Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
bExr WEEKS ATrRACrInNs-MORE NEW PLAYS
ANNA DICKINSON AGAIN-IRvING's FIRST WEEK
ABBOTT AND sEGUIN. ETC.

On Tue-iay nI.at next
- Rose Eyt,nIe appears at the Opera House
Monday evening IN a Winters Taie."
- The Bunch of Keys combination begin
the week at the National
- '@Fhe Beg ar student" was brought out at
the Cas:ao Ia New YORK. last Monday and
scored succeos Tie eostunes, sct.uery. and
chorus are o,..'i 10 be magnificent.
- Fanny DayrnpOrt's FerlOrG engagement at
TIE Fcurtee:.th street theater. New York. COZ
tinNe- successfully. The recc pts for the four
Weet.- just ending are ABOUT $50 0CJ The sea
son has bec,l rXJrnied until November 10 AID
Could oa ptoIiiari, made much ioaGei, nut Mss
Davenport : out-oi-to"n engagements viii pre-
vent.
- The new soprano In New York is success.
Nine SciED! Ca voice Is PRONOUNCED properly
IgAt soprano remarkable Tor purity and
evenness OF quality and for compass aud neyi-
b.nty. t;-iUu--S 10 that Class ri singers Who
have been c.tued instrumental. the ducItv AID
Correctness OF her IUDes Deln. more cons u. cuous
than ta-ir sweetness.
- THe new premiere danseuse Nile Marie
NiTani from tue Italian tnr.,ters. made her
fri appetra zee III America IN Excelsior" at
Ntbios Garden. New York on Monday evening,
Ia Tue Character of the Aimee. part created by
HcF al the ocii.. theateT. Milan.
- Mr- John p SIiitn. formerly of Washington,
has wr'ttel aad copyrighted new musical COM
cay. entitled. want 20 See You Moment"
he got Some POI is at newspaper office.
The New York Madison Square theater
MANAGEMENT Is naN.nr arrangements for the
Production III all ITS plays in st ia nes theatrr
Iondon ''EsinaraiiI' has been very weil re-
ee, We'd there.
- new meiodraina. written by Messrs Mer-
~ of
Paris, FOR which very elaborate preparations
have been made. is to be produced at the Sur
Fey theateF London.
Miss Celia i.oGan's new play, s'An Ameri-
can Marriage" first produced in Providence
X L., last spring. is TO be taken on the road by
MessTs Lewis and Doane with Mss Helen
Jennings in tue principal part,
- Miss Anna Boyle. of Washington, with
Waries Ter climate troupe. is forging ahead with
great rapidity, and meeting critical favor where
ever size goes.
Mana Sahib is the title Of the new drama
In which Mme. Beruhafdt will appear at the
Porte st. Martin. The favorte actress will play
character called Djeln,d, NJ. MaraIs will appear
as NI1.d Suatb, and ~ Talliade as the Uig,
Prizes.
- Mr. Joseph Proctor. the tragedian. will
have completed his 5nl year upon the stage on
the 3otn OF November, and active movements
are beng male to give to him and the occasion
hitting ecogntIJn.
- The musical festival at Atlanta Ga. which
occurs this month, promises to be of the
most notable events in this line ever held in the
southern states \ choT1I of 800 voices and an
orchestra with able soloists, VIII take part in
The week : concerts.
- Nile. Aimee will play in English farcical
comedies throu III the United States next season
under the mana cement Of Mr. Maurice Gfau. A
new comedy OF Mr. g. u Jessup wiH be included
IN Nile. Aimee's repertoire.
- There rs quite a family party in the cast of
'Pique." Mt the Globe Boston Miss Annie
Russell the original Esmerditia at the Madison
sq:aIe tAeater plays Mary S2ag fish: her sister
Nj. oil. prumI>.nr young actress ~ the .SYicte;
their brother iItta Tommy, is the Arthur and
Their mother. p. Jane Russell, susLanS the
ptrt vi Mother Thames.
- Miss Anna Dickinson was rendered benefit
In Detroit last Thursday evening. when she APP
peared III her piay. Anne Boieyn." supported
b. the members of her own COMPANY who re-
ma,ncd in tue city aud By those of Mr. NC ul-
lou ms company. IL is uncertain whether SHE
will continue her starring tour.
- Mr.. Lawrence Barrett is in Providen nee A
week in Brooklyn VIII follow and on November
u
The Park theater in Boston. Francesca da
RinIHi VIII b. the opening piay, and 1t Will be
STAGED with the scenery painted for its fifty
six-nght run in New York.
- Emma Abbott concludes q week In Chicago
Tonight Wherever she goes she has to DIVIDE
the applause with Zelda Sesuin- Wallace, who
rej0iiie the troupe.
Mr., lrying's first week In New York closes
tonight, and has been q great success The
critics verdict is that he is a great melo- dra-
matte actor. hut not great traeedan Miss
Ellen Terry Is very highly spoken OF. but is not
Regarded as great an emotional actress as Clara
Morris. Many persons We're OF course 1sap-
pointed. Irving appears here in March at the
NatiOtIai
- Manager Mapieson claims that he ia pre-
pared for the sore throat seaSon' of the COM
In months. aud says: When the keen winds
OF winter MAKE trouble with the throats Of
Abbey tenors dOut know what he will do |
anticipated the sOre-throat season when | sa-
cured seven ten0rs- | cornered the market
you know. and VIII have them on hand when
thty are wanted"
- Let alone Mr.. T. 8 Gilmore for putting it"
cleyeTly- Here's what he said at Louisville Ky
ao"ut the people he had Uet while playing at
the great rxposi ion now open IN that city: II
have never met more liberal or whoe-souled
fellows in nv life. and am more satisfied than
know what was good for them when they would
not let you @O-the idea of ting such men and
such women turn away Never, The prize was
worth dying for. and has been saved to the M
ton for ever ald ever. and thank the Lord for
It,"
- In the necessarily hurried comment upon
the events of thr opening performance at the
New York Metropolitan Opera House no refer
ence was made 70 the admirable results OBJ
xaned IN the system of ventilation adopted
Inc uniformly good air and comfortable tenn
peralure 'hrnu1h"ut the auditorium. from the
orchestra rail- To the rear of the top gallery was
practically demonstrated by tests made through
out the evenn" in al parts of the house and In
no ca-e od the var alton III temperature exceed
q Fresh air is forced into the house from a
perforated pipe passing under every row Of
seats. al the rate of 10000 cubic feet per min
ute tins air ben" kept at the temperature Of
TO The tests made throughout the house from
So'eioc6 until the curtain finally fell at l.l5 a
m. show that the average heat was from 75o tn
~. the highest temperature being taken at the
extreme point in the upper gallery one OF the
most important Improvements made has been
the Introduction Of system which not on1v