Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-18
ANU SENENT NOTES.

EEL GRAN GALEOTO. The first of
series of productions of modern plays by
| Mr.. John Blair was given at the New Ma
i tional Theater yesterday afternoon. The
| occasion one Of great immediate inter
| est, and will, it is to be hoped, rank as an
| epoch-makng event. Lovers of classical
| music are accommodated on numerous oc-
casions with productions of their favorite
| works. but lovers of the classical drama
are regarded as long haired dreamers, with
no claims to consideration. This is an in
justice.
Admirers of cassie plays are as matter
of fact no more lOng-haired or dreamy than
classical musicians. 1t will be surprising if
Mr.. Blair's project, which opened with the
presentation of Eel Gran Galeoto.' by
Jose Echegaray, does not receive artistic
and social encouragement.
Yesterdays play was classic in the Sc
VereSt sense of the word. 1t is purely a
work of ideas. with no artificial rythms or
resounding epigrams to draw the attention
or the auditor from the social theorem to
which the author has addressed himself.
and which he demonstrated step by step in
his modern tragedy with a directness which
Is almost mathematical. The play has the
beauty which symmetry, simplicity and
truth give. The point which the author
seeks to enforce is that social calumny,
with its violence and injustice. not only
causes unspeakable misery, but precipitates
the very offenses at which 1t affects to
sheer, In this play every important char
acter acts IN accordance with the highest
motives, the great compelling force being
the buzz and tittle-tattle of the world be-
yond. While such productions cannot take
the place of the popular drama, they can
not fail to delight a large number of peo-
pie who ask for simplicity and sincerity in
art, even at the expense of embellishments
Inc play was admirably acted, Mr. Blair
being excellent as the young poet whose
honesty cannot be understood by the in
credulous world. and Mr. Arthur Forrest
ming completely in a pictorial sense, as
wei Wen as IN elocution the part of the hus-
oand VINO is forced to doubt his wife un-
justly Miss Florence Kahn's wealth of
coppery hair makes her a striking figure
on the stage, and her emotional vitality IS
SO extraordinary that 1t is not unlikely that
she may rank as one Of the country's great
est actresses.
The production was thoroughly rational
consistent and competent appeai to those
who are interested in the highest inteIIec-
tual possibilities of the drama
NINE. EMMA NEVApA.-Mme Eror,a
Nevada has forsaken European canitaIs
this season for the land of her birth For
the hrst time since her memorable appear-
ahce IN 1884, Americans at home will hear
ehe great American prfma donna, whose
hgure, CARRIED as Amino in La Somnam-
peia, embeiiishes the pedestal of the statue
of Bellini at Milan Nine. Nevada has
signed contracts to make an American tor
under the direction of Mr. Chas t. Younpr
the New York impressario, and the distin,
gulshed cantatrice will visit this CITY
lhough Nine Nevada has sung most
constantly in France Austria and IfsIy
since her debut in La Somna,nbula'' at Her
MaJestys Theater, London, in May, 1850
with the exception of her visit to this
country IN lss4-her career has been of a
character which has kept her fame pretty
constantly before the eyes of the rest II
the world as well. The BeIinf statue inci
cent was an object lesson whose effects
Tpt how,
similar portent the linking of the
names of Bernhardt, Nevada and Duse at
the mead of the program which all Paris
"ltHtSseQ LOT that reason quite as much as
because the occasion was a benefit ia raise
iuhHs Tor a monument to Alexander Dumas
NINE. Nevada will be heard in Washinptcn
at the Columbia Theater on the afternoon
of Wednesday. the 22d.
PIANO AND VIOLONCELLO RECITAL,
B4 MR.. AND MRS. LENT-The date Of
me second concert of the Philharmonic
Club has been changed to Wednesday 7i,br
November %, at the Washington Club II1o
street northwest. The PRINCIPAL Derfo-r1-
JLs on this evening will be Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Lent, who will give a piano and
NlnIonceIIo recital with a program of which
every number is a piece de resistance This
hishly talented couple has achieved a de-
gree OF great popularity by their brilliant
and intensely musical interpretatiOns nor
only IN this town. but also in Boston Pal
umore, San Francisco and elsewhere. They
VIII doubtessly add on this occasion many
new admirers to the large number of their
friends. Miss Florence Weede and Messrs
Paul f1neral and Alexander Mason will
assist Mr.. Lent in two very attractive
numbers for four violoncellos. The sale of
seats with special privileges to music stu
cents, has opened at the music stores of
VIM. knabe 6, Co, John F. Ellis & Co
and Sanders & Stayman.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY CONCERTS.
The sale of season tickets for this series
OF symphony concerts indicates that the
ccncert-going public desire concerts of this
kind. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
under the guidance of its director Mr.
Jungnickel, has won recognition by sheer
worth and ranks among the prominent or
cfestrls of this country. Its field has here
tofore been confined to the city of which
II bears the name, where it has received
from the critics and music lovers uniform
praise for the great excellence of its CON
certs. 1t is seldom that such an array of
great artists IS offered in Il series of CON
certs, those announced being the foremost
appearing this season. The soloist for the
nrst concert is Mark Hamburg who made
his debut last week in Boston and scored
heavily. Season tickets may be secured al
GaZfnan S, in Droops music store.
MISS RICHARDS LECTURE COURSE
The lecture course on current topic by
Miss Janet Elizabeth Richards, whose
ability is so we'll known, under the ans
pices of the Ladies' Union Veteran Legion
begins this evening at the residence of
Corporal Tanner, COL NJ street northwest
The lectures will be given throughout the
season the first and third Saturdays of
every month. as follows: November IS De-
cember 2, December Is, January 6. 1860
January 20, February 8, February II and
March B. The price of tickets has been
placed at 25 cents, and may be had of
members Of Auxiliary No. 80, or at the
door.