Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-25


CAuLr AND PATTI LEAvE-ASNA DICKINSON AS
HAMLET. ETC.
Miss Marie Boeckell. formerly of Washing.
ton, has succeeded Miss Lucette as the
prima donna of Ford's Opera Company. Miss
Boeckell is a Cincinnati girl and an excellent
actress and singer. She occupied the same pO-
sitien with Mr.. Ford's company season before
hast, and was a great fayorite.
Il Barlow, Wilson Il Co. Mustrels appear at
The National Monday evening. This is their fifth
annual tour. They have an aggregation headed
BY first class commedians.
= Mr.. Henry E. Abbey leaves In May for Eu-
rope to complete his arrangements there for the
operate season he contemplates at the Grand
Opera House, New York, next autumn.
Col Robert G. IngersOll lectures at Stein
way Hall. New York morrow evening on
"What Shall We Do To BE Saved"
- The sale of seats for Nine. PATHS farewell
performance at the Germania Theater, New
York, on April 8. will be by auction. 1t will
take place at the Union League Theater on
"Wednesday evening next. Nine. PATHS last
appearance will be in Lucia"
=. 1t is feared that Mime Ristori will be pre-
gented from fulfilling her London engagement
this spring by tine serious Illness Of her hus-
band, the Marquis del Grilio, who is in Rome
and whose condition is now very dangerous.
Lolita will go to Europe this summer in the
company of the VOkes Family. She will open
her next season in Boston, under the manage
ment of Mr.. Fred. VOkes.
C ID. Hess opens at the Standard n Y. for
ELK weeks. on May LIST. and then the theater
closes, to be thoroughly done up.
Miss Emelie Melville will 90 to Australia
next season under the management of Haveriy
and Blanchett.
Mr. Dion Boucicault sails for England April
18th, on the Arizona, the same ship which carries
over Madame Patti and Nicolini. Mr. Bouci-
eault will produce new Irish drama in Bright
on. in August and will play in Manchester and
Liverpool, then coming here, opening at the
Boston Museum in September for ten weeks.
He remains here until tie following May.
All the fashionable ladies of London are wear
Ing caps modelled after the one worn by Miss
Langtry as hate HdrcLcaste. in ''She StoOps to
Conquer" At last the Jersey Lily has accom-
plished something.
On Monday, March %. notable event will
occur at the Opera House in this city. 1t will
be the first appearance in Washington of the
celebrated French actress Mademoiselie Rhea
Although she has been in the United States but
little more than three months her fame is
already as wide as the continent and her pro-
as popular in society on the stage; her native
mOdesty, her charming Unborn simplicity. her
graceful wit. her wonderful beauty, and, above
all, her admirable character and sweet womanly
virtues, have won for her the homage of the
best people of the country.
Miss Rose Eytinge has signed two wears
contract with Mr.. W. E. Sim, and is to appear
under his management next season as the
Princess of Paris" an adaptation of the
''Princess of Bagdad
Lawrence Barrett's supplementary season
will last up to the Goth of June, closing in Den
yer, Colorado. After that he may go to San
Francisco. taking his entire company with him.
he having been offered good terms to appear
there.
AT the performance of the "NewMaodelen''
by Lillian Cleves and company, at Bucyrus, Ohio.
Tuesday night of last week, Richard FOote.
Miss Lillian Cleaves Clark's husband. came on
the stage drunk He abused his wife and in
suited the audience who resented it by rising
In body and leaving the house. A lively
row ensued behind the scenes, and it was neces-
eary to call the police The COMPANY went to
pieces at Columbus. Ohio
Anna Dickinson appeared at the Fifth
Avenue Theater, New York, on Monday night.
as Hamlet. Her performance was not an artistic
success, and she was poorly supported. The
audience, which was an intelligent One gave
nnmistakable signs of disappointment very earv
IN the entertainment, and many persons left
before it was over. The critics say that Miss
DckinsOn's inability to play Hamlet was SO
painfully obvious and continuous that a detailed
criticism OF the performance would be absurd
ana to point out her errors and shortcomings
would cover an account OF all she did.
Miss Annie Louise Cary, the great contralto.
Will be sad loss to the operate stage. 81 have
retired from the operate stage" she says, "and
II Shp will icf har
ances in future to Oratorio and concert exclu-
sively.
Adelaide Cherie, the star Of the "Only
Farmers Daughter" company. while playing In
Washington will be the guest of ex-senator
Morrilrs family. The Pennsylvania Senator's
niece, Mrs Crate, is great belle in Washington
eociety.-Drdnsatic Mirror.
"A correspondent, writing from Columbus,
Ohio. says: There is no use to deny the fact
that the Harrisons-Louis and Alfce-are yery
clever, for indeed they are. l saw them at Com
stocks, Friday night. and / must confess that
the performance was immense. Miss Alice Hos
mer, of Washington. is as sweet lyric singer
as one cares to listen to. 1t may seem rather
absurd in me TO say that prefer her old Folks
NJ Home to the same as sang q few weeks AGO
by Clara Louise Kellogg. but nevertheless It's
SO. Certainly she is not the singer that Miss
Kellogg is. but for all that she has a marvellous
sweet voice, and has that fascinating grace
about her that is very taking"
Where they are:-Edwin Booth is In De-
froit. His receipts two nights were 81. O95.-
Kate Claxton is in st. Louis.-Lotta is in
Pittsburg.-Mary Anderson opens in Detroit
on aonday.-Emma Abbott closes an engage
ment in Toronto tO-night.-'.The Bankers
Daughter" goes from here to Wilmington. Del
on Monday.-Eric Baileys Colonel opens i'm
New Orleans Monday.-Fanny Davenport is in
Minnesota--Fords Opera company opens on
Monday In Atlanta.-Geuevieve Ward is in
Canada.-Hague's English Minstrels are in
PENNSYLVANIA TOWNS john 7. Raymond is in
ONO towns--Louise Kellogg is out west
pSain.-Lawrence Barrett closes tonight in
Philadclphia--Mr. and Mrs. Florence open i'm
Boston Monday.-Rice's Surprise Party is in
Cincinnati Robson and Crane close tonight
III Cleve1and," The Fokes family open Monday
night in Buffalo.
Bowling in Holland.
From the Leisure Hour.
Everybody bows-nobody mods and touching
n he. hat in npt vnr hN,,,