Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-19
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,


the Windsor Theater, on 1.-The east side,n a:
they can It, though few years ago it was
ealed The BOwery." Think or It, Wallack In
the Bowery,
Howard" writes TO the Philadelphia Tins,
that Raymond's new play OF Fresh is great
success. and IS one OF the oldest and nuaIntest
DTS OF fun ever sell
- Miss Genevieve Ward is running a two
weeks engagement at the Fifth Avenue The
alter, New York Her FORGET Np-vOt Is crit
lcfsed oy comparison with that OF Rose
= Samuel Colvllle says his principal attrac.
uoH for next season Will be the spectacular
drama OF Michel Sir0Jo7, now playing at the
Theater de Chatelet, Paris where It Is eX-
pected 70 run for two years He also owns TIE
World, now IN preparation az Wallacl's The
afer, New York. In addition, Mr.. ColVilie IS
organizing comic opera company Tor next
season.
Messrs Gondlnet and Gille have read to
the manager OF the Paris opera Comtque the
scenario Of poem a three acts, destined spa-
cisfly for Mile. Marie Van Zandt. The music
will DC written BY Mr.. LEO Delibe5 and the
piece VIII Dc produced next winter.
Madame ModJeska Will appear in April In
a new play by Mr.. w. G. Wills. author OF
Charles J. and O,irtd which bears the title of
JantGt1. The story OF the piece Is seml-his-
torical; The scene Is laid in Spain, about the
year 1869. J'In'dtd is written in blank verse
A new drama entitled EIey. World aoofnst
Lie, has been produced In London at the
Adeiphi Theater. 1t Is an adaptation By Miss
Florence MarTyat and Mr.. G. F. Neville from
a novel Dy Miss Marryat. Miss Marryat her
sell sustained the part OF one OF the chief
characters middle-aged maiden lady.
-Selena Fetter, the new Kentucky actress,
is making quite a sensation In that part OF the
country. She has been playing la Louisville
INT Ia tz-lAl hOf- f0fr-
and the south she Is 10 play The We Loves
SdCTLhce and Isabella.
"A new Oltrette company, under the man
sgement OF Strakosch and Hess. Is to be
brought out In New York In few days
MI Burn2nd has undertaken TO write
new three-act burlesque drama, entitled
WhltttEgton. TO be produced at the London
Gaiety next autumn.
-Salvini is to play In London, at the Drury
Lane, as he hiss done In this country, speaking
Italian with an English company.
The Mapleson troupe are not doing very
well In New York. Campanini is Ill, and
GersteT fails In several OF her roles. Mr. NJ on
Mednt sday renewed his engagement with
Marie Rose.
-JauHesehek. In B'eak House. is winning
golden opinions In New York. She appears
here week after next
Through coincidence Miss Davenport and
Mile. Bernhardt played the same parts on the
same nights during their enga cement In De-
troll. Both engagements were highly success
t n Ihe admirers OF the American actress will
De pleased TO learn that she was forced TO give
an extra matinee performance OF CtfRi{Le
during her stay 10 Detroit.
Mr.. Hayerly, whose ambition as MANAGER
is yet unsatisfled, Is about to organize - new
companies, each OF which viii be provided with
one or more plays. The first OF these compa.
MES VIII have Mr. j. 3. Polk as leading come
dian, and will shortly appear at san Francisco
In The SI'GtegiSts.
- The late Fernando Wood was an actor fifty
years ago. 1t is believed that he quit the pro-
fession about 1892 while he was playing at the
old Marshal Theater. Richmond, Va, as
member OF Richardson's Trareliig C0Dlbtna-
ton.
VIM. Horace ngard-Captaln links OF the
Horse MaTiLes-has returned to san Francisco
from three years campaign In Australia and
New zealand. His wife, Alice Dunning is with
him. They open at BalGwin5 in Stolen Kisses.
- The site OF the new Academy of Music In
New York is the block bounded By Broadway,
39th and 10th streets. The laQ0 costs 100000,
@os tne D"!iGiHs as much again.
j. K. Emmett has got out of his sniff with
Manager Bidwell. of New Orleans. for poino or
on drunken spree instead of playing. by
Ogy. ''i0 "p'i-
Tne Strako5ch-Hess English Opera Com
pany closed their season at New York Saturday
and disoanded 1t is said, because they have lost
money during the season.
the first appearance OF the Vokes family
on their return to this country will be at Bos-
ton April 4. They have a Few piece written
for them by Boucicault, but apparently The
Bellies OF the Kitchen Will still have i foremost
place IN their list.
- TIE Back Crook continues at Nlblo's, New
elk, with Pauline Markham as .SJalactl"
lt is called the haadsomest presentation since
i be first production OF this chief OF leg shows
Id Is therefore drawing crowds
Woolson Morse's musical version O.
iChCcl. brought out at Days two weeks ag1
uncer the name Cinderella a. SHOT, IL not a
great success IS far from being failure The
nbretto appears 10 have been greatly c1anEaI
from what II w9S. that Is In the part wniar va
Lot extracted bodily from R0bartSon's c0maiY:
some new scenes have been added as swing
ing scene, and one where the girls 20 through
a ealisthenic drill In the woods: and all the
characters are given new names.
Another American girl, Clara Barretta.
tCIara Bernstein). OF Cincinnati, has made g
successful debut at Bari, as Amelia in BaIO
Az HdScherd. The manager telegraphed his
lnahKs lor the engagement to her teacher
MuZfo, saying: Immense success OF Barretta
General reclamation at the aria aud duo en-
coTed enthusiastically. Mary Van also an
peared In the opera and was given three
encoreS.
- TIE Upper crust has been consigned to the
limbo OF the many other failures at Walscks
this season. The School fJT Sandal has bean
revived the past week. and The Rird.S Is on 20
run uhtli me |of7' can be made ready.