Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-16
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
WHAT Is GOING ON-ANOTHER NEW PLAY
IOLANTHE A sUCCEss+wHERE I.ANGTRY AP-
PEARs-THE CoRsICAN BROTHERS, ETC.

IOLANTHE SUCCESS+wHERE I.ANGTRY APP
PEARs-THE CoRsIcAN BROTHERS, ETC.
-Keene and Miss Story at the National on
Monday.
Barry and Fay Orish comedians) at Fords
next week.
M D. Lazare, of New York, states that he
has written play entitled mistaken Iden-
tity, and that it will be produced there shortly.
Nine. Bernhardt will reappear in London
during next summer. This brilliant actress,
who has really been seriously ill for long time,
is said to be improving now in health.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett. now in Boston, be-
gins an engagement in New York next Monday
at the Grand Opera House
THE Corsican Brothers will be revived at
Booths Theater on January sth. A strong cast
has been engaged for the occasion by Mr.. Stet-
son. which includes Mr.. Charles Thorne and Mr..
F. c. Bangs.
Miss Emma Abbott warbed her little tra-la-
la at the Grand Opera House, N. Y. this week.
assisted by her large and severely drilled Eng
lis!l grand comic opera company. They will give
both kinds during their stay.
- After Mrs. Lanstry has concluded her en-
gagement in Boston she gees to Philadelphia
for two weeks December 18TH: then to Chi
cago. opening there on New Years day for two
weeks; then. after playingin a few minor places.
to New Orleans for two weeks. This will bring
her to the middle of February.
- Mr.. John Z. Raymond will present his new
play. - In Paradise" at one of the Brooklyn
theaters during Christmas week. On January Is
this play will be produced at the Grand Opera
House, New York.
A new play called IS Impulse" written by
, Mr.. c. w. Stephenson known chiefly as Bolton
Rowe. was produced Saturday at the st. James
Theater. London. with Mrs Kendall and MeSsrs
Hare and Kendall in the cast.
- Miss Charlotte Thompson is to appear at
Walnut Street Theater. Philadelphia next Mon
day. She inherits her talent from her father
LySander Thompson, who was famous in his
day. both in comedy and tragedy. His Bob
1yse. in ''SchOo! OF Refor.n,' was a finished
performance.
- Mr.. Lester Walack has lucky coin in
'The Queens Shilling" The play, which is so
! admirably acted by Mr.. Waack's company, has
already won considerable popularity.
- "1he Sorcerer'' has had an extraordinary
run Of luck at the Bijou. New York; but even
John Howson's lau.hable carcature Of well
known BrQCklynite cannot keep the opera going
forever. However, The Sorcercr" will be on
for some time yet. and meanwhile Solomon and
| Stevens new opera, Virginia" is in rehearsal.
There is nothing small about the New York
have offered to Nine. Modeska position as
leading lady at their theater for the season
1888 "a. The tempting offer was declined. 1t
has not yet TRANSFERRED whether Signor Salvin
and Mr.. Irving have received propositions to
play the leading male roles in domestic drama
at this ambitious establishment.
The Boston newspapers have been, on the
whole, nearly unanimous about Mrs Lan"try
They declare that SHE is not beautiful and that
she is not an actress. The most vigorous and
frank among them repeat what has been written
upon Mrs. Langtry in TIE STAR. They failed
TO ind any natural Gift Or artistic instinct in her
Hester. and her Rosa!ind was found to be very
much worse than her Hester.
- The version of ''Odette" which Madame
Modjeska will play during the third week of her
engagement at Booths Theater. New York. will
only be in part that used by Mr.. DAILY. and which
he made. Modjeska will use the first act of the
London version, which aiheres more closely to
the French text. 1t makes O''ette 4 thoroughly
pad woman. MOdjeSka insists that to make her
| anything else destroys the effect of all that
comes after. Mr. Daly's latter acts will be used.
-Mapeson Cor "Old ProbabiltiesO has been
having very bad luck. Almost every night last
week the opera in New York had to he changed
because some leading artist was i'll. Patti is the
only one that is never out of health. but she
only sings twice week. Minnie Hauk has re-
Jolucu MdpieSOU. anu gave ''Carinen YESTERDAY,
Gaass singing the IOrreGdOr for the first time.
- 1t is announced that Hayerly has secured
the theater at Victoria Oregon, and is talking
of building one in Fittsburg These are to be
links Of the chain which we hear about every
few weeks. Haverly is rapidly acquiring the
reputation of the cheap Snowman. His compa-
MES, Tor the most part. are very weak aud bad.
-"Ioanthe," at the Standard Theater, N. y
bids fair to have quite as long period OF popu-
lar success as any of it's predecessors from the
pens of Gilbert and Sullivan. The house has
been crowded at every performance. and the
manager says that more money has been re-
| ceVed and more people have been present than
ever before in the history of the theater.
1.-THE Childhood Of Christ - a sacred trilogy,
by Hector Berlioz, will be given by the Harlem
Mendessohn Union. under the direction OF Dr.
Leopold DamrOsch, at one of the three con-
certs to be given at Chckerns Hall. n Y, on
Dec. Is. Feb. 10 and April IL. This work, writ
ten for orchestra. organ soil and chorus. was
composed immediately after La DamnatiOn de
Faust. and is characterized by the striking
beauty and vigorous originality in musical and
dramatic treatment which are familiar to adj
mirers of BerlioZ in the Requiem" and
Faust
-''Iolanthe'' will be produced in Baltimore
on December Is, by company under the drcc-
ton of Mr.. J. W. Barton, and including Miss
Carrie Burton, who has been greatly missed
from the Standard Theater this season; Mr.
Pelham, an English actor. and vocalist, who is
well known in London by his entertainments
Mr. Robert Fraser, the clown. will play the
sentry; Miss Fanny Wentworth and others.
-SignOr Savni will make his temperance
| at the Academy of Music in New York, on Feb
ruary 10, and will also play on the following
dates February, 81, %, "a. 26, 90 and March 5,
comprising six evening. and two matinee per-
formances During this engagement he will
play "King Lear for the first time in New
York. 'Othello," "Ingomar,' 1.-THE Gladiator"
lie Morte Civile," and possibly David Car
rick will also have representation.
Louise Kellogg, Raymond Gin Paradise'')
Salvini and the Wyndham company have fur
nished Chicago with first-class amusements this
week.
Mrs. Langtry, the Romany Rye and Golfers
Opera company in "Iolanthe" are in Boston.
Mime. Nilsson is giving concerts in San
Francisco. One Of the Madison Square compa-
MES Is also there in "Esmeralda"
Miss Minnie Maddern is evidently falling heir
to the acrobatic and dramatic hOnOrs once monop-
OliZed by Lolita From all acconnts she has ha Il