Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

still something else by W. S. Gilbert This
time three-act comedy. called 1.-THE Wedding
March, done at the Park Theater. New York,
this week. The cast embraced James Lewis
his first appearance this season. and Miss Ra-
chel Sanger, OF London.
-Carlotta Patti, having badly damaged her
reputation as an artist and as lady, has sailed
for Australia with her precious husband, De
Munck. and Signor Ciampi- Cellai alone of their
company. ChtZzola, her manager, is sadly out
OF pocket, and In fact no one made anything out
efsher trip through the country except Patti
herself, who had IS per cent. of the receipts.
For Gilbert and Sullivan's PIRATES" there
has been sharp struggle among Boston man
ayers: The Boston Theater people offered not
only ZOO for the right to play in New England.
as has been stated. but three times that and
more; but the shrewd Englishmen are for
sharper bargains, and the probability is that
the right will go to Major PonG of the Redlath
bureau, and that Manager Stetson Will get the
chance to bring out the operetta there at his
Globe Theater.
Every playgoer is interested in the an
nouncement that the double stage in Mr.. Mack
ayes beautiful new Madison Square Theatcr
n. Y, has proved, upon experiment. to fuiiil all
expectations formed concerning It. Half the
pleasure OF a good theatrical performance Is too
frequently DESTROYED by The tedious waits be
tween the acts. At the Madison Square The
alter, 1t is said, and there is no reason to doubt
the assertion. that the intervals between the
acts viii never be longer than minute or two
striking Illustration of the advantage OF this
double stage will be afforded ON the opening
night. The first scene of Hazel Kirke'' is an
exterior, showing landscape with an old min
AT work; the second Is an INTERIOR which would
require long time for preparation. but the
transformation will be started in less than two
minutes.
Wilhelmj, the violinist, and Maximtlien
NOgrich, the composer and pianist, are giving
concerts in California.
The receipts from 'Josh Whtcomb'-Den-
man Thompson's play-in Boston week before
last, were upwards of $1,000. Special trains
were run for out of town people.
jerome Hopkins is on another mission to
pay the debt of his 'Orpheon free choir schools y
opening at Philadelphia last week, His lee
lure concerts" have for subjects ''History Of the
Pfnaforte," Generic Pinaforte Effects" and
mustca! Banshees, or an Apology for New Com
pOSerS."
Mr.. Boucicault is playing his 'sShaughraunr
with extraordinary success at Wallacks, NY.
Mckee Rankin says joaquin Miller didn't
steal that SchOolmaam scene in 'sThe DaniteS"
from HabbertOn,-he, Rankin, stole 1t himself;
the facts about all he got from Miller was his
name, and some raw material which he and
others worked up.
John I. Ford's Opera Company, including
Miss Belle Mackenzie and Miss Marie Bockel
have been playing " The Black Crook " In Baltl-
more and "Enchantment' In the interior Of
Pennsylvania with considerable success.
The duke of Edinburg played first violin In
the orchestra at recent charity concert in AL
bert hail. London.
Mr.. Daily has achieved another success In
1.-THE Royal MILDLY" a musical, spectacular,
comical adaptation of Genee'S ''Seecadet,"
brought out at his elegant theater In New York
bright and sparkling kind which fingers In the
popular ear with pleasing effect. The CO.'S
tunes and accessories were of the most gor-
geouS character, the whole effect being another
TriIlmDh of Mr. n3lyS nppuliarlV orO0l
John Mccullough is playing in New Or
leans: Janauschek is starring in Kansas and
Missouri; John t. Raymond is rushing through
Ohio; Lawrence Barrett is in Boston, and Mag
gle Mitchell Is disporting herself in Missouri.
Edwin Booth is engaged for eight weeks
under Abbey. He will appear for three weeks
at Booths after the close of the ''HumpJy
Dumpty;;" thence to the Park, Boston, three
weeks; thence one week on the New England
circuit, and closing with one week In Brooklyn.
Good bills have drawn crowded houses to
all the Boston theaterS this season. On stormy
evening last week every theater in the city was
crowded. The attractions were Boucicault's
,a1shaughra,un,II Barrett's ..Yoricks Love"
dott" and Haverly's Minstrels.
In San Francisco Clara Morris enters in her
third week at Baldwin's In Alize. The Emile
Melville English Opera Company is at the Bush
Street Theater. Hermann, the Magician, has
closed a tive-weeks' engagement at the stand
ard. Wilhelmj farewellS at the German Thea
ter. ketten gave two plano recitals at Dasha-
way Hall during the week. Comic opera Is
being given at the Ttvoli Garden.
Anna Louise Cary, the only opera singer who
never says spiteful word about her friends,
declares of Alwina Valera that '.such Jolly
good-hearted soul never lived; she is the life Of
the troupe" The grammar Is bad, but the SEN
tment Is pleasing.
-Campanini has celebrated Italian cook to
travel with him, and prepare national dishes
when he wants 'em. He and Del Puente are
both married and their wives accompany them
and read all their letters.
Capital "Blue Fishing" may be had with
'The Pirates of Sandy Hook every evening In
the hall OF the San Francisco MinStrelS, New
York, burleSque on the Pirates OF Penzance.
The New York correspondent of the Cal
cago Tribune finds '' a new Mary Anderson
looming up" from Pittsburg. Her name is
Lillian Spencer, "a pretty, quiet. little lady.
with big blue eyes, and dark hair, who struck
me as being about the size and make up OF
capital soubrette."
In Chicago, Maurice Graus French Opera
week. The "Gafley Slave" having closed very
successful week at this house. The Boston
1heater company wound up week of Drink"
at Mcvickers, last week, and Gus Williams fol-
lows In ''Our German Senator" Frank Aiken
and Genevieve Rodgers were at Hamlin's last
week: "Chanfrau" is the succeeding attraction.
Geo Learock is at the Olympic. Dickie Lingard
follows the WeatnerSby- Goodwin FroliqueS at
iIooley's. Prof. Proctor gives two extra lee
lures on astronomy at Hershey Music Hall this
week.
AT Popes theater, st. Louis, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. j. Florence begin a weeks engagement,
opening in their new play. "Prof epstein: or. A
Million" This work is by the author OF .!The
Mighty Dollar" which Mr.. Florence has made
success.
In Cincinnati Sothern closed at the Grand
Opera House last week; Her Majesty's company
Will give high-priced Italian music this week at
this theater. Collins Union Square Company
was at Pixies until this week. Aldrch and
ParSloe Will be there this week with MY Part
ner."
Mr.. Ole Bull has appeared in new charac-
ter at a reception in Boston-as a lecturer on
The Spanish language, he said, Is
beautiful; the English is stiff like the English
man himself.
An ImprOnlptH Speech.
Ladies and gentlemen" said Colonel Scion.
pulling roll of paper from his jacket, "this
call was entirely unexpected. l am not pre-
pared to speak, and didn't know five minutes
before was called on that was expected to
say anything here, so merely jotted down a
few remarks yesterday which / intended to
make. You must excuse all plumbers, as my
speech is entirely imprOmptu and the manu-
script so poorly written l can hardly read Ii.
Drunkenness is a terrible virtue. l have known
men. after a short career of dissipation, fill a
drunkard's grave before they were three years