Evening star., 1899-03-16
lAMUSEMENTs.

THE B1JOU.-A bright and lengthy pro-
gram teeming with the offerings of many
clever professional people and made up of
all those qualities that tend to make an en-
joyable entertainment will be the attraction
at the Bijou next week. As leading fea-
ture Mr.. and Mrs. Boston, the clever farce
comedy stars have been engaged to appear
in their one-act playlet, which is said to
contain a laugh in every line. Beautiful
Truly Shattuck, better known as the Cali
fornia Nightingale, will be heard In several
ballads Topack and Steele, the eccentric
comedians, will repeat their former success
in a new sketch. Gussie Nelson, the charm
ing comedienne of the farce-comedy stage,
will entertain with budget OF popular
songs The Ovrivilles will present their Eu-
ropean novelty act. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford West
will appear in bright comedy sketch built
for laughing purposes only. Banks Winter
and Little Mona have been secured for re-
turn engagement The Bjou Big Burlesque
Company, including Flora Parker, Will
Thornton. Dot Davenport. Kitty Bingham,
Billy Watson and Alice Hanson, will finish
out the bill in a new musical offering.
There will be the usual grand concert for
charity next Sunday night at O'Clock.
THE sAUER RECITAL. - Washing
tonians have a treat in store for tomorrow
in the coming of Emil Sauer. This deserv
edly great pianist will play at the National
Iheater in the afternoon at 4:15 o'clock.
short of marvellous His playing has re-
ceiVed the highest praise from the most ex-
acting critics of a recent concert in Boston.
The Traveller of that city says: The
Brahms sonata was given with great earn
estness as Well as remarkable beauty. 1t
is one of the most poetic of the composers g
works, and the andante is pure melody of
fascinating sort. In this movement did
Sauer show his gifts to the fullest extent.
AS for the other pieces. some fault may
nave been found with his interpretations
but not with the beauty and elegance of the
performance The black-key study of Cho-
pin was marvel of technical skill, and the
pianist two compositions, not particularly
great IN any respect. We're given with over
Wheimlng vlrtuosity. AT the close there
were recalls and encore pieces without
NUMBER, and the recital was prolonged far
beyond ordinary bounds by the enthusiasm
OF the audience" Sauer's program tomor-
row will include the Bach-d' Albert Prae-
ludlum end Fugue, Beethoven's (Wa1dstein)
Sonata, Schumanns Naohstuck and Tocca-
ia, Chopin's Bolero, Berceuse and Study,
Ruplnsteins S barcarolle, two of the pianist's
own composltions-Couplets sans Paroles and
Murmure du vent-and LisZt's arrange
ment OF Schubert's Erl King.
MISS vALLETTE's SECOND RECITAL.
Miss Julie Nallette the coloratura So
prano, gave her second song recital in this
city at the Universaist Church yesterday
evening. As before, she was assisted by
Mr Arthur Freeman, the pianist. and they
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pleased the small audience that attended.
Miss Vallette was in better voice than when
she appeared first, and as a consequence
her runs, trills and difficult vocal move
ments were executed without flaw. She eX-
hibited her bird-lke tones in complicated
arias from Les Huguenots'' and Don Clio
Tanni,' and also agreeably sang selections
by Wagner, Mozkowski, Taubert and 9TH
ers. MI Freeman accompanied her in
careful sympathetic manner, and in his in
olVidual work was distinctly pleasing and
promising.
ENGLISH HISTORY LECTURE.-Miss
Pitts third lecture in her course in En-
giish history was delivered yesterday after
noon and it attracted a good-sized audience.
1t was entitled England and the Crusades,"
and the history of that momentous event in
the early ages was wildly and interesting
ly rehearsed by her. Her next lecture will
be The Great Charter and II will be de-
livered March % at the Columbia Kinder
garten Training School, No. 1O14 18th street
northwest.
THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY.-This
evening sees the close of this seasons pub
lie work for the Chamber Music Society,
when, at the Universalist Church, the third
recital by this organization occurs and is
well calculated by reason of its excellent
program and the well-known ability of its
members, to please all concerned. Max
Rogers trio for piano, violin and viola is
the opening number, and will serve TO in
uoduce Mr.. George SiemannS, the viola
player who has more than a local reputa-
ton in Baltimore for painstaking ard mu-
sicianly work. Mr.. Kaspar follows with
Mendalssohn's concerto for violin, and Dr.
Goetzner will play one of his own compost
tions, the polonaise for piano which took the
prize at the New York Manuscript Society
contest last year. In conclusion. these three
artists, together with Mr. Furthmauer and
his cello, are to give Dvorak's piano quar-
tet as only musicians of their ability and
high degree Of excellence can give it, The
seats are selling at Guzman's, in E F.
Droop & Sons.