Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-26
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Boston Symphony Orchestra.-The fourth
concert In the Boston Symphony Orchestra
series TOOK place at Metzerott Music Hall
last night, and the usual large and intelli-
gent audience listened with every mani
1estation of enjoyment to the splendid pro-
gram furnished by Conductor Paur The
opening number was Beethoven's Sixth
symphony, more Familiarity known as the
Pastoral Symphony, and one Of the most
melodfous and beautiful of all the works
Of the great composer. The Interpretation
was all that the most fastidious could de-
SIRE Its strains breathe the effect of the
country atmosphere upon the writer, and
the descriptions of the rural scenes, the
ripping Of the brook, the merry meeting
OF the country folk, whose dance Is inter-
Iupted by the thunder storm, and the
thankful feelings after the storm, were all
given with excellent effect and artistic
nnlsh One beauty of this work Is that
the tone pictures are not mere attempts to
initiate natural sounds and sights, but are
IN the nature Of musical appeals to the
imagination by purely musical means. The
other orchestral numbers were Richard
strauss It'll Eulenspiegels lustige
Stre!che." which was given here for the
frst time and for the third time in Amer
lea, and LISTS Hungarian Rhapsody No.
z, scored by Karl Neutrality-suspicious. The
nrst Is musical joke. and was surprise
from Its startling changes from the lively
TO the grotesque, the tender and passion
ate and the simply jovial. OFTEN the mu-
Sic reaches the point Of broad burlesQue
and farce. The Liszt Rhapsody is familiar
to all musicians, both the piano version
and the orchestral version, made by List
himself, assisted by Doppler. The scoring
used last night Is not so familiar, but 1t
the Spirif rOnnOSiffOn
with remarkable effect, and was executed
by the orchestra In magnificent style. The
solOiSt was Miss Milka Ternina, who sang
the recitative and aria from Won Weber's
"Oberon'' and also Agatha's prayer and
aria from the same composers Der Frei-
schultz" Miss Ternina has good voice.
of considerable sympathetic quality and
range, and in her first number delivered
the declamatory recitation with dramatic
force. She was well received in both Sc
lections and was recalled several times.
Hermann, the Magician.-Herrmann the
Great appears at the Lafayette Square
Opera House next week. There Is no enter
tainment similar to Herrmann's in this
country. Every trick Is performed by him
so deftly that 1t inspires a feeling akin to
awe with his audiences. This season his en-
tertainment Is the most brilliant one of his
entire career. He has invented a new kind
of entertainment to his magical art, and 1t
Is n short play, in which an act of magic is
introduced. This he calls q magi-comedy,
and it Is entitled 1.-The Artists Dream" 1t
Is beautiful ideal. and presented with spec
tacui.r electric effects. special scenery and
contriVances and novel accompanying
music. In this act Hermann impersonates
the character of Mephisto and Nine. Herr
mann that of young artist Herrmann's
other marVelS are entitled 'Trilby' THE
Asiatic Trunk Mystery and THE Column
bian Transformation" Nine. Hermann, in
her beautiful creations in dancing aided by
the use of many different colored lights. Will
a mi Sf,rtvn
novel and gorgeous effects For the first
time here there will be introduced the great
hynotic sensation "Trilby." by kind per-
mission of A. NJ. Palmer and Paul NJ. Pot
ter, with Nine. Hermann as Triiby and
Hermann the Great as Svengali.
Rose Hill English Folly Company.-Rice
& Barton's Rose Hill English Folly Com
pany will be Manager kernan's attraction
next week. The performance given by this
organization Is one of unusual merit The
entertainment begins with an original bur-
letta, which will serve to introduce the full
strength of the company. An exceptionally
good olio follows in which will appear Van
and Leslie, refined sketch artists; Miss Clara
Laurence. the phenomenal instrumentalist:
crawford and Manning, Ethiopian char
acter comedians; Miss Pauline Batcheller.
the charming vocalist, and Barton and Eek
hoff, the up-to-date musical artists. The
performance concludes with the bright
musical comedy, entitled "A Trip to New
port, introducing a coterie of pretty girls
clever comedians, lively dances and catchy
music.
MISS richards Lecture.-Miss Janet Eliza
beth richards delivered an interesting lee
tUre last evening at the Church Of Our
ather before a large and appreciatiye all
dience on Paris: Modern and Historic.
Inc lecture was Illustrated with stereop.i-
con views Of unusual excellence The audi
ence nearly filled the church. and after the
lecture Miss Richards held an Informal re-
ception, when she met hosts Of her friends
new ana old. who came up to shake hands
ana compliment her on her enjoyable talk.
The king Lear Recital.-Tomorrow
morning the sale of tickets for Mr.. S. H
Clarks interpretative recital of '.kino
Lear, for the benefit Of the Columbian
kindergarten Association, at Metzerott
Han, next Tuesday afternoon. begins a,
Metzerott's. Mr.. Clark, who is a lecture,
on elocution at the University of Chicago
Is Shakespearian student Of unusual lit.
erary and aesthetic insight, and a master
OF expression who knows how to interpret
the great drama, and how to deliver illus.
trative passages from it eloquently and Of
fectively. king Lear Ia his best Shake.
spearian selection, and has been rendered
most acceptably in a number Of the larger
cities. Mr.. Clark has already established
his reputation here on former visits. and
1t IS therefore expected that the hall will
be filed.
The Pantomime Of "Ruth."-The pupils
Of Mt. Vernon Seminary will give the pan.
tomlme Of. Ruth" at the school chapel
1128 18th street northwest, next Friday
evening. The entertainment is for the bene.
fit of the Womans Guild Of st. Paurs M
p. Church, and a most enjoyable evening
Is anticipated. The young ladies who are
to take the different parts have been under
active rehearsal for some time past, and
are capable of giving a thoroughly credit.
able performance. The admission Is fixed
at seventy-flve cents, and as the seating
space Is rather limited those who desire &c
witness 1t should secure their seats early
''Ben Hur" at Metzerott Music Hall.-The
lecture on ben Hur," which has become
one of the established successes Of the sea.
son, will be given for the sixth time tomor.
row evening at Metzerott Music Hall. New
musical effects and additional views have
been secured by DR.. Rogers, the lecturer
and incidental music will be rendered by
Miss Harriette Whiting and the Temple
Quartet. Although this lecture has beer
repeated SO many times it has lost none oil
it's popularity and crowded houses have
greeted each delivery.
Columbian OVERWHELMINGLY after
noon, at 4:30 o'clock, Rev. DIR. James l.
Lodge, for some years pastor in Wash
ington, will deliver, at the Columbian Uni
versity, a lecture upon christianity as Z
Factor in Civilization"
Rev. DR.. Sunderland's Lecture-Rev
Byron Sunderland, DID,, will deliver a lee.
ture on "Metempsychosis'' at the First
Presbyterian Church this evening at {
o'clock. The lecture Is for the benefit OF
the International Christian Endeavor con.