Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-10
ANU SEMENTS.

Mr.. Mayos Piano ReCital-The inclement
state of the weather kept down the attend
ance at the piano recital given by Mr..
Arthur l.. Mayo last evening at the Uni
versalist Church, but what the audience
lacked in numbers it made up in enthu-
siasm, warmly applauding the performer on
his first appearance and the completion of
his first number, the second movement Of
Schumann's Fantasia. The second number,
the sonata in F sharp by Beethoven,
showed much feeling and conscientious
work, but it was in the Caprice Etude, on
themes from the Hebrides overture, by
Observation-Disclosures, that he appeared to
the best advantage. He was obliged to
respond to an encore to this, playing light
theme 1.-The Chase" by Rhcinberger. The
Papillons," by Schumann, and LA Char
ite," by Rossini-Liszt, were well rendered,
as was also the Etude Ell forme de Valse
by st. Saens, which showed his fine tech
cioue to great advantage He was assisted
by Mr.. Perry b. Turpin, the well-known
tenor, who was in excellent voice. and who
sang with precision and sweetness. He was
obliged to give an encore to his 1lrst rendl-
ton the aria, I'll Milo Tesoro 1ntanto, by
Mozart. responding with a pretty little bal
lad Maiden Nine" by Sterndale Bennett.
Ills work in "Hark, Hank, the Lark by
Schubert was also warmly appiauded Mr.
Mayo's playing shows the result or hard
study and work His technique is excellent
and one of the favorable criticisms OF his
playing is on the amount or expression
which he puts into all his efforts. lie is
also a rare accompaniSt, paying great
deal of attention to the harmony between
the voice. and the piano Altogether 1t was
one of the most successful piano recitais OIL
the season, both from an artistic and a
pecuniary standpoint.
The WESLEYAN Glee Club.-Entertainment
of the kind that college men are such
adopts in supplying, and when IS SO pleas
ing to the public, was furnished an appre-
ciative audience of goodly proportions at
Metzerott Music Hall last evening. The
entertainers were the Wesleyan Glee and
Mandolin clubs, and their program was as
select ard varied as the most 1asuolous
could desire. For two hours the audience
enjoyed the clever antics demanded by
some of the numbers, or laughed at other
selections of comic nature, or apnlauded
the more serious and artistic renditlons:
The glee club is composed, in the main, OF
fine voices tremendously blended; the parts
are evenly balanced and we'll sustained.
The spirits of the members were ef1er-
vescent and they responded lreeiy 10 .ne
frequent encores upon which the audience
insisted One part of the program was de-
| voted to the familiar tragic cantata, ne t
Grasshopper the Sweet Potato VINE,
freshing manner. Other selections of spe.
cial note were IAN Interrupted Serenade,
by Mr. Towner and the glee club forciply
reminding one of those feline concerts on
vantage on moonlight summer nights; The
"a Medley" a fine number, both IN con,
cention and execution; Dried Apple Pies,
nv an octet, and the rollicking 4onnle
Schneider" Mr.. Davis, the leader OF the
gIee. appeared in solo number IN Wnlcn
his mellow baritone was heard to good e1-
feet He was enthusiastically encored. Ihe
mandolin club. though small, contributed
much to the pleasure of the evening; their
work throughout was very creditable
Their most artistic selections were Bel
lengths ''fiorentinella' and the encore IL
received.
Mrs Langtry.-After an absence OF more
than four years, Mrs LanStry will return
tn washington next Monday night. She
will make her temperance at Albaugh 8
on that occasion in piece that IS new 10
WASHINGTON a production of Sidney Grun-
dy's new and powerful drama, Esther
SandraZ" a play in which she has already
achieved pronounced success. She played 1t
tor eight weeks at the st. James Iheater
In London. ESTHER SandraZ Will be pre-
scented here with the London cast. The
play is by no means a one-part production
as it affords admirable opportunities to
Frank H. Fenton as Henri Vandelle, and
J. W. Pigott, Fourcanade; Oscar Adye as
Olivier Ivan Watson as Bots Gommeux
Miss Ethel Hope as Nine. Fourcanade, and
Miss Beatrice Selwyn as Henriette-oppor-
tunitfes OF which they are not slow to take
advantage. Esther Sandraz" Is what Is
called up to date" and Is stamped with
Mr. Grundy's keen dramatic instinct and
cynical nature. There are several very
strong scenes in 1t, and the dialogue is not
dull for a moment, In Esther Sandraz'