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the many exciting scenes of last summer
during the events leading up to annexation
and while our troops were being entertained
there on the way to the Philippine Islands.
Besides the colored views with which this
lecture is illustrated, there will be shown
special series of Hawaiian motion pictures
The other lectures this week will be Fee.
the Metropolis of the Moors, tomorrow
evening; "Grecian Journeys Friday even
ing; The Grand Canyon of Arizona with
additional extra series of motion pictures
for the children. at the Saturday matinee.
and Saturday evening, THE Yellowstone
National Park"
The Grand Canyon of Arizona" deliver
ed last evening, was listened to with great
interest by a large audience. Mr.. Holmes
Is d finished and most interesting speaker,
his word painting being OF the fluent but
comprehensive order, while the subject
treated furnished abundant material Lit
tie is known of the wonders of the great
canyon, and for this reason the subject
proved unusually attractive. The colored
pictures that We're used in the lecture were
OF a high order of excellence and added
greatly to the evenings enjoyment. At
the conclusion of the lecture Mr.. Holmes
had shown several biograph or moving pic
lures taken in the Arizona country, the
subject being the snake dances of the In
dlans, showing the dangers of travel in the
canyon and foot and horse races between
cowboys and Indians.
Ell CAPITAN"-It is not alone as a
composer of marches that Sousa has
triumphed. The opera of lei Captain"
Y nose inspiring score is one of his contri-
buttons. has proved for the past two sea-
sons the most successful money-making
comic opera on the road. 1t has always
proved a profitable and popular Offering in
washington. and 1t will return to the Acad-
emy OF Music next week. During the time
l. has been played tour number of
touches have been added to the work which
Will still further enhance it's comic value
or the present engagement the production
Will be almost a new one The three mag
mncent sets of scenes have been done over
ana the costumes and appointments all
treshened up. For the Typical Tune of
nave been written that pretty well take in
all the subjects of current interest. These
Will be Illustrated by appropriate panto-
mime. Inc company is practically a new
one since Its last appearance here. Edward
Eagleton assumes the role of Don Medigna
Kate M1chelena, whose voice is described
as soprano of rare sweetness truth and
quaEty, ls the prima donna of the organiza-
Iion, as Isabel. Dainty Lillian Harper is
Estraloa, the vivacious yoi.ng Peruvian
girl bent on an early marriage Eva Rosa
is the dignified Princess Marghanza. and
Emma Miller the persistent Tacitumez Ed
ward Wilkes enacts the role of the unfortu-
nate chamberlain. John Dunsmore is the
lmpulsire Don Luiz Cazarro, and the tenor
notes are carefully attended to by Freder-
lex knights, who plays Count fernando
now concludes the second act. when Sousa's
Stars and Stripes March is sung by the full
strength Of the company.
GRAND OPERA sEAsON.-Residents Of
this city are looking forward with much
pleasure to the advent of the METROPOLITAN
Opera Company for the brief season of
three nights and a matinee the second week
IN April. From the subscription sale the
engagement bids fair to surpasS in mag
ntficence the season of italian opera here
three years ago. The interest prominent So
clety people are taking in it insures its sue
cess as a social event, and the surprising
merit of the company makes its musical sig
nificance of the highest Importance. The
VIII come to Washington over 300
strong. Besides the famous stars in the
casts or the several noted operas to be pre-
sented there Will be an unusually strong
ana attractive chorus and the Metropolitan
opera House Orchestra of sixty pieces,
which is a great attraction of Itself. As
has been announced, the season will extend
over period of three nights. and four
operas will be given, each of which is the
leading gem of the school it represents. On
I, thursday evening, April 13. the bill will be
day evening, April IA. Verdi's tuneful LA
1raviata; Saturday matinee, April Is,
Gounod's masterpiece Faust" and Satur-
DAY evening. Wagner's heroic opera. Die
Walkufe." Each of the four operas is cast
In manner to bring forward the full
strength of the great company. Madame
Lillian Nordica will sing Elsa in "I,ohen-
grin the opening night of the season and
Jean De Reszke, the great tenor, viii have
the title role. Madame Marcela Sembrich
VIII appear as Fioletta in La Traviata" on
Tuesday evening and have the support of
NJ. Salignac among the greatest in the sing
ing of leading Italian roles Madame Emma
Games will be heard in her favorite role of
Marguerite in Faust at the matinee NJ
Saleza, who is 10 sing Faust, has never been
heard here. but comes heralded with a rep
utation not only of a great singer, but an
accomplished actor as well. Nine Mantelli
and Mile. Bauermefster, who fill the support
Ing female roles. are both experienced and
capable artists while the great Pol Plancon
will sing Mephistopheles. The cast for Die
Walkure,' which is to be given Saturday
evening embraces a larger number of the
principal singers Of the company than any
other opera of its repertoire, and its great
strength is manifest when the names are
read off. Madame Lilli Lehman. the as
sociate Of Madame Materna in leading roles
at a the ,Bayreuth festivals will sing sieg-
llnde; Madame Marie Brema. BrunhiIde.
Madame Schumann-Heink Fricka and Wal
traute; NJ. Van Dyck, Siegmund Herr An
ton Van Rooy, Wotan, and Mr.. David Bis
pham, Hundlng. In the minor roles are also
Miles Roudez, Bauermester. Pevny. and
Mesdames Mantellf, Meislinger, Molka-KcI-
logg and Djella.
ONE MORE NIGHT-Quite number Of
people bravely yentured out in the bad
weather last evening TO hear another ex-
ceiIent concert on the marvellous Grapho-
phone Grand at National Rifles Hall. 91S
g street northwest. Although Monday even
ing S program was most satisfactory last
evenings was even better, a number of
new selections being given In addition to the
most favcrite ones of Monday. The posi-
tton of the machine was also changed TO
advantage. Every one present seemed
pleased and delighted and very generously
expressed the enthusiasm they felt To-
nights program. which will be the last will
be made up Of the very best numbers of
Monday and last evening and also several
entirely new selections. and will certainly
be treat to all who attend.
NAT GOODWIN.-1n Nathan Hale"
which Mr. Nat C. Goodwin will present at
the New National Theater next week the
prominent American dramatist. Clyde Fitch,
has achieved a remarkably forceful play
There are no heroics. artificial cimaxes
aimed at the superficial emotions Mr.
Fitch has made his Hale General Grant
type of American who does great things
in the simplest way, without the stage ac-
Cessories of heroism. and his whole play is
in harmony with the central figure. making
q lfelike and artistic picture of a notable
period in American history and a drama
that moves steadily and logically to its
heroic ending. Miss Maxine Elliott appears
in the part of Alice Adams the sweetheart
of Nathan. and in the gayety of her girl
ishness and the wGmanlness of her affec-
tion she is credited with doing the best