Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15


ToUR-ETC.
The National thea-er will present Montc
Cristo on Monday next
- Fords opera house will not be open hex.
week.
Mr. Jefferson has recovered his voice and Is
on the road again.
j. c. pul7s opera COMPANY which is brr
full of talent. has been drawing crowded house
this week in Philadelphia. while in Washington
LAST week it played to thin houses.
IL looks as though Mss Emma Abbot
were getting altogether too frivolous Whrn
she talked about doing reformed ''Traviata'
Il was foreseen what would follow. Already
her company has got to be go rhty thai they
are doing Mime An9ot's Daughter on OF
nights
Mr.. Abbey's italian opera company will
begin q series of ten performances at the Bos-
ton theater on December 81 Faust opens
the season, with Signor Campahini and Novara
Mines Nilsson. Senbrich and Lablache. fol-
lowed by Lucia
Mr. Stetson's 'Piquo" company are away
rehearsing = Glass of Fashion They viii
"try 1t on dog" the theatrical quadruped Iii
this instance being Chca-o The play w:ll b"
gpveS with Miss sara Je;rrtt Lewis Morrison
Frank Mordaunt. Herbert Kelsey. Mss stella
Boniface aud other members of Mr.. Stetsous
company in the cast.
-Ihe great American eagle is screaming
again in Cincinnati. The opera festival is APP
preaching, and an anxious public is Historically
assured that lin the most elegant sense of the
word IT will be Il festival: the people will give i;
Its festive character: it will he given by great
institution large committee of citizens vii
protect and assist it,; it Will be not only the pride
OF Cincinnati. bat OF all the country west of the
AHeghan!es." And ali for thelo love of art and -
ticket
- Between Barrett Irving and Booth the New
York tar theater il having the legitimate with
vengeance this season Mr.. Booths appear
ancP in New York is ALWAYS pleasant event
and he received hearty welcome Monda,
evening, when he came forward as Rgctelieu
Next week he is going TO do Hamlet" and
The Fool Revenge"
- Luscombe and Parke's new comic opera OF
EstrelIa" was produced at the Standard thea
ter in New York. this week. and scored far
success; Int the CT ties say that most Of the
music is in other operas 1t magnicently
mounted.
In Philadelphia. DUfT's company Is singing
"Heart and Hard," Rices company is doing
Pop" Agnes Booth and Harry Lee are PLAYING
In = The strangers Of Paris. WyndHams com
pany is playing Brighton" and Fourteen
DAYS. ard hct&uiFs company is singing The
Beggar Student"
- 2Ir and Mrs Hensehel gave a seeoudrectal
Monday night ct Chictpring hai. New York be-
fore very large and enthusiastic aud ence.
long program of great interest and variety vas
given i'll that hisEl! finished and artistic style
for which these two artists have won fame both
In this country and in England
- 1t has been decided to produc, San Ameri
can Wife. by Judge George c. Barrett in Wal
lacks New York. rext TUESDAY evening The
drama will present the pr nci;,las on marriage
ard divorce already made pubic by Judge Bar
rett
- There were six thousand people BY actual
count OF tickets in the Philadelphia Academy of
Mus TO see Patti in Ersad,.i on Monday night
last
At last, new play at the Madison
Square. New York. 1t bears the severely proper
title. "uuty: or. peItnrrs Daughters" bat it is
to be- hoped that the title is ali wrong and that
Delmers offspring. so tar from being loaded to
the mUZzle with high moral teachings are lust
as delightfully."- frivolous as tHey can br and that
the Comedy is as merry as its title is serious.
AT the Union Square. n T. storm Beat
en- Is success: the company has made hit:
the theater is full every night. the patent dou-
ble-back- action spring-old! n chairs don't OPP
crate quite 80 much alter the fashion o. Be-
gardes pigeon trap as they did. and altogether,
from = box office TO the back wall OF the stage
the scene is one OF suiiling contentment
The newest English professional beauty
actress did not come over with so loud flour
ishng of trumpets as did Mrs Ianmtry Mrs
Madd ck landed quiz tly III New York and then
went TO join Boucicault or his southern tour
She Is "a tall fair-haiTed woman"
Mss Ellen Terry made her but before a
brilliant audience at the Boston theater Wed
EeSday night. She was greeted with cordiality
and her Pcrfa. eSrec ally in the later scenes OF
The Merchant OF Ven CO. met with every evil
denee oi favor Miss Terry was suffer NO from
cid and d not appear at first TO the best
advantage Bht she seemed to overcome this
difficulty very soon, and her PRESERVATION was
Pronounced very charming. Her POrtj0 was
liked better than Mr., lrvngs Shyiock, if plaudts
indicate appreciation.
The Strangers Of Paris" after two weeks
In Philadelphia. vii! open in Newark where
Selma Fetter a Louisville lady. will take Agnes
Booths par; Of MDti,ibie
= It Is stated that Madame Nordca's husband
pays Col, M9pleSon $1,000 for the privilege OF
her appearance four times thi- season.
- Til" remains of Nile Litta have lain in q
vault at BLOOMINGTON. ILL., since the middle OF
summer. Last week the: We're Inferred in lot
the rift Of 4 wealthy citizen. Nearly - GO has
been ra's"tt tJr monument. Clara LOUISE. kei-
iogg Intends 70 lit the mortgage on the house
left he the deceased singer to her mother, and
In which the old lady now resides