Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-04
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO.

The season in Washington is little late in
getting started, but the houses continue TO i'm
prove nightly. Monday evening Carlotta Patti
appears In concert at Lincoln Hall well sup
ported. The Rice Surprise Party open &C the
Nauonal This company has been drawing
large houses In New York, Brooklyn and Bos-
ton Edouin. Miss Searle. and all the ravorites
are In the troupe. AT the Opera House tho
delphis, will hold the boards.
Max Maretzeks new English opera prom
iSes TO De great success. lie calls II ..Sleeny
Hollow but does not claim any particulsriy
new style for IL. The Musical TIn,ss saws. .STis
music is light, pleasing and catching" flo has
tntercalated some OF his former works I'm this
opera for instance, a Nalse. written * years ago
for Nine. Laborde, when she appeared in .Itn3S
oil ChamouniX."
The opening OF the dramatic season In New
YORK Is great success. Sothern Is playing A.
the Park in the "Crushed Tragedian." Which
was failure In New York and London last
season. The Emma Abbott troupe stu attrart
large audiences at the Grand Opera House and
in Brooklyn.
Miss Rachael Sanger, who has Just arrived
here from England, is meeting with some SUE
cess in Boston. The "Two Orphans al tns
Museum, and Exit at the Boston cover the
leaeiDg amusementS at the Hub.
The theaters are all doing well In Phiadel-
ph!a. Surakoch opens with Italian opera on
Monday. The Tourists In the Pullma Cars
ei q their engagement Tonight at the " tIuut
Page McCarthy's buttons seems TO hadAIt...
In Chicago the principal interest OF tae
week has been Denman Thompson as JOSHUA
Nhitcombe, at McVlcker's. the business, n ~
been immense, and the play has been sam
what improved. AT Hooey's the .'EvangsiiiI-."
party are doing good business. Haverly's his
been gwen over TO "Pinafore." Monday ui5nS
John Mccullough began n weeks engasemenf.
stnius. ".otheIio." aPne HoneS S ,u al n
let" ''Tbe Gladiator" "Richelieu" sIlttls
Caesar" 'Rchard III, )" Damon and Pythia,
In st. Louis new theater Q'ope's, war
oTened this week. At the olympic the Burgess
Swiss Bell Ringers attracted moderate houses
Buffalo Bin is at the Opera House.
In Indianapolis Jefferson is Playing RIP
Van Winkle' He is making western trip.
Maggie Mitchell closes a successful weeS to-
night In Pittshurg. Except Mr.. Harris. her
company is rev one Her repertoire Is the
same.
In savannah, as on the evening of the 10Th
the dramatic season was opened by the john 7.
Ford Dramatic Association, so Monday evening
witnessed the Inauguration OF the musical season
by the savannah Musical Association.
Mary Anderson is playing In Canada She
has been successful as the Countess In knowles
Love"
The Salisbury Troubadours and the Colylils
Ofera Burlesque Company filled the bills this
week in Cincinnati
Edwin Booth opens an engagement at Ford j.
in Baltimore, on Monday evening 10 Hamlet.
He sui adhereS to his decision hot TO appear IN
Washington.
The following local musical memoranda are
taken from the New York .NtsicaI Tones Miss
Nil ar has been rendered the position OF leading
soprano at st. Matthews Church. where the
music Is under the direction Of Professor Anton
GloetZner. Miss Georgiana Mccain. S1praao
at Christ Church, has resigned and Joined the
New England Conservatory or Music al Boston,
and Miss Fisher succeeds her. The Trinity (P
E) Church choir has been reorEanized and, IN
stead OF paid quartette, there has been SUBJ
sttiniec large chorus OF singers, under Miss
Ada McAon The Sengerbund has at las, elected
leader, the choice being Professor Max Mal-
Ter, OF chester, Pa. well-known among musical
circles as composer. Miss Mary Johnson
daughter Of Judge Johnson. who has been study
Ing IN Philadelphia, at the School OF Music for
the past two years. figured in several operas
last season. Professor T. kley, a popular
teacher here, has returned from trip TO cape
May, where he enjoyed the first holiday he has
taken In ten years. Professor Henri Peribeau
who has been identified with Washington for
the last twenty years, has made his final adieu
ard goLe to Boston to settle permanently