Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-10


- Mr.. Warde, the trSG-dian, begins the week
Ut Forti's, on Monday.
John T.Raymond devoted the present week
TO Cincinnati.
Lawrence Barrett was at Galveston. Texas.
FOL the present week
- Miss Minnie Palmer Is TO appear In England
In the course Of the pTesen. season. acting in
her speciality entitled MY Sweetheart
Charles Reade's management Of the Lon
don AdeIDti theater viii close on February Il.
- Mr.. jefferson viii resume acting in April,
and viii play during briet spring season.
Signor Salyinl was this week acting in
Brooklyn. Charles WyndiIam appears there
next Mon:ay.
= Nr. and Mr.. Florence were seen this week
in Albany and Troy. Ga the 18th they come to
Williamsburg. y. Y.
Miss Bella Pateman, so We'll remembered
In this country. viii this month begin a tour of
Great Britain in the play Of "Odette."
a new comedy by Henry J. Byron entitled
"Open House. is to be produced az the London
Vaudeville theater
Colonel McCaull gives ~ the Bijou theater
New York. on TIE 1st of May.
Nine. TheO begins an engagement at the
New York Casino on March II. The Queens
Lace Handkerchief Will go to California.
"A new comic opera, entitled "The Grand
Duke of Tulipa:au,' Is announced for pro,,sic-
ton at Days, New York, on the 18th of April,
in conjunction with Clarke and SlaGchter's
"Adamess Eden
DAILY has definitely announced the prodnc-
tion in New York OF Shake lpeare's "Aiis Well
That Ends Well at Easter. Il is said that this
comedy has never yet been performed in this
country.
It Is sail that Willie Edouin intends in the
spring to take hs company. with Dreams to
England He will probably sail in May and
play his company IN London aud the provinces
throughout June, July and August
Edward harrigan is writing another play TO
be produced az the Theater Con!i,iue before the
season ends, though the New \ ORR papers say
that .'McSOrleys Imitation is filing the theater
nightly.
1t Is reported in London that Modieska will
play Bernharit's part in FEDORA when it is
produced in that city.
-Janauschek produced new play 'Zil!ah. y
at Wheeling, WA, Monday night. and it seems
20 have been We'll received
hartley Canpbeirs new play. siberia. is
to be brought ont in grand style az Haverly's
Theater, Philadelphia, with new and magnificent
scenery. painted expressly TO order from models
and designs furnished by Mr.. Campbell.
The statement has been made that Mrs.
Langtry's business, since she went so1tb. has
fallen off considerably. 1t may be said at once
on the best authority that her business has been
continuously large At all the places which she
visits people ar. nat uraiiy. curious and eager
see her. and they crowd the thea,ers in which
che performs.
"A new play house 70 be known as the Cos
mopOlitan Theater. will be opened in New York
on Monday next. This new theater has been
built within the walls OF the old metropolitan
Opera House. Nr. J. X. Emmett vii. appear on
the opening night at the Cosmopolitan.
been written by Prot. j. n Paine. of Harvard
for the triennial festival Of the Boston Handel
and Haydn Society next NAY The words are
from Milton and the music is scored for soli
chorus AMI orchestra.
The scenery of THE Silver King at Wal
hck's. New York. is in many respects the most
beautiful that las been seen on TIE American
stage. Not only are the large sets like the
snow scene and garden scene carefully and
artistically done. but much care has been be-
slowed on the ,lrOp-scenes.
Charles Wyndham and company will play a
four weeks engagement at the Bush street thea
Ger. San Francisco. commencing on the 21st OF
Nay. On their return from the Pacific coast
they will perform i'm Denver Col, al the Tabor
opera house, on Monday. July l. for one week.
MIR. Augustin Daily recognizing the verdict
Of the public in relation To his latest production
decided TO withdraw Serge Famine from the
boards OF his New York theater and substitute
IN Its place one of the most pronounced of his
former successes. The Squire. in its stead.
Miss Margaret Mather made her first appear
anee at the Boston Park Theater Monday night
in Romeo and Juliet Miss Mather's acting
has been described by many picturesque and
brilliant pens. but ali commentators upon her
acting are OutdOne by a wild Buffalo scribe. who
declared that Miss Mather acted like IAN incar-
nate delirium tossed by whirlwind'
Herr Barnay. the German traged.an. has
thus far been peculiarly unfortunate in his New
World experiences. He made his first appearance
ct the NewYorkT hala on the Sd as C oriolanus -
The next day he was made very Ill BY eating
poisoned sweetneats. and did not appear again
till the 12tn. Then he acted for week: but on
the 18th. when playing sUriei AcOeta he tried
to huri a heavy rabbi into the synagogue and
dislOcated one OF his thumbs, and has since been
laid up.
-A.CGunter's new play. Courage" was pro-
duced at the Boston Park theater Monday
night, and seems likely to become popular.
though the story is improbable and the con-
struction faulty. The story is that of a Young
man who. through the wiles of the villain OF the
piece Is arrested and sentenced to death in
Cuba as rebel. but who is finally rescued
partly through Cuban girl who gives her life
for him, though he loves another woman.
Edwin Price has come back from Europe to
arrange Fanny Dayenport's dates for next sea-
son. she will produce the play obtained from
Sardou- Fedora Mr.. Price says OF his wife:
'.She Is in Florence With her sister Blanche
Blanca labanchc The latter has got magnif-
cent opera troupe. with chorus of one hundred
and splendid principals. When her first ENGAGE
Hent In Florence expired the government duu-
bed the subsidy in order to have her remain
longer. She goes next TO Nice
-''Amadan." Boucicault's new play. is a sue
cess in Boston 1t was produced Monday last.
The motive of the play raises it above the level of
the ordinary melodrama. as much as the charac-
Ter Ofthe Andddn affords scope for greater his
trfOnic effort than the loves of Myles-na- Cop0Lr,
and ShGtoa. the Post or the escapades of the
ShdughTGua. Elaborate new scenery has been
painted. the principal subject being on the coast
OF the County Clare. near kilkee Ireland at the
spot where the Atlantic ocean has done battle
with the Shannon. and has beaten the rugged
cliffs into weird and fantastic shapes.
A Philadelphia paper says: On Tuesday
evening last Salvini pere came on from Balti-
more to see his son as Romeo. Between the
acts he went behind the scenes
"Well. SignOr Sa,yini =" said of tho nor