Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-01
ANU SEMENTS,

THE CHORAL SOCIETY-It was easily
Ericsson Bushnells night at the Conare-
gational Church last night, and his noble
bass voice was never heard to better ad-
vantage than in the recitations and ARIA
of Mendelssohns Elijah" The occasion
was the closing concert of the Choral So
ciety for this season, and the audience was
one of the largest that has ever assembled
within that auditorium. Every seat was
sold several days ago. and the large lee
ture room was used by those who could
only secure general admission. Besides.
there were many who stood during the en-
tire performance. The society was in ex-
cellent form and sang the choruses in
splendid shape, its precision of attack,
phras1ng and volume of tone being ali
that could be desired. In fact if 10
doubted II the society ever sang better or
was ever more thoroughly obedient to the
Viii OF lis able conductor, Josef Kaspar
10 MIN must be given the chief credit for
last night S efficient work but it NAV also
De SAID that the society was credit to his
dlhsent and intelligent rehearsals eli
Jan Is perhaps the most dramatic Of ora
torlos, and on that account both solos and
choruses are spoiled If given in a ner
functory manner, but in both respects Ia ct
night the singing was stirring and effect
i've ana the society added new laurels to
It's already high reputation. Mr. Rush
nell had the largest share Of the solo worl.
ana ON that account, as we'll as for tho
excellence of his work, he was easily the
star OF the occasion. The other soloists
We're sara Anderson, soprano; MabeIie
Louise Bond, contralto, and Nicholas
Douty, tenor. There was also a local uuar
tet. composed of Mrs. F. A. Gardner So
praho; iaullhe Whitaker, contralto; Mel
Nlie Hensey, tenor, and Bernard A ~
an pass. Miss Anderson was heard here
last spring In the society's operate CON
cert; and 1t must be said that she did
nuch better than her first work Indicated
Sne was a little uncertain at the outset
ana there was an unpleasant vibrato In her
VOICE, out she recovered herself and scored
uistlhct success. Her tone is pure and
luz, ana abundant in volume. and the
applause she received was fully iustifiad
. MSS bond has rich contralto we'll cnI
,iNated' and she sings with fervor nv
a Gou.y tenor Is of good quality and his
creased ad't tba remarkably distinct. He in
ed by his performances in ."Tba Nf.;a.,
last december. John Porter Lawrence ~
s siueu eInciently at the organ and Anton
piano. 'iee at the
The CASINO GIRL.-'The Casino Girl"
r,,naIl comes to the National Theater next
week Is gay and colorful affair accordin,
10 report, teeming with melodies intendaS
10 eGhiaratc, and filled to the brfm With
pretty girls from London and the I.ederar
S n,ss seillnaries IN New York. 1t is this
q a n
engagement at the Knickerbocker Theater
New ork The book is by Harry B. smith
Hbrett1st who has turned out more suc
cesslul eXtravaganzas than any other ma
i've writer. Luwfg Highlander, to whom
the public is indebted for MANY enIivening
tunes is the composer Of the score. The
London element brought here by Manager
!euefer mas some rare features worth men
tlon IN Katie Seymour, popular comedi
ehhe OF the London Gaity Theater; the In
.elhatioiia! Quartet, a group of British
uanseis who have danced In an audacious
way al over the world; and the Internal
Ionai Pony Ballet Octet, eight Juvenile
oamsels engaged by Lederer in London he
cause OF their sprightliness, nimbleness
ana eomeliness. The fourth London exhibit
is Harry Fairleigh, a handsome Young
Darytone, fresh from high favor at the
Shaftesbury and Apollo Theaters in Lon
con Inc native magnets Of the big com
pahy include Comedian James E. SuIii-
van, the rollicking counterfeiter of eccen-
Uric Dutch character The Casino Girr'
herself is portrayed by Ella Snyder, a new
stage beauty. A special matinee Is an
nounced for Wednesday afternoon.
MUSICAL COMEDY SEASON.-The sale
or seats and boxes will open tomorrow
morning at the box Office of the Columbia
Tor the spring season Of musical comeSSes
~ this theater. Perhaps no attraction