Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-08
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


The Emma Abbott opera troupe close their
season In Philadelphia to-nipht with their two
hundred and seventy first consecutive perform
snc the Of ,Psf and Snia" The
duo VIII be rendered with q ''sublimity" I'M
equalled on the English lyric stage. These are
the words:
And by the heaven above me,
BY the GOD adore
By thy teal. thy smile 50 loving
swear will live but for thee''
The French opera troupe which was here
last week is at the Academy Of Music, n Y, and
NJ. Grau Complains Of the slim Houses he had
here, which Is not altogether correct.
"A cable dispatch to the N. Y. Herald says
that the TWO novelties-'La Gifle," by Abra-
ham Dreyfus. and lies Deux .Chambres," by
night at the Palais Royal with success. ssLa
Gif1e," which Is one act comedy, is clever
satire on duelling.
With his usual youthful fmpetuosity,
Emile de Giradin has just rushed into print in
He inquiries pathetically why the government
does not interfere to prevent the case from
coming before o the law courts and taunts the
ward woman who has done so much to cover
1t with glory.
u. B. Polk takes the part OF Christopher
Columbus GALL In the new play of 'The Senator
from Nevada" which is drawing good houses
in New York.
In Henry Byron's new comedy, ':The Upper
Crust" now running successfully in London,
the principal parsonage is a prosperous soap
manufacturer, who has risen from the ranks of
is to be ''swell."
- Mr. F. c. Burnand has lengthy essay ia
the English magazine, Time, on acting as pro-
1esslon, and attempts to show that 1t Is not
considered profession at all by the world at
theory that old actors prefer that their Children
should not go upon the stage, because they are
ashamed OF their calling. Nothing could be
more untrue, 1t Is almost needless to say.
George Hoey's play, "a Child of the State
has conquered genuine success at the Arch.
Philadelphia. 1t bids fair to be one of the
money-makfng ventures of the next season.
The performance Is said by those who have seen
lacks in New York.
john McCulloch closed his season with
Lexington, Ky. 1t has been the most success
ful one he has ever experienced. Mr.. McCul-
loch will remain In Lexington for few days,
The guest or Mr.. Price McGrath, the well-knoWn
patron OF the turf, who is an old friend and
warm admirer OF the tragedian.
1t is said that Aldrich and Pasloe have
cleared $4,000 on My Partner" during its sea-
son of thirty weeks. By partnership agree
ment Aldrich gets s22 500 and Parsloe SIS. 800 of
this amount.
- The leading sopranos at the Leeds Musical
Festival are both Americans Madame Albina
and Mrs. Osgood. Miss Hauk, another Amer-
and the faSore artists Of the Carl ii Rosa troape
Mrs. Gaylord and Miss York are both country,
women OF ours.
The Baroness Van Herringen- Herring is
the name of Danish lady who is now in New
York with The avowed purpose OF revealing the
beauties OF her native drama.
- Miss Annie louise Cary fS ranortod IN howe
been In Portland, Me-. for a short visit at the
close OF last week. She is not going to Europe
as member OF Mr.. Mapleson's Company, but
after the Cincinnati Festival proposes to take
months rest and recreation.
"A new play by joaquin Miller, clone,
Sweet Home" produced at Providence recently
Is praised for beautiful scenery and pretty bits
situations.
A Chicago paper says: "That John Dillon,s
new play of Freaks of Fortune went splen.
didly In Cincinnati.'' SO it did. 1t went off the
Here Is composition of Mr.. Theodore
Thomas orchestra for the Cincinnati festival:-
26 first yiolins, 26 second violins, 20 vtolas, 10
violoncellos, is double BASES. harps,4 flutes,
oboes, English Aorn, clarionets, bass clari-
net, bassoons, l contra bassoon, horns
trombones, bass trombone, tuba, Kettle
drums, bass drum, small drum, cymbals and
triangle: In all, 155 Instruments
Henry Irving has been negotiating for an
engagement at Wallack's. The Erening Post
for SO nights for 100000, and declined lower
terms. This arrangement would Involve cost
OF about 81 500 night, ana it is said that Mr..
covered by raising the price of admission.
These terms were rejected, ana Mr.. Irving
stays at home for the present at least II
should oe remembered that he charges $3.50
SS q n nroh Gfra .i,o{r y,ir.
own theater.
The Onofr1 brothers who arrived from
Europe this week appeared at Haverly's, N, Y.
on wednesday evening In their "Do Mi Sol Do''
act.
james E. Murdoch. the veteran actor. re.en
tered the profession this week, but the Phia-
delphia papers say that he fails to come uo to
bis more youthful performances
The reigning attraction In London is the
threadbare Madame Angot." Nearly every
body thought it gone by, but it is croWding the
vast Drury Lane Theater every night. Much or
the success OF the revival seems due to Miss Alice
Buryille, the "Clairette," who 'ssings with eX-
quisite TASTE" and sis one OF the prettiest and
da1ntieSt OF opera bOuffstS."
1.-THE Planters Wife" is the name of a new
play that Charlotte Thompson will bring out
curing the month somewhere In Pennsylvania
Charles Morels play Mother and Daugh-
ter will be brought out at the Boston Globe
Theater on the 18th. Marie Prescott takes the
leduiuS pdTu anu OtneTS OF the company Will be
Louis James, Louis Mestayer, Marie Wainwright
and the Child actress Zoe Tuttle
Pauline Lucca's appearance in Berlin last
month was the occasion of the greatest excite
ment in musical circles there that has been
known for long time. Tickets for admission
commanded about 1924 each among the specula-
tors on the bourse, and on the opening night in
which she sang Carmen" the house was
lammed, and the audience led by the Crown
Prince, overwhelmed her with bouquets and
laurel Wreaths and at the close recalled her
eight times.
The seats are already mostly sold for the
series of entertainments OF the Cincinnati festl-
val, which begins on the 18th under direction OF
Theodore Thomas. The program at the opening
concert Tuesday evening will consist of Bach's
cantata, "a Stronghold Sure" and Mozart,s
symphony in C major and Handlers Jubtlate,
adapted by Robert Franz, the soloists being
Misses Norton, Annie Louise Cary and Cam.
pan1n1, and Myron w. Whitney.
Whereabouts of the stars and constella-
lions: Adelaide Nelson concluded her New
York engagement; Michigan will study the
mysteries of 'The Celebrated Case;" E. A. Soth-
ern is In Detroit; Fanny Davenport is In Bos-
ton; f. b. WaSde was in st. Louis; John T.
Raymond explores Williamsburg; Janauschek
perVadeS Ohio: Kate ClaXtOp closes her Chi.