Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-23
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
MUSICAL NOTES - GERsTRR IN OPERA JOE JEFF
FERsON-NEW PLAYS-COCLISsE CHAT.


FERSON-NEw PLAYS-C0CLSSE CHAT.
Miss Mitchell, after successful two weeks
engagement here goes to Baluim ,re next week.
Rices ErdIagetfne will succeed her at the Ma
tioDaL
John T. Raymond has new play which
he intends to produce soon In New York. tits
called Hearts and Diamonds, and is an adap-
tation By Mr.. Runion or the Chicago Tribune of
the German play from which THE Guv'nor' is
taken. The latter is on the boards at Wallack's
this week.
- The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the wreck
Of a combination recently In Upton. Ind. The
baggage consisted OF an umbrella and the
manuscript OF play called Where are We.
j 1t is said that at the performances of the
Passion Play in New York. no applause will
be permitted, and no return checks Will be
issued
Mr.. Byron's latest production to which he
has given the name of B0sC BIS, is not a
comedy, but comic domestic drama.
The I'7dlnldnT0uriSts are filing C,nctn-
natl engagement.
Joe Emmet's personal friend5-it he has
any-shouid have a guardian appointed for
him. AS a card-writer. he is the most eyoti SUI
cal ass alive aRd the greatest prevaricat)r ex-
tant he published card ous day denying
that he abused his wife, and the next day he
was in Jail for beating her.
- The season promises TO afford many oppor-
tunities for Washington people to hear exec, leni
performances OF English opera. Mana ger Hess.
OF the new StrakOScn and Hess opera co,nD.oy
Is giving some facts regarding his long axpar;-
eDce as an English opera manager, and an
nodnces that Marie Roze will DC his leadtl.
lady.
Joe Jefferson and his company are drlxin;,
crowded houses In Boston In The RiuaIs, r.
Van Will6(e Will not be played at present.
- The Boston Museum has a company Of Is
own, with Warren In the good old comedies
such as She Stops to Conquer.
-Sarony Is said to have paid ST. so for the
exclusive privilege of photographing Sara Bern
hardt In America. Sara Is prudent woman.
Roster and Bial In New York have Often
Zach nights when music of no other composer
Is played.
- Mr.. Constantine Sternberg, the Russian
pianist. made his fourth appearance In America
On Thursday afternoon, at the Madison Square
theater, New York, in injunction With several
artists who were heard for the first time. The
audience was large and select but not as en-
thusiastic as one or two former occasions.
The late numbers of the Partisan state
that there are no novelties on the Paris stage al
present. The season promises to be dull one
"A drol musical piece called The Ff'o'csom
Oysters IN Stelr, modelled after the VOkeSeS, has
been successfully brought out the past week a
the New York Aquarium.
Clara Louise Kellogg has been singing In
G1OrdtO1'e, AtgnOn and Martha at the Imperial
opera house at Vienna. and has won heartiesJ
In the world
CONSTANTINE SternbeTg, the young Russian
pianist, whose advent had been loudly heralded
In this country, does not seem to strike New
YORK as remarkably great pianist though
very good one. His technique is good, but he
lacks expression.
- MapleSon, the opera manager, says that
Admiral Glyn, to whom Adelaide Nelson left
most OF her property, will not take it because
he cannot do it without suffering social exile.
Ia INIT fnCr nF soft into
position to be Wied the money should cost him
nothing and the receiving il so much
Willie Edouins Sparks Company, With
Alice Anterior, concludes to-day weeks en-
gagement at the Park Theater, Philadelphia.
- The Martyr Of Anti0rch, Sulivans new
cantata. was to be heard for the first time at
the Leeds festival, Which occurred the 18th OF
this month. 1t requires five solOistS, and Occu-
pies one hour and a-half in performance.
- The Drum Majors Daughter was the open
ing attraction OF the week at the Boston Thea
M eeae T Msre 0ap
favorite, liz one of the leading roles. The Chi
dren OF Captain Grant, to be brought out next
MONDAY night at this theater, is creating
considerable excitement In amusement circles.
Mr.. Gus Williams last week played The
German Senator to excellent houses in Clncin-
natl. The comedy Is said to have been reWrit-
ten and improved. 1t needed 1t.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Chanfrau will travel together
during the remainder OF the season, KIT being
played at night, and Mrs Chanfrau, supported
by the same company. appearing at the matt.
Lees in her own specialtieS.
- During this week the New Workers of the
east side had the chance OF seeing Miss ADJ
Cavendlsh In the great role OF Mercy Merrick. >
which she created. A full audience greeted th>.
lady at the Windsor, and testified their appfe
ciation Of her fame.
My Partner is drawing large audiences at
Niblos, n. Y. Twelve hundred tickets for the
gallery alone were sold on Tuesday evening
- La File DIT TunlbOu1' Major was again given
this week at the Standard, N. Y, and Mile
Mary Albert reappeared, as ''CIaudine.' There
Will be an Offenbach Memorial performance Oil
the 21th.
The Italian opera season opened at the
New York Academy OF Music this week. with
Gerster and Rayelli, the new tenor, in L,tcl. q:
Lantfnen,oor; Lp Fuco1ttd. with Cary and
Campau1ni. was produced Wednesday evening
and on Friday Valera appeared as ''Marghe
urday afternoon. The subscriptions are said to
have already amounted to $50, 900, which practi-
cally insures Mapleson against loss.
The Cincinnati College of Music will give n
week of opera 10 that city next February on a
gigantic scale. Music hall will be turned into a
theater for the time being. and the Mapleson
troupe, with chorus OF 800 from the musical
festival singers and an orchestra OF 100, will
give Moses IN Eyypt LOlleflJT'tn, MetstOf2le, F.
deltO, and the Magic Fate.
John Mccullough has had great success in
Chicago, and filed profitable engagement this
week at Cincinnati. f. b. Warde. Miss Kate
Forsyth and Ms Foster still support hin. Miss
Forsyth has been studying in London and Is
said to have greatly improved since her visit
here last winter.
The Emma Abbott troupe Is now in Texas.
Mrs Wallace-Seguin has not rejoined them yet
Brigno1, barring his accent. Is said to be doing
well In English opera.
We have received a copy of the Haze, Kirkf
Memorial, published to commemorate the 25Oth
performance OF that play at the Madison Square
Theater in New York. AS specimen of typo
graphy it compares favorably with any publ
cation ever ISSUED from the American press.
Its illustrations are eXcelently DONE and It wi Il
| be treasured In years to come as splendid sou.
| venir OF play that has had greater run than
| any ever before attained In America.
- The humOrs Of the stage are Outlines i'm.
| promptu and entirely unforeseen. real mule
| was recently one OF the attractions In the play
| or the FOrty There's as produced In Virginia
| City, New. The result Is described by the
Chronicle as follows: mo sooner had 'AlP come
out OF the cave with his bags OF wealth, and al
| tempted TO put them On the back of the beast
| than he began his par! OF the performance. H.
let fly with his heels, kicked the SHAY 1ngs (te
| supposed r1ches) out or the bags, kicked down
! the cavern, kicked down the whole forest,
| kicked down the wings, kicked the end OF the
-viol-leaning against the stage-to pieces
smashed the fOotlights and finally doubled up
'AlP by planting both feet In the pit OF his
stomach. A rope was fastened around him and