Evening star., 1902-02-03
ADJUSTMENTS.


sicians have been we'll received in Wash
ington in times gone by, but It is question
able whether more enthusiastic reception
was given both leader and organization at
the Columbia Theater last night. AS View
ed from the stage the audience had the ap-
pearance OF political meeting or a memor-
ial service at which seats were free. Every
seat. both below and upstairs was taken,
and in addition the spectators crowded ev-
cry available inch Of standing room. Out
side the remarkable size of the audience.
another noticeable thing was the strict at
tention paid to the rendition Of the different
numbers by the band. This demonstrated
conclusively that 1t was music-loving au-
dience, and easily explains the enthusiasm
that was continually bubbling over on ac-
count Of the splendid leadership and perfect
harmony that was in evidence during the
evening
Bandmaster Sousa. when leader Of the
Marine Band, had the happy faculty Of Sc
lecting programs which pleased the multi
tude that crowded the White House mall,
and at the conclusion Of last evenings con-
cert it was the general comment that the
compositions selected Wed with their exc
cution. There was enough Of the classical
or technical to please the thorough mu-
sicfan. and in addition the popular airs were
OF the best and were unusually satisfying
to the unframed ear. Time after time the
spectators would break forth into wild ap-
plause over the playing of one of the band
masters own compositions, which must
have been most gratifying. AS to John
Philip Sousas manneriSms, they are solely
his own and are not out Of place on account
Sousa's gestures would be ridiculous, but
with him they lend certain amount OF
trimming to the selections that the people
look for and want.
Thn foir al nYoh re rod
a. high order, the gem Of the evening un-
doubtedly being the suite Of three works
under the titles. THE Coquette," The.
Summer Girl" and 1.-THE Dancing Girl
sousa's own Compositions. AS a descrip-
tive piece it was convincing in its originah-
ty and simply enhancing in Its harmonious
melody. Outside of this number. the en-
cores attracted the most attention. The
first was ''The Stars and Stripes Forever
and was recognized at the sounding of the
first note Then came the kangaroo song
from ''The Burgomaster." and the close at
tention given the piece by the people in the
generally patroniZe the upper regions have
whistled this song for the past two seasons
and go wild over its rendition by the diff
ferent theater orchestras. Last night there
was desire to hear the piece played by
Sousa's organization and throughout its
rendition not a chirp was heard from the
gallery. At the conclusion of the piece the
applause continued for several minutes.
"Florodora' was given and also the coon
melody, ''The Honeysuckle and the Bee
The solosists of the evening were Arthur
Pryor, on the trombone, Dorothy Hoyle,
clever violinist and Maud Reese-Davies,
vocalist. All three were above the average
as to ability and entertaining powers and
their greeting by the audience was cordial.
MR.. RAKEMANN's STRING QUARTET
Mr.. Herman G. Rakemann and his asso-
ciates Of the Rakemann String Quartet
Mr.. Oswald Welti, second violin; Mr.. Jo-
seph Finckel. viola, and Mr.. Wenceslao
Villaalpando, 'cello-offered the second pro-
gram of their current series at the Shore
ham Saturday night. The extremely bad
weather which prevailed doubtless kept
many patrons of the quartet from attend
ing. But the audience almost filled the
banquet hall, nevertheless and the general
favor extended to the ten quartet numbers
of the program indicated that Mr. Rake
mann's wholly commendable effort to popu-
larize chamber music is already bearing
fruit.
Haydn's quartet, op. 78, No. 4, and Mo-
zart's quartet in G minor, for piano and
three violins, were the most pretentious
numbers of the evening. Both were admira-
bly, performed, but both were spoiled for
the music-lovers in the banquet hall-the
first by the noisy entrance of late arrivals
and the second by the persistent and as
serttve conversatio Of some of the
Is one Of the richest in the whole
range Of musical composition. 1t embraces
some Of the most notable inspirations of
Beethoven, the younger Bach, Haydn, Han
del, Schumann, and more than all others,
Mozart. But program of such numbers
faithfully interpreted and adequately per-
formed did not suffice Saturday night to
seat the audience promptly or command 81
lence during it's rendition.
The most appreciative responses Of the
evening were evoked by three brief selec-
tions in the middle of the program-an
adag1o by Spohr, conZonetta by GODDARD,
and the scherzo from Mendelssohn's mid
summer Nights Dream" The first express
ed all the peculiar violin quality Of the
four instruments. The second was a veri-
table song, voiced without words. But the
Mendelssohn selection was. all things con-
sidered. the most delightful performance of
all. 1t was interpreted with all the light
ness and sweetness suggested to fancy by
the title, and the applause which rang
through the hal1 when the quartet conclud-
ed indicated that the number had been gen.
orally appreciated.
Mr.. Charles Rabod was the vocal soloist
His offerings included numbers by ]. s.
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Farewell,
and were all well received. 1t was the
Beethoven selection, however, which pro-
duced the purest tones and which was most
applauded Mrs. Joseph Finckel assisted
the quartet at the plano in the last number
Of the program-the Mozart selection in G
minor-and played with such vigor and ex-
preston as to put the instrument in COM
plete accord with the violins.
THE GEORGETOWN ORCHESTRA
Tomorrow night at the Congregational
Church the Georgetown Orchestra will give
its first concert this season. This organiza-
ton. composed of local musicians, has had
the longest existence of any similar body
and it's work has for many years been SO
uniformly excellent that the title of anna
teur, with which it started is hardly re-
membered except by those who have kept
pace with it's progress. Prof. Josef Kaspar,
it's conductor. takes a personal interest in it's
work, and to his careful and able leader
ship much Of the success of the orchestra
is due. The program tomorrow night will
include Robert Cary Stearn's Process
sional." Raffs I'm Waldo" symphony,
Wagner's "Rienzi'' overture, and with Dr.
Anton Gloetzner's Beethovens imperial
piano concerto. The other soloist will be
Miss Katharine Pelton, who will sing a
Gluck aria, accompanied by the orchestra,
and group of songs.
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