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

The PLAYERS AND THE fLArs-wAsHrNGroN
AHEAD or cHIcAao-MIss pErcHoS-H PATH
COMING BACK, ETC.
The Hess Acme Opera Troupe open a
Ford's on Monday night
Willie Edouin's company begin the week n
the National in a new and amusing play called
"A Bunch Of KEYS"
- Madame Janauschek win appear az the
Nntional March l2 in two new plays-"Zills-
and marie Antoinette."
A new play called 1.-THE Old Stager- w.
successfully produced at the Holiday street.
Baltimore on Thursday, by Vim. J. Florence.
- The receipts Of the Mapleson Opera com.
pany here were larger last week than In Chicago
by i've thousand dollars.
- In Baltimore Tuesday night "Her Atone
ment" was produced to large house The sup
porting company was good, but the play did
not give satisfaction.
On dit, that Fred Schwab win manage Mira.
Langtry next season. Her engagement with
Mr.. Abbey viii expire In April. She will likely
pass the summer In California. She is now visit
ing In New York.
&C. A. Gardiner has secured an American
Lily" Her stage name is Lillian Billing, hee
proper name being Estelle Cameron. He Cd
vertises her as the peer and rival Of the foreign
beauty"
Whitney, the magnificent baritone OF the
Boston Ideal Opera troupe, began life a. q
stone-mason. He was a member Of Rufus
Hatchs church choir In New York and received
$40 each Sunday for coming over from Boston.
- The next production at the Boston Theater
Will be known as -&50,0oo. Story Of Pluck"
drama In seven acts by Henry Petit. Petit. ana An.
Eustus Harris II was originally brought OUT
at Drury Lane In London under the title OF
PLUCK" and had a pronounced success.
Mr. Arthur B. Chase. manager OF Mile.
Rhea, has engaged Miss Adelaide Detchon for Q
starring tour, beginning early next season. The
play selected will most likely be Bronson How.
ards Wives" Mile. Rhea has abandoned the
idea OF going to Australia tins summer. and win
visit California instead. Miss Detchon IN ren.
orally regarded as the handsomest lady on the
stage.
- The Christine Nilsson concert given Wed
nesday night at the Tabernacle in Cleveland.
under the management Of Mr.. Hanna, of the
Opera House, was an immense success. Tho
receipts were IS, 200.
- Miss Margaret Mather is slowly recovering
from her illness in Boston. J. NJ. Han. her man.
ager, however cannot announce any definite
eQyapeme0y
there has been q great success.
- The Mapleson Opera company were twenty.
six hours on the railroad, from Washington 20
Boston, by special train. They produced
Il Africaine" Monday evening at the Boston
Theater to large audience. Nine Rossiui
sang Sellkd, owing to the sickness of Nine
Fursch-Madi. Signor Ravelli and Galassi wers
excellent In their parts. On Wednesday Patti
sung Linda.
One night this week Charles wyndham pre-
sented to every lady attending the Globe
Theater, Boston.a small autograph lbum bound
IN cloth, ornamented on the front cover with o
spray OF roses, and on the back. IN gold letters,
Charles Wyndham. Souvenir"
lis Patti coming back The New YORK
Music and Drama says '-she had delightful 70
eeption in Washington. and was compelled to
decline the Presidents invitation only on 40
COUNT OF severe cold, which she contracted I'm
Detroit. She had to walk through the snow to
her carriage at that city, got chilled through,
and was unable TO sing next day. She has not
made up her mind as to whether she will come
back to America next year. though Mapleson
oilers her the same terms. Patti returns to
New York In about two weeks, and will sing ut
the Academy OF Music" Patti had no cold the
next day after the Presidents reception, for
she never sang better than at the matinee
- Says Music and Drama: strange how Q
waning season alters the complexion or density
o. notoriety. Langtry and Patti both I'm New
York city, and yet no INTERVIEWS" on the West
from the Lily, nor q story about Washington
people from the Singer"
Edward s. Stokes has applied to William
H. Vanderbilt for lease of the Madison SQUARE
Garden property. and proposes to erect a struc-
ture on the site which will embrace a theater @
well as other buildings. II lie said that Mr..
Vanderbilt has expressed his willingness to have
erected on this site building that would be On
ornament to the city, and intimates that he win
help the enterprising originator In his endeavots
to secure the required capital. The scheme In
wolves an expenditure of $4,000, GEO.
There are four sisters of the name of Terry.
and all Of them are or have been actresses. Kate
and Florence the eldest and youngest) have
married and retired. Marion Is the leading lsdy
OF the Court Theater. London. where she 10 al
present supporting Charles Coahlsn Ia Conn
rades" Ellen, the most famous OF the quartet.
Will accompany the Lyceum company to Amer.
ica She is by no means strikingly beautiful.
but In pose and action is extremely graceful
Lawrence Barrett pronounced her the finest
actress he had ever seen. As Ophelia and
Beatrice she is unequalled.