Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE FALL sEAsoS-BARRErr AND n cuLLoueH
sucCEssFyL-IRyING COMING HERE IN MARCH
MISS KELLoGG's FAREWELL, ETC.
The Hess Acme English opera troupe begin
an engagement Monday at the National. The
troupe has been very much improved since its
last visit here andihas attracted large audiences
In Philadelphia the past week.
Miss Marie Prescott, whose fine acting in
support of Salvini is well remembered in Wash
ington, will appear at Ford's ON Monday night,
supported by an excellent company.
- Tom keene. who is playing an excellent
engagement in the west, goes TO Australia next
year. Miss Anna Story. Of this city, his princi-
pal leading lady, has not decided to go with
him.
John E. Owens, who has been for more
than year member Of the New York Madison
Square company, starts out again as star this
month, beginning at Wilmington, Delaware
He will visit Washington during the season.
The sale of seats tor Irving's performances
In New York have already reached $50, 600. He
and his company will be in Washington some
time during March.
Katharine Rogers will play Miss Malton-
Clara Morris famous character, this season
and Galdtea. She is underlined for week in
Washington.
Louise Kellogg has started out on her
fourth year Of farewell concerts" and is doing
well in western New York. She will be in this
city during the winter on her return from the
south.
John Mccullough continues to maintain
his renewed health and to play to crowded
hOnsoS fho 10
Is said, miss Kate Forsythe. who has been his
Leading lady for so many seasons. He will be at
the National theater here during the winter.
- Music and Drama, a readable but cratic
publication, edited by the Eighty Jno. G. Freund.
has suspended publication. It was an expensive
paper and lost money from the beginning. but
was backed, it is understood, by some we'll
known New York piano firm.
Lolita will not be in Washington this win
ter. She is now In Paris under the care Of q ply
stefan, recuperating her voice. When Che re-
sumes the stage it will probably be in London
IN the spring. Minnie Palmer Is there endeav0r-
ing to Initiate her, as usual.
John Jack Is playing Sir John Vesey in
Money" in New York, at the Fifth Avenue
theater, having abandoned "Falstaff," after his
inglorious staring tour, which was virtually
closed in Washington. The memory Of Hackett's
'Falstaf'' was too much for Mr.. Jack, at least,
with Old theater goers.
Lawrence Barrett has certainly made a
great success this season Of Francesca di
Rimini." He has an excellent company, of
which young Bert Riddle, of Washington, is q
prominent and pains taking member. Barrett
is fully engaged for the season of 1894.
Aimee and her French opera bouffe COM
pany has left New York, and appear on Monday
at the Academy of Music in Baltimore. The
New Workers were not enthusiastic over her re-
turn.
The dram attic agents all agree that this sea-
son has resulted SO far in comparatively few dis
asters. Less than the average number Of COM
panies have. returned, and quite a number are
yet to go upon the, road.
Dion Roucicault has concluded arrange
ments to gooto Australia and New Zealand. At
present it is unsettled whether Dot Boucicault
goes or not, Boucicault's tour is for next sea-
son, and will begin early in the summer.
A recent letter from an American in, London
says: ''The British public cannot comprehend
the peculiar advertising of Minnie Palmer's
managers. They have billed her as the greatest
living American actress. Any English actress
who styled herself in such way would be
laughed at, and would never think of going
abroad to do So"
-hOuJcShd, WNO HAS Uce1 QuiLc Ill III fniia-
delphia, is slowly improving. Overwork and
the sudden deaths Of two of the members of he,
company caused her illness.
-Planquettes comic OPERA Grip Van Win.
kle, was presented at the Lyceum, in Phladel.
phia, Thursday evening, by Ford's company. II
was heard for the first time in that city, and
| scored success; and yet it dragged" here In
Washington.
The mayor OF Winnipeg and leading citizens
presented Rhea with an appropriately engraved
silver cup as memento of her first appearance
and extraordinary success in that far northern
city. The attendance was 80 great that during
| the last nights of her engagement the sale OF
seats had to be stopped.
Wealth and fashion flocked to the Mathel
opening on Monday night in st. Paul. Miss
Mather was given an enthusiastic reception or
her entrance as J,sliet, and during the play was
repeatedly recalled.
photographic art is an important considera-
| ton nowadays in the success of dramas. Nc
wonder that the photographers are overrun with
business. One firm states that the bill of q
prominent lady star last season approached
$14 900.
-Janauschek began this weeks engagement
at Havlins. presenting her new play, '.Zlah, y
to an audience that completely filed the 'Bijou
of Cincinnati