Evening star., 1898-09-10


Parr. George Lawrence, Budd Ross, La
Petite Adelaide and Edith St. Clair. with
Mr.. Ben Teal as stage director. There is
an elaborate display of scenic effects.
while the costumes are extremely interest
ing Like all of Klaw 4 Erlangers pre-
sentations, "A Reign of Error is assured
of a most hearty reception.
The new quartet at the Synagogue con-
ssting of Mrs. Wilson Shircliff Mrs Laura
Zeh johnson. Mr.. Will Mcfarland and Mr.
John Nolan, under the direction of Mr.
Geo. Walter. organist. is preparing to rem
der music of a very high order during the
festivals of the New Year and the Day of
Atonement both of which occur this montn
The Sunday Night Music Club met at
Mrs. Gambrill's. 215 A street southeast
Owing to the absence from the city OF a
majority OF the members. the only instru-
mental numbers We're two selections from
MoSsZkoWki's Boabdill and two of his
Waltzes, together with Mendelssohn's Ruy
Bias overture. Miss Cordelia R Potts of
BdItlmore. who IS spending a few weeks
in the suburbs of Washington. kindly con-
senteC! to sing some of the club vocal music
at sight. with piano and string quartet ac-
compartment, the selections being Keuck-
en- Expectation Song, Prayer from Wag-
ner ftIenzi, Regina Coel (Giorza). Tan
tum Ergo RossD, and. with piano accom-
Paniment, "Batti, Batti,'' from Don Clio
vanni.
his summer vacation, which he spent with
Mr. e B- keferstein, at his cottage on the
Blue Ridge, and Will soon resume his work
with his pupils
Miss Amy Leavitt came home after a
snort visit to Boston, where she enioyeG a
lew weeks of much-needed rest and is as
enthusiastic as ever concerning the coming
season of the Choral Society though she
VIII not take quite as active a part in it's
management as she has done in the past
tTOI- chris. Arth is hack from Canon
Springs, where ne had charge of the or
chestra during the summer
Mr. Hans F. Robert of this cftv and a
prominent member of What Happened to
Jones Co." accompanied by his wife, are
IN New York stopping with their sister,
Mrs. Thomas NJ Fields
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.-Edw. E.
RIce's superb production of The Girl
from Paris has been secured for the OPEN
ing evening of the regular theatrical sea-
son at the New National which will take
place Monday night. The theater has been
improved in many ways for the occasion
and will be found one of the most complete
places OF entertainment in America. No
more appropriate attraction could be OBJ
tanned 10 open a season of gaiety than this
deHghtful production. for it would be diff
cult 10 imagne a brighter or more spright-
" performance. There two acts brim-
ming over with music, laughter and merri-
ment- In fact, there is a succession of
laughs from curtain rise to curtain fall.
Some idea of the extent of the superb pro-
duction may be obtained when it is known
that the cOElpGny required to produce The
Girl From Paris numbers some forty or
fifty people. These artists are all mem
bers OF Mr.. Rices famous organiZa ton a
school that Las at ore time or another
contained all the prominent American ac-
tors and actresses. The attraction is pTac-
tically a coIrIc opera. and is staged with
all the elaborate attention and detail of
burles1ue 1t is produced under the per-
SOnal care and attention of Mr.. Frank
Smiths IN Of the Lyric and of the Terry
street theaters of London, and has for its
musical director, Mr.. A. NJ. Langstaff. The
beautiful dances of the production are un-
der the control of the celebrated Maitre de
Ballet, NJ. y. Fletcher Rivers Through
out every department of the attraction the
same Standard of talent has been employ
ed. This is the only production of the
piece presented this year; and, as a con-
sequence, has the most prominent mem
bers of the several organizations of last
season. 1t is declared by the critics of
Philadelphia, where the piece has just met
with a repetition Of enormous business, as
even surprising the previous excellent
company. The cast includes Miss Della
Stacey, formerly of this city in the title
role: Mr. Horace Newman, as the shining
light; Ifr EDeneeZer Honeycomb; Mr.. Sid
new de Grey. as the volatile French spy;
Mr. Harry Hermsen as Hans, the German
NJ. James {. MarloWe, as Major
Fossdyke, Mr.. Charles Drake. as Dingle;
Mr. Geo. Mitchell as Tom Everleigh, and
Mr. Gus Kramer, as the oticious officer.
Miss Lee Hobbs Martin of the DAILY "A
Circus Girl pCruayS the character of
Mrs. HorcycCmb, and Miss Maud Daniels,
Nora. her taUghter Miss Olive Wallace
appears in the noted role of Ruth, the
siavey, wh Jse rendition of SISTER Mary
James Top Note" is a thing not to be for
gotten. In addition to the regular cast,
Miss Maud de Don, the dainty little dancer
will appear in a new creation, La Paris
ierNe" and will be surrounded by large
chorus.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-Next week
The Hula Girl" burlesque on the Ha-
waiian situation as developed during the
Cleveland administration, VIII be seen at
the Columbia Theater. 1t is written by
Arthur Percy and VIM. II. Harris and VIII
be interpreted by the leading amateur sing
ers in the District. a novelty will be that
there VIII be different east at every per
fOTmaUcc. which gives opportunity for en-
pioyment of large number of singers. The
chorus, which Will number about fifty, is
of young ladies and gentlemen,
all good singers and will be one of the
most effective ever heard in amateur opera.
Among those who Will participate in the
casts are Mrs. ThCs. c. Noyes, Miss Edna
How, Miss Blanche Wood Mrs. Paul Evans,
w. II. Harris. DR.. Ernest. DR.. Paul Evans.
elyille Hensey, Felix Mahoney, W. H.
James Catrell. Arthur Mid Teton and Frank
Dco!ey. There Will be several dances and
marches introduced, and Prof Mortimer
Caruara has been giving Instructions to
10th principals and chorus, so that per-
feet work may be expected. These per
tOTmdnCes are in the nature of d testimon-
ial to the Harris brothers, who have a larga
number of friends here who appreciate the
good work they have done. Their opera
The Three Dukes" which was presented
about three years ago, was warmly praised
by competent critics, and in The. fIuia
Girl. while the scheme and music is of
totally different character the same evil
dences of ability are manifest. The airs
are bright and catchy. easily retained and
Will become Immediately popular while the
ensemble work is well arranged and har-
monious. 1t is hoped that the friends of
these talented young men will turn out in
full force and crowd the theater at every
performance 1t is understood that a large
number of tickets have already been sold
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-The patrons of
the Academy of Music will no doub. take
TO the attraction which comes to this thea
ter next week. 1t is an American play by
Charles Il. Blaney, and about the adven-
lures Of a young American workfngman.
an electrician. The author deals with cleo
tricity. accident Insurance and gold mine
specuiations at Cripple Creek. The second
act shows the interior of an electric light
plant in full operation. dynamos running