Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-02
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

The managers Of the theaters who have
been fortunate enough to secure good attrac-
ijfn Rave lad 10 good reason Ia the northern
III les ~ Complain OF the way In Which the sea-
sen OF l8Se-e has opened. The past two weeks
with theTl mas been succession OF coed houses;
While IN Washington. with plays equally as
g'od, tie horses lave been sIlm; Or at least only
hal ate q. C;Hdereia, with RoSSini's beau
tifui Muse, had poor houses here, except at the
matinee: but In brooklyn il is filling the thea
ter nightly. The same may be said OF shan
mons new comedy, which had crowded houses
in sew York, but was played here with the
same company TO almost empty benches. This
week has been an Improvement at both the Ma
tional and Ford's, aid IL Is TO be hoped that 1t
VIII continue.
-Uickey's 80 BE joyful Cotiere,' In Wallace
Walters new piece, F.ock Of Geese. has
fad successful week III Baitim1re and appears
hert at Foro's next week. l. IS :n:15i:ll me
lahee similar +, FIN on TIE Bristol one OF
its features Is Add. Ryman one Of the most sue
tessful comedians Oh the day.
Tie Tourists. which has been before
crowded houses III New York and Pnila lei phia
is Underlined Tor the National next week. The
company has been materially Changed, and the
atftacti rs az the play increased Maggie
mitchell appears for the week commencing Ojl
II.
The hot weather of the e2rly aVtum1 II;
very preludcial effect on the London tae ::ere.
The Haymaiket Theater, where Mr J S.
clarke was TO have appeared la L@GJ Yet" and
the idO1r limit has Il Setl its doors tor Il fort
night, the manager considering 1t impossible tG
Ill The house With the Thermometer 1T is ra-
cent altitude. The Giobe, however, WAS r.
opened with the popular Les Coc''es IL C,,.sa
tttie On tie 18Th the LNceum vas rao2ened.
when Mr.. Irving appeared in the C5rsi.un
Brothers. Mr Dion BHuccaElt'S neS Irish
drama is very soon 10 be given at the Ad9lo1i.
Jerome Hopkins Samuel is to be given as
an cratorio in some thirty different cities this
season: heginning with Boston, where The re-
tlf,g- nc
ton OF the composer. The work has excited
much interest there aud such artists as Lang,
OScood and Eichberg have proffered their as
sstAnce and influence TO aid is 81 cess Mr..
Jerome Hopkins Sepoy's B ;ttle March has lately
ofen given by Herr Manns Crystal Palace Or
chestra IN London, Mr.. Hopkins being the oaly
American thus complimented.
- Gov. EngliSh'S new opera house in Indian
apolis was opened by Lawrence Barrett In
Hamlet this week. supported by X. E. Stevens
con pany, IN which are Louis James, Marie
Wainwright and Kate Meek. Many OF tue
folitlcal magnates OF both parties were o. esent,
JOY able success.
- Miss Mary Anderson began with Iago mar
a weeks engagement at the Walnut street the
attr. Philadelphia, during which she viii also
appear IN RDaco and Juliet, The HUnctbIch,
Lore and Lazy Of Lyons.
- The beautiful fairy story Gin 1ereila, with
much OF the original music OF Posstni. the COM
POSER, and ether music arranged and pied
10y MAX naretZek was presented Monday eYaa-
Ing at Col. Sims Park theater. Brooklyn, Tie
audience was large and demonst -atlve.
The burlesque Of the opera of Carmen, py
ne Leaeitt English Burlesque Company, at
have Tly'3 Fourteenth Street Theattr New
lUik, VIII be Withdrawn after this week to
make room for an English version OF La FJTe
an TGmtD1G' MAJOR.
John Mccullough Will begin his New York
Fifth avenue engagement In Virgifjtts. and the
.,
- The New York Oratorio Society, ike the
Ceeiian, will begin its season with the Etijah
The first concert will be given In November.
Rub!nstein is said to have added seventh
movement TO his OCEAN Sgmph0np. He has but
10 add enc more and he will have enough for
TWO symphonies.
Mrs Boucicarlt, affecti0nateIy remembered
through this country as Agnes Robertson, for
few actresses ever Inspired q stronger personal
regard. has commenced farewell tourthrougn
The states, opening last week in PHILADELPHIA
she vas received there with all the Old time
1efVGf. and has lost none Of that cunning In
hcr art which was wont to fascinate lovers OF
the drama.
On Monday evening, october 18th. at Hav-
criys 14th street Theater, New York, a new
American comic opera Will be given. entitled
Desel'et, the music by Mr.. Dudley Buck, and the
lihTetto by Mr.. w. a. CrOffut The musical
reputation OF Mr.. Buck leads to the expectation
Of a musical sensation. CTOfrut was formerly a
Washington correspondent Of the NY. Tribune.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson entered upon the third
and last week OF his engagement at the Arch,
Philadelphia. His representations of the Char
that has won the highest approval of the crit
les as well as OF the populace, and it finds a
companion piece OF equal artistic merit in Mrs.
Drew g Mrs. Malarrop."
-Comley & Barton'S Ld,rn Tennis has been
received with favor in New York as well as in
Boston. 1t is commended for implicitly of plot,
bright dialogue. quaint conceits, pretty music
and novelty In tie costuming OF the charac-
ters-
Marie Roze sailed on Friday last in the
City Of Richmond from Liverpool 10 j,in tn.
StrakCsch Opera company. Her first appear
ance VIII be made In Boston.
- Mesdames Patti and Nilsson are staying a
slE-les Bains. Minnie Hauk is at Ouchy Mis-
Kellogg. after her short but successful engage
'he1.t al ",n2. will make profession u UUGr
OF the smaller German cities.
-"That 10 dramatic work of the slightest
valne," declares the London 4ReaF3li,, "is
under present conditions ID be expected from
America, is abJnddnLiy evtden: One after
another the pieces which have made such stir
III the United States are brought before us, with
the result OF showing an absolute deartA OF
dramatic power"
John II. Raymond has a new play, Il
Thread OF SIR, written by Arthur Matthison,
an Englishman.
The regular season at the New York Park
theater will be opened October d. by RISE
Eytinge In new society play called A Bdfte1
BdGty. She is uhhapply going into the hand
some dress business.
- Daniel ROcIGt, Sardous play, Is finally
fixed upon as the opening piece In the New
York Union Square theat Cr's regular season.
Theodore Thomas proposes to organize
large chorus In Brooklyn, as well as in New
York, for the performance of choral works In
connection with the concerts OF the Pluhar-
monte Society of Brooklyn
- Max Maretzek is not so far from right. He
tells the Cincinnati people that society pieces,
freaks, farceS, and empty nonsense have drawn
full houses and helped to degenerate the Amer
lean stage
An English journalist and dramatist On a
visit to this country writes to the New York
In3es:-It is melancholy fact that to-day the
drama is in worse condition iG New York than
1t was 1our or five years ago. The variety show
mas taken possession OF the New York stage. 4
few years back made a tour OF the New York
theaterS. Comedy, drama, and tragedy Oc-
cupie0 the boards or the leading stages. The
mounting and dressing OF the pieces were eX-
cellent, the acting line, the audiences large and
appreCiative. To- day MINISTRIES ana buToons
occupy the temples or the drama. don't object
TO MINISTRIES and bu1oons. / like them. But
like them In their own halls. Mr.. Wailack nndS
himself without managerial policy. Il ike
your play" he said this week 10 al intimate
friend OF mine who read 10 him a new English
drama, sit would suit my company, 1t would be