Evening star., 1896-11-13
. AMUsEMENTs.

Boston Symphony Orchestra-The season
Of Boston symphony concerts opened in this
city last night at the Columbia Theater in
a most brilliant way. Not only was the
full orchestra presented in q program that
was exceptionally well selected, but the
audience comprised the wealth, fashion and
society Of the city. Mrs. Cleveland and
Secretary Olney with a party occupied a
box, while in the body of the house were
Mrs. Lamont, Attorney General Harmon.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas-
sador, and family; the Chilean minister. the
Portuguese minister and, in fact, nearly all
of the best-known people Of Washington g
population, transient as well as permanent.
The full orchestra Of eighty-seven pieces
has never been brought to Washington be-
fore on account Of the smallness of the
stage in the old Metzerott Music Hall,
sixty being the number generally imported.
The Columbia Theater Is, however, especial
ly well adapted for concerts Of this char
acter; the acoustic properties are almost
perfect, the seats afford more than the
Usual amount of comfort for audiences and
the stage IL sufficiently large to accommo-
date even larger body of musicians than
held forth last night
Mr.. Emil Paur received a hearty personal
recognition as he stepped to the front and
TOOK up his baton for Johann Bach's Pas
secdglia," written for the organ, and scored
for orchestra by Heinrich Esser The piece
retains, OF course, the characteristics of
organ music. and the effect as brought out
Dy Mr.. Paur was something long to be re-
membered. Mozart's overture to Don
Giovanni was the second number, and its
Iamil1ar strains were accorded a generous
snow of appreciation. Probably the selec-
tlon OF the evening, however. was the long
and extremely difficult Schubert Symphony
No. 0. in c major. The symphony is writ
ten In what Is really six parts and 1t was
nayeo eostnn IN such way as to that
Keeping up Its high standard, but is con-
stantly improving in its work. The shading
in the different movements, the ensemble
work work and the working up Of the various
cLmaxes defied the most captious critic to
PICK f1ew in its Interpretation. The in
strumentation of the symphony is consid-
erahly out of the ordinary run, and it is an
utterly individual work. unlike anything
else in all musical literature. An inter.
mission of ten minutes followed the SYM
phony. and this new arrangement met with
general approval. The soloist Of the even
ing was Mr.. Martinus Sieveking the young
Dutch pianist, who secured a favorable
recognition in Boston. He gave for the
first time here the Tscha:kowsky Concerto
1or PIANO, No: l. in fiat minor. The
concerto itself is beautiful piece of music
and its several themes are all of them
indicative OF the origin Of the composer
II calls fcr many requirements on the part
OF pianist who should interpret it, but 1t
may be said that the most of them were
nlled and filled well by Mr.. Sieveking He
displayed true spirit and showed consid-
cradle expression in his work in the soft
eHects. while In the brilliant outbursts that
occur his execution called for unstinted ad-
miratfon. He received an ovation and was
compelled to respond to an encore with a
Grieg melody. beautifully given. The last
number by the orchestra was Hector Ber-
iioz's score for orchestra Of Karl Weber 8
Invitation to the Dance" and the dainty
seiection was given with grace and finish
ina, ,hat raised enthusiasm. although 1t was the
last number.
Columbia Theater.-The Grau Metropoli-
tan English Opera Company, which was
obiiged to interrupt its performances at the
columbia Tneater last night on account of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra concert,
Will tonight present Bizet's opera Car
men, with Nine. Januschowsky in the title
role. part which she created at the Royal
opera House In Vienna, and in which she
mas won high reputation both in Europe
ana this country. VIM. Mertens will be
the Escamil!o. The well-trained chorus and
the splendid orchestra. cnder the control of
Adolf Nuendorf. will be heard to excellent
advantage In Bizet's beautiful music