Evening star., 1901-04-13

! nade), "A Song of Sunshine" CThomas). Mr..
Gordon's contributions to the program viii
be the aria, '.Ah. Moon of My Delight"
| from the Persian Garden" Uehmanl;
| My Dreams (fostD and "Loch Lomond"
(old SCOTCH. In addition these artists viii
sing duet The society's selections are:
Prisoners CHORUS from "Fidelio'' (Beetho-
xen,; Chorus OF pervishes SRI from Ruins of Of
lSchumannl: THE Maid of Manzanares
Jensen: 'Heartache,' a Sloyak folk song
tDvorak), and Chorus of Spirits and
tanned by Mr.. Gordon. The concert will
be given next Wednesday evening at the
Congregational Church.
THE BOSToNIANS Although the
| coming of THE Bostonians' to the Ma
tfonal Theater week after next is later
than usual, the favorite singers of this
ever green comic opera company will no
doubt receive their usual cordial welcome.
For a long period of years THE Boston
ians' have been prime fayorites here, and
with the addition of several young and
brilliant singers to the original group OF
artists who have long been identified with
the company, there is reason to believe the
engagement will have more than usual in
terest. At the head of the feminine con-
tipgent is a young Washington singer.
whose career this season has been empha-
sized with unusual encomiums. Estelle
Wentworth the artist in question, replaced
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and promises to be one of the most ca
pable sopranos on the comic opera stage
Adele Rafter, the prSncipal contralto. is an
other young singer. graceful and attrac-
prano, ranks with this younger group.
Henry Clay Barnabee, W. H. Macdonald,
George Frothingham, John Dunsmure, Jo-
sephine Bartlett and w. II. Fitzgerald, Al
bert Parr,Vernon Stiles. J. J. Martin. Chas.
r. Hawley, Mildred Rodgers and Others
VIII appear at every performance. The re-
pertoire has been arranged as follows: On
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and at the Saturday matinee. Victor Her.
bert ''The Serenade'' will be rendered: /:
at the Wednesday matinee, which will be
sung at popular prices. Robin Hood" will
De revived. and repeated on Saturday night
For Thursday and Friday nights THE
Vieeroy." the last emanation from Victor
Herberts hands, is announced.
TIM MURPHY IN THE CARPETBAG-
GER.''-Mr. Tim Murphy and we'll
chosen company, which includes Miss Dor
othy Sherrod will present at the Columbia
week after next Opie Read and Frank Pix
ley s romantic political comedy, ''The Car
petbagger." Many have seen this play. and
a great many more have read Opie Reads
very interesting book The story of the
piece is a pleasing string of episodes woven
tlghtiy into one center plot. In all of them
the dominating spirit is Melville GRANGE,
the governor of Mississippi during the car
petbag regime, who is robbing the state
government and the people right and left
and makes no effort to conceal his dishon-
esty He becomes acquainted with neigh
boring widow, who visits him to appeal for
others whom he has made suffer and love
discovers for him his conscience This con-
Verts him suddenly into good man, and
prepares the way for everything to end
nappiiy. Mr. Murphy carries with him the
complete New York production, which by
the way, was one of the successes of the
season last year in New York; all the
scenery, furniture and properties
A BISCHOFF CONCERT.-The next
Bischof concert occurs Tuesday evening
April IT, DIR. Bischoff's choir will render
the oratorio THE .Prodigal Son" the Solo
parts being taken by the regular quartet
OF that organization. There will also be n
snort miscellaneous program including the
saint Saens piano concerto, in d minor,
played by Hope Edna Hopkins the orches,
trail part being played on the organ by
John Porter Lawrence. and vocal solos by
Mrs Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliff, Elizabet An
t0inette Stuart and ]. Walter Humphrey
The concert will be under the direction of
Dr. Bischon, who will also contribute an
organ number.
n MISS KIMBALL's PIANO RECITAL
Ihe piano recital to be given at the Wash
lngton Club next Saturday afternoon by
Mary kimball is exciting considerable
interest In musical circles. 1t will be
MISS MISS himnalrs first public appearance
mere. She will be assisted by Mr. Pigott,
New York baritone of good reputation.
Miss kimball will play Gavotte and Varia-
nons, u Rameau; two preludes. major and
q nat major, Berceuse. two etudes A fat
major and minor, Chopin; two preIudes
IN the minor mode, De Koven: improyisa-
tion scotch poem, Hexentanz," MacDow-
Ell: Ealse Lente, Etude Mignonne, Schutt;
fruhiingsrauschen, Sindine; LIE Lison-
gera, Valse Caprice, Chaminade Mr.
Pigott viii sing first a group of German
songs, then group of American songs
by request cantillation, AUX Italiens,"
N. he 1,
piano accompaniment
SYMPHONY coNcERT-Next Friday
afternoon there will be a special matinee
at the National Theater for the benefit OF
the Bell Home for Children. The chief
feature OF the program will be the nre-
sentation for the first time of a sym-
phony in G minor composed by Emile
Christiani and entitled 'The Soul Seekinr
Eternal Truth" 1t is in four movements:
l, Seeking for Light, Allo Moderate: >. In
1ermezzo Tempo di Mennetto; 8. Love and
Hope, Andante Cantabile and f. Life. AL
iegro Nivace. The idea is a lofty one and
Is said to be worked out in a musicianIy
manner. The symphony will be conducted
program will be given by Haley's Orches-
ira. the Germania Maennerchor and Miss
Salome Wingate.
MR.. FABIAN'S RECTTAL-s NJ Ea-
bian announces piano recital In the
Shoreham Banquet Hall on Wednesday af-
ternoon, April II, at 4:15 o'clock, In which
he will be assisted by H c. p Balmar.
baritone, of Baltimore. This being the
first recital to be given by Mr.. Fabian
since 1898. it promises to be one of un-
usual interest to lovers of piano forte
playing and Italian singing Mr.. Balmar
has recently returned from Italy, after
having completed three years course of
study in italian operate music He is
said to possess an exceedingly fine voice.
OF true baritone quality.
HUMAN HEARTS. Human Hearts"
will be the week-after-next attraction at
the Academy of Music. 1t is a play which
tells Of the simple folk of the Arkansas
hills. 1t has for several seasons been one
Of the most popular OF melodramas
THE PAGEANT OF ALL NATIONS
keith's spectacular production, The Pa
geant Of All Nations" will be the attraction
at Chase's Theater week after next Man
ager Chase has engaged 1t for two weeks
and will present 1t in its complete original
form. The Pageant" was devised by Mr..
Keith and had an unprecedented run all
this winter at his Boston theater 1t is
Eow in New York drawing big audiences.
1t Is a gorgeous series of pictures intricate
marches, patriotic tableaux. artistic group
ings. scintillating ballets, picturesque cos