Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-29

the tribune is prominently befe the public lust
now. This is Williasa WinteHho writes the
dramatic criticisms In a rect article on the
drama "Far From the Madding owd," now rum
ming at the Union Square Theatthe slipped in
sly sentence attacking the persol character of
the author of the play. It was My brief SEN
tence, but 1t was enough to rails howl that has
not died down yet The object the attack is
Mr. Cazauran, playwright w has an official
connection t with the Union mon squa Mr. Winter IN
done nothing as q write except what
men Of honor despised. Thgeneral article
condemned the play as an addition of Hardy's
novel OF the samename. So far aslave been able to
learn what was referred to was monograph which
Mr. CaZauran once wrote about Twin Booth, and
In which he attacked his personcharacter. But
write the article himself at a but that Dr.
Elliot wrote It. People are aslg who DR.. Elliot
Is. Some are tncredulous enOu9 to declare their
belief that he is myth: Still o'rs say that the
marks that are not to be ignored
THE MUSICAL FESTIVE ETC.
With the May festival continent week and
the engagement Of Patti for ne season at the
Academy OF Music, and speculate as to whether
Nilsson will really come and sinfor MI. Abbey.
theatrical affairs are quite obsed at present.
Col. Maples0n's latest word othe subject OF
Patti IS that everything has beelrranged. Now
the question is, win Nilsson CO too. She has
element OF uncertainty has beenought in by the
engagement OF Patti. Can the great prima
donne sing against each other lhout loss on
one side or the other. 1t Is the leral belief that
they cannot MapleSOn ana AlV are becoming
antagOniStic. The first has ang experience
In the management OF opera annie prestige of
the academy. 1t will be O. conratively easy
thing for him to put Patti In rs s. especially as
he has large subscription at hback. Abbey
has ambition but no experience 1opera save hts
management OF Patti. It is thOtt that his pro-
posed season at the Grand Operause next year
will be like playing game OF che with q heavy
stake. Were Patti out OF the way olnis own hands,
and Mapleson to continue in his AShOd way, he
undoubtedly would have been b to secure q
large patronage. But the prospeof dangerous
rivalry has so stirred Maple6on that he Is ex-
hibiting enterprise OF which nobt thought him
capable. Whefeat Opera-g0erS glad. ISup-
pose 1t will turn out that Miss engagement
viii be pOStDOned. 1t would better anyhow to
have one OF the great artists at time. Besides
the brilliant prospects for graDpera we are
promised q new comic opera by Cert and Sulli-
van, and bewitching musicaffatr to lest
through the winter at the Casino
ACTORS CEAIMs.
Actors are beginning 10 take are prominent
social position than ever bef01n New York.
There is q new style OF actor com II, and can't
say that he Is much OF an improyent on the old.
The impressive, refund. oraculand paradtng
actor OF the Old regime Is familiadrhe new one
Is English. Tint Is he b willing ianxieus to b.
English like kDen PlymptOn. WhdlS from B0S-
ton and talks like Billicgsg3 abby, or he Is
English and stays In this tsbkted, bleedink
apology o. country me boy, for blo0mink fun