Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-27

| fayorite here will be at Ford's next week
- The kralfy troupe open in their spectacu.
lar play at the National on Monday evening.
Moths" having maze a hit at wallack's
| theater. n Y, II will be continued next week
and until further notice.
-Coyne Fletcher. the writer OF several Amer
lean dramas, is producing southern scenes aud
characters. One drama entitled Dixie" and
adapted TO Minnie Palmer. Is to be produced
mere another season The one drama of this
author most picturesque in character. costume
music and Incidents. is one In which the scenes
| are Chiefly laid in Mexico. The VEN OF comedy.
together with the dainty love passages running
through this drama, elicit applause and viii
afford IL Is said by his friends entertainment to
| the theater-goer at no distant cay.
Miss Margaret Mather played a fine engage
ment in st. Louis last week, and won praise
| from both press and public
- There are 240 combinations on the road
this season. of which 1863 are dramatic, 80 varl-
| ETY.. Is operate. ii minstrel, circus and con-
| cert troupes
- Dion Bouccauit says Mrs. Langtry asked
MIN II she was "a handsome as Mary Anderson,
and he told her no.
- Thatcher Primrose and wes,,s M,ns.rc,.
enter upon the third week of their engagement
at the new Park theater, n. Y, and are draw
| ing large audiences.
1t is stated that dramatic festival. similar
to that held in Cincinnati will be inaugurated
| In Boston next spring under the management
| of the Frohmans, with David Beasco a. stage
m anager.
- Sarah Bernhardt is going to play Il adv
Macbeth" In Paris. When Macbeth sees her he
viii eNcaim, lis this o dagger 1 See before
nle?"
Kelly and Russell, OF the Adah Richmond
| combination, concluded, after a rehearsal OF
Joaquin Millers new play Of Tally No." that it
won't do.
The new Park theater was opened In Cleve-
land Monday night with Nile Rhea As Lab,
7edzh. The house was over-crowded and the
| enthusiasm very great over the theater aud ths
actress.
1.-The Princess OF Trebzonde" was PLAYED AZ
the Casino, N. Y, during the present week. On
Monday evening. October % Millocker's Beg
gar Student" will be produced This opera will
be presented In Philadelphia by Mr. McCaars
company.
Louis Harrison has made a laughing sue
cess of skipped by the Light of the Moon"
Manager Sam Harrison's authority for the state
ment that the receipts for three nights and a
matinee aggregated -, CAS-
The New York Dramatic Mirrors critic
| says where will it end, The barest backs
ever seen in a theater were exposed in the
boxes Of the Academy and Metropolitan on the
opening night. With the aid Of lorgnptte 4
could easily count the ribs of several we'll
known society ladies'"
- An old Frenchman who witnessed a late
performance of Miss Clara Morris as Camille
gathered himself together and delivered the
| following: IL tell you, zaire come in =. life OF
/ efery actrce when she ma IA her bow Ia Pc nooh
| lc and gay adieu. Ze time has arrryer for Won.
| TAXA my advice and retire. Mon DieI, We allie
gete Old. can no more write anozer Dame
aux CaneliaS.' You can no mora act heem.
Hate la
- Miss Clara Louise Kellogg sang to-day In
Portland, Me. Not the least pleasant episode
OF the concert tour now In progress was an inn
promptu entertainment given by Miss Kellogg
ana her company in the state prison at Auburn
on Sunday morning. The 900 conyicts in that
institution enjoyed an hour Of popular music
such as they rarely listen To- and having first
appauded the performers ii the chapel they
broke out IN sort of running fire of plaudits
after each man had been locked in his Cell for
the day.
Christine Nilsson must be about as hear
perfect bliss as women ever arrive In this
sphere. She has twenty -nine trunks full OF fine
Clothes.
Miss Maggie Mitchell performed the feat OF
changing her bill seven times in six DAYS at Col.
Sims Brooklyn Park theater this week
THE Cricket on the Hearth" and Lend
Me Five Shillings" are attracting the largest
houses ever drawn to the Union Square theater,
n. u. by Mr.. Jefferson. No change in the bill
Is contemplated for the present.
Mr.. Maurice Grau's French Opera COMPANY
began a weeks engagement at the STANDARD
theater. lie C9ur ct la Main" will be the first
work given, and will Introduce Mile. JEANNE
Fouquet to the New York public.
- The success Of " Fedora" In New York In
substantial and brilliant. Whatever faults the
play may have-and they have been pointed out
frankly" Fedora" is q work which stimulates
curiosity and interest. Moreover, the acting of
Miss Davenport and Mr. Mantel is full of vigor.
Miss DavenpOrts engagement was originally for
one month, but Mr.. COlville has been able to ex-
tend 1t for some weeks.
- Mr.. Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry
were present at the performance of Francesca
da Rimini" at the Star theater Tuesday even
ing, in New York. Mr. Irving wore heavy
pair of goggles. He applauded vigorously and
disconnected the actors on the stage In con-
yersation Mr.. Irving expressed his opinion that
Mr. Barretts Ldncloto was one of the finest
pieces of acting he had ever witnessed, and that
Mr.. Barrett was one OF the greatest actors now
living, either In England OF in this country.
- Mrs. Zelda Segun Wallace, the everywhere
admired contralto, now with the Emma Abbott
company, is, it is stated, to desert the operate
for the dramatic stage She has for next season
Two piayS-a new version OF ''Oliyer Twist and
a translation from the French. The Boyhood OF
Richelieu." She is to assume boys characters,
for which she is well adapted.
Marie Prescott has emerged from under tho
Vera cloud, and is making a success of BEL
mont's Bride" She will he seen in the play in
Philadelphia next week.
- The fair Lillian RUSSELL whose light burned
feebly for q time and then spluttered out In
London recently. now comes to the fore again
as the prospective heroine I'm Gilbert and Sulli-
vans new opera, to be produced at the Savoy
theater after the run Of ''Iolanthe" ends
The opening OF the new Metropolitan opera
house in New York Monday evening last was
the great event Of the musical season The
magnificent building has been fully described
heretofore in The STAR. Madame Nilsson as
Marguerite, In Faust" was deluged with flow
ers and presented with q handsome jewel case
when she sang the jewel song. Sembrich APP
peared Wednesday evening. and was well re-
ceived. The house has been full every evening.
SO has the Academy Of Music, where Gerster
sang In Maplesons company. The great ques-
ton is, can New York sustain two first-class
opera cOmpanies2 Patti sailed for New York