Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-22
MUSICAL AID DRAMATIC.
ATTR lotions NEXT wEEK-GILEERT AND sULII-
VANS GPEaA-aOIsEE VIEW PLAYs-ZELDA sEGUIN
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~ Miss Ada Gray a melo-d-amatfc and emo
floral actress, appears on Thursday night at the
National Her hest play is " East Lynne" in
new version.
The Hess Acme Opera Troupe begin the
week at Fords- They will give "0avette," the
" Iascotte," etc Miss Addie Randall. who Is
pleasantly remembered In Washington, Is the
kasiiIg lady
= The dramatic season IL gradually winding
up In the north. and has been pretty successful
one il the managers are reported correctly. The
May music festival in y. Y. Is the only remain
In great event to come off.
a dramatic paper published in Chicago, re-
ports the marriage. on April "A, OF Mr.. John E.
Rn-crS ~ Mss Minnie Palner-who closes to-
night at POrd's-but Mr.. 10 rers telegraphs the
". Y. Dramatic Times that there is no truth
In it whatever: but he adds I" For myself /
should be happy if it were true"
The Gerster nights In Philadelphia last
week. drew very largely. But the ''off nights"
with kr.lOS. were ut borough failure she did not
draw at all. 1t is the old story. Where there
are two stars in a company, one has TO go to the
wal. They will do better in Washington
This weeks Dramatic Times says: Frau
Materna, the star of the NY. May Musical Festi
va. hes not been given good deal to do in Mr..
Thomas program, bua the work assigned her
is broad. massive and solid Mr. Fred Schwab,
who cd is the Festival newspaper speaks Of her
grace and beauty i'm one column and prints
picture of her in another. which, together, pro-
dGces a confusing effect.
- John f. Ince went to see Anna Dick
insons Handed Somebody asked him how he
was pleased, '-She's all right" said he. 81
Ike her weH enough hut she's got bad play.
Len Grover ought TO fix it up for hen"
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the national annual sengerfest Of 1888. A
building viii be put up for the occasion, the
wealthy Germans of the city promising a hand
Some guarantee fund.
- Miss Emma Nevada. the American singer
who has attracted considerable attention by
her success in opera in Italy. appears to fully
maintain the brilliant promise of her debut.
She has recently been highly successful at
Rome.
= The last idea in the comic opera line Is to
AmericaEiZe ''Pinafore'' by giving 1t new IL
bre.tO. and TO treat Claude Duvar' in a similar
way.
1t is said that the Kralfy brothers will pro-
duee during the month of May, a new opera,
BY Sic. LeyeIli, entitled ''Tiq; or, Settled at
Last" 1t will be produced with spectacular
effects
1.-THE Widow" will open the summer season
1t the New York STANDARD with the Hess COM
pany. Mr.. ". Castle and Zelda Seguin will be
In the cast.
- Miss Fanny Davenport will begin her fare
well engagement in New York on Monday even
nc. May 8. She win then disappear for three
years.
The engagement with Mr. Booth which
began ut Booths theater last Monday night. will
o. somewhat more interesting than usual for it
will be sort of Introduction to Mr.. Booths
serious career in Europe. The engagement will
nst two weeks. and. outside nf it's special sig
aifcance, will have no novel or uncommon fea-
lures.
Eric Bayley intends TO bring comedy COM
pany over from London next season and play
some of the wyndam pieces. He has already
Engaged dates in several cities that he has
visited with the Colonel"
THE New York critics have churned day.
Hight ont of Anna Dickinson's Hamlet says
Denver newspaper, land the impression pre-
walls here that Anna can play King Lear and
dispense with the customary disguise"
A. C. Gunter's play AFTER the OPERA
which was brought out at the Boston Park at
the opening of the season. will follow '.Divor-
cons" at the New York Park Mr. Gunter has
Just finished a fOur-act comedy called Strictly
Business. the scenes of which are laid in
England and Russia. 1t will be put on the road
next season by weii-knOwn manager.
VIII ID. Eaton, now IN Washington. and
author OF "All the Rage" and W. w. Young,
author of ''Pendragon," are at work cojointly
upon melO-drama Mr.. Eaton al so has in hand
three other plays, which are nearing completion.
The Emma Abbott English opera company
will begin a weeks engagement at the Globe
Theater, Boston, on the 9th instant The
COMPANY has as its principal members, Miss Alb
bolt and Miss Julie Rosewald, sopranos: Miss
Louise Annandale. contraltO; Sig Fabrini. and
Mr.. William Castle tenors; Mr.. AlonZo Stod-
dard, baritone; and MIR. George Comfy, bassO.
Mayor Grace, Judges Brady and Davis and
various other prominent people of New York
are arranging for a souvenir" performance Of
Forget Ne Not" by Genevieve Ward. when it
shall have reached its 6GOth Representations
This will be on the 18th. and the performance
will take place in the afternoon at the Union
Square Theater. The support will be wholly
made Up of amateurs from New York and
Brooklyn. and the whole affair promises to be
one of considerable social Importance.
The New York Standard season will open
In Sept mber with the new operette by Gilbert
Sullivan, founded on the princess" if it be
ready. of which there is some doubt The
bbretto il finished, and Mr. Sullivan is now
engaged on the music Of the second act. III
FIRST played here the author and composer will
come over to superintend its production The
latter contingency is the probable one as
Patience is still in the full flood In London
At a certain theater not long ago a gentle
man asked a lady friend in front of him if she
had any objection to removing her Gainsbor-
ough. She had not, and gladly obliged him.
The play proved to be miserable hodge podge
and after the first act the gentleman said II
thank you greatly. but won't you please replace
your GainsbOrough? prefer the hat
"A play based on Mr. Thomas Hardy's DOW
srful anc pathetic novel Of :. Far from the Mad.
ding Crowd " was produced Monday night. at
the Union Square Theatre, N. Y, where it was
received with interested attention by a numer-
Gus audienee-the house, in fact, being crowded
Miss Clara Morris personated the heroine, and
his fact of course. gave Importance to the pro-
dreti0n. In Itself. however, the attempt to util-
lie for theatrical purposes, an extraordinary
E'.k OF literature had elements of attraction.
Far From the MadGing Crowd" has recently
been offered upon the London stage in two
forms.
Some idea Of the popularity OF :. Patience -
may be obtained from the following statement
Of DOyley Carte: a. This opera has been played
under INV management 3Of times In Landau