Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-03
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PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND
MARK HAMBOURG.-Washin well
coined the Philadelphia Orchestra at the
Columbia Theater yesterday with large
audience, appreciative of the presentation
of orchestral music which has been sadly
missed since the Boston Symphony Orches-
ira ceased its visits. TIE Philadelphia Or
chestra, which is conducted by Fritz Scheel,
bids fair to be a worthy successor to other
orchestras which have preceded it. Mr..
Scheel not only is a competent conductor,
but possesses the ability to gather about
him musicians of talent and skill
| The program rendered yesterday was
| elaborate, If anything too heavy, but the
| execution of the numbers was beyond crit
icfsm. Washington audiences are rather
disposed to enjoy wider range of subjects,
but It can be said that the excellence of the
work of the orchestra more than conf
pensated for the sameness and length of
the program. The last three numbers, the
two from the Tschaikowsky suite and the
List Rhapsody, were ssplendidly played
The program as follows: Goldmark's
| overture, In Spring." Brahms symphony,
No. l. in minor, OPP. IS; Tschaikowsky's
Concerto, for pianoforte, in B fiat minor:
| also Opus 43, from suite of same composer,
No. ,.
Mark Hamburg was the soloist engaged
for this occasion. and it is to be regretted
| that he was only heard in the ensemble
| work of the orchestra in Tschaikowsky's
| concerto for pianoforte A steady improve
ment is noticed in Hambourg's playing, and
| his work in the concerto was magnificently
| given. His unison with the orchestra was
| complete and his mastery over the instru-
ment was perfect, that at times he al
| most seemed to dominate the orchestra
He was accorded the most enthusiastic ap-
plause and it is TO be hoped an opportunity
! of hearing him again this winter will be
afforded to the music lovers of Washing
| ton. The orchestra made such an~eXcellent
1 "a iS TO cd Nv OH
will bring his force here again this winter.
LADIES QUARTET.-The rain seriously
| interfered with the attendance at the con-
| cert of the Ladies' String Quartet and the
| Lyric Quartet at the Washington Club last
| night, but those who We're present testified
! their satisfaction at the performance of an
| excellent program by the most enthusiastic
applause The String Quartet gave Haydn's
| composition in major, playing all the
movements in highly creditable manner
| Beethovens "Minuet.' Schumann's 'Trau-
merei'' and the Porto Rican dance ''Tu
| 1o.' arranged by Mr.. Ernest Lent. The
solos were by Miss Jessie Boomer, who
played Simonettis ''Madrigale'' for viola
| Miss Helen Bastianeli, who gave Muchell's
"Andante" for violoncello, and Mrs. Charles
| II. Henney, who sang Mr.. Lents song for
contralto, "A Memory which was especial
| ly adapted to her full. rich voice. The
| Lyric Quartet sang Memberships II
Would That My Love- and Soedermanns
| Peasants Wedding March," and there
were two numbers by both the quartets and
piano.
The Lyric Quartet consists of Mrs Charles
| Bayly, jr., first Soprano; Miss Elizabeth
! Wahly, second soprano; Mrs. Henney, first
| contralto, and Mrs. D. Olin Leech, second
contralto. The Ladies' String Quartet Is
! composed of Miss Marie Bastianelli, first
| VIOLIN Miss Mabel Montgomery, second vio-
| lin; Miss Jessie Bloomer, VIOLA and Miss
| Helen Bastianelli, violoncello. Both quar-
| tets are under the direction of Mr.. Ernest
PiV "a fyyn nth arp dur
| Ing the season.
THE JOY OF LIvING."-Mrs Patrick
| Campbell will come to Washington next
| Monday night She will appear at the CO.
| lumbia Theater for a week under the direc-
| ton of Charles Frohman, during which she
| Will present two important new productions
and will also be seen again in a number of
| the characters in which she has won her
greatest and best fame. The Joy of Liv
| ing a translation by Edith Wharton of
Hermann Sudermann's great play "Es
Lebe das Leben,' and the new play Aunt
JEANNE by E. F. Benson, the author of
"Dodo.' The Joy of Living" will be the
program for the opening night Of the en-
gagement, and will be repeated on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Saturday nights. The play
created much discussion when first seen in
Germany. Mrs. Campbell has given the
play very beautiful production. The cast
required is an exceedingly long one and Is
made up of English actors. Aunt JEANNE
| Will be given Thursday night. On Friday
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ond Mrs. Tanqueray," and at the matinee
on Saturday she will appear in "Magda."
SHERLOCK HoLMEs.-A return and
what is also announced as the farewell visit
of William Gillette In Sherlock Holmes is
scheduled for the New National Theater for
one week commencing Monday next 1t
| is two years since Mr.. Gillette has APP
peared in Washington, and his return here
after his triumphant engagement In London
IS sure to be very popular dramatic event.
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| attested to by countless theater-goers, and
Mr.. Gillettes impersonation Of the famous
detective of fiction Is something which will
always be closely associated with his fame.
| The company which supports Mr. Gillette
on this visit Is composed of American and
English artists many of whom supported
him during his remarkable run at the Ly-
ceum Theater in London The sale opens
at the box office of the new National Thea
ter at $50 am. tomorrow morning The
curtain will rise each evening at o'clock
| sharp and at o'clock at the matinee. After
S:25 evenings and 2:25 at the matinee no one
Will be seated until the end of the first act
ROBERT EMMETT - Brandon lyman,
who will appear here next week at the La
| fayette Theater in a play of his own writ
! ing, Robert Emmett, the Days of 1S03," Is
very clever young actor, who concluded
| that the most rapid way to success was
through the medium of a play suitable to
| his personality. Being familiar with Irish
| history he conceived the idea of writing a
| play around the figure of Robert Emmett
| the hero of the rebellion of 1903. He made
deep study Of his character and then set
| to work 10 write the story. In his re-
| searches into the history of the times he
! was greatly aided by the kindness Of DR..
/ Thomas Adds Emmett, who placed at his
! disposal the great mass of material he had
| gathered during his lifetime In compiling
a history of the Emmett family. Manager
! Rosenquest read and accepted the play; it
! was produced at his own theater in New
| York and ran there to crowded houses for
| over one hundred nights.
| ACROSS THE PACIFIC.-"Across the
| Pacific" the beautiful scenic comedy-drama
| of recent war time, will inaugurate a weeks
! engagement at the Academy of Music next
| Monday night. There in this play hui
| NOR and pathos but the comedy is by far
] the most prominent element. Harry Clay
| Blaney plays Willie Live, a newspaper cor
| respondent. In the battle scene real Cat
| ling gun is introduced, firing hot shot into
| the rebel lines. The company is a large
| one and an entire new dress of scenery and
! effects has been provided by the manage
ment.
| MIGHT ON BROADWAY.,-Comme
! ing next Monday and for the entire week.
| Harry Morris Might on Broadway Com