Evening star., 1902-01-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

| dfca was accorded reception at the Ma
tional Theater yesterday afternoon which
must have made her glad Every seat In
the house was filled and even standing
room was at premium. Her songs en-
braced compositions from the best-known
I composers. Her listeners were the cul-
! tnred and fashionable people Of Washing
| ton. Her work was the perfection of art
| in the handling of voice Of great nat
| ural beauty and her interpretations were
| the result of a brilliant intellect carefully
| trained in the realm of musical literature.
| Her program was we'll selected, calculated
| to show her versatility and her wide ac-
| quaintance with all schools Of song writer's.
| There were three groups of songs-one OF
! French. one of German and the third Of
| English-and it was hard to tell in which
| she was heard to the best advantage. In
| all, her tone was so true and pure, her
| enuncia ton so clear and distinct and her
| phrasing artistic that could the audi
| ence have had it's way each number would
| have been repeated. AS it was several en-
cores We're demanded, and Mime. Nordica
| responded in the most gracious manner
| In the last number on the program, the
| aria from Erkei's Hungarian opera
| "LasZlo," Nine. Nordica displayed that
| breadth of tone and dramatic power which
has made her such an important factor In
| grand opera.
1t is no easy task for singer to furnish
|
| fled the requirements and no one OF the
vast crowd of listeners wanted any one
| else. 1t was the most thoroughly en-
| joyable and satisfactory song recital ever
| given in this city. Beside the enjoyment
| of the audience yesterday, there was a
| feeling of pride that the singer who could
! command such an attendance anG compel
| such enthusiasm over her work was an
American, who had won her position in the
musical world by honest endeavor, that
her development had been gradual con-
| tinuous and legitimate, until she is now
! recognized as at the very head Of Ameri-
| can-born singers. Mr.. Romayn Simmons
| who played Nine. Nordica's accompani-
ments, deserves praise for his excellent
| and sympathetic work
Miss Wilson, who presented Nordica, is
| to be congratulated the success of her
| venture.
THE BOsTONIANs.-T sale of seats
and boxes for the engagement of the Bos-
| tonians at the National next week begins
this morning. Their latest production.
Harry B. Smith, is announced for the en-
tire week, and on Monday night this latest
| contribution to the lyric stage will be per-
| sonally conducted by the composer Maid
Marian" has received such a cordial in
| dorsement since it's first production, some
weeks since in Philadelphia, that more than
ordinary interest has been manifested in
musical circles. In this last work the
authors present the familiar personages of
Robin Hood amid new scenes and adven-
lures. The same atmosphere has been pre-
served, but with new complications and
| characters. Romance Is dominant In Maid
Marian and while there is comedy inter-
est to leaven the story, it is subordinate to
the sentimental tale of the loves of Robin
| Hood and Maid Marian and Lady Vivian
and Little John. respectively. AS may be
inferred, Mr.. DeKoven has followed the
| early forms of Anglo-Saxon ballads and
madrigals and there Is the same flavor to
the songs and concerted passages which
won for him the lasting success of, Robin
Hood The opera Is divided in three acts,
and England and Palestine. during the
crusades, furnishes the background An
elaborate production has been made, and
! the scenery, by Gros, and costumes, by
Van Horn, lend pictorial dignity and
] splendor to the work The Bostonians have
selected special cast for it's Interpretation,
! have enlarged the chorous and orchestra
and will enlist such singers as Henry Clay
Barnabee, w. H. Macdonald, George
rockingham, Grace Van Studdford, Adele
Rafter, w. H. Fitzgerald, Josephine Bart
| lett, Frances Miller, Belle Harper, Frank
Rushworth, Vernon Stiles. Allan Hinckley.
in its Interpretation. The director will be
| S. L. Studey.
STUART ROBSON.-Every theater-goer
will be desirous of seeing Stuart Robson as
''Bertie the Lamb" in his magnificent re-,
vival of The Henrietta" at the Columbia
next week 1t not only means that they
are to laugh as another generation has
! laughed before them at Mr.. Robsons great
comedy creation, but that they will see
| that great comedy, THE Henrietta" pro-
| duced upon a more elaborate order than 1t
] has ever been during it's fourteen years
| career. All modern accessories, in the way
] Of rich settings, have been given to the
| play. The scenery is exceptionally elab-
| crate and the dresses of the ladies in the
| company are said to be unusually rich and
costly. The production, as a whole, 1t Is
| promised, has been made upon prodigious
scale of excellence, and it Is expected to
| rank the most imnOrtant revival of ho
| day. Three members of the great cast with
which Mr. Robson has surrounded himself
have already been stars on their own ac-
count. These are MacIyn Arbuckle. Russ
| Whytal and Dorothy Rossmore; while all
/ the rest are well known.
ROMEO AND JULIET.'-Next week the
| Bellows Stock Company will enter into the
] field of the legitimate drama with mag
nificent production Of Romeo and Juliet"
! This is a marked innovation for an Or
ganization Of this character, but If the
] Lafayette is not crowded to the doors at
every performance all box Office precedents
] recently established by other similar COM
panies throughout the country will be up
| set Mr.. Bellows did the play last summer
| III Denver, with Blanche Walsh as Romeo
] and Maude Fealy as Juliet. The expert
nent proved to be not only an artistic sue
| cess, but from financial standpoint 1t
| outdid every other production made during
| the year.
| In Romeo and Juliet" there is, OF course,
| no limit to the possibilities in the way Of
| stage settings, and Mr.. Bellows goes on
record as saying that he purposes making
| it the most sumptuous seen here in years
The regular scenic artists attached to the
| theater have been at work on the scenery
| for ten days past, and every set used will
| be specially painted for the occasion. Con-
| siderable interest attaches to the cast. but
| further than the fact that Miss Lawrence
| is to be the Juliet and Mr.. Whittlesey the
| Romeo, no announcements will be made un-
| til later in the week. Mr.. Whittlesey has
| achieved previous success as Romeo, hav-
ing appeared in the role while a member
| Of the Alcazar Stock Company in San
| Francisco. In the first production made
| by this organization Miss Florence Roberts
| was the Juliet. Here, again, the expert
ment Of making a Shakespearean revival
| by local stock company was in every
way successful. The receipts were so en-
| ccuraging that yearly revival Of Romeo
| and Juliet has become a regular feature
| of this companys work.
| Romeo and Juliet" will be given at the
| usual matinee performances on Wednesday
and Saturday. The week will be marked
by two special souvenir performances,
! Monday, January g. and Saturday matinee,
when a large autographed photograph Of