Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-19
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

ietlre 10 his louisiana plantation until autumn.
"A new drama by George Fawcett Rowe
Will DC brought out az the Boston Museum next
Monday evening. II Is OF almosr a tragic char
OF plot
Where's tie Cat2 the new three-act comedy
bei1g played al Mallack's, has not met with
success. and Is not likely TO have run. The
piece Is described as being an elaborate piece
OF Stiffness
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has been obliged
10 cancel her st. Petersburg engagement on
account Gf her mothers fllaess. Both Miss and
Mrs. Kellogg are now az Nice, where they will
remaiu during the cold weather.
Samuel COIyille arrived from Europe Oh
Tuesday with the Ms. properties aud scenery
OF Eicid|t STogof, which Le intends 10 bring
out In New YORK shortly.
BeTnhardt Is 20 write a book OF America
when she returns TO Paris. The chapter on
American Ministers aud American Pie Will be
especially i5iug.-CisCridid leader.
Most OF the combinations are becoming
satisfied that the time has come to do away
with window advertising and paper on the
walls, spending their money In the news
pspefS.
The SoIdene OoeTa Troupe produced O!ics't'
III Indian polls The company Is d good one,
cha give most enjoyable rendition OF this
late musical Success
Mr. Edwin Booth performed a graceful
ri 9ute 20 tue memory OF the late Mr.. Sothern.
Despite snow, Wild, and eoid-m alters very ap
10 affect him seriously IN his professional
VOL -he let the 81 James Hotel at O'Clock
n the morning, Travelled 10 Southampton.
alter del Mr.. SOJaeTuI5 funeral. aud was oack
again IL London II time TO play at the Prin-
cess IEtaitT.
- Robson and Crane. IN -, IrPS GHj Fat
have BEEN doing well In Cincinnati this week.
TIE Rec ECdHq'itIr- Ps-pupr are also there.
-Chas- E. Pearce a lawyer and well known
Of aity has an
against CAas A. Spauldlng, proprietor OF the
olympic TAeater, and j. 81. MapIeson, the opera
manager. for refusing TO sell him certain seats
10 the theater for the opera season next week.
PeaTce alleges he was the first one at the box
Office last Monday morning when tickets were
advertised 10 be sold. aud found tlVe rows OF
seats stricken OF the box sheet, and ne now
proposes TO test the question whether seats In
d theaieT can De disposed OF privately before
publc sale is made. He asks thousand dollars
Canages.
-Nym CriDkle thinks that IL is time to in
vent a new style OF criticism for the school or
acting dependent on millinery, whose para
graphs Shall run something after this fashion:
'She rose gradually, as the acts Wore on, TO
crepe de Chine and point lace, and carried all
hearts with her TO a climax or white satin and
EMBOSSED brocate. Her sorrow. which had an
edgDg OF chenille and pearl embroidered
fringe, was OF that sympathetic kind which
touches all hearts. and none but tue highest
genius could have swayed her audience so COM
"A Youngstown, Ohio, barber has written
drama, In which seven Of the cast commit sui
eide, two are murdered and two hung, the
latter suffering early In the play for If they did
Tot none OF the company would be left to take
part In the execution As yet, the drama Is not
announced for production In our city.
- sarah Bernhardt and company will return
10 Cincinnati next week, and give one perfor-
Isance OF Camille at the Grand opera House
wednesday afternoon.
- Sothern dying was more considerable Of his
friends than when Wei and hearty for he re-
Gdtsted that none of them attend his grave
side saying: People catch such colds standing
about ID graveyaTdS with their hats off,
-Salvini says he is the first actor who mas
tried long season Of bl-nngual performances.
and he thinks he will be the last; 1t certainly
Is the last for him, as the strain Is too great
upon the player.
-Delpit's L. FilS de COrdIie. Is to be known
at the New York Union Square as WOHlanS
LOce. 1t is TO be greatly changed from the
original, as indeed IL should be for American
seDslbiiities, and the last act will be wholly
new. The play is expected to be very interest
Ing, and liz the cast viii be Rose Eytinge and
sara Jewett- II Will be brought out Ia week.
Marie R0ze has created an impression IN
New Orleans, and one editor says she belongs
TO "sOme celestial sphere, and IS much more
lovely than even 1.-The dlylnely beautiful u,
beloved or Zeus himself
The H3nl0n-Lees are coming back TO this
country IN their successful Journey TirOuJd
s,cuzerJand Smta's Tourist are preparing to
bring out the : ime piece, and there Is pros
pecJ OF lawsuit.
English medical men are experimenting
upon favoTite theory OF Wagner5 as TO the
soothing effect or music. ami small bands OF
music are being placed al the disposal of hos
pft2l diFe6OTS q Leeds and enc or TWO places
near London.
A new comedy by r c. Burnand, called
Thf CO!Olte. Is sool 10 be brought out at the
Prince OF Wales Theater q London. BuTnand
Is doing too much, apparently, 10 succeed We.
81 anything.
LES C0ntes GH!fG,aE7. Orenbach's So
called posthumous comic opera. was produced
n few days ago az the Paris opera ComiQue. but
with what result Is not known.
- Gamma. the rather 100 gorgeous adapta-
ton OF Genee'S Nist7a, has not paid at Days,
New y orb, and Needles and Pms was revived this
week as stop-gap until Wool5on Mor5es
School can be made ready. Mr.. Daily has
changed 5000. great deal from what IL was
ana Will put &c upon the stage In handsome
style. IL badly needed alteration, for the L.
bretto was utterly silly.
- Olive Logan contributed about two COL
uInns day 10 the Enquirer OF the most Sugary
Of language about Bernhardt While that actress
bust OF Olive.
- Mr. Bret Harte'5 drama. TIE T,rO AeR o.
SANDY Bur, has been produced III Germany
under the title OF TIE Lost Son
- The Poe memorial, last Friday at Booths.
New YORK, was a success in every sense. Sew
eral thousand dollars viii thus be added to the
fund Tor the proposed monument. Hundreds
OF people were standing through the perform
ance OF many hours, and many others unable
10 set view OF the Stage went away diSap-
pointed.
-Salyint appeared for the first time last
Friday n New York as Macbeth and, as was TO
be expected gave TO the character new and
impressive rendering. which held the audience
spell bound by It's Intensity and sustained
power He was repeatedly called before the
curtain.
- Mary Anderson ts playing 10 large houses
IL Boston this week IN Lore. O,tUette is the
card at the Park there
- Hazel Eirke, il It's second year: TIE WttO,r
EsdOU, Ice Wires, Where's TIE Cat. Cinderella az
School, something new. Fresh TIE Comedian.
and Camille are the attractions lust now In
New York.
AT the standard TheateT In New York to
night the first performance or BIjse Taylor
viii be given.
1t is likely that Mr.. Edgar Fawcetts latest
hun Orous play, Sires and Sirens which failed,
apparently, in Boston, Will De reproduced be-
lore long In New York at the BiIou opera
House. lt has been In large measure re-