Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-19

THE COLUMBIA NEWLY BEAUTI-
FIED.-When the Columbia throws open
its doors Sunday evening for the Creatore
band concert it will present new and
most attractive appearance, as 1t has been
redecorated from cellar to dome, and, while
it has always been considered a handsome
and comfortable theater the improvements
made will enhance it's reputation in these
respects. The basis of the color scheme
are reds, greens and creams, high lighted
with gold The panels on either side of the
proscenium and on the north and south
walls are of bold renaissance style in rich
colorings The relief scrolls, brackets cor
nice and caps in Complementary colors.
producing throughout very rich and pleas
ing effect. The first floor is decorated en-
tirely in cream and gold. with the cornices
and panels under the balcony in gold re-
lief, while the proscenium is finished in the
deepest of red, with the relief work in gold
The combination of red, gold and cream
presents one of the richest effects that can
be turned out by the decorators art An
other noticeable improvement in the thea ter
will be the lighting. The scheme of illumi-
nation has been entirely remoleled and
more than 300 new lights have been added
to the interior. A new chandelier has been
set in place. while the boxes of the first
fixtures that have ever been put into a
Washington theater. Going from the audi
forum to the street one will see many i'm
provements in the spacious lobby The
front entrance has also been in the hands
of the painters. Red and green also plav
most important part here, and with gold
relief makes most attractive and plea s.
ing approach to the play house.
A BUSY CoMEDIAN-The distinctive
-
made such a decided impression in George
AIDES THE Sultan of Sulu," has aroused
interest among musical lovers and as his
stage career covers the brief period of
eight years, the work accomplished by him
has been really remarkable. Mr. Moulan
is native of the city of New York, and
early in life entered mercantile pursuits.
During this portion of his life he had inl
cidentally cultivated his voice, and making
up his mind suddenly to adopt the stage
as his vocation. began his lyric work in
1895. AT the present time Frank Moulan
acknowledges his age to be thirty-fiye
years. There is hardly role in the roper
toire of standard light opera that he had
not essayed and numbered among the parts
in which he has been accorded critical mem
ton are the well-remembered roles of Gasp
ard in ''The Chimes of Normandie." to
leap to Shrimps in Princess Bonnie. .
Counted among other Characterization are
the Wizard of the Nile. Cadi In En-
mamie" and Lorenzo in "Maseotte."-in
the Castle Square Company revival in New
York, with Cissie LOTUS as Bettina. Not
only has his effort shown to advantage in
the realm of light opera. but in the classic
opera as well. and his work as Alcid Doro
in the American production of La Boheme"
secured for him critical mention from the
principal reviewers of the metropolitan
press. It may be mentioned in this connec-
ton that he has sung the role of Figaro
in the Barber of Seville" In Philadelphia
he may be remembered as singing in an
opera entitled 1.-The Liberty Bell" produced
about six years ago at the Grand Opera
House During Henry w. Savages man
agfement at the American Theater. New
York, at which time was produced a new
Italian opera named "Passo Porto" by his
English Grand Opera Company, and which
created an impression In artistic circles
this work was preceded by one-act oper-
eta entitled THE Magic Melody In this