Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-28

THE CLOSE OF rHE sEAsoN-suxMER PLANS
NEW CoMEpIKs-KTc.

THE CLOSE OF rHE sEAsoN-suxMKR PLANS
NEW CoNkpks-RTc.
- The National presents Rails Uncle Toms
| Cabin" Company on Monday evening.
The oratorto OF " The Redemption" in Bal
timore, was . great success last night Every
seat was sold
At the anniversary entertainment Of the
| Odd Fellows last Thursday evening, the John
Mccullough Dramatic Club performed Mr.. and
| Mrs. Peter White" in excellent style. Miss
Percy Hsswell. only l2 years OF age. was raptu-
ropsy applauded for her admirable rendition Of
| the Gohble song, a. Peek A'Boo, and deeervediy
| encored.
- The Cincinnati dramatic festival begins May
Cd, with Julius Caesar" The stars are McCul-
I Tough. Rhea, Clara Morris, Mary Anderson, Bar
rett Ellsier and Goodwin. In "Othello' both
Mary Anderson and Clara Morris appear.
A. <. Fulton. Of the Baltimore American,
has written q play for Carrie Levsin, called
Nina; or, the Wild Flower" 1t will be first
produced at Pittsburg May7.
- The most successful eng agement in tragedy
ever played in Denver was that Of Lawrence
Barrett, last week at the Tabor Opera House.
The house was crowded every night. The net
receipts of the engagement were sl0,66l.
| Miss Addie Randall formerly of Washing
ton, and who is now singing in the title role Of
Fortunio, an old burlesque., in New York, has
| been offered an engagement by Col Mapleson
| for next season.
Ruby Rogers who played Lady Ella in
Patience lately at the Fifth Avenue Theater.
NY, is said by Fre,snfs Daily to have been "a
Miss EVAN, OF Washington. who belongs TO one
| of the best families of that city"
The performance In New York for the ben
eft Of 5he endowment fund of the Washington
| and Lee University at which Mines. Patti
j Scalchi and Abani and Sigs. GalaSsi, Rayeii
and Monte appeared. Melted 81, 500 TO the fund
| Edwin tooth's summer season terminates
at Vienna. He will visit Nuremberg and Frank
fort on his way to Paris.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg will sail from
| Europe on June 18th In the Germanc. Her
| future arrangements will not be decided until
| her arrival in this country.
! w. H. Gillette is writing a new comedy
drama Of American life for the Madison Square,
NY.
! "A pang Of regret will shoot through the
breast OF Young America when 1t learns that
| Buffalo Bill has closed his season.
! Mile. Rhea, who Is announced as ..the great
society star" began weeks engagement
at the Chestnut street Theater Philadelphia,
Monday.
| Marie Prescott has received drawings Of the
scenery and costumes Of Vera from the author,
Oscar Wilde, who is in Paris.
Mr.. John McCaulls comic opera company,
playing "The Queens Lace Handkerchief"
are meeting with much success in San Fran.
| cisco.
I'm Detroit the advance sale for the Emma
Abbott engagement for the last three nights of
| last week was unusually large.
Mrs Langtry began her farewell engage
ment OF two weeks at the Fifth Avenue Thea
ter. New York, Monday evening" when she ap-
peared for the first time In that city as Galate1
in W. 5. Giiberts "Pygmalion and Galatea."
Mr.. George Henschel has accepted an invi-
tation to sing with the Bach Choir of London,
before Queen Victoria. at Windsor Castle, June
%. The program will include the ..Walpurgis
Night" Palestrina Gloria" and scena from
| Bruchs 'Odysseus."
This is really the closing week OF Booths
Theater, New York, and the final performances
Of Signor Sayin and Miss Clara Morris had a
peculiar interest. "The Outlaw" was given on
! Monday, Tuesday aud Friday evenings and at
! the Saturday matinee. "Othell0" was repeated
| on Wednesday evening.
| - Modjeska, who is q very agreeable woman
to meet socially, is petted by many Of New
Iork's prominent citizens. This distinction she
owes quite as much to her personal attractions
| as to her position as an artist.
| Lizzie st. Quinten, who has been the prin-
cipal attraction of the Hess company this sea-
son, will have q comic opera party Of her own
during the summer. She is a clever actress, and
sings well enough for her line Of business.
| - Nine. Janauschek, on Monday afternoon,
gave an invitation performance Of "Marie An
toinette" to the mill hands of Willimantc, Conn.,
| Inl
delighted by the excellent performance given by
Nine. Janauschek and her company.
| A few nights ago the poet Buchanans new
drama, ''Lady Clare" was successfully brought
out at the London Globe. An American man.
ager is already after the United States right to
! it.
| Mr. Lester Walack began the second week
of his engagement at the Boston Museum Mon
day evening, when he appeared as Hugh Chalcote
iRs0urs."
| -Messrs. Reade and Pettitt's melodrama
''Love and Money" received its first American
representation at the Boston Theater Wednes-
| day evening.
| A new comic opera will be brought out In
few months. The plot is taken from John
Rodman brakes poem Of 1.-The Culprit Fay"
Judge Gedney. of New York, has written the
lbretto. The music for the opera is written by
John Alden, Of Boston, graduate from Leipsic.
| Ernest F. birmingham, clever Journalist,
has taken charge Of the New York american
Queen, which now appears in a new dress and
greatly improved in contents. If the course
| indicated by the last two numbers be perseyered
in, it bids fair to become the society Journal OF
the country.
| The Boston Ideals are playing a very
profitable engageme1 in Chicago and are
charming everybody by the manner in which
! they are giving their operas They opened with
FRA Diavalo" to an immense house. which was
| beautifully decorated for the occasion with
natural flowers.
The Dramatic Mirror says: "Before appear
ing in London Mary Anderson viii feel the
| British pulse In several provincial cities, begin
ming at Leeds. She will take over but few
people for her company. only one of them being
| now engaged. Wisely she has decided to leave
| her leading man, Who am sure, would not 20
| down with the English public. Downing. OF
Washington, is engaged by Joe Jefferson. The
| latter, by the way, will extend his repertoire
| next season, doing GOlightiy and DR.. Pangsoss,
in oAA 70 Rob ond