The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-26
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.


Clara Morris in 'Mss Mutton follows
"Esmerelda" at the Park theatre.
Drasecke's new opera, "Harrat," will be
given the coming season at Hamburg.
St. Petersburg will have Italian, French,
Russian and German opera this winter.
Nine. Modjeska will play in "a few of the
larger cities of New England this week.
Lilly Ashby has rejoined the Lingards,
taking the place of Alma Stuart Stanley.
Lester Wallack will appear at the William
Warren testimonial benefit in Boston,
Augusta Roche has been engaged by boy
ly Carte for the new opera by Gilbert and Sui
Ivan.
Madame Theo and her company will make
their first appearance in Boston on the 10Th
inst
Sig. Campanini has been singing for char
ity in Italy, but will not sing for profit until
the fall of 1855.
The death of Theodore Eisfeld, the con-
ductor and violinist, is announced at Dresden.
He was born in 1876.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett is playing a remarka-
bly, prosperous engagement at the Grand
Opera House, New York.
Miss Van Zandt, according to the latest adj
vices received from Paris, has won an une-
quivocal success in "Mignon.'
Sarah Bernhardt is to produce at Les Ma
tons new four-act drama in verse, "Jane
Grey" by an unknown author.
Paris gossips now say that poor Mile. Fey
CHINE, who recently committed suicide, was a
neice of Joachim, the violinist
The redoubtable Ullman is organizing a
concert tour, with Etelka Gerster as prima
in
navla.
! Lotta's performances at the Chestnut Street
Opera House last week, drew nearly Sic, 900
out of the pockets of her hosts of admirers
Madame Anna Bishop is about it is said,
to write her recollections. As she has been
everywhere and knows everybody, they will
be highly interesting.
4 Mckee Rankin's play, 49," has met with
so great success in the western cities that he
has determined to put another company on the
road this season.
Mr.. Max Strakosch is negotiating with Miss
+. Julia Gaylord, the charming American sopra-
no, who has been Carl Rosa's prima donna
for the last FIVE years.
They are making great preparations for
Gunther's new play, courage" at the Park
Theatre, Boston, which is to be produced
Signor Salvini makes his appearance in
America at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, on October 26, as Othello. He sailed
from Havre on the steamer Amerique.
Matte Vickers has purchased play called
"Jack,' in which she proposes to star this
season. Her previous starring tours have been
- generally unsuccessful.
e Miss Minnie Hauk, despite the glowing
i prospects OF her concert season, has signed a
contract with Mr.. Max Strakosch, and will
sing in English opera with him next month.
Orlando Harley is the name of young
! American tenor lately engaged by Mr.. Carl
y Rosa in London for three years. The Scan
ture.
"The Queens Shilling will be the next
J. new piece produced at Wallack's. This play
q is by the author of "The parvenu," one of the
G most charming comedies recently witnessed
: on the New York stage.
- Franz Hueffer is engaged to write the libret-
. of 'Columba," which A. c. Mackenzie is to
> compose for Carl Rosa. Minnie Hauk ex-
poets to sing the leading role.
" treal: "Buy the first choice of seats at the
IS Warren testimonial if it costs $780," 1t was a
'. graceful tribute from Boston's youngest COM
o edian to Boston's Oldest.
l. Now that "Le Roles Amuse is to be PLAYED
in Paris, for the second time after an interval
of half century, M. Hugo has withdrawn his
e objection to "Rigo-letto," which is to have a
hearing in Paris at last.
1t is stated that Nine. Adelna Patti has &C.
cepted an engagement at ESQ per night 70,
+ season in 1884 in South America If such is
the case, the vicious star system will undoubt.
eddy bring about its own ultimate remedy.
g Theo. Hamilton, the popular Baltimore &C.
er tor, has arrived at home, after an absence O.
s. FIVE years, during which he visited Australia
South Africa, China and Japan, returning BY
way Of Europe. Mr. Hamilton is printer BY
IA trade having served his apprenticeship in the
Of Sun Job printing office.
d Nine. Christine Nilsson, supported by Mis-.
Hope Glenn, Mr.. Theodore Biork stem. Sipno,
Del Puente and the Mendelssohn Quintet
Club will make her first appearance in con.
cert under Mr.. Abbey's management in Bos.
il ton, at the Music Hall, on Wednesday and
er Saturday, November and 4.
1t is not generally known that Charles
: Wyndham. the celebrated English actor,
), served as a surgeon in the Union army dur.
ing the late war He was present in many OF
the principal engagements, including the sew
en-day's fight, and was afterwards transferred
+ to the Louisiana department, and went all
p through the Red River campaign.