Evening star., 1898-11-19
COMING ADJUSTMENTS.

son sale for the three recitals to be given
al the Universalist Church during the win
ter is now on at Guzman's. in E. F. Droop
& Sons. Music lovers and musicians have
had little opportunity to hear the class of
music that will be offered by this organi-
cation, the only chamber music concerts
heretofore being limited TO the visits of the
Boston Quartet the Kneisils. All the lead
ing cities have their own quartets or trios.
and it is fortunate that I series of concerts
such as the Chamber Music Society will
give is arranged. and it is to be hoped that
the society will have suitable support. The
director. Mr.. Anton GlOo timer, is well
known as ii pianist, composer and musi-
clan. Mr.. Anton kasnar Is one of Wash
fngtOns best ViolfiiStS. These two gentle
men will have the assistance each time of
one or two others. For the first recital on
December !, Mr.. Xaver Reiter. formerly
solo horn player with the Boston Sym
phony, is the third member, offering a trio
of piano, violin and French horn, decided
novelty. for a trio of these instruments has
never been heard here. To add to this.
Brahms trio in fiat major Op. 40, viii
be played for the first time here: also the
andante from the Strauss Concerto, for
wadhorn.
SOL SMITH RUSsELL.-The annual Wis
its of Mr. Sol Smith Russell to Washington
are the subject of increasing interest with
the lapse of years. Not to his refined art
alone, but to those Lersonal characteristics
which give him a place in the social order
as eminent as that ne so conSpcuousiy
holds in his profession is this Interest due
The play in which Mr.. Russell viii: be seen
during his coming engagement at the New
National Theater is an entirely new one.
Mr.. Charles Klein, well-known play
wright, has for some time been making a
close study of Mr.. Russelrs art. and. it is
said, Mr.. Klein has fitted Mr. Russell bet
ter in the Hon. John Grigsby'' tn IN any
playwright who has ever written for him
Mr.. Klein has not only given Mr., Russell
a great part. but also a grand comedy one
which is certain to live for years. James
Lackaye, Alfred Hudson, Lionel Barry
more William Sampson. Florence Rock
well, Lila Convere, Fanny Addison If;t
and Alice Thin will be seen in the cast.
THE MacDoWELL-wAI.sH COMBINA.
TlON.-At the Lafayette Square Opera
House, for one week beginning Monday,
November %. that talented actor, Mel
bourne MacDowell, and Blanche Walsh
will present Fanny Davenports production
OF Sardou's great plays, Antony and Gle
opatra,' Fedora and La Tosca." 1t is
rarely that such elaborate stage pictures,
magnificent costumes and electric effects
are seen upon the stage, and the ensemble
OF Wett-known names in the supporting cast
accentuates the costliness of these produc-
tions. To neglect seeing Antony and Gle
opatra' will be to lose Intellectual and
artistic treat. On Monday and Thursday
nights and Wednesday matinee La Tosca"
will be presented. Antony and Cleopatra
Friday nights and Saturday matinee. "Fe-
dora will receive a single performance on
Saturday night. Seats on sale next Thurs
day morning.
THE BURNT CORK CLJB.-The coming
annual Thanksgiving eve entertainment Of
the Burnt Cork Club on the 23d instant
promises to he of the events of the
week. The Corkers have made wonderful
progress during the five years of their ex-
istence and are filling long-felt want in
supplying the residents of this city
ffrst-class minstrel performance. Many new
and original ideas will be presented and the
different specialties have been so rearranged
as to practically make them new. Those
who Will be seen with the CorkerS Will be
Howard and Leigh. comedians: Burnt Cork
Quartet the Del Rays. acrobatic marvels;
Byron Bond, song Illustrator: Shreve and
Shepherd, aerial gymnasts: Steve B. Glenn
ents, banjoist: Charles Shackelford. song
ster: Henry Hills in a special turn, and an
exhibition of Edisons animated picture ma
chine. giving a full illustration of the most
prominent events of the war with Spain. A
new first part will be presented, also based
upon the recent trouble with our neighbor
across the water
A PROSPECTIVE SOUSA MATINEE
1t has been noted a rather remarkable
fact that the music of the people reaches
the people almost solely through the me-
dunn of the military band. Whether or
chestral conductors a rule. have been
unappreciative of the opportunities of APP
pealing to the masses does not appear, but
certain it is that the military band is the
prime musical educator Of the country, and
under the wholesome control of such
musical genius John Philip Sousa has
Widespreading and potent influence for
good. That Sousa appreciates his public
is less an inconteStibie fact than that
Sousa's public appreciates him, and the
discriminating Judgment of the conductor
in forming his programs with a generous
leaven of easily understood melody reduces
To a lpQ Sf a nep II he
of the more erudite music of the great mas
ters SOusas band is now in the seventh
year of its existence, and during that pc
riod has known remarkably few changes
in it's personnel. The great body of the
musicians have been continuously under
the direction and discipline of this master
musician, and every member of the band
is completely responsive to the magnetic
control of Sousa. The band never played
in such superb form as at the present time
ard musical treat can be anticipated at
the Sousa concerts here on Thursday after
noon, December l. at the Lafayette Square
Opera House. Miss Maud Reese Davies
soprano, and Miss Dorothy Hoyle. violiniste,
are the supporting artistes. and from the
band proper the selected SoioiStS of the
present tour are Emil Kenecke, cornet:
Arthur Pryor, trombone, and Franz Hell,
fiuegeihOrn.
THE HULA GIRL'-The forthcoming
production CT The Hula Girl'' prom ses to
be one of the musical successes of the sea-
sen. 1t scored big hit at the Columbia,
and since then the chorus has been aug
mented. The costumes all new, and
were designed by w. H. Harris, who so
wrote the book. while the music is by h S
brother. A. p. Harris. 1t is understood
that the Columbian and Georgetown Ua'-
versities and other educational institutions
have taken an interest in the performance,
and that society people will also turn out
in force. that it is expected the house
will be sold out before the rise Of the
tain at the Grand Opera House Thanks
giving night. The theater will be hand
sorlely decorated in the colcrs of the two
universities whose foot ball teams will play
that day, and the members of which and
their friends will attend the performance.
The rehearsals of THE Hula Girl are
row being conducted by the Harris brothers
and indicate a perfect performance. The
cast includes Miss Edna Scott Smith, Miss
Marie Howe. Messrs. James Cathell, w II.
Harris, E. Clyde Shade. Melville Hensey.
VIII H. Conley, Francis R. Dooley, w. H.
Morsell, Karl J. Daniel, Norman Luchs,
w. Haliam and A. B. Seibold These names
well known as to guarantee COM
petent Interpretation of the parts assigned
them.
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