Evening star., 1898-10-01

| summer, and Will reach its one hundredth
performance on october .. Three cOmpa-
/ mics are being formed to play the piece in
! the English provinces, and negotiations are
/ on foot for its presentation in France and
Germany Wherefor if any Of the gentle
/ men who rejected What Happened to
| Jones ever indulge in retrospective glanceS
! they must feel at least one touch of the
| pangs of remOrse.
| 1t is safe to say that never before have
! there been as many high-class artists offer
| ed by the managers of musical attractions
| as this season. and a visit to the leading
J agents in New York al once gives one an
idea of the activity that is displayed by
the manager in exploiting his particular
| star
The first bookings usually made are Of
| artIsts with the leading orchestras and mu-
| sical societies. and then a route is arranged
| to include the principal cities which, of
| course, includes Washington. To those who
| have become used to the concerts of the
! Boston Symphony Orchestra the absence of
/ its monthly visits will no doubt be felt but
a feast OF recitals and orchestral concerts
| is offered for the season of 1889 that will
/ more than fill the void.
Mr. Emil Paur. the former director of
| the Boston symphony Orchestra has been
/ engaged to take the place of the late Mr.
! scidl IN conducting the permanent orches-
| ira OF New York, and the management has
arranged TO make q monthly trip to Phil
! adeIphIa, Baltimore and Washington. The
| orchtstrd was organized by Mr.. Seidl and
| o n
! ti2n concerts at the Waldorf-Astoria In New
| York last season, and has a personnel of
| the best lnstrumentalsts which will be
| maintained under the care of Mr. Paur
! Inc orchestra comes to Washington on the
! following dates: Afternoons of December
! t. January 3, February :, March and
| April !. and will play at the Columbia The
ater. The soloists announced are Alexandra
! SlLoti, pianist; Nine. Gadshi and Nine.
| Iraubmann, vOcalists
! Inc orchestra will have strength Of
| siXty-two performers and the programs
| will contain much that is new TO the con-
| cert-Soer The reputation of Mr.. Paur as
/ a conductor and the general excellence of
[ the orchestra and of the soloists should as
! sure a ready response from all lovers of
/ music when the subscription sale is ODencd
| In the way of recitals the one that will
| probably attract the most attention. es-
/ peclaify among those interested in the pi-
ano, Is the appearance of the much-expect-
cd and much-loOked for Rosenthal This
| great pianist comes to the Columbia Jam
| uary "A in a recital.
Mr. Max Heinrich will visit Washington
| three times this season. He will come to
| the Untversalist Church for an evening
| each in January, February and March, and
| VIII nave the assistance each time Of his
| wife and daughter
| Another recital of song that the studa,t
Will be glad to hear of is that of Nine.
! Blanche Marchesi the daughter of the eel
! ebrated teacher of singing. This will be
| an evening affair at the same place and
! the date viii be arranged as soon as that
| lady reaches this country
IN March the French violinist Marteau
and Miss Lotta Mills. pianist. will be heard
| In a recital. The fact that Miss Mills is n
| Washington girl will lend particular inter
est to this recital. 1t has been several sea
| sons since this young artist has been heard
mere; although the reputation that she is
building for herself elsewhere is well known
| 10 her friends and admirers.
While the above list does not include ali
the great artists that are to come before
no
are that their managers will not forget
this city.
The management of the Boston SYM
! phony Orchestra has issued a circular to
| its Washington patrons announcing that
| Its visits to Washington will not be made
THIS season, but suggesting that the con-
| certs which are to be given in Baltimore
may be availed of. and that Mr.. Edward
| r. Guzman "is authorized to receive sub
scriptions, and will attend the sale of sea-
son tickets in Baltimore to personally Sc
cure desired locations. Special rates will
! be secured from the Baltimore and Ohio
| railroad, the entire benefit of which will
be given to patrons. No fee will be charged
by Mr.. Guzman, who will be paid by the
| management of the orchestra"
| 1t is a fact worthy of note that since her
return to the stage and steadily with her
increasing fame Mrs. Fiske has employed
| American dranatists almost exclusively
| The added fact that this actress has been
uniformly successful is. of course essen
TALLY due to her genius, but genius itself
cannot vitalize play that lacks merit and
thus Mrs. Fiske divides with the native
dramatists who have enthusiastically
worked for associative success a credit
that reflects great honor on the American
theater. This actress achievements in
plays from American hands has also given
a stimulus to American dramatists thai
surface indications do not begin to index
| Many authors of note are ambitious to fl,
her with plays and more authors unknown
some of whom may yet take high places
in their profession-work with this actress
In view. Tess of the DUrberviIles," al.
though based on an English novel was
wrought into stage form by Lorimer Stod.
dard, an American; Love Finds the Way