Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-09
AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The attendance at the theaters this week,
despite the political excitement has improved.
Next 1,ov week Miss Maggie Mitchell opens at the
pany appear In. Hazel Ktrke at Ford's. MI.
Maekayeis the proprietor of the magnificent
Madison 20 Square theater IN New York and a
been performed nearly year I'm New York. The
company Is just as strong as when it first ap-
Herald SAYS, "of green lanes and summer
weather. Both houses ought to be filled nightly
during the week.
-Foremend Percy's dramatization OF Bene-
diets novel, Her Friend Laurence and now
called A Bat'ed Beauty was produced at the
Park theater, In New York on Wednesday even
ing, but, the Herald says 1t failed to score
success: Rose Eyttnge was the heroine and J.
Y. Savflle WelEknOWn in Washington, one of
the company.
- Mr. ". E. Sheridan, formerly leading man
at the National Theater OF this city, has decided
10 star this season, and Will open six weeks
engagement in San Francisco early next month";
appearing In ''Othello, "Shylock," Louis XI.,n
and other parts.
Lucy Ii. Hooper writes from Paris that vlr-
tue on the French stage means alpaca gowns,
Gao TO drive In and onion soup ia garnet.
-Ptndfore is on the stage again az Booth'
theater. n. Y. The Boston Ideal company
played to crowded house Thursday night.
Alfred Cellier's light opera, The Satan Of
Mocha. which Blanche Roo5eyelt,5 company
without Blanche, have been given at the New
and the company will remain idle till the Masqua
or Pandora by the same composer Is ready
for production at Boston.
Several new plays and adaptations will
probably be seen at Days theater, in New York.
during the season. Among those under con-
temptation are pieces by j. 3. Runnion, of Chi
cagO; Julius RoSen and Herr MOSer and 1t Is
stated that Woolson Morse's musical comedy,
nl1f in Snr vfin13 Nno1
Will also be produced at an early date.
Mary Andersons performance of I0n, at
Buffalo, Thursday night drew large audience.
1t has not been played for number Of years.
1T Is understood that Mr.. Haverly has Of
tered the Meade-Maginley combination 100000
for their play of Deacon C''dRkett. and that this
sum has been refused. Habberton, author of
"Helen's babies" wrote 1t.
Tile Chimes Of Normandy-the French
version-is on the boards with Maurice Graus
French troupe, at the standard, In New York
ana doing well. Aignon succeeds 1T.
-Sardou's new play, Daniel Rochat opens
the Union square theatre, New York, this
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Constantin Sternberg, young Rus
sian pianist, who has been heralded as man of
extraordinary musical talents and extended
European reputation, made his first appearance
In New YORK. Thursday evening. at the Aca-
denny OF Music, which was filled with a musical
and largely professional audience.
That Mr.. Jefferson has presented his per-
fornlapce Of The RjudIS for three successive
weeks In Philadelphia and found it profitable is
token full OF encouragement to the friends Of
good play and good acting and suggestive, IL Is
TO DE hoped, to amusement managers who re-
sort TO mere novelties for filling their houses.
This week Ada Cavendish was In Albany:
Frank Mayo In Richmond, Va; j. x. Emmett
was-it is uncertain where: John Mccullough
in Chicago; j. b. Polk In Louisville: Maggie
Mitchell In Pittspurg; 7. W. Keene in Chicago,
and Joseph Jefferson acted In different cities
In Pennsylvania.
Lolita, that dashing and favorite little come
dienne. fresh from across the sea, has been at
the Walnut Theater, Philadelphia, this week.
or course the house was packed in every part,
Tor people never tire of seeing Lolita or OF
laughing at her endless pranks, kicks and gen
eral colnicaliJeS. The play was A,Lsette, play
every body likes and every body goes to see.
- London has two mammoth" minstrel
shows now, Hlscock 6 Hayman, the Australian
ignorance of the fact that Haverley's "4O--forty
40. Count them," were already on the
ground.
- Among the new pieces In the possession of
the management at Wallacks, N. Y, is The
World. by Henry Petit, a sensational" play
which has met With much favor In Drury Lane
Theater, London. The queens Shilling and sew
eral French pieces.
The Chicago managers are trying to COM
blne to stop hanging show bills in shop WIN
dows. A. Nj. Hooley wants each manager to
forfeit 200 for every departure from the new
rule Lots of tree passes would be saved IL this
measure could be carried into effect.
Mr.. T. W. Carleton, whose admirable per-
Torrance, both as singer and as an actor, as
the captain" In La FU1e IA. Tanbou' Major.
has earned for him an honorable distinction In
London, is about to return to America to play
series Of parts In grand opera with NJ. Stra-
kosch.
Anna Dlcktnson's new play, An American
Girl. In which Fanny Davenport is the CHIEF
figure, and which the New York critics have
damned, is drawing large audiences In that city.
New York critics and New York public have
fashion Of going counter to one another. Miss
Dtckinson's royalty promises to be $4,000
-Offenbach's latest opera, La BE Lqurete
is to be produced at the London Globe. AT the
eretta by Audran. Les NoceS dO,euette Onen-
bach's death on Tuesday, in Paris, Is an
nOunced.
A. r. Cazauran has written three acts Of
new domestic drama for Mrs. Boucicault, and
has already forwarded two of them to the act.
Tess, whose season thus far has been prosper
Gus. Ten years ago CaZauTan was writing par
agrarhs IN Washington.
tile receipts at the Grand theater, Cincln
nat during Maggie Mitchell's engagement Of
two weeks. amounted to sl3,O3.
- Miss Annie Louise Cary had most enthu-
siastic reception in her native city. Portland,
On Tuesday evening, when she appeared In
concert.
Mr. Abbey has evidently made up his mind
that the Passion Play" will be popular In New
York, for he has arranged to perform it for
eight weeks, beginning December 6. and the
work OF selecting the costumes Of which 800
will be necessary, has been begun. The time Of
representation will be about three hours and a
half. 1t has been decided that the names Of the
actors shall not be printed on the program
There Is considerable diversity Of opinion in
theat rical circles with regard to the financial
result OF the enterprise. some persons thinking
that great throngs viii be attracted to the spec
tacle by curiosity, Others that the moral sense
OF the community will be shocked, and that the
great mass Of theater goers will refuse to coun-
tenaDce II.
- Clara Morris is not pleased with the ''com-
hination" system OF theatrical companies now
SO much IN vogue. 'See how it has left the
thealers." she Says. '.You so to city to play.
You ask for that 'Jesslca or Orlando who
played with you last year. Where are they?
Gone on the road Somebody comes for the
part that can't do IT, Why, have spent often
| two and three hundred dollars going on before
and drilling the WIN w m MI