Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-22
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

The musical festival at Cincinnati this
week has proved great success. The attend
spoken OF with religious grandeur" While the le
concerts were very brtlllant, especially on
Thursday night, when the prize composition
tended one concert.
Miss Ellen Terry, according to the cable dis
patch, appeared on Friday evening, May 81. in
London, In new one act play, entitled tIolan-
Inc, adapted from liking Renes Daughter"
Through mistake made by Mr. John Hol-
lingshead, manager OF the Gaiety theater, Lon
don; portraits OF Mr.. Florence, as the Hon. Bard
well Slote, have already been extensively ex-
hioited In that city as the likeness of Mr.. Ray
mond IN Colonel Sellers.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has a new drama.
entitled "Pendragon. written by Mr.. W. w.
King Arthur. This will be produced by Mr..
Barrett. In Chicago, On September 81.
- Booths Theater Will be Illuminated this
evening In honor of the close OF Miss Nelson's
engagement. The last performance of "Cymoe-
| line" occurs tonight.
Madame Lucca whom all remember. is
again in luck. Ten years ago when at Berlin
one night she was quitting the opera.
| a ruf1ian threw. stone at her and cut
h mere eye the prlma donna, enraged at the
| place foot IN Berlin again. and her husband con-
nrncd the decision. So 1t has gone on, and fora
decade Berlin In general and the old Emperor in
particular have sighed in vain for the sound of
her Incompatible voice AT length they could
pear II no longer, and the kaiser wrote letter to
the baron, Lueca's husband and begged him as
personal favor to bring his wife to Berlin. The
Emperors wish was too strongly expressed to
De d1Sregarded and Lucca went. How she
many day. IVA
The dramatic season is running into the
summer while the musical will about end with
the great festival which has run through this
week IN cincinnati; the opera season viii close
with the last night of the French opera in n. Y,
on Wednesday next 1t began on April 10, ISIS. and
VIII have lasted nearly fourteen months, giving
total OF 452 performances The receipts were
over $3.50 eco. table Of receipts published
shows that they did better In Washington ac
cordlng to population than any other city. The
expenses Of course have been large. but even
SO, the manager has found his enterprise amply
renumerative. NJ. Capoul has received $50 900:
$4,000. s0'e'
On the 1st Of June benefit Will be given to
the Well-knOwn actress, Mrs. Jane Germon.
m m0sta OF Enc 6ermon, In the Academy OF
as bob Acres" Mrs Julia Polk will sing Har-
ry Beckett will act In a farce, supported by
members nm OF Wallack's company, and there viii
be other attractions.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons will pass the summer in
Europe this year, but will return to the United
states in October with two new plays Here she
wiz organize company and travel with these
plays During the present season she has con-
hned herself to the platfOrm-thOugh she is a
better actress than reader.
The London Vanity Fair says of Mr. Sheri-
dams "Parson' in 1.-THE Danites.n at is
graphic and melodramatic acting of great tragic
man with one side of his body helpless and par
alyZed, Is study quite as excellent in its own
hldeous fashion. Mr.. Sheridan has made dis
i n hlt Id London. He is well remembered In
Washington.
MIR. John T. Raymond's benefit perform
ance to be given at Booths Theater on the even
Ing OF June 3, promises to be one of the memoir
ape occurrences OF the season. The latest ad-
Coghlan, who will perform the screen scene from
The School for Scandal MIR. John McCul-
lough, Mr. E. A. sothern, Miss Mary Anderson.
and ether popular players will help to make tha
occasion an interesting one. very ponular
feature OF the performance will be the appear
ance together of Mr.. Raymond and Mr.. Flor
ence In the farce "The Returned Volunteer"
"A number of new plays were produced last
week. Among them were ''The False Son."
from the French of NJ. Valney, played at Laws
Opera House, Providence; around the Web;
by J. r Campbell, played at WOODS Museum,
adapted by F. Ridgeway Grif1ith from an old
play, "The Exile" played at the new National
Theater, Philadelphia.
The part OF Hymen was restored to the last
act a OF LAS You Like It." at the Imperial
MISS Ada Blanche, who carried the traditional
torch, and who was attended by damsels in
saHr0n robes. The music OF the wedding
march and chorus was from the pen of MR.
Tom Taylor. '
Miss Ella Sturgls, daughter of Gen.
Sturgis, Z. S. A, will, for the benefit of Mr..
Ghaiies rope, appear at Popes Theatre ST.
LOUIS LOUIS, next friday evening. She will be the Je-
1let TO MIR. Fred b. Warde's Romeo
Alice oates opera troupe has come to prer
In Pennsylvania. They lett town without paw
ing their bills, but all the baggage. incIudino
the personal effects Of the members, was AT
tached at the depot. And that ended the con-
Germ.
Emma Abbott says she sometimes feels all
the love she acts on the stage, and then again
When her COINS hurt, she had rather raise a
lovers row. "
1t is finally settled that Marie Roze will be
the tn u rima donna OF the strakosch & Hess
English Opera company now organizing for
next season. She Will appear in three perform
ances each week, and win receive a weekly
fomipe nSat @or Of $1,000 Julia GAYLORD and
company, have also been engaged. Aida"
Carmen" and ':Lohengrin" viii be in the com
Pany's repertory. The season will be open
York city.
When "Daniel Rochat' appeared to be a
failure, N. Sardou rashly said that he would
never W1lte another drama. lie has taken a
sooer second thought. and is hard at work
writing play On The subject of divorce
a caple dispatch from London states that
= I'm oyCs llidudScT OI Une COV6Qt
Garden Italian Opera, has reSOl, ed to bring his
company to New York next year.
-Eerdfs new composition, "Pater Noster.,
and words taken from Dante, has been per-
formed at the Scala Theatre, Milan. with great
success The composer himself conducting.
Won Suppes latest opera, "Boccaccio.n was
performed for the first time In English Monday
nlgnt, az The Union-square Theatre. Report
speaks highly OF this work, which, by the Wav
mas been produced in this country In advances
OF the principal European capitals. The lovers
OF light and lively opera will remember the
success OF Won Suppe's ''Fatnitza' last wear
Which, notwithstanding the prevailing mania
1or ''P1nafore" at that Iime, held its own duriay
long season.
Monday night Mr. D'OyIy Carte's original
company Will return to the Fifth.ayenue
1Heatre Tor two weeks performance OF Gilbert
ana SulllvanS pirates OF PenZance" It is SO
long since this amusing work has been heard
IN New YORK that its reproduction will have
somewhat the attraction Of novelty,
w. j. Florence Will follow John r, Raw
mond to London and will appear with his wife
IN ''Ihe Mighty Dollar, In the Gaiety Theatre,
AFTER Sellers has had his day.
miss Emma Abbott as reported last week is
SAID TO have made S47 900 during her last sea-
son. With this statement freely circulated ii
Is not to be wondered at that so many young
women feel that they have mission, to 90
on the operate stage.
Mr.. Fritsch, the best of our resident ten