Evening star., 1896-10-31
cellent reputation as the foremost CIoster
Of the time.

Theater November o. for a week with
such a band of merry-makers as Marie
Dreesler, Dan DAILY, Charles Dandy tspe-
cially imported for this character). Rich
ard Garlic Charles Kirke. Nicholas Burn
ham, Joseph Greensfelder. George Tall
man. Annie Buckley Marie George
Jesse Carlisle. Dorothy Neville, Ida Lear.
Clara Frankton, Edith Millward, La Petite
Adelaide. the famous danseuse. and the
famously beautiful Casino ballet and cho-
rus of sixty, one cannot be wrong in pre-
dieting an evening OF melody and fun.
New Columbia Theater.-The opening OF
the New Columbia Theater Monday even
ing November =. will be a great event in
the musical history of Washington. Aessrs
Nixon and Zimmerman have secured for
this occasion the Metropolitan English
Grand Opera Company. ii. Grau, director,
which Will give change of grand opera
throughout the week with the execution
OF Thursday evening, November l..
Mr.. III. Grau. the director of the COM
pany, is the head of the distinguished fam
lily that bears this name. He has an in
ternational reputation from his operati,
career. Mr.. Adolph Neuerdorff the mu-
SIC al director, has also a worldwide repu-
tation as one of the Oldest conductors i'm
the country. He brings with him a met
ropositan orchestra and a large chorus
thoroughly competent and effective The
prima donna soprano of the company is
oeorglus Won Janusc howsky of the Inn
ii. pe,iai opera House, Vienna. and the Metro
pohtan opera House, New York Madam
Januschowsky has a repertoire unsurpass-
60 oy that of any prima donna OF modern
sn,es' s' ana covering all the grand operas
ircm beethovens master work .Fidel;o"
10 Mascagnfs now famous ''Cayalleria
husticana She has a magnificent voice
and is intensely dramatic
Grand Opera House-The artistic and
commercial value of BARLEY Campbelrs
famous play The White Slave has lon,,
since been established. and its revival al
tne Grand Opera House next week nron,
lses TO be an event of no little importance
me company is one Of the strongest ever
seen In this city, and the scenery and m.
chanical effects are new and starting
special feature will be made of the singing
OF The White Slave" quartet. and there
VIII oe nfty people on the stage in the
plantation scene. Election returns will no
received by special wire and read from tho
stage on Tuesday night.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra Com
certs-For eleven years the Boston Svu-
phony Orchestra has made a monthly iour-
ney, during the winter, 20 Washington and
gwen TO the lovers of good music an on
portunity to listen to concerts of as biPb
a standard as are given anywhere i'm the
World, and at regular theater prices Judy-
ing by the announcement for the coming
season. the twelfth season bids fair 10
equal its predecessors in attractiyeness and
merit III the acoustics of the new Column
bia Theater will allow it, Conductor Panr
VIII brlng with him the full orchestra of
ninety men, A new feature of the con-
certs, which cannot fail TO be acceptable
TO great majority of the patrons is a
ten-minute intermission in the middle of
the program. Owing TO a previous engage
ent OF the Columbia Theater the ner-
formance on the second trip will be a
matinee, on Tuesday afternoon December
8, and 4:15 is the time selected to begin the
concert, as the most satisfactory to all the
patrons. No organization visiting this city
has stancher friends than the Boston SYM
pnchy orchestra, and. as far as is possible
with the evcr-changing personnel of Wash,
1TRtOn society. the audiences
~ the same. Although as fattering al
tendance as in the past is certainly as
sureo, desirable seats can still be had at
Metzerott's.
New National Theater.-"Miss Philadel-
phia' will hold the boards at the New Ma
tional Theater next week
Academy OF Music.-Next week Peter
Dailey Will be seen at the Academy of
Music in "A Good Thing
Bijou Family Theater.-The old standard
melodramas seem TO be drawing the best
this season, which fact has led Mr. I n
Little to revive his celebrated success The
World There will be the usual daily
matinee, which has become an estab-
lished feature of Manager Whiteselrs pol
icy, and, in addition, on Tuesday night
there will be a special midnight matinee
lasting from 11:3o to 2:30. during which
election returns will be received by special
wire on the stage, and the results an
nounced to the audience during the progress
of the play. No advance in the regular
cheap prices of the house will be made for
this amusement and edification combined.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-The next al
traction at kernan's Lyceum is that world
renowned organization the Boston Howard
Athenaeum Star Specially Company now in
its fifteenth successful season. The pro-
gram includes several who will make their
first appearance in this city. Among them
is Ben X. Harney, the exponent OF the negro
Character singing their real melodies and
playing Rag Time music on the piano, II
novelty; Morton and Mack. the Celtic COM
edy portrayers, the piper and dancer: Fake
ard Semon, musical artists, vocalists and
comedians, par excellence: Eddie u Dell the
athletic tramp: Dolph and Susie Levino, in
their novel sketch, The Rival Arts" Gro
vini and Murray, the International lady
acrobdtic dancers; VIM. KAYE and Ada
Henry, comedy sketch artists, in their own
creation, Capital versus Labor" Collins
and Collins, character singers and neat
dancers; Sam and kittie Morton. vocalists
and up-to-date expert dancers. There will
be an extra midnight performance at the
Lyceum next Tuesday. when the election
returns will be received by special wire.
They will be read to the audience from the
stage as quickly as they are received.
The Metropolitan Concerts.-The sub
scription list for these concerts is filling
rapidly. The list of artists is most inviting,
and the Va riety is sufficient to please the
lover Of music. Rosenthal and Joseffy are
offered as piano virtuosi: Nine. Nordica
and Nine. Linde leading soprano and
contralto sololstS, respectively. and Nine.
Camille Urso and Miss Maud Powell, vio-
iinists. Each of these artists will have
the support of a capable company in
which will be heard many concert favor
ties. The list of subscribers is now open
at +. F. Droop Sons 925 Pennsylvania
avenue, and the management will not in
clude Washington in the tour unless II is
shown that the concerts will be patron
lied sufficiently to warrant il.
Caledonian Club Entertainment-An On.
tertainment was given in Builders Ex
change Hall last night by the Burnt CorI
Club for the Caledonian Club, at v hich &
large audience was present that was en-.
thusiastic in its demonstrations of approval
of the various acts given for its entertain.
ment.
Ian Maclaren.'-It is positively announced
that DIR. John Watson of Liverpool. eng.
land. known the world over Ian Macla.
ren,'' will visit Washington about the mid
die of November and give one of his lecture
readings. DIR. Watson is. pastor of Seton
Park Church. Liverpool, one of the finest
,hurches in that city, which is constantly
crowded by one of the largest and most in
huential congregations I'm all England, and
as a preacher, among English preachers,
holds the foremost place. He is man of
great eloquence and originality of thought.
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