Evening star., 1895-04-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Grand Opera House.-Mr. Stuart
Robson has recovered from his illness. and
| tonight will reappear at the Grand Opera
House, presenting Buckstone's fine old
comedy. Leap Year." in which he plays
| the part of Dimple with that JUNCTION and
| finish that has placed him in the front
rank of American comedians.
"Coronet and COMA full dress re-
| hearsal of "Coronet and Coin," the new
opera by Messrs. Fort, Smith and Mac
| Leod, took place at the Academy of Music
| last night. The opera will be given this
evening and tomorrow night for the benefit
of the Caildren's Country Home, and. judg-
Ing from the sale of tickets, will be most
| satisfactory affair financially. Those who
| saw the rehearsal last night can testify to
| its being most satisfactory in a musical
vSy. Two topical songs, one by George
O'Ccnnor and the other by Messrs. Smith.
The mEson and Fox, are sure to catch the
| fancy of the audience. Mr.. Herndon Nor
sell will sing the role of the lover with all
his old-time abandon, while Mrs. Kitty
Ihompson-Berry will be all that Is needed
| IN the leading soprano role. Miss Florence
Grigg will also be heard to good advantage
| in her solo. Miss Hendrie as the queen.
and Mrs. Bangs-Burns as the Spanish maid
are both up to the standard. Hub Smith
| has the leading comedy role, and nothing is
| Eeeded to make it any better. The chorus
| has been training conScentiously for a
| lcng time, and are now in a high state of
efficiency. The firale in the second act is
sure to warrant an encore. Mr.. Percy
see that everything goes off smoothly in
| his line The music and the Ebretto are
well balanced, the former being catchy and
| bright and the latter full of action. Mr..
Mcleod will direct the orchestra.
New National Observation-Disclosures thea
| ter goers or. at least, that many of them
who were at the National last night,
| were treated to novelty in the Jap
| arese tragedy, called Heart of Ruby" !"
as presented by Miss Ada Rehan and
| adapted into English by Huntley Nc
Carthy form the French of Madame
Judith Gaudier, as produced by Mr. DAILY,
is a tragic poem, beautifully bound and
illustrated with exquisite pictures. In all
its appointments of costumes and scenery,
| 1t is old Japanese in quaintness of design,
and in the pleasing contrast of the beauu-
full and the ugly. and a prettier series of
Japanese pictures than follow each other
through its four acts cannot be found out
side of a stereopticon. OF the playing Of
the play, the very unusualness OF Miss Re-
han in the smileless character of Ttka was
ir teresting, to say nothing of her work as a
| tragedienne. There was not much for her
to do, but 1t was enough, for we have
learned to love Miss Rehan, in the atmos-
phere of lightness and wit, and laughter.
and she seems out of place elsewhere. All
in all. Heart of Ruby" is good play to
test the capacity of action, and to give au-
the kind to win popularity and have long
run in this country, albeit it did run for a
hundred nights in Paris when first pro-
duced at the Odeon. Tonight Miss Rehan
will be seen as Katharine in Shakespeare S
comedy. Tanning of the Shrew.'
Capital Glee Clubs Concert-Metzerott
Music Hall was crowded last night by the
friends of the Capital Glee Club and the
Rubenstein Club, and the concert which
these two organizations gave was one
reflected credit
connected with it. The program was open
ed by the Capital Glee Club. 1t sang
"Steersman, Leave the Watch" from the
Flying Dutchman." with spirit and force,
the parts being heard with great distinct
ness. In the vocal combat, which was the
fourth number on the program. the tenors
proved themselves to be equally as good
as the basses. The combining of the two
songs "TheE You'll Remember Me-" sung
by the tenors, and Rocked in the Cradle
of the Deep sung by the basses, resulted
in some beautiful and varied harmony. The
Rubenstein Club was fully up to the stand
ard. In their first number April Moods"
the parts were well balanced, and the tones
were pure and strong. In their last num-
an ovation that they had to respond to an
encore. singing quiet little piece in which
the deiicacy Of tone and fine shading were
unsurpassed by any ladies' glee club which
second part Of the program was given up
to Gade's cantata, THE Crusaders" in
which Mr.. Cloward sang the part of Peter
the Hermit; Mrs. F. A. Gardner, Armida.
and Mr.. Melville Hensey, Rinaldo, the ac-
companists being Mr.. Archibald Olmstead
and Miss Clara Fassett. Altogether, it was
a most successful affair. rejecting great
credit upon Mr.. Cloward for his efficient
work as director, and upon the members of
both organizations for their excellent sing
ing.
Wimodaughsis EXhibit.-The rooms of the
Wimodaughsis were crowded yesterday by
those who had come to see the dining room
and kitchen exhibit, which still continues
at that place. Among the new articles
which have been added to the collection are
several pieces of china which had been
used at the White House. loaned by Mrs.
c. A. Brandenburg; curious dish made at
Liverpool, loaned by Mrs. John Sherman,
and other articles both curious and beauti-
full loaned by Mrs. A. H. Thompson, Major
ing Misses Bond and McNelly sang, with
DR.. BlSchon as accompanist, Prof. Meyer
and Mr.. Pfeiffer gave piano solos, Masters
Glenn and Earl Phelps played violin duets
and Miss Snyder gave recitation.
Trinity College Clubs-The Trinity Col
lege Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs gave
a successful concert at the National Rifles
armory last evening. The audience was
large, and encores were exceedingly fire.
quent. The mandolin club and the banjo
club were received enthusiastically. The
feature of the evening was THE Song of
the Flag" the music of which was COM
posed by Dudley Buck and the words by
Richard Burton. Altogether, the clubs
forming the Trinity College contingent
justified all the expectations Of those who
have had this concert in view for the last
few weeks.
The Kneisel Quartet-The sale of seats
for the Kneisel Quartet who will appear in
their second annual chamber music con-
cert at Builders Exchange Hall next
Monday evening, is rapidly progressing
The excellence of this organization. every
member of which is artist, Is well
known. The CLUB was formed seven years
ago, and has net with success after sue
cess wherever appearing, and it is safe to
say that in no similar organization does
such absolute unity of musical thought
grace and beauty of playing and scholarly
Interpretation exist. The program will con-
sst Of eight numbers, among which will be
Beethoven's quartet in G major, Op. IS, No.
2 and Schumann's quartet in A major, Op
Al, No 3. Programs may be had now upon
application at Droop & Sons, sol Market
space, where the sale Is progressing.
Uncle Toms Cabin.-"Uncle Toms Cabin
never grows old. There runs through 1t a
vein of pathos peculiarly touching and
sweet. 1t speaks the universal language of
the heart. 1t is refreshing to see the old
play in it's natural habiliments once more.
1t is like meeting an old friend after many