The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Direct from its series of concerts at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York,
the Banda Eossa di San Severe win give
"a concert at the National on next Friday
afternoon. IL is not military organiZa-
ton, like other bands which have come
over here from Europe, but a body Of ma
sicians brought together in San Severe, a
small town uf Southern Italy, whose in
babitants distinguish themselves by that
intensity OF devotion TO music which made
Italy the home of art for so many CEN
turtles. The program viii include: Over
ture, William Tell" Rossni; Fantasia
flor BouIbardinel on Garibsldi's Hymn;
selections from 'Mefistofele," Boito;
'Entrance Song from Tannhauserl,
Mime. Margaret Won Vahsel; selections from
"CavaHeria RustIcana," MdroaYni; "etars
and stripes Forever," Sousa; violin solos,
CarIotta Stuhenr auch: selections from
Carmen Bizets selections from Gan
zone Populare" CFolk Song, Sorrentino.
Opera goers will no doubt be delighted
nver tho announcement that The Bostonians
return to tht National Theater Monday
night for week : engagement. No lyric
organization visiting Washington has a
firmer hold upon the affections OF music
lovers, and the annual tn gements of this
splendid company are always chief source
OF delight. Ii is enough to say that those
well known favorites-Henry Clay Bar
nabee, William M. Mcdonald, Jessie Bart
lett Davis, Alice Nelson, William E.
Philip, Grafton Baker, Eleanor Giusu,
W. IL. Fitzgerald, Jennie Hawley, and
Others are still in adu.ira bic voice and VIII
appear here during the week, REINFORCED
by splendid chorus and orchestra, under
the direction of s. L. Studley. The novelty
of the engagemt mt is in the new comic
opera, THE Serenade," which comes here
indorsed with successful presentations in
New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. M
opera produced in recent years has received
such emphatic approval, and the consensus
of critical opinion seems to be, that in
THE Serenade," the BoStonians have
found worthy successor to Robin Hood
The opera is by Smith and Herbert.
Commencing next Monday Mr.. Herbert
Kelley aud Miss Effic Shannon, accompa-
MED by one of the very best Companies i'll
this country, will be seen at the Lafayette
in Madeline Lucette Ryley's new comedy,
"A Cont Of Many Colors." Theplay has been
generously received by the public during its
run at wallack's Theater, New York. MIR
Kelley was the leading man of the Lyceum
Theater Stock Company for nearly de
cade, and during that period has been able
to retain a permanent hold upon the pub
IIo 10 n ,.li
is always agreeable, aud his airing is sug
gcstive OF the gentleman AS We find him in
the drawing room. Miss Effie Shannon is
wholly charming, and no one denies her the
possession Of strongly marked gifts, anu
the dplicacy with which she plays proves
her claims to be considered amonrour lead
ing actresses. Assisting the stars are MIR
William j. LeMoyne, whose comedy always
seems as delicate "a the yioietS; Nj. r1dniuIu
L.. Lyons, as an rascible old Scotchman
that L. admirable for it's fidelity to nature,
and Messrs. Edward See and Edwin James.
also well known, are said to be also wcii
suited liz their respective Characters.
Auguste an Bfene, the actor musician,
comes to the Columbia next week in Frank
Ha,yey's "A Musicians Romance" Mr.
an Blene's company is, We are assured,
most competent one, being selected in
New York for the artists American tour
by Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger. The play is
said to have an abundance OF humorous
situations and laughable dialogue, IT,
getlirr with delicate passages OF genuine
pauhos In a musical way 1t is sta ted that
V an Biene is to the cello what PadercwsH
is to tire piano, or Sarasate is to the violin.
During the week at the Columbia Theater
all Biene will be heard in the following
popular musical repertoire: Suite, I'm
Waldo, Pepper; "Nocturne," Chopin; Hun
garian Rhapsody Pepper; Phantaisie On
Councils Faust" Auguste Van Biene;
.Kol Nidrei,' Hebrew Melody, Max
Bruch; Evening Song, "Tannhauser,'
Richard Wagner; Reverein Minor,A uguste
V an Biene: Czardas, Fischer; Simple Aveu,
Thome. Ben Bolt Alice, Where Art
Thou?r Home, Sweet Home" "Suwanec
River Lament and Ave Maria
ssshau We Forgive Herr a new play re-
Gently produced in New York, where it
met with popular favor, will be the at
traction at the Grand next week, The
story is that Of a fTiendless girl, who leaves
| her home to Join her affianced lover in
Australia. Betrayed and afterward cast
aside, she manages to get TO England, where
| she afterward becomes the wife of good
and upright man. Her former companion
| turns up as a shadow from the past. and
| with the assistance Of rival Of the wife,
7! finally sees the latter cast off by her hus-
band. But the wrongs are finally righted
| and everything ends happily. The leading
| role IL ASSUMED by that very able actress.
/ Marie wainw right. IL In alInost super
! fluous TO say that Mss Wainwright brings