Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-24

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special features that never fail to afford
much delight. Not the least of these Is
the Pickaninny Band Of colored boys,
whose playing and antics furnish no end
OF amusement. quartet will render a
number of songs and q march will be exc
-cuted. Miss Mable Florence will play the
role OF the heroine, Miss Mathilde Weffing
the role of Mrs. Calhoun; Robert McWade
that OF Jack Calhoun, and Mrs. Milt G..
Barlow that of the humorous colored SER
want, Mammie Green
REILLY AND WOODS BIG SHOW
Ihat there Is nothing new under the sun
Is a favorfte quotation, but those who go
10 kernan's Lyceum Theater next week to
see Reilly and Woods Big Show will have
the failacy Of that saying proven to their
own satisfac ton. Every number on the
program is bright and meritorious, the
hrst being La Champagne Quadrille which
created three months sensation at Roster
and BiaPs New York Music Hall. This is
1oiloWed In quick succession by Eulalie, the
premier toe dancer; the Three Sisters Fan
chonett, direct from the Follies Bergere,
Paris; Frcbel and Ruge, eccentric acrobatic
comedians; the Three Gardner Brothers,
the expert musical artists; the Lane Sis
ters, In new songs and lively dances; the
Deonza Brothers, direct Importation from
the Alhambra, London; Frank d. Bryan,
IN witty sayings and PAROLES; the Ell
orldses, the pastmasters of colored comedy;
the only Fat Reilly, in his inimitabl spe-
cialty and the six Parisians, who are
described as novelty in pretty girls.
CONCERT AT FOUNDRY.-The beauti-
ful cantata of Jerusalem or the land
OF palms: has been in preparation for sew
eral weeks by a chorus of fifty voices and
an orchestra, under the direction of Mr..
Frank Wilson, and will be given at Foun-
dry M. e. Church tomorrow night. The
rehearSals give guarantee of fine con-
cert. The work is replete with melodious
those who desire to close up Thanksgiving
day with profit to themselves cannot bet
ter put in the evening than by attend
ance. Previous concerts at this church on
similar occasions under same management
are the best evidence of what may be ex-
pected.
GRAND OPERA sEASON.-Four per-
1ormances of grand opera will be given at
the Lafayette Square Opera House, Mon
Gay, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday even
inss, December IL. IA, 1G and H. by the
Damrosch-E Ellis Opera Company, under the
oirecuon OF Walter Damrosch and c. A.
t1li!s, which will give regular season of
opera at the Metropolitan Opera House,
new YORK commencing in January This
company ai Is the only one giving grand OPP
era tnls season, and is a strong organiZa-
tioh IN every respect. The chorus of the
company has been well selected and well
2 n while the orchestra will be Mr..
DamroschS own New York Symnhonv Or.
cnestra The principals will be fully I'm to
an ueinaiids, and the operas will be staged
ana produced unsteady with the highest
,esdlo Tor art: This year the work will
not be confined to German opera hI,t tba
rehch and Italian schools will be eoualiv
wen represented. The four operas 70 he
glesgiteo mere are Rossini's "Ba rber If
..Carn, Wagners Lohengrin," Bizets
tet OF magnificent works Nine MeIhs win
sing IN the Barber of Seville" which vii
Win It's melody and the brilliancy of its
.iLusic' IN all probability, be the feature OF
,he season. The other operas are wall
known to Washington theater-yoers ann
Eeeu no word of praise to stimulate inter
est m them. The cast for each one VIII he
1uliy competent ne. The company has
becn organized to meet the demands of
those who expect the different sobocis ~
De represented in what productions are put
OH, so that the matter of selecting the cho-
rus ana principals was extremely difficult.
- siance at the list, however, will show
.nae the work has been well carried out
Inc sale of subscription tickets for the
1ouf evenings will open at the LAFAYETTE
square Theater Wednesday,, December /.
THE HALEY BAND tCONCERT.-Tbe
1rst concert this season by the Washington
Military Concert Band will take place at
me new National Theater next Sunday
night, and from tho large advance soIe
even at this time there is every indication
mat the season will open auspiciouslv
rms band, under its director Mr. viii a.
Haiey' mas already attained high stand
ard. and it is the only civilian military
band in the District that has s,lccessfuIIv
appealed to the public for support The
concerts given for the past two wears have
heen ENJOYABLE and have shown wisdom on
the part of MIR. Haley in the selection OF
his programs and thorough efficiency on
the part of the band in their execution.
Mr.. Haley is following in the footsteps of
John Philip Sousa in catering to the popu-
lar musical taste. as well as fur,ishine
some numbers that will appeal to cuItivaf
ed musicians. AT the coming concert the
latter class will find the overture to semi
ramlde, the blessing of the Swords"
from THE Huguenots" which will .;,-e
splendid opportunity for the trombone sec
ton, and other selections of equal merit
For popular favor there will be Reeves
war Memories, which will be a series of
pictures illustrating scenes in war life in
Guiding in camp, on the march, u cavalry
charge and on the battlefield, each picture
accompanied by appropriate music This
number will be feature of the concert
and will prove attractive to all veterans
as well as to those who We're too young to
have any personal knowledge of the war
The soloists will be Mrs. Hattie Meads-
Smith, the accomplished soprano of the
First Congregationalist Church, and
Messrs. Thierbach and Hama, Instrumental
soloistS.
ROSSINI CIRCLE CONCERT-An enioy-
able concert was given at Carroll Institute
Hall last night by the Rossini Circle the
members of which are graduates of the
Baltimore School fer the Blind. The circle
is composed of Miss A. C. D. Grady, So
prano; Miss K. l.. Grady, pianist; H. NJ
Hoskns, violinst and w. J. Oates, 'cellist,
The program was well selected and al
though it was ambitious to high degree,
yet it may he said that it was well carried
out. Messrs. Hoskins and Oates opened the
concert with two movements of the ''Will-
lam Tell overture, playing them in a spir-
tied manner, and were followed by Miss
Murray's solo, 80 Lovely Home,'' with
violin obligato. Miss Murray also sang
Webers ocean, Thou Mighty Monster"
from "Oberon," and Hollman's ~"Chanson
d'Armour," with cello obligato Miss
Grady played LISTS second Hungarian
rhapsodie and LISTS illustrations Due
Prophetic" Both Miss Grady and Miss
Murray are totally blind, making their
work all the more remarkable Mr. Oates
played Pierne's serenade and Furino's pol
onaise, while Mr.. Hoskns played the
Gabriel-Marie arrangement of "Allegresse'
for violin, and Schumann's beautiful
Schlumnerlied." The features of the con-
cert We're the quartet flom "Doris'' for
the three instruments and voice; the instru-
mental trio from Norma" Haydn's trio,
"Andante aud der Symphonic Ddur," and
Lloyd's quartet, 1.-THE Way of Peace
MR.. HAYS LECTURE ON RoME-A