Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16
ADJUSTMENTS.


OF the Bischoff concerts Of the present sea-
son, last evening at Congregational Church
was somewhat of a novelty. 1t differed
from the former concerts in that the nro-
gram provided fora less number of soIosts
and also for a cantata. The change, all in
all, may be considered a success. as solo
after solo to an almost unlimited degree 10
apt to prove tiresome, no matter how de-
serving the soloists may be- Perhans tho
most enjoyable feature Of the first part of
last evenings program was a duet bv
Emanuel, THE Syrensand the Friar.n sung
by Mrs. Hattie MeadsaSmith and Mr.. Wal
ter Humphrey. Both AMrs Smith and Mr..
Humphrey were In excellent voice. and. in
response to determined encore repeated
TIE number. Mrs. Charles B. Bayly, IT..
sang pleaslrgly Won @suppe's Sacred is
Thy Weeping" with violin obligato by Miss
Florence King. The other soloist was Miss
kIejnschmidt, her number being Meyerbeer's
"Huguenots." DR.. Bischoff opened the con-
cert by playing Auber's overture, '.Zanetta p
in his usual finished manner. and the !, :
dies chorus of the Congregational Church
sang Smart's ts'Rest Thee on This Mossy
Pillow -sS'
Dudley Bucks sacred cantata, 1.-THE Story
OF the Cross, comprised the second part
OF the program. Mrs. Hattie Meads Smith,
Mrs. Annie Louise Powell, Mr. Walter
Humphrey and Mr.. Douglass Miller, com
prlsing the Congregational Church Quar-
tet' looked after the solo portions of the
work, the choruses being left to the church
chcir of sixty-fve voices. The rendition of
the beautiful cantata showed careful train
Ing on the part of all who participated Mr.
p: Z. Beatty, DR.. Bischof and Mrs. Bisch-
OIL contributed materially to the success Of
the concert by their efforts as accompa-
nists. Mr.. John Tweedale, who was an
ncunced to give a recitation, was unable to
appear, 1t was stated, because of unex-
pected absence from the city. The date for
the next and last Bischoff- concert Of the
sea son has been changed to Wednesday,
April 20.
THE BRIDE ELECT" John philip
Sousa's latest operate success 1.-THE Bride
Elect" will have its first Washington rep
resentation at the Lafayette Square Opera
House next Monday. This opera is entire
as the musical score having been written
by him. It has met with greater success
than any previous work of the same au-
thor. and wherever 1t has been presented
story Is romantic one with many comic al
incidents, and the locale Is such as to justi-
fy elaborate scenic and costume effects
The music Is written in MI. Eousa's hap
piest vein, and there Is one march chorus
"Unchain the Dogs of War" which arouses
more enthusiasm than did the famous GEL
Captain" march. While this number Is thu
one that excites most interest all the music
ID SdlQ u DC SAlIc.ucIy tUuelul ana 10 nave
shown an advance in the form of musical
composition even Of so admirable a writ Or
as Sousa. The cast Is an exceptionally
strong one, all the members having been
engaged with reference to their especial
adaptability to the parts assigned them.
In no city is Mr.. Sousa more popular than
in this. his birthplace, and it may safely
re predicted that the success which 1.-The
Bride Elect has made elsewhere will be
duplicated in Washington. The advance
Bale of seats will commence at the box
office of the opera house tomorrow.
HERMANN THE GREAT.-The won
Columbia Theater next Monday night,
when Leon and Adelaide Hermann, who
head the famous Hermann the Great
Company, begin a weeks engagement This
will be Leon Herrmann's first appearance
in Washington, though 1t is his second
tour in America, during which time he has
filled successful engagements in every large
city in this country, heginning at the Met
ropolitan Opera House., New York. There
is no entertainment similar to his in the
country, nor is there G word in the English
language which 0an properly describe 1t.
He has grown up In the business from a
boy He speaks with .ease all the modern
Languages and half "a dozen besides Of
Asiatic and AfrioAn dialects He has been
q star in Europe flor amany years, and Is
counted there as 1.-The smost skfllful master
of the .black art Of the age. He has
been most enthusiastically received in this
country, and has demonstrated beyond
question his ability to follow in the foot
steps of his late euncae. His illusions are
marvellous. his rsfnarhs while doing them
are funny and entertaining and his per-
sonal magnetism aat once charms his au-
dience His featsaare-an new and original.
He has several newdillusions that have