertram, expert club manipula-
tors; Fflson and Enrol, the society sketch
artists; Forbes and Quinn, in an original
specially; the Electric Quartet, In seIec-
scientific balancing. The performance will
conclude with the laughable absurdity, en-
tilted Mistaken Identity"
The Seidl Concert.-The first of the series
OF Seidl concerts will take place at Met
zerott Hall next Tuesday night. The fame
OF Seidl as conductor, and the excellent
work of his orchestra, are both recognized
In this city, and nowhere is Mr.. Seidl bet
ter appreciated. In this first concert he
will present a program that will be salts
fa Glory to every musical taste, and which
will include DvOraks symphony, From the
New World" which will be heard for the
first time in this city. This work was high
ly praised by the critics in New York when
II was presented there, and is said to be
fully equal to the best efforts of the great
composer.
1re other numbers by the orchestra will
be Bach's 'Divertimento." the orchestra
ton IF which is 10y MIR. Seiil, which Will
also be heard here for the first time; and
the prelude end Glorification from Wagner's
'Parsifal." The soloists will be Miss Lii
liam Blauvelt, soprano, and Miss Lolita Mills
pianist Miss Blauvelt was heard here in
the Creation lest sprirg. when that ora
toric was presented by the Choral Society
and she created a very favorable impress
sion. Miss Lotta Mills is well known in this
city, which Is heI Eome, and she will be
heard at this concert for the first time since
Ter return frcm Europe. AS It Is Mr.. Sedl's
policy to change his solists, 50 that there
shall be no repetition in the same city,
Eeither of these ladies' Will be heard with
him again in Washington. The sale of
seats indicates large audience.
The Boston symphony Orchestra.-'rhe
announcements In relation to the series of
concerts by tine Boston symphony Orches-
ira at Metzerott Music Hall have awakened
great interest in musical circles. The sale
of season tickets opens next Monday at
MetZerotts music store. Five concerts will
be given on Tuesday evenings, October 30,
December 4, January s, February and
March IL. The orchestra will appear =
flIl of pi,sh Inv
at each of the five performances.
In this large membership but ten changes
have been made since last season. or these
the most important is in the position of
first clarionet, which has been !Illed by the
engagement Of Mons. Leon Pourtaa from
the Grand Opera and Symphony Orches-
ira of Lyons. Mr. k0eiSel remains rs con-
cert-meister. supported by Messrs. Loeffler,
Adamowski, and the fine body of sixteen
first violins that has long been notable
feature of this organization. Mr.. Schroeder
again heads the violonce!li, and the IA
miliar features of the other principal men,
bers will he seen in their accustomed
places. The programs are exceedingly va
red and attractive. Mrs Julie NJ. Wyman
will be the singer at the first concert. At
the second, Mr.. Cesar Thomson, the ia
nous Belgian violinist, will make his Wash
ington debut. The third concert will be
devoted entirely to a Wagner program. Mr..
Adamowski and other artists to be an
nouncei will also appear in this series.
list of attractions for the National Lyceum
Course with the dates selected, Will be
found in the amusement columns. Most Of
those selected are in the standard list of
lyceum attractions. but there are excep-
tons. Walter Damrosch, for example has
consented to Cpep the National Lyceum
Course and he is preparing special lee
ture on Wagner and the Musical Mo-
tjyes Of His Music Dramas"
The prices for single tickets to the other
entertainments will be graded according to
the character of the attraction, but no
single seat will be sold for less than fifty
cents. Another lyceum novelty in the
course is the Wesleyan College Glee and
Mandolin Clubs, which come January o.
Other attractions will be the Mozart Sym
phony Club, the Ollie Torbett Concert Com
many, the Wulf Fries Cello Quartet, Geo.
Riddles readings. and illustrated lectures
by Miss Mary Proctor, II. II. Raglan and
Lewis H. Finney.
kaleidoscope and Observation-Disclosures
ments have been made by which the eye as
well az the ear is amused at the Columbia
monograph parlors, on Pennsylvania
avenue Edison's latest achievement, the
kaleidoscope, supplements the array of pop
ular music and current humor which has
so long amused the public. The pictorial
reproduction of Shadows posngs. Car
mencita's grace, the pugilists dexterity and,
in fact almost ANYTHING that NAV claim the