New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
DOTNGS AT THE INSTITUTE.
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE PRO
GRANME FOR 1897

IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE PRO
GRANME FOR 1897.
One Of the principal features Of the new year In
the Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sciences Is the
coming of George Riddle. Of Cambridge. Mass, In
new series OF dra matte readings They will be given
on Friday afternoons and Saturday evenings as has
been the custom. and will begin on January 10 and
16 and continue for six successive weeks. Nowhere
in America has Mr. Riddle been received with more
favor or had such "a continued welcome as In this
city The reading February will mark his
hfteth appearance before the Brooklyn Institute.
The course for this year presents some novelties
which the local audiences will appreciate. His
readings will open with Knowless william Tell"
to the accompaniment of the Rossni music, inter-
preted by a competent orchestra. On January p
and % Mr.. Riddle will appear I'm double BILL the
pieces chosen being Brownings I'm a Balcony and
Sheridan's School for Scandal" 1t will be natural
that there should be much curiosity regarding Mr..
Riddles reading Of the Browning selection. as his
forte for the last few years has been Shakespeare
and the classics Following this double bill will
come ''The Lady Of Lyons play In which Mr..
Riddle will find himself entirely at home. as when
he acting the stage one or his favorito roles
was Claude Melnotte.
On February and Mr.. Riddle will read Ham
let" Twelfth Night will be given February
~ and 49, and the series will close the week before
Washngton's Birthday with repetition OF AN
igone," the Greek drama which Mr.. Riddle gave
with male CnOrus anu OrcncstTaI music last year
This time Arthur Claassen will direct the music
which will be the Mendelssohn setting There will
be chorus of thjrty-six voices and orchestra
of twenty four pieces Mr.. Riddle gives the play in
English translation which gives, as far may
be- the lofty beauty Of Sophocles.
On Friday evening next In tine Academy OF Music
Civil Engineer Robert f.. Peary. United States Navy
will give one OF his lectures his life In the Arctic
regions The lecture will be illustrated by hum
dred lantern photographs and by a native Esqulnlau
village brought back by Mr.. Peary his last North
ern voyage and comprising dozen persons In
tune Esqulmau dogs, etc. Summer and winter
Greenland scenes for this exhibition nave been
painted for Mr.. Peary by Alberti. the Arctic painter
The lecture viii be repeated on Saturday afternoon
The season for the year 1897 will be begun
on Thursday evening, January !. by chamber music
with the Dannreuther String Quartet the
artists The following programme will be carried
vions viola and viooncello 2, ta) Van Goen's Noe
turne: (b) Hubay. Mazurka. Gustav Dannreuther
VIOLIN g. Napravnlk. Quartet op. rs. In major;
L. Hummer Adago. Emil Schenck cello 3, Rubin
Alexander Black will repeat his popular cinemato-
graphe lecture and on the following evening the fifth
the Institute will be given by Miss Emma Juch
Soprano assisted by Victor Herbert. cello.
The educational side OF music will not be forgot
ten by the Institute. as the sight-singlng class work
Temple. and DR.. Henry G.. iianchett will begin
January 10 a course OF ten readings for students OF
Beethoven's sonatas. Mr. Morgans classes will be
both OF the elementary and the advanced grade the
cises since November .. and the former for those
who wish 10 take up the study OF vocal music
beginners Persons DESTROYS OF attending either
course should at once forward their names to the
Institute