Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The Italian Opera at the National Theater
on Monday and Tuesday drew very fair houses
but Miss Davenport did not take high rank IN
Faust. Aida was produced with much more
spirit by Mile. Singer and Belocca. who were
encored every act The unreasonable we lthec
continues to effect the theaters as well as every
thing else OF pleasure and business.
In New York the only feature of the week
has been the play Of Louis XI, with Dion Bouct-
cault's son In the cast. lie bears striking re-
Semblance, In looks and 10 acting, to his father
TIE play run all Of this week.
--Joseffy, the pianist widely heralded as a
combination Of List and Rubens5eiA, gave his
in New York, Tuesday night. His programme
included music Of Mendeissohn, Chopin. s iin.-
Scans and LtsZi. According TO the TribM,.s he
was most enthusiastically received.
There are 3i2 persons engaged in the repre-
sentation OF Enchantneut." the spectacle
now running at Niblo's at New YORK. though
about 100 Of them work behind the scenes
Among the performing force are Italian, Fro .ich
English, Hungarian, n Russian. an Icelan lef
and Turkish woman In the ballet
Samuel French, the New York play pub
Usher, has contracted with Sardou for comedy
to be produced neXt year liz this country. It
pecting to get a large SUN for Its presentation
In England and the colonies.
-" Contempt CT Court the piece with which
Wallack's began its regular season, is said to be
from Days Life" Hur!bert's Americans in
Paris" and GIbert's "on Bail" 1t Is very
laughable.
George Macdonald, the English clergyman
ard novelist is the latest recruit to the stage,
and is expected In this country this winter, with
his wife and children, to give performances OF
his he" drama founded upon 1.-The Pilgrims
Progress" Mr. Macdonalds reason for adopt
Ing The stage is simply that he has family OF
six adults and eleven children dependent upon
him for support, and ne thinks that he can
make more money by acting than BY preaching
and writing.
johann Strauss has nearly completed new
operetta: lie Prince G.towsky. II Is species OF
sequel TO the FiedernGa1sss-Lhe Bat-and viii be
brought out this winter at the Theater an der
Wien OF Vienna.
The failure Of Olive Logan's piece at Days
New York Thcater mas been followed by the
very gratifying success OF divorce" A new
comedy by Bronson Howard, called "Wiyer,"
will shortly be brought out
Frank Mayo, WHO is Just back from Eng
lard, is planning to return there for another
season OF ''Dayy CrOcEett' at Liverpool and
London Ia February.
-Gounod is said to have postponed the pro-
duction of his new opera "Tribut de Zanora,"
for Six months because lie is not satisfied with
his work.
"A fourth Chinese theatsr is going I'D in Sa1
Francisco a substantial iron building seating
$500 pei sons. There used to be hot rivalry, aud
the three taeaters lost money. Then the CON-
peting managers pooled their issues In The Wing
II Ping, or company OF Eternal Peace but the
peace mas already been broken by the new pro-
ject. ''
Lucy Hooper writes to the Philadelphia Tele-
graph that Charles Fechter'S widow, In Paris, Is
peculiarly intellectual looking, dignitied lady,
showing traces OF beauty that must once
have been very striking and OF very elevated
type.
The London Daily Neps says that Tenny-
sons new play, Thomas Beckett will proba-
h1.- no f1ypT a Ito = rkn
coTding to present arrangements, it Is not to be
published before next spring. 1t Is said to be
superior In dramatic interest and movement to
Harold" and ''Queen Mary" and is notable
alike for scenes Of great power and spirited
humor. The passages between Rosamund and
the queen are pathetic and acknowledgement
Ing strongly To the feelings and sympathies of
an audience.
The Truth, which is copied after The Repub-
Tic Of this City, wants the Londoner5 who made
such fools or themselves over Sara Bernhard
to see when they are in Paris new piece run
ming there, in which one OF the girls i'm itates
BtrnhaIdt SO completely that no difference can
be distinguished between he real and the sham;
the voice, the lntonation, the languisnn afr,
the geSt VI eS, the dress aud tie very face are
those OF Sara.
LA Venus Noire, the spectacular play that
has been making so big a sensation IN Paris
lately, will soon be brought out at Nlblo's, III
New York.
Miss Thursoy returned to London on Tues
Paris After singing at various concerts In
Great Britain, she proposes sailing for America
Nov. 18th, under a six months ENLARGEMENT
with MIR. Strakosch.
Joe Jefferson is play ing Rip Van Wrinkle in
New York again TO crowded houses at the
Grand opera House. corner SGh avenue and Esd
street.
Joe Emmett In his rewritten drama Of
Fritz In Ireland and the Pullman Palace
Tourists Company are at the Cincinnati thea
terS this week. The Rice Evangelu6 Troupe
are on the bill next week.
The Emma Abbott Opera Troupe open Mon
day evening In Boston. 1t is not true that
Castle has left the troupe Miss Abbott ap-
pears in Faust Gilbert'S COMEDY of the
wedding March" is at the Park Tneater, with
agnes Booth in the leading character.
AT Louisville, KY, the "Danites" are on the
boards, with Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin and w. E.
cast.
in Savannah Ford's juvenile opera Com
pany all playing "FatinitZa."
The London season has opened with STAN
daTd or accepted successes. Irving began his
season at The Lyceum with ''The Bellies to be
followed With The Iron Chest" the st James,
rebuilt at cost Of $4,000, revived the Court
theater success, 1.-THE queens Shilling" the
Court. under the management Of Wilson Bar
rett, revived The ST. James theater success.
Fernando" At the Imperial {the Aquarium),
Miss Litton presents 1.-The BeauX S Stratagem,i
to be followed with 'tThe Busy body" The vau-
with "Our Boys"-"Our Girls having proved
comparative failure; the Adelph1 presents Bou-
ccault's Rescued Drury Lane will remain
closed Until boxing night, and Augustus Harris,
the new manager, will stick to ChatJerton'S old
lines with pantom1me by E. L. Blanchard:
the Prince OF Wales will offer "Duty," version
OF Mother and Son." the Bankers Daughter
accepted for the Haymarket goes to the Court
Theater later in the season TBetsey" (''Baby')
is running at the Criterion, and is to be followed
by Byron's wicked Major" and then by Bron-
son Towards new comedy, which is first to be
tried In New York, at Daly's; the Olympic viii
revive 1.-The Two orphans" and Mrs. Bateman
contempiates Rob Roy at the Sadier's Wells
Meanwhile the Strand continues its perfor-
mances of Madame Favart," 10 English, Which,
says New York paper, American managers
Will not even read, and .'Tne Bells of Corne-
vile" has passed It's five hundreth night at the
Globe. although managers lost money with IL in
New York.
The AMeneun,, conceded to be the highest
literary authority In England pounces down In
this savage manner on BOucicault's new play,
Rescued" recently produced simultaneously
in New York and London: SIT Is about as pro-
bab!e in It's incidents as nursery ballad, and
has as much pretence to rank as literature as
the leading story In penny journal Unworthy
alike OF description aud of criticism, it possesses
one sole claim to be rememDered-as proof
how strange mistake clever man may
make"
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