Evening star., 1899-03-23
AMUSEMENTS.

GRAND OPERA COMPANY.-The most
striking feature of the grand opera an,
nouncement for this city the second week
in April is the ideal character of the casts
which are to present the several operas
underlined. One-star operas no longer win
public favor, and the aim of the manage
ment of the Grand Opera Company has
been and is to give a well-balanced per-
formance in which every role, even those
of a minor character, is sustained by art
lists of ability and careful training. Nota-
BILE among the artists who will be heard
here for the first time is Frau Schumann-
Heink. She is still young and handsome
woman, just in the fuilness of her artistic
powers. though she has been on the stage
nearly twenty years. She will sing here
the parts of Ortrud in ''Lohengrin' and
Fricka and Waltraute in Die Walkure,'
in which she has won the highest encomi-
ums from the New York press and public.
Ernest Van Dyck, the great German tenor,
who has the role of Siegmund in Die
Walkure,'' has had varied career. He
won his first triumph in MasSenetS opera,
The Gladiator in June, 1883, and from
that time his reputation was Aestablished.
He was one of the strongest advocates of
Wagner in. Paris, and in the memorable
first production of 'LOhengrin'' in the
French capital, in 1887, he sang the title
role. Others of the new artists to be no.
ticed more at length later on are Albert
SaleZa, who sings the title role in Faust"
Anton Van Rooy of Rotterdam, the great
Wotan in the "Walkure;" Miss Suzanne
Adams, the beautiful and highly cultured
American girl: Fraulein Olga-Peyny, the
well-known German singer, who has the
role of Helmwiege in Die Walkure;" Her
man Devries; Adolph Muhlmann, the Rus
sian, who has the role of Der Herrnfer des
koeniss in "Lohengrin;" Henri Albers, the
distinguished French barytone of Paris and
London, who sings Valentine in Faust"
of the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Already
the subscription indicates the willingness
on the part Of our people to appreciate
the rare treat in store for them, and the
most successful season of grand opera ever
known may be safely predicted
THE WHITE HEATHER. .''-Melodrama
always finds some new spell for its devo-
tees. The latest thrill it has conjured from
its stirring stores is a fight for life between
two divers, who are down 100 fathoms deep
in the sea. The scene is one of d dozen
stage pictures employed in the new meIo-
drama, The White Heather" which comes
to the Academy of Music next week \
marriage record, which is needed to prove
the good name of a caSt-of wife, is at the
bottom of the sea. Both parties to the CON
tTOVerSy determine to secure it. The Wo-
mans husband reaches the scene first and
goes down into the water in a diving armor
Then you see the other diver come slowly
down through the water He was the lover
Of the disowned wife before she married
He touches the bottom just as the other
diver secures the box in which the marriage
record is contained. Immediately the TWO
heavily armored men begin to fight They
have knives and cut and slash at each
other fCarfuliy. At last the lines are sew
cred that connect the husband with the
boat overhead and he drops to the bottom
doomed. The air line has been cut for the
other one, but he is able to signal to the
boat crew, and ne is drawn up almost life
less 1t Is an aweSome and senSe-over-
Whelming scene. The audiences sit spell
bound through it. The ina gination assists
the stage tabledu, and only when the fight
is over and the curtain comes down does
the spectator get his heart back into place
ana let his wonder and admiration express
themselves in unbOunded enthusiasm The
deep sea fight of the divers is certainly a
most extraordinary dramatic episode and
1t is perhaps the greatest thriller known in
melodrama.
PAULINE HALL.-The program for the
coming week at the Grand will include
Pauline Hail. styled queen of comic opera
whose debut in vaudeville was made year
or so ago. Miss Hall has arranged a special
Offering, and Is without doubt the greatest
success that either comic opera or the Ora
matte stage has furnished to the vaude-
vile. THE Dresden Trio three handsome
young ladies, will appear in an operetta,
entitled The Queens Fan" The costumes
and scenery are beautiful the latter repre-
senting huge fan, set upright on the
stage, VIVID tne wings and drops painted to
represent rose lace. The fan is supposed
to be owned by one of the court ladies of
Louis XIV, and is endowed with magical
properties by which on the kings ami
versary the figures come to life at the
stroke of IL. During the hour from IL to
l. they dance and sing. and at the stroke of
l., midnight, to minuet movement they
return to their place in the fan. The CO.
lumbian -Four, a quartet of exceedingly
clever vocalists dancers and instrumental
lists. will be seen for the first time here
Harry Edson and his acting dog Doc"
musical comedians. will present their
comedy act. LaClair, Lanard and Rith one
| of the clever comedy trios, will present
! their iaughable sketch, Marks, the Law
yer The Angela Sisters, a clever singing
and whlstiing duo; Leo and Chapman, aero
I bats and comedy character comedians; Moa
and Goodrich comedy skaters, and Ackley's
Orchestra Will conclude thoroughly good
program. Matinees every day. Grand con-
| cert every Sunday evening
| RENrZ SANTLEY BURLESQUE CO.
| Manager Herman of the Lyceum with his
Characteristic good business sense, made a
| wise selection in engaging Abe Leavitt's
| famous Rentz Santley Buriesque Company
| as his attraction for next week. commenc-
| ing Monday matinee March o. The
| "Rentz Saptley" bears the reputation, and
| an honestly earned one. of presenting to
| the public the best vaudeville and bur-
| lesque organization on the road. The roster
| or the company for this season is the
| strongest in its history, and includes Lottie
| Elliott. Sisters Engstrom. Barth and F'iem-
| ing, Walker Sisters, Ford and Dot West