Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-02
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
1ASTZAUs THE NEW PLAY-I0LANTHE NOT A |
sUCCEss-gADANE CARY RAYSOED-THE RE- |
DENPTI0N PLAY, ETC.


fords Monday evening.
-McSorey's Imitation is the new funny play
in New York
The FlOrences opened the new Opera House
al Fulton, n. Y, last night, with the Mighty
Dollar"
John A.Stephens opened in St Louis at the
Peoples Theater. with his new play. Passions
Slave" Piece well received.
The largest advance sale ever known in
Springfield. o.. that for Mary Anderson,
who appeared in that city Thursday (Thanks-
giving night.
Public opinion in Battle Creek, Mich, was
30 strong against the Jesse James combination
that the common council refused the party a
license.
AT the Academy of Music Baltimore. on
Tuesday evening. Christine Nilsson. under Alb
beys management made her appearance before
an audience truly magnificent. the receipts ar
grcgating over two thousand dollars Miss Hone
Glenn. cOntraltO was sick and unable to take
her part In the program but the magnificent
V0callatlon of Sig. Del Puente made ample
amends for ali deficiencies
Mime. Annie LOuise Cary Raymond declares
that she has positively retired from the stage
and that under no circumstances can she be
Induced to return to it. She pronOunCes all
reports 10 the contrary false and unauthorized.
The success Of Mr. Charles wyndham and
Ms London company in New York has been
very great. They made the hit of the season in
the comedy OF Fourteen DAYS" and on last
Monday night they seem to have taken New
York by storm with their performance Of the
comedy OF Brighton" in which Wyndhaln
plays Bob Sdck'ett with telling effect. He comes
TO the National in February.
- The Dramatic Mirror says: The property
OF 2Sd street, formerly used as the residence of
David Bows. the millionaire flour merchant. is
not To be altered into theater Madame Tus-
saudi, az London. has secured a Twenty-Five
years lease of the premises at an annual rental
OF $4,000 The building Will be altered 10 suit
The purposes of a permanent waX-wOrks exhibit
ton. =. hich will be conducted on the same plan
rs the World-famed show in the English capital.
- Minnie Hauk viii appear as Carmen in
BROOKLYN on Tuesday next, the 9Th of Deem
Der. and will sing on December 6 at the Newark
Harmonic society. On Friday. Sth she will sing
at the Academy of Music.
- The Cincinnati College OF Music has had
windfall by the present of dividend of Sc. 900
In railway stock from Reuben B. Springer This
present was made with restrictions; the other
stockholders are to fOrego their dividend. and
the income of the college is to go to its improve
ment- The directors accepted the proposal.
To-day commences the sale of single seats
for the first performance in America of Gounods
Redemption" 1t will be given on December
6 by the New York Chorus and Orchestra: solo
lists. Mrs. OSgOOd H1rtde-en Mss Winant
AesSrs- Simpson, Renmertz, Fritsch, Stems and
Winch.
80 The RantZaus." the new play at the
Union !uare theater, \. Y. has only met with
moderate success. on account of the want of in
terest in the story, which is located i'm Alsace
Patriotic Frenchmen may like it. but it is too
lar from home to be popular with Americans.
=" Ioianthe," Gilbert and Sullivan's new
OPERA produced Saturday night last in New
York. is not a success. Music and the Drama
gays that the nbTetto. full of repetitions and
padding, and stTaining after funny effects. can
not be compared for a moment with that of
"lfnafOre." of the Pirates" or of PA
thence The music may please musicians; but
there is nothing in il to please the public Most
oil ~ seems like sullivan old music PLAYED over
again in different keys
The money spent for amusements at the Phil
adelphia theaters last week represents small
fortune Nine. Christine Nilsson took the lions
Share. and in the shortest space OF time The
receipts for her two concerts at the Academy of
Music on Thursday evening and Saturday after
noon were round S12.GO0. The fair songstress.
however, only received $1,000 OF this sum her
contract with Manager Henry f. Abbey calling
Tor Sl,JOV at each concert. While i'm this city,
however. Nine. Nilsson lived in apartments at
the Bellevue hotel that cost S24 day: she had
n
whether used or not. and a private car awaited
her pleasure at $50 a day. All this absorbed the
managers profits, but it is estimated that Mr..
Abbey received nearly Sc, 900 as his share of the
earnings.
- Mademe Modjeska drew $500 to the
Chestnut Street Opera House during last week,
and tor the preceding week the receipts were
within few dollars of SO, 600. She lives i'm
style nearly a. expensive as that OF Mme Nils
son, and also travels in private car
At Haverly's Theater .'Esmeralda' drew
nearly 5000 last week. The sale of seats for
the Iangtry performances at this theater for the
week of December 18th will berin on Friday
next Prices for reserved seats will be 81 81 80
and -, and the performances will last but one
week, with matinee. No tickets will be sold
10 spectators or their agents.
= Emma Abbott drew about $4,000 TO the
Arch Street Theater during her engagement
last week. The performances at the other
theaters We're not unusually attractive but it is
SAFE 10 say that Their receipts would swell the
. amount for the week To 80, 900.
- The program for the first "Thursby"
concert, on Thursday evening. is as follows:
Part IL. Baritone solo, aria 'Vittora Mic
Core" Carrisni-M Holst-Hansen Chis first
appearance here.) 2. Harp solo. .'Fantase on
airs from T. Montechi;'' Parish Alyars-Mrs.
Maud Morgan. 8. Aria. 1.-The Barber of Seville"
T.
Ill; Rossi-Miss Emily Winant. s. Grand piano
solo, Grand Concerto in A by Greio. dedi-
Gated to and arranged for the piano forte bv
Mr. Edmund Neupert (his first appearance in
NashinSton)- g. Aria, Lohengrin:' Richard
Wagner-(Elsas Dream) sang for the first time
here by Miss Emma ThurSby. Part Ill Harm
solo, La Zingereila;" Oberthur-Mss Maud
Morgan. 2. English song. The Better Land"
Frederic N COwen-Niss Emily Winant 8
Cavatina. Faust" GOunod-M. Hoist Hansen
l. Spanish song, LA Uabanera:" arranged
for the voice by Madame Viardot expressly for
and sang only by Miss Emma Thursby (for the
FIRST time here.) ). Grand piano solo, fantasia
on airs az Africaine;' Liszt-Mr Edmund
NeUpeTt. @. DuettiEo. - would that my love
would how;" Mendelssohn-Miss Emma Thursbv
and Miss Emily WiHaat Musical director and
hccCmpanist, Mr.. Maurice StIakOsch.
T,e Use Of Deities.
Fronl Nature.
The manner in which the Chinese goTcrn-
meFIt render the popular deities subseryient to
political ends has been noticed by Sir Alfred
Iyall In paper in the Forh.gltty Recietc in the