Evening star., 1901-07-20
Ten weeks will be devoted to New

cisco Ten weeks will be devoted to New
York
The company will be very strong one
Ternina, Brevel Gadski and Suzanne
Adams. 1t may be added that negotiations
are in progress with Sibyl Sanderson and
Lilli Lehman. The contraltos will be
Schumann-Heink, Bridewell and Homer.
Van Dyck, Alvarez, Dippel. Salignac. De
Marci, Gilbert (from Paris) and Albert
Relss, who has made success in London,
will be the tenors The barytones will be
Scotti, Campanari. Bispham, Muhlmann
and Declery, and the bases, Piancon. jour
net and Biass. There are also possibilities
of Edouard de ResZke and Van Rooy.
The new operas promised are De Lara's
"Messaline' and Paderewskfs "Manru."
There is also talk of the "Roi d'Ys'' il its
revival at a foreign opera house proves to
be successful
Rafael Joseffy returned home from his
visit to Buda Pesth on the Deutschland.
He is in the best of spirits and good health.
Mr. Joseffy visited his old home at Buda
Pesth in order to settle up some estate
matters. He had the pleasure of hearing
Kubelik. the new violinist, who had Great
ed such sensation abroad, and whose
success is remarkable. as it was achieved
without any preliminary booming.
In Vienna, he said, Mascagni's conduct
ing was one of the features of the season.
and attracted large audiences. As to his
plans for next season Rafael Joseffy was
reticent but all true music lovers feryently
hope for his return to the concert stage
Miss Bessie Van De Bogert, an accom-
Diished musician, whose former home was
at Council Bluffs Iowa will assume charge
cf the organ at the First Presbyterian
Church. 4th street northwest, tomorrow
morning She will play Handers Largo"
for the prelude and Bach's ''Loure" for
poStlude Miss Van De Bogert will also
take charge of Mr.. George Lawrence's
studio during his absence abroad.
Mr.. George Lawrence will sail on the
steamship Sandman. which leaves New
nrk Nlo Itt1y~ IN q
planned a trip to London, Paris and Flor
ence to study voice culture with the lead
ing teachers Of the old world. The choir of
the First Presbyterian Church, of which he
is director, will be in charge Of one of his
pupils, Mr.. George Wright, during his alb
Sence. Mr.. Wright will assume the duties
as director tomorrow morning. when the
choir will sing for an anthem praise Ye
the Father" and for an offertory Miss
Mary Mackenzie Byrne will sing a solo.
Last Wednesday evening Mr.. Lawrence
pills at his studio. Among those taking
part in the program were Miss Mary Falk-
ner. the Misses Mary and Lille Cunning
ham, Miss Lucy Smith, Mr.: George Wright.
Mrs. Alice Burgess, Miss Mary Mackenzie
Byrne, Mrs. Elise Keown. Mrs. Annie
Smith and Miss Katherine Faulkner. Miss
Bessie Van De Bogert acted as accom-
panist. The program was concluded with
a duo by Miss Byrne and Mr.. Lawrence
Mr.. Lawrence sang by request In the
Shadow Of the Pines" after which the
young people enjoyed refreshments and
dancing.
Washington guests of the Greenhrier
White Sulphur Springs who have lately re-
turned report that Mr.. VIM. E. Green has
made quite a hit with the orchestra and
band which he recently organized for that
famous old southern resort. Included in
the membership are several OF the best
Washington musicians and others from
Baltimore and New York, among them
being some fine soleists; and the guests de-
clare that the music this season is the best
they have had for many years.