Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-17
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| SOUSA'S BAND-Sousa's concert at the
I Lafayette Square Opera House last night
| drew to that playhouse an audience that
| completely filled it from the front row of
| the orchestra to the last row of the gall
| lery, and including me standing room even
| in the dress circle. 1t was an audience that
| possessed all the attributes of successful
! gathering Of that character. for in addi-
| ton to it's size it was extremely warm and
| demonstratve; but then, Sousa was the
| attraction, and who could withstand the
| stirring strains of his most admirable or
| ganiZation of musicians The band was
| down for seven numbers. with a number
| for each of the two soosts; but before the
evening was over exactly twenty-four num-
| bers had been played, and even then the
audience seemed loath to leave. AS usual,
! Sousa selected program that could not
| but please every taste. The Berioz over
! ture, "Carneval Romain, the ride of the
| Nalkyries," and LISTS Second Hungarian
Rhapsody all of them played in a way to
| silence the most captious critic. pleased
| the ultra-classic, while for those of lighter
| tastes were played Lassens ballet suite
| Love Above Magic" GlOvers Feast of
the Lanterns a charming conceit; Tack
| ahoH "COssack Dance Macbeth'S Love
IN ldieness' and sousa's Stars and Stripes
| Forever and his over the Footlights in New ,
! York, pleasing conglomeration of catchy
| airs from current successes of the season
| In New York city, the potpourri ending with
II.
| regular numbers Sousa was forced to tive
| eleven encores and played seven of his
marches. The Stars and Stripes Forever"
and his Bride Elect" the latter played by
| request, aroused the most enthusiasm and
| each one he was forced to play again. Be
| sides ,.ie marches. encoreS he gave two
or three characteristics that were received
| with the warmest sort of applause. Sousa S
| new march, The BrideElect,' is destined
| to become fully as popular as his other
| stirring compositions in that line. 1t has
| mil Su,ipp
| the fact that 1t was written for opera, while
the orchestration is, of course, done in the
| inimitable style of the March King" The
| band played LISTS great composition in
| splendid style. The Ride of the Vaky-
| ries" was also excellently given and elicit
! ed double encore. The soloists of the
| evening were satisfactory. Miss Maud
Reese Davies, the soprano sang Donizettis
| Linda di Chamounix' and for an encore
| gave a French laughing song. While not
| possessing a big voice. Miss Davies has a
| soprano of unusual purity and clearness of
| tone. under good control, and gave evil
| dences of large amount of cultivation
Miss Jennie Hoyle, the viollnste. seems to
| be at first sight find for Sousa She
! played Safnt-Saens' "Rondo Capriccioso"
and for the encore that was demanded in a
| highly imperative manner Musin's "Mazur-
| ka. Miss Hoyle draws from her instru-
| ment tone that Is at once strong full of
sympathy and infinitely sweet. and pos
sesses a technique that will place her high
! above her present position in the years to
come. Her playing showed a brilliancy
and finish that were really remarkable
| while in the tender passages the spirit of
the true musician was plainly manifest
The last Sousa concert of the season will
be given at the Lafayette Square Opera
| House Thursday afternoon next, at 2
! o'clock. An entire change of program will
| be made.
UNITED SINGERS CoNCERT.-The con-
! cert given at the Columbia Theater last
night by the United Singers a combination
! of the members Of the Saengerbund and
Arion societies in aid of the German
Orphan Asylum. was a notable event The
theater was well filled, and every number
on the excellent program received the
| warmest kind Of praise, necessitating en-
core after encore. The concert was given
under the direction Of the officers of the
| United Singers Mr.. Frank Claudy, presi-
dent; Mr.. William F. Meyers, secretary, and
Mr. John Waldman, treasurer. and 1t is I'M
derstoOd that the institution for whose ben
eft the concert was given will realize hand
somely from the efforts made. The chorus,
made up of the singers of the two societies,
numbered nearly 100 voices and was under
the efficient direction of Mr.. Henry Xander,
the musical director of the Saengerbund.
The most notable number of the evening
was number by Ibis chorus with orches-
ira of thirty pieces-'"The Pilgrims Chorus"
from WagreIs 'Tannhauser"-which was
greeted with the heartiest of cofilmenda-
ton. The soloists Of the evening were
lence of the rrogran. Mrs. Ernest Lent
played LISTS "Secord Hungarian Rhap-
sody' and number of an orchestral suite
by Massanet. showing in each one her WELL
known ability at the piano. Mrs. Kitty
Thompson-Berry sang the aria and recita-
tive from "Traviata" and Mosckowsky's
"Slumber Sorg." each with good effect.
Mr.. Frederick H. Weber. tenor. of Balti-
more, won the favor of his audience with
a tenor of sweetness and rather remarkable
range and was heard to advantage in an
aria from ''Boccacio," as well as an encore.
The promoters received the congratulations
| of their friends on the success of the eff
fort to have enc central German singing
society that should be enabled to appear
to the advantage that characterized the
| appearance last night
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Much interest attaches to the third concert
of the Boston Symphony season. to be given
at the Lafayette Square Opera House to-
morrow afternoon, both on account Of the
splendid program which has been prepared
by Mr.. Emil Paur and the well-known
ability of this organization to carry out
any program that might be selected for 1t,
} and because of the reputation of the soloist
who has been engag ed for that concert
Miss Lillian Blauvelt. The Boston SYM
phony Is a term synonymous with musical
excellence, and one who listens to a SYM
| phony concert rests absolutely assured of
| the fact that he 10 getting the finest OF