Evening star., 1897-05-17
IN M U SICAL CIRCLES
John Philip Sousa Has Not Yet Attained the
Height Of His Ambition.
Projects That He Has for the Future
Matters of Interest to Local
Musicians.

The Washington public needs hardly be
told anything about John Philip Sousa and
his band further than whatever is new
that pertains to his programs. Sousa's s
whole career is founded in Washington,
and SO closely allied to 1t that 1t would be
carrying Goals to Newcastle to undertake
to enlighten any Washingtonian upon the
young bandmaster or mis- organization. Stin,
Sousa is growing and gaining rapidly in
more ways than one, and there are new plans
ahead and now under course Of fulnllment
that the general public knows not Of Every
one does not know that Sousa is writing
new opera, nor does every one know that
he plans to take his band across the water
In 1900 nor that in the spring of 1898 there
will be joint productions of Ell Captain"
Sousa's wonderfully successful opera, by
the famous band and the De Wolf Hopper
Opera Company, etc. Those who know
something of the distinguished directors
ambitions are sure also that his greatest
and most enduring compositions belong
not to the past, but lie in his brilliant
future. Certainly Sousa takes pride in
his present and past successes, but he is
not willing to admit that the best produc
tions of which he is capable are simply and
solely his martial music or even his operas
of the past. He is more than ever the stu
dent and profound thinker and explorer
In music, and his ambition Is unfettered.
The future premises richer things for him
than the past has yielded.
The comic opera of Patience" which
was given with such success earlier in the
season by the pupils and friends of Profs.
SALESMAN and deFord, will be repeated in
National Rifles Armory this evening. The
cast will remain about the same, while the
chorus will be greatly augmented for this
occasion. The stage setting will be on an
elaborate scale, and the entire produc-
ton promises to be an artistic success in
every respect.
tertained by Mrs. Won Wimpffen of 1st
street northwest. the program being made
u: of the Fourth Beethoven symphony, a
Schubert Quartet, op- ~, both arranged
for four hands piano, and Babillage, Au
Moulin, and Bonheur Perdu, by Giliet.
Miss BERTHE Reichenbach sang Meyerbeers
RCtert. GiorZos Regina Coeli and Rossi's
Tahtum Ergo, all arranged with piano and
quartet of strings accompaniment
The oantata, Ruth, given at Odd Fellows
Hall on the 5th instant, proved to be such
success that, in accordance with re-
peated requests of the general public, it
Will be rendered again on Sunday even
ing, May 23, at Columbia Theater for the
benefit CT the German Orphan Asylum.
The cantata will be given in costume by
scme of Washington's best local talent
ard with trained chorus of fifty voices.
The musical direction is in charge of Miss
Lulu Facias, and Mr.. w. H. Conley is
staging the work. There is every reason
to believe the cantata will again meet with
SUCCESS.
The Choral Society at the meeting of
the board of directors Thursday night dis
cussed plans for next year. The year just
closed was considered a good one taking
everything into consideration, and the work
of the society at its several concerts was
better than ever before. A proposition was
made to have an advisory board OF a direc-
torate. to be composed of people prominent
in business, official and social circles, and to
consist of the same number the board OF
managers, who shall act in conjunction
with the latter body. in suggesting the
works to be performed and the so,oists to
be secured. 1t is believed that this will
widen the influence of the society and in
crease its usefulness in its object to pre-
sent the highest form of music to the peo-
pie of Washington in the best possible
manner.
The quartet, consisting of Mr. Krutzsch,
Mrs. BittiLger. Mrs. Bum and Miss Bart
lett, have given musicales sem!-monthly
during the past season, and afforded much
pleasure to lovers of good music. Those
who rave had an opportunity to listen to
their programs hope that the members
will hold together next winter