Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
AMUSEMENTS.

Aliens Grand Opera House--1n letter
-aco3vad nv MIR. D. c. Pfeiffer from Mr.
Walter Dauucsch, referring to the Work
of the Choral Society in general and the
performances of Samson and Delilah, 10
+aks Mace at Aliens Grand Opera House
Monday night, in particular, he says: Inc
success of such societies as yours ls nee
essary to the musical growth and develop
nent of the musical taste OF washington.
The Choral ought to be supported py youI
best voices, for none of them are TOO sooa
to sing in its ranks, and the public snoulo
support most literally the work you are
about to give them" Mr.. Edward Helm
endahl the distinguished conductor, says:
Al consider the Choral Society very cour-
ageous indeed, to undertake this dimcult
performances but feel sure that 1t Will be
well sung, to judge by its work In Inc
Messiah 1t deserves success. MT W. w.
GiIchrist also compliments the Chorai 80.
ciety on it's undertaking, and adds tnat
Washington people will surely value the
sDIendid organization it possesses and sup
port it in this work. These are some OF the
opinions of musicians distinguished through
out the land as leaders In the art, IN re1er,
cree to the work Of the Choral Society, and
thew appear to support the opinion frequent
" expressed here, that Washington knows
less of its own Choral Society than the
rest Of the country does. however II theIe
ard of excellence has been doubted, 1t Will
be removed after next Monday nights per-
Torrance of Samson and Delilah So
ciety has given it's approval to the con-
cert; Mrs Cleveland has box for the
evening. and the balance Of the boxes will
most likely be secured by other honorary
members of the society among the cabinet
members and their families. A few seats
are still to be had at Ellis & Co.'S, 93I Penn
sylyania avenue.
The German Opera Season.-The sale of
season tickets for the season of German
opera, to be given January 80, 81 and Feb
ruary l by the Damrcsch Opera Company
at the Grand Opera House, is now going
on, and Manager Allen reports good de-
mand. which gives every promise or a
great success for this magnificent organi-
zation. The operas to be produced here
will be ''Tannhauser," "Lohengrin, "Sieg-
fried" and die Meistersinger," and all
the operas will be given with the same
care and accessories that have caused them
TO receive such ovations during the en-
gagement of the company IN Cincinnati,
Chicago and all the other cities visited
this season. Probably no organization In
America can give Wagner's operas in so
complete and satisfactory a manner as can
the Damrosch company. So much depends
upon the work of the orchestra, and In
this particular the Damrosch company is
exceptionally strong, having with 1t the
New York Symphony Orchestra IN its en-
tirety. numbering seyenty-five musicians
VINO have been bar ded together for years
Under the baton OF MT. DdmToScn. AuC
10 this carefully selected chorus of eighty
and list of principals which includes the
rames of the most famous Wagnerian
singers now known to the musical world
and We have an organization, SO far as
the musical part of the production is con-
cerne1, that cannot be surpassed. The
scenery is all entirely new, and was painted
in Vienna by KaItski of the Imperial Opera
House. after SPECIAL designs, and the cos
tunes and armor are rich and historically
correct. "Tannhauser'' was selected as thu
opening opera here, as there seems to b.
peculiar fascination about 1t, and when
ever and wherever it Is given II never fail!
TO attract a big audience. 1t lacks thi
soul-stirring chmaxes of the Nibelunge1
Tetralogy, but is infinitely more tende
and sympathetic than any of the late
works of the master.
, Lafayette Square Opera House!To tn,
Informed the list of performers engaged
for the forthcoming production of 18th,
Lady Slavey"a at the Lafayette Square Operi
House next week, submits the costliest ar
ray of artistic clevernesS yet gathered to
gether for any similar undertaking. TIL
ibretto has been thoroughly Americanize,
for It's production In America, and entirel,
new music has been written for 1t by Mr.
GuStaye kerker. Mr.. George w. Ledere
has been personally conducting the re
hearsals. and has originated many noveltie
and adapting and revising the libretto to tn
Casinos standard. In the cast will b
found the names OF such artists as w. r
Thompson, the celebrs ted character actor
Dan DAILY, lately Of the Merry World |;