Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-01
NJ CSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

ne dramatic ana musical season OF 1880 u
has thus far been a successful one In the lead
ing elites In New York, Boston, Philadelphia
And Chicago. II has been a most protlta Bile le
In CtnciHuaIi, iltifaore and some or the wes,-
eTn cities IL has BS,en one of sTurtS buG on the
average better than last year. Both IneaterI
here nave Rad Unusually good atuac Ions this
Week with R0o,On and Crane In SisdrDs AMI
Atdes at the National aud the &; Ip'aOr az Ford &
Next week kase CttXiOn appears at the for .ner
anu hoey's CItiid Of Sale viii be performed al
sne latter. They nave hal large Audiences In
ether cities
- IN New York E-adles oI.f Pins a. Days
AnDsDfy DamSig al N,Olo's, Mary And rs N at
ehe Filth Avenue, Barrett &C the Park Nv TER
cid Inc at the Standard Uncle TOMS Cabin al
booth'5. Forget NJ NOt-a decided success at
Maiiack s,-Oiretts at the Bllou. Btt.s ia th-
woods at HayeTlya and 6nOLner Uacte TJns's
Clths at the Academy, have been the attrac-
MONS TINS week and Will continue for The lno5t
part next week.
In Boston, the GoUaor, at the Museum, En-
snantDsent at the Globe, Maggie Mitchell at the
faTk, the kiralfy spectacle, and the Tourists
nave been playing thiS week. On Monday Sal
Wind opens al tne Globe aid Theodore rhOnla
Aas q oOhcert The BernhardJ Art Exhibition
h afso there, and the staid DIag Advertiser
surprises people by speaking Of Its hign points
OF exceileLce."
M. Aooey and Mr.. Samuel Colv,lle have
entered Into a partnership to produce, at
Booths Tneaser, New York. a version OF the
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Atctaei Sg-OJ0g.
- Business in the alnuseme ut line has taken
tumble all over the couatry. There are en-
tlrely too maay companies on the road, and
ehey are giving up the ghOst-at the rate OF, a.
least Two daily.
- Jefferson Will not appear at the Fifth Az
enue, New York, this season, as was contem-
plated. After St. Louis he goes at once 10 his
Louisiana plantation. Next year he Will be gin
MS tour At the Filth Avenue TneaIer New
YORK, in all probability.
Mr.. Coghlan'S new adaptation Of Ls Roman
Sun Jea1se EOn,Dss PIuDre has been produced
II the st. James Theatre, London. He calls
II GOOD Fortune.
Clara Norris Is to begin series OF matinee
performances at the Union Square Theatre
New York, on January 4. Her first imitation
VIII be OF Miss Mutton
There is no doubt that Mrs. Seguin has left
the Abbott Opera troupe. There are two sides
20 the story, one or salary and the other about
the new husband. Mrs. Se,uin- Wallace, how
ever is liable undsr contract, II Is alleged for
thlS and another season.
- George K. Goodwin, the manager of the
Walnut street Theater, Philadelphia, thinks
seriously OF engaging a STOCK company for his
house next season. Before many years it Is
safe 70 predict that the leading Lneater5 In every
Hrst-claSS City IN the country will nave good
stock company, ana the combinations Will cave
TO be Content with the inferior houses unless
they are unusually strong. As IL is now aOolt
half the managers OF the country are wording
for railroads and hotels laStead OF FOR them.
selves.
- Tie F0yGgers OF Southern Seas, now run
ming at the Boston Theater. has already been
witnessed by rs, 100 people and as the end of
the career OF The rOglgeTs approaches there
are Indications that the capacity o.; this thea
Ter will Often be taxed TO accommodate The
tnr0ngS who desire TO see the famous Verne
spectacle. IL will be produced at the Chestnut
Street opera House, Philadelphia, on Monday.
1t has been stated thai Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
aal, the accomplished English actor and &C
tress intend TO visit this country next season.
II now appears that they are negotiating with
AI. Hayerly 10 bagin their eng ageMenu next Sep
tember at the Filth Avenue Tnealer NsW
YORK, not as ''starS," buI as leading members
OF a nne comedy organization, which viii in
elude many or the aDeSt actors OF London,
among others Mr. John Hare and Mr.. John
Clayton.
- Salaries don't fuctUabe much. Tney have
remained at about the same point 8 nee the
stock plan was forsaken In favor OF the system
OF combinations. A leading man gets anywhere
lesser amount w. E. Sheridan, James O'NeilI,
Joseph Whiting ana Charles Th)rne GET the
biggest Pluma They are known as ''stock
stars s'o, Tnose who get from Sl5 TO $3.50 week
ID Buckley, Edward Collier, Fred Warde. VII
ham Harris and Leslie GosSin. In exceptional!
cases some OF these have received larger sums
but not often. Next in order to the leading
man comes the leading juvenile. II very good
IN his particular line OF business, ne gets {15
but usually he Is satisfied with $40 TO sos.
walking gentlemen come In for SIS 10 s35; Old
men, $40 to f65; character men. $35 to $,5; low
comedians, $40 TO 500; 'rcSponsO;es, SIS 10 SIS
Leading ladies receive from $50 10 500; Juvenile
ladies, $40 TO goo; walking ladies', sa5 70 So:
character women, S35 TO $50; soubreLtes, $50 TO
SIS; old women. $50 to Sos.
= The Strako5ch Hess troupe opened at C1a.
c1nnac Monday night at Pixies In Aid1. They
have been doing large business Lotta is a:
the Grand. and the local papers say that they
hope she VIII PUT an end to the bad business OF
this season.
The splendid Wintergarten at Berlin was
lately opened by concert In which Siyn,r
Padilla and his wife, Nine. Desiree- Art6t zone
OF the acknowledged favorites OF Germ any,
where she spends most OF her umal took part,
Both artists were also present az the last
GeWandhauS concert ar Leipzig. At this very
concert Sarasate appeared likewise, and the
enthusiasm produced by this wonderful player
was almost ooundleSS-
Nice Will soon posses large concert room
on the boulevard de La Buna. The capital for
It's erection has already been subscribed. The
French as well as the Italian Opera have begun
their performances Minnie Hauk Will u AXE
her appearance on the former stage On the LIST
OF January and slug in Ajgnon, which opera
viii be followed by Carmen.
Lulu Ly ltOu mas put the manuscript OF an
Enacted play BY his father into the hands OF
HOllingshead, the London manager, for Its
simultaneous production In that city and New
1orK. IL was LETT ready for presentation by the
author. almost bis last literary LABOR being
that OF finishing 1t up. The plot like Ben
JOnson's The Case is Altered IS founded on At
lantu3s play OF The Capttces, the action arising
from the efforts OF father TO regain his sons
taken prisoners in childhood by the Eiians
The production OF new play by the author of
Rlcfettea, and TIE Lady or Lyons viii be- an
event calculated to create genuine and wide
spread interest
- Salv1ni calls X.ry Anderson Charming
person and nne actress. - and says he has been
asked to play "Ingonsr" 10 her Partnenia"
There Is good prospect that they Will play TO-
gether In this play In New York.
- Tito Matters grand opera Maria di G1nd,
recently brought out at Her Majesty's in Lon
o0n is pronounced full or melody but not bis
melodies"
San Francisco somehow seems TO have the
habit or hearing new foreign works before east-
ern people are fully aware OF their existence
Lecocqs latest opera, The Pretty Persian. has
already been produced there, ana It's story Is De.
ciared witty with many good sirusIfons IyhiIa
the music Is light and fuN OF melody.
1t Is likely that Albery's Where's Tie Clt2 a
farce from the German. now Causing a good deal
OF merriment In London, Will be brought out at
Wallack's. IN New York during this season.
= New York paper charges that during Sal
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