Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-24
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
WHAT TIE PLAYERS ARE PLAfTNG-MARGARE1
MATHER IN BOsT0N-THE DINE NovEL-sIBE
RIA WAGNER MEMORIAL, ETC.


| WHAT TIE PLAYERS ARE PLATING-NARGAREr
NATHER IN BosroS-THE DINE NovEL-srBE-
RIA WAGNER MEMORIAL, ETC.
The original Esmeralda Madison Square
Company appear at Ford's on Monday night
Lawrence Barrett win begin Q weeks en-
gagement on Monday at the National. appear
ing in his new play OF Francesca da Rimini."
-Esmeralda, No. 1. Of the Madison Square
Thester has played to over s16O 900 during the
past twenty weeks. Four Madison Square COM
panies are PLAYING this successful piece.
The Philadelphia Record speaks very highly
OF Miss Anna Warren Story's performance Of
Ophelid. 1t says: "Her most sweet faced
| Ophelid was q woman of supreme tenderness, OF
gentle love-" - in the mad scene Miss Story
| was equal to its many difficulties, the manage
ment OF her voice being especially common
| dable."
The whole Mapleson troupe win return to
England about the middle Of April. Patti sails
on April 3. and will open at Coyent Garden, as
| usual. for her twenty-fourth season, on June L.
Mrs. Seguin-Wallace, SO well known in
| Washington. has almost entirely recovered from
! her recent indispositon and her voice has bene-
nted materially from her short rest. She is I'm
New York
- The Southern press are enthusiastic over
Raymond's ''Major Bob Better, sah." and class
| 1t with his Sellers
Charles wyndham has daughter who ex-
poets to make her debut on the London stage
next season.
- The Dramatic Mirror says that Mrs. Lang
try will not star In America next season. At
least not under Mr.. Abbey's management.
THE Dime Novel," the music of which was
composed by Jesse Williams, will be produced
a fH2 ff<.rrH v,nvr
when the present company take the road with
Heart and Hand"
Won Suppe's charming opera, Donna
Juanita," now being sung BY Miss Jennie
Winston and her company, is attracting large
and fashionable audiences at the Lyceum
Iheater. Philadelphia, and is expected to have
long run.
AT the forthcoming production OF
''Micaela," at the Standard Theater. New York,
brass band will be introduced ON the stage
This seems to be becoming an essential feature
OF comic opera, although the reason Is not
readily apparent
There are $50 theaters in Great Britain, in
Guiding 80 London theaters. At these about
15O new plays were produced in London, and
about lis In the provinces last year.
Herr Ludwig Barnay, the German actor,
repeated several Of his famous characters at the
n.
Acostd and Hamlet were the attractions.
Mr.. James Barton's comic opera company
made such success with "Iolanthe" during
their recent engagement at the Grand Opera
House that they returned to Chicago Monday,
and gave "Iolanthe' throughout the week at
the Academy of Music.
Rubinstein's 'Tower Of Babel was given
for the first time in New York at the Academy
OF Music on Thursday afternoon, and was re-
peated in the evening by the New York Orato-
rio and symphony societies, under the direction
OF DR.. Leopold Damrosch.
That absurd person, Mr.. George c. Min,
who left the pulpit In order to masquerade as
Hamlet, 10 reported to have fallen upon the
stage at theater in Indiana and broken one of
MS ribs Mr.. Min is once more an object Of
pity.
Mr.. BARLEY Campbelrs spectacular play
Siberia has proved to be one of the greatest sue
cesses Of the season at Haverly's Theater, Phia-
delphia and will be continued for one week
longer, when it will be withdrawn to give place
to Miss Maud Granger in her new play, 1.-The
Planters WIFE,"
- Mary Anderson win wear some of the hand
soonest and most expensive dresses ever seen
on the stage when she appears as .Juliet, Desde-
mona and julia ut the Cincinnati Dramatic Fes-
tival.
Margaret Mather has performed an un-
heard-of feat In Boston. Previous to her ap-
pearance Juliet was never played In that city
more than three times in succession. She has
just given fourteen consecutive representations
OF the part.
Another new actress. Miss Laura villiers.
daughter of well-known London music-hall
manager. has made promising start as q pro-
fessional. These new London actresses are
sanr iptr Noff o%ao
1t is all Mrs. Langtry's doing.
-Messrs. Barnum, Bailey d Hutchinson's
''great show" will open for short season at the
Madison Square Garden, n Y, on March 26th.
The attractions will include Jumbo and the
TWO baby elephants. circus performances in three
rings two menageries. q museum, races In the
hippodrome, and exhibitions Of fencing. wrest-
ling and boxing. The opening performance will
be preceded by torchiight parade
Harry W. SemOn, special agent OF Fore
paugh's show, mas returned here from the New
England states where he has been for the past
eight weeks arranging for the show to appear
enlarged with animals and performers, and the
canvasses to be nearly double the size of last
season. 1t will be here In the spring.
Miss Emma Thursby and concert company
appeared before very appreciative audience at
the Grand Opera House. Toronto. last Sat-
urday evening Miss Thursby had to repeat
each number, and was honOred with a very
handsome floral Offering. The other members
of the compqT were well received Karl Formes
being especially favored.
Mr.. Saaldeld will give q 'wagner memorial"
concert at the New York Academy of Music on
Monday evening, March 8, at which the pro-
gram will be devoted entirely to selections from
the late composers works Mr.. SaaIfield an
nOunces that he has secured an orchestra of 100
musicians, with DR.. Damrosch as conductor:
that he has received q telegram from Mr. Abbey
promising Nine. Nelson's presence on the oc-
casion, and, further, that negotiations with Mr.
MaplesOn are about completed which will insure
either Mme Albani's or Nine. Scalchi's appear
ance in the program.
Mr.. John 8. Clarke is cordially praised in
many London newspapers for his revival Of
s'The Comedy Of Errors" at the Strand, and for
the quaint hum0r and incessant spirit of his per-
Torrance of Dr0mi0 Of Syracuse. 1t is objected.
however, that he has not only curtailed the text
and transpOsed scenes, but has made many in
terpOlations. It il impossible to present any
one Of hakespeares plays precisely as 1t stands
In the original; but, certainly the Introduction
OF new language is needless and injudicious.