Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE FALL SEASoN-NEw PLAYS IN NEW YORK
COMING ATTRACTIONS, ETC.


- The season has opened most auspiciously in
Boston, New York and Philadelphia cool
september has had much to do with 1t.
- The new plays of "Elsa." ''Chispa" and
"a Daughter OF the Nile have not met with an
enthusiastic reception in New York.
- The John T. Raymond company is playing
in the Ohio towns this week to very large BUSH
ness
- lie Claire and RusselTs Just In Time Com
pany disbanded at Pittsburg last Saturday
night. Just In time.
- The Milwaukee papers are exercised over
Buffalo Bills 'hooroar" in GAINESVILLE last week.
One or two dates had to be cancelled.
The Abbott Opera Company opened their
season on Monday night, in Lima, Ohio, to a
crowded house, dedicating the new Grand Opera
House in that city.
The San Francisco Minstrels reopened on
Monday in New York to crowded house, and
Charles Backus raised a furore by his imitation
of Henry Irving in the scene with the apothecary
In Romeo and Juliet"
On Saturday evening s'Patience" will be re-
vved at the Bjou. N. Y, with the star cast
which we gave last week.
Monday Theo made her American debut at
the Fifth Avenue, N. Y, in ''Madame L'Archi-
due supported by Grau's French Opera Com
pany. She is not a fine singer, but is pronounced
a most charming actress.
- Tonight Clara Morris will appear at the
Grand Opera House, New York, in Miss Mutton,
her best impersonatiOn. Louise Eldrdge. just
returned from Windsor Castle and Stratford on
Avon, will support Miss Morris.
- FOrepaugh, the circus king, has purchased
the lot in Chicago on which his canvas was
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as Forepaughs circus grounds. The price paid
was 100000.
Lawrence Barrett has been drawing crowded
plays in his line.
- Taken from Life will be produced in
superb style at Wallack's tonight Rose Cogh-
Ian, OF course, has the leading part.
Maggie Mitchell. alter reading the criti-
cisms on her new play of elisa translation,
by the way. from the novel SEER Wally"-re-
marked, ''This is abuse, not criticism, and
ignore it,
Margaret Mather, the Chicago star, who has
been in training for two years, has made de-
cided hit in some plays but lacks physique, it Is
said, in others
1.-THE ROmany Rye" will open at Booths
Theater, New York, tonight. The piece will be
one OF the most deliberately mounted ever pro-
duced in New York. The company are rehears-
ing daily.
Among the engagements made for the OPEN
ing of the regular tall and winter season, at the
Metropolitan Alcazar in New York, next Tues
day evening, are the original Martens Family,
the Girards, Fred Roberts and Ariel, the flying
dancer.
The music-loving Washingtonians will
be shortly informed by the secretary, Mr. {.
Pearson, Of the el!-known Apollo Club, Dr
Kimball, conductor, through the circular letter
now going through the mails to the principal
residents, OF the contemplated series of concerts
for the coming season, 1882 and 1888.
- The Merry War" will be produced at
Ford's in this city, on Monday, September 25th.
The performance in Baltimore this week has
been decided success. The Erening Ne,os. Of
that city, says THE music of the new piece is
as pretty and captivating as that of OIivette.
which seems to be considered the standard Of
tunefulness. Some of the waltz airs, as might
have been expected of Strauss, are simply de-
liciOus, notably the scandal song, which falls to
Mr.. Chas. Drew The parts were all admirably
taken, and not the least of the charms Of the
performance was the perfect finish and smooth
ness with which everything was done. The
leading characters We're assumed by Misses
Blanche Chapman. Marie Bockel, Genevieve
Reynolds. and Messrs. Long, Drew and Dem
ham, These were all excellent. and the encores
were numerous and most enthusiastic. Mr..
Denham and Miss Chapman were particularly
amusing. The costumes and scenery were very
beautiful, and the military march and drill ex-
ceeded in novelty and precision perhaps any
thing OF the kind that has ever been seen here.
The attendance of the large and brilliant au-
dience seemed to be special tribute to the
young manager of the company, Mr. Charles E.
Ford.
GrNu>n toll