Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-22
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


ETC.
- The KiraIfy troupe in 4rO,,ld TEE FOFld az
EsGittD Dnies opened 10 a fair house at the Ma
tional Monday night despite the snow-storm
The spectacular portions which illuminate the
dreary dialogue are on the whole cTeditable
Next week Robson and Crane will be- the card
AZ tho National In their successful comedy of
FtG'S and N'1SIs. Mr.. and Mrs Knight com
Menced an engagement al FORD MONDAY,
when = thus far an entertaining one and ought
10 draw GOOD houses
Preparations so forward at NibIo'5. New
York Tor the production there OF the French
spectacle play Of IT, E.4cb ie"HS.
Mr.. Joseph jefferson is making as much
money IN the Oh comedies as he used to make
with R.p Van TtpEts. Heis 10 indiana.
Mr.. Frank Potter. OF the y. !. Tr55,1tp.
VIII shortly NARY Miss Key, daughter of the
late Philip Ba-I0n-kcy, and sister OF Mr. James
Barton, Key, or the Comley Barton Operetta
comp n.y.. Mr.. Potter is the music al reporter
C. he Tf'tbtE~.
The Standard Theater. New York, was
closed Monday Tor hnal rehearsal OF BARLEY
CamI bells ueW pay. entitled III Geraldine
" AirfI was produced there yesterday.
Mr. Clinton stuart C'Walsingham') has
bcCa engaged at the Lyceum Theater London
by Mi irving. TIiS Will 0e good news ~ his
IiltHds AeIe.
Inc WIDOW OF the late. II airy Beckett has
been lefs ii poverty.
W. unable to sing. AsdC was replaced Satur-
dav afternoon at the Academy or Music. y. Y.
D IL Fdr1CstG with Miss Cary, Campanini and
De. PUeGtO IN the east.
- Nile. Jeanne BeTnha-dt, sister TO Sarah
. InhaTdt, made her FIRST appearance on the
American stage LAST saturday evening. at the
Gicbc TheateT Boston, enacting the Bar
Cu,SS, IL fJ0H FIo't. She eviuced Creditab!e
talents. The receipts OF Sarah Barnhardt's en-
gagcment III Boston are stated az $40 1874 ST.
a
Haven.
- Mr.. Palmer announces series OF matinee
performances AZ the UGiOn Square Theater
Now DIRK, 70 begin on January /. 1881. Miss
Cara Morris has bcen especially engaged and
she vii! appear on that day az Miss Mutton"
Mr.. Nackayes drama or Haze Kirk, so
long current at the theater managed by Mr.
Nackaye. is f0uTtshlng with incessaut Iuxuri-
aLcc, ana SOOn viii reach It's .10th consecutive
representation. Mr.. Mackaye has lately de-
viScd and introduced novel scenic appliance
Whereby ne produces the effect OF light and
Shadow, drifting over distant hills and meadows
a. in nature.
John Mccullough ended his fne engage
tncnt At Baltimore, Saturday night, and h.
Will tins week. act In Brooklyn. at Haverly,s
Iheater.
- When d sOngstTe5s at a recent popuIsr
concert in London sang. GONE back to Erin,
there was gust or polite laughter. just at
present the fdEorite air or London is Come
EtCh. ff-.fuE Erin
- TIE London civil service Musical Society
Ea- Dissolved and gone into harmonious bank
Tuptcv originally conducted by Arthur SgIIi-
van AMI eudtaTcl 10 him. probably by the fact
That i. was under It's auspices he first met the
Duke o. Edinburgh the society has resolved TO
utter 70 more notes.
- There Is a rUmoT th3t Hlrrigan Il Hart Will
abandon the New York Theater Comique at the
close OF the present season ami begin again next
year a Nalack's which, by that time. Will have
ceased 10 De y ,t!lacK's. Another report SAYS
Ti.,r MI. Moss Will partition himself between
tie CID house ald the new, and conduct the old
Is a tEttiJei Tor combinations. on h.S own &C.
count MI ASIOT In any event, does not con-
template converting tne place TO Other uses.
The plot OF II CREME. to be produced very
shortly at the New YORK [ MON square. is ex-
G.iisg enough 10 deli nt the most eager appe-
tire lor sensation. Its principal effect Is the
Il under 81 a wicked adventures by an Old man
v O commits the crime In MS sleep. When
AWAKE Ht knows nothing or the deed and his
SOfi. WHO saw him strike the fatal blow, he
TCictllJ ASSUMES the odium OF The crime But
y u, pressed 10 confess by the unwilling muir
de % the sou disciOSeS the truth the father re
Jo!ceS D nnd him, as he supp ISeS, insane. ana
therefore. irresponsible Tor the act.
- J,e.'e TOMS ClyJ5n Will be presented at
BoO,h's Theater Oh the 18th, and We are told
that the familiar plantation story by Mrs III. B.
- owe viii De Illustrated with really superb
scenic pictures. Oae scene Will present a Mis-
SlsSippi steamboat at her landing 10 wood up
Ii " men the slaves VIII sing their steve lore
song. Another Will represent the Old slave
mart in New Orleans i'll l-51. cOrraOuS
AFOtb"osis pageant is 10 close the piece More
aLCr-
- Miss AndeTo0n'5 engagement at the Filth
Avenue Theater New DIRK, proc eiing In great
prosperity, has reached its second week.
Erfdi,- aud PJr.delia nIled the first week and
drew tuI houses. The play OF Lpr-. o.. IT,
-a1 an fht
inst three nights or this week.
- The greatest sensation at Rome this month
Eas been the opening OF the new CostanZi The
ater, bCIlt with no Other object than TO present
the town with new and more comfortable the
a'Cr Inan Rome has ever had since the day IL
was iOuuded. IL Is not as large aS the new
Opera House OF Paris. but tJ Is less gaudy and
more comfortable and in better taste IL stands
a one Ia place where several streets meet, bat
The houses aTe too near on all sides for il 10 De
Wei viewed ~ any distance. Ii is entered bT a
= rico which is another improvement for
Rome. and allows the public 70 await the OPEN
Ing Of the doors under cover. As soon as the
doOrs are opened. you enter large hal. where
the tickets are purchased TO the lert OF this
Is waiting room. most elegantly furnished
where iadie: and gentlemen, after the perform
anCc. await The arrival OF their carriage
This leads On 20 "a magnificent
cafe and restaurant. which. IN its turn
Leads on 10 lovely garden and the street De-
Noud, which latter arrangement allows the cafe
ana restaurant TO De used by the public at large
aid Lo- only By the play 5OerS- The cafe is also
Ia diIect communication, by means or electric
bells, With every private box IN the theater and
as each box IS provided With an ante room
visitors may Dc served With supper or any re-
Testament Just as II they were in room OF the
Ectri- Every box IS furnished ana hung with
c;iIISg ?, which Is considered ID be the most
becoming color 10 the ladies and also 70 every
Coo. or dress The pit Is divided into orchestra
stalls. nit stalls and standing places There are
three tcrS or boxes and two galleries. Each
gallery has numbered front seats OF stalls. The
upper gallery, reserved FOR the gods" is
entered 10y separate entrance and a separate
staircase IL mas also a separate cafe THIS
gallery holds one thousand people The
whole theaJer holds about four thousand per
suns. ON tall nights IL may hold Twelve thou-
SaLc. Tor then the pr and stage are united and
The royal box IS entered by a private staircase
having ample salons az the back. The lighting
OF The thearer is zone by gas. which emitS a bad
door t't1 no Deaf. IL IS also subdued so as not
10 effect The most delicate sight. Every Hight is
CC'eref. With ground glass shade. There is
Go chandelier. but Il sunlight at the top
q The cupOla- The painting OF the cupOIa
! 80 beautiful, thar Mr.. BrugnOu. the painter
Vas called out several times on the opening
1T The theater + ConstTur ted so as TO give
uu' as well as night performances In DAYTIME
sr;i- is rot used. there being enough dav-lirht
IhCrr the stage there Is a refreShmenJ room Tor
the orchestra, which IS in its usual place be
tween the stage and public only much lower
down. There - q concert room attached to the
litff.t. VIII, Ii can also be converted into 2 bait
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