Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-11
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
fHE SPRING sEASON-ArTRACTf0Ns IN NEW
YoRK-EDwTN BOOTH GOES TO EUROPE, ETC.

ruE SPRING sEAsON-ATTRAcTIoNs IN NEW
YoRK-EDwIN BOOTH GOES TO EUROPE, ETC.
At the National next week Raymond.
= lone Hundred Wives" can be seen at Ford's
on Monday.
- Leonard Grover. formerly of Washington
is at work on half a dozen new plays for as many
stars, all of which are to see the light next
season.
Mary Anderson had to borrow a Romeo from
the Museum while PLAYING in Boston last week
Good museums always keep cage full OF
RODieO's.
PATHS opera season is immense in New
York. The houses are crowded at high prices.
and the performance rapturously applauded
She has been most successful in - Traviata and
Faust" The company. however, does not
seem to be very strong one.
Mapleson's company, which was here last
week, is getting its deserts in New York where
the shortcomings of Miss Hank and Campanini
are exposed. Miss Hank was thoroughly dis
gusted while here with her support in Carmen"
and for reasons quite apparent to the audience.
Mime. Modjeska is now filing a brilliant en-
gagement in Warsaw. During April she will
act in London. and will have the chief part in
"Odette.' There is every reason to think that
Nine Modjeska will perform here next season
under Mr.. StetsOn's management.
- Miss Blanche Roosevelt, who has been
cert at Chickering hail. New York. on Wednes-
day evening last. with an excellent support and
to a crowded house.
- The approaching Shakespeare festival per-
fOrmances at Standardization will be under
the direction Of Mr.. Edward Compton. who will
be remembered mere as having supported the late
Adelaide Nelson in her last tour in this country.
Mtrceaio. L1oDlio Of EPlteSus, TouchstOrse and
Mdicoho.
- Maggie Mitchell. who has once more shown
herself prime favorite with the frequenters of
that west side place of amusement in New
York. the Grand Opera House, will divide this
week-the last of her stay-between 1.-The
Pearl of Savoy" and her new success, The
Little Savage" Her engagement at the Grand
Opera has been an enormous financial success.
She appears in Washington i'll few weeks.
1t is now definitely settled that Atlantis
husband. eye. is to be the manager of the new
opera house at New York when it Is finished.
Aibani whose last American tour was not a
success will therefore in all probability be heard
again in this country next season.
A three-act farce by F. C. Burnand,
(author Of The Colonel'). called ''The Man.
ager." was recently brought ont at the Lon
don Court Theater and c. W. Smalley tells the
Tribune that lit was carefully mounted. cleverly
acted and heartily damned" 1t is said to be Il
dramatiZation of Marie la Debutante du Paais
Royal"
Oliver King. ''pianist to HRH Princess
Louise, has written the music. and W. II.
Fuller. of ottawa the words of comic opera
called The Boss of Ba@dad." which. it is said.
will soon be produced at Booths. The scene is
laid in Persia though the subject trayesties the
politics and politicians of the United States.
Tony Pastors song, "Are You Going to the
Ball This Evening"" done into French. is being
sung by Paurel in Paris And the Frenchmen
like it. A letter-writer suggests that Mr.
Pastor would do good thing if he returned the
compliment and would sing Paurers latest
song, ''J'avas un bandeau sur les yeux," which
means Il was blindfOlied'
Nat Goodwin and Eliza Weathersby have
been playing Sims 1.-The Member for Slocum'
this week at the New York Park, and both pee-
pie and critics enjoy it-mainly because the
principals make the farce so attractive and get
so much fun out of it. This piece bv the way
is still running at the London Olympic though
not to good business.
Manager McCaul has bought the American
right to Strauss new opera, THE Merry War;"
which Is having prosperous career in Vienna.
and it will follow 'Apaiune' at the New York
BijOn- But 'Apajune" is having run there
which is once more teaching the critics the
painful lesson that the public largely decides
1Or Itself what is and what is not worth seeing.
A man who was excessively addicted to to-
bacc0 was asked by his wife at the opera ''What
part of the performance he most resembled"
Upon cOnfessng his ignorance she replied: 1.-THE
Oyer-chewer." And he felt relieved. because he
was afraid she had caught him winking at
ballet girl.
-" Odette' has met with unvaryine public
favor since the first evening of its production at
Daly's New York Theater. It has been an IN
questionable hit. and despite the flaws i'm the
play and in the acting discovered by the micro
scOpic eye of the critics, the public for whom
after all. IL was written and is PLAYED have de-
cared themselves well satisfied with Mr.. Sardou
and Mr.. Daily. and have given "Odette" their
hearty support.
- The Ford Comic Opera Troupe are in Pitts
burg. During the past week the performances
OF the troupe have attracted splendid audiences
to Heuck's Opera House, Cincinnati and the
Enquirer says: 1T is one of the finest musical
organizations travelling and no troupe that they
know or can equal its presentation of The Mas
cote. So favorable an impression did it make
there that it has been engaged to reappear be-
fore the close of the present season." This is a
compliment to company organized in WASH
ington.
-Adelna Patti will 90 to Boston for short
season on the 10th inst, and will sail for Europe
early in April. There is probability that she
will return to the United States next fall. since
in replying to request from the Press Club of
New York 70 sing at their concert she said that
her present engagements prevented her from
doing so. but that she expected to be here again
In the fall and would be glad TO sing before the
club.
Mr.. Edwin Booths plans for the coming
year are carefully settled. On May 81 be will
sail for England, and will spend the summer
there and on the Continent He intends to re-
sumo his London Engagements. which were
suddenly broken OFF not many months ago. and
will act during several weeks. In the autumn
he will perform in the English provinces Then
10 nph f,uf al,
German company Mr. Booth has no intention
to build or buy theater in New York nor does
he expect TO he in this country next season.
"A play called Monsieur Jack" adapted
from the French Of Paul Meurice by Mr. Horace
McVicker, was produced on last Sunday evening
In Chicago. 1t is rather warmly praised by the
newspapers OF that city, although the perform
ance was given, apparently, under discouraging
circumstances.
- The report that Mr.. Edward Taylor, OF
Washington, was about TO sever his connection
with Mr. Erie Rayley's 80 Colonel copponr n,