Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-18


terminated her two weeks engagement with
matinee this afternoon, the attendance at which
vas sadly interfered with by the furious storm
prevailing. Beyond this, nothing worth noting.
Next week we are to be better OFF. Jack and
the Bean Stalk"-a most appropriate panto-
mime TOR Christmas times-is to be brought out
at the National, on Monday. evening, with more
than usual attention to properties, costumes,
etc. HE version of the play is also to be the
full and original text, which Is always a favorite,
with Old as well as young. And burnt cork is
to hold high carnival at Wallis Opera House
during the week! Between the two we shall
be able to weather the holiday season;i but for
regular diet the bill OF fare would be rather
light. And this raises the INQUIRY vhy WASH
ington cannot have a course of first-class lee
lures, as they have in other cities /? Ifproperly
managed, they could be made to pay hand
somely, as they do in other places with much
smaller thinking populations than here.
- In Boston, the ever beautiful and attrac-
tive " Midsummer Nights Dream" still runs at
Selwyns, with no signs of falling off in attend
anee. Mrs. Scott-Siddons closes at the Boston.
tonight, in g Masks and Faces, p and Miss West
ern commences an engagement at the same
house on Monday evening
- Hackett, as Falstaff, has been the main At
traction in New York for three weeks past.-at
Booths. Lotta concludes her long and success
ful engagement at Niblo's next week in a new
piece entitled Little Emily" Wallack's and
the Fifth Avenue are running the standard liyht
drama, as usual, and the Cardiff Giant COM
mences season at Apollo Hall on Monday.
In Philadelphia, Miss Bateman is still
playing /" Mary Warner at the Walnut Street
Theatre, while Laura Keene Is running Col
Fitzgeralds new play of " Patrice" in its second
week at the Chestnut.
= The FlOrences close their Baltimore engage
ment at the Holiday Street Theatre tonight
and the German Opera Company also give their
last entertainment in the Concordia this even
ing. The "Magic Flute" is the farewell piece.
Maggie Mitchell and the Parepa- Rosa
troupe are the attractions at Chicago,-the lat
ter closing tonight, and the former q week or
two hence. tl
The Patti troupe opens in Cincinnati on
Monday evening for a series of three concerts
Frank Mayo, in his peculiar line, and Mary
Gladstane, in ''Mary Warner" have been the
main cards there for the week now closing.
= Edwin Forrest is in Louisville, supported by
Miss Lille and w. Harris.
The Lydia Thompson troupe are at DeBar,s
opera House in st. Louis. Joe Jefferson closes
In the Olympic, there, tonight, TO be succeeded
next week by the worreIl Sisters.
John Owens, Chanfrau. and Mrs Bowers
continue to be the main attractions at New Or
leans.
&C. b. Bishop and the Chapman Sisters are
in Charleston.
-Ihe Florences open in Richmond On Mon
day evening.
Uo.tscnalk has been created by the Empe-
TOR OF Brazil Musical Director for his Army and
Navy. my "''
- Liszt's daughter has ed fp ohto;n,n,
divorce from Won Bulow, and it IS exnecte5
composer. ~ s-A'SA' sne eiIsscs-
= Anna Dickinson has beer busted by Brack-
eu, the Boston sculptor The effort is said TO be
not successful as a portrait. The head has that
saucy, defiant pose which Miss Dickinson often
shows on the platform, but the features are
harsher and sterner than hers, and the resem
blance is very slight.
Col. James Fairman, New York artist
who paints what he saw, has finished lately
large painting representing "The Battle of
Fair Oaks" showing the fight i'm progress and
distinctly drawn figures to the number of over
six hundred, besides the various struggling
masses. The delineation is said to be of the
most vivid description.
Baumgras, We are glad to hear has given
up the idea of going to New York, and will
retain his studio on 18th street where he aIwavs
has something worth seeing. The fact that he
has concluded to remain here is sure indication
that he is being appreciated in Washington. as
he deserves to be.
Winnie Ream is said to be sitting for Bu-
chanan Read as the Goddess of Liberty in a
large allegerical picture on which that artist ;s
atpresent engaged.
Mr.. Theodore Kaufman, the celebrated
German historical painter, is in the city. He
expects to have few of his principal pictures
ON exhibition here shortly, and will set up his
easel In Washington for permanent stay If he
can fnd rooms suitable for studio purposes.
"A portrait OF Walt. Whitman has been conn.,
pleted lately by Littlefeld, and may be seen at
Smith & Strongs.
An attractive picture sale takes place at
Barker & Theall's gallery, s45 Broadway, New
York, on Tuesday evening next. The collection
Is that of the Artists Fund Society, and en-
braces contributions from the best American
artists, whose offerings to these annual sales are
labors Of love, and often their finest efforts We
hope some OF the gems may come to washinu-
ton.
1HE DEATH OF JOHN RUSSELL, member of
the Ohio State Senate, which occurred at Iyr
bana, Ohio, on the 10th instant, makes a tie i'm
the Senate of that State between the Republi-
cans and Democrats. Benjamin +. Potts, who
was nominated on Thursday for Governor of
Montana, in place of James M. Ashley, is also a
member of the Ohio Senate, and his confirma-
ton for the Governorship will leave the Demo-
Tats majority Of one, which will jeopardize
the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
hence it is deemed advisable by the Ohio dele
CATION in Congress that action on the confirma-
ton OF Mr.. Potts be delayed by the Senate. as
the district from which he was elected Is verv
close, and a new election may result in the
choice OF a Democrat as his successor. Mr..
Ashley, therefore, may have the luck to keen his
official head ON his shoulders some time Longer
INCREASE OF INTERNAL REVENUE IN vrR-
sfNIA-Supervisor Presley, of Virginia. in
forms the Revenue Department that the
total collections from tobacco in that
State from March to December. 1sss
were s362, ,694.46; while the amount col.
lected from the same source and during the
same period of this year was 50 s11 ,9230s. being
an excess Of %, AZ, ,22s.62. The I'd, Sd and 5tb
are the principal manufacturing districts in the
State. The increase from tobacco alone in the
I'd district this year is 100 per cent; in the Sd.
lDO per cent; and in the 9Th, 1000 Der cent:
while In the whole State the increase is nearly
300 per cent. The shipment in bond for the
above period last year was IL, ,6l4, ,23s pounds;
while this year, for the same period the shin