Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-03

George Hoey's new and original play en-
titled Western Union Telegraph proves,
after all, to be a poor translation of q clever
French play called LIE Telegraphe Elec-
trque."
BARLEY Campsell's new play, "Sberia,' -
Will open the coming season at Booths. The
hiralfys will have the matter in charge, and
promise to do it on a magnificent scale. with no
less than 100 people and novel and handsome
scenery.
You know that coffin Sarah Bernhardt used
to sleep in? Well, she has had rockers put on
it.-Ha,ckpye
Robson and Crane have played 'Our Bache-
lors' 600 times 'Sharps and Flats 40 times,
and the COMEDY OF Errors SIS times
William Young, author of "Pendragon,"
which was SO highly praised when Lawrence Bar
rett brought 1T out last winter, has written q
meiodrana, 1.-THE House Of Mauprat." which
will be produced at Chicago June s.
BOitO's ''MefstOfele' has proved so great a
success in Vienna that at its ninth repetition the
bOx-Of1ice had to be closed before the opening.
and all the expenses Of mounting the opera
were paid by that night, though it's great at
Effectiveness is said to be largely due to the
magnificent scenery.
The report is again started in New York
that several capitalists are going to build a
theater for Steele Mackaye in which he can use
his new stage orchestra. ventilating apparatus
and the patent chair that folds up and sinks into
the floor, and also produce his new play.
-MoZart's Lies NOces Figaro" has lately
been revived at the Paris Opera Comique with
Marie Van Zandt as the page Che,7sbino; and
the audience and critics went into ecstasy over
her singing and acting, which We're declared to
be beyond all praise
- Madame Aimee will open the season, Sep
TENDER Gath, where has not been settled. but
she is due in Pitts5urg October I'd. She plays
musical comedy or vaudeville, and not opera
bouffe. "DivOrcOns" will be in her roper. ORE
- Mr. Mccullough will not go to Europe this
summer. He will instead form one of party
stone, starting on the first day of July and
getting back to st. Paul. where he opens the
next season, on September 18th.
Notwithstanding ChiZzOla's positive state
ment that Salvini is coming here in the autumn
to play under his management, there seems to
be some doubt about the matter. Amberg the
New York German manager, declares that he
has received dispatch positively stating that
Salvini will not visit this country next season.
John Mccullough and Mary Anderson acted
together as hgondr and Pdrtteaid at the Bos-
ton theater Wednesday night for the benefit of
Howard A. McGienan, the treasurer of that
house.
w. Herbert, who has been supporting
Charles COghlan in 1.-THE Colonel in London. has
been engaged to take Osmond Tearle's place at
Waliack's next season. Nothing but strong
English accent will satisfy the luxariant Wall
lack.
Mr. E. Taylor, formerly of Washington,
business manager for the Eric Bayley Comedy
Company during the last season, has had q seri-
Gus falling out with Mr.. Bayley, who charges
him with being over 800 behind in his ac-
counts. Mr.. Bayley sayshe has letter in which
MIR. Taylor confesses TO be $500 short. He adds
that he caused TayiOrs arrest on Friday and
that he is now under bail In a civil suit.
Joseph Jefferson closed his season last week
somewhere down in Maine, and will go on an
excursion with some congenial friends and con-
genial fishing rods. His autumn season will be-
gin in September, when he will appear for six
and perhaps eight weeks at the Union Square
theate-. He cOntemplates making mis- New
York engagement notable comedy season. and
proposes TO open with 1.-The Rivals and follow
it with a revival Of ''The Poor Gentleman and
''The Heir at Law"
An English actor, says the New York Dra-
matte Times, who has not been in this country
great while. was looking at the procession on
Tuesday, In Union Square. After 1t was over
he remarked to a companion: "Well, wouldn't
have believed that the decorative craze had
reached such height in this country Here's
Oscar Wilde only been In America few months
and the whole population turn out with q mad
desire to decorate something"