Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-07
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
MRS. LANGTRY CONES OCTOBER 20--oPERA AND
PLAYS IN NEW TOURNAMENTS BENEFIT
NELLIE THEO, ETC.

NELLIE THEO, ETC.
- BARLEY Campbelrs ''white Slave" will be
at the National next week.
- Minnie Palmer, In "My Sweetheart" be-
gins at Ford's on Monday evening" for six nights
Miss Marguerite Langley. promising
young vocalist of this city. leaves shortly for
Milan to complete her musical training Annie
Louise Carey. while here last winter spoke in
high terms OF her voice. flexible soprano, and
its special fitness for opera.
Mrs Langtry's Rosdlind is described as a
very tame performance. She dresses the part
very moderately. and her acting is, like her ma
ture, cold and Unconditional
Robson and Crane were at Col Sims Park
Theater. Brooklyn, this week believing that in
the City of Churches Forbidden Fruit will be
as palatabie as humanity elsewhere has found
1t to be.
This is the last week of .'Esmeralda" at the
Madison Square Theater. NY. An extra matt
nee was given on Wednesday.
- Miss Rosala Beecher, young lady known
In New York society. made her first public ap-
pearance in opera with the StrakOsch Opera
Company during this week at the Grand Opera
House. Miss Beecher made her debut In
Lucia
'The Romany Rye" at Booths Theater,
New York, has met with a popular success
which recalls the best days of the Lights O.
London, 1.-THE World" and youth"
- The Boston English Opera Company ends
tonight at Tony Pastors Theater, New York.
their second week in donna Juanita.'
- ''The Merry War" was sung by the Norcross
Opera Company this week at Haverly's Four
teenth-street Theater. New York.
At the Union Square Theater, New York,
Mr.. Jefferson's fine impersonation of Bob Acres
is still the leading attraction of the season.
The StrakOsch English Opera Company ap-
pearcd Monday evening at the Grand Opera
House. 1.-THE Bohemian Girl was the opening
opera, with Messrs. Perugini. Sweet COnnell
and Bowers in the cast, together with Miss Van
Arnheim and Mrs. Zelda Seguin-W Wallace In
the second act Mrs. Zelda Seguin- Wallace in
troduced Balfe's famous song, "Bliss Forever
Past
William Warren, one Of the foremost come
dams in America, who has been for many years
in the company of the Boston Museum, will
have on the 2Sth of October two testimonial
performances to commemorate the fiftieth an
niversary of his appearance on the stage.
Tickets will be sold by auction October 12 The
lObbleS will be decorated and souvenir programs
distributed. Joseph Jefferson. who is nephew
OF Mr.. Warren, may appear with him.
- The demand for seats for the first appear
ance of Mrs. Langtry at Abbeys Park Theater
New York, on October 20, has been so great
that Mr.. Abbey has concluded to hold an auction
sale for that occasion, which will take place
about week prior.
- Nine. Geistinger, the popular German
artist, appeared at the Germana Theater, New
York, and, for the first time in America. sung In
"FattnitZa." Herr Ferdinand Schultz we'll
known German tenor, made his local debut
Fraulein SeebOld and Herr Link were in the
cast.
- The regular season at Days Theater, New
York, will begin on Tuesday. October 10. when
''The Squire will be produced, with Messrs
Charles Fisher, James Lewis. John Drew. YOrke
Stephens, William Gilbert Misses Nav Fielding
Virginia Dreher and Ada Rehan i'm important
parts. This is the last week, therefore, of
Mankind"
A lecture upon the subject of Actresses"
will be delivered by Miss Celia Logan at the
Park Theater on the evening of Sunday. October
Sth. For over half century her family have
been on the American stage, and the lady her
self has had the advantage of personal knowl-
edge of her subject in this metropolis and
abroad.
Nine. TheO returns to New York next
week, after her Philadelphia engagement. The
repertory at the Biou will be Monday and
Saturday matinee. La JOe Parfumeuse:'
Tuesday, lies Glnehesde Oorueyllle" wednes-
day. "Nascotte." and Thursday the first perfor-
nance of lie Timbre dArgent."
Daughters of Maggie Mitchell andLydia
Thompson are about to become actresses. A
son of Salvini is playing out west, and a son of
SOthern is performing some of the late come
dams roles in England.