Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-04
MUSICAL. AND DRAMATIC.


- stephens and Solomon, the English authors
OF Bi,lee Taylor, have finished q new opera
said, of course TO be even better than its prede-
cessor.
"A. c. Guuter has written q new play for
Brooks and Dickson, with scenes In New York
and Havana Rose Coghlan has signed with
Brooss and Dickson as star for three years
John Stetson pays $4,000 for bis lease Of
Booths Theater, Ne n York, for next season.
lie opens september l. The Standard opens
August 2, with Barney Macaulay, for one
month.
A new poet!cal romantic drama, entitled
The S7eodO1r orne S1rord, written by Mr.. Robert
Buchanan, ives produced on Monday at the
Theater Royal Brighton. The scene OF the story
Is laid IN France
-Rice's Surprise Party were at the Philadel-
pr \ opera House this week. with Ha'cdthd,
Rerels and other favoTite pieces. They viii
close the season at this theater.
The audience at the Gerster concerts In
Philadelphia was even lighter than that OF
Thursday night. The performance called for
10 special comment. Just tie reverse heIc. In
New York to-day she took her farewell.
-7he Mascot has proved an unn' dgated fall
ure This was not due to the opera which Is
simply commonplace, so much as to the I'M
uftigated badness OF the per ,ormanc2. The
company was about the worst o. modern times
The Japanese play houses have revolving
stages, SO arranged that one scene Is being set
while the Other IS being acted. and when wante3
l. SIMPLY wheeled round 10 place. There Is talk
OF introducing It into several European thea
tiers, spd American managers are also slid to
be locking If over.
Mr.. wins new play, which Modjeska has
produced IN London, IS described as a gloomy
and narrowing tragedy.
Curtis has sold a fourth interest In SAM
Or PoseIl for s. eco The play has been booked
fer all the principal cities for next season, and
yet IL failed IN Washington.
Eugene Weatheral Is one Of the shrewdest
operate managers 10 the country. He believes
that opera can be popularized by giving good
music by good people at popular prices. Last
season Emma Abbott, his Wife. made over
S50,GCO-
- John Rogers, Miss Minnie Palmers man
ager, has a contract with the lady which pro-
hibits her marriage for five years. under a
penalty OF IS eco.
A copyright has just been Issued to W. F.
. g. Shalks, late City editor OF the New York
tribune on a comic opera called 4 Prince
-AstIdg, or the Highland Ligit, which is re-
Geiying a good deal OF preliminary praise.
withheld but Is thought to be an actress The
scene Is laid on the beach of the highlands of
Nayesink, near Long Branch.
Mile. Bernhardt Ia to undertake a. ong
European toU" with Mr.. NJ. L. Mayer, OF Lon
don. and fl she makes money enough she
II, Oh the contrary, she plays again IN Paris,
she Is bound 10 the Vaudeville for three years
10 play first Oh all the Dame G,te CtfnettaS:
ana then 10 create TWO roles, one IN piece Of
Sardou. AT the vaudeville she would receive
1,ooof. q night. But If Sarah appears at the
VsGd5 Vile she VIII have to pay I00,000f. dam
ages TO the Coincide Franchise.
1t Is QUITE evident from the summary ter
mlnation OF castles iva Spain at Nibo's last
week that the kiralfys have surfe.ted the peo-
pie with spectacle, and that that character of
amusement is doomed for the present. Our
people have exacting tastes nowadays, and
crave novelty. Spectacle, though glittering
and gorgeous, and provender still for certain
minds, has satiated the great popular appetite.
and we venture that some years Will elapse be-
fore responsible managers VIII take hold Of 1t
with that faith which characterized its advent
some ffteen years slnce.-Ne'r YOTk Mirror.
-Slgnor Campanini, the distinguished tai
Ian tenor, who has sailed for Europe not with
standing the fact that Colonel Mapleson tele-
graphed TO him from London asking him to
appear n HeTStQfe,e and other of his great
parts, he Will not sing In the British metropolis
or In England at al this year. Campan1ni Will
go direct 10 his farm at Parma where he Will
remain I'LL about october l, taking a much
needed rest after his long professional engage
men1s in this country. During his stay In
Parma he will take no other part Ia publlc per-
foImaLces except TO sing, as is his custom an
nually, On one or two occasions for the benefit
OF local Charities. About october l he Will
begin The creation of the part OF Nero" In
BollOS new opera, Ne1OAe, which it Is expected
will be brought out In La Scala, at Milan, about
January =
While Bernhardt was in the United States
she played l62 times, Camille being given sc
times and frOu F7Ou Al. The aggregate re
ceipts are announced as siI6 ,2I7, the average
being s. s63. BerIhardt received, according 10
contract, $751; ,4S0, and Abbey retained the re
naiLGeT, his prot1ts being 40 less than SIPS 900.
WHEN Rachei visited this country several years
ago, he's average nightly income for 100 per
iolh4aLceo was $500, result which WAS con-
siCeTtd phenomenal.