Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

SHE FALL sEAsON-THE NEW PARK THEATER IN
NEW YoRK-A LARGE SUCCESS IN PHILADEL-
PHIA-THE NEW OPERA HOUSE IN NEW YORK,
ETC.
- The great spectacular play. 1.-THE Romany
Rye will be produced on Monday at the Ma
tiOnal.
- Neil Burgess and his pay Of Vim" open
the week at FOrd's.
- Miss Emma Thursby. supported by strong
company under the management OF the veteran
inpresSGrjo. Maurice Strakosch. viii appear
here at Lincoln Hail. on Tuesday evening No
vcmber g. Manifold successes have made Miss
Thursby so popular that her name is dignity to
any program. and she is to-day one of the very
first OF living singers. This will be her only ap-
pearance in Washington. as she goes from here
through the west, and will spend the winter in
California.
- John t. Raymond is playing 'In Paradise
in st. Louis Paradise is the name of frontier
town.
- The latest Madison Square bantling. the
"Rajah." made magnificent start in Philadel-
phia- Business was extraordinary. The work
in tine hands of a medium company would not
last long. The strong cast. coupled with the
excellence OF stage mounting. however. made
up for the deficiencies of the play.
Maggie Mitchell is playing an excellent Ell
gagcment in Boston in the Pearl of Savoy"
and -'Fanchon." Her audiences are from the
second generation. who have grown up since
She first produced those plays
- The past two weeks in Philadelphia have
been most successful. st the Arch Jefferson
and Lights O London" at Chestnut the '.Sil-
Yer King" the Opera House Modjeska and the
Ralah nave packed the houses to their fullest
capacity. Chanfrau and Joe Bowling also flied
the National, and tie Central has had two of
the most prosperous weeks in its history.
- The Merry Duchess is in its last week at
the New York Standard Theater and will be re-
placed on Monday next by week of French
opera On the opening night a new prima
will sing in Heart and Hand" Angelo and
Aimee in the "Jole Parfumetse' and Lies
ClOches' following.
- By this time next week the new New York
Metropolitan Opera House will have beer opened
ver.s20.O00 worth OF seats have been sold for
the first night. Some of the single seats sold
as nigh as 500 1t is estimated by those who
Know best that the EXPENSES of running the
opera house Will be $4,000 week. This will
not iali altogether on Mr.. Abbey. tor il includes
the cost OF costumes and scenery for thirteen
operas Yet it has to come back in some shape.
If the receipts. therefore, are s.. 500 night the
expenses will be met and more.
The New Park theater corner of Broad
way and 35th street. New York where i'm former
years. stood the Aquarium was opened on Mon
day evening for the first time with Messrs.
Thatcher. Primrose and Vests minstrels The
house Is spacious. seating $50 persons in par
guet circle and one balcony. there being no gal
leTy. The aisles are wide. the seats roOmy and
the auditorium neat and tasty.
- Minetta Thompson is resting at her home
In Washington, where she will remain until De-
cember.
AT the Globe, in Boston, the Ideal Opera
company presented 1.-THE Weathercock." for the
first time, Monday and while credit is due to
the members of the company for their efforts to
make it success, there is little in it to interest
A number OF songs foreign to the opera were
introduced with success while there were many
pleasing numbers in the opera.
- ST. Paul's new Grand opera house was
opened on Monday night by the Abbott troupe
In III Trovatore." The new house. more than
the entertainment. drew an immense audience.
anu the receipts were the largest ever taken in
one night.
-Gnstaye and Charles FrOhman have offered
Georgia Cayyan $500 week to star in LA
Belle Russo" after the finish OF her short season
ut St Louis.
- The Clara Norris company under the man
agement of Frank l.. Goodwin. will begin its
season Monday. October 80 in Baltimore. The
membership of the company is as follows: Clara
Morris. Lille Eldridge. Ada Wallace. Mrs. Far
rem. Mo!lie Eeyei, Gustayus Levick. Clement
cambridge Hart Conway. Fred Lotto, John
Sutherland. George Farren, Hugh Fuller. Geo.
Bird and j. E. Elliott
- MeCaulFs opera company appeared in "The
Lace Handkerchief to a crowded house at the
Philadelphia Chestnut street Opera House. We'd
nesday night The performance, in all its excel
lencies. is well known.
-"They Are All So Glad"-I am heartily
glad to get back TO New York-M- Mop9eson.
Go where / Will. find no place that seems so
much like home to me as New York love
the place dearly, and want to take house
here am very happy at getting back.-Ms
LGngtry.
My recOllectiOns Of New York make it a sec
ond nome to me. / always loved New York
and It's people Wherever have been ALWAYS
though: OF the pleasant days had spent and
the warm friends had in New York.-Clsristiae
Nilsson
hava nevare enjoya myself so veil as in New
York. II is re city lofe best after my own farm
and Howard CarrOl--Italo Cdnspdnirai
No place is so much like home to me outside
OF my beloved Bologna as New York. | am
very happy to get back.-Eteka Gerster Gar
dini
And Patti yet to be heard from.