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orchestra, shows his versatility and his
equipment to preside over the
finest organization of its kind in this coun-


ance. however, was the appearance of RAJ
fael Joseffy, who played Brahms second
concerto for, piano. This pianist has not
been heard here for many years, and for
long period absented himself from the con-
cert stage His return to the public has
been gladly welcomed wherever he has ap-
peared, and his greeting last night was
warm and hearty. His performance was
mastery, his style virile, mature and dig
nified. and his reading mnsicianly and in
tellectual His technique. always admir-
able. seems to have gained frmness and
strength, and he played without any sug-
earnest devotion to the work before him,
and with full confidence of his own
powers. His great ability was especially
noticeable In the exacting finale, where his
splendid technical skill was displayed, and
which he gave with exquisite taste and
grace of expression. He was applau1ed
after every movement and at the close of
the concerto was obliged to return many
times and bow his acknowledgements
The German Opera Season-The sale of
season tickets for the Damrosch Opera en-
gagement at the Grand Opera House closes
this evening, and with the subscriptions
already received it makes one of the best
sales ever had in this city. The sale Tor
any one or more performances opens to-
morrow morning. The first performance
will be "Tannhauser," the best known and
most familiar of Wagner's works, with
grand cast, including Fri. Johann Gadski,
who was successful last season in Bos-
ton, New York and Chicago as Elizabeth;
Herr Wilhelm Gruening, the great German
tenor from Hamburg, as Tannhauser, and
the full strength of the company. Friday
evening, Frau Katherine klafsky, the
greatest living Wagnerian prima donna,
makes her first appearance as Brunnhiide
n "Die Walkure," with Baron Berthald'
Fri Aulder and other principals. Satur-
day afternoon Max Alvary, the well-known
tenor, appears as Siegfried, which has the
reputation of drawing the largest houses
ever known in the history of the Metropoli-
tan Opera House. New York The season
closes Saturday evening with the perform
ance of Wagner's only light or so-called
comic opera Die Meistersinger," with Emil
Fischer in his wonderful impersonation OF
Hans Sachs, and in this piece over two
hundred people will be on the stage. 1t
will be a series of magnificent productions,
and undoubtedly will be greeted by crowd
ed houses.
The Lady Slavey.-Messrs. Canary and
ton. THE Lady Slavey,' at the LAFAYETTE
Square Opera House next week. The
lbretto has been thoroughly Americanized,
the music entirely new and written by Mr..
Gustave Kerker; the company composed
of American artists, with the single excep-
ton of Mr.. Charles Dandy. the celebrated
English comedian, who will play his or1gi-
nal part of the sheriff. Mr. George W.
Lederer has been personally conducting the
rehearsals. The cast is an ideal one. and
the list of principals embraces the best of
the dramatic and lyric branches of the
professionally. H. Thompson, the great
Character actor, lately of the Empire Thea
ter Company; Dan DAILY, Henry Norman,
Charles Kirke, Richard Carl, Nicholas
Burnham, Talmadge Burnham, Miss Vir-
ginia Earle, Marie Dressler, Linda da
Costa Della Stacy, Babette Rodney, Jessie
Carlisle, Lillian Thurgate, Sylvia Holt,
Jeanette Begeard, Isabel Haslam, Dawn
Griffith, Emma Levey, Beatrice Orne, Helen
Marlborough, Florence harrington, Ida
la Adelaide
Casino company also carries chorus OF
seventy-fve male and female voices MT
George w. Lederer. who has been personally
conducting the rehearsals and originating
many of the novelties, will be with the Or
ganiZation in Washington during its run.
Mr.. Gustave Kerker the composer, will
also be here and direct the musical portion.
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw.-Miss Ellen Beach
Yaw, who is to appear at Metzerott Music
Hall Saturday evening of this week. made
a decided hit in New York Sunday evening.
While she has gained the greatest amount
of favorable criticism in the south and
west 1t remained only to be seen how she
would take in New York, but the ovation
which was accorded her Sunday evening
leaves no room for doubt of her wonderful
taking qualities. Miss Yaw's voice is 4
is beyond all conception of the human
voice, the tones are pure, round and SYM
pathetic in all registers.
DR.. Stafford on "Hamlet."-There is every
evidence that Metzerott Music Hall will be
| crowded tomorrow evening by those who
delight in hearing an excellent lecturer and
eloquent orator. Rev. d. j. STAFFORD, DID,
| will lecture on Hamlet, the lecture be
| ing given at the request Of those who failed
to obtain seats for the same last year. Dr.
Stafford has a reputation that is unexcelled
! in this city, and whenever he appears Is
| always greeted by an enormous crowd OF
| appreciative friends. His lecture on HAM
/ let is said to be his finest effort, and those
| Wbo miss hearing him this season will miss
| a treat indeed.
| The Ice Palace.-Last evening saw the
| largest attendance of the season at the Ice
! Palace, while the afternoon and morning
1 these is reserved for beginners, and the
| first hour in the afternoon for ladies. The
| attendance at the evening sessions has
| probably been brought about by the appear
! ance of Miss Mabel Davidson, the champion
| lady skater of the world, who is to give an
| exhibition at the rink every evening OF
| this week. Her exhibitions begin at
| O'Clock, just after the ice surface has beer
| last for twenty minutes. Later in the
evening she gives an exhibition of ice
| bicycle riding
| ST. Stephens Parish HalL-The ladies OF
ST. Stephens P. E. Church, 14th and Colum
| tia Heights, will give a series of tableaus
! representing well-known and pretty adver
| tisement pictures, interspersed with music
| at the parish hall tomorrow and Friday
| evenings at O'Clock.
| Samson and Delilah.-The extreme diff
| Guilty OF. the chorus work in Samson ant
| Delilah'' will always remain obstacle IL
| the way of it's frequent rendition by ora
torio societies, and even opera companie:
of the highest standard: Walter Dam
rosch gave Samson and Delilah,' it's frs
performance, in New York, with the Ora
tcrio Society and the Symphony Orchestra
| The Metropolitan Opera Company gave twt
performances of it, one in operate and thu
other in oratorio form. 1t has been don,
in Boston, Worcester, Philadelphia and
couple of the western cities, very few
performances in all. The solo parts requir
voices of unusual ability, and the orchestr;
must be one capable of the best symphonic
work. The difficulties have kept the Chora
Society in state of uncertainty as to tn
successful elimination of it's efforts 70
three seasons, but one by one they wer
overcome, and now the society Is ready 70
the long looked for and much worked 70
concert. Among the soloists the name o
Madame Hastreiter recalls the days of tn
American Opera Company, when her tri
umphs in "Orpheus'' and "Lohengrin" wer
pronounced, and to those who have KEEP
| posted in the foreign musical news, he
great successes in London with Her Males
tvs Opera Company will be remembered
Without doubt Hastreter is among tn
greatest contraltos in the world. The sal