Evening star., 1895-03-09
ADJUSTMENTS.


next Monday night Miss Russell, sur
rounded by an organization of one hundred
and fifty persons, including several well
and popularity known as stars in the musi-
cal armament. will give to Washington in
six nights and one matinee two of the
most popular works of the operatic class.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings Miss Russell will be heard in
a sumptuous revival Of Ofenbach's ever
popular La Perichoie;s' Friday and Satur-
day evenings and Saturday matinee. The
Grand Duchess will be the bill There is
today no more popular, more brilliant, more
beautiful exponent of the heroines of comic
opera than Lillian Russell and never has
this queen of music been more ftly sur
rounded than during the present season,
under the management of Messrs. Abbey,
Schoeffel and GIau. All the costuming was
especially designed in the ateiiers OF
leading Partisan modstes; the scenery was
painted at the Metropolitan Opera House,
under the careful eye of Impressario Alb
bey; the armor, the properties and all the
stage accessories were provided without re-
gard to expense and the organization itself.
from principals to auxiliaries. is without
doubt the strongest that could be devised.
The company includes such well-known
people as Digby Bell. himself qualified by
years of experience to star In comic opera,
Hallen Mostyn, dashing Annie Myers, beau
tiful Ada Dare, Richie Ling, an English
tenor. imported especially for the Russell
engagement; Owen Westford, Sydney How
ard, George Honey and Susanne Leonard.
rhe chorus of the Lillian Russell Opera
Company is not only beautiful in appear
ance, but vocally accomplished beyond
reasonable expectations. The orchestra of
the Grand Opera House will be augmented
during the coming week by the addition Of
twelve or fifteen selected sooists, brought
to Washington for this occasion by the
Seidl Orchestra of New York.
Sousa's Band.-Sousa's Grand Concert
Band will appear for the second time this
winter at the Grand Opera House to NOR
row night. There is hardly question as
to the superiority Of this organization, and
| 1t is in great demand everywhere He has
| made his really superior band popular with
all classes by playing classic music as 1t
| was never before treated by band. Mr..
John P. Lawrence. the pianist, will be
nard, who will assist Mr.. Sousa, is an ex-
| ceptionally fine artist AS a Wagnerian
dramatic singer or in the field OF foriture
she is equally at home, and is certain to de-
| light all who listen to her Inspiring work.
| Boston Symphony Orchestra.-The fifth
and last concert this season of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra will take place Eext
! Tuesday evening at Metzerott Music Hall.
| The program is an extremely interesting
| one, and includes Memberships overture,
''FingaPs Cave" Monsigny's Chaconne and
| Rigodon, from the suite ''Aline, Refine de
| Golconde;;" Dvorak's symphony. From the
New World" and the Liszt-Doppler ar
rangement of the Hungarian Rhapsody
| No. 2. The soloist will be Mr.. Franz
! Kneisel, who will play Mendelssohn's con-
| certo for the violin in L minor. AS this is
| the last opportunity that will be afforded
| to hear this Incompatible orchestra this
| season, 1t Is safe to predict that the audi
| ence will only be limited to the capacity
| Of the hall.
New National Theater.-Sol Smith Russell
will be the attraction at the New National
Theater next week, playing in Peaceful
Valley" "Heir-at-Law'' and the Poor Re-
lation." This will be the first time he has
presented the 'Heir-at-Law" in this city.
Academy of Music.-"A Railroad Ticket"
said to be full of interesting features, will
be seen at the Academy of Music next
week.
DR.. Stafford on Dickens.-As lecturer DR..
Stafford is attaining wide reputation, not
only in this city but throughout the country.
Three years ago he was first heard on the
| lecture platform in this city in lecture on
| Shakespeare" which attracted much at
| tention. A few months ago his lecture on
Hamlet drew one of the largest au-
diences ever brought together by lecturer
| in this city. On Thursday evening next he
| will be heard again at Metzerott's Music
| Hall on Dickens. His Power and Pathos."
| This subject will give the speaker ample
scope to show his versatility in depicting
character. for in the writings of no other
| author is there to be found such a field
| from which to select types of character
| The indications point to a very large au-
Hence at the coming lecture.
| Buffers Bijou Theater. The scene of
| Lincoln J. Carter's new play, which comes
| to the Bijou Theater next week, THE
| Tornado" is laid in Wisconsin viilage,on
| the Fourth of July. An approaching storm
/ soon becomes manifest, it turns out to be
| veritable tornado, houses are torn
| asunder and blown away, great trees are
| taken up, roots and all, and waited into
space, lightning flashes and thunder peals.
| The scene is one of awful intensity and
| truthfulness. Then follows the deck of
| great ocean steamer, the grand rigging
| scene, with six sailors on the yardarm of
| mast furling sail; a collision of two
| steamships, scene showing the open sea
| tossing lone man about on the waves,
| which run as high as the stage will per-
NIT.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-Bob FItzsim-
| mons with Julian's Speciality Company will
| be the attraction at the Lyceum next week.
| and the organization with which Fitzsim-
| mons will appear will make its initial ap-
pearance here on Monday night. The COM
| pany, which is an excellent one, will come
| direct from New York city, where 1t has
| just been organized by Mr.. Martin Julian,
| the well-known acrobatic star and man.
| ager. The roster includes the names of a
| number Of talented artists, among whom
| are Rama and Arno, McCale and Clancy
| Howard and Emerson, Bobby Mack. De
L
man, Howley and Doyle and Fisher and
| Crowell. OF course the particular feature
| will be Fftzsimmons. who will appear
in novel speciality. which will con-
| sist of bag-punching, at which art he has
| no superior in the world. At the end of the
| third round he delivers what he terms a
| Knockout blow, which has never failed to
break the rope from which the bag is sus-
| pended. The management will also forfeit
| $100 to any man who will stay three rounds
| with the middleweight champion.
The Bischoff Concert.-The usual large
and appreciative audience was in attendance
last evening at the fourth Bischoff concert,
| which was in every respect as artistic a
| success as any Of its many predecessors
I Dr. Bischoff contributed as the opening
humber his fantasia, Themes from Faust"
| He closed the program with the over
| ture to William Tell" both being most
| pieasingly interpreted. The singers were
assisted by, Miss Ada Louise Townsend.
| who recited "Almiry Ann," and later,
"Mither's Swate Little Grleen." both of
| which, given in Miss Townsend's WELL
| krown and inimitable style, proved decided
| ly mirth provoking. OF the vocalists, Mrs.
| Hattie Meads Smith was accorded first
horrors, judging from the applause of the
| listeners She gave "Regnava mel Silenzio-
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