Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-05
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC
THE NEW PLAYS.


THE NEW PLAYS.
New York has hardly made up it, mind 70
Aodrans new opera Of The Great Moua: or.
1he hssaks Chaymer, produced on Monday
1sgnt; put Is evident that it is not a. good az
Oesuette and The Mascons. Mis- Riancbs Cnan 10
man and George Denham, of this citv are fara r
10y mentioned in the cast, which Is small. The
se"efy ana dresses are said to be magnificent.
Inc new play of Esn.eralda. by Mrs. Bur-
ness, OF this city, was brought out at the Madi-
eon square Theater Monday night, in New
rork and is very generally commended. The
nj. Times says: 1.-THE play as a whole-with
Hs suodued realism, bright Characterization.
agfeeaoie features of humOr and thorough gen
oinehess In It's sentiments inherently good
~ork, and very charming and interesting
one 1t Is love play with the scenes laid in
north Carolina and Paris.
- Lotta's new play of Bob is said by the Phil
adeiphia Times to be so much like her other
plays as really to be no novelty.
There seems to be no lack of popular ap-
probation of Patience at the Standard Theater.
New York. The house has been completely
hlled every evening. and there is every indlca-
ton that this most charming and amusing of
Glbert's and Suliivan's composition will con-
tinue TO attract the best class Of theater-goers
Tor some time to come.
John Mccullough plays six weeks at the
Fifth Avenue, New York commencing Novem-
Der IA. and during the engagement will produce
for tine first time new version of lack Catie by
the Hon. Lewis Wngfed of London. The bat
Tie scenes are said to be wonderfully realistic.
- SardOu's DicoreOns will be produced at the
Chestnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, next
week. Like The Princes Of Bdgdad, it has not yet
been seen in this country, although it has become
well known in Europe.
- The Emma Abbott Company. at Ithaca last
week announced that they would sing any one
OF twenty-fOur operas that should receive the
most votes from those buying tickets up to noon.
Martha. of course. was chosen. 1.-The Last Rose
OF Summer" will fetch them" every time.
Lolita has just concluded one of the most
successful engagements ever known i'm Philadel-
ph'a, at the Chestnut Street Opera House. She
VIII be succeeded there on Monday next by the
Abbott troupe, who open in Fra Didrolo.
Mr.. Augustin Daily has the ability to recog-
nize failure. He has not attempted to force
Royal Youth upon public notice. The play,
under favorable circumstances could not succeed
in New York; it was poorly acted and under
stood by Mr. Days company; it has been. there
fore, removed from the stage. Frou-Frou
Will take its place for the present. This favorte
play is, on the whole well presented and will
make good stop-gap until the new play from
the German, The Passing Regiment, is ready for
production.
-Nym Crinkle epitomizes Janauschek in this
way: 'She is greatest in dramatic bas relief,
those grand old mythical plays which were
written like the Elgin marbles, to be looked
on one side from safe distance and not be an
tOmiZed or scrutiniZed with a microscope. As
'Brunhilde' she swept us with the old Teutonic
power out Of the actual entirely and into the
ideal. As Lady Macbeth she gave a new and
sturdy vibration to that valiant mettle which
was mt to bring forth men children only. As
Medea she realized the vital Greek conception
OF action and of beauty. As Lady Deadlock she
reminded me Of BOadicea In q bOudOir."
"A young English actress, Miss Enid Leslie.
has just come to New York. She is said to have
been tenderly nurtured under the influence of
modern art culture"-whatever that may mean
In acting. Is Miss Leslie an aesthetic?
- Mr.. Tony Pastors new theater in 18th
street, New York, is the only house now there
in which one may see good entertainment OF
the old fashioned variety" style.
- Sig Rossi's OAeDo is great performances
noble in conception, and wrought out on the
whole with an extraordinary fidelity, drectness
and consistency. 1t hardly seems to be Shake
speare's OtheaO wholly; there is at times too |
much Of the untamed savage in him. and his |
in the earlier scenes is much too |
sensuous His idea of the character is of low |
Ing. trusting nature, slow to suspect, but when |
once aroused incapable of clear thought or fair |
treatment, or any motive but the expiration of |
the fault ROSsi is now at Booths, but will |
eOOn appear at FOrd's here. Charlotte Cush- |
man used to say that ROssi's Hamlet was the |
greatest she had ever seen.
- The Philadelphia Times says:-"There has
been great deal of kindly effort on the part of |
The critics to point out to Mr.. Steele Mackaye
how Fools E,rand could be improved Many
Of the suggestions are sound enough and no
less sound because the most of them must have
been obvious to Mr.. Mackaye himself; but even
n he should adopt them all he could not save
the play. The essential fault of A Fools
Errdnd is inherent and ineradicable. The very
hrst suggestion is that the political dialogue
should be cut out. But the political dialogue is
necessary to explain the relation of the charac-
ters."
Mccullough was this week in Cincinnati
will be in Philadelphia next week.
The Vokes family are there this week-Sheri-
dan is in San FranciscO.-Janauschek is in |
New York.
Stephen Fiske remarks of Patti in the
Spirit: The best thing yet said about the Patti
expedition is that she wants to sing at the Stock
because she hears that the seats sell
Tor $4,000 each there. But the ImpecuniOus |
Club need not be in despair about Patti Some |
seats will be S10 no doubt; but others will sell |
for g. 50, 50 and 81. 1t is always worth so to |
hear Patti sing. There never was before there |
never will I've again. singer like her-barring |
1t bird, as Sir Boyle Roche would saw Do |
not believe the scandal that she has lost. or |
weakened. or wearied her voice. She is still |
young-fOr prima dOnna-and she sings more |
divinely than when We rescued her. a little girl |
from Maurice Strakosch's artistic tyranny
Miss Annie Louise Cary, supporte d by the |
famous Temple Quartette of Boston, with Mr.. |
Carlisle Peterslea as piano sOlOlst and musical |
director, Will give one grand concert at Lin |
coin Hall on the evening of November 18th.
Miss Cary has already retired from the operate |
stage, and in the series of concerts now given |
In this tour she bids farewell to the American |
public. There will be but one appearance in |
which will be Miss Cary's last in |
our city The program is excellent. Miss Cary |
will sing. among other selections, Gluck's |
famous oh: I've lost my Eurydice," and Mars |
tons beautifully pathetics song Douglas tender |
and true" The quartette win render the ere |
cordare" by Beethoven, and Mr.. Petersilea will |
perform Rubinstein's Concert Etude'' and
HenSett's '.Dank mach Sturn