Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08

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Therese Romacio. the generals daughter.
Miss Alberta Converse
The opening of the Auditorium next Sat-
urday night will be an interesting event
in local theatrIcals. While the announce
ment is still made in good faith, it is stated
emphatically by the management mat, N
everything calculated to attract ana make
comfortable the patrons of the mouse can
not be made ready for this date, a post
ponement will be announced. The new
company. which is a much stronger, one
than that seen last season, will, make Its
appearance in Men and women, a drama
calling for a large and strong cast. This
play VIII ten the SLOT b;u oe IN hne # f fer ne eorrv
every member.
Men and Women is probably one of the
strongest and most absorbing plays OF mod
ern times. 1t is at least conceded TO be the
daramatists, Messrs. De Mile and Beiasco.
| edge, the latter a past master of dramatic
construction. The great strength of Men
and Women" lies in its humanity. We
| our friends-some of them. We have wined
and dined with them, and perhaps have
wondered at the preoccupied air. the
heretofore have been most gay.
Men and Women tells a story; and tells
it beautifully, Of a young bank cashier o
a friend, who is a broker. upon the brok.
er's assurance that they would not be used
as collateral, but merely to -pacify his
creditors by showing them and represent
ing them as his own. The broker breaks
faith with him, uses the securities SlO0,-
900 WORTH, and commits suicide. The cash.
Ter. William Prescott, Is not suspected OF
his breach of trust. but suspicion falls
upon his assistant. Edward Seabury. who
has had charge of affairs during a pre-
vious vacation Of Prescott's, He is hound
ed by Calvin Steadman, the banks at
torney, who has been an unsuccessful RI
val of Seabury for the hand of Prescott's
sister. Prescott's moral courage weak
ems, and he allows Seabury to be suspected
as the dishonest man until the end of
the midnight meeting of the bank direct
ors. when Seabury is about to be arrested
and sent to prison: The his manhood
tain falls on that act (the third by Pres
colts dumb confession in placing the hand
cuffs Intended for Seabury upon his W
wrists.
The "Lenore' symphony, No. 5, which
will be played by the Symphony orchestra
at its third concert. which will be given at
the Grand opera house next Friday after
musical illustration of Burgers gruesome
ballad, although only the third movement
is so marked by the composer. In the
lam. who has gone to the wars and has
sent no tidings. When she is in despair
her lover returns and bears her away upon
his steed, but 1t is a ride with many grus"
ems death.
The overture on the programme. found
of Theseus, is q brilliant composition-one
of the best by Massenet. The overture is
scored for full modern orchestra, and fol-
lows the prescribed form as to subjects,
development. etc. Though much use 10
made Of the p%ortentous phrase. G minor,
with which the overture begins, the mel
of this, and two others. which appear in
due course, furnish the principal ~thanatic
material. A foreboding full chord from the
in the strings, thrice repeated, gives the
tragic key to the work. Out of this phrase
comes a melody for the clarionet. accom-
It, and afterward the full wind. A second
melody, still in the minor, follows. Bas-
soons and 'cellos. accompanied by strings;
tremolanda. enunciate 1t first. A third
subject, in contrasting key, may stand for
the composers second theme.
The soloist will be Mr.; Alfred BuGh. eel
list. Thu programme will be as folloWs:
Overture, "Phedre'' Massenet.
Symphony. "Lenore.'' No. 5 tRah).
! Fantasia on Faust tGounod. swertl, Mr.; Busch:
slaSonio Dance. No. s (Dvorak).
The 'lsls" overture, with which to-day's
Philharmonic concert at the Coates will
open, was written as a part Of the cycle
called '1S13. 1s14, 1916" corresponding to the
years when the composer lived in Prague.
The Grieg Sunshine Song" Is from nnoh Peer
Strauss opera. "Die Fledermaus," the
9SXeTturs to which was played Play aa At the ses TaI,i
er" music is especially interesting because
it is from one of Herbert's newest works
and greatest successes, in which Kansas
City's comic opera star, Alice Nielsen, is
making such a prosperous tour. The opera
will soon be heard in this city. and this
fact lends interest to the ADVANCE playine
comes from sedalia. and is said to be a
highly accomplished artist: She was fol-
several years a pupil of MoszkoWski, and
is now on a concert tour. This will be her
first appearance in Kansas City. The pro.
gramme follows:
Overture, 'ls1s'' weber).
Concert stuck. op. 7s.' for piano Cwebep. MI.
Eleanor Stark.
"BrautSchau'' (Strauss).
Minuet CBoccherini).
Sunshine Song tGrieg).
Impronptu tSchubert).
Selections from THE Fortune Teller" HerberD.
The second of Mr.. Francois Boucher's vio'
lin r~ecitals will be given at the Academy
of Music Tuesday evening of this week
Mr.. Boucher will be assisted by Mr.. Her
bert Sisson,. pianist; and Mr.: b. +. Fors,
ter, vocalist, in the following excellent
programme:
Sonata No. i. adasio. Fuga. siciliano. prest
(Bach).
name. Moto Perpeiuo Pssanini- wilheImJ.
op. :, No. CRschaminon, Herbert sisson.
CD Berceuse tsimon); N) Gavotte Vieuxtemps9. &c
praise the Lord" (Rupes). Mr.. q. F. Forster.
Carmen fantasia Hubay).
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