Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-06
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,
toTTA AND RHEA-CLARA NORRIS AGAIN-vIR-
GINIA-wEST POINT, ETC.

GINIA-wEsr POINT, ETC.
- Both thPaters have good attractions next
week-Lotta at the National. and Mile Rhea at
FOrd's
- Miss Clara Morris will return to the stage.
at the New York Grand Opera-house. on Mon
day evening next. she will perform. during one
week. in The New Mardalen" Miss Morris is
also announced for j later date at the Windsor
theatcr.
Ir. John f. Owens engage nent with the
Mad;>oa-Square Theater will last until the LIST
GAY III June, 1888, aud VIII not be renewed by
MI Ovens, who proposes to perform independ-
emily Ia a new play during next winter.
Ours" is the play which was selected by Mr.
Lester WallaCk for the occasion of his reappear-
ance again in his delightfully."- humorous mper-
s0natIon of Hugh ChalcCtt, which took place
Wednesday night.
- The important announcement is made that
Mr. Lawrence Barrett will perform in London,
at the Lyceum Theater next season. during Mr.
Henry lrYin!s's stay in this country.
- Miss Fanny Davenport will act at various
places in England, Ireland and Scotland during
the time between February and June and will
then reappear in London. At the end of Ter
London engagement she will return to this
Country.
'Our English Friend took its departure
from Days theater. New York. on Thursday
evening, and this evening ''She Would and She
Would Not" will be presented This comedy
will hold the boards for week or ten days and
viii BE- replaced by Serge Famine"
- The PdH NAL G1zette says: 1.-The enthusi-
astic reception awarded at the Princess to the
new drama of Messrs II. A. Jones and H. Her.
man is deserved" IL is much to assert so much
Tine silver kin.: will beproduced at Wallack's
theater in New York CITY, on January g.
- Ir. BOCcic.ut made his re-entrance on
the American stage Monday night at the Mu-
Scum. in Boston. but he will not bring out his
new play until January -. His engagement is
for sin weeks. The return of tins distinguished
dramatist and actor must. OF course. arouse a
lively public interest.
Miss Annie Pixley has presented herself in
new play at Chicago. 1t Is called ..Zara," and
was written for Miss Pixley by Mr.. Fred Mars
den, whose imagination is depressngly crea-
tive Mr. MarSden has been turning out his
haunting melO-tiramas for an indefinite period
as ii seems To many.
- At the BijOu Opera House, New York Gil
bert and Sullivan's '.Sorcerer' Was given during
the week, but will then be withdrawn to make
room for the new opera by Messrs. Stephens
and Solomon. entitled Virginia" which will be
Produced Tuesday evening, January 9, with the
full company.
Mr.. BARLEY Campbell has returned to New
York from California and reports the most COM
plete success of his new play Siberia" In San
Francisco. The average business Tor the four
weeks of its production at Haverys California
theater amounted to $1,000 a week. Siberia
will be brought out at hayerly's 14th-street
theater in the first week OF March with Miss
Georgia Cayyan and Mr.. Gustavus Levick in
their original parts
Mr. William j. Winch, Mr. John F. Winch and
Mr.. Franz Remmertz will be the soloists In the
performance of GOunod's .'Ret:emption," to be
given at the Music hall on january 30 by the
Boston Handel and Haydn society.
MIR. James Barton Is making arrangements
for the production of ''IOlanthe" in Chicago by
his excellent company. rr
-MeSSrs- Goodwin and Thorne are carrying
'The Black Flag" through the west. The dusky
banner will hang out at Hooleys theater to-
morrow evening.
Mr. BARLEY Campbells new comic opera
"West Point" the music of which has been
written by Messrs. f. E. Rice and d. w. Reeves,
was privately performed last week in Prov-
0ence, X L., before several professional and
amateur musicians, upon whom Ii is said to
have made favorable impression.
ten. Tom Thumb and his company are at
the Central Music Hall, Chicago. The General,
together with his brother officer, Major Atom,
and several other small persOnages of no less
distinction, give an amusing entertainment
which Is well patrOnized.
Mime. Minnie Hank resumed her concert
tour on January 9th, after the termination of
her engagement with Col. MaplesOn. She will
appear in Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and
other western cities until the end Of March,
when she will return to New York to sing few
nights with the MaplesUn Company.
Mr. j. r. Emmett appeared In his new play,
'Fritz Among the Gipses," at Haverly's, n. Y.
Fritz Is the same happy, bright character
whether lin Ireland or ''Among the Gipsies +"
1t Is only when Fritz is among the boys that
ne IS not seen at his best.
Mr.. Jefferson acted this week in Nashville,
Rome. Atlanta, Montgomery and Selma.
John Mccullough Is in Philadelphia John T.
Raymond gave this week to Williamsburg
Mrs Langtry appeared on New Years night In
chicago Lawrence Barrett S in Cleveland.
Mary Anderson is next week in Baltimore.
- Mr. Henry E. Abbey has completed his ne
gotiations for the lease of the new Metropolitan
opera house. The lease Is for one year, with
privilege Of renewal. Mr. Abbey has engaged
Tor the opening OF the house (the 22d of Octo-
Der. 1se3.) Nine. Nilsson. MI e. Yaieria, and
Signors Campanini and Del Puente The chorus
VIII consist OF 100 voices. and the orchestra will
number so pieces. Besides the artists men,
TONED. Mr. Abbey proposes to engage con-
tralto. a baritone and a basso of merit. Mr..
Abbey will produce twenty operas. the proper
ties and scenery of which will be imported The
stage of the opera house will be the largest in
America. having a drop Of 100 feet 90 feet
depth, while the full width of it will be $50 feet
SGueIchinS n Weather Eiend.
Fxom the Detroit Free Press.
On Woodward-ayenue car yesterday, one OF
our solid citizens whose weather nredict;ons