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GEORGETOWN ORCHESTRA The
Georgetown Orchestra, which has for many
years been a foremost local organization
of musicians, inaugurated It's eighteenth
season at the First Congregational Church
last night. From every point of view the
concert was a pronounced success. The
audience was large and discriminating. The
vocal soloist, Miss Katherine Pelton of
New York, proved to be an artist of fine
method and beautiful mezZo- soprano voice.
The program fulfilled all the expectation it
excited when it was first announced, being
then regarded as an admirable arrangement
of notable compositions sufficiently varied,
but in no sense disconnected. Director Jo-
SET Kaspar, Mr.. B. II. Warner, the presi-
dent of the orchestra. and every one else
concerned in the flfty-third concert are to
be heartily congratulated.
A composition by member of the orches-
ira, Mr.. Robert Cary Stearns, was the ini-
tial number and was rendered under the
personal direction of the composer. The
work is entitled PROFESSIONAL and con-
sists of a march movement developed sue
cessively by the reeds, the second Violins
and the first volins. 1t is composition
conceived on a high plane and consistently
constructed, and it fully merited the marked
commendation with which it was received
last night
Raff's I'm Waldo symphony, the accom-
paniment to Miss Pelton's rendition of
6luCk turlOlCe, the accompaniment TO
the Imperial concerto of Beethoven and
the Rienzi Overture completed the orches-
tra's offering. The I'm Waldo" is an ex
quisite composition. delicate, refined,
and redolent with the spirit of
the forest. 1t was adequately inter-
preted In the Gluck accompaniment
the orchestra held itself in continued check
followed Miss Peltons pleasing voice with
sympathy and responded readily to the
baton of Professor kaSpar The climax of
the concert was the Beethoven concerto. DR..
Anton GloetZner was the piano solotst and
surpassed himself. His technique was bril-
liant; the orchestra played with gratifying
unity and expression, and the two united
TO render effectively one of the most no
table contributions Of the greatest master
of harmony in all the history Of music.
The "Rienzi' overture was a priori the
most popular number of the program.
The orchestra this year is composed of
nearly seventy instruments, of which twen-
ty-eight are violins. 1t includes half a
dozen sOloists of marked ability-notably
Mr.. Anton Kaspar, Miss Minna Heinrichs
Mr.. Joseph Finckel, Mr.. w. Villalpondo
Miss Anna like, Mr.. Paul Fnckel and Mr.
F. Boettcher Professor Kaspar has train
ed ii until 1t ranks well with the best local
orchestras in the whole country, and is a
pronounced credit to Washington as well as
a source of the Eeenest enjoyment to the
capitals music lovers.
AS has been said, Miss Pelton sang excel
lertly and was heartily applauded Her
offerings, in addition to the Gluck number,
were songs by Reginald Hahn and Brahms,
and an old Irish air, in all of which she
was appropriately accompanied by Mr..
Archibald Olmstead.
OTIS SKTNNER.-The first production in
Washington of Otis SINNERS much herald
ed revival of Francesca da Rinini'' will
take place at the Columbia Theater next
week. The enterprise displayed by Mr.
Skinner in the production of so pretentious
a play Francesca" Is to be commended
by all lovers of what Is best In dramatic
literature. A production of such magnt-
tude entails lavish expenditure, and in or
der to meet the artistic demand of the great
play the engagement of the ableSt players
available is necessary. Mr.. Skinner has ap-
be noteworthy for it's superior merit in
every detail and the performance Is fully
expected to prove the most important
classic Offering placed view in many
seasons. Mr. Boxers beautiful drama is
too well known to American students to
need any detailed comment as to it's merits
Mr.. Skinner in the role of Lanciotto is said
to have achieved the most brilliant success
of his entire career. He Unsupported by a
company of unusual strength and excel
lence, among the thirty players being VIII
liam Norris, Aubrey Boucicanft and Miss
Marcia Van Dresser.
LOST PARADISE."-Th Bellows Stock
Company. at the Lafayette Square next
week, will make elaborate revival Of
Henry De Miles realistic modern drama.
scribed as a problem play, but it does not
belong to the class of drama usually
placed under that general head. 1t is,