Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
'FEDoRA"-rHE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s NEW
RELATIONSHIPS CHICAGO wELCOXE-NARY
ANDERSON IN LONDON, ETC.

- The attractions Of both theaters next week
will be unusually good. Ford's opens the regu-
| lar season with the Ford comic opera company,
| and Miss Kate Claxton appears at the National
with revival OF 1.-The Sea Of Ice.''
Fedora" Sardou's last and best play,
will be produced next week at the Fourteenth
street theater, New York, by Miss Fanny Daven-
port, with an excellent cast. As It has never
been played in this country, the event is awaited
with interest.
- Full files of the English papers at hand
show that Miss Mary Anderson's triumph in
London has been very complete. Even Labou-
chere editor OF Truth, who never praises any,
body II he can help 1t, says ''she is the master
Of her art"
The Dramatic Mirror says: A handsome
theater isnOw In course Of erection on Broad
way, at the corner Of S5th street, N. Y the site
of the old Aquarium. The building win be
completed and thrown open to the public some
time next month. and Messrs. Knowles and
Morris, of the Grand Opera House, Brooklyn,
will be lessess and managers.
"A well-known official of western railway
wrote to Charles Wyndham the other day for
his autograph. and the comedian sent back this
eptaph: Railways in their way are autocrats.
They teach every man to know his own station
and to stop there"
Marie Prescott under John P. Smiths man
agement. will shortly open a staring tour in a
comedy-drama. by ]. K. Tillotson, entitled
"BelmOnt's Bride" Wherever possible the
"Vera" dates will be filed and Manager Smith
invites correspondence with managers having
time booked for that play.
Garry Swain, who In the past two seasons
has become q great favorite in New England.
has been playing for the last fortnight in that
section to overfowing houses.
Manager Joseph A. Gulick, of Haverly's
MastOdon Minstrels, proposes introducing q
novelty by the elimination Of the olo feature Of
the speciality acts in the finale, 1.-THE Duchess Of
Madagascar"
Mime. Modjeska has packed the Grand
Opera House. Chicago. appearing in GAS You
Like It," "Mary Stuart" "Camile" and
'Twelfth Night" If this is indeed her last visit
to Chicago the lady must feel that she made
her farewell bow to a house full of friends. for
| on the ending Of Twelfth Night" on Saturday
| evening last the entire audience waited to give
her q hearty recall. and, upon her appearance
| before the curtain, applauded with hands and
voice for full five minutes
1.-THE Hoop OF Gold" produced at the
Brooklyn Grand Opera House Monday night,
scored an Immediate success. 1t is strong melo-
DRAMA and the company acted it with capital
effect. The production was started rather late
for booking purposes.
| John T. Raymond presented his new COM
edy, ''The Rocket" at Hayerly's Chicago thea
ter the past week The piece is in three acts,
and is more farce than a comedy. 1t depicts
| the adventures of an interruptions Spectator
known as Chevalier Walknshaw. who while en-
deavOrng to make rich marriage for his sup
| posed daughter Is not unmndful to impress on
the future son-in-law the fact that he is ex-
pected to support the chevalier also.
- The Dramatic Mirror says that president
Arthur and his Cabinet are to attend perform
ance of Francesca de Rimini'' shortly" Where?
u avlin's new theater in Cincinnati opened
with the Hess Acme Opera company in ''Mari-
tana." and the capacity Of the house was thor
oughly tested. The opera was admirably
mounted and creditably rendered, Abbie Car
ringtOn coming in for the bulk of applause.
SO it seems that Irving's intention is to re-
verse the ordinary method Of procedure; in
stead Of coming here to be criticised he pur-
| poses to criticise the American people, and Joe
Hatton, the novelist and newspaper correspon-
dent, has been employed to help him in the job
Presumably. Mr.. Irvings business in this cOun-
| try is to act.
l..,E7e Herndon Morsell, Of Washington, and the
handsome Lizzie Burton, Of the Ideal Opera
| troupe. were married on September 18TH at
East Cambridge, Mass.