Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE SEASON OF 1872.

- The Sam Hague British Mnstrels will be al
the National next week.
- The Aascotte will be on the boards at Ford:
Monday night
-Pdtienee has entered upon a successful
Season at the Standard Theater. Ny. The adj
vance sale Of places has quite exceeded the an
tieipations Of the management
- Mr. Edwin Booth will make his appearance
at the theater which bears his name on Monday
evening next as Richeiiesl.
Quits is doing admirably at Days Theater
and will be the attraction throughout next week
every night and SATURDAY. matinee.
OF the success of the Hanlon-Lees, at the
Park Theater, NY, there can be no question.
Since this company of clever actors and aero
bats-for such they are-made their appearance
their performances have been attended by au-
ulences that have quite crowded the house
MIR. Joseph jefferson concluded his marvel
ousy successful engagement at the Unien
Square Theater on Saturday night. This week
Miss Genevieve Ward made her temperance as
"Stephanie" in Forget He-NOt- This is one OF
Miss Wards finest representations.
- The English version of Nine. Fdrart by the
CONTEMPLATION Company remained the attrac-
ton at the Fifth Avenue Theater New York
throughout the week, and the opera, as given
by this exceptionally strong organization should
be seen On Monday Mime. F0r1rt will be SUD.
planted by Rtcheteu, in which Mr.. Lawrence
Barrett will make his rentree
- The World at Niblo's Garden. New York,
will come to an end tonight The two hun
dredth representation of this eminently sensa-
tlonai hut interesting drama occurred on Thurs
Gay evening, when a grand souvenir was pre-
sented to each lady i'm the audience In addi-
tlon 10 handsome boquet of cut flowers, an
exquisiteiy wrought steel engraved program,
with an artistically designed picture of the ia
NOUS kat Scene, was also presented.
The Emma Abbott Opera Company begin a
TWO weeks engagement at the Grand Opera
House, New York, on next Monday evening.
Their repertoire for the first week will be Fra
DfdrOta. on Monday and Wednesday; Martha
tuesday; OIiCette. Wednesday matinee and Thurs
day night; Lucia, Friday; Mariana. Saturday
matinee, and bohemian Girl SATURDAY. night
The company this season is an unusually strong
one, including as 1T does Miss Abbott Mrs. Julie
Kosewald, Miss Pauline Maurel, Vim. Castle,
valentine Fabrini AlOnZO Stoddard George
comfy. and largely augmented chorus and or
chestra, under the direction of SignOr Tomasi,
together with new costumes.
Miss Mary Anderson began her season in
Troy this week
The Emelie Melville troupe has the largest
repertoire of any English opera troupe on the
road. MIR. McCreery is the tenor. They are in
Kansas city.
-Gerster will openthe Strakosch opera season
In November. A raw tenor from Italy will be
one of the features of the troupe Mr. Behrens
is to be the conductor.
The song of Lady Jane in Patience will be
popular with all cOntralto singers The melody
is so tender and graceful that it seems almost
pity to find it allied to humorous words
Judge Tourgee is finishing his dramatization
or A Fools ErTd,td, made by him and Mr. Steele
Mackeye. which.will be produced October 26 in
the Arch Street Theater, Philadelphia.
Most of the lighter plays on the modern
stage are lightened up by vocal music, 80 that
Chorus singers are in active demand and difficult
to secure Yet their pay is about one-third less
than it was five years ago.
Miss Kellogg will probably begin her con-
cert tour in Boston. She will not sing In New
York until very late in the season, if at ALL The
vlollnist of her troupe has written an opera in
tended for the Boston Ideal company.
- 1T is now rumOred that Campanni will not
arrive here until November. 1t is also rumored
that he will come over with Mr. Mapleson early
in October. 1t is likewise rumored that the
new tenor, Provost, will open the season in
New York 1t is also rumOred that he will not
come at all.
- The amateur Benefit; or. The Fd,cn of the
Glen: is the name of the new piece written for
the TroubadOurs by Bronson Howard.
- ignor Rossi, the great Italian tragedian,
who arrives in this country in few days, will
appear at the Chestnut-street Opera House.
Philadelphia
- The Union Square Theater success of last
season. Felicia, with Miss Rose Eytinge in her
original character, will be produced at the Wal
nut Street Theater, Philadelphia, on Monday,
October 10.
- The Pied Piper of Han,elin has been made
the subject of two or three operas and now fur
nishes the theme of ballet in Vienna, in which
the rat eharmer is persOnated by young violin
LIST named ROZe.
PRED Marsden's new play of Bob, written
1or Lolita, will have its first representation at
the Chestnut street Opera House. PHILADELPHIA
In October Lolita. it is said. has paid Mr..
Marsden 5000 cash for the work before she has
even tried il.
The music used at the various Presidential
memorial services has generally been simple in
character. There is rest for the weary" seems
peculiarly appropriate. The Integer Vitae OF
Horace was sung By a German vocal society at
Cleveland TO music familiar to almost everyone