Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-14
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
fHE NEW orEEA-THE BOSTON coMrANY-BA

AE4i AT iltE NATURAL, EiC-
- The attractions for next week are excel
lent. The Boston Ideal Opera Company open al
Ford's and Lawrence Barrett appears at the
National in his well known line.
- Miss Clara LOuise Kellogg supported bv
Company of exceptional merit comprising Nine
Clara Poole-King, Signor BrignoH Signor Tag
Iiapctra. Herr LiPbliur. Herr Adanowskf and
Herr AdO!ph Close wall make her Fe-entrfe Jan
nary Boat Lincoln Hall after an absence Of three
years We have 1t over the signature of Messrs
Pond s Bachert. Everett House New York " no
represent Miss kelogg's interests in America
that tins viii he positively her last appearance
in Washington. and that her marriageand imIne-
diate retirement will tahe place early in March.
49, stephens and solomon are on their way to
This country from England TO personally super
intend the production of their opera. Cbqsle
IRtrGt. at the New York Standard whenever
Patience shall show SIGNS OF weakening. But
that y III be some time hence, if the New York
papers tell tue truth.
- New York Is to have still another theater
next year, it seems. John s. Clark has it is
declared. leased land at the corner of Broadway
AMI jjth streets and viii build a house there
which viii be opened by Edwin Booth in Sep
temn"r- New York is OVERRIDING the theater-
building business, apparently.
"A dramatization of Mark Twain's T1.noce5hs
Abro7i * said to be soon brought out in Paris.
1t must be queer.
Nat C. Goodwin and wife, Eliza Wethersby,
who have been showing growing dislike of
burlcSGue lately. will report says, act next year
IN such plays as Tie RiUGiS and Euay5OQys
ITiea.d
- SGrdOus latest comedy Odetp, IA being
adapted for BancFOfts thcater in London, and
Modjeska will it is said. be the ''Odette" This
part viii fall TO Ada Rchan. probably when the
play Is brought out al Days in New York.
- HIverly's new manager at the New York
Fifth Avenue theater fresh from England means
TO abolish all the matinee performances, as an
experiment. and apparently. simply because it
has worked well in Australia. When the Brit
1Sher Gets acclimatizcd ne will probably learn
that the matinees in New York are largely at
tend'i by people from out of town and others
who cannot or viii not 70 to the thcaters
o'nights.
Mrs. Langtry win make her first appear
anGe As regular member OF the Haymarlet
theatcr in London on the 18th and her opening
part will be Blanche" in Ours She will be an
attraction for one season. and then if She does
not CO:aC 10 this country for year to satisfy
Yankee curiosity she will probably have to work
Tor much smaller salary than she now gets
thc novelty will he worn Off then and she Will
have TO travel on her merits.
William l.. Whitney son of MyrOn W.
Whitney, who is studying under Yannuccipi,
In Italy, has written an operetta which is in re-
hearSa and soon to be produced i'll Florence.
Mary Anderson has made a hit in Py7m1lion
and Gai1te1 in New York. The critics say she
Is strongly fitted by nature to a certain type Of
characier-statuesque rather than pict uresque.
spiritual rather than passionate. They advise
her. however, not to play Julia i'll the H.sIsci-
back any more.
Mr. Waliack announces the early prOduc-
fon att his new and attractive theater in New
York. of Mr. PinerO's play, The M0ncy-Spi,l-
NJ, which has been produced with success in
London. Meanwhile Tue Scs1oL for ScaalaL
viii be performed.
Mr.. Boucicault, it is said. has ARRANGED
with the manager of the Dublin Theater to visit
Dublin once each year, and to present on each
occasion q series Of Irish PLAYS He has il is
further stat ed. three new plays-The AuaIaoaa
GoyHe Water, SsIslIn,0r. Mr. BouC.cauG is now
IL Boston.
-TOoie'S Theater. late the Charing Cross, in
London: win be opened. under the management
ofthe distinguished comedian, John l.. Toole.
toward the end of this month.
Madame 0lagnjer's opera 9qis. produced
In Paris recently at the Renaissance Theater is
but moderate success. The story. an Arab
tale. is rather thin, and the music is by no
means very original or strikinr. CaDOuI
with his hair pIastered down over his forehead
In the good cld-fashOned, so well known, way
B the chief sensation in the piece
- An interview with Clara Louise Kellogg is
published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, in which
she says that she did not know when she called
on Patti in that city that the latter had spoken
OF her The day before ''as cold, selfish migrate
1ul anu deeeitful Madame Patti" says Miss
Kellogg, ''sent her maid to me to state that she
would be delighted to have me call. She was
stranger in our land and waived ceremony and
made a hastycall- Her manner was cordial and
pleasant. Or course, had known that she had
Criticised me she did | should not have
spoken TO her," In this same interview Miss
keliog says she is really going to be married"
No doubt of it.
The grand jury Of San Francisco visited all
the theaters in that city last week and found
them all safe in case of fire but one. which was
occupied by female minstrel company The
exit were SO bad that it took the grand jury
Three hours to get out after they got in.
the Cincinnati Enquirer SAYS: Frederick
Haaoe played She is Insane in this city few
weeks ago. We call his attention to the fact
that one Charles Guiteau is irving to play the
saIDe piece in Washington under the changed
title of An, Inspired.
Where they are: John g. Clarke gave the
present week to Baltimore at Fort's Theater
john T. Raymond is in New Orleans for one
wcek.-Mr. and Mrs. Florence are in Chicago
and remain there two weeks.-John McCu-
iOt-H ut'OtcS the HeAL TWO weeks TO Boston,
and viii appear in Brooklyn at Haverlys
Thedfer January 23.-Genevieve Ward will
act this week in Charleston. Columbus. VIII
mington and NorfOlk.-kate ClaXtOn was last
week IN BOst0D.-Mr. BOucicault at the Bos-
ton Museum. presented The Sltnu7hrdws this
week--LOcke Richardson gave recital of
1irctett on Friday last at the Hawthorne Rooms
Boston. and will recire there next Monday the
fust Part of Henry ".
And so Louise Cary Is not to be married
after ALL The Cincinnati Stdr says:-We are
also glad 10 be able to state ON the authority of
Mrs o>@Ood that Cary Is not engaged Mrs.
OS@oOd says: ''She told me OF the origin of the
story tie other evening. Ii seems that Miss
Cary and friend were sitting short time
Slice, in Boston theater when tho former dis
Covered that lady near by was st aiming her
ears To eaten their conversation. Miss Gary
said. There Is some one listening to us LEI
Us amuse her So she went on telling about
her engagement Ca purely imaginary One) and
"is1ing't0 name some one who was known she
IMPOSED the responsibility upon Mr. Iorillard.
whom she has neycrmet- Miss Cary is extremely
iond ci Joke. and She carried this SO far as to
go INTO all minnie details as TO when and where
the engagement was made gifts she had re-
ceiVets. ana the prospective wedding. The next