Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-23
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Hopoon aDu Crane are IN chicago In a. u.
1901.
Miss Fanny Davenport is announced at the
Grand Opera House, N. T., In PiqtGe on the I'd
OF May.
Patti Is said to be coIning money, and
therefore will not visit America, as has been
announced.
Maggie Mitchell has brought out her new
play, Little Mother, written by Mr.. George Full
Mr.. John Mccullough VIII begin his LA
don seascn at the Drury Lane Theater on the
25th inst.
The S7.dughraua Is said by Mr.. Bouc'cault
70 have been played TO s, 500, 600 since it was
Lolita is announced to appear at Aooey's
Park, ". Y, Theater until further notice. She
has drawn large audiences.
Thirty French lancer5 appears on horse
back In a new play entitled Branded, at the
Princess Theater. London
Mr.. W. j. Florence writes that he has
secured four new plays, and will sail for New
York fn July 20 arrange for his naKt Sc .son.
- Mr.. w. E. Sheridan last week played to
good business Ia St Louis. his repertoire con-
sisti1g OF Louis III, A11'b.e Heart and Richard
III.
Smith 6 Mestayers Tourists opened last
week az BlldwlG's Tseater, San Francisco, and
are said 10 have made htt. the receipts Of the
1rst night being over 81 ,6l0
vellous scenic effects and startling situations Is
filling the house to Overlooking. The play mas
become part OF the town gossip.
Mr.. George Glyler. having received from
Mrs. Barney Williams the drama OF the C)nnie
SOO0ah, will revive It for the season of ISL and
1892. Mr.. George Clarke who Is now playing at
the Madison Square Theater. New York. VIII
sustain the late Mr.. Williams part OF "Corney
AcGrath," the jolly pedler, With all his original
songs, dances, jigs, &c.
Manager Hess, OF the Acme Onvette Com
psny. says that 10 an experience OF twenty
years he has never done a more prosperous
business In holy Week than during that which
has just passed In New York. Similar state
ments are made BY the other managers OF that
city.
La AascOtte, Audran's comic opera, will be
put on the boards OF the Bijou opera H,use
New York, at an early day. 1t Is said I'd oo as
sprightly as any Of Its successful predecessors
OF the same school.
The anniversary OF NJ essrs. Abbey & s ;hoef-
he's Boston Park Theater was celebrated n that
city on Wednesday. the i45h Instant. Daring
the year twenty-five combinations have pIlye1
In the house.
Mrs Leila G. Lowerre, Mms. Teresa Car
reno, Signor TaglIapietra, the New York Phil
harmonic Club and Nc. George w. Colby will
appear at the Baltimore Academy of Music In
q charity concert TO be given by the Arundel
Club, Of that city. on the goth OF April.
A Paris journal announces that Mrs o.
good is engaged TO sing at the Worcester testt-
val. after which she Will share with Aloini the
soprano duties OF the Norwich musical festival,
which begins october IL and ends on the 18th.
She will then leave England for New York.
Mrs. Charles E. Leland has leased the Al.
bany opera House for two years MIS-. Lelan1
has had dramatic education and much stage
experience. IL Is announced that the Interior
OF the house Is to be reaFranged. the latest
Improvements In stage mechanism are to be
reproduced and new scenery prepared.
Madame Janauschek Will follow Miss Fanny
Davenport at the Park Theatsr. Boston, On the
18th inst.
-slgnor salvinrs farewell representations
before his departure for Europe will take place
at the Academy of Music New York, on Mon-
day, Wednesday AID Friday evenings, May 8,
IL and ID. With matinee On Saturday. H
VIII appear In Othello, The Gladiator and A1c-
beth.
Miss Emma Juch. pupil OF Mme. Muria-
Cell. who recently sang In concert In this city,
has been rendered five years engagement by
Colonel MapleSon for Her Majestys opera In
London. and Will mako her debut either Ia
Robert te DiooIe or Les H'agetsn0ts. She VIII be
the recipient OF testimonial concert at Stein
way Hall, New York, on Tuesday evening,
April 26.
The last grand concert OF the famous
pianist, Rafael Joseny, took place at the Acad-
envy OF Music, New York, on Wednesday even
ing. He had the as istance OF 100 instrument
alists from the Philharmonic orchestra, under
the leadership OF Theodore Thoma'.
Miss Blanche Roosevelt will make her fare
well appearance at the matinee concert at
Steinway Hall, New York. on the 3oth of April.
She leaves for Europe on the 4Jh OF May.
The last six performances of Felicia at the
Union Square Theater, New York, will be given
this week. Camille will be given for the las.
time this evening. The play next week /;
RIgnoade, an adaptation from the French OF
Dumas.
Mary Anderson opens 10 Cincinnati on
Monday night. sac has been doing well 10 the
southwest.
Nat Goodwin has completely reorganizei
his vaudeville company, and one of his pieces
has been rewritten, reconstructed and re-
christened Lore at school, or GoOitrtu's Var
ecOrks. Nat now appears In five different char
acterS-a German professor, an Italian organ
grinder, young Fifth AVenoodle. speaking
doll, and BOO Crumps;" gives all hts imita-
tons, and sings the ne vest songs from O,tpette
and Biliee Taylor
-Geneyieve Ward, In Forget Ne Not, closes
very successful engagement In Cincinnati
tonight. In Chicago the play did not seen to
attract.
The Money Market, which failed at Ford's
here last week, did good business In Philadel-
phia this week at the Chestnut and Is succeeded
on Monday oy the FokeS-
-Hoey Hardie's Child OF the State Conbi
nation closes its season May IS. George Hoey
Is working on a new play, which Will be pre-.
sented In conjunction with Child or the state
by reconstructed dramatic organization next
season.
of BernhardtS financial status the Dra-
matte NelcS observes:-S!nce her arrival here
Bernhardt has been banking with the Credit
Foncier, down Broadway. From the tirst night
OF her opening at Booths do n TO last week
her deposits there have been somewhat more
than $l5O, coo. She has been making very heavy
drafts On the fund. though. Quite q large sum
has, az one time and another, been sent TO Paris
In exchange OF 10000, Is 900 and 25 600 francs
to person who should be her father, by the
name he bears. Unlike poor Rachel, however
Bernhardt has no other relative to prey up On
her. The swarm OF brothers and sisters who
were always gnawing at Racher5 cake do not
exist TO E1oole at the new Adrienne'S. Another
source OF expense TO Bernhardt Is her villa at
Hayre, that charming den she Tetires TO sulk In
when Paris dlsagreeS with her. She Is making
extensive and costly additions to 1t, and the
drafts the architect makes upon her are by no
means modest ones. She Is probably cashIng up
her fine at the Franchise, too as she is known
10 have made up her mind to do so In order to
Insure herself a Partisan future when America
wearieS OF her. But all OF these together do
not damage the general account much; 15O, 900
francs is lumpOt fortune which will stand
good deal OF sllcing before IL percepubly loses
bulk.
-Andrau's latest comic opera, T.eE Mascot
was brought out at the Boston Gaiety theater