Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-20
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ter's Bride" produced at the Congrega-
tional Church last night by the Choral So
ciety, was one Of the most satisfactory
concerts given by this organization in a
long time. Not only was the work sung in
splendid style, both with regard to the
general solo work and the choruses, but
a large audience, that waxed enthusiastic
at several times during the evening, was
present, audience, in fact, that taxed
the seating capacity of the church. THE
Specter's Bride is familiar to musicians
in this city, but it has been some years
since it has been presented. The story is
veil known, and Dvorak has exercised all
his originality Of thought and genius of
temperament in framing it in music emf
nently calculated to show off the grew
someness Of the tale. The work is dra-
matte in every sense of the word, and
calls for mary eXacting qualities both on
the part of soloists and chorus. 1t is suf-
hcient TO note, however, that these require
ments were generally met last night in a
satisfactory manner. The choruses were
attacked with precision and force, and
were sung with high intelligence and artis-
tic method. All of the parts seemed ex-
oeptionally well trained, the Choral So
ciety demonstrating once more it's ability
to put on the finest music in the best
possible. style. Mr.. William H. Rieger, the
tenor has sung here many times, and his
beautiful voice was heard to advantage in
the numbers assigned to him. The tenor
Fart is not given the opportunities that are
accorded to the soprano and baritone, but
Mr.. Rieger managed to secure some very
demcnstrative applause for his work. Mrs.
Frances Dunton Wood, the soprano, while
not having voice of much power, found
favor several times, especially in her clos
ing solo, in which her voice sounded to ad-
vantage. Mr.. w. A. Rowland, baritone,
had the most difficult part to perform,
but he carried it almost beyond criticism,
and received an ovation at the conclusion
of his loud solo, near the end of the can
tata. The dramatic qualities In his voice
were brought out in good shape, while his
work with the chorus was done in splendid
style. The Choral Society was assisted by
the Boston Festival Orchestra, the whole
being under the direction of Mr.. Josef
Kaspar, the leader of the Society The or
chestra did excellent work in the opening
number, and performed the work of ac-
companying the chorus and soloists most
acceptably. All of the weird characters
tics of DvOrak's music as set to this old
legend were admirably brought out, while
in the sustained passages the work was no
less enjoyable.
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT
The concert of the Boston Festival Orches-
ira at the Columbia Theater yesterday af-
teinoon did not attract large an audience
as was expected, from what cause is not
apparent, but it must ne said that the
worth of the orchestra called for a much
larger attendance The Boston Festival
Orchestra is organized only for special oc-
seem to Indicate that it was an organiza-
ton kept up through the whole season. de
voting the time to earnest and conscien-
tiCus work The orchestra played several
selections of standard merit, and in all of
II en- merted the applause it received for
its efforts. The soloists of the concert
were entinently satisfactory. They were
Frau Gadski, Mr.. Heindl, Miss Minnie Lit
tie and Miss Janet Spencer. Frau Gadsk
delighted and charmed her audience with
her singing of ''Dich Theure Halle" from
Tannhauser," and scene and aria from
Die Frieschutz.' responding to en-
core with an English ballad, MY Wife,"
by Walter Damrosch. Her singing was the
feature of the concert and she was forced
to bow her acknowledgements many times.
Her work in both the "Tannhauser' and
Die FrieschutZ' numbers was beyond crit
ic.sm. and served to show that she is today
the leading exponent Of Magnetism In this
country. Mr.. Heindl surprised and delight
ed his audience with his work on the cello,
while Miss Little gave as artistic an inter-
p1etation of LISTS piano concerto in E fiat
as one could wish. Miss Janet Spencer, the
contralto, also came in for goody share
of the applause. The scenes from THE
Barber of Seville" served to bring out Del
Puente as Figaro, the character that added
SO much to his reputation; Miss Rosa Stew
art as Rosinn, William LAWN as Almaviva
and Signor Rosa as DIR. Bartolo. The work
OF the orcheStra In accompanying the solo,
lists, we'll as in the scenes from the
opera, was exceptionally fine.
THE MAN FROM MEXICO."-."The
Man from Mexico" which begins a weeks
engagement at the National Theater next
Monday night was first produced in New
York at Hoyts Theater last April and
scored an instantaneous success. 1t is
adapted from the French by H. A. Du
Souchet, author Of My Friend from India"
Willie Collier is said to have made the hit
of his career in this piece, and Louise AL
len and Dan Mason are also credited with
MI n ,it-ah ts. rhn
play is follows: Benjamin Fitz-
hugh, highly respectable gentleman from
Grarnmercy Park, New York city, blessed
with pretty wife and most attractive
slster-in-law, grows stated of domestic joys
and takes saunter with his marplot
friend, Majors, through the lurd haunts
of the Tenderloin. They have been fol-
lowed by FitZhugh's suspectng wife, who
which is just raided as she reaches it. But
FitZhugh and his friend had received a
tip and decamped in good time. She es-
capes arrest, however, owing to lack of
evidence. The gentlemen only avoid one
srare to run into another. F'itzhugh quar-
rels with cab driver and is arrested and
to thirty days on BlackweHs
Island. To prevent any scandal he makes
Ills wife believe that he is going ON a
months vacation to Mexico. He goes TO
prison under an assumed name and falls
into lot of trouble trying to dodge his
wife, who comes there with band of la
OF his sentence he returns home reSplend-
ent In Mexican costume which he has
purchased on I'd avenue. He carries with
him book of Spanish and English phrases
to help him along in case he should meet
any one who might be little better post
ed on the language than himself The
whole piece is crammed with the most lli-
dicrous situations and many very laugha-
BILE lines. 1t is booked for a long tour this
season throughout the principal cities of
the country, and is said to be one OF the
funniest farces New York has ever seem
Besides all of this, Miss Louise Allen does
a very pretty Spanish dance, which, 1t is
claimed tops off the pleasure Of the per-
Torrance most gracefully.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN."-Mrs. H. B.
Stoves immortal drama. "Uncle Toms
Cabin will be the attraction at the Acad-
envy next week. Everything that skill and
money can accomplish has been lavished on
this superb series of life pictures in the
sunny south In ante-bellum days. A new
and fine version of the piece from the pen
Of Clay M. Greene not only depicts the
familiar scenes of the book. but many new
features Of interest have been added. A
cast of well-known people will inter-
pref the characters. New and beautiful
scenery will illustrate the various localities
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