Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-24

- The dramatic season of 1SSl-s2 is virtually
closed. In several city theaters Summer
snaps" are enjoying a greater or less degree Of
prosperity, as the exceptionally pleasant weather
of the past few weeks enabled strangers to visit
houses OF entertainment without positive suffer-
Ing.
A new five-act Irish drama taken from
William Blacks popular novel; "A Princess of
Thule" and adapted for the stage by Louis F.
Baum. entitled THE Maid of Arran," was pro-
duced at the Windsor theater, New York, Mon
day evening.
Says bold, bad paragrapher. short of
theatrical news and given to dramatic fiction:
On the night of the first performance of The
Woman In Red at a country theater the house
was packed much to the surprise of the man
ageress, who had not found the townsfolk very
eager for theatricaiS- She discovered the next
day that the play had been misprinted The
Woman in Bed"
-''Some people" says Mr.. Lester wallack,
''complain that La Belle Russo is not proba-
bic play, and object to it on that score. Well,
suppose the claim they make is good. Is that
any reason why it should not succeed? Is Ham,
let probable play? How about 'Othello?' or
take for instance 'ROsedale?'
1t is announced that if Mr. Sulliyans fairy
opera, based on Tennyson's Princess" can be
ready in time, 1t is his intention to come in Sep
TENDER to America to bring 1t out here first, in
order to save the copyright, as in the case of
the 1.-THE Pirates" and then take it back to
Europe.
london Truth says that English people pre-
fer German music to Italian, but they prefer
italian singers to German.
Marie Roze and Alyira Valleria will, report
says be members of Carl Rosa's opera company
next season.
Solomon, author of ''Billee Taylor" and
"Claude Duval," will soon bring out at the Lon
don Strand an opera bouffe called The Vicar of
Bray"
-Lecocq, the composer has engaged to write
the music for an operetta for the Folies-Drama-
tiques at Paris, under the name Of 'La Prin-
cesse des Canaries.'
- Manager Palmer has gone to Europe for a
stay of two months His chief purpose seems
to be to secure play with which to open the
next season at the Union Square. New York.
- Brooks & Dickson who are fast coming to
be the biggest managers of the country are said
to have nearly 800. 600 invested in their amuse-
nent enterprises and theaters.
- Harold Fosbere, formerly of Washington. a
good actor, last season with Frank Mayo, will
next season play with Minnie Madden. the new
star OF the Lolita type. She evidently means to
make her new play. wild Wave" her chief at
traction next year.
- Mary Anderson will, 1t Is said, chiefly con-
nne herself next season to Mary Stuart, Galatea
Julia and Juliet. With a lack of Judgment
seemingly characteristic. she appears to be mean
Ing to put her best part, PGrttenia in the back
ground.
1.-THE Light Keepers Daughter" the new
opera by George McVickers and c. d. Blake
was given its first performance at the Boston
Casino, Monday night. 1t is neither very good
n ia
at times dull. while the music Is after Mr. Blake's
usual style-pleasing and here and there really
pretty, but not powerful and not original The
general opinion seems to be that it will not
1--we beyond its youth If it gets much by its To-
fancy.
u Mrs Langtry is said to be studying Rosa
Ind in ''As You Like IT. The announcement
is putting in fiutter those Englshmen par
ncularly interested in the actress beauty of
form.
The lovers Of music have met with quite a
serious loss in the death OF Madame L. Gomez
de Wolowsk the Italian prima donna, which
occurred last week at Egg Harbor city, New
Jersey Madame WolOwski was well known to
the musical world as singer of great culture
and extraordinary compass of voice She
achleyed high hOnOrs in Europe and America
having travelled extensively with her husband
Prof Alexander L. de Wolowski, himself an
artist of repute. She leaves one child a
daughter. of promising talent
John T. Raymond seems to be buyinp nm
about all the plays on hand with the possibility
ola part for him. Mention was made last week
Of three or four pieces secured for him. This
week two more must be added to the list
Brooks & Dickson. his managers, have paid
George r. Sims 81 600 for piece to be finished
oy october with the understanding that 5000
more and royalty will be paid il it Is satisfac-
tory, and he has accepted a three-act comedy.
called The Solid Stocking" by Howard p.
Taylor. Ii is said to treat of the yiesstudes of
literary Bohemian called PhiReds DenOsisenes
hfe-a character which, properly treated. must
De directly in the line of Mr.. Raymond's special
kumOr.
H. j. Byron is to bring out a burlesoue
called 1.-The Yi!lainous Squire and the Village
Rose" at TOoles London theater 1t Is said to
be a revision Of piece written by the same
author several years ago for one of the fetes in
aid OF the dramatic college and then called
The Rosebud of Stnging-Nettle Farm"
"A musical electrograph," invented by ].
fohr, Of Stuttgart, was recently exhibited in
London The apparatus writes down on band
OF paper unwOund from a cylinder by clock
WORK any music played eXtempOraneOusIy on a
pianOforte to which it may be attached This
result Is attained By the current staining the
paper. enemicaiiy prepared for this purpose, a
blue color on the parts Of the music staff CORE
eponding To the position of the notes struck
The duration of the sounds is indicated by the
length OF the stains and the positions of the
bar lines are shown by depressing pedal
London Truth says of Sarah Bernhardt
on the occasion of her temperance on the Lon
don stage:
:" / am glad to find that marriage has improved
the cratic Sarah in several ways She looks
better, she acts better and she behaves better
than sic ever did before. The solemn-lookino
Greek gentleman. by force of will or influence
nas succeeded in tanning madcap. believe it
IL perfectly true that this love sprang, If not
from fear, at least from nervous constrajnt
under stronger mental organization He Is
the FIRST man. said Sarah to friend. who ever
made love to me OF whom l felt afraid. He can
make me do what he likes!' can believe this
Tor It Is true to human nature. Women of a
highly nervous organization and an imaginative
temperament like to b. oppressed as much as
any Celt. In secret they love the man of whom
they are most in awe, not the man who Is most
tenderly adulatory and submissive. am glad
TO note such an improvement in the acting of
sarah Bernhardt. though the peculiar subtlety
OF her art Is doube-Dutch to nine-tenths of her
audience. America very nearly ruined this lady
as an artist and an actress triad 70 r,,;,