Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-13

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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The Chestnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, is
the last theater in the country, outside of New
1dent stock company. The system Of travelling
combinations has swept away all the other sta
uonafy organizations
Billy Florence thinks John Mccullough. in
such characters as Vlrginius and the Gladiator.
would make great hit in England He thinks
Irving as fine an actor as was Macready. but
that his mannerisms would not take with
Americans He considers him better In comedy
than tragedy.
OF the performance of la Favorita by
the Mapleson troupe In New York, the World
says The Leonora Of Miss Cary equals her Am
neris In intensity, and the dramatic action
which she abundantly employed was always in
good taste, forcible but appropriate, and no
more exaggerated than was her dramatic ex-
preston vOcally. She made all the music al
lotted to Leonora-comparativel undressing
music 1t Is.
1.-THE Pirates Of enhance" Penter upon their
fifth week, at Philadelphia, and judging from
present appearances Will run five weeks more.
Company C, "PlrateS" will open In Library
Hall, Pittsburg, on Monday next.
The actors are painting pictures, it seems.
Many Of them are represented in "a very con-
siderable exhibition" recently opened in New
pears in several Oil sketches which the Academy
OF that city describes as distinguished by free
dom and elegance" Mr. E. sothern, a son Of
the comedian, contributes still life; Mr.. Fred
er1ck Vokes, of the Vokes family, is seen to be
"a thoroughly sk1ful water-color artist able to
render the charm and subtlety, the light ana
Genevieve Ward sends "a marvelously adroit
copy OF a popular master" The late Charles
Matthews appears in "a tender and glowing
| so on.
Ada Cavendsh's most mpre ssive imper-
! sonation, better than her New Magdalen,"
play Of " Clancarty," which was first presented
| In this country by Edwin Adams In 1878 at
Pittsburg. Miss Cavendlsh created the part in
| London.
Ben Maginley. who plays so well the Judge
in 1.-The Danites" company, is said to have
| bought John HabbertOns play, "Deadwood
| Chimes" which was written for Mckee Rankin.
The Tragedians Of Kalamazoo" an organi-
zation on the pattern of ''The Troubadours,"
| embraces A. j. Bruno, now with .'The Tourists"
| Alonzo Schwarz. Harry Ellis and Gertte Gran
| Vile. They will play a new piece by Sydney
| Resented, entitled "Botheration.'
The New York Evening Post reports that
| from private letters received In that city 1t is
evident that Adelfna PATHS voice is fast falling
| This is the opinion of good judges among them
Ambrose Thomas. These reports are strength
| ened by Mr.. eyes announcement that after the
next season at Covent Garden Nine. Patti will
| leave the stage. Her troubles with the Marquis
de Caux have been amicably settled the mar
QuiS receiving S210 900 in settlement of all claims
upon Nine PATHS estate.
| Mr. Max Maretzek is writing for a New York
theater the music Of an operate extravaganza,
entitled g Enoch Arden" The words are by Mr..
| w. P. Laidmain.
Manager Goodwin will produce on the 22d
| of March the romantic drama, "The Illumi-
natl" Mr.. F. c. Bangs has been specially en-
| gagged for the role of Joseph BllSdn,0.
Ernest Henry Schelling, Child four years
and a half old, made sensation at the cold
Folks" concert last week by his wonderful per-
| Torrance Of 1.-THE Philomel Polka" Heather
Rose" and other pieces on the plano.
| -Boston's list OF amusements now includes
| cat show and live whale.
John T. Ford is travelling in the south with
| a "Galley Slave" company.
| Miss Fanny Davenport will close her regu
lar season April 8, In Albany. She has been
detng well in Philadelphia.
| "Pinafore," translated into Russian, is to
be performed simultaneously at St. Petersburg
and Moscow. The Nihilists are evidently going
| to try new maneuver against the life of the
| POOR old prosecuted Gar.
The Eleventh-street opera House, Philadel-
| phia, Is always even with the times Mr. earn
cross comes along this week with new bur
| Game.
| Crazy PUZZLE
| After public career extending through a
| period of forty years, Mr.. Sims Reeves has de-
| cided to take his farewell of the concert stage
| He Will begin tour next autumn, which Will
| public life.
1.-THE False Friend" is still the attraction
| at 1.-THE Union Square, N. Y, but Mr.. Palmer
| Will soon revive 'sThe Two Orphans,n with
scenery specially painted for this occasion, and,
annnnnnpS nf
| ginal cast.
Yesterday afternoon the fifth public re-
| hearsal of the Symphony society was given at
Steinway hall. N. Y, the following being the
oTertue
| Slavonik Rhapsodle No. new; Lfszts Tasso
| (Lamento and Trionfo), symphonic poem.
speaking Of the admiration of the Cincin-
| natl people for Mr.. Thomas, as expressed by
their visits to him last Sunday, the Gazette says:
| They came from all hands, ladies as well as
| gentlemen, and many who did not come sent
| bouquets and baskets of flowers until the air,
| laden with doors, was itself testimonial to
| the appreciation In which the music-lovers of
Cincinnati held him from whom they had ex-
pected much in the cause Of art"
The experiment of a summer theater-not
makeshift place of light entertainment, but
handsome establishment with the best dra-
matte performances-iS likely to be made this
year at Nantucket beach or Revere beach, near
Boston. Such theaters might pay at Atlantic
City, Cape May, Long Branch and Saratoga.
The 1s-15-14 difficulty is now one Of the
funny things in "Humpty Dumpty" at Booths.
The Bijou Opera-house, whichis shortly to be
opened in New York, under the management of
Messrs. Ford and McCaull, is the latest addition
to the growing number Of Metropolitan theaters.
1t is the old Broadway Opera-house remodeled
and redecorated, and its managers intend to
offer the public fresh and novel series OF en-
tertainments-in the style of those given In
London by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed. The
opening attraction will be Gilbert and Clay's
operatta cages Ago." and CHARITY Begins at
Home,"' by Bolton Rowe and Alfred CeIlier
Both OF these pieces have been very popular In
London. Mr. j. G. Saville is interested2h this
enterprise, and will act as stage director.
1t is said that Mr.. John Broughams new
play, 'Home Rule" will be brought out in
New York, perhaps as early as next month.
The performances OF burlesque now being
given at the Standard Theater, New York, will
be followed by Miss PfXley In "M'nss" after next
week. This play, which has many elements OF
interest was produced at the same theater last
season.
The last performance of s'The Liar" will be
given on this evening at Walack's Theater,
New York, and "How She Loves Him" will fol-
low on Monday. The latter play will be cast
with the full strength of DIR. Wallack's COM
pany, including both Mr. Wallack and Mr.
Drvrn @an1l