Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE NEW PLAYS IN NEW YeRK--MoyENENTs OF
ACTORS AND ACTREssEs-KELLOGG's FARE
wELL--HER AToNEMENT.

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ACTORS AND ACTREssEs-KELLOGGs FARE
wELL--HER AToNEMENT.
A new opera house at Palatka, Fla. viii be
completed by September 80. 1t will be tine
handsOmest theater I'm that state.
Alice Oates is going to England at enee,
and says she means to bring out one of the best
opera bouffe companies obtainable.
e. f. Rice is said to have found New Eng
land subject equal to Evangeline," and to be
composing burlesque opera upon it.
= Mrs. Crabtree and her daughter. Lolita, sailed
for Europe per steamship City OF Brussels on
last Thursday.
Bella Pateman and her husband Robert, who
have been playing with Booth the past season,
will accompany him on his English tour. Then
the Patemans will form travelling company of
their own. and may possibly bring it to this
country.
Miss Maggie Mitchell will open the fall sea-
son of the Park Theater. in New York. in Sep
TENDER. She is booked for four weeks, and
will play her usual repertoire. with, it is possi-
BILE, new play.
Mr.. Max Maretzek is writing comic OPERA
which treats Of the manners of the Western Re-
serve generally, and Cincinnati particularly. 1t
will be called "POrkopOiis."
1t is said that, considering the age of Mrs.
Ada Gray (Watkins) she plays rather remark
able East Lynne" She will shortly celebrate
her fOrtieth anniversary on the stage.
Mr.. Leonard Grover has completed the fifth
act of the Harrisons' play. Itappears to be one
of the best things he has ever done. but is some :
what risky. 1t will, therefore, be tried in some
small place.
"A. z. Chipman's Playa Checkered Life was
produced at the New York Fifth Avenue this
week; Minnie Maddern brought out CalIahan's
new piece. "Foggs Ferry AT the New York Park,
ana Ben Magnley was seen for the first time in
Schwarz's 1.-The Square Man. in Brooklyn. One
of its scenes is an explosion in a mine.
Madame Gestinger will make tour of this
country the coming season. under the manage
ment of Mr.. Amberg. She will visit all the
principal cities, and will take with her COM
pany of ffty-1ve people, so as to play comedy
or opera.
- The last appearance Of Clara Louise Kel-
logg says the New York Dramatic Times, Is an
nounced to take place at Buffalo on the Goth
inst. This is her last appearance prior to her
retirement to private fe At least it is so an
nOunced. In June she is to be married, and will
presumably then be able to shake off the annoy
ances that have made the latter part of this sea-
son so unpleasant to her.
- Robert Buchanan has had hard luck in his
latest dramatic venture His 1.-The Shadow of
the Sword was Il sad failure at the London
Olympic. and his 'Lucy Brandon" a dramatiZa-
ton of Lvtton's paul Clifford" has likewise
been withdrawn from the Imperial. But Mr. Blu
chanan says that the withdrawal of the latter
was due 10 causes entirely uncOnnected with
its dramatic success or failure" and that it will
soon bc produced elsewhere.
british Born" the new melodrama bv Mer-
rift and Petit is said to depend largely for it's
fects introduced. Most of the scene is laid in
South America. and the tropical scenery is de-
scribed as accurate in every detail.
"A HindOstani opera company is to sail from
Bombay next month upon tour of the princi-
pal towns of British and continental Europe to
reveal the beauties of Pagan and Persic''
music. 1t will probably fall as fiat as did the
dancing of the Nautch girls at Days last sea-
son.
-"Her Atonement," the new play which was
at the National here last week, is pronounced
the veriest trash by the New York dramatic
newspapers. 1t has passed this week in Balti-
more, and will probably never be heard Of again.
If the "prOvinces' cannot stand it, it's fate in
New York can be easily predicted.
- ''The Chimes Of Normandy" was produced
at the Standard Theater. New York, this week.
and has been running to good houses. The cast
is an excellent one. and embraces, besides Mrs.
Zelda Seguin Wallace, who sings the role of
Germdlae with the usual care and finish with
which she handles all her work, Miss Adelaide
Randall as Mignonete.
- Mr. Rice, the composer of "Evangeline, :"
who cOmpOses by ear, since he cannot read nor
write notes, is pregnant with new American
opera upon New England subject, for which
he has been collecting melodies for five years
past.
- Nine. Ristori, the famous tragic queen, is
great friend Of Miss Mary Anderson, whom she
met in Paris during Miss Andersons visit. Last
week she forwarded her young friend photo
graph in her great role as Queen Elizabeth ac-
cOmpanied by letter announcing her excellent
health Nine. RistOri hopes to again meet Miss
Anderson in London. whittier she goes next
month. While abroad, Miss Anderson will en-
including Mary Stuart, upon which she is now
engaged.
How Gilbert and Sullivan write their comic
operas together is described by Mr. Collier
''They sit down and talk and smoke innum-
cradle cigarettes together" he saws, 'While
they are getting their ideas together. Gilbert
says to Sullivan: I've got an idea Sullivan
screws his glass into his eye, looks at Gilbert
critically for moment, and saws: Have YOU?
really shouldn't have thought it of YOU L
want the girl to sing something like this con-
tinues Gilbert Make it the man, puts in Sui
Ivan; 'and by the way, l want you to write
something for the chOrus-sOmething that they
can sing la-te-ta and so on and SO they talk
and joke and smoke cigarettes till the opera is
evolved"