Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-08
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE AUTUMN ATTRACTIONS.

M Rising, a young American tenor. who
has already been heard in the United States. is
at present in Paris. A French journal announces
that he has been engaged by Mr.. Max Strakosch
and VIII appear in Italian opera.
- Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Florence played this
week IN Bridgeport, Conn. They will appear in
other eastern cities. In Montreal. on the 18th of
October. they viii produce Cherry Ripe, which
was originally called Home again.
= In the new piece entitled americans Abrodd
which was produced at Days Theater, New
YORK, this week there are over thirty speaking
parts. The play brought out the best members
OF the company.
- OiUete is being played at the Arch Street
Theater, Philadelphia, with Miss Catharine Lewis
in the title role.
N Nine. Madeline Schiller, the pianist, has re-
turned from Europe and will make her reappear-
ance at the first New York Philharmonic re-
hearsal and concert.
- The new play of Rarea's Daughter, by Mr..
Fred: Williams, produced at Days Theater. is
an adaptation from the German OF a DIR. Will
brandt.
- Mr.. Edwin Booth made his temperance
upon our stage Monday night at Booths theater
He acted Richetieu-a play in which he is always
seen with interest and admiration. Later in the
week he appeared as Macbeth" "Othello'' and
"iaSo" Mr. Booths new company includes
eOiHc t4ttutuC actors, 0OtaUIV Mr. Samuel
Piercy and Miss Bella Pateman.
Mr.. Steele Mackaye has begun to rehearse
the new play adapted by himself and Albion w.
Tourgee from the latters celebrated novel,
The Fools Eirand. The first perfo rmance of
this play will be given in Philadelphia on Octo-
Der "a
There was special matinee performance of
FOrget-Ne-Not at the Union Square Theater on
"Wednesday in aid of the Michigan relief fund.
1t Is hardly necessary to commend Miss Gene
We've Wards performance in this play to the at
tention of the public. The performance is I'M
questiOnably great and brilliant effort in purely
artistic acting, and is recognized as such.
john StetsOn's buying of HI. j. Sargents
claim on Modjeska's time, it turns out means
that she is coming to this country this season.
instead of next. She will reach New York this
month. and will begin her tour not long after.
We fancy that she will prove a dangerous rival
to Mile Legrand, the French actress whom Sar-
gent has brought out to take Modeska's place.
But Modjeska won't dim the fame of Bernhar1t.
spite of the advertising that will be done to that
end.
Mr. Joaquin Miller's new play entitled
"'49, was brought out this week at Haverly's
Theater in New York-Mr Mckee Rankin as
an old California forty-niner and Mrs. Mckee
Rankin as Carrots" the waif.
The success of Patience at the Standard
Theater, New York, is equal to the predictions
already expressed in the New York Times 1t
Is without doubt the most clever and amusing
production of Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, and
cannot fail to attract any one who has heard it
20 go a second time. 1t is beautifully nut upOn
the stage. with all the attractions of good seem
cry and costumes, and with a company that has
never been surpassed
- 1t is now believed certain that WaIlack,s
new theater will be ready by December l. The
nj
ScfaoO! for Scandal. which will be followed i'm a
week by the English success The Money Spin
sser and this. the day after Christmas by Youth.
the melodrama by the author of The World
"ailack's people say it will be brought out in a
way to '.astOnish the natives"
As predicted the new and amusing farce.
The MAJOR, has proved to be a very successful
piece and has brought steady popularity to
Messrs Harrigan and Harris beautiful New
York theater. The MAJOR has only been
equaed by one of its predecessors in its financial
success-1he N.Uigdn Guard Ball.
- The return of Mr.. Lawrence Barrett to the
Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, virtually
opened the theatrical season there Mr.. Bar
fett gave his familiar and interesting perform
ance IN Rachetse1s. and was assisted by a company
Shat Includes Mr.. Louis j ames and Miss Marie
Wainwright
Next May will be memorable month in the
history of music in America. In the space of
four weeks three great festivals will be held-one
IN New York, one in Cincinnati one in Chicago
Iney VIII De on scale never before eQualled i'm
this country-even at the Cincinnati festivals of
past years-if we except the Boston Peace Jubi-
lee, which was not a musical festival at all in
any proper sense.
- Mary Anderson enacted '.Galatea." in Mr.
Gilbert's comedy of Pygnaalion and Galatea. for
Che first time. last Wednesday evening. at Troy.
n T. The house was crowded and the perform
ance was considered remarkable success Miss
Anderson appeared this week at Rochester and
Elnira. N Y; Erie. Penn: Sandusky, Ohio. and
fort wayne. Ind On October 10 she will begin
an engagement OF two weeks in Chicago.
Some of the leading stars are said to be
moving for the discOntinuance OF the Wednes-
day matinee system. according to a New York
paper. on the ground that it not only oyerworks
them and their company, but that in the long
run it does not pay. The SATURDAY. matinee.
they think, is quite enough, if indeed even that
y not too great a tax upon them.
According to an actress just back from Lon
don, Ellen Terry. Irving's famous leading lady.
has been attacked by the aesthetic fever. She
says that Miss Terry affects the soulful cul-
tured taste, and cutiyates lank tespairino
rig1dity of FORM with face of agony which
Is always searching after the unknOwable. If
that Is true she must be in bad way indeed.
The appearance Of SignOr ROssi i'm Boston
this week was looked forward to as one of the
very Interesting dramatic occurrences of the year.
The eminent Italian actor introduced himself in
King Lear. somewhat curious choice of parts.
Tor he is chiefly celebrated in youthful characters
like Romeo" and Hamlet" The Boston en-
gagement will be brief. and will be followed by
longer engagement in New York at Booths
Theater.
- The renewed taste for spectacular drama
has resulted in the revival of Charles Reade's
Meier Too Late TO Mend at the London Adephi:
and it is drawing crowds. although Youth is
playin" against it at Drury Lane and the Liqtts
o LOspiOa at the Princess.
Grisart's Les Poapees de rInfante, with its
English text by ID. W. Norcross jr., had its first
production at the Boston Gaiety this week by a
company OF whom Henri Laurent. Rose Stella.
Susie aeimer, Lena Lorraine and j. H. Denni-
son are the best-knOwn members
The action of The Little Saroge. the new
play written by George Fuller (''Mahlstick. of
the Cosuies-Jo,unal,) and brought out in Gin
cinnati last Friday night by Maggie Mitchell
occurs first in an island i'm the Caribbean sea and