Evening star., 1902-01-18
The Pittsburg Orchestra,

Aie ( ttseuFS orchestra last season gave
washington the only symphony concerts
! heard here in years. The success of the
| concerts, which were attended by audiences
testing the capacity of the Columbia Thea
ter naturally led to series this year. The
concerts are appointed for the convenient
hour of 4:15 O'Clock. Mr. Herbert will
| bring the entire orchestra Of seventy-three
| players, and such programs will be ar
| ranged as will meet the cultivated taste of
| the capital of the nation.
10 make the concerts interesting to the
| 1urthest degree soloist will cooperate at
each' AT the first concert, on January 80,
Mss carrie Bridewell, contralto singer
| from the Metropolitan Opera House New
York, will be heard Miss Brideweli. who
| Is one or the mainstays now of the Grau
| opera company, has beautiful voice and
| IS most charming concert singer. For
| the March concert Miss Julia Geyer pian-
| lst, has been engaged. Both these artists
| are practically new to Washington
me SAFE or season tickets during the
S Meen mas is, been very gratifying, and the
| In social and official circles
Inc SAFE OIL single tickets opens on Mon
gay morning at Sanders & Staymans music
store, and the advance orders indicate a
very large reception to Mr.. Herbert and his
orchestra.
AS this is the only concert orchestra to
pc heard In Washington strong efforts are
oel.s maze to maintain the series of con-
| certs each year.
inc program will satisfy the most fastid-
louS, ana includes symphony, Pathetic
ds,ehailKoWsky. s,s iy. first time in Washington;
Miss Bridewell; prelude "Lohengrin.,
MWaldWeben M from "siegfried," Wagner:
MI Herbst. Franz: songs, Der Nussbaum
" Mlomung, Schumann. Miss Bridewell
hauser, Wagner.
Chase's Theater.
The program-for the coming week at
Chase's TheatXsofRs Mile Adgie and her
three trained lions. the Misses Delmore
| company, JessW ceathoui Jess Dandy,
the four Colin4s Crawford and Stanley.
Brannan and Marttn and the Folly trio.
But one of theFe acfk has ever before been
presented hereShnd hen in much less pre-
tentious shapeM is8laimed, than now; all
the others are 4ew and among connoisseurs
in their respea azxe hsses. eA'HS '"e pest
Adgie is a Sp9nistfdancer, who has been
| IN this country buta short time and her
lions Trilby Hfnce3e nd Victoria are gen
uine African Kings full Of Wildness and saw
agery. Her aGt3s said to be the most ha.--
arduoas cf-1ts Kind, as Adgie daringly goes
through much Nof it without a weapon in
hand OR In readiness as is usual. She soends
twenty minutes in the cage with them and
she sings and dances. while they leap and
ohdii diouHu HeF- WITH evident anXi3ty to
take her unawares. She sits on Prince
puts her head in his jaws and places his
paws around her neck as she lies on his
breast. She makes Victoria and ,rrilhvg
chase around the cage like kittens, though
they frequently strike at her with their Vi
cious claws. Finally in her Spanish dances
she pirouettes out of danger just as the
keeper shuts the sliding door in the face of
the swapping Trilby. A sumptuous produc-
tion of the fanciful specially "The Bride
grooms Reverie," will be given by the
| Misses Delmore company, which comprises
| several ladies with fine voices and attrac-
tive stage presence Jessie Couthoui is a
bright entertainer from classic Boston who
has attained an enviable position since she
entered vaudeville. She sings, dances and
| recites. Her gowns are real creations from
unique types Of character in a way nec,
liarly his own. He is now at Chase's hut
is well known In vaudeville The four CO.
linis are fresh from Europe and thew will
present the novel tourbillon dance and ths
dance la biograph. Crawford and Stan
ley will evoke laughter with their new act
about tramp. piano and a dude Eran.
nan and Martini will do a specially that
humorously exposes the tricks of magi
clans and jugglers. The Folly trio will con
clude the lengthy hfl1 - NAA