Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-22
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

- Miss Fanny Davenport during the present
season is reported to be playing to large busi-
ness This week she is at the Globe Theater.
Boston.
- In leaving her carriage at the Globe Thea
ter, Boston, one evening last week, Miss Clara
Louise Kellogg fell and sprained one of her
ankles Tnough suffering pain, she went on
the stage and sang rather than dsappoint the
audience.
1t is intimated that the brothers Strakosch
are in treaty for one of the theaters in Paris,
and, IL successful that they intend to give Ital-
Ian opera there next season, relinqushing all
operate ventures In America.
Miss Blanche Roosevelt will make her first
appearance in concert since her return to this
cou ntry at Chickering Hall, N. Y, Saturday
evening, November s.
Mr.. Theodore Thomas has been actively en-
gagged In Boston in rehearsng Berilozs Romeo
and Juliet music with orchestra and a large
chorus
The most interesting theatrical event of the
week in New York was the first appearance at
the Germana Theater of the great German actor,
Friedrich Haase. His opening play was Norcisz
Nine. Pauline Canissa, who has won many
triumphs on the operate stage intends to re-
turn this season, and may be expected to ap-
pear soon. At the burning of MOrrell's storage
warehouse in New York Nine CaDissa lost
among number of valuable articles the scores
of 63 operas
- The Professor at the Madison Square Thea
ter, Ny, has entered on it's sixth month The
new play EsnerGldd. by Mrs. Burnett. of Wash
1ngtOn. will be produced during the latter part
OF October.
= Mrs W. Henderson. the wife of Manager
Henderson. sailed for Europe on the City of Ber-
lid, and will endeavOr to produce her play
Almost Life in London.
Arna f,ir
Is attracting large numbers of visitors Ar
buckles Ninth Regiment band give excellent
concerts every afternoon and evening, during
which some of the best soloists in the city. in
Guiding the conductor himself may be heard.
Nine. Janauschek will begin her engage
ment at the Union Square Theater on Monday
October "A, as Lady DedlOck" and :sHortense"
In Bleak House She has entirely new COM
pany this season. including Miss Story, of WASH
Ington, and expects to do some good work
with it.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes, the well-known Eng
lsh war correspondent, will lecture in the prin-
cipal cities of the south, beginning in Charles
ton, SC, about the oath of October He will
then go to New Orleans, stopping at the princi-
pal cities en- route.
AT Harrigan and Harris. NY, The Major
Is now closing his second month to a larger ad-
vance sale of seats than during the first week
from the pen of MIR. Braham is being introduced
from time to time.
While the Mdscohe at the Bijou Opera House
has gladdened the hearts of the management by
Its success the arrangements are such that it
must give way to Audran's Snake Cha,mer,
which has now been in rehearsal for number of
weeks and Will be produced about the end of
the present month.
-SignOr ROssi, the great italian tragedian,
a first in
the 31st of October at Booths theater During
his first week he will appear as 'sOthello."
"Hamlet" and Romeo He is now PLAYING at
the Globe Theater. Boston, with great success
He is underlined for Ford's here
-SgnOr Campann and his wife have arrived
In New York, and were greeted by large num-
Der of their friends. The tenor's entire morning
and evening We're occupied receiving callers and
In reading messages of cOngratulatiOn on his
safe arrival Among those who called to eX-
change greetings with him was Postmaster Gen
eral James.
Mr. MaplesOns season of thirty nights be-
gan Monday evening at the Academy of Music.
New York. Mr.. Mapleson has selected a grand
opera with which to start on his enterprise. and
Will welcome his patrons with performance of
Wagners LOhe3.grds. Miss Minnie Hauk after
m absence of three years will sing the role of
" Elsa. in which she has won favorable COM
mendation both in England and in Germany
Mile. Minnie Hauk was married shortly be-
fore her departure for this country. She is now
the wife of Chevalier Ernst de Hesse-Wartecr.
the authOr of the successful book on North
America NJ de Hesse-Wartegg is about to
publish volume on TuHiS
- The extraordinary success which Miss En-
ma Thursby has met with abroad has been duly
reported in this country, but nobody has had
any idea of the enthusiasm which she has Gre
afed everywhere she has sung. letter from
her sister to her old singing teacher Signor
Erranl- gives some notion of the reception she
met with IN Bergen, Norway, the home Of Ole
Bull and OF Edmond Grieg the composer
- The New York Times says that Mr. Faw-
eett's weak and vulgar libel upon American life
will be removed from the stage of DAYS theater
at the end of this week. Americans abroad
Is a mistake in a wrong direction, and Mr. Faw-
cett who has talent and who may yet write a
valuable social comedy, should look upon it as
useful experiment and lesson.
- Alexandra Dumas latest DRAMA The
Princess Of Bdgdad was performed through
out this week at the Chestnut Street Theater
Philadelphia. Miss Lille Glover filed the chief
part in it, The drama was in a popular sense
entirely successful-a success that could hardly
have been looked forward to with confidence
- The Emma Abbott Opera Company have
closed their engagement in New York Their
representations have been witnessed by large
auHcicts ana yet the crltlcS nave aSSalieu them
from every quarter.
- Those popular and excellent comedians
Robson and Crane, appeared at the Fifth-Avenue
Theater and played during this week Our Bach
dors- This will be succeeded next week by
their Encouragement of Shakespeare's TtoelfM
Night
Miss Emma Howson whose performance of
the Hoscotte was one of the events of the last
season. has been singing in Madame .Fdcart in
Philadelphia. Miss Howson had the misfortune
TO be substituted. without notice. i'm the place
OF another artist and at first did not receive the
praise she always deserves
The first circular of the New York Chorus
Society, Of which Mr. Theodore Thomas is the
conductor, is just issued. The society will give
four public performances during the season.
VIZ. two afternoon rehearsals and two evening
concerts at Steinway Hall. The number of sub
scription tickets is limited to LOO
j 5 Clarke and Wanack's Comedy Compa-
ny have both been doing well in Toronto. which.
oy the way, is one of the best theatrical towns
Canada NO'A>N