Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-10
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

THE FOOLS ERRAND-THE observation-disclosures
o LONDON-LOrrAs Success, ETC.
- Fanny Davenport will be at the National
next week.
Mr. Frank Mordaunt opens on Monday
night at Ford's in the Oh ShipDsd,e.
- Salvini, so Chizzola says, will return to
America next season.
= Janauschek will shortly appear at the
Chestnut Street Opera House. Philadelphia.
= Robson and Crane, in SgeaTps and Flats,
will be at Philadelphia holiday week.
Joseph Jefferson returns to the east
December u He will play The R;uaLs and Rip
= Philadelphia had Italian opera, an Italian
actor (Rossi). and an Italian drama at differ
ent theaters this week.
- Edwin Booth has been playing to large
h"uses this week in Boston He appears this
evening in Mic5eth.
- The vokes family have been doing the
Beles Of the Kitchen this week In Boston,
- Tbe Jo'V1a1list. A. G. Gunter's play. which
F. L. Gardner's company brought out in Chi
eago Monday night is supposed to be a new
version OF a piece by the same author. entitled
Ou' Reporter. which was produced in San Fran
cisco. several years ago. without much success.
- Mr. Dion Boucicanlt is playing a farewell
engagement in Dublin. He sails from Queens
town the last of this week the first of next,
and will begin his engagement at the Museum,
BOSTON, on SATURDAY evening S4th INST
- Nile Sarah Bernnardt has a series of
brilliant triumphs i'm Vienna London CORE
spondents declare that her acting was received
with te,npestuous applause. and her visit to the
Austrian capitol seems to have been one pro-
longed fete.
- The American right to lie Petit Jacques, NJ.
Busnaeh's new play. founded on Jules Clareties
novel, and produced with great success at the
Paris Ambicu about fortnight ago. has been
purchased by Manager Eugene TOmpkns, of the
Boston Theater.
- Mile. Rh9a who closed successful en-
gagement in New York, played this week on the
New England circuit. and will appear at the
Globe. Boston, on the 18th instant. Her en-
ga@emcnt is for one week only and she will
play 'Adrienne Lecouvreur' and Camille"
of Sydney Grundys new play, Dust, re-
Gently produced i'm the Royalty the LOndOn
Telegraph observes that ''the motive of his work
is thin. his incidents wearsome his characteri-
ZatiOn weak his plot fe eble his humOr attenu-
atcd. his comedy childish and his farce noisy"
The piece is said to be popular success, never
theiess.
Lolita. who has concluded the most success
full engagement she ever played in Boston, and
whose performances have drawn more money to
the Park Theater than any other star or combi-
nation ever drew in any four consecutive weeks
since the house was opened. began New Eng
land tour this week. Her new play. Bob, has
proved to be the best i'm her repertOry.
Agnes Ethel (Mrs- Frank Tracy returned to
the stage to once more play FiOu- FrOu at the
Poe memorial benefit in the Union Square Thea
ter last Thursday afternoon Joseph Jefferson
appeared as "Goghtly." in Lend lie F5oe Shil-
Ehgs. and John Mccullough, Mr.. and Mrs.
Florence and others appeared.
"A Fools ErrGad Judge Tourgee and Steele
Maekaye's new play, met with much success at
Haverly's in Chicago last week. Alfred New
ton Field, of Clyde o.. has arisen to claim that
he and he alone had the right to dramatic
Judge Tourgees story; but he gets cold comfort
from the author and dramatist.
Some one SAYS: .'When Catherine Lewis is
encored in OliUette she comes back and kicks off.
another slipper. When Emma Abbott is recalled
in the same part she sings THY viii be Done
The two singers remind one of each other they
are so different
- The BOnofrndn. Lewis Wingfelds new play
based on incidents in the life of Jack Cade will
be brought out by John Mccullough at the Fifth
Avenue Theater, New York. the 18th inst.
One Ofthe society young men who assisted
IN drawing PATHS carriage from the theater to
the hotel, in Brooklyn, the other night, re-
marked: 1T was worth the money, sOr be
jaSers; twenty -fve cents, sOr. is none too much
ather waitin two OF thray oors in the coOd'
- Broken Hearts is to be revived. with as
much Of the original east as can be collected
Together. at the Savoy Theater London under
the immediate superintendent of w. s. Gilbert
Willie Winter has just published the lives of
Joe Jefferson his son. his father his grand
father and his ereat-grandtather '.WelI here's
your good health and your family's and may
they all live long and prosper
- The young lady attendants at the Court
Theater. London, are now clad in yellow
waist-coat navy blue swallow-taled dress coat,
street collar, and black silk evening tie.
- Emma Abbott in Detroit this week
She did an immense business in Cincinnati last
week, though the papers complain that the
company deceived the public on SATURDAY.
nght-AbbOtt not appearing.
The Acme opera troupe, with Hess rs
manager. were in Cincinnati this week playing
the Mdscote- Little Addie Randall pleasantly
remembered in Washington. plays :.Bettina.'
she must have improved, for the papers speak
well of her.
- The Lights o. Loalion brought out on
Monday night at the Union Square Theater.
New York. is melo-drana OF five acts and
eleven scenes. and although it was am. before
the curtain fell. the play was pronounced a sue
cess IL II drama of low life i'm London and
There Is hardly scene in it that has not been
presented IN one shape or another for years;
but the dialogue is pronounced bright. the
scenery brilliant and the acting is of course
good Miss Sara Jewett (once a Washington
lan) Is the leading lady and shows her talents
to excellent advantage.
- Gerster opened again this week in T,-GDiGta
Tn Philadelphia to an overlooking house at the
Academy Of Music She was showered with
flowers. She was better supported than when
she appeared here last week
- Patti moves southwark December Goth.
Henry t. Abbey. who is making a triumph out
OF the Patti tOur-matters had a very bad look
before ne took holds young man. hardly
more than thirty years of age yet he is one of
the most daring and successful of managers 1t
was Abbey VINO conceived and carried out the
Bernhardt sensation. He now controls thcaters
In New York and Boston, and is the manager
among other enterprises. OF Edwin Booth. Lolita
Graus French Opera Company and the Hanlon-
Lees.
The Indianapolis Saturday Herald drops like
Siias Negg. into this timely bit OF verse;
plumber went forth 10 plumb
70 hingly palace by the way.
And when his half days work was done