Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-27

which has all the attraction Of novelty to COM
The Academy goes on in the good old way. Col
Mapleson sneers at Abbey's pretentions to be the
director OF an opera company and plays TO houses
that are comfortably fun When he brings Patti
higher than kite. This will be dicult, for Abbey
has wonderful managerial ability. and is backed by
1t will be bitter fight The second opera night I'm
New York showed that the citizens here may be
liberal but they are not willing TO pay sl5 night
for their opera Something must go. Ii is a toss
at present between Mapleson and Abbey.
TIE NATTY GIRLS.
The girls look natty In the streets now What
with English walking coats, jockey roundabouts
nabob ulsters, Newmarket coats and Hussar
jackets they look as though they had been freshly
turned out OF the tailors' shops The tailor, in
deed, has almost as much to do with women's ap-
parel nowadays as the dresSmakerS. All the swell
tallorS have dummy horses in their Shops ready
Saddled, on which women sit while being meas
HIen ror pdng costumes The cloth used for
hts the form very closely Many of the New
market coats, for instance, seem made out OF only
two pieces OF Cloth, as only two seams are visible
The girls look as ii they had been melted and then
run into them. Speaking OF dress reminds me
that the passion for decoration is slowly creeping
INTO mems attire. The waiStcoatS OF dress suits
are now lined with bright crimson or yellow satin
SO that when the vest bugeS out bit from the
dress suits are also shown where the lining OF the
coat Is OF very dark maroon or a heavy shade OF
blue
THE MADISON SQUARE PLAYS.
1.-The Rajah" Will probably keep on forever at the
Madison Square theater. The critics owe the little
theater In Gath street grudge for it has done more
to prove how utterly futile their prophesies have
been than any other theater On earth. The criti-
ciSlnS OF the daily papers, for instance, damned
s'Hazel Kirke" from beginning to end when it was
nrSt brought out and one OF the papers went so far
as TO say it would be withdrawn before the week
was over "ESmeralda," '.Young Mrs Winthrop
and the Russian honeymoon" were all heartily
condemned, and every one OF them has been extra
ordinarily successful, but the weakest and least
original or them all-The Rajahn-caine in for the
strongest share OF critical disapproval After the
first performance everybody laughed at the play
and wondered that such Shrewd and SagaclouS
managers as the MallOrys could have put SO stale a
thing upon their boards. This was the beginning
OF tpe year The play was announced for a three
weeks run. 1t Is running yet, and In all probability
will continue forever. The box Office receipts keep
up 10 the highest point. and IL one wishes TO go he
must buy tickets far in advance. Nobody knows on
What TO base the popularity OF ''Ihe Ralahn but
It's popularity is none the less pronounced
Mr. coGHLAN's ACTING.
Every effort is being made to treat MI. Charles
Coghlan kindly, but the fact can no longer be de-
MED that he has sadly deter1orated since he left
New York some years ago. He has made three sue
ceSs1ve failures handwriting at the Fifth Avenue
theater, and Manager Stetson Is now wondering
why he pays him the enormous salary of $500
week. Mr.. Coghlan's first appearance In .'Moneyn
easily. because they supposed he had played the
part so many times that he had become fatgued
and indifferent. They looked for his acting i'm the
revival of ga Celebrated Casen with much interest
but were again disappointed 1.-The Dukes MOttos
was his third character in this country and he was
no more successful In this than in the other two.
Perhaps 1t is time that Mr.. Coghlan took vacation
Tor year or Two, or maybe what he needs is a new
play; Inc antique flavor hanging about the three
10 dampen the spirits OF any man.
HENRY IRVING AND ELLEN TERRY.
Henry Irving is the sensation Of the hour In New
York. When he walks down Broadway people step
aside and watch him as he passes Many OF them
bow 1nstinctively to the tragedian and he invari-
ably responds courteOuSly to them. Hei man of
extremely attractive manners and dignified bear
Ing. This is partly the result OF the custom which
has recently come In vogue OF exhibiting photo
graphs OF celebrities in the shop windows about
town. When Henry Irving decided TO come to
America, enterpriSing shOpkeeperS throughout the
city bought copies OF his photographs which had
been previously sent over by London agents Two or
three photographs of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry
would 90 more TO attract people to the shop WIN
dOwS than ever so attractive a line OF goods and so
everybody knows Mr. Irving's features very well.
His thin, almost cadaverouS face, long hair. and
spare lguIe are as familiar now in New York as
were the lank legs OF Oscar Wilde or the grace
1I rI,b figure OF nd the Jersey Lily EyerybSdy likes
luncheOnS and dinners since he arrived but he
never allows his festivities to Interfere with his
rehearsais His actors meet every day at the Star
theater, and are as eXhauStvely drilled for every
scene as II they were about TO produce ssThe BellS
lor the lrst time They have played 1t several hun
dfed times In London but Mr.. Irving never relaXes
MS discipline upon his people Miss Terry seems to
take special delight in wandering up and down
as they do Henry Irving, but she nevertheless re-
cefVeS fair share OF attention. She is tall grace
full and extremely jolly. She has not been asked
anywhere into society so far. New York society
people are very suspicious of English actresses after
tHeir experience with s'FreddeS" fair inamorata
and though Miss Terry is very warmly received in
liar Will
there, She has so far been net Severely alone in
New York, The chances are that none of
RE- GeSsara ser asTs
with open arms In the highest social circles and
eve of his departure for Burlington, Vt, with mrs
Languy.
RICE MEMS vALRTa
Mr.. William a. Vanderbilt, his son Cornelius and
Jay Gould have been the subjects OF unceasing ridi
Guile ever since the first night OF the opera because
their Wallets were stationed at the doors of their
boxes Anybody who desired to call upon Mr. Van
derbt was obliged to send his card in first by the
valet and he WIS afterwards received In the recep-
lion room In the rear OF the box This was consfd-
have been scathngly rebuked for it, They stin
live, however. While have not the presumption
or incarnation to defend Them it is only fair to state
That these eminent hnancierS did not have their
Wallets at the doors OF their boxes through Goldfish
impulses; but as a common safeguard against
with Wall street men and acquaintance of
the Vanderbilts and Gouds on that night. |
These acquaintances would naturally wish
to call upon the millionaire leaders OF |
the street during the opera. and the re-
suit would undoubtedly have been boxes crowded |
with men during the whole performance By re-
ceivng them in the little room In the rear of the
box Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Vanderbilt managed to
spend pleasant evening, where they would Other
wise have been considerably embarrassed by visit
Drs in the prescribed spaces OF their boxes know
this to be the real truth OF the valet story.
A NEWSPAPER WAR.
There are strong indications OF a regular old
give-and-take slam-bang newspaper war
n New York. The s'esteemed contemporary formu
la is gradually being dropped from the papers, and
they are spoken OF merely by their names alone or
u many cases with displeasing adjectives. For O
ong time the newspapers have exercised the utmost
courtesy, so far as words were concerned. when
speaking OF each other, but that is now pretty
much thing OF the past The World has two
,nnlnaeS-11te Times and HeraId-towards whom
c acts with the utmost bitterness The Stnr Truth
md Journal all blackguard the sun without the
slightest reservation and the .Sssa IS beginning
under pretense OF good nature to get In siy dies
1t the Times and Herald. The Tribune holds
naughty and cOntemptuous attitude towards ali
ne other papers, ana there Is general desire 10
piek flaws and touch up the shortcomings ali |
ar0ll1a the neid. The World announces In q big ed
Oriai thsttwm hold public discussion concerning