Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-18
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Lizzie Weathersby has returned from Lon
don, bringing with her new and lovely Wealth
ersby sister, Miss Enie, from the London Globe
and Strand.
- PATHS latest demand for an American coz
cert tour Is s. coo a night. She has been offered
5000 night for forty concerts and IS, 900 for a
e5iival matinee; but NicOllhi says more"
Oiirete has been largely patronized In
many Of the western cities. Nearly all OF the
regular attractions, however, have ended for
the season.
Haverly's new theater, which IS now In
process OF construction IN Chicago, VIII &c the
largest edIhce OF the kind In that CITY, having
seating capacity OF about two thousand seven
hundred.
The experience OF most of the theatrical
people who have visited san Francisco during
the past season is that there is little money In
the town outside the banks. A number OF them
have come to grief
"A new Uncle Toms Cabin troupe. formed
By a consolidation OF the Jarrett & Palmer c,m
psny which played In London, and that OF
Slavin Smith, will travel next season under
the direction OF Mr. Joseph ii. Tooker. Blood
MOUNDS, Ministries, jubilee singers and angels
are announced among the realistic features.
The schedule of Max Strakosch, who failed
some time ago, which was filed this week, gives
his liabilities as s3T 1866 66; his nominal assets
as about sl4, 600, and his real assets as s., 2Ol
1ncluded IN the assets are seventy copies of
warorobes and appurtenances for many differ
ent psra5 valued at $4,000. The principal
debts are Marie ROze, priml DONNA 81 SIC So
OStava TCrTiaBt pIima donna, S. 600; Anna de
BelOcca, pTima donna, s. .52S %.
Milton Mobiles Is writing a play called IN
ttrrtelcs, for production by his own company
next season. The central figure Is a newspa-
per reporter cheeky, go-ahead Bohemian
interruptions IN the matter of news gathering,
but bright and unselfish. and fearless in the
defence of light.
- Gilbert c Sullivan's new OPERA Patience,
taking {. q the idIotic ";esthetes," appears to be
great success In England. The piece is to be
produced at the New York Standard in the
autumn.
Tie Colonel. Burnard's take off on the
'3esthetes," is so much liked In London that
extra morning performances have been made
Necessary. and 1t Is thought that the piece will
easily run year at the Prince OF Wales. Chaa
Coghlan has the principal part and Is the chief
attraction, and his catch-word, why certain
ly, Is said to have caught the town."
-Gustayus Levick, OF the New York Madison
Square Theater, will take Maurice Barrymere's
place next season In Joseph JefIerson's COM
pany. playing capt. Absolute" IN The Rtudls.
Not many novelties are promised for the
autumn openings IN New York. The Money
Spinner Will probably be the opening piece at
Wallaeks; the Union Square Will reopen In
August for preliminary season Of stars by j.
W. Collier Daily will revive Cinderella at School
August 10; the standard throws open its doors
five days later with season OF Barney Macau-
ley. preliminary TO Gilbert & SulliVan'S Pa
thence: the Fifth Avenue may begin with the
MastOdon minstrels but more probably with
one OF Comely & BartOn'S companies, they hay-
Ing secured 20 weeks at the theater next seas On
In kflS. Fdrdrt. Nell GyIlne, Oi1rstte. or other
light opera; the Park will not open gill Septem-
Der. when the Hanlon.LeeS will be here
Booths may begin With Ross1. the Italian ira
gedian, though there IS desire to transfer
Michael StrOgQf, the spectacle. to that theater
from Niblos, where &c Is under contract TO De
bought out