The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
THE AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Incidents and Events, Musical aud Ora
matte, Here and Elsewhere.
MoDJEsKA AT THE GRAND.

Madame Modjeska and the fine company
supporting her have given us week of ex-
cellent entertainments at the Grand Opera
house. In the early part of the week the
audiences were only fair, but as the week
progressed they became larger, and last
night and the night previous the house was
crowded. The great artist shows to much
better advantage than on her previous visit
here, having this time the benefit of unus-
ually hne support Last night the bill was
Romeo and Juliet" The finest of love
poems has seldom been better presented or
more thoroughly enjoyed. The engagement
concludes with two performances to-day
"Frou-Frou" at the matinee and EAST
Lynne" tonight '.,I.
CONN. THE sHArGHRAUN," NEXT WEEK.
Mr.. Dion Boucicault, the great author
and actor. will appear at the Grand Opera
house next week in the greatest of his later
achievements, Conn, the Shaughraun."
This play has several times been presented
here with Mr.. Boucicault in the title role,
and always with the greatest success.
Standingroom is always at premium OH
such occasions; and, as the box sheet is
now open at Hawley's, seats can not be Sc
cured too soon.
THE STABAT MATER-MIss LULU HUGHES.
Miss Lulu Hughes, pupil Of Professor
Peering, has been assigned to the i'm
portant soprano role in the "Stabat Mater"
in place of Miss Norton, who is suffering
with severe cold and Inflammation Of the
throat. Miss Hughes sang the important
part at the rehearsal Tuesday night on only
few hours notice, and won applause anG
approval from the whole choir.
PAUL EoYToN AT THE ZOO.
All arrangements have been perfected for
the aquatic exhibition by Mr.. Paul Boy
ton at the geological Garden tomorrow.
1t will consist of a complete showing Of his
life-saving apparatus and all the purposes
to which it is applied propulsion through
the water, attracting attention at sea, send
ing dispatches, constructing raft distress
signals, fishing. cooking, floating, hunting,
correspondence, night signals. man over
board and destructi IN of an enemy's ship.
DRAMATIC POINTS AND PERSONALS.
Blind Tom is doing Mississippi.
Organ Concert at Music Hall this after
noon.
Modjeska's maiden name was Helena
Benda.
Nilsson is not anxious to come to this
country again.
Nick Roberts Humpty Dumpty Troupe
is in Norwalk, Ct.
Bijou Heron, the child actress, is study
ing in Il convent in Europe.
Goldmark's Queen of Sheba'' will be
produced at Leipsc at Easter.
Laura Don, who is an exceedingly clever
actress, has suddenly retired from litera-
ture.
Chicago Times Alice Oa4es would be
really great If she could sing as we'll as she
can fight
Mne. Rosina Vokes will reJoin the Vokes
family when they return to this country
next fall.
A new operetta, "Boccaccio." by Herr
Snppe, has succeeded at the Vienna Carl
Theater.
At tlre Leipsic Stadt nhewter they are
going through the entire series Of the operas
of Mozart.
Nine. Patti is about to commence further
proceedings in the French courts to annul
her marriage.
Col. Mapleson will sail with Her Males
tvs Opera Company in the Gty Of Chester
ON the 9th of next month.
Mrs. Barney Williams is to reappear upon
IlC StAEc III haJt u DAItl CH5ubt'
ment at the Walnut, Philadelphia.
De Murska is wit. When asked how
many husbands she has had, she replied
that she renewed her youth every four
years.
Olive Logan writes all the way from Lon
don to inquire "What organ has such di-
apason as the human soul?' and everybody
gives it up.
Miss Alice Harrison has accepted q pro-
feSsfonal engagement for New York with
Mr. Duff, and will shortly appear at Booths
Theatre in "The Little DulSe."
Miss Marie Wainwright, formerly we'll
known as an excellent stock actress of this
city, is quite i'll in Boston. She is at pres
ent member of the Boston Museum Com
IGny.
The Rice "Evangeline" Troupe, now play
ing at the Globe Tlieater, Boston, Mass.
will, at the close of their season in that
city make tour OF the Pennsylvania oil
regions.
New York Star: Miss Lulu Stephens has
been singing the parts of "Gcrinane" and
"Josephine' with great success. Next season
she may appear in something better than
comic opera.
1t is now stated that Miss Kellogg is to
take TIE place of Albani at the Covent Gar
den Opera-house, London during the ab-
sence of the latter in Russia though OH
what authority we do not know.
Richard Wagner has shown sympathy
with the movement which aims to restore
the pure style of church music into the
Catholic Church service by editing "Stabat
Mater of PaleStrina for two choruses, and
providing it with expression marks.
+. At Naples Nine. Patti and Signor Nco-
lni, having suppressed some of the most
important airs in "Rigolctto," the audience
grew indignant and made such noise that
the curtain had to be lowered and the en-
trance money returned at the doors.
Tomorrow is Mr.. Jacobsohn's day at the
Musical Club, and he has provided two in
teresting novelties, viz. Serenade for flute,
violin and viola tBeethovenh played by
Messrs. Wittgenstein, Jacobsohn and Bae-
tens and suite for piano and violin by
Goldmark, played by Messrs Schneider and
Jacobsohn.
Sims Reeves has a second son who is said
to be a dramatic tenor of great promise.
Joachim and Sterndae Bennett we're his
ool fat barq and hia full no,pr iS Hprhart