Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

! great pyramids was built. Climatic condi-
| tions and the exalted herat passions OF tho
! people OF Sapphos day readily account for
the vehement expressions used by this
| grand singer. whose lyrics are aciInowt-
! edged to be masterpieces OF antiquity.
Born $50 years before Christ. sappno
| reached the zenith of her fame at the age
az twenty. Child OF nobility. an aris;ocr.lt,
| she was the leading spirit In ono Of the
| most potent womens clubs in the social
| history of the centurtes-the Sorocls Society
| of Lesbos
Mr.. Arden holds the weIcker view Of
| Sapphos moral character. namely. thar she
| was noble and good woman and .hIs in
J spite of numerous attempts To smirc.l l,rr
name. notably in 1919. when col Mure sct
| out 10 prove that she II Woman with
| past
| STRAUSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA
| of the most important engagements mus!-
| caily that has been made for next SEASON
| has just been announced CablegrauS re-
| celNed from MIR. Rudolph Aronson state
| positively that contracts were signed dur
| ing the past week for the return To- this
| country early next fail of Ednuard Strauss.
| tne Dali ana concert director of Vienna and
| MS famous orchestra of nifty musicians
winch created such a sensation here on
| their previous visit six or seven years ago
| Al the close of three months engage
! ment in Paris during the exposition MIR
| strauss and his organization come directly
4 q
| are To be given. Mr. Aronson, under who's,
| direction the tour lis to be made is cntrtl-
| SlastIc over the fine work now being done
| by the orchestra. many novelties and works
| OF popular nature having been added 10
| Its repertoire. and is confident that The
| success attained on the last American tour
! VIII DE dupiicated during the coming en-
| gagement.
| ANNA HELD.-Anna Held. whose sue
| cess in New York has been far beyond
| what was originally predicted for her Will
| play return engagement OF ''Papa's WIFE
| IN TINS city week after next. The picca
| marks Anna Held's transition from a can
aalrife TO star. and the step may he rs-
| Sarued as successfully taken ..Pana.s
| wife Is a musical comedy. presented with
| tHe ldNlshnesS OF cOstuming and scenery for
| "hlch T. Zlegfeld, jr. is famous. Il has,
| been changed in many respects since its
| hist production here. Charles ISicployy al
| ways a favorite i'm Washington is -tiiI I'm
the cast as the principal comedian. The
| !!pSy scene mas attracted especial attention
| IN New York. and il has Won Anna Held
the credit Of possessing genuine abilities
as an actress. as well as the chic and dash
which first attracted public attention to
| the fact that she has such a way wiz
| her" win
| GRAND OPERA SEASON.-AIusic lovers
| and opera patrons will be glad To hear Thar
| Manager Rapley has concluded final mr.
| ransements for a season of grand opara at
the New National Theater by the complete
| 1iipahE from the metropolitan Opera
| IIouSe, New York, under the direction of
| Mr. Maurice Grau, who asserts that he will
| bring his full company here intact present.
| ing the operas in a perfect manner, with
| every one OF his great stars. large nrches-
| ira chorus and ballet, and staged exactly
as in New York. The dates are April ~
| 70 ana IL evenings, with matinee Saiur-
| day' April Il, and the operas TO be given
| are Tannhauser,' Don Giovanni" Car
| men and either Marriage of Figaro or
faust with casts which will include
SaVr ltarf.a
| Adams, DE Lussan, Olitzka ManteIu and
Schumann-Heink also NM Van Dyck,
| DippeI. Salignac Bertram, Scott, -Campa-
| mari. Plancon and Edouard DE Reszks with
| Sig. Bevfgnani and Emil Paur as conduc-
| tors. Full particulars as to prices sale OF
seats, etc, will be announced early next
| week.
| THE BOSTONIANS-The reappearancs
| OF the Bostonians for a weeks enlightenment
beginning Monday. April >, promises to he
| the event of the spring season The non
| ular regard in which this organization is
held the high standard of performance the
| dlsnlty OF endeavor and the completeness
| OF representation. all combine to create tr-
| terest in musical and fashionable Circles
| This season the Bostonians present the
strongest list of singers ever engaged for
| the American light opera stage. including
| not only the old favorites, but a coterje of
| young artists who have scored enduring,
and emphatic hits. The names include
| Henry Clay Barnabee, W. IL. Macdonald
| Helen Bertram, Marcia Van Dresser George.
Birmingham. Frank Rushworth John
| Dunsmure, Josephine Bartlett w. II. Fitz-
| gerald Grace Cameron, Charles r. Hawley.
| Frederick knights, Edith Hendee support
| ed by a brilliant chorus and orchestra lIIl-
der the direction of S. L. Studley. The re-
| pertoire will not only include such standard
| successes as The Serenade'' and Robin
| HOOD, but two new productions of unus uaI
| merit will also be rendered. The VIcerny'
| by Herbert and Smith, will open the en-
| gagement, and it is sufficient 10 say that
the names of these well-known writer's are
a warranty that brilliant composition may
| be expected.
The Smugglers." another new opera by
| Rankin and Minkowsky, will also be heard
| during the week.
| SOUSAS CONCERT.-Sousa comes To the
| National Theater tomorrow evening with
MS band and solosts in program quite un-
| like any he has yet given in this CITY A
| predominating feature is the newness OF
| much of the music, matter that is of easy
| explanation. SeuSa has for long time
| been preparing new music which he pro-
| poses TO give not only in his American con-
| certs, but also in his long series of daily
| concerts at the Paris exposition and later
| during his concert tour through Europe.
| The latter tour will not conclude until late
| In the fall, the exact date being not Yet
| fixed upon. 1t would be an easy thing so
it is said, for Sousa to give any number Of
| concerts at this time with programs COM
| posed altogether of music not presented by
| him before. or, for that matter by any band
| organization. It-is well known that Sousa
| is prodigious worker in preparing new
arrangements, an interchangeable searcher
| through all the worlds product of new
| music for that which will be most quickly
| accepted by the public and most approved
| There is something for every taste in his
| program, even for the austere classfcist-
| a glimpse of Wagner or Beethoven List
Brahms, Saint Saens or Rublnstein.
| ON LIQUID AIR.-The lecture on "Ifouid
| Air at the First Congregational Church
| Monday evening is the concluding lecture
of the Y. NJ c. A course. The subject is
| one of great popular interest at the present
| time. and a large house is expected Prof
| Peckham is a veteran lecturer upon scfen-
tine topics, having been on the platform
for nearly thirty years. He gave the
| first public popular lecture in America upon
liquid air, with experimental demonstrations
| OF its marvellous properties and remarkable
possibilities. Last summer, at Ocean Grove
| he appeared in the great auditorium before
| an audience Of 5000 people.