Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-10
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
COMING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND CLARA NOR
RH-rHE wYxpH.M CoMPASY-oTHER PLAYS
AND PLAYERS, ETC.
Nilsson appears at Lincoln hall March 90.
Janauschek opens the week at the Ma
tional
Uncle Toms Cabin begins on Monday at
ford's-
= There Is more talk about building new
opera house here.
- The theatrical season soon to close is pro-
nounced the most successful ever known.
Maggie Mitchell's Long Branch property is
worth over $500 600 and is increasing in value
every year.
Mary Anderson played Pauline in Hartford
Monday evening to a 1880 house. r. L.
Downings OF Washington Claude .Melfo.te was
highly praised.
H. A. Garfield a son ofthe late President Is
second tenor OF the Williams College Glee Club,
An organization that gives occasional public en-
tertainments in the larger cities of the middle
and eastern states.
In Chicago. on Th=T--iav. Mrs. Langtry ar-
peared :. a matinee playin.. Rosalind In LAS
You Like It," TO two thousand dollar house.
She appeared in Detroit yesterday and this
evening.
Leonard Growers new play, The City," is
lot success.
- ''Desiree," a new opera by Prof. SOusa, of
Washington. will be produced soon.
Mme. Rhea and company produced the
French society drama - Adventures" by Alex
ander Dumas, this week in Chicago.
- Timothe Adamotlski has composed new
opera. entitled Lord Buncombe's Daughter"
Julia Ward Howe has supplied the librettO
At Albany, NY. the senate was in session
I'VE minutes "Wednesday evening, and adjourned
In body to witness the performance of Signor
Salvini.
On Tuesday last Governor Butler received
Charles Wyndham and his entire company in the
executive chambers n the state house. Boston.
II was full dress affair, and everything went
off most pleasantly The reception was given
as a mark of respect to Mr.. Wyndham for his
valuable services as army surgeon during the
war.
A gentleman who once met Miss Emma
Abbott after performance of :" Paul and Vir-
ginia' sad to her. thinking she was unmarried,
"Please tell me how you learn to make love SO
naturally Her reply was. II keep little
husband ut home to practice on, you see am
an fat in the act" The young man departed a
sadder but a wiser man.
1t is said that Mrs Crabtrce the mother OF
hotels without taking her satchel with her. In
which she carries her daughters diamonds
She places it between her knees while she eats
30 that thief would have to be very adrOit to
get the treasures from Madame Ia Mere &
- One of the dresses which Nile. Rhea wore
In Washington when she played Beatrice in
Much Ado About Nothing" cost twelve thous-
and dollars. Music and Drama adds that the
President was in private box that evening"
IN Ranf,-i hash OF
of flowers. On reading the name of the giver
she gracefully bowed her thanks to him.
Sig Savini and Miss Clara Morris will ap-
pear together at the Boston Museum on the
week beginning April 9th. THE Outlaw :" will
be performed four times during the week The
attractions on the ''Off nights" have not been
decided upon On Tuesday night of the fol-
lowing week Sig. Salyini will take his fare
we'll of Boston in the character of Kiag Lear.
- Miss Mary Anderson has been resting the
past week. except on Thursday and Friday even
ings, when she played to immense houses III Fall
River and New Bedford, Mass.
The second week of the season of opera at
the Boston Theater, by Manager Mapleson's
company promises to be even more interesting
than the first. The announcements made in
cinde the strongest numbers of the repertoire of
the organization. The marked successes of
Nine. Abani and Nine. Scalchi during the last
week promise far more even division of the
seasons hOnOrs than was at first anticipated.
- At Cincinnati the preparations for the dra-
matte festival are being pushed forward in earn
est, showing no lack of evidence that its mana
gers are trying TO make it worthy of the name
A large fierce of scenic artists are at work paint
Ing scenery. They are using all the city thea
tiers and also fully occupy horticultural Hall for
that purpose. In the operas at Music Hall the
stage and prOscenium were scaled down to ac-
cOmmOdate MaplesOn's scenery. For the festi-
val the scenery will be on a much larger scale
and the prCscenum will be in keeping with the
size of Music Hail. Arrangements have been
made with all the railroad companies to give
special festival rates.
The manager of the Boston museum Off
eially announces that this is William Warren's
last appearance at that house. Mr.. Warren's
retirement is undoubtedly due to the fact that
while Re and the public expected that the vet
eran actor was to receive full benefit on the
OCCASION OF his fftieth anniversary he in re-
atty is said to have received less than the mu-
scum management. Mr.. Warren is reported to
have remarked very emphateally at that time
that he never would set foot In the museum
after the close of this season
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