Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


The washington tneaters have peen cloeed
Nhis week. Next week there will be 8 m,nstre,
performance at Ford'a
joaquin Miller proposes to dramatic his
new story, Shadows OF Shasta"
- Steele Mackayes new theater a. New York
VIII oe opened next autumn by a dramatkattou
VI Judge Tourgees "A FoOis Errandr
Salsoury's troueadours have lust tried their
new piece, The Ap3ote,tT Benefit. written for
them by Bronson Howard, at Milwaukee, and It
was pronounced dreary failure.
-Suppe's new opera Donna J,,1nnd was
brought out at the New YORK Fifth Avenue
Monday night by the Main company, with
JEANNE Winston al their head.
- Rossi, the Italian tragediaD, who plays 100
nights In this country next season, under Chiz-
zola's management, will open at Boston in Oc-
tooer. Signora Piamonu Will be the leading
lady.
Mrs scott-siddons. Boucicanlt, George Hen
sehel and wife. Manager A. M. Palmer and
george Fawcets Rowe sailed for Europe Tues
day on the same steamer. SalyIni starts
wednesday and Lawrence Barrett goes next
month.
- John E. ovens VINO after hard struggle
decided that neither cities nor public could be
made 70 enjoy That Man From Cattdraugus Is
having new play, called The Modern Cf,rs,ls
written for him by an Englishman named Puse-
ley.
fdrl5, Is 10 DC Trans
inuted into magnificent music hau, where
the great composers OF all schools and ages are
10 be rendered by 8 frst-class orchestra, and
accompanied at times by choir Of sixty male
voices.
j Miss Emma Thursby has left Paris for
spain, where she viii sing under the direction
OF M. M. Strakosch; she Is sure to meet with
that brilliant success that attended her concerts
throughout Germany and France.
Among the American sfnpers who have.
lately made brilliant success In Italy, must
De numbered Mile Clara Bernetta miss Bern
stein, OF C1ncinnati.) This young lady is, 1t
1s said, ultimately destined for the boards Of
the Grand Opera, OF Paris. che having been
time past
Notwithstanding the fact that Mile. Marie
Van Zandt Is announced to appear in London
this spring under the management of Mr..
Mapleson, 1t Is generally understood that the
young American prima donna will not quit
The opera CoInique this spring, but she VIII
remain at that establishment TIL its annual
closing In June.
John T. Ford. of Baltimore, denies that
Hayerly Is to take his theater or that there is q
threatened foreclosure of mortgage upon It.
The story was started, he says, TO hurt his ar
TaDgements for next season.
- Sam Hague's London MINISTRIES viii come
10 this country In the autumn, opening at Phila-
delphia in September. That's good deal Ike
Sioux TO teach them their war dance.
The AaScOtte is said to be very inferior to
6isrette and not even as good as BUee Ta,lor.
According to the New York Mirror Minnie
Palmer pleads guilty now to being twenty.eight
years Old and the mistress OF her own acts.
Why, you giddy little girl. How did you grow
cid so rapidly.
John P. Smith and VIII Msstayer. OF The
Tourists, have new piece for next season.
II
teTe are invalids In the first act but after try.
Ing the wonderful baths they become Teiuyen.
eted. and their high 1nks and kadidoes In the
ss y1 aess FORM the staple Of uproarious
anu Inc piece ought to be success.
George Macdonald Is writing domestic
rama called Ettel, which j. W. Collier will put
upon the road next season, opening the New
YORK Union Square, August %. One OF its fea-
lures Will De panorama Of Coney Island by
Bankers Deugh:er company, and Adele Bel
garde, who has sensibly given up starring In
mems parts. will be a member OF 1t. Joseph
Whiting, recently of the Union Square com
pany, will take the place OF Frank c. Bangs as
John Strebelow.'
"A New YORK paper tells US how man oc-
eUpying an orchestra chair at the Madison
Square theater the other evening, deliberately
pulled on his shoes and stockings during tae
second ACT Oh Hdzet krke, put on new pair OF
sockS, and then rolled up the Soiied ones AMI
iodged them Ia his pants pocket. He evidently
felt at LONE.
Verdi Is said to be hard at work upon his
iG9o. In some quiet spot In Italy, though for
all that his recent statement that he had not
written note OF the opera Is considered the
truth. In that lie is not scored for an orches,rS
OF even the piano. Mrs. Hooper says that
Eerdis method OF composition is peculiar Ike
VICTOR Hugo, he thinks out his work 10 soil
tide, taking long, lonely walks. He lots down
the lCeaS as they arise, on the pages OF mia
note book, the backs OF old letters, Odd Visiting
CARSON any thiDg. 10 fact, that comes TO
hand Then, 10 the secIus1on OF his study. the
lew work takes shape and consistenca VtsI1-
ors or society In any form are fatal TO his wOR.
Campanini. who If he had been properly
advertised. would have fiIled the National here
LAST Friday and saturday nights, had his benefit
II New York on Monday night. He sang at his
oest ana was recalled score of times and the
Irttune says almost buried In flowers. The
Climax was reached after the second act when
aItsr ne nad carried from the stage more than
oezen moral baskets and Tyres and laurel
Ereaths with streamers of the Italian and
American rlcolors, the people were loath to let
nlm 90. again ana again was he recalled,
SHOUTS OF brave" rang from all parts of the
nall, men waved their handh erchiefs and MANY
women loosened the bouquets from their cor
sages ana threw them upon the stage. Il was
thrilling sight.
The Macbeth weare used to Is big loua
butcher. Shakespeare never intended the CHAR.
acter to be thus portrayed. His Macbeth ia a
creature OF poetry, OF imagination, and OF intel
leCtuai force. oeiieye that my conce otion OF
The part would De not only new, but accom- hle
As Iur claude MelnOtte, IL is ridiculous II look
upon him as anything but lad Ia the first Dar1
OF the play. Did 1t never strike you ss funny Io
see null grown man come in Duboiinp over
WITH delight at being the possessor OF toy gun?
MORE OF our mature actors are suited to the mart
III this respect. That is one OF my reasons for
wanting 10 play IT. AN at present coDsldertnp
an Ouer 10 star In these parts next winter and
also 10 appear In another OF my own plays II I
think IL advisable not TO accept | shall 90 70
London. IL have the right kiHd OF oppoIruni-
lhs, am willing 10 stay mere and light IL our
But the spirit In which my last letter was 70
ceiVed does lot lead me 10 expect a great deaI
OF assistance. The newspapers have been Trv
Ing very hare TO look upon Jnat letter es q W an
on despair: IL was nothing Of the KIND. And
III IL had not contained so MANY Statements nf
strict out unpalpabie truth, IL would have been
cetter received When / started "a a M, Mic
speaker every body said It was ridIcu Ions for
ayoUDg girl Ike NE TO deal With the Weivbty
matters OF the nation. But when they came ia
heal me soon made them forget whether
was man or woman. Now they say cannon
play mems Characters. IL | have the chanca
viii show them, just as old In public speak
ing-includlng Jonn Stetson, OF BostOn.-1nnn
Dickinson.
Suicidal Mania.
W. e. H., aged 30, a Iaoorer who had fonr
times attempted, az last committed. su,c,1e py
drowning HIMSELF brother had drowned
himself al the same spot; sister poisoned her