Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-07
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chestra has come to stay; that the public
will give it generous support, and that the
guarantors are satisfied with their invest
ment. The work of the orchestra showed
decided Improvement, as would be natural
" expected, for the longer musicians play
together the better is their ensemble work.
Their obedience to the will Of the conductor
was marked showing that the rehearsals
had been careful and painStaking. The de-
velopment in the leader was also manifest
Mr.. Dekoven, up to the time Of the forma-
ton of this orchestra, was known as a COM
poser OF light operas. melodic and success
full. to be sure, but he was not recognized
as an authoritative reader Of the works OF
the great masters. In the appearances he
has made in the control of the Symphony
Orchestra he has shown the results Of care
full and intelligent study, and the work of
leadership has been conscientious and ca
pable.
He has selected his programs with skill
and adaptabilfty both to his force and his
audiences, and each concert has increased
the good feeling for him and the respect
for his ability His work with the orchestra
mas been heartily supported by the board
OF managers, and particularly by Mr.. E. H.
Droop, who is the treasurer and general
business manager, and who has given much
time and work to the development of the
enterprise. To these two gentlemen the
labor has chiefly fallen, and they have
worked without recompense save in the
knowledge that the orchestra was improv-
ing and increasing in the favor of the gen
eral public.
The attendance yesterday afternoon was
large and the applause was generous, and
orchestra included the "sakuntaia' over
ture by Goldmark, two numbers from Mr..
De koven's unpublished suite in E fiat,
and the Schumann Symphony No 1. besides
certo in D minor. In every instance the
orchestra demonstrated the results of care
full, patient drilling and showed plainly
the effects of Mr.. De koven's leadership.
The ensemble passages were given with
force and precision that was delightful,
while all the numbers were played with a
conscientious fidelity as to score, that is
one of Mr.. De kovens strong characters
tics. The program was an extremely long
one, but the work of the orchestra was SO
uniformly good and the various selections
were so well made that but few found
terest was manifested in Mr.. De Koven's
numbers, and he was well applauded on
their conclusions. They were a nocturne
and Dance of the Gnomes. Both are Of
musicianly construction and quite pleasing.
In the nocturne particularly Mr.. De Koven
turned his remarkable mastery of harmony
to good account the manner in which some
Of the chords in this number were blended
eliciting much admiration.
The soloist was Ossip Gabrilowitsch the
Russian pianist, whose choice of a prin-
cipal selection was Rubinstein's concerto in
virility. His other selections were Chopin's
prelude in D fiat, Herselts Isl Oiseau
j'etais.'' which called forth demand for
repetition, and Taussig's arrangement of
Schubert's "Marche Militaire." He chose
as his encore number Chopin's waltz in c
minor.
Through the courtesy of the managers of
the Washington Symphony Orchestra about
twenty-five of the blind people Of the Dis
trict, with their escorts, were given seats
at the concert of the orchestra yesterday
afternoon. The orchestral music is some
thing seldom heard. though especially en-
joyed, by them, and the kindly spirit and
generosity Of the local organization in eX-
tending this opportunity is deeply appre-
ciated by all the direct recipients of the
favor and their friends.
THE TOREADOR.-Franc Wilson in
Nixon and Zimmerman's production of
THE TOreador' will be the attraction at
the National. The story tells of one Sammy
Gigg. a mild little English footman, who
gets himself into peck Of trouble by an
swering the advertisement of an animal
dealer, who wishes to buy a real tiger.
sammy's adventures lead him into a Carl
list plot in Spain, where he has the honor
Of starting a revolution thrust upon MIN,
and later Is mistaken for the expected
toreador and is nearly forced into the
arena to face several ferocious bulls. The
music is excellent and some Of the num-
bers, notably THE Toreador's Song are
Of genuine worth Mr.. Wilson, as Sammy
IlBS, Is WOSC dIluSlHS SHTlSlle MdcDou-
aid, as Nancy Staunton, makes a bewitch
ing boy when she masquerades as the hus-
band Of a friend, and her sweet voice is
heard in several pretty numbers. Others
Jerome, Nora Cecil. Miriam Lawrence,
William Broderick, r. A. Evans, William
Blaisden. A matinee will be given Satur-
day.
WAY DOWN EAST.-The Columbia is
to have another rural play the coming week,
but in this instance it will be one that has
been tried and not found wanting. way
Down East is the attraction. The com
pany presenting the play will include many
of the members Of the original cast. Man
ager Brady has not become lax either in
the matter of company or production, de-
This, in a measure, accounts for the great
vogue Of way Down East" and the Won
derful business it does season after season.
Managers Luckett and Dwyer have made
arrangements with Mr.. Bradys representa-
tive for scale Of prices lower than ever
played by the company before. A bar
gain matinee" will be given on Thursday,
for which seats in all parts Of the house
will be 30 cents Academy Of Music, New
York, production will be given in it's en-
tirety. Miss Phoebe Davies continues in
the role Of Anna Moore" and Archie Boyd
company are Uric Collins, Robert Gaillard,
Ella Hugh Wood, John E. Brennan, Sara
Stevens Frank Currier, Marion Shirley,
JOnn Bunny, CnarleS N. Burke ana others.
THE HEAD WAITERS.-Ward and
Vokes and their big company will present
an all-new edition of their musical "cutup,"
THE Head Walters at the Lafayette
Opera House next week. This, like all the
offerings Of the Ward-Vokes organization,
is entirely dependent on music, singing,
dancing, pretty choristers. handsome seem
cry and rich wardrobe. This is the kind of
entertainment which Ward and Vokes have
made speciality CT for the past ten years.
Their company this year numbers f1fty-five
people and includes such public favorites as
Lucy Daily, Margaret Daily Vokes, Joe
Kelly, Allan Curtis. Tony Williams, Louis
Powers. Harry Smirl. Helen Norton, Josie
Daily, May Murray, Bert wainwright, Fred
Whitfield, Dan Coleman. the Tuxedo La
dies Band and a chorus Of forty pretty
girls The. performance on Monday night
will constitute a benefit for Washington
Aerie, No. 1875, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
and the indications, based on an inspection
Of the diagram at the box office, are that
there will not be vacant chair in the
house when the curtain goes up.
CHASE ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
Chase's fourth anniversary will be cee-
brated and distinguished next week by
eight Of the foremost successes of the sea-
son. which the management states 1t has
been many months endeavoring to secure
for presentation at this eventful period of
the theaters calendar. The array will en-