Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-09
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Although the dramatic season IL approach
Ing its close &c still holds IA reserve for this
public several important features
-Mz Maurice Grsu Wfli start this week for
Rio de Jareiro RiFh bis opera bouffe company,
and win make professional tour OF o9aa
America
-Bu3 tire Toi11s-. or Al Tge EFT. Is the title
OF 2 new burlrsqus piece to be brought ont by
tbs SAL Francisco minstfeis, In New f0Fk, TINS
week.
The famous wax-woy& CT Madam Tdss lad
OF London, NIL. II Is said, be brought 10 this
country for exhibition in 1883.
-yerdi's nes opera. StH10a b0ccdne=-0, was
bfough7 cut at Milan week ago Tlurs1ay
The dlspatches say, or course. that It Is grlnI
the people were ..orked up to the highest
pitcd Of enthusiasm aud Verdi Was called cut
20 times.
- Lotta began a weeks engagement Mo3diy
at the Che shut Street Opera Hou~s, Phila+el-
phia in ner ft-iIiidr cl1TaCF RS. Jan tQs2nek IS
at the Chestnut - rect I1eteT.
Mr.. Charles White the veteran minstrel,
was the recipient Of a be-.eft at Booths T4ea-
ter on laai Thursday afternoon.
Mime. MC1jesk4'5 London engagement VIII
not be concluded until the opening Of 1882 So,
VIII probaDl. Visit America d1rias tbs ial o.
tn, yeaF.
- Otretff Il success everywhere, especially
st the Bijou Opera Hou-e. \. i. People have
been turned away, owing to the Inability T,
supply seats. Tie peGtOT,a runs smoothly.
the voices are good AID the entire action is
artistic
- Fresh, the Amcr5con. Is now In It's third
month at Abbey = PARK Fheater, and continu Is
TO attract large audiences. Mr.. RAYMOND IS
evidently MADE hi l." He Will appear on
hoCday nlgnt a the National.
The great sens alton fer which Phiadel-
phlans are waitin, with Dated breath is the ap-
pearaI ce OF Miss Anna E Dickinson as Claude
Eel1Otte' Ia BU.Tef'j fduliltr play. which Ntii
occur on Tuesday evening next aG The Chestnut
Street opera HJuoe.
II POetS Fssttrgl Is In preparation, to COM
memorate shakespeare's birth. The enterJato-
ment VIII pro0ao bly, take place at the Academy
or Ill Isic, New I0Ik, on Tue q or ApriI. The
committee In charge OF the affair Is sid to be
comp1sed or number OF the leaders OF society,"
Tue proceeds arc 10 be applied ID the POE ne
MOI al fund.
- Robson and Crane are rehearsng a new
comedy, A. ID. 1890, written for them by ST.
Bradford the author OF or Bachelors. Il will
De produced nest &cEdaY. 81 H0oIeys Thea er
Chicago, where Miss Alicia Il BOSOM Will io!n tss
company. Next season. they Intend to do
Shasespeare's 7,ce,rh NtgIt.
= Next Friday WAL be the fiftieth perform.
ance OF Biiee Tay'0r at TIE Standard Theatsr
New York. The business continues to be largo
and the popularity Of the opera rivals that q
P,nGfOre. \ handsome s0uFtair Is 10 be J>e-
seIted TO every lady ia the AOlse On the Cc "a
siOo.
An immense audience assembled at the
New York Academy Of Music last SUNDAY eve
ming to hear RossInrs Sta5nt Mater sung for the
last time THIS season b. Mr. Maple3ous c,a-
PAM, with Marie kOzs Hiss Carr. S:.aocC4n.
panihi, Sigaor Galassi AID Slgnor M5ltl FOR The
soloistS.
- The Vokeses ere back from England, ana
opened at the Boston Globe Theater Monday
night. RoS;na. the little Witcn who did Sd
much TO make the performance OF this l4mt,g
atracuTe fe" taso ago, Is married and has
retired from the stage, aud nec pace "a taken
bJ an English girl, quite he equal.
"A spectacle called Casa IS ta Spain, said to
have haG 400 performances IN Barcelona, $50 in
Madrid, 80 In Havana AMI III In Mexico. is tote
produced at NIbl9'S Ia New York MAY O. Great
things are expected OK It, and It IS CecIaiad TO
Dc real novelty. Ill new shows are.
Mr.. Henry jarrett, ia reply to the ques-
tton OF reporter CT the Cleveland ohio Lgad,..
who asked, ''What d5as Miss Bernhardt thiuk
Of her receptions given her by curious people
Ike It. She IS ser sitive and doe 3n't like to o.
stared at. She thinks the American peoo,e are
Very irnpudent and Il she were ia any other
country she would cons;der it an insult worthy
OF slap in the face
Eleanor Calhoun, who appeared here not
many months ago, has not been particularly SIC
eessful In her southern tour, and John T. Ford
has called In her company. She seems TO
posses real talent, however Selma FeIter
the LOUISVILLE belle, who began her career WITH
agIe2t pyTotccnnic display recently, also a.
PeaIs TO be humping against snags now AMI
tnep, though her trio is mostly confined ID Cne
her. Ava
1t is generally conceded that SIgnor Brig
noll was the great attraction CT the Emma
Abbott opera season In Boston, TIE veteran
tenor sang at his best and created graat en-.
tbusias,n among lovers OF music. AS a recog-
milton OF his merits II Is proposed 10 Jeader
him grand testimonial concert In Music Hl1
at the close OF his engagement with the ABBOTT
company in May. Some OF the bes. amateur
talent ana the best people IN Boston generally
VIII Take al active pare In the affair.
1t is learned By cable that Il. Gcuno Is
new opera, IL T.'iHu. de Zam1ra, was prod lcei
at the P@ri5 Grand opera House Friday even
Ing, April lst. II was a great SUCCESS Il.
Gouncd himself conducted the opera, and he
was received with ul1ch applause, as we're also
On episodes connected with an embassy Senf by
the Caliph OF COrd0ya 70 Ogledo 70 Claim tribute
or q nun ger o. maldenS exacted after the
battle OF Zarnora.
Mary Anderson appeared this week In
Flckspurg and Memphis. During Holy Week
she will not act. Miss Geneylave Ward. ia
FOrget-A9-N0t, is this week at Haveriys Thea
ter, In chicago. BIZ. Lawrence Barrett was
last week. In Brooklyn, aud he VIII now start
on brief tour Of the west. He sails for Ia.
rope On June !. Nj. W. j. Florence has re-
ceiyed decoration for merit from the King of
Italy. Mr.. ana Mrs. Florence are nov In Rome
MISS ADA CaFendiSh VIII sail for England about
the middle OF April. Mis- Scott SlddoHs al.
peared this week at HaveTly Theater BROOK
Ign. MIR. Steele Mackaye an1 his theatrical
company were last week IL Philadelphia ACTIN
In Won Al Last.
The following are the coming attractions
In New York:-MIle. Bacrharlt VIII co n
Booths Theater on April IS. Mr.. BoaeIcaulr
viii be seen at NlbIO B Miss Lolita viii appelr
az the Park. O.ire'te, with mir. Hoyson hi
catherine Lewis aud tnuir comrades. ts 70 b,
Drought pack TO the Filth Avenue Tneater Nj.
NalacS thinks OF revivtng The Captain OF f,c
Watch and WO0dcock'S L{ttIp Game and he attn
keeps underlined the drama Of TIE World. The
spectacle OF Castles IA Spain VIII sIccaad Mr.
Boucicault at Ntplo,a IL Is possible that Mr.
Joha ). Clarke viii I'LL 4 brief engaoement m
that city before he returas TO England.
A Fact.
Youths Companion.
Come hIther, You madcap darling"