Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14
MU SICAL AND DRAMATIC.
fHE PARvENU AGAIS-NRS- WINTHROP N NEW
foRK-THE BLACK NANTLE-THE THURSBY
CoNCERT-THE SEASON EVERYWHERE, ETC.

- AT fOr0 next week - ne IrDIeSSOf VIII
be played. 1t is one of the Madison Square sue
cess~s
The National will present next week
"Squatter's Sovereignty" which had long run
In New York
The Thursby concert at Lincoln Hall, on
Tuesday evening. was Washington enterprise
and financial success. The hall held Sl-2O0, OF
which Miss Thursby got 500
Mr. J Louis Ford. of theOpeSa House believes
In the theory that poIfteness costs nothing and
buys everything. He is obIigin9 in giving in
for nation and attends personally to the COM
fort OF his patrons. He is regarded most
promising young manager and a worthy sue
ceSsOF of his respected father Washington Cor
respoalleace ". I. Dramatic HCrd
The need of hall for concerts, conventions.
etc. in Washington, is very great and a confer
ence is to be held this fall of some enterprising
business men to see what can be done towards
erecting one.
-FOrd's Opera House is to be sold at a trus-
tees sale next week. 1t Will not affect the lease
for the present season.
-" R0many Rye" at Booths theater. New
York. seems to be drawing larte houses. but
both the play and sceAery are pronounced very
poor by good judges.
-" The Parvenu" at Wallaeks. New York
Is attracting fair houses and is pleasant play
SCI in one scene throughout II viii soon be
laid aside for one OF the old coined es John
Gilbert. now in his seventy third year Is st II a
member of the company but too feeble to ap-
pear in THE Paryenu"
- The theaters in Philadelphia are doing
remarkably well. 1t was always a good city for
the drama. The " Black Crook Lolita and
The World" and Biilee Taylor" are the
attractions next week,
- Because Mrs. Langtry. as RosaE1ld wore
tunic reaching to the knees. thus concealing
her figure more than the English crit c. hoped
she would, they declared that her acting showed
no heart" This was false pretenSe.
- 1t is claimed for Gus. Williams that he
played to Sl4 600 during his week IN St Louis
and that for five weeks on the road his houses
have been packed at each performance They
were not packed in Washington and never will
be.
y Mile. Rhea's impersonation of Beatrice is
very entertaining and charming performance.
1t is full of life and spirit though pitched in a
lower key than we are accustomed to, says the
Philadelphia Press. Perhaps this the more
noticeable on account of the b0ister0usBeSs of
most of the gentlemen in the company. Mile
Rheas costumes were very eie rant. though
some of them We're a little too modern.
-Signor Salyini makes his temperance in
America at the 18th avenue theater. N Y, on
the Amerique few days since
At the Madison Square theater, N Y. Mr.
Bronson Towards new play, Young Mrs.
winthrop" has been produced 1t was ele-
gantly mounted and strongly cast and bids fair
to have long run. though not SO long as
"ESmeralda.'
- The production at the Comedy theater
London. of Rip Van Wrinkle" is named for
tonight The piece will be given in New York
at the Standard tneater in handsome style by
Mr Cartes company on November 6.
MIR Joseph Jeferson's engagement at the
Union Square, New York. has been one contn-
ued success from the first night of his appear
ance as Bob AcTeS He has bad ready The
Poor Gentleman" and The Heir at Law
but the advance booking for the Rivals" has
continued TO be so large that rphearsals of the
hrst named plays have been suspended and
they Will not be presented. in all probability
until Mr. JetfersOn's spring engagement in New
York.
"A writer in the TheGte7' mentions having
seen in Paris magnificent sta e Costume en-
rlehed with the lOveliest lace he ever behrld
In his ow n lords: az he dress was q .spayed On
account of'ttat lace. and that lace was worth
perhaps. twenty-five francs for il was paper
wonderfully stamped aud representing ira rs
OF fuchSiaS. and looked Just as much a piece ,i
real lace as Paris diamond at nirht looks an
Old mine gem Partisan actresses wear that
paper lace great deal ii is oa IN soft and very
enectiVe- To wear a costly lot of lace which
may be ruined in night. when very cheap lac.
paper looks as we'll, is considered the height of
folly by intelligent foreigners"
- Mr. Thomas has secured the exclusive rjpbt
IN this country for two years. to the score of
GOunod's Redemption" principally with a view
TO its performance at the Ginctnnati festival next
May. This Sublime eratorio. written for thu.
recent Birmingham festival and received there
VIII the greatest enthusiasm. the distinguished
composer has himself Inscribed: opus pitre rapne
1t : likely To remain, with Wagner's -,Parsilalr
the musical event Of the decade To the Gin,
c1nnati May festival rightly belong the honor of
The first performance on q grand scale in this
country.
- Col NcCaull. of New York. Is very conf
dent that = The SOrcerer' will catch on" The
original business. as done in England. he thinks.
VIII add greatly 10 the beauty of the opera
The cast will be 10 every respect strong one
- Thatcher's MINISTRIES make their street pa
raies in barouches, headed with a band wagon.
Their stylish get-up is the admiration of the
ladies and the wonder of the children" On the
7th they played TO one Of the largest SATURDAY.
night audiences ever seen IN Augusta, Ca.
- Young Mrs. Winthrop" says the New
York Dramatic Mirror, has been copyrighted
IN BOOK form as alItersry production. This is the
saitSt way. under the existing laws to protect
play The cost of publication is trif1inr. and
the authors and owners rights are rendered
perfectly secure. Joaquin Miller was one of
the hrSt to adopt this style of protective meas
ure.
- The Philadelphia Times saws .'Onlv Farm
ers Daughter attracted $4,000 last week. and
adds: 1T was the largest business ever done in
HaVeriYs Theater at regular prices"
- "PiHafore" has broken out in the bleak
hills of New Hampshire and in the Blue Grass
region of Kentucky. Fortunately. the disea.,,
Is of the amateur type. and Dot conti zious
- Thursday night 'TrOmpete." Lecoco's las,
opera produced at ne Gerrnania Tile
manager promised new costumes and scene
Ties"
The Strakosch opera company sang .'Car
men on Monday night. There was a larre and
fashionable audience present The local prpss
eat down Or the performance, and were lust fled
II doing.
W here the attractions are: Keene and .'Sau1
Of Posen" are in Cincinnati; Modjeska Magge
Mitchell and ''The Parvenu" are in Boston.
Minnie Mahdern and Forepaugh's circus are in
New Orleans; TAX en- from ift.' Is i'm Cleveland.
MCCULLOUGH and Emmett are in Chicaro Mar
garet Mather Is III Indianapolis and:doinp we'll.
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