Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-26
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE NEW ATTRACTIONS.

THE NEW ATTRACTIONS.
- Next week on Friday and Saturday the
Mapleson Opera Troupe appear at Ford's in
7rdrfdta and 7rocatoe.
| Willie Edouin's Sparks Troupe fiji the bin
at the National next week. They have had a
successful trip I'm the west and south.
Edwin Booth has had large audiences this
week in Baltimore 1t is definitely stated that
| Mr.. Booth will appear in Germany next wear
after he has fulEiled his pending contracts in
England.
Nine Rossini said to be a dramatic soprano
who has made success in Havana. sailed from
that city on Friday, and expects TO join Mr.. Ma
pieSOns company.
Mr. jefferson repeated his performance of
Rip Van Whale at the Grand Opera House n.
Y. throughout this week He will be succeeded
next week by Mr. Lester Wal.ack in Roselaie.
Singers from Mr.. Marleson's Opera Com
pany take part in the concert at the New York
Casino They are Mile. Ferni. Nile. Sacconi
! Signor Runco and Signor Del Puente.
In the Hofopern Theater. at Vienna. on No.
vember 3. a celebration was held of the sixtieth
anniversary of the first performance of Webers
De- Fsesseh'az. In Berlin this opera has been
sung over five hundred times.
| The Snake Chnr1ner has been highly sue
cessfu at the Biiou Opera House. New York.
/ This week new libretto was used which. il is
said, has been written by New York journalist
/ Mr.. Denham and Miss Chapman, OF this city.
have retired from the company. their places
being filed by Mr.. Raymond Holmes and Miss
Louise Paullin.
- The Lewiston Journal published in the vi
cinty of Miss Cary's home. says. in regard to
the report that she has taken final leave Of the
operate stage. that it is generally understood
that Miss Cary will support Adelna Patti in
opera after the latters concert season Is con-
cluded
-Daly's New York theater is crowded
nightly, and the sign standing room only has
been displayed two or three times 1t is proba-
bic that The Passing Regiment will run couple
| Of months at least.
| The seven weeks tour of Wallack's COM
pany has ended at Newark Hartford. New
Haven, Montreal, Toronto, Buffalo. Rochester
H., Syracuse, OgdenSburg and other places have
been visited i'm turn. and the success of the
perfOrmance-artistic and financial-has been
! great. The honorS of the representations were
chiefly for Miss Rose Coghian, but the general
| excellence of the work was strong feature of
the tour.
-Pa'ieace. at Booths Theater. N. Y. has
been much improved since It's first representa-
ton. 1t will. however be withdrawn after this
week. Two companies in the same city could
not succeed in Patience.
- Mr.. McCulloughs engagement at the Fifth
Avenue Theater, n. Y. has opened brightly.
This interesting actor-not less interesting be-
cause he is not great actor and because his
shortcomings are palpable-is still very popular
there, and is seen with admiration and sympa-
thy IN tie character of ''Niryinius." Ca Thurs
day afternoon and this afternoon he appeared
in H9on,Gr to the "Parthena" OF Miss Kate
Forsyth.
- Hermann Merivale the author of Forqt-
lae-NOt has written play for Miss Ada Cavern
dish. whose temperance On the London stage
will he made this month in Plot and Passion at
the Haymarket. Mr.. Mcrivales play will be
produced at later time.
- At the Park Theater. Boston Miss Lolita
who has been playing for fortnight past to au-
diences as large as the auditorium could hold,
this week appeared in'Bob the new play written
for her by Mr. Fred Marsden. The popular little
actress assumes the title role { Bob is an abbre-
Walton of Roberta which is said to be admira-
bly lifted for the display of her peculiar talent
She viii be supported by the same excellent
CO mpany that has appeared with her thus tar.
and the piece will be handsomely staged with
new scenery and accessories
- Next autumn Mr. William Warren. of the
Boston Museum. will have been fifty years upon
the stage (the exact date of his debut having
been October 81. 1SS2.) and a number of his
many friends and admirers i'll that CITY have
been casting about for some appropriate method
OF celebrating this notable anniversary The
idea of getting up monster benefit was dis
cussed and dismissed, as also was a proposition
to present the veteran acter with a purse for he
Is in comfortable circumstances, and in no necd
of pccuniary ai'i. Undoubtedly. he will receive
some lifting testimonial.
- During his tour in England and America
next season, Salvini proposes playing Moses a
drama which he purchased many years ago OF
lpolite taste. the autEor Of Samson.
Sr,naL s.f re,
Nym Crinkie remarks that John Mccullough
plays the Roman plehian with composite con-
kception that reminds one Of orr attempts to
initiate Greek architecture. and which usually
result In Renaissance n Of Of zine on a Corin-
THAN colonnaIe."
"A. r. Cazauran has Just sold new fye-act
comedy to j. S. Clarke. which viii be PLAYED in
the Haymarket Theater, LONDON. The price paid
Was 8, 600.
- Mary Anderson passed this week in Phila-
delphia. John S. Clarke is in Youngstown.
Akron. Columbus. Springfield and Dayton.
Ohio. .Genevieve Ward appeared this week in
| Reading. Paterson, Trenton and New Haven
and will be in Brooklyn on the 2Sth John T.
Raymond is in St. Louis. The Tourists ale in
Brooklyn this week at Haverley's Tneater
Mile. RIea remains another week in BROOKLYN.
and then, ON November ;,Sth, goes to Booths
Theater. .. Emma Abbott opens i'm Cincinnati
on Monday night. Barrett closed week in
that city tonight.
The talk about PATHS not being as great in
OratoriO as opera is all nonsense. She is an
artist, and everybody knows that Oratorio make
higher artistic demands than opera Oratorio
is the form of musical composition which re-
quires genuine singing, without meretricious
aids. Patti is secured for the great English
oratOriO festivals whenever she can be obtained
and at the last London Handel Triennial sang
the Messiah, in conjunction with Mrs. Osgood
it is Impossible TO imagine more inspiring cir
cImstanccs under which to hear her than in
connection with Cary Whitney, the Cincinnati
festival chorus and Thomas orchestra, all under
the masters direction Such an opportunit y
will be presented in NO other city in the country
in May next.
A letter from prominent theatrical man in
st. Louis says: MARY Anderson's week here
was poor. l am afraid she is beginning to tuln-
bic. All the papers except the Rs,,ubiican gave
1t to her fearfully. Hamilton Griffen is not an
adroit manager" Perhaps the people are be-
ginning to tumble" to the fact that Mary is not
as good an actress as scores of leading ladies
playing in stock companies. Her business has
fallen off in all the large cities this season.
The Cigarette Smoker.