Evening star., 1881-12-31
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

-Denman Thompson win be at the Nationa
next week
The Humpty Dumpty troupe will begin
| week of fun at Ford's on Monday
| - The Washington Orchestral Union give
grand sacred concert tomorrow (Sunday
night at Abner's Music Hall. DR.. E. s. kimbal
| is the conductor and an Octette from the Apollo
| Giee Club, and T. NJ Pearson will assist. Tn,
| Union is composed OF the best musical talent in
| the city, and there ought to be crowded
| house.
- The Italian tragedian. Signor Ernestt
| ROssi, will commence a brief engagement a
Ford's Opera House on January 9th. The open
ing performance will be Shakespeare's TRACED,
| of Hamlet, to be followed consecutively witt
| hing Lear, OuaeilO, and Romeo and Juliet Du
| mas great DRAMA Edmund Keaaa in which Sir
| RossI created such favorable impression during
| his recent engagement in Philadelphia. will also
be included in the repertoire. The sale of seats
will commence on Wednesday morning.
The sale of seats for the opening at Wal
lacks new theater. in New York, was at auc-
| tiOn. The opening is tonight.
| Patience has been withdrawn from the CAST
no, New York, but is still doing well at the
| Standard.
| Fanny Davenport played Lady Teazle" IN
The School for Scandal last night in New York
and Rose Coghlan plays it tonight at Walack 3
| opening.
Selma Daiaro had a rousing benefit Thurs
day evening, appearing in portions Of Ohcette
and The Snake Chdrn,e7', at the Bijou Theater,
| New York.
-Daly's theater bought yesterday Sardou's
new play Odette for S3, 800. 1t will be put in re-
hearsal right away, bat will not be put on the
! stage until that charming play The Passing
Regiment fails to draw.
-Hagues' English MINISTRIES begin an engage
ment in New York, Monday. Their singing is
| unsurpassed. but their jokes-well, they pass all
understanding.
= Robson and Crane have been doing an ex-
cellent business in Philadelphia for two weeks
past. They appear at the National here week
after next
Sargent is in trouble. Mile Rhea pub
fishes card in yesterdays n Y. Herald saying.
that as her manager he has shown nothing but
neglect and misnana cement" 1t is agreed
that she is fine actress
Mile. Fern also publishes card in New
York giving the reasons for her withdrawal
from Mapteson's troupe 1t appears that he
wanted to reduce her salary which was 5000
a month.
- Mary Anderson appears for the second time
In her life in an engagement in New York, at
Booths theater, on next Monday night. For
the first five nights she plays Juliet" The
critics will await with Interest any signs of
Improvement in her acting.
- The leaves in Vallambrosa were hardly
more numerous than the new plays. Barley
campbell is to try one in Detroit this week.
Janauschek is to bring out RonGicen for the first
time in Boston and We may hear it in this city
Bfd.ach No. 10 is the title of new piece in
which MI. Harry Meredith is to star next year
- Fred Marsden. who got s5 900 for his last
play, written for Lotta has just moved into
new house in New York city and is now build
ing summer house on the Adirondacks. He
certainly has no reason to mourn over the lack
OF appreciation of the American dramatist.
- 1t seems that the Odessa mob was mistaken
In attacking Sarah BernliardJ as Jewess She
is OF Hebrew origin. but she is in religion Cath
Ole. having received both baptism aud her first
communion at the Church of Auteuil.
- Owing to Nine. PATHS engagements in
Chicago next week. which compel her to sing
three times, she objected to singing in Louis
vile tonight. and will 90 direct to Chicago
Her reception in Cincinnati Wednesday night
was most enthusiastic
- The musical features of the Greek play
which is to be produced next month at the Bos-
ton Globe Theater give promise of beng excel
ten expressly for the Harvard University per-
foriDance, is already in rehearsal.
1t seems that we are threatened with an
other American opera. Mr.. Wayman Nc
Creery. of st. Louis. who has been hitherto un-
known to fame. has rented the Bijou Theater for
space OF three weeks. during which time or
some part OF it. he will present his opera,
LAJ'rqse. Plucky man. Mr.. McCreery.
The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes an inter-
wifi Mod n-r%
teresting statement. The interviewer asked her
If she would sing at the Opera Festival "Oh.
yes" replied the diva, II will sing in the Opera
Festival Yes, but, Nine. Patti. how will you
sing IN the Festival? Will you sing in an entire
opera or only one scene OF one act of an opera?"
Why, in an entire opera, of course. L don't
Know how many Operas-Mr. Abbey settles that
but Will sing in an entire opera"
The appearance of Mrs. Langtry at the Hay-
market Theater London, has attracted much
attention from the press of that city She PLAYED
the part of Miss Hardcastle, in She Stooos to
Conquer Foremost among the PLAYERS. saws the
London Times, was Mrs. Langtry who il would
be ai1ectatiOn to conceal. was the grand attrac-
ton OF the piece-the attraction which brought
together one of the most distinguished audi
ences that have recently assembled in theater.
The house Overhowed with rank fashion and
celebrity including the Prince and Princess of
Wales, who are rarely absent when a praise
WofIHy purpose Is 10 De forwarded Kind |
action to be done.
- Miss Mary Anderson was presented by Mrs
Gen. Sherman. during her engagement in Wash
ington, with valuable antique canGilestick. to
carry in the sleep walking scene in Lady Mac
beth" Miss Anderson contributed liberallv to
st. Matthews church fair in Washn gton She |
was entertained at the residence Of Mrs. Sher-
man.
j. S. Clarke is playing in Philadelphia in
new adaptation of one of Tom Taylor's old
plays, called An Elopenaesat in High Life.
Where they are: Nat Goodwin and his wife. |
Eliza Weathersby, are giving Hobbies at Heuck's
Opera House, Cincnnati.-Oliver Doud Byron |
is playing at Pope's Theater. st. Louis, in his
Australian Idyh, Ten Thousand Miles A,cay |
Miss Kellogg gave the members of her COM !
pany weeks vacation at Christmas which sey- |
eral of them spent in Cincinnati -Geistinuer
is singing in Detroit.-The Norences were in |
Buffalo this week.-I.isZtS health is happiIy |
improving fapidly.-Remeny has been giving |
concerts in BOStOn.-Gerster and the Strak- |
Osch company are in New Orleans-One of the !
various Hazel Kirke companies is playing at Nc |
Ficker's Theater, ,Chicago-Lotta will perform |
in Cincinnati next week
The theatrical sensation in Paris. says the
Pal Mall Gazette, is the production at the Chat
elet OF the Thousand and One Nights a I" feerie"
in three acts aud thirty-three tableaux which is
said to exceed in magnificence every spectacle
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