Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-22
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
NEW PLaYs-'IN THE RANKs'-"rHE PAVE
MENTS OF PAEis'-A NEW ENGLISH ACTRESS
"DEiMERs DArGHTER's'' FalLUEE-MARY AN
DEEsoS ETC.
I'm the Ranks" the latest New York SEN
sation. with magnificent scenery. opens at the
National, Monday evening.
- Barry and Fay, the best Irish comedians in
this country. reopen Fords next week.
/ - Theodore Thomas concert at Lincoln Hall,
Christmas night, has q very fine program.
| The Kellogg Concert company has tenn
porarily disbanded since it left Washington last
week. The cx-diva is in New York Her sea-
| son las not been as successful as expected.
- The Christmas number of the Dramatic
Mirror contains portrait of Walter l.. Dennis,
| OF Washington of whom it speaks as a success
full actor in ''i!omany Rye" 1t says he has won
| his dramatic spurs from the Mississippi to the
| Pacific coast"
| - Robson and Cranes Boarding House" in
| three meals and a lunch. will be presented at
/ the Walnut. Philadelphia during Christmas
! week. by the strongest company these come
| dians have ever had
t - Mr.. Augustus Harris proposes to give mn
| =
acting and devote his entire energies to the
| management and supervision of the stage at
Drury Lane.
! - Leander p. Richardson's new play ..Expi-
alton. or. The Old, Old Story: made hit at
| the Brooklyn Park theater this week. where it
| was Played for the first time.
| - Madame Janauschek rested all last week
She was engaged at the Windsor theater. n. Y.
| which was burned. and Mr.. Childs preferred
/ paying her company to lie idle rather than risk
an nprovlsed provincial tour.
| - 1t is stated that Miss Lillian Russell has
! just been engaged for the part of the Princess
in Messrs. Gilbert & Suivans new opera. Re-
| hearsals begin forthwith, and she will be coached
| 10y both authors.
- Mrs. Langtry will appear at the Globe the
! alter, Boston. next month. both in old roles and
new plays She also fuiills an engagement at
the Fifth avenue in New York in January and
/ brings cut new play.
- Mr.. r. NJ. Field has purchased the right to
produce in Boston Mr.. A. W. Pneros comedy.
! The Rector" The piece will be brought out
/ Immediately. Mr. Barron appearing as the Recto,.
anu Miss Clarke playing the heroine.
! - Miss Nina Boucicault made her debut on
the stage at Louisville last week, playing Moya.
/ in THE Shaughraun." She is Young and
| pretty, being hardly seventeen.
| Mr.. Abbey proposes to produce Carmen"
/ In handsome style on Christmas Eve. which will
TIE the last night Ur the autumn season at the
| New \ 0rk Metropolitan opera-hOuse.
/ Mrs. Charles Watson, who made a very
pleasant impression in her metropolitan debut
| q few days since at Rankins theater, New York
/ as the baroness Citerrial in A Partisan RO-
/ nance. is u young English woman who belongs
/ to the upper tendon" of London society and
/ who came with her husband, British officer to
| Canada two or three years ago, where they pro-
| posed to make their home.
- Extensive preparations were made for the
/ production of Belot's "The Pavements of
Paris" at Niblo's Garden. New York this week.
| The cast contains thrty-two characters. incud-
| ing Harold FOrsberg. of this city. The play
| gives ample opportunity for scenic display and
mechanical effects. The quadrille in the second
act is led by the famous Girards who have been
specially engaged for this piece
- Mr.. Frederic Warde has purchased trag-
edy entitled 'Memnon," written by Mr.. Henry
Guy Carleton, the editor of Life, and will pro-
duce it this season. ''Memnon'' was to have
been produced few years ago by Mr.. John Nc
! Cullough, but for some reason was not placed
upon the stage by that actor.
! - The 'Beggar Student steadily maintains
| its popularity at the Casino. New York 1t is a
bright and pretty opera. and is done ample JUS
tice to by Mr.. McCaulls company.
J
! Daughters" the publics old friend, 1.-The Raah."
returned to the Madison Square theater. New
! York this week. and will remain there until
January 9Th. On January 9th new play will
| be produced, which the management EXPECT
will have as long run any of its predecessors
| OF course. "Demers Daughters don't count
- Mr.. Edwin Booths engagement has opened
most successfully at the Star theatcr New York,
and promises to continue with the same admi-
rable artistic and financial results that have been
| obtained during the first week OF his season
here. This week he played Hamlet and THE
! Fools Revenge" This evening Mr.. w. E.
| Sheridan will be seen as Louis Xl."
- \ young tenor. NJ. Mauras, has been stir
ring all Paris with his vigorous and brilliant
performance Of Don Jose in Carmen He
| sings with uncommon effect, and SO much earn
estness does he put into his acting that CALI
| Marie has to take him aside before the last act
! every night and make him swear that he will
! not hurt her Well, this NJ. Mauras-for it is
| evidently the same One-is very well remem-
Dered in Philadelphia by the few genuine lovers
of operate music who heard NJ. Grau's company
| sing Isl j'etas ROi."
- The London correspondent OF the New
York Sun says: Theatrically, Mary Anderson
continues to be the central figure. The strange
good fortune which has helped her genius at
| every step follows the production Of ''Pygma-
lion and Galatea." The play has given rise to
interesting and indirectly advertising discus
| sions in the newspapers. Debate began upon
| the designer OF the dress. Alma Tadema who
| was credited with the authorship was specially
interviewed by the Pail Mall Gazette, and as
| signed the honor to Frank d. Millet Tadema.
however, went behind the scenes between the
acts ana, by taking in here and letting out
there, improved the appearance of the drapery
He prOnounces Mary very graceful and very
Greek, and defends her GOODNESS and immobility
as the true realization Of the animated statue.
but rather sneers at the other dresses Tad
emas Interview has started further debate,
and scholars joining in the fray learnedy
dispute whether Pyg,nation should appear clean
shaved or with three-days' beard, whether
Ch1ysos should wear golden crown, and
whether Le,ctppe is a good Greek name In
| short. Mary is the rage She is viewed by the
sculptor for plastic attitudes. by the masher for
another object of hopeless admiration, and by
every self-respecting society parsonage so as to
be able to take some part In the predominant
| theme OF conversation. The receipts which were
rarely supposed to go beyond 800 in the
Lycerm were 81 ,625 on the worst and 81 $50
| on the best night of this week COMEDY and
Tragedy" which will be produced on January
IL, has some very effective scenes. especially to-
ward the cloce, where Mary, as an actress Of the
Coincide franchise, has situation as powerful
as any in "Adrenne Lecouyrer"
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