Evening journal., 1902-01-06

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"Rhoda Who Ran Pagoda." will
come to town next Saturday, January
II. and her adventures will be re-
counted at the Grand Opera House.
when dainty san Toy win play its
engagement This will be the first
presentation of the charming musical
comedy since its long run at Daly's
Theatre. The company includes sam
uel Collins, Elgie Bowen George X.
fortescue Paula Edwards, Marie Ce-
leste Melville Stewart and Isabel Hall
Now comes the much4heralded
John w. Voge's Big Mnstrels. and
the small world Of music and fashion
is all attuned TO the Inspiring event
IL is a brief engagement. this evening
being the only performance in this
city. Anticipation runs high and am
pie appreciation of the artistic superior
ity of the performance Is In evidence
on every hand. Arthur Rigby, Burt and
Frank Leighton. Chas. GanO and A. T..
Tracy alone could draw sufficiently
weil TO nm an ordinary playhouse. for
their comedy is of the infectious kind
and their efforts have ever been ap-
preciated But the real interest cen
tres I'm the vocal department. the names
OF Harry leighton. Clarence Rummell.
Thomas Merrick. Hugh Brown Percy
Reed and John r. Moore inspiring
great enthusiasm.
Willard Sponsors The Little Ty-
coon" has been translated into German.
with a view towards production I'm Vi
emma during the coming winter. Appli-
cation also has been made for transla-
ton rights OF "The Princess Bonnie"
and Miss Bob White" although Il Is
probable THAT tho latter opera will be
withheld until the completion OF it's
American tour by Nixon & thinner
man. II comes to the Grand Opera
House next Monday night.
Following is the program Of the
| Philadelphia Orchestra concert. to be
given i'm tho Opera House tomorrow
night.
Overture "Oberon" &C. NJ. Won Weber
Introduction and Capriccio (violin and
orchestra ..... Camille Saint-Saens
Soloist: Mr. Kosman.
Dance of the Dryads" from the SYM
phony In the Woods" Joachim Raf
] Hungarian dances, Nos. 8 and 6.
Johannes Brahms
lOverture "Leonore" No. 3.
L. van Beethoven
'Danse Macabre". Camille Saint-saens
(a) Evensong' Robert Schumann
String Orchestra.
tblElntermezzo "Naila" Leo Dellbes
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2,
Franz Liszt
The above program Is one OF the
: most interesting Of Mr. Scheels collec-
I tiOn. The "Oberon" overture Is one ol
the most characteristic Of Webers
writings of this nature. The soloist of
the occasion. Elkan Kosman, the prin-
lcinal concertmeister of the orchestra,
by his two appearances in Philadel.
phia with the organization has al.
ready established himself as a violin.
list Of the very first rank. To him has
been assigned the introduction and
CaDriccio for violin and orchestra
, written by Saint-Saens. Saint Saens
Is one OF the most elegant Of the mod.
ern composers His works are written
2 with the idea of demanding all there Is
] in the instruments OF the modern full
orchestra. The third selection on the
program will be the Dance Of the
Dryads' from Ran's I'm Waldo" sym
phOny and should display tho high ca
pabilitles of the Philadelphia Orches.
ira In the very best degree. Brahms is
/ drawn upon TO the extent of two Hun.
! garian dances. the most popular of his
q collection Of dance music, the fifth and
b sixth.
The "Leonore' overture. No. g. by
. Beethoven. is unquestionably the best
of the overtures written by the master
Of Bonn. 10 is too well-known Ia
need extended comment In addition
to the number for Mr. Kosman. Saint.
Saens will also contribute 20 the or
chestral part of the entertainment. The
Danse Macahre" win constitute thi.
number One of the daintiest pieces
imaginable for the string Is the "Even.
song" by Schumann. This should al
low Mr.. Scheel TO make the very besI
display OF his splendid collection o
strings. The intermezzo Malta" by
Delibes. is also a very enjoyable mum
Der, and the most popular OF the Iisz
rhapsodies, the No. 2, wlll conclud
the program.