Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-08

FINE ATTRACTIONS NEXT wEEK-ABBEY'S IN
COAE-IRFISG AGAIN-PATTI AND NILSSON,
ETC.
- Lawrence Barrett, who has played in New
YORK and Boston one o: the most successful en-
gagements OF his career. opens on Monday even
Ing at the National.
- Lille Langtry begins the week at Ford's in
The school for Scandal As Lady Teazle she
Is said to be excellent.
- Clara Louise Kellogg appears at Lincoln
Hall in concert, assisted by good company on
Friday night.
- There are three Washingtonians who are
members Of Mr.. Barretts company-Miss Sara
MaIfpenny, Mr.. W. A Lackey and Mr.. A. 7.
Riddle.
Aooey's various enterprises, including the
opera House. Grand Opera House. Boston Park
theater Irving and Mary Anderson. brought in
last week SIS. 900. Mr. Abbey is becoming an
Operator" in art like Gould. Vanderbilt and
Sage in stocks, and, just the stocks suffer, so
will art suffer
-"StoTm Beaten" has Caught on" at the
Union Square theater. n. Y. Everything goes
with perfect sInOOthne5s on the stage and q
better company or finer scenery for this class of
production it would be hard to find. Miss
Maud Harrison, Miss Etfe Elsler, Mr.. Mckee
III.
whole east. are winning fresh laurels and I'M
stlneed applause from large audiences.
- Excelsior is in its last nights at Niblo's
Garden. New York. and its popularity is undi-
minished- The theater was crowded at every
performance this week. It is certainly great
''shOw. and has we'll deserved its very profit
able popularity. 1t is to be withdrawn on the
18th inst in favor OF The Pavements of Paris
- There were only two more nights of that
successful comedy, '.DOllars and Sense" at
Days theater, New York this week On We'd
nesday Mr.. DAILY produced Pinero's Girls and
Boys" with Miss May IrwiIrand other new MEM
oers or Mr. DAYS company in the cast. The
scene OF dollars and Sense" is laid in Wash
1nston- 1t viii be played here soon
- Large and bl0od-curdled audiences have
witnessed the criminal goings on of TIL Stran-
giers OF Paris" at the New Park theater New
York. These gentlemen will not fascinate the
public after this week. as they have to be in
Philadelphia on the 10th inst.
-" Young Mrs. winthrop is a mine to Bron-
sOn Howard Tie Madison Square theater has
paid him over S120 for it, and each of two
travelling companies pays him 300 week
Joseph Joachim. the great Hungarian vio-
liniSt. has been definitely engaged tor series of
concerts in this country, He will probably make
his American debut at the Academy of Music
next spring.
-Abbey's opera company opens at the Boston
theater December 26th Mapeson opens at the
same plac. February 26th
- M0djeska denies that she said Janauschek
was played out or rusty or anything of that sort.
The liar lives in Pittsburg and is connected with
the presJ--Aeac York World
= Les Rois en- Exil' was given for the first
time at tn, Vaudeville Paris. last Saturday
nor Inha h tivi,i l;rrl,t
OF the stage and the footlights the characters
that appeared most charming and fascinating in
the novel. and which the talent of Daudet had
made even royalists eagerly accept, appear, says
The cable. flat, insipid and revolving.
There was great struggle in New York
last Saturday to see who would have the largest
matinee-Patti or Nilsson. The former appeared
in ''Travata' and the latter in ''Lohengrin."
Both OF the opera houses-even the aisles-were
filed to the top.
- Nh Henry Irving and his company are re-
peating their New York successes at the Chest
nut-street Opera House Philadelphia and the
first week o. their engagement passed with
admirable artistic and financial results. This is
the last week of tn Irving season at this house.
On Tuesday evening Mr. Irving played Hamlet
for the first time in this country. and the event
was one OF rare interest. Miss Ellen Terry, OF
course. appeared as Ophelid. They open In Bos-
ton on Monday next.
- Miss Norton (Mm: CYCLIC Nordica) was we'll
received at the Academy Of Music in New York
this week as Marguerite. in Faust. but she did
not make brilliant success.
- The Hess Merry Duchess Company disband-
ed in Philadelphia on SATURDAY. night Bad busi-
ness had attended the company from the first
Hess has gone south to join his other company
Hazel Krke, ""The Dukes Motto, and the
opera Of ''The Beggar Student" with Henry
Irving, are the attractions in Boston next week.
Joe Jefferson has recovered his voice, and
closes a big engagement in Cincinnati tonight
Ellen Terry's breakfast consists of a hard
boiled egg and bread dipped in sherry wine.
Owing to the continued prosperity of
"Ioanthe" in London the visit OF D'OyIy Carte
to the United States may be DELAYED. When it
is settled thing he will rehearse the company
In London and bring all scenery, costumes
properties. chorus and artists with him. So
that they will be prepared to open the day after
their arrival here.
The New York Dramatic Mirror saws that
for several weeks the Emma Abbott Opera
troupe has obtained extensive and gratutous
advertisement throughout the west, more es-
pecaily from the journalists of st. Louis
Louisville and Cincinnati. consequent on the re-
ported dissensions in the troupe. From all ac-
counts the trouble Is confined to four persons
hUooIt anu ileT HusUdnu, MT. W etnereli.
on the one side, and Zelda Seguin and husband
Mr.. Wallace. on the other. The trouble Is
likely TO result In Seguin's secession.
-" Pinafore" will never die 1t is doing very
well at the Arch-street opera house. As the
work which created the taste for comic opera in
English 'P1nafore" must always have respect
Before 1t the nearest the English stage came to
the French opera comique and bouffe were the
London burlesques. whose chief features were
legs and stupid twisting Of words into supposed
Jokes 'Pnafore is always safe for q week
anyhow, for there are ever growing up new au-
>diences, young people beginning their theater
going, and "Pinafore" they want to hear.
OF the Increase oftheaters in New York the
Times of that city reports John StetsOn as say
Ing: IF 1t gets any worse than it Is now don't
want to be here The Only large cities that are
having great business this season are Boston,
Philadelphia. and Chicago. | have a theater in
the first of these cities. and am going TO have
one In the last. But / think | have enjoyed
pretty nearly as much of New York manage
ment as care for"
Saturday Smiles.
$50 you are married" remarked Mrs. Smith;
when do you receiver" 20" replied the
newy-wedded one, THAT will depend on our
friends We shall be ready to receive as fast
as the presents are sent in"