Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

Mr.. Harvey Murray of Portland Me-, has
been engaged as organist at the Church of
the Covenant and will enter upon his duties
the first of the year. Mr.. Murray recently
gave organ recital at this church and
his work satisfactory that it Sc
cured him permanent engagement. He
is an accomplished organ:st and pianist and
will be 4 valuable addition TO Washington
musical circles.
The people of Trinity NJ. E. Church were
treated to one of the best concerts last Fri
day evening ever given on Capitol Hill. 1t
was the first concert given in the new
church, and the congregation turned out in
large numbers i'll spite of the fact that it
was a bad night. The program was rem
dered under the direction of the Tuxedo
Mandolin Quartet and every number was
greeted with the heartiest applause. The
participants We're Mrs. Hattie Meads
Smith, Miss Murray, Miss Pts torio, Messrs.
Howard Buckler, j. IL. Duffey, Goodwin
Patton, r. r. Riordan, the Washington
Philharmonic String Quartet, the Ceceiali
Quartet and the Tuxedo Mandolin Quartet.
Professor Tnorald Jerichau, assisted by
Mr.. William NJ. Kendall, baritone. gave a
very enjoyable musicale last Friday even
ing at the piano rooms of John +. Ellis q
Co., 9S7 Pennsylvania avenue. MIR. KEN
ball sang The Grenadiers,'' by Schumann,
and an aria from Aida while Professor
Jerichau played the following numbers:
Bridal Procession by Grieg; three etudes
by Schumann, Weber and taft, "Brudes-
:aotten, Norwegian wedding march, by
Jerichau; nocturne in d fiat tprelude No.
15), by Chopin; staccato caprice, by Vog-
reich, and khapsodie Hongroise, No. 2, by
List. The numbers were all well rem
dered, and the audience showed their APP
probation of the excellence of the enter
tainment. Professor Jerchau is to be con-
graduated on his success.
The annual term of old comedies and
81 akeSDcre2n comedies will be ed this
week at Days Theater. New York, alter
mating, as last year, with modern comedies
or musical comedies. Thus Shakespeare's
Tanning of the Slrew. with Miss Rehan
as Katherine. will be given Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday evenings and for
Monday and Saturday (Xmas) matinees,
while Burnand's farcical piece, Number
Nine will be acted on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday evenings. For the holiday
week, THE Geisha'' will be acted every
evening, and for the matinee Saturday
while Miss Rehan will appear as Katherine
FOR the Wednesday matinee. Beginning
with Monday, January 3, Miss Rehan,
whose health has been greatly benefited
by her recent rest, will commence a series
ming with Rosalind IN Shakespeare's LAS
You Like It. which is to have special
and elaborate production. to extend, how
ever. one week only. This is to be fol-
lowed in succession by elaborate revivais,
but each for week only, of THE Merry
Wives of Windsor Miss Rehan as Mrs
Ford; THE Country Girl Miss Rehan as
Peggy; Twelfth Night" Miss Rehan as
Viola; London Assurance" Miss Rehan
as Lady Gay Spanker: School for Scan
dal," Miss Rehan as Lady Teazle: Mich
Ado About Nothing" Miss Rehan as Bea-
trice. and THE Merchant of Venice" Miss
Rehan for the first time as POrtia. 1t is
understood Miss Rehan will visit this city
during her coming spring tour.
An enthusiastic audience assembled last
Friday evening in the lecture hall of Notre
Vlarr oil Nbnrt Dol
timore, to listen to lecture by Miss Meade
upon the Caribbean sea, 1.-The Mediterra-
mean of America" The lecture, illustrated
by maps and stereopticon views. was writ
ten by the late Admiral Richard w. Meade,
United States navy. father of Miss Meade,
and delivered by him under the auspices
of the National Geographic Society. Miss
Meade has an excellent voice and is mag
netic speaker. She has lectured before
large assemblies in Massachusetts, New
York and Pennsylvania, and has every
where made the impression that she is a
worthy exponent of the patriotic senti
ments that have distinguished the Meades
and Pauldirgs for four generations.
Gotthold's Celebrities will hold the boards
ct the Bijou Theater this week. The list of
performers is a long one and includes Cora
Routt. the Washburn Sisters. Pete Baker,
Collins and DAILY, John and Nellie Nc
Carthy, Elsie Eastman, Ida Howell and
May, the Unexcelled Quartet, Clark Gibbs
and Lew Simmons and other well-known
vaudeville stars. The performance is to
conclude with burlesque. THE Girl in
Hammock" in which thirty pretty girls
in handsome costumes will have parts.
Matinees every day.
F. MARION CRAWFORD TONIGHT AT
| CENTRAL HALL-Those who attend the
lecture this evening. the opening entertain
ment in the LINDSAY course. are assured of
most interesting discourse upon LEO
XIII in the Vatican" given in the style
| that has made Mr. Crawford famous. not
| only as an author and reader but as a lee
| turer. The subject is one that he is more
competent to handle than any one. This
| fact and the wide acquaintance of the man
among readers will attract large audi
ence. Central Hall is over the 9th street
wing of the Center market and can be
reached by cars to the door.
Disposed of by Will.