Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-26

Mile. Nilsson has exchanged notes with the
delighted Bostonisns TO the tune of many
thousands OF dollars on her side of the account
One matinee performance by her at the 'shub''
brought in the snug sum of $500. She will
delight Washington after Congress gets in ses-
sion, and the city is full.
"Les Brigands," Ofenbach g latest work, con-
tinues TO have a run at the Grand Opera House
New York. II is said to be rather an opera COM
iqne than an opera bOaGe, though many boage
effects are produced. The plot also gives oppor-
tunity for fine scenic effects. For a wonder il
has no ''iGdelicacies."
The Lydia Thompson Troupe" are drawing
largely at Woods useum, ". Y. Leffngwell
is doing "Romeo Jaffer jenkins" nightly at
Lima Edwards Theater; at Wsllack's sue
cessful season of ''old comedies" is in progress;
at Booths, 10 Jeffeison Is still in the ascen-
dsnt. On Tuesday night his Grip Van Wrinkle"
reached its one hundredth performance at that
theateT, and the occasion was very properly
made something Of festival by the manage
ment. Mrs. Lander is performing a successful
engagement in New York.
The Philadelphians are all agog over the
coming debut upon the stage of "Miss Lizzie
Person." the assumed name of ga well-known
Philadelphia BELLE" Mrs. Drew and company
are performing at the Arch-street Theater, and
Clarke at the Walnut.
Edwin Forrest is playing IN Savannah. He
is said to show sluggishness at times, indicating
failing powers.
+. j.. Davenport is Ill, and was obliged TO give
up his engagement in Baltimore.
Sontheim, a new tenor, is creating an immense
furore in Stuttgsrdt. A new tenor is needed
badly, az the old stock is pretty well exhausted,
and il looked lately as if there would not be
material to replace it.
Mr.. Wemyss Jobson, an eccentric genius from
the old country, of the Count ,JOannes descrip.
ton, and who has figured as French general,
historian, exile, martyr, Queens surgeon, &C.,
now wants TO as.onish the New Workers with
his presentations OF Rob Roy, Othello, Hamlet,
&c. The theatrical managers don't seem TO
bite.
Boucicault is writing bran new sensation
piece for little Lolita, who is now playing at Al
bany.
Mile Rose Csillag, the prima donna who is
soon to make her debut in New York. under the
management of Mr.. De Vivo, has a mezzo-so.
prsno voice, resembling in quality those OF Al
boni and Malibran. She first appeared in Wen
IA AZ EIdes i'm a" The Prophet"
Adelina Patti and Marie Sass are in S.. Pc
tersburg. Carlotta Patti is in Peru. Pauline
Viardot- Garcia willspend the winter in London.
Sims Reeves is rusticating at the Bridge of Al
Ian, Scotland. Pauline Luccs is back in Berlin
with her husband, Baron Won Rhaden. Henry
Nordblom, the Swedish tenor, has made a sue
cessful debut in London. Hans von Bulow, the
pianist, is coming to this country early next
year.
Miss Kellogg intends to organs &c an English
opera troupe.
Henri VieUxtemps, the vi0linist, who first
visited this country twenty five years ago, and
is now here with Nilsson, has always been held
by the best musical critics TO be a finer per-
former than Ole Bun, though lacking the tender
ness and feeling of the Norwegian. He is said
now 10 be more sympathetic in performance
and hIs later compositions display more char
acter and power. The result is that the veteran
divides Donors nightly with Nilsson.