Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28

cessful with the company last year; Fri.
Milka Tlrnina, the celebrated Munich and
Dresden prima donna; Herr Wilhelm Gruen-
Mg the leading tenor of Pollinfs famous
hamburg company; Herr Demeter Popo-
vici of Prague who was so successful in the
Ieading baritone roles at Bayreuth; Herr
Emil FISCHER, the noted basso, and Herr
Max Alvary, so well known for his grand
work In the German opera seasons of recent
years. and at least twenty other CAPABLE
ana experienced principals, Mr.. Damrosch
certainly has an organization equal to any
ever seen In America in German opera a
fine chorus of seventy-five voices and the
celebrated New York Symphony Orchestra
OF seventy musicians, are included in the
company which numbers in all nearly aN
people, requiring special train of nine cars
for transportation throughout the tour The
repertoire Tor this city includes Tannhauscr.
Die Walkure Siegfried and Die Meister-
singer.
Mr.. VIM. H. Crane.-William H. Crane is
underlined to appear at the Lafayette
square Theater week from Monday. The
play which he is to offer is His wife's
Father which has been his piece de re-
sistance ever since it's trial performance in
this city last January. At the time of its
presentation in Gotham there were several
plays claiming attention that dealt with
subjects people of refinement would not care
to discuss at home. The purity of His
Wife's Father was at once recognized and
the comedy made hit that caused Mr..
Cranes engagement to be extended until II
covered period of fourteen weeks In
other cities 1t more than duplicated the hit
1t made here and in New York, and the
marks of approval that 1t has received are
many In the presentation of the comedy
here all of the scenery which was gotten up
for its New York run will be utilized. The
company supporting Mr.. Crane is said to be
one of the best with which he has ever been
surrounded.
Sousa's Great Band.--Sousa has. Just
scored another great success. In fact, Sousa
Is scoring nothing but success these days.
me latest is the new march, king Cotton"
dedicated to the Atlanta exposition. Critics
say that the new march is fully as virile and
magnetic rs any of the preceding marches
which have established the fame of Sousa
as the march king of America and that II is
enough to set the nerves tingling and the
feet moving to hear 1t. Sousa is the march
KING OF America as surely as the great
Strauss is the waltz king of Europe con-
cert of his peerless band. which will be given
here on Sunday evening, January s. will
contain the choicest of Sousas program
music.
Mr.. L. N. Norris formerly of this city, has
written play on the Cuban question, which
is called THE Last Stroke" 1t has been
purchased by Jacob Lift, and will be pro-
duced for the first time in St Paul Mimi
February 2. 1t is said to be well-con-
structed drama, and will be given a splendid
stage setting.
Columbia Musical Parlors.-There are
eighteen microscopes being exhibited this
Week. and most of them are exhibiting new
SUBJECTS. Some of the latest attractions are
Mile. Capitaine, 1.-The perfect woman" In
her marvellous trapeze performance; Ruth
world: pas seul dance, by Lucy Murray of
The Gaiety Girl Company. and the Buck
ing Broncho." There are many new records
on the graphophones also.