Evening star., 1897-02-13

tunes. Lee coming OF Lillian Russell Is
an event in itself: She easily retains her
magnetic hold on the American public. and
her beauty Is as reaRlendent as It ever was
society Will cordially greet the famous
alVa on inns occaskn as 1t always does.
The opera itself is a novelty. 1t was writ
ten by Mr.. Hugh Morton, while Mr.. Gus
tave kerker, who ronld not write anything
but tuneful melodies If he tried, furnished
the music. The sttafa tions are said to be
the most eXcruciatingiy comical ever de-
| vised for a light opera Miss Russell is a
comedlehne as weH as a prima DONNA and
enters into the fun1and frolic of her role
with the abandon oof hoyden. She has
In her company several of the comedians
who have made New York laugh in the
recent casino successes, those light and
1rothy Things which just happened to hit
the popular fancy, and they impersonate
roles which are the essence of comicality.
Messrs Canary & Lederer. under whose di-
rectio2 Miss Russell is appearing this sea-
son, used discrimination in the selection of
the ladies' to support her. Recognizing the
| 1act mat a beautiful face and figure is
always attractive to the public, they pick
| ed out from the hundreds of applicants
| only the most comely. Indeed, so particu-
iariy ia INSIST lnsistent were they IN this respect
| that before the organ ization left New York
| 1t had acquired the fame of being COM
| posed OF the loveliest specimens of femi-
nln1ty ever gathered in a single organZa-
ton Unlike some prima donnas. Miss Rus
sell would sooner be surrounded by beau
t1ful women than by those not SO beautiful.
but who, by contrast with herself, would
| serve to make more respondent her own
personality.
Boston Symphony Orchestra.-Tuesday
| evening, the 23d instant, Is the date of the
fourth concert by the Boston Symphony
orchestra in the series at the Columbia
| Iheater The soloist will be Madame Te-
resa Carreno the gifted pianiste, whose
successful artistic career in the principal
cities of Europe during the past seven years
| has awakened such a desire to hear her
more than renew the triumphs of the past.
Madame Carreno will play the Rubinstein
Concerto No. 4, favorite work with her.
eminently suited to display the dash, bril-
liancy and superb technique for which she
is famous. Or the orchestral selections the
most important is the Beethoven Symphony
No. 4. written in 1906, and receiving
Its first performance in Vienna March 26.
1907, nearly ninety years ago. at a benefit
given for Beethoven, with a colossal pro
gram comprising. besides this symphony,
the first, second and third symphonies by
the same composer. 1t Is quite pertinent
to ask how many compositions written dur
| ing the present year will be heard ninety
years later. The remaining orchestral
numbers are novelties the prelude to act
three from the Cricket on the Hearth.
an opera composed ty Goldmark and adapt
ed from Dickens Christmas story, having
its first presentation at the court opera
| in March of last year and scoring an i'm
mediate success. The closing selection is
the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6, otherwise
known as the ''Pesther Carneval,' from its
dedication to the city of Buda Pesth- 1t
| Is scored in Liszt's well-known brilliant and
Effective style.
The Nordica Concert.-The musical sea-
son has had many important occasions of
grand opera and grand orchestral concerts,
but the richest offering Is yet to come in
the appearance-and regretfully it may be
stated-for one appearance only of the
greatest of dramatic prima donna, Nine.
Lillian Nordica. Messrs. Zimmerman and
Nixon have cOnsummated arrangements by
which they are able to announce the ap-
pearance for the first and only time in
Washington this season of Nine. Nordica
at grand operate matinee concert, to
take place at the Lafayette Square Opera
Heuse on Thursday afternoon, February 25,
beginning 4 O'Clock. For many seasons
past Nine. Nordica has been the leading
artistic of grand opera representa- atiols in
America, her native land, and her incom-
parable voice, splendid vocal and dramatic
| methods and statuesque presence Eave
given her peculiar eminence among the
star prima donna Of the word. Nine. Nor
IDEAS career from her earliest vocal work
in the choir loft OF a Boston church as
been a gradual 'icrescendo of successes,
reaching the crowning triumph in her ap-
pearance at the Bayreuth Festival. where
surrounded by the most noted of German
singers in Wagner opera, this 5plendd
American artistic carried off the chief hon
ors, and was hailed by Frau Corima Wag-
| ner as the ideaa Elsa. in "Lohengrin." ,"
Erglish speaking artistic who has hrayed
the difficulties and labor of the heavy roles
of the heroine of Wagnerian music drama
with magnificent success, and she is now
accepted in Europe the greatest living
dramatic soprano. Nine. Nordica this sea-
son is devoting herself to a grand operatic
concert tour of America. and Is returning
eastward after a triumphant western visit
which has included series of concerts in
San Francisco and the cities on the Pacific
slope, where the ovations and demorstr ra-
tions accorded her have had no parallel
since the remarkable scenes attending The
transcOntinental tour of Nine Adeiine Pat
II. Nine. Nordica at the matinee at the
Lafayette Square Theater will be heard in
some of her greatest operate selections
and probably in act of one of her favor
ite operas in costume. She will be strp,ort-
ed by a company OF admirable artists in
Guiding the great contrato, Nine Scalchi;
Mr.. L. Luckstone. pianist; Mr.. John c.
Dempsey. baritone, and Bard Berthold,
tenor. Orders for .eatS can lov ne sent
to the Lafayette Square Opera House.
Egypt and the Nile.-A stereopticon lee
ture on Egypt and the Nile will be given
tomorrow evening by DR.. W. A. Crotfut All
Typographical Hall. 1t will be illustrated
win new ana numerous lantern slides by
Murray DR.. Croffut has Travelled extern
Slvely in Egypt, and Is abundantly CONNIE
tent to give an extremely interesting talk
on that country. as he possesses keen
powers of observation and a happy descrip-
tive faculty.
Last Days of Pompeii For several
months past the Rev. Howard Wilbur En-
mis-, whose illustrated lectures on travel
are known here and elsewhere, has been al
work adapting for the first time for plat
form purposes Lord Lytton's fascinating
novel. THE Last Days Of Pompeii," an
English classic that has remained prime
faVorite with two generations Of cultured
critics. The adapter, who will also give the
recital, will employ the stereopticon In
Illustrating the tragedy with seventy-fiye
OF the best examples of modern art de-
scriptlVe OF the period, Introducing also a
dissolving effect representing the awful
eruption of Vesuvus. when Rome's sum
mer capital was buried from sight. This
story of love and hate and the struggles Of
the early Christians presents a fine field for
the lecturer. 1t will be presented for the
first time next Tuesday evening at at the
Western Presbyterian Church, ii street
above 10th.
Lectures on shakespeare.-A great deal
OF interest is centering in the course of let
lures on Shakespeare to be given by viii
liam ]. Rolfe. Lift. D., of Harvard I1niver-
sity, at the Martyr College of Oratory 1323
G street northwest. beginning FEBRUARY *
There are really two courses of lectures TO