Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Rt RTON HOLMES LECTURES-This is
the second season in a number of years
th5it TINS city has not had a series of lee
lures by John l.. StoGdard. While few
OF the initiated may have anticipated Mr..
Stoddard's retirement from the lecture field
the announcement came to the majority of
the lccture-going class like a thunderbo!t
out of q clear sky. The management of the
Columbia Theater. in which Mr.. Stoddard
has lectured for many years have scqure1
q most worthy successor to Mr. Stodlard
IN the person of Mr.. Burton Holmes the
young Chlcagoan. who for the last few
years has created for himself such an en-
viable position as he now holds as a stu
dent. Traveller, lecturer and photographer
embodied in one. Although Mr.. Holmes is
q WtSterner. his school days Were passed
in the east. and ii is only natural having
achieved success in the west. where he was
horn. that he should turn toward the east
the home of his alma mater for further
conGuests. The recent invitation lecture
given here by Mr.. Holmes to the lecture
going public of this city created a highly
favorable impression. the iIustra tons be
ing of the most magnificent order. and the
forcihe and entertaining manner in which
Mr.. Holmes delivered his lecture was high
iy commented upon. He has selected for
his coming series here subjects not yet
touched ou by Mr.. Sto.jdard. and ones that
SHOULD prove Of much interest, as two of the
lectures pertain to our own country and
recently acquired possessions. The first
lecture of the course begins next Wednes-
Gay afternoon at SO o'clock. and the
course Will continue for five consecutive
Wednesday afternoons at that hour. The
subjects viii be in the following order: THE
Hawaiian Islands" Unto Morocco" Fee,
the Capital Of the Moors;'' "Grecan Jour
neys" and The Grand Canyon Of Arizona
SOTSA.-It has baan noted as a rather
remarkable fac; that the music of the peo-
pie reaches the people almost solely through
The medium of the military band. Whether
orchestral conductors as 2 rule have beer
Unaupreriativc of the opportunities of APP
pe9iiUE TO the masses does not appear, but
certain ii is that the military band is the
prime musical educator of the country, and
under the wholesome control of such mu-
seal genius as John Philip Sousa has a
WidcspreddiHg and potent influence for
good. That SouSd appreciates his public is
no less an incontcstible fact than that
Sousa's public appreciates him. and the
discriminating iudgTnen Mt of The c0nduc-
tor in forming his programs with a gen
erCus leaVcn Of easily understood melody
reduces the auditor TO al least a respectful
hearing of the more erudite music of the
II, 1t masters. When the best music of all
times is adequately presented to willing
ears by military band the cause of musi-
cal education gains mea snrably on each Oc-
casiOn. and the long concert tours Of Sou
sa's great band are indeed educational pill
SrimaSes in the name and cause Of good
music.
Sousa's Eand is now in the seventh year
of its existence, and during that period has
known remarkably few changes in its per-
sonEcl. The great body Of the musicians
have been continuously under the direction
and discipline of this master musician. ard
er,ry member of the band is completely
responsive 10 the magnetic control of SOusa.
The band mover played in such superb
form as at the present time, and a musical
treat can be anticipated at the Sousa con-
cert here on Sunday evening January ~,
at the Lafayette Square Opera House.
Miss Maud Reese Davies, soprano, and Miss
Dorothy Hoy!e, violiniste are the support
ing artists. and from the band proper the
selected soloss of the present tour are
Emil Kenecke. cornet; Arthur Pryor, from
bone, and Franz Hell, fuegelhorn.
JULIA MARLOWE.-Julia Marlowe's
company this season. to be seen in her sup
port during her annual engagement at the
Lafayette Square Opera House beginning
for Il week on Monday evening. January
y. is almost entirely different from that of
last year. Alfred kendrick and Bassett
Roe. the two Engishmen who played the
principal male roles, have been replaced by
John Blair and Hobart Bosworth. Both
these actors are well known as leading men
of experience. Other members are T. A.
Hall, the veteran player, who is also stage
manager of the company: Norah Lamison
who succeeds Miss Maud Monroe in the in
genue part; James Cooper. we'll known
from his Identification with legitimate COM
edy roles; Becton Radford and Byron Ong
ley. The old favorites retained are Mrs.
Sol Smith Miss Katherine Wilson, Fred
erick Murphy, Frank Colfax and Dodson
Mitchell.
CONCERT BY THE NATIONAL GUARD
BRIGADE BAND.-The Brigade Band will
give its first concert of the present season
Thursday evening, January 10, at the com
mCdious drill hall of the Armory building
9Th street wing. The band has been active
~ engaged in rehearsal for this event for
some weeks. and has lately received num-
Der Of new instruments and uniforms to
CON Tlete its equipment. The National
Guard Brigade Band is 4 representative
musical organization of the city of Wash
ington. and the official band OF the District
of Columbia. and as such appeals to the
business men and citizens generally for the
support and ENCOURAGEMENT necessary to
maintain a frst-clasS military and concert
band and orchestra recognized a local
Institution. and embracing in its member
ship musicians of known ability, actively
identified with the city s interests. The
popularity of the organization was demon
strated al its concerts last winter. which
were attended by overlooking houses, the
programs presented containing both popu-
lar and classic selections suited to all
tastes, and including the latest popular
favorttes. Lieut.. Macleod who has charge
of the Br gade Band, has arranged a pro-
gram OF exceptional merit, which has been
carefully prepared, and the drill hall was
crowded on Thursday evening with enthu-
siastic guardsmen, who were attracted by
the music of the band rehearsal Central
Hall, the west wing OF the Armory building
and now the drill hall of the National
Guard, will accommodate an audience of
1000 OF more, and the future concerts of
the Brigade Band will all be given there
The price of admission is merely nominal
the desire being that all friends of the band
and the lovers of band music should be
enabled at these concerts to see for them
selves what is being done to establish and
maintain in the capital city a musical or
ganizatinu worthy of their active support
and enccurag cement.
BLANCHE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mat tie
art, highest poetic inspiration and most
imaginative intellectually combine in this
brilliant singer, producing the most aston
ishing results" These are the words of a
foreign critic after listening to a recital
by Nine. Marchesi, who will be heard in
Washington shortly. Daughter of the cele-
brated teacher Of singing, Mathilde Mar