Evening star., 1898-11-30


ter No better pair of laugh creators ever
were seen, and in "A Hot Old Time they
have piece that affords them great oppor-
tunities of displaying their ability. Their
supporting company is very strong and IN
cludeS some well-known artists, among
whom are Susie and Dolph Levino. Dave
Genaro and Ray Bailey, Sager Midgely,
Harry Hayes and Martin Healey, Harry
Dull, William Finley Emil Bierman, Fan
ME Mora, Sophie Burnham, Bertha John
son and Kate Dahl. Many strong and in
teresting specialties are introduced in the
piece. including a grand cake walk at the
finish Of the second act In which Genaro
and Bailey. champion cake walkers of
America, appear. The costumes designed
by Mrs. Ray are beautiful. New and origi-
nal songs by George NJ. Cohan add to the
strength of the production.
SOUSA'S CONCERT TOMORROW.-John
Philip Sousa and his band will give con-
cert tomorrow afternoon at the Lafayette
Square Opera House. beginning at o'clock
promptly. Sousa is at present on another
OF his transcontinental tours and will visit
every state and territory in the Union.
playing daily concerts without intermission
until the 1st Of next May. On these famous
tours Sousa never fails to stop off at his
old home in this city and give one Of his
best programs AT no place in the country
Is the musician so popular here in
Washington which is saying great deal,
for he is today the most admired of COM
posers. his music being appreciated alike
by the trained artists and critics and by the
great common people. SOusa has learned
the secret of stirring the public heart. not
by arihce and not by shallow pretense, but
by direct and simple appeal TO the purest
and hest sentiments that music can evoke.
Sousa s concerts are always welcomed in
Washington by all who love music, and he
Is always assured of crowded house The
wel-known leader has brought his organi-
cation up to the highest standard of eff
cheney. His careful work with his men in
the past few years is now bearing its fruits
in the precise and technically wer-executed
selections that follow the wave of his
baton. SouSas band needs no commenda-
ton to the Washington people. 1t is enough
to say that this year he is accompanied by
two excellent sOlOsts, who will add to the
general attractiveness of the program pre-
pared for the matinee concert tomorrow.
IRWIN BROS BIRLESQUERs-I Irwin
Bros. Burlesquers and Big Speciality Com
pany. an organization OF unusual merit, will
be the attraction at kernans Lyceum
Fheater next week. Among the names ap
pearlnG on the program Carver and
Black, the faVOritc condolences; Scott and
Wilson, the dcrobatic comiques; Merrill and
Newhouse, the expert cyclists; Thompson
and Carter. the refined travesty stars; Sid
ney and Nontilger. the exponents of dialect
comedy; Lillian Waitone. the phenomenal
female baritone: the original Street Arabs
Quartet; Minerva Lee and Marion Dunn,
two young. ladies' possessing remarkable
soprano voices. with a knowledge of how
to use them, and the Sisters Valmore, in
acrobatic dances An operate burlesque
entitled "A Night at the Armory'' con-
cludes the performance. This serves to in
trCduce several features, including the five
Barrison Sisters in their new act, the Jew
Regim mt, the Partisan Models and the
Fringe of the Spanish Cortes. Mr.. L. l..
Ballauf. jr., formerly treasurer of ker-
mans, Is handling the company for Mr..
Irwin.
MIR. RAKEMANN'S CONCERT.-Au en-
semble concert, limited in space and num-
bers. but of the highest musical excellence,
was given last evening at the Washington
Club, 1I1o l street. The rooms of the club
were filled with an audience that both
cultivated and discriminating. The opening
and closing numbers of the program We're
duos for violin and piano, the former the
Suite, opus A, by SChutt, and the latter,
Senate, opus 81, by Mailing, each in three
parts. The piano part taken by Mr..
Paul Tidden of New York, and the violin
by Mr.. Herman G.. Rakcmann of this city,
both masters of their respective instru-
ments. The rendering of the two numbers
mentioned was particularly enjoyed and Wig
orously applauded. The opening number
was followed by the singing of Gounod's
Scena ct Aria from Faust by Mrs. II.
Clay Browning, soprano, accompanied by
Mr.. E. II. Droop. Mrs. Brownng's rend-
tion of the jewel song has rarely been ex-
Celled in Washington. Her effort was en-
Enthusiastically applauded. In his solo parts
Nocturne by Chopin, Melodie by MosckoW-
ski. Toccata by Schuman and the Hungar-
ian Rhapsody No. by Liszt-Mr. Tidden
proved himself virtuosO His technique is
wonderful, hardly surpassed even by the
greatest pianistS who have visited this city.
Washington audiences familiar with
Mr.. Rakemann's ability as a violinist and
the general excellence and perfection of
his performances that 1t is needless to spec
ialize his work last evening, except that
he possibly cxceiied himself.
COOPER's TRILBY-Trilby is In Wash
lngton. Not the play, the book. the real
live Trilby, but one so wonderfully real
istic that she looks alive. 1t is a painting
by Ashley ID. NJ. Cooper of california rep
resentng Du Maurler's famous heroine pos
ing for the life class in Paris before she
came under Svengaiis hypnotic power.
The picture has been on exhibition since it's
completion three years ago and has been
viewed by more than 100000 people In the
various cities. To the average visitor '1'ri-
by seems to be a living model, posing for
the altogether within an alcove and so re-
markable is the relief, perfect the model
ling, that one imagines it possible to walk
entirely around the figure. 1t is claimed
that no such an effect has been produced
before. The pose is the acme of grace and
beauty and the flesh tints wonderfully real
istic. The exhibition opened yesterday at
l2o9 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, and the
picture is already attracting large numbers
Of admirers.
CONCERT TONIGHT.-That Leonora
Won Stosch is beautiful woman and that
she is the owner of superb Stradivarius
violin, valued at 5000, is a well-known
fact Beyond the pleasure derived from
listening to her, 1t is liberal education to
violin students and equal to a course of
lessons. For the pupil needs the object les
son for encouraging the faculty Of obser-
walton and implantlng deeper mean
ing and purpose. The program of the
concert tonight at the Universalist
Church offers an opportunity of hear
ing Leonora Won Stosch in Weniow-
skis sparkling polonaise, in Laos romance
from the Spanish concerto and in Jeno
Hubays Csardas scene, a charming piece
imbued with the brilliant colors of Hun
garian rhythm. She will also be heard in
ensemble with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lent
in two trio numbers by Lent and Rubin
stein. Mr.. and Mrs. Lent will open the
program with BeethoVen'S famous sonata
for piano and cello in a major, work
which is considered as one Of the most per-
feet creations of this master so that it has
been chosen as the model of an entire text
book on musical form. Mr. Lent will also
give an Interpretation of "Kol Nidrei," that
ancient Hebrew melody, to which Max
Bruch has given a delightful setting. Mrs.
Lent will render Chopin's ever lovely "Ber-
ceuse' and the grand polonaise in A fiat
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