Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-01

which fact is verified by a glance at the
following names. The Pani1er Brothers.
the marvellous athletes; Cook and Sonon,
the refined comedt ono; Lewis and Fields.
the up-to-date pafodsts; the Walker Sis
ters singers andt d&ncers, and Douglass
and Ford. comedyzs sketch artists. The per-
Torrance concludes With a new burlesaue,
entitled THE Girl From China" which is
feature will be she' first presentation in
this city Of the wonderful "Lobsterscope,"
which Is burlesqle,on the many Animal
ed picture machines,r
THE GRAND 4opERA sEAsoN-The
season of grand opera in Washington for
the season Of 1Sa-ae will be given by the
Damrosch-Ellfs Opekh Company of New
York at the Lafayette Square Theater dur
irg the week Of Doceshter 49, This admira-
pie organization. (which gave a series of
brilliant performances here last winter. has
been greatly strerg taened. and Mr.. DAM
rosch has associated with himself in the
business management Mr.. C. A. Ellis. the
wen-khoWn manager Of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra. The company. which
comprises upward of 200 people. has been
organized with view to the presentation
both OF German and Of French and Italian
opera The basis Of the organization Is, of
course. that which Mr.. Damrosch has been
perfectfng for several years, and, first of
al ms nne orchestra; second, the chorus.
which has been reinforced with fresh
voices and has been in rehearsal. under
uSASeoAe CoHuuCtOTS, SCHCHCk ana
MT. Fried; and the painstaking care in all
Inc work OF preparation is spoken Of very
Iavorabiy by the musical critics of the
aIaIe, Ia, papers. where the company
Damrosch will. of course, conduct the
German opera, while the Italian and
french operas will be conducted by Signor
blmhon1 whose brilliant achievement with
Niapieson last year marked him as one of
the most magnetic and effective operatic
conductors OF, the day. Four operas will
be produced during the season in Wash
1ngton, all of which hold foremost rank as
among the best efforts of the great mas
ters: The list of singers; announced is, in
deed, a notable oI.e and with nationality
so varied that 1t should be possible to give
any opera in the repertory a satisfactory
cast and to sing 1t in the language in
which 1t was originally written. Among
tnose to be heard here will be- in 1.-THE
Barber of Seville" Mesdames Melba and
Van Cauteren. M Salignac, the new tenor
from the Opera Comique. Paris; Signor
Giuseppe Campanari and Messrs. Carbone
Boudouresque and Viviani: in "Lohengrin, -
Madame Johanna Gadski, Frau Gisela
Staudigl, Herr Ernest Kraus. Herr Emil
Flscher. Herr Joseph Staudigl and Mr.
David Bispham: in Carmen" Mile. Ca
mile Seygard. the French prima-donn
last season; Madame Gadski, NJ. Salignac
and Signor Campanari. and in Faust -
Mesdames Melha and Van Cauteren Sig
nora Toronto, Signor Ibos. also new
.NA'i' Siohoi NdHpdHdTl anu MeSSTS loOu-
douresque and Viviani. The subscription
sale OF seats is now in progress at the
tneater. and 1t Is worthy of attention that
when the number and character Of the
works TO be produced and the artists en-
gagged for the several roles Is considered
the prices rule lower than for any previous
season of grand opera in this city.
"SNOWBALL'' BY AMATEURS.-"Snow-
ball. a farcical comedy in three acts by
Sydney Grundy. will be presented by the
Bohemian Club at the Columbia Theater
next Friday afternoon at o'clock. The
cast includes some of the best amateur
talent in the city and is as follows: Felix
Featherstone. Mr.. Clarence b. Howard;
Uncle John. Mr.. Charles F. Purdy: Harry
Pendergast. Mr.. William Clabaugh: Saun-
ders. Mr.. William ?. Rider: Mrs. Feather
stone, Miss Tersa Josephine Machen: Ethel
Granger. Miss Alice Freeman: Penelope
Miss Lille Evans. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be applied to the build
ing fund of a new church edifice. THE Ma
tional Shrine Of the Sacred Heart" to be
erected on Columbia Heights, of which
Rev. ]. F. MCGEE is to be the pastor.