Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

-'thHTHtAFtte! Hdg7itR4tIe!" Is what slender
Sarah said OF Clara Morris. The New York
critics all agree that Bernhardt Is Nagntfq,.e.
The Union Square Company will open at
The Grand, Cincinnati, tonight, In False
Friend.
The new comedy 81 Needles and Pins was
produced at Days. New York, on wednesday
evening. 1t made fair hit.
The new play OF Tie Legion Of Honor, with
Mss Emily gordan) Chamberlain in the cast,
was brought out at the Park Theater New
York, on Tuesday evening.
We received large number Of Philadelphia
saily papers, day or two since, and discovered
Ia each long and favorable notice OF the one
Hhndred Wires combination. The new play ab-
pears TO De one of the foremost successes OF the
season, IL the remarkable unaninity OF the
Philadelphia press opinion goes for anything.
Ii Is TO be at Ford's all OF next week.
Miss Ada Cavadish, an actress OF excellent
merit, who has been very successful In this
souLtry. appears at the National next week
She has Just concluded brilliant engagement
in the northern cities. The City Is fast filling
up, and the attendance with increased attraco
tons ought TO improve at both the theaterS.
- The opening OF season Of English opera
al the Globe Theater, Boston, Monday night.
under the management Of Strakosch Il Hess
created genuine musical sensation. For the
hTst time Verdfs celebrated composition, aida
as given In English with Marie RoZe as Aida
The success which attended The False
FTie7td and O,tr First Families In Boston In
euced MI, EDGAR Faweett to launch his Iates
dramatic production, Sires and Sirens 1
that city this week. Ii was brought out for the
INST time On the stage OF the Museum by tn
regular stock company, and scored a reasonable
success Sl[es ana Serens Is In reality bur-
lesque comedy, which deals largely with medi-
amist1c and other kindred humbugs of modern
times
= Miss Charlotte Thompson made success:
ful appearance Tuesday evening at the Windsor
Theater New York. before full and apprecia-
tive house as Edith Gray" In The Planters
VIE. new comedy drama OF war times by
James NJ. TtllOtson.
- The audience which filled the New York
Academy or Music on the occasion of the first
performance this season Of NerdfS La TraUidta
was one OF the largest and most brilliant of the
season. There was not a vacant seat In any
part OF the house, Dense crowds thronged the
family circle, where standing room was at
premium. Gerster appeared as 'Violetta"
The Salisbury Troubadors opened at the
Baltimore Academy OF Music this week to
large house and secured quite triumph. The
academy has been very successful this season.
Lolita opened an engagement at the Park
Theater, Boston, this week, playing for the first
time In many years In that city the dual role or
Little Nell" and the 'MarchiOnesS' In John
BroughaLns GENERALIZATION OF the Old Curiosity
Shop.
TOpaJers IN the Southern Secs. the great
spectacular piece now running at the Boston
Theater, has proved q decided success. 1t has
been greatly improved since its first production,
and will hold the boards for several weeks yet.
- The Grand French opera Company, organ.
lied by G. de Bauplan for season of four
months, gave the initial performance at the
TheateT fOpera- New Orleans, Monday night.
Ro6eTt ie Dtdbie being successfully rendered In
presence OF large and fashionable audience.
- Deacon Crantet was played In Philadel-
phia for the first time this week. to an audience
that comfortably filled the Chestnut Street
Opera House. The Deacon" was accorded a
hearty welcome In every scene, and not one of
MS quaint bits OF humor was unwelcOme.
The Dramatic Mirror says: "Word Is
brought TO me dpTOpOs of the proposed Passion
Pay that the Roman Catholic clergy OF New
ork have been Instructed TO use every means
In their power 10 stop Abbey from producing it.
A regular organization has been made. and
they will push the timing to the end. Already
Catholic legislators are Interesting themselves.
and considerable lobbying Is being done In anti
creating law that win make It's presentation
impossible"
Lillian Spencer, the novice whom Strakosch
has been diligently announcing for months as
the coming Adelaide Nelson, really succeeded
at her debut at the New York Fifth Avenue
Monday night In impreSsing the audience and
critics In marked degree. She is By no means
Nelson Just yet; she IS an amateur with nearly
everything TO learn: but she is praised for her
good appearance and manners, her intense
earnestneSs der fine voice and her quick intelli-
gence. IneSe are qualifications which eXDe-
Ilepse ought to develop into successful ac-
tTeSs.
A letter from London states that the Flor
eDces have done but little better with their
Atghtg Dollar over there than John T. Ray
mond. The plan OF using the initials OF words
aud then the words them selves TO express an
idea Is not considered either witty or amusing
by our English cousins.
- In consequence OF the noisy conduct Of the |
Harvard boys at the Boston theaCer none o.
hem viii be permitted hereafter To go on a.
''Slpers' during Mary Ander5on's engagements
80 an eastern paper announces. she must o.
getting high up IN the pictures when she IA
conegians for her auxlllarles. Better let t1s
Toys go on" and advertise their appearance.
+ Following is the repertoire OF John M:Cu!-
Tough and company this season: Ttrgfntus, Ut
hes CttSltT'. Richard III. hi1J Led, Gladiator
Damon am Pythtds, Cori0ianHS. Otl,e,lO. Mae
Venice, Riclselieu katherine ana Pstr'uchio.
Honeymoon, TIE WUe, Lazy Of Lyons, Henri
VIZ, and SUI Waters Ran Deep.
-Salyini VIII begin his American season at
Philadelphia November %. His repertoire will
oe Cthe'o, Macbeth, Hamlet, La HJrse Cir,le, the
Gladiator, ingontdr and Dacjd GGrric6. His |
company will include L. r. ShewelI. Henry |
Crisp, J. r. Grismer. III. A. Weaver, A. d. Bill |
Lewis Baker, E d. TannehiiI, Horace Lewis |
Miss Marie Prescott, Miss Ellie Wilton, MR.. e |
l. Davenport and Miss Julia Stewart
Miss Jessie Detchon a sister OF Adelaide. |
the actress, now engaged at Wallaek'S Theater.
IS IN Philadelphia, studying dentistry. Miss |
Jessie Detchon. who Is q charming young girl |
OF but seventeen years OF age, is said 10 Show |
great skill in the profession she has ci.os,n |
Miss Adelaide DetchOn Is one Of the haHdsOmes.
actresses IL the country.
The treatment OF Abraham Llncoln's widow !
a the dock. when she and Bernhard arrived at !
new ork ON the same steamer, appears even |
worse as more Is known OF IL. Nor OuIy was she |
elther utterly ignored or roughly io5tled ont OF
.he way Dy the crowd. but on attempting tn |
pass OUT at the gate, policeman seized her bY |
me sEovIder and coarsely ordered her to stand |
out OF the way t.ll the actress had passed our,
Arthur sullivan is getting the very highest
praise IN England for bis Ntrtgj' Of Antioch.
brought out at the recent Leeds festival. 1t IS |
called :" splendid contribution to English lyric
music, distinguished by original ideas. taste. |
cieVerness OF execution and brIIliancy OF or.
chestratlon- English critics are enthusiastic
over IL, and IL Will soon be brought out In Lon
son The festival itself was the most snanr-N
,uI mus lar held there. an IL extended fbro1,S5-
tour days. through |
Tennyson's new two-act tragedy to h.
gpfOnght out BY Henry Irving as soon as Fuan
&c ely returns 10 the London Lyceum =
20 oe FOUNDED on a Roman prT .a,d
history related .,ote In psYiv
rad Fat gibbons Decline
: L' -, = = leT opera by PlanQuette, |
author OF The Phenomenal les Clocaes de Crne.
rig pas lT-sently been brought out at Paris. |
arc oee-.IS likely TO be very popular Its Moi