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SUNDAY MORNING. THE PHILADELPHIA TESIES. SEPTEMBER 24. 1899. 34 Leva's "Slrnetta" and Orslnl's "Anna Ml- turla Brinkley, coon songs; Mitchell Sisters, soubrettes, and Kolb and Dill, German come- for ladles and children at the Grand Opera House this week.

A NOVEL CONCERT BAND A WHILE WITH THE PLAYERS nm- i N. William Gillefte'a pomedr. "Reemiae She Loved Him So," follows May Irwin at the Chestnut Street Theatre. Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon will produce their plav, "Border Side," In Boston, to-morrow night. The "Lightning Bug" smg as rendered by Joseph F.

Hortiz, of Dumont's is thoroughly novel aud interesting. Manager Worrell is enthusiastic over the chorus of the Milton Aboru Opera Company which will be this week at the Park. Among some of the early attractions at the National will be "The Sporting Duchess" and James A. Heme's "Hearts of Oaks." "The New South." which is to be revived at the Girard this week, is the plav in which Joseph Grismer and fhoebe Davis gained so mucn popularity. Following "Devil's Island" at the National Manager Kelly will present "A Trip to Coon-town," which was so deservedly well received in this city recently.

An actress In "The Man in the Moon" in New York was discharged for the offense of holding conversations while on the stage with friends in front and in the boxes. One of the characters in "The Girl From Maxim's." New York, is an officer lu the French army, and last week the audience hissed him when he appeared lu uniform. Miss May Irwin will make her first appearance at the Chestnut Street Theatre beginning Monday. October 9, when she will appear in her lutest comedy, "Sister Mary." In "Through the Breakers." the uew play which comes to the National shortly, the scene painter's art Is said to be particularly wen gnown in a nuinuer or aquatic scenes. Mrs.

Langtry's new play. "The Degenerates," recently made known in England, la not so lusty a success as to Justify the expectation that it may be transplanted la America. Hurtig and Seamon's Vaudeville and Farce Comedy Company, this week at Gllmore's Auditorium, is one of the largest organizations of its kind In the country, carrying forty people. The antique furniture and quaint costumes of fifty years ago" In "The Dairv Form" contribute to the realism of the stage effects In this pretty pastoral play at tbe Chestnut Street Theatre. The of May Irwin's new play, "Sister Mary," is not a new one, A play with the same name, by Wilson Barrett aud Clement Scott, was produced at the American Theatre on May 15, 1804.

Miss Ida Vernon, Miss Grace Ellison and Adolf Jackson were all in the New York cast of "His Excellency, the Governor" in the same roles they are now playing at the Broad Street Theatre. Miss Inez Mecusker, the well-known prima donna, who was a feature of the local review "Miss Philadelphia," makes her debut In burlesque next week with Al Reeves' Big Double Shows at the Trocadero. Miss Grace Atwell. the Giranls new leading lady, has already become a favorite with the patrons of that playhouse. She will be seen at Georgia Gwvnne in the revival of "The New South" this week.

Clever comedy work is done by Jaeqne Kruger as Bonacious In "Tbe Musketeers" at the Walnut. Mr. Kruger is an actor of equal talent and humor, and never flails to make much of the part confided to him. A new aviary, stocked with a great va-' rlety of rare and beautiful birds, has been installed in the menagerie hall at the Ninth and Arch Museum. A number of important additions have been made to the menagerie.

The detail observed In staging the Zangwlll play, "The Children of the Ghetto," is unusual. The company will carry all Its properties, even to the ram's horn, the Seder cup and the artificial fish In the market scene. The grand Oriental ballet In the third act of David Henderson's extravaganza. "An Arabian Girl and Forty Thieves," at the Chestnut Street Opera House, is one of the most elaborate and beautiful ballets seen here In years. Klaw and Erlanger's new spectaculnr extravaganza, "Chris and His Wonderful Lamp," will be presented at the Chestnut Street Opera House In November.

Edna Wallace Hopper and Jerome Sykes have the leadlug characters. An old-time manager's agent was once booking attractions. He asked bis client what be thought of "Young Mrs. Wlnthrop" as an attraction. "Oh." was the accommodating reply, "If she's a fair actress and wears swell togs give her a week." The street scene in the Zangwlll play, "The Children of the Ghetto," to follow James O'Neill at the Walnut Street Theatre, will be a stage picture of Petticoat Lane In London.

Several novel electrical effects will be Introduced In It. A new idea Is "The Richard Mansfield Calendar for 1000." It contains "pictures of Richard Mansfield's favorite characters, a few quotations, and some good wishes," the quotations and good wishes being In reproduction of Mansfield's hand. The English artists. Mr. and Mrs.

Ken dal, and their London company will open their American tour at the Chestnut Street Opera House on Monday. October 0. They will open their engagement with their Loudon success, "The Elder Miss Blossom." Tbe peculiar dress suits worn by the gentlemen In the cast of "His Excellency, the Governor," at tbe Broad, are In strict accordance with the regulations for the diplomatic corps In British island colonies. Ita peculiarities are the blue facings aud brass buttons. More ladles attended the performances at the Trocadero during the past week than ever before and not a murmur was made concerning the quality of the performance.

Manager Laumau declares that nothing to offend tbe most fastidious will be allowed on his stage. The spurs worn by James O'Neill as D'Artagnan In "The Musketeers," this week at the Walnnt, were given to him by Edwin, Forrest, with whom Mr. O'Neill won his first spurs on the stage, artistically speaking, as he was Forrest's leading man when only 22 years old. There Is so much poetry In 'The Mns-keteers" that it by no means lessens the lmpressiveness of the scene to know that the picturesque brand which is so fiercely burned on Miladl's beautiful shoulder to mark her as a convict Is made of dark-colored court plaster. The formerly well-known German tragedian, Daniel E.

Bandmann. who has been living In Montana, may shortly return to the stage for a brief season. He has Just received an offer to appear In San Francisco during a German theatre season about to be inaugurated there. Weber and Fields' "nurly Burly," which comes to Gllmore's Auditorium shortly will be interpreted by Kelly and Ashby, Sylvia Thome, Cooke and Seuora, Julie Lee, Casino Comedy Four, Hart and Verona, who do their specialties In addition to appearing in "Hurly Burty." It goes without saying that Mrs. McKln-ley, if npplanse be a criterion, has scored a bit at Keith's, where she was seen for the first time on anv stage on Monday last.

In addition to President and Mrs. McKinley. this week's blograph films will Include a French boxing bout. T'nder the new system adopted by Manager Bradeuburgb, visitors may enter the parquet of the theatre at the Ninth aud Arch Museum direct from the street at any time, and may remain as long as they please. This week's continuous vaudeville bill includes a number of star acts.

Manager Aronson, of New Y'ork, has Just arrived from abroad, bringing from Germany new stage idea. In this case the stage la built on the plan of a turntable. Once the scenes nre set no more labor is required than that necessary to. revolve the stage aud bring each of the sets into view. One time George Primrose and Billy West were nartners in the- minstrel business, but nre now running separate shows.

When they Continued from Thirty-third Pago revival by the Durban-Sbeeler Stock Company, at the Glrard Avenue Theatre, this week. Is another evidence of the versatility of that capable body of players as well as the enterprise of the management. Written around a period when the lease of convicts was first authorized by the State of Georgia, the authors have taken advantage of the opportunity afforded to bring into prominence, not only the negro politician, but to describe many abuses connected with this Southern convict system. The heroine of the play is a Sonthern maiden who is faithful to her Northern lover, an army officer, even though he is sentenced to life Imprisonment. There Is in the play every chance for strong dramatic work as well as fine scenic effects.

The National. MIrs Mildred Holland appears at the National Theatre this week In a new production of the drama, "Two Little Vagrants." She assumes the two characters of Fan-Fan and Helene D'Annont alternately, taking the role of the manly little urchin one evening and that of the proud and suffering well-bred lady the next. Theatre-goers are already sufficiently well acquainted with the story to Judge intelligently of the great contrast between these characters. Many have expressed a wish to see Miss Holland in skirts on the stajfe, so In this engagement they have opportunity to see her display her versatility In two leading and widely divergent roles. The scenic and mechanical accessories are up to the requirements of the piece, and the sensational lock scene on the Seine, with itB rushing volume of real water.

Is an effect that never falls to strike the beholder. In the cast are Neva Harrison, Barbara Douglas, Anna Bodden, Bengle Harrison, Eleanor Worthtngton, Katherlne Ain- cent, Arthur Cogllser, Frederic Douglas, Del La Barre, Walter Cooke, Harry W. Collins and W. H. Webber.

The Walnnt. Each additional performance of "The Musketeers" by James O'Neill and company, at the Walnut Street Theatre, last week, more strongly emphasized the fact that Philadelphia has not lost Its liking for the romantic drama, at least as exemplified In the stage adaptation of Dumas' stirring tale. The central interest is, of course, found in the star's Impersonation of D'Artagnan. Mr. O'Neill is a romantic actor to the manner born.

He Is fitted both by nature and art for the part of the irrepressible Gascon. Still, not only is the principal role tinely performed, but the assisting company also helps In a pronounced way to enhance the enjoyment of the interpretation. Besides Its excellences on the dramatic side, there Is much of special beatitv in "The Musketeers" with respect to scenery and costumes. The same plav will be repeated this week, the last of Mr. O'Neill's engagement, up to next Saturday night, when he will make his only appearance as Edmund Dantes in "Monte Cristo." Mr.

O'Neill has appeared In this role four thousand times. The Broad. "His Excellency the Governor" starts on Its second and last week at the Broad Street Theatre, beginning to-morrow evening. This play has shown its London and New York successes rested considerably upon the brightness and crlspness of Its dialogue and the wit of its good-natured sarcasm. The attraction of Miss Ethel Barrymore In a prominent role was also an added one.

In fact, the step forward made by this young lady, whose parents and grandparents have been so closely Identified with matters theatrical in Philadelphia, lias fairly divided the praise accorded the play and the company, and It Is pleasant to Pnlladelphlans to pronounce both a success. This was the first stand of the company as now organized, and In so far as that element was concerned, it seems fair to predict that the play will be a triumph elsewhere as here, In London and In New lork To-morrow night Prince RanJItslnhJI, the ehnmplon cricketer of England, and his eleven, also their opponents, the Philadelphia Colts, will occupy lioxes at the Broad. Eleventh Street Opera House. At the Eleventh Street Opera House Du-mon't Minstrels announce this week the final performances of their successful opening bill. Hence to make way for other local topics after the coming Saturday night "The Kissing Bug" will wing Its way to other fields, and the A.

Initiation bow a farewell to its admirers. And "Don't Beat the Bass Drum will also retire. The season began with an abundance of fun. which will be kept up at high pressure In the change oi mil. ine oattaus or tne present first part will be sung for the last times, and the stories, songs and Illustrated ballads changed after this week.

Crowds of little ones flock as usual to the matinees, and these the minstrels make special attempts to entertain and delight. Wednesday and Saturday matinees Include the entire bill at bargain prices. Chestnut Street Tb.en.tre. This week will be the last of Miss Eleanor Merron's new pastoral play, "The Dairy Farm," at the Chestnut Street Theatre. Built somewhat on the lines of that per-erulal favorite, "The Old Homestead," there Is much of interest In Its simple and clean plot, its rural surroundings, its fidelity to nature and the reproduction of the quaint characters, customs and doings of the country folk of New York State half a century ago.

Prominent among the historical points presented are the Presidential contest of Buchanan and Fremont and the anti-slavery The love of a pure woman for on honest man, with their trials, reverses and subsequent triumph, are the main threads of the plot, which contains some strong situations, varied with good comedy. In the cast are Eleanor Merron, the authoress, who has the part of a vivacious country girl; Clnra Jean Walters, Catherine Carlisle, Nellie Russell, Bertha St. Clair, F. C. Wells, Seymour Strattou.

Alfred Johnson, William C. Payne, Paul Taylor, Newtown Chisnell, Percy Tlunkett and Charles Halleck. Chestnut Street Opera House. Henderson's spectacular extravaganza, "An Arabian Girl and Forty Thieves," commences the second and final week of its stay at the Chestnut Street Opera House. The whole production is a mingling of comic opera, ballet, scenery, costumes and other features with which this manager has so long been identified.

The large company is headed by Comedian Alexander Clark In All Baba, his Imitations of Francis Wilson, Dan Daly, and his burlesque vaudeville sketches with Paula Edwardes being among the chief hits of the performance. Clara Palmer has a fitting part In Cnsslm Balia.and Frances Rayninnd makes a sprightly Morglnna. George O'Donnell, Charles Dan-liy Snitz Edwards, Agnes Paul, Maud Jackson and Phoebe Coyne are also prominent lu the cast. The Oriental ballet of the third act Introduces the entire corps de ballet and the premiere dansueses. Miles.

Bar-tho and Praeger. The donkey Is presented by David Abrahams, the able animal Impersonator. The music is directed by W. II. Batchellor, and praise Is due Fllberto Mar-chettl for the fine arrangement of the.

ballets. Ninth and Arch Mnsenm. A particular novelty In the week's offerings at the Ninth and Arch Museum is a series of life motion pictures of the Dreyfus trial and the memorable characters participating in it of late. They will be exhibited for the first time here to-morrow. In addition to this feature the clneograph will present moving views of the fighting in the Phlllo- plnes and a reproduction of the Parisian spectacle, "The Haunted House." In the list of new-comers In the curio hall are John Sonwell, professionally known as Rattlesnake Jack, who handles with lmpun'ty the hundreds of deadly pets In his collection; Emll Mueller, the man with a thousand kaelow." Dozens of new operas are sung in Italy every year, but not one In a hundred crosses the border or survives the season at home.

Nicholas Douty has written three new songs during the summer, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," "For Nell" and "Eln Kleiner Lied." The latter song is probably the heat result of his musical Imagination. excellent and all as many of his previous songs are. S. Coleridge Taylor, who composed the cantata that was played at the last festival in Norwich. England, called "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast," Is a full-blooded negro.

He has written a number of songs as well, and all his music gives evidence of unusual ability, not to say genius. Vladimir De Pachmann is expected to ar- ive In New Tork city on September 19 or 20. He will remain here for a rew nays ana then go to Worcester, where he will make his reappearance at tne Musical festival on September 27. He will play Chopin's minor concerto. In the middle of October he will begin a protracted tour through the country, ueguiuiug iui Ever since the attempted assassination of M.

Laborl, the leading counsel ior ureyius. De Pachmann has been very mucn taiKea nhont. His wife, from whom he was di vorced, is the present Hirne. Laborl. There is still a strong friendship existing between these two, due no doubt to their frequent meetings at the school in pans wnere ue Pachmann's two children are being edu cated.

Of Martini, 1741-1810, born at Frlestadt, the historian says bis true name was Schwartzendorf and he must not be confounded with the learned Padre Martini, 1706-1784. He, the first named, was a graceful and facile musician, scarcely known ex cept bv two opera-comlques, ana rememner-ed especially by a romance, "Plasir d'Amour," a graceful type, whose success has been very lasting. Petsehnikoff made his first great reputation at Roohsue Hal Berlin. October 11. lSHo.

For the proper pronunciation of his name tne Chicago irioune pnnteu tne xoiiowius in its Joke column under the head of "Sneeze and Cpugh." "Who is this great Violinist Petsofinikoff that's coming to this country?" asked the customer. "1 guess," said the newsdealer's clerk, spelling out the name, "he must be sonw rag-time player." London has a Mozart Society which, on December 2, will give a concert composed exclusively of Mozart music, In commemoration of the anniversary of his death. Fourteen days later the society will give a Beethoven concert, in honor of the one hundred and twenty-ninth anniversary of Beethoven's birth. The Mozart Society's programmes for the season of 18)-U00 have Just been published. They contain' about twenty compositions of the master whose name the society bears, and fifty other composers.

Punch has published a series of sketches entitled "Animal in which Is a caricature of Paderewskl explained thus: "This curious little creature never comes out in the same place only about once a year that keeps his vallowup. They take him round In a saloon-carriage with his name very large on the outside, hermltlcly seeld and deckerated with niaden-hare ferns and rare browcades. They stop at the towns and let him out to plav for a few minutes: then all the ladies in the dnbbly dresses weep and gassp an shreek out 'Dlvvlne" andsettra, and rush out after him until the polllce steps In then they kiss the legs pfyauno and mone for a fortnight after. He looks more like a mopp than anything, I think." But. all the same.

Mr. I. P. knows what "profitable publicity" is. ehurch Choir Notes Nicholas Douty sings In the First Presbyterian Church every Sunday evening.

Selden Miller, organist and choirmaster of Holy Trinity has -secured K. D. Sheain, soprano; B. Brinker. contralto; J.

U. McNeill, tenor, and F. C. Gerenbeck, basso. "Come, Jesus, Redeemer," adapted to Bnrtlett's "A Dream," Is a very effective soprano solo, and Ballard's "As Christ Vpou the Cross" should find favor with contraltos.

Emma F. Rlhl is the soprano and William K. Haupt tenor of the North Broad Street Presbyterian Church. The position of alto Is vacant. The usual monthly praise sendee will again be a feature or this church's music.

I Purcell, while organist at Westminster, had an eye to business, and when William and Mary -were crowned at Westminster lie took advantage of the excellent position jt the organ-loft and sold admissions to SOPRANO, OXFORD ST. spectators. He looked upon, this as his by right, but the chapter heard of It and mnde him turn over the funds. Ho always thought of it as a crowning insult. Clarence Shank, organist and director of netb.leh.em Presbyterian Church choir, has Amanda H.

Bender, soprano; Beatrice Wal-den, contralto; James Y. Glisson, tenor, and tfeorge Russell Strauss, baritone, as lu his quartette. May Porter, organist of the Church of tpe Holy Apostles, directs a vested choir. Stanley Addleks has been appointed choir-rjiaster of the Tabernacle Church. He had previously been organist there, and now performs the functions of each.

Farmer's Mass at half-past 10 and Giorgia's Vespers at half-past 3 is the musical programme of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church choir, under the direction of F. Ed-Ward Thunder. The soloists nre M. V.

Bunting. Alice Robinson. Thomas Harner and Joseph McGurk. On a recent Sunday the electrical apparatus of the organ in a London church refused to work at a critical moment. Luckily the choir is a well-trained one, and is able to sing certain works without an accompaniment.

Its choice on this occasion of Oounod's "Send Out Thy Light" was an accidental, though none the less amusing, reference to the truant electricity. The Calvary Church, Germantown. will have a new organ in place by the latter part of Novemoer. it is now netng mint ry Haskell and Is to cost S.0UO. The choir of tills church Is a vested mixed choir of thirty-five voices, and this year begins lis eighth season under Winchester Barton, tenor and choirmaster.

Bertha Bristol, soprano, and Joseph Wiley, basso, are two of the solo singers, and Edwin F. Schlvely, the organist. The new organ will have three banks and all modern Improvements. School Children Fatally Barned. Paris, September 23.

During the noon recess at the Flemer School, twenty-seven miles west of Kansas, Edgar county. the pupils constructed a playhouse of straw and rails, leaving a small opening. A number of children were Inside when the straw was Ignited by a match and structure was consumed. Six children were severely burned. Ralph Nay, aged 6, died to-dny, and Herman Redmond, aged 8, is not expected to recover.

111 iHl mm mans, ine afterpiece Is a satire on tne Kissing i uub eniuiea "ine Kneip cure, or tue Kiss- ing Bug." and is said to be full of choice music and bright, witty dialogue. The People's. "FInnlgan's Ball," the farce-comedy seen here earlier In the season, will be the programme at the People's Theatre. Murray and Mack's company appear In It, and while the former story and character are retained, all of the old music and comedv interpolations have been swept aside, and In their place are promised some of the st, brightest material in the way of songs, dances and humorous incidents. The Lyceum.

The Eentz-Santley Burlesquers wl'l be Manager Jermon's offering for this week at the Lyceum Theatre. The opening burletta, "A Sporty Duchess." is a departure from the ordinary first part, and Is followed by an olio of European and American vaudeville acts. The closing burlesque will be a scenic production of "A Hot Time with Shakespeare," introducing the entire company. The Standard. This week the attraction at the Standard will be Oliver Doud Byron's drama, "Across the Continent." It is announced that this Is the first time that "Across the Continent" has been presented by a stock company.

In the cast will be Miss Charlotte Tlttell, leading lady of the Standard, and Mortimer Snow. The vaudeville features will Include the Tyson Sisters, Katharine and Maryland, and their troop of Dutch ptcaninnies. a well as Ellsworth and Burt, Hayes and Kennedy and the Russian vllagle. "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO" Israel Zangwlll's New-Play to Come Xext Week to the Walnut. The Zangwlll play, "Children of the Ghet to," will be presented for the first time In Philadelphia at the Walnut Street Theatre Monday evening, October 2.

Nine yeurs ago Israel Zangwlll wrote his now-famous story of Jewish Ufe and customs In the Ghetto of London. Its publication Immediately gave blni fame as a novelist, and the production of the play founded on the novel last week In Washington, has made him prominent as a dramatist. "Children of the Ghetto," In literature, covered a new field, and as a play It Introduced a new locale, new atmosphere and new types to the stage. It relates a love romance among the Hebrews of the Jewish quarter of London. Every character In the piece is a Jew presented in the light of his real nature, religious law and environment.

Orthodox and liberal and serious and comic types are placed in contrast. Heretofore, the playwright, the author and the humorist have not. as a rule, presented the Jew In a just light. This omission Mr. Zaugwill has tried to rectify.

The sentimental Interest centres In the character of "Keb" Sbemuel. an orthodox rabbi: Hannah, his daughter, and David Brandon, a voung lax Jew, who represents the dawn of liberal thought. The story Is told in four acts. The scenery represents a sitting room In the house of Mllly Phillips, the lounging room of the People's Club in the Ghetto, the parlor of "Reb" Shemuels. home, and the market place of the Ghetto.

There are forty-one speaking parts In the piece. The principals of the company nre Wilton Lackaye, Blanche Bates, Frank Worthing, William Norris. Adoiphe Les-tina, Gus Frankel. Frank Cornell. Richard Carle.

Louise Muldener, Ada Dwyer, Laura Almosnlno, Rosabel Morrison, Madame Cottrellv, Ada Curry, Sadie Stringham and Mabel Taliaferro. Creston Clarke at the Park. Creston Clarke and company of players, including Miss Adelaide Prince, commence an engagement week of October 2 at the Park Theatre. He will present a repertory of standard plays In the following order: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, "The Ragged Cava.lcr. Thurslay matinee, "David Garrick;" Thursday and Friday.

"A Son of France; Saturday matinee, "Sweet Hearts" and three other plays; Saturday night, "The Bells." nagenbaok'st Anlmrtl Show, Visitors to the World's Fair, Chicago, In 18H3, are still talking of Hagenback's wonderful aggregation of trained animals and the long engagement In New York Immediately subsequent to the Chicago engagement Is still fresh In the memory of thousands. The desire for excitement ever present In the human mind Is fully gratified for the nonce by witnessing this unique per formance. 'Jhis show as seen on tne rxotan- ade of the National Export Exposition has many new and original features, made public for the first time at this engagement, and those who fall to see It will have much to regret Clilqults, the Dainty. One of the greatest attractions to be seen on the Esplanade at the National Export Exposition, In her refined and cultured entertainment, Is Chlqulta, probably the smallest adult In the world. She was born near the City of Mutanzas, Cuba, and was then so small that a silver dollar would have made a platform large enough for her, and a postage stamp would have covered her entire band.

This miniature lady Is intelligent, quite pretty, in addition to being a great entertainer, and Is attracting large crowds to her dainty receptions. She is the mistress of a number of languages and quite a graceful dancer. She Is but 20 Inches high and weighs only pounds, and naturally has many admirers. On the Upper Delaware, An agreeable way to pass a few leisure hours is to take a trip up the Delaware on one of the steamers which leave Pier 3, above Chestnut street, dally for Trenton, Bristol and Intermediate points, and stop at Otis street on Sundnys. There Is the excursion to Trenton at 8 A.

M. by the steamer Trenton. The 2 P. M. trip of the Columbia to Bristol arrives back at 0 o'clock.

The 8.30 trip of the John A. Warner reaches home about 8 o'clock In the evening. Steamer Twilight leaves Trenton 8 A. and returns at 3 P. M.

The excursion to Trenton and return is GO miles; to Bristol and back is 40 Coming Attractions Al Reeves' Big Double Show follows Irwin's Majestic Burlesquers at the Troca-dero. "Through the Breakers." a new melodrama, follows "Flnnigau's Ball" at the People's. Next week Dumont's Minstrels produce three new burlesques on current events of national significance. Magician Kellnr will give a series of his mystical performances at the Chestnut Street' Theatre, beginning Monday next, October 2. "The Wife," another of David Belasco and De Mine's successes, will be the attraction for next week at the Glrard Avenue Theatre.

Miss Vera De Nolo and Mr. Arthur D. Hall's play, founded on the Dreyfus case, entitled "Devil's Island," will will he the attraction at the National next week. Herbert Kelcey and Eftie Shannon come to the Chestnut Street Opera House next week presenting the "Moth aud the Flame." The supporting company is the same as appeared during the New York Lyceum Theatre engagement. Hvde's Comedians, next week's Auditorium offering, Includes Helene Mora.

Arthur Dunn and Clara Jerome, Slmmlns and Graham. Charles Galettl and his monkeys Three Rouay Sisters, Four Fortuna Brothers, Jordan and Welch and Al Leech aud the three Blossoms. Julia Marlowe begins an engagement on Monday night of next week at the Broad Street Theatre In "Collnette." the romantic Amusement Notes An early attraction at Gllmore's Auditorium Is "The French Maid." James McCool has branched off into dialect parodies at Dumont's Minstrels. Marie Dressier Is one of the very near future features at the Grand Opera House. Souvenirs will be given at the Wednesday and Friday performances at the Standard Theatre.

"When London Sleeps" will again be presented In this city on October 30 at the People's. W. H. Crane will produce his new historic play, "Peter Stuyvesant," at Providence tomorrow evening. Leonldas' Cats and Dogs will be a feature a a of Fifty Musicians to Give Semi-Monthly Concerts in Horticultural Hall.

W. BARTON IS CONDUCTOR Taking advantage of what he considers an opportune moment for an Innovation In band music Winchester Barton has organized a group of fifty musicians into a body which he terms a symphonic band and announces a series of fortnightly concerts In Horticultural Hall, beginning on Thursday afternoon, October 24, at half-past three. After fifteen years' experience In band work, playing with, training and drilling them, he has perfected his present undertaking with great care and his well-known ability In such matters, taken In connection with the novelty of the Instrumentation he presents in his choir, guarantees that sensation which all new things provide. WINCHESTER BARTON His scheme Includes the restoration of several Important musical Instruments and a new balance of the different reed and wood wind Instruments generally that will tend to increase the musical possibilities of the band. ror the same reason other Instruments will be entirely discarded.

In short, he Is build ing the band upon lines of his own and at a glance they appear to be musical lines. The band Is to be a purely concert organi zation and Is not to be used for parades, and In its make-up he has endeavored to combine the best qualities and effects obtainable in wind instruments with the avowed purpose of making It a permanent organization. The flat tenor horn, which has been discarded by most modern bands, and the flat alto, which they have all laid aside, be has rehabilitated and will feature. The tenor horns have been superseded by the trombones and the aftos by the French horns. Barton says that these Instruments are quite too valuable to be laid aside, and that the alto horn, which so closely re sembles the French horn, In the hands of a skilled ulayer has the advantage of being easy upon which to execute almost any passage.

The tenor horn In the hands of a musician Is far superior In quality of tone to a trombone. It is very mellow and combined with the others produces a powerful but rich, soft one. free from that blatant "brassiness" which he particularly desires to eliminate. PRESPYTERIAN CHURCH There will be one baritone, Intended for solo work chiefly, taking the place occupied by the 'cello In the orchestra; three trombones, two tubas and two bass viols complete this end of the band. No cornets will be used, but In their place the modern and much Improved trumpet Is Introduced.

They will be four In number. The "wood" will consist of two flutes, one piccolo, two oboes, two flat clarinets, one solo flat clarinet, four first, four second, four third clarinets and two bassoons, with Stobbe concert master. Then come the quartette of saxophones, which the conductor will use largely. They are beautiful and Important Instruments, and capable of more general use than In the past. A harp occasionally and the usual snare and bass drum, tympanl, complete the balance of the band.

"This arrangement has been considerably criticised by old band men, as all new departures are, but the conductor is convinced that It will meet the approval of the highly artistic, as well as the popular, taste, and lie Is In no wise daunted by the critics. A location so central and hours so convenient have been chosen that business peo-( pie will not be debarred from partaking of the pleasures which he has selected with so much skill and Judgment. His Idea In or ganizing a large, high grade band sprung from the desirability of having in Philadelphia a band of such calibre, and from the business consideration, which appears at this time to be highly advantageous to the promoters. The constantly Increasing number of seaside resorts, public parks, expositions and like affairs, has greatly increased the demand for good bauds and the supply Is not at all adequate thereto, consequently the future looks particularly bright and promising for this latest aspirant. The distinctly defined object of this band Is to play, and play well,) the highest art forms of Instrumental the symphony, the Suite and the rhapsody.

The conductor has also arranged a number of Beethoven's and Mozart's most powerful piano sonatas for this band, and is to adapt all possible scores to Its peculiar requirements. ft CLARA BUTT, NEWS OF THE MUSICAL WORLD Clara Butt Announced for a Short American Tour This Winter. NEVADA'S EARLY DAYS Clara Butt, a contralto whose career during the past two years has been steadily followed and who has been the sensation of all Europe during the past few seasons, studied under M. Bouhy in Paris, and later under Etelka Gerster in Germany. She will make her American appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House at the same time ns Mnrlftmn Kuvinln on Knmlnff avwilnir V.

vember 12. Although for the past year the English press has had much to say. and that geuer-" ally of a very flattering nature regarding her artistic qualities, she is comparatively unknown in this country. She is a native of Bristol, England, and only 22 years old. Her photograph represents her to be a remarkably handsome young woman and of a peculiarly gracious presence.

Her beauty and grace are all the more remarkable. 'considering that she is over six feet In height. But while her striking appearance, on the platform has called a great deal of attention to her, this advantage detracts in no measure from her manifest musical talent. Her voice is said to be a sonorous and pure contralto of wide range and unusual evenness throughout its entire register. English critics remark especially upon the sympathetic character of her delivery.

She interprets with so much feeling that even those who have captiously criticised her technique are compelled to aihnit that she touches the hearts of her auditors. iShe was a conspicuous figure at the Crvstal Palace Hall on June 24 and as a soloist when the Handel festival choir gave "Elijah." She received quite general praise for her singing of "Abide With Her temperament is said to be exactly suited to this classical score and the effect of her singing was sufficiently tearful to provide pleasure for even a Scotchman. Three different concert managers are at war over her American tour, and she has therefore another strong influence In her favor. The reappearance of Emma Xevada In inuslcil America recalls the Interest of her early years and th visit In Europe. She was born in Austin m)-' was tIl? of William Wallace Wixom.

She is credited with having sung in public at the a-e of three years. She first went to Europe to study music as one of a party of young girls under the charge of Dr. Eberle. When the vessel on which they took passage anchored In the Elbe Dr. Eberle died suddenly The future prima donna, however, exhlb-lllng that undaunted courage with wldch she is known to meet obstacles, continued her Journey to Berlin and from there weut to Vienna to study.

In 1SS0, taking the stage name of Emma Xevada, she obtained an engagement at Covent. Garden and made her debut as Amino in "La Sonnambula" May 18 She visited the United States In 1SK4 with the Mapleson Opera Company and again In 188S, when she was married to Dr. Raymond Palmer. Her next and last visit was during the season of Philadelphia's guaranteed term of opera under Gustav Hlnrichs and her engagements since then have included visits to many European capitals. Her latest operatic appearance was the one she made In Spain late last winter.

Her name and nationality so Irritated the impetuous Don that he refused to accept her and the populace of Madrid took Its heroic revenge for the chastisement which America had lately Inflicted upon their nation by insulting one of Its country women. Nevada quickly left the Spanish capital, but not before the Queen had most graciously sent for her and expressed her personal regret for the contretemps. The Mendelssohn Club, evidently profiting by the superior facilities which a combination of an orchestra with Its chorus provided, as evidenced at the concert given last spring in the Academy of Music, when the Symphony Society and the Mendelsohn Choir Joined in a testimonial to their conductor, now announces that its' singing forces will be supplemented by an amateur orchestra. Both choir and orchestra will be rehearsed and conducted by W. W.

Gilchrist, and the three concerts to be given by the Meldels-aohn Club this season, thns strengthened, should attract all those who were impressed by the excellence of the work witnessed at the concert above referred to. ThereHs a wonderful field of musical com. position of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by Italian, German and French writers for this association, reorganized on these lines, to select from, that comes fairly within tie ability of the amateur players who are to comprise Its orchestral branch, and If this school of charming and Instructive composition Is drawn upon for material the society would be able to not only present programmes of a novel and entertaining description, but It would add materially to the musical art exhibit of each CONTRALTO season and prove a strong factor In the advancement of music. The concerts of the society for this season will he given In the Academy of Music, and the chorus will be Increased to 150 members. The Mendelssohn Club now has the opportunity of hewing out Its own path, and with the exercise of discretion and well-directed ambition it can soon occupy a unique place In each musical season.

It Is, however, in no way fitted to compete in either friendly rivalry or otherwise with either the Symphony Society, which now has a symphony conductor, or the Choral Society, which employs a professional orchestra In the presentation of Its programmes. It can take a step in advance of the day In admitting the many female instrumentalist to the ranks of Its orchestra, and thus at the outset not only secure an accomplished list of amateur players, but lead in gaining women musicians that recognition to which they have long been entitled. There Is an Important musical place in the city for the Mendelssohn Club, and there is an abundance of novel and good material from which Its programmes may be built without an encroachment upon the province of other larger societies whose oblcct Is well defined and exclusive to its ability. The Symphony Society, under the leadership of Fritz Scheel, will resume rehearsals Saturday evening, September 30. The first few rehearsals immediately preceding the first concert, December 7, will be open to students of orchestration in the musical department of the I'nlverslty of Pennsylvania, as well as to students of local musical academies.

In doing this the society alms to offer all the free advantages in its power to earnest students of the art. The examinations for new active memberships will be held at the society's room. In the School of Industrial Arts, comer Broad and Pine streets, Thursday evening, September 28, between the hours of 8 and 10 P. M. All applications for membership should be sent to the secretary, Dr.

Benjamin Sharp, cor ner Broad and Pine streets, before date of examination. Musical Motes Del Puente has resumed his teaching. The Worcester Festival begins next Tuesday. It appears that Boston Is the birthplace of jacKson. James Fitch Thomson opens his studio for me rati term weiooer l.

Marie Brema will make a concert and ora torio season In this country this year. The eightieth performance of "Tann- hsuser in Paris took place September 6. Calve's principal success since she last appeared In this country was made as Ophelia. Clarence Eddy, organist, makes a trans continental tour this season. He is now in J'ans.

Van Dyok was among the many singers commanded to slug at Balmoral for the Mueen last season. Fifty-seven grand operas were given at the Imperial Opera House, Vienna, last year aim iwenry-iwo Daiiets. The New York Philharmonic Society for tne nrst time in its career has elected woman as honorary member. Frederick Peakcs, who has been spending his vacation in Europe, will return by the steamer jiouraine on isunuay. A society has been organized In Berlin whose object is to study and play orchestral music.

It is composed exclusively of women. The directors of the Northeastern Saenger-bund have decided to compete for the prize which Emperor William of Germany oilers for competition. The Boston Symphony Orchestra begins Its nineteenth season in Boston October 13. It will give the usual twenty-four afternoon and evening concerts there. Clara Butt comes to this country Immediately after singing at the Norwich festival, England, October 11, 12, 13.

She Is the principal contralto of this festival. A. M. Rlhl, has returned from Europe, after an absence of more than a year, and 'will shortly submit the cultivation of bis voice a bass for public approval. Siegfried Arnoldson has Just signed a contract with the Imperial Opera of St.

Petersburg for thirty representations, her remuneration being $1,200 a performance. Critics who devote more space to one artist than another and Illustrators who publish a larger cut of one musician than another should be placed injjolling oil. The American delegation to the Peace Conference at The Hague gave a concert to their confreres June 28. Zeldcnrust, the Dutch pianist, and Von Ende, the violinist from Berlin, were the principal participants. During the three years which she has been before the public since her Berlin debut Leonora Jackson has become one of the most widely-known and highly approved violinists of the day.

Twenty-four girls played on eight pianos at the same time a few weeks ago, at Shorter College, and the Tribune, of Rome, that State, says that "they played with 240 fingers," and asks, "How was that for something worth hearing?" Marie Mnttfeld, who has sung In opera here during the past three seasons, has been engaged by the Castle Square Company, New Tork, and will make her first appearance with It on October 2, as Magdalene in Wagner's "Die Melsterslnger." Elsn Ruegger Is at present giving a series of religious concerts at Berne, Switzerland, and Lucerne. After playing in Hotnburg and Baden-Baden she comes direct to America and begins her tour with the Boston Symphony Orchestra In Boston in October. Among the operas shortly expected In Italy are Leoncavallo's "Roland of Berlin," Puccini's "La Tosea," Mascagnl's "Mnn-schere," "Vestllia" and "Orlando faces, and Mons. Blondell, the Are king, who conjedy from the French lu which she has eats live coals and drinks blazing oil. Dan already been seen in this city.

Her coin-Rlce's pig circus has been re-engaged, and pany Is headed by William Harcourt, J. H. another retained feature Is the cannon ball i Ullmour aud John Blair. met In Butlalo, where both were showing, thfc other day, the Primrose band played "I Don't Like No Cheap Man," aud the other retaliated In playing a funeral dirge. Miss Frances M.

Raymond, for several seasons a memlier of the Henderson organization. Is renewing her former burlesque success in "An Arabian Girl and the Forty Thieves" at the Chestnut Street Opera House. During the last two years Misa Raymond has been playing legitimate roles. The Walnut Street Theatre orchestra Is notable part of the performance In its playing of the special overture and Incidental music to "The Musketeers." The music is so Important for the proper effects that tbe orchestra bad to be Increased, the harp accompaniment during the lore scenes of the yueen and Duke of Buckingham being especially noticeable. Immediately upon the arrival of the Ten-tonic In New York on Wednesday next, Mr.

and Mrs. Kendal will come directo the Bcllevue Hotel, tins city. They will begin their American tour here, at the Chestnut Street Opera House, so that Philadelphia will have the first opportunity of Judging their new comedy, "The Elder Miss Blossom," about which so much has beea written. "In my opinion," said Edwin Milton Royle, who will be seen at Keith's this week, "the vnudeville houses are bringing back to tbe theatre audiences that have been staying' away. In the old stock days they had a drama, a farce aud some song aud dance specialties on almost every bill.

We are comlni buck to that; only In vnudeville lie proportions are reversed. But.the tendency, even here, is to return to tbe old order of things," week of the Razarfs, In their exposition of spiritualism. In the vaudeville bill appear Leonzo. the Juggler; Entertainers Hamilton and Wllev. In a new character sketch: Map Morning, vocalist; Decker and Kelly, come-' dians; Bailey uawon ana Booth, change artists: Lee and Stewart, In a new comedietta: Charles H.

Duncan, comio singer; Yvonne Trevllle, balladist, and others. The Trocadero. Fred Irwin's "Majestic Burlesquers" come to the Trocadero. Tbe opening skit Is called "Down the Line, and in it tbe entire com- pany appear. Among the performers In this i portion of the bill are the Todd-Judge family of acrobats; Miss Eva Swinburne, serlo comic; Merrill and Vallmore, sketch artists; Marie Beaugard, English coster singer; Ve-.