Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-20
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Mozart Symphony Cmb-One of the best
musical organizations on the road is the
Mozart Symphony Club, which comes to
Metzerott Music Hall next Wednesday
night. 1t includes string quartet, COM
posed of Otto Lund, Theo. Hoch, Richard
Stoelzer ard Mario Blodeck, and two vocal
artists, Cecilia BraeIns, soprano, and Zoe de
Vielle, contralto. Mile. de Vielle is also an
elocutionst of ability, and of the male
members of the company three are SOLO
lists, Theo. Hoch, on the cornet; Richard
Stoelzer on the viola d amour, and Mario
Blodeck on the viol da gambia. Herr Hoch
also plays solos OH the old Roman tri-
umphal trumpet. Altogether the program
is of the most varied and interesting char
acter. Seats are now on sale at NIUE
rottS.
The Brownies.-When Prof. Howard tap
ped his baton yesterday afternoon at the
Brownie rehearsal for the opening strains
of that lively chorus, We're None OF US
Pugnaciously Inclined" he faced two nun
bred of the most enthusiastic youngsters
ever assembled for an operate venture.
Fairies, Brownies and Mother Goose peo-
pie were all on hand and eager for the
mimic war to begin between the lnsects
and their valorouS conQuerorS, the Brownie
band. Everybody, from the Queen or the
Fairies down to her tiniest subject, is
working with will to make this the most
unique and successful children's entertain
ment ever given in this city. Kleinschmidt
and Holcomb, as the Italian and his trained
bear, are immense. The Fan song by SIX
little sprites is another feature that VIII
delight every child's heart. The Brownie
makeup will look like a page from Palmer
Cox, the costumes being brought from
New York. where they were designed un-
der his direction It looks as If the Acad-
envy will not hold all the little folks, who
are counting on the Brownie show as
stipulated part of their Christmas pleas
ures Tomorrow is the last chance to get
school teachers,
the few that are left will be found only at
the box office after that date.
Weber and Fields Company-Manager
Kernan's gala attraction for next week
will be Weber and Fields Own Company.
This OF ganization is undoubtedly the most
complete and refined aggregation OF
variety" stars on the road; all the members
are artists standing re-eminent IN their
respective lines. Since its last appear
ance here the company has been material
ly STRENGTHENED by those well-knoWn Ethl-
opian comedians, Mcintyre ana H Heatn'
Others in the company are Lottie ellison,
the little magnet James Hoey, better
known as Young Mule" brother to old
Hoss;" Castillet and Hall, the clever sketch
artists: John E. Drew, dancer and come
dian; Fake and Semons, the musical mon
archs, and Weber and Fields. the nimita-
BILE dialect comedians. During TINS engage
ment there will be matipees daily.
National Rifles Armory-A successtul
dramatic entertainment for the benefit OF
the Church of St. Michael and All Angels
| was held last evening in National Rifles
| Armory. A number of well-known anna
teurs participated in the program
The Choral Society.-So largely does Han
| dels reputation rest upon his COMPOSITIONS
| of the oratorio class that the fact that I'M
| til the ripe age of tfty-fve he devoted
| himself almost entirely to opera is almost
! forgotten. The dramatic element which
Handel impaired to his sacred oratorloS
has contributed largely to their continued
| popularity with admirers of the highest
| class of choral music. THE Messiah.
which will receive its fifth annual Christ
mss production by the Choral Society on
| Friday evening the 2Sth, at Convention
| Music Hall, possesses this element In a
| marked degree. and is, in this and other
| respects the representative choral compo-
| sitiOn of the greatest composer OF choral
| music. 80
| "The Stowaway"-'The Stowaway" will
| be the next attraction at Buffers Bilou
| Theater, opening Monday next, December
| "a. The beauty of the stage settings ana
| the more than ordinary strength of the
| company have been highly praised
| wherever the play has been presented.
| Around a plot of absorbing interest the
| author has. woven a thread or comedy
| which lightens whatever tendency it may
| have to somberness. In keeping with the
| excellence of the play is the scenery. an
Of which Is new, having been preparcd 1or
| this seasons tour. The INST act SHOWS
| low quarter of LondCn, picturing long,
narrow alley and the forks of two streets,
| the houses of which are set out, giving a
| correct and realistic lQea OI uiSldHCe anu
| perspective. There is low public house
| on the corner, and far away beyond the
| pickering lights of the narrow street the
| moon rises and the stars peep out their
| cheerful nightly greeting. In the fourth
| act a full-rigged yacht, genuine from the
| top of it's spiral mast to the bottom or It's
| keelson is shown, and upon it's deck occurs
| the entire action of the scene. The COM
| pany is said to be one of unusual strength,
and it is pretty safe to predict profitable
| stay fer The Stowaway' In this city.
| Rev. DIR. Staffords Lecture.-The lecture
| at Metzerott Music Hall tonight by Rev.
| Dr. Stafford, the assistant pastor of st.
| Patrick's Church, will be one of the most
| entertaining of the season. He has chosen
| Hamlet for his subject and as he has
| been for years an earnest and pdinstaking
| Shakespearean student it is certain that
| he will present the results of his analysis
| Of the greatest of the immortal dramat-
lists crea tons in a manner that Will charm
| and instruct DR.. Stafford has national
| reputation as a lecturer as well as pulpit
| orator and wherever he has spoken he has
| won praise from his audience and the best
| critics The lecture is to start a fund for
| a new operating room at the Emergency
| Hospital, a worthy object, that should APP
| peal to all, although the lecture should
| draw a crowded house on It's merits alone
| Taunton Silver plate Co.'s Sale.
| The fact that the attendance of buyers
| at the twenty-third annual sale of silver
| ware Rogers cutlery, mantel clocks and