Evening star., 1898-09-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

The treatricailscas son has not opened very
prosperously onsaccount of the hot weather,
but the attraction a t. the Columbia Theater
Is a very amusing one, and those who have
seen it have been loud in its praise. The
other high-priced theaters are making
preparations for opening, the National on
the 18th instant. and the Lafayette Square
on the 10Th Next week the Columbia Will
offer Kate Claxton In The Two Orphans,
play which, although 1t has had many
years of life. is one of the strongest OF lis
kind that has ever been seen. The Yaude-
vile theaters present good bills and the
Jaxon Opera Company will give 1he
Chimes of Normandy at Glen Echo Park.
1t is the universal custom in France to
give before the production of play what
is known as a repetition generate, mean
ing the general rehearsal. to which the
friends of the authors. the management
the principal members of the company, to-
Gether with the entire press. are invited
although the criticisms do not make their
appearance until after the first regular per-
formance.
Before the production of Hotel Topsy
Turvy' at the Folio Dramatique. Paris,
they were playing a piece called 1lrnpate
D'Argent," and the manager had some on
fculty with the leading man. AT the iast
performance this gentlemen did not make
his appearance. The piece had mace
great success and the house was crowded
The manager who was being SO oaaiy
treated by his leading man happened 10
think that the entire company for his next
production, Hotel Topsy Turvy, was
present. Consequently he stepped IN front
of the curtain and said: Ladies and gen.
tlernen: Owing to the absence OF some OF
the prominent members of the cast Oh
'Tinbale D'Argent,' 1 am unable to give
performance of that play tonight. ana !
propose. as l am unable to give you @ .mae
,o,-frr MIA
Hotel Topsy Turvy as general rehearsal.
Any lady or gentleman desiring 10 nave
their money returned can have same at the
box Office" But as Paris had heard great
things of this play not single sou was de-
manded, everybody being very g al 10 nave
the privilege of being at this hrst rehears-
al. M. Sylvester, the manager, TOOK seat
in the audience and told. them to go on
with the play ''The Hotel Topsy Turvy.'
The play was done and made a great sue
cess. During the evening it was nolseu on
the Boulevard and in the different parts OF
Paris, and the press were for minute qui'e
indignant; but note simply appeared the
next day in the papers stating What hao
happened, and the press were invited 10
the second performance. But SO strong nad
been it's success and it pleased the pdohe
so we'll that the press concurred with the
verdict and published sp~ndid notices OF
the play, which, with this help ran 1or
over 200 nights. NJ. Sylvester was con
graduated both for his audac1ty ana ti'e
fnr,ovation he had made.
This slav will open the Lafayette square
Opera House the iAth inst.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lent. who have been
rema rkably successful in Irene Fra.1ceseo'
where their musical abilities nave pee.
horoughly recognized, have decided 10 re-
turn to Washington and may be expected
back soon. The climate does not agree
with Mrs. Laat. and, of course. her health
is the first consideration They Will De
welcomed back by their many friends IN
this city, and will at once resume their
former high standing in musical circles.
Frank Daniels is back in New York
from his ton, and on Monday will be-
gin rehearsing his company preparatory 70
the coming season. The success OF his last
seasons opera. 'yThe Idols Eye, is good
reason for presenting the same oDera THIS
year. In addition to it, however. Manager
kirke La Shelle has arranged for grand
revival cf Daniels hrst great operate sue
cess .DThe Wizard of the Nile" This has
necessitated an increase in the numerical
strength of the company. All of the old
favorites, however. have been retained. IN
cluding Helen Redmand, Norma Kopp. Sa-
die Emmons. Will JDanfcrth and ALI G.
WheIan. After making a tour Of the big
cities of the east, the company VIII go
west to play three months engagement
on the Pacific coast. 1t will be Daniels
first appearances the coast since he quit
farce comedy for comic opera, and there
are great expectations over the result OF
the event The first half of Daniels en-
gagement here prior, to his going west Will
be devoted to the production of THE 1dors
Eye" and the last half to The Wizard OF
the Nile a d.
Mr.. Creston Clark is untiring in his eff
forts to give his many friends and admirers
something new in the shape OF classic
drama each season. Last season his pro-
duction of THE Last of His Race met with
universal favor, and this season he prom
ises treat in his new play. The Vaga-
bond of the Crossroads" No money has
been spared in the production and no de-
tail overlooked to make this one OF the
pI oductions of the coming season.
Lieutenant Dan Godfrey and his IA
nous British Guards Band will open their
American tour on Sunday evening, Octo-
ber %, at the Metropolitan Opera, House,
New York, it being the first of series
OF Sunday evening concerts to be given
there by this band and other organizations
prior to the opening Of the grand opera
season Lieutenant Godfrey's band, which
for this American tour is to be strength
ened, enlarged and assisted by several
we1l-known soloists, includes the pick OF
the men in the principal regimental bands
of the British army. mest of them being
taken from the Queens Household Bri-
gade bands composed of the Coldstream
Guards, Life Guards, Royal. Horse Scots
Grays and Grenadiers). SO that as a mill
tary band it will rank model; in fact.
it will be the best Of Its kind ever heard
in this country.
The name of Dan Godfrey is al
mcst a household word wherever the En-
glish language is spoken. and his expe-
rience of forty years bandmaster in
the British army Qn which he holds the
rank of lieutenanD, together with the re-
membranes Of his great trfumphs on the
occasion of his former visit to this coun-
try, at the time Of the worlds peace jubi-
lee in Boston, as well as his overwhelming
success few months ago in New York
city, will serve to make this coming tour
one of the greatest interest to all lovers
of military and band music throughout the
United States.
Arrangements are now being made for
the band to appear in this city at the CO.
lumbia about November 1.
Miss Katie V. Wilson and the Cecilian
Quartet have returned to the city, after
a delightful trip to Frostburg Mountain
Lake Park and Oakland 1t was the uni
versal opinion that the quartet was the
star attraction at the Mountain Lake Chau-
tauqua, and that it was the best quartet,
either male female, that had ever been
engaged. They were booked for three
concerts, and instead appeared at seven
performances. Miss Wilson has received
a most fattering offer for them to appear
in Cincinnati. Ohio, and Burlington, N j.,
early this season, and now has it under