Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-24
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The concert to be devoted to Mr.. Arthur Sui

The concert to be devoted to Mr., Arthur Sui
livans works will be given at Steinway Hail,
New York. on the 31St inst. Among the artists
engaged are Miss Henrietta Beebe, Miss Winant,
Mrs. Fairlamb, of Washington, and Mr.. Court
ney.
One OF the most novel entertainments
given in New York was the grand matinee ben
efit which took place at the Grand opera House
last Thursday afternoon. This benefit was
appears In the delightful programme which was
arranged for the occasion In fact, no adj
mirer OF the fair sex could consistently absent
charity if not for beauty. The performance
in question was in the interest OF the starving
women and children of Ireland The uShers
were handsome ladies.
john Mccullough has had great prosperity
this season-having already earned over $40, OOo
as his own share, clear OF expenses. Yet we
read in print that " our trag9dianS receive less
favorable support than in former years" Nom
sense! The best actors were never so well paid
as they are now, in this country, and they never
received so much attention as they do now,
from all classes OF the people.
On the 23d ult. a concert of remarkable his
torical interest was given at the Brussels Con-
servatoire by NJ Gevaertt The music consisted
entirely of compositions of the sixteenth. seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries, all the pieces
being performed on, or accompanied by. the in
Struments OF their time belonging to the fine
collection in tie Conservatore. The programme
included pieces for the clavecn by Couperfn
Rameau. Bach, Van den Gheyn, Scarlatti, SON.
atlas by Handel and Boccherini psalm by Ma
rot, an air from Lulli's "Amadis'' the French
mods of the seventeenth century.
e. Evangeline Rice has a new idea about Or
chestras: q Each musician IS seated upon mo-
vabe marble trap. When the leader notices 4
poor substitute who is playing badly or APP
preaching indications of drynesS In the cornet
or French horn. he touches button and the
bad musician or thirsty individual Is silently
dropped below to his haven of Beethoven, beer
and bliss. The entire orchestra can be dropped
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their going out singly at every opportunity, as
at present is too frequently the case"
Mr.. W. D. Howells, who has come promi-
nently forward as adapter of that very success
full drama, "Yorick'S Love- has written letter
to a Philadelphia newspaper, wherein he gives
full credit to the original author, EStabuneZ.
81 believe" he says, 'that Estabunez is a
pseudonym, and do not know his real name.
The s, play y was got for me from SPAIN and
as Mr.. Barrett and agreed upon"
"A letter to Col. Mapleson, dated Dec. Il,
from Bologna, written by DR.. Gardini, the hus-
band OF Nine. Gerster, states that this favorite
artist has not sung at all this winter, and will
not do so until next season. She expects to
join Mr.. Mapleson's company in London in the
fan and to return to this country to sing before
1.-THE kind and Intelligent American public
OF which,, she preserves so many dear remem-
branceS.~
Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Plrates of Penzance'
has met with uninterrupted success throughout
the past week, the Fifth-Avenue Theater, n. Y,
being crowded at every performance. 1t will be
presented for some time to come.
-'' First Life Guards" seems to have won ia
vOr at the Broadway opera house, N. Y. 1t is
bright medley OF music and nonsense, and 1t is
performed by an interesting company of singers
and actors.
- The Imperial Partisan Circus, NY, in spite
of Its wonderful name, has proved very attract
i've to the people. 1t is an excellent circus got
up with taste and spirit, and managed in lib
eral fashion. 1t has provoked the n. Y. aqua
rum into new and better life.
-Leadville, Col, has four theaters, and one
OF them is run by Jack Langrishe, who will be
remembered as the manager of the ''Black
Crook 1.-The Sea of Ice" was the last thing
produced, and the local paper says cit is
mounted with metropolitan spendor." Miss
McAllster was perfect Lady Macbeth in her
intensity and force.'
Emma Abbott's week at the Grand Opera
House, st. Louis, was a remarkably successful
one, financially and artistically. She had sat
fsfactOry audiences each evening, and the public
who listened to her were delighted with her
voice and charmed with the performances.
San Arabian Night" will be played all next
time on Monday evening. on the following
evening, Tuesday, 1.-The Royal MILDLY" will take
It's place. The new piece will be presented in
the most careful manner, and with strong
cast.
- DR.. Laird Collier, in a sermon on the drama,
preached before the members of the Bradford
[England) Mechanics Institute, said:-"To see
Mr.. Jefferson as Rip Van Wrinkle is means of
grace; it's better than prayer-meeting.'
Tom jefferson, son of Joseph, has made a
very favorable impression as "Anatole," in "a
Scrap OF Paper" at Wallack's, New York.
Miss Nelson, Miss Mary Anderson and Miss
Lolita will shortly be acting in Boston, simulta-
neously, at different theaters.
- Harry Jarrett is organizing company SIM
liar to 1.-The Tourists" entitled ''On Board the
Bristol, or A Night on the Sound" Miss Agnes
Haleck and A. Kirk have been engaged.
Adele Belgrade, the New orleans Jewess,
who Is playing ssRosalInd" Hamlet" ETC., out
west, has made three weeks engagement in
San Francisco.
In San Francisco, the ColvilIe Rlrlesque
Company closed an engagement at tne Bush
street Theater. The Melville English Opera
Company open for a season at the same place.
The Great American Four are at BaldwinS.
Clara Morris will follow them in ''Man ana
Wife" Hermann, the Seight-ofhand man,
remains at the Standard. Patti gave three con-
certs at the Grand Opera House, and then sail
ed to Australia.
- Dan Rice, as an evangelist, is carrying his
ideas of circus advertising into religion. On his
letter headings it is said circus clown is gaud-
lily pictured on skeleton horse, with these
words in letters of red, dan Rice's new depar-
ture-a jump from the ring to the rostrum."
The new play in which Hardie and Hoey
will star next season is entitled western Union
Telegraph" The first performance will proba-
bly, take place in Philadelphia.
- Colonel John A. McCaul, formerly promi-
nent Virginia lawyer and politician, and now Of
the Baltimore bar, is the fortunate partner OF
John T. Ford in the New York production OF
'.The Pirates of PenZance."
Arrangements have been made to carry
English ballads into the heart of the French
metropolis. A company has been formed to give
a series of three ballad concerts at the Cont
mental hotel, Paris, and Nine. Sinico and Mr..
Campobello have been retained as chief artists
The first concert will be given January 80.
A queer performance of "'The HuncEback"
was given by the Belgrade company at Louis
vile, according to the Courier Jo,n.nal,-George
Metkiff the master Walter" and w. H. Mitch
ell, the "CliffOrd," giving several original read
ings. In the second act, where Clifford kneels
at ssJulia's" feet, pouring out burning words OF
passion master Walter" was suddenly seen to
appear, in defiance OF the author, and bend over
Julia" remarking in accents loud enough to be
heard in the house, You have made a NASH"
The ludicrous effect of this may be imagined.
At another place ''Master Walter" has to take
letter from "Julfa" and tear 1t up. But this
s.Master Walter did nothing of the sort. The
pronpter cried, s'Tear the letter. "Julia' whis-
perl behind her delicate handkerchief, ''Tear
The letter tear the letter. but the idea OF such
thing seemed preposterous to him, and with
burst of eloduence he cried, Il will not tear the
letter; if you want the letter torn, why tear 1t
yourself"
-Aurelian Scholl a Partisan writer Is making