Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-27
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Haveriy brings Salyini to this country next
season, and also Carl Rosas English opera COM
pany, whose performance VIII open his Fifth
Avenue Theater In New York.
MI d. R Locke petroleum v. Nasby1 Is
engaged upon new play OF the serious kind:
The part OF the heroine Is said TO be intended
lor Miss Hayman, an English actress OF the
emotional order.
When N. Bonay. lawyer, in French Flats"
comes In all broke up, after his interview with
the tenor, Washington regarded Mr.. Wheat
leigh In silent astonishment. In Philadelphia
ahead.
-Haiaee Heller's partner has been per-
emptorily dismissed. He gave her away" in
England while doing the second sight, in
which she described an umbrella as a watch
Twas only matter Of time.
1t requires great musical composer who
has thorough knowledge of writing vocal
music to give one an idea OF Miss Abbott's voice.
Gounod, The composer OF Faust" and Of "Ro.
meo and Juliet" is. believe, the best living
authority, and he wrote on her score, "Voif
tuste, csatre, eoale, luminestSe, bien unsore"-
Emma Atbott's Manager.
TO retaliate for being excluded from the
theater, the Cinnamon of Nevada City brought
an entire Monaghan drama tic company from
san Fl ancfSco, and, renting the Nevada theater
mad weeks performance OF their own, to
which they would admit no white man.
The London Figaro says that the chief no
velty Of the forthcoming season at the Royal
"a
or md scale, Of M. Rubinstein's Nero" The
chief female part will be sustained by Nine.
Altan1.
Lieut.. Gen. His Serene Highness Prince
Edward, of SAKE Weimar, commanding the
southern military district, has granted to Lieut..
Col. MapleSon, who is now In the United States,
lie We OF absence from the grand review on the
29th instant, at which % 900 of the reserve
forces will take part.
champagne and Oysters was played this
week at the Park Theater, N. Y, and for the
last time tonight. Lolita in 1.-THE Little Detec-
tive" will follow on Easter Monday.
The London fin,es states that svictorien
Sardou is undoubtedly the leading French
dramatist Of the day." The Times has probably
forgotten Emile Angler.
A man who went to see 1.-The LIAR" adver-
tised at Wallack's N. Y, last week, thought 1t
was Eli Perkins lecturing, and when he found
that it wasn't he wanted his money back.
w. S. Gilbert is said to have received from
Sothern 900 for his new comedy; and the
actor Is quoted as saying that he would not
take $50, 900 for it now.
Mrs. Swift, the new prima DONNA appeared
on Tuesday night in "ForZu de Destino" at the
n. Y: Academy OF Music; She is so over
pronounced her fair artist. both in singing
and acting.
The long-talked-of first production of "The
illuminate" took place at the Walnut Street
Theater Philadelphia, last Monday night. This
tacular drama" 1t is an adaptation of the
younger Dumas dramatization Of the elder
Dumas famous sensational novel Joseph
BalSamO."
"A new piece of extravag ance, called ''Bea-
dies Pirates for Ten Cents" was added to the
programme Of the San Francisco Minstrels In
New York this week.
"A French drama has been written in New
orleans by Onesime de Bouchel and R. Raj
mondy, which promises to be effective The
lnf tel af1 In Dorio nd thn frfn NJ r hn
play hinges on the Substitution by poor
woman OF her son for the boy of a wealthy
count, which had been intrusted to her.
BARLEY Campbell is working ON new play
for the opening of the fall season at the Union
Square Theater That will make the fourth
theater In New York the next season of which
will be commenced wit Campbell play. Daily
having determined to postpone the production
OF ''Matrimony." Niblo's and the Fifth Avenue
are the other Two.
-"Humpty Dumpty and the Spanish Stu
dents viii depart from Booths Theater, N. Y,
after this week.
- Ford and McCaul open the Bijou opera
House, Broadway and 31st street, N. T., on
and Charity Begins at Home" They Call the
season one OF "Opera di Camera"
Edwin Booth opens on Tuesday night in
New York at his former theater. Mrs. D. P.
roles Macbeth and Richeiieu + lead OIL to be
followed with ''Much Ado About Nothing.n The
season is to be known as one Of Shakespearean
revival.
According to an English journal, Mr.. Bouei-
Gault's new Irish play will not be seen until
next September. The title of this piece, sFaugh-
a-Ballagh," having been objected to on the
ground that it is identical with the name Of an
got over by Mr.. Boucicault in FASHION. He
has simply determined to call his drama I" Fag-
a-Beallic," which, we are assured, Is simply the
proper way to spell the old Irish war-cry, sig
n1fy1ng "Clear the Way"
Miss Marie Van Zandt, who made highly
success sful debut in "Mignon" at the Opera
Comique in Paris last week, is the daughter of
Mrs. Van Zandt, (who is daughter OF Signor
Blttz), who formerly enjoyed a high musical
reputation in this couatry, and subsequently
held leading position both in italian and Eng
lish opera abroad. Mr.. Mapleson, with his
usual enterprise has engaged Miss Van Zandt
IDENTIFY expected during the next season.
-Haverly and Abbey are racing each other in
the number of troops they can manage, and at
present Abbey is ahead. Says the Dramatic
Nea1s: For instance, a week Is coming soon
when Mr.. Abbey will play Miss Nelson at
Booths theater, Edwin wi Booth at the Academy,
Thompson at the Park theater, New York; the
Union square theater company at the Park, BoS-
and the sSn
pany in " Fairfax, "in Chicago.
-"What an audience he was!" Benjamin
Webster is quoted as saying of the late Colonel
Bateman, the father of Leah" do you re-
collect his thick stick? Never saw such stick
in my life. knew its thunder at the back of
the pit and in the boxes; and In the next act the
heroic father would be in the stalls with his
handkerchief out. leading the weeping. Yes,
crying like child"
-"Au the Rage" by W. D. Eaton, a new
light comedy bordering on farce, has been quite
well received in Boston. The plot Is this:
politician is bound to thrash VIII Goodwin,
young journalist who has attacked him; Good
win goes to Long Branch to escape lionizing
after publishing book which Is all the rage"
and the politician follows him. The author
exchanges names with friend at the same
time; and 1t happens that third William
Goodwin, chiropodist is there also. This last
Goodwin is mistaken for the handsome writer,
getting all the admiration meant for him. but
also a whipping from the abused candidate
The confusion lasts long time but StraightenS
out finally all right.
- The salaries Of New York city choir artists
are said to be considerably lower now than they
WERE The highest, it is said, are paid to the
Organists, who receive from 81 900 to 81, 500
year. Soprano and tenor salaries range from
800 to s., 900, the latter sum being exception
ally high, and only paid to artists OF special at
fractions. BaritoneS and contraltoS are easier
to procure, and receive an average of 800 less.
The members Of the second quartet get from
$500 to $3.50. Boy choristers from SIS to $3.50.
The last fashionable freak in England is the
giving of concerts by ladies of rank In public
Sollc adv EOlkestonp and the MarchtOneSS of