Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-22
MUSICAL AND DRAM ATTIC.


c osed the Boston Theater has been crowded "a
Il g doors every night. Next Monday Mr.. Graz
viii present 81 Mignonn for the first time. TIE
new rrima donna, Mile. LerouX Bpuyard. will
not appear. however. until the opera Is PLAYED
III New York during the Booths Theater season
beginning Monday, November -, when She Will
make her debut as Rhine.
- Emma Thursbys first concert In this coun-
Try after her return from Europe will be at
StcinWay Hall at New York, on December /.
- George EignOld has got back to England
from Australia. and is now trying to look k0glT
as - Henry w at the Drury Lane TACater ii
London.
-"Martin Luther" a three-act drama in
verse by Leon Iialevy, has just been produced
at he TEeater DIES Nations in Paris after 1,
Years delay. II was received at the Thelfcr
Fial caiSe in 1852 under NedeIs direction. The
author printed il in 1854 and laroa TaFtdr
VeGcl'S successor decided that no prtntad piece
could lie played at the Franchise, which sh2lyeI
it unttl now.
- During the performance of 90 Faust = By the
Abbott English Opera company at Montreal the
o'her day portion of the audience gave nOvGi
spice to the entertainment. Between the
aJJs," says one OF the local journals, "the stu
GCnts who occupied the 'cocK-loft sang their
college songs in most hearty and pleasing
manner and the audience We're delighted n
hear SO many voices, without any training, 60
so well together.'
The Folly Theater Uondon) reopened under
Mr.. Toole'S management on November II. The
opening pieces win be "a Fool and His Money"
and :. lei on Parle Francois" and early in De
canlber VIII be produced a new piece, in three
acts, entitled 1.-The Upper Crllst.' There Will
be series OF Saturday morning PERFORMANCES,
when paul Pry." Dot" '.Artful Cards"
" Bearer Than Life" ''Of the Iine,"" Uncle
Dicks Darling,' domestic Economy" "The
Steeplechase," ' Our Clerks" 8. Bardell vs. Pick
wick" and other pieces in Mr.. TOOle'S repertoire
viii be performed.
The New York Mirror says that Arthur
Sullivan will conduct the orchestra ON the
opening night OF his opera at the Fifth avenue
December l, and possibly one or two nights
after; but he does not 60 anywhere else with
the D'Oyle Carte party, and is In no way in
tereSted or identified with them.
-Adeine Patti has written a letter to London
from Berlin, denying that she intends to visit
this country.
Edwin Booth is said to have again refused
offers to go to California, Australia and Eng
land He plays at Boston after his present en-
gagement in New York, and will then make a
tour OF the New England cities.
-"Aida' was given in New York by the
Mapleson company, to one of the largest and
most enthusiastic audiences seen In the Academy
for years. Mr. Mapleson had made the most
elaborate preparations for this performance.
Everything was new-Scenery, costumes and
northumberland he had his reward in Il
splendid audience, which was not slow to show
Its approval. Nine. ANDRE, Miss Cary, Cam
panini, Galassi, Behrens and Others were in the
cast.
The society for the prevention of cruelty
to children has succeeded in stopping the per-
Torrance of the children's '.Pinafore" company
at the New York Aquarium, though most New
Workers see no cruelty in 1t. The children
themselves felt so badly about it, 1t is said that
some Of them cried when the decision was an
nOunced.
Paris Is promised In January new COM
position by MasSenet, called "La Verge" It is
an oratOriO In three parts and a sort OF pendant
to his marie Magdeleine," though much SUI
4 lie tn nytht hn has.
written.
AT the Fifth Avenue theater, New York,
"Self Conquest" new emotional drama adapted
from the novel, Frozen Deep" by Wilkie Col
Inns, Is on the boards.
The Paris grand opera will have an Amerl-
can prima donna In February In Miss Maria Du-
rand who has been great favorite In Italy and
Madrid for a few years past Paris paper says
she "not only possesses noble and well-trained
voice, but is young and handsome and is
splendid actress" "Aida" will first be pro-
duced.
Mr.. John Mccullough, (who appears here
next weekly is reported to have said recently:
81 am beginning to understand better than
Shakspere. 1t is my intention to devote my
time assiduously to the study OF this great mas
ter, and II am spared ten years longer hope
to make greater progress than have made in
the last twenty years"
BARLEY Campbell is in demand now that
sMy Partner" is so popular. August1n DAILY has
contracted with him for new comedy by Feb
ruary next, and many other managers are said
to be after him.
-Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet was an
nounced to be given at the Paris opera at the
beginning OF this MONTH with Maurel in the
title role, and Marie Hebron as the Ophelia. 1t
is rather remarkable that the famous baritone,
although educated at the Paris conServatoire,
where he carried off the first prizes for concert
and operate singing in 1867, is almost unknown
in Paris.
The production Of Charles Reade's 'Drink'
at the Boston theater is fixed for the 24th Thos.
first bow In the theater, and L. X. Shewell, for
merly stage manager there, and Ellie Germon
will also be in the cast.
TschaikOwsky, the Russian composer, has
just finished an opera entitled "Joan OF Arc"
Geo. s. Knight and his wife, Sophie Worrell,
are playing Otto" at the Alexandra theater in
Liverpool, England, and are praised by the pa
perS there as admirable, versatile" and wi
Yacious" actors, who appear to great adyan-
tage."
here when you can go to the theater and sit be-
hind a lady with one Of the new five-Story hats
on?-says the Cincinnati En7airer.
Miss Emma Howson, now signing through
England with Sims Reeves, has well nigh lost
her voice, and is to come back to this country
and private life.
Carl Rosa opens with English opera at Her
Majesty's theater, In London, January 12. He
has already engaged Minnie Hauk, who will
sing In English for the first time on the operate
stage. His other artists will be of high rank
and ability.
The farm OF the late Charles Fechter, at
Quakertown, Pa. was sold at public sale last
week for s, 025 1t cost him S, 0OO but has been
sadly neglected.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that Law
renee Barrett ended very poor engagement, in
financial point OF view, In that city, and adds:
''The fact OF the matter Is, that Mr.. BarrettS
style does not please the great mass OF theater-
gOerS He evtnceS thought and study in almost
e cry thing he does, but it is evident that his
study is mainly confined to printed books"
The Rice Surprise Party have been doing an
immense business in Philadelphia this week.
standing room only"
-"Our Girls, Byron's new comedy, a COM
panion piece of "Our Boys" Is doing well at
Wallack's N. Y. The scenery is unexcepttonally
fine, especially that OF the country In June In
England.
YOUNG LADY of this city had an evening
caller last week He was one of the uninter-
estfng kind who seem glued to chair after they
have once got seated In It, and he sat pouring
out his prosy rehaSh of the daily papers until
the hands on the clock pointed to twelve She
had politely mt1mated several times that she
felt sleepy, but he took no notice of her hints
and continued spinning his conversational COM
monplaceS, and was apparently like the brook,
going on forever. At last, grown desperate, she
went the DariOr door and sont hnrv otca rfnO-