Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

THE SILVER KrSG-NRs. sEGurN uL-rHE cJx-
CINNArI FESTIVAL GRACE GREENwoop'S
DAUGHrER-MRs LANGTRr AGAIN-wHERE run
STARS ARE, ETC.
The vokes family all the bin all OF next
week at the National.
Miss Minnie Maddern, called In New o.
leans "a CLEAN Of sunshine" opens at Fori's
Monday night.
The wyndham company open In Philadsa.
Mia on Monday for q two weeks engagement.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company also
besN2 their engagement in Philadelphia on Mon
Gay nfxSt. snd intend to add "Iolauthe" TO theis
list Of OHsgs.
Mrs. Lasgtry and her company close q
weeks engagexSnt at the ST. Charles theatcr,
New Orleans, thlssSsning The bin contained
The Honeymoon" IAN Unequal Match" AS
You Like 1t and ''She Stops TO Conquer !"
- Mile. Rhea and her company were at the
Grand Opera House this week in that city with
the following repertoire: "Adrienne Lecouy-
reur, "An Unequal Match" Camille" ..Ro-
meo and Juliet aud Much Ado About
Nothing"
-Walack's old theater corner OF broadway
and 18th street, New York, is 10 be christened
tie Manhattan, and stars and combinations win
be played there. Among the cstalnties are
Boucicault and Henry Irving.
Lights O. London" was played to the CO.
pacity OF the Grand Opera House Wednesday
night, In Chicago. The new scenery which has
been painted after the recent accident was used
Tor the first time and is finely executed.
Mary Anderson will be seen at the Grand
Opera House, New York in the spring, having
a nlrnI fun
t. Abbey.
The dramatic festival to be held In Music
Hall, Cincinnati. commencing on Monday. April
80. will have an efficient orchestra Of one hum
dred musicians.
-"Virginia" is drawing good houses at the
Bjou Opera House. New York IL will probs-
bly, run until the last nights OF "Iolanthe" at the
standard Theater are announced when Mr.. No.
Caull will at once bring out Iecoco's ssThe
Heart and the Hand
- Mrs. Zelda Seguin- Wallace Is In New York.
She has lately been SO I'll that by the advice Of
her physicians she will shortly proceed south.
probably as far as Florida.
- Sadie Martinez has brought with her from
Europe numerous costumes made by Felix, Of
Paris. They are TO be worn In the new p,eos
written by Dion Boucicault expressl, for MIs
Martinez. entitled "Vice Versa"
- Miss Helen Bancroft was noted wear or 10
ago az the most beautiful woman on the New
YORK stage. Since then she has studied hard
and on Monday last was introduced TO a New
YORK audience of unusual prominence as y,,lia
III Inc huhchback." She looked picture.
Mrs. Langtry made the following statement
the other day to reporter of the Memphis
APpedt:-"l shall not return to London until
have new play. may remain in this country
lint
shall play here l can tell YOU, though. tbat
no arrangement has vet been made for hext
season L had a contract with Mr. Abbey to
pay at Mr.. lrvings theater in London, TO omen
the mousse under Mr. Abhey's management
while Mr.. Irving is in this country, but / asked
to be released, and Mr.. Abbey has done so.
thereby leaving me perfectly free. so far as the
future Is concerned. after next May"
In Chicago this week the Barton coma
opera company produced Iolanthe" 1t was
The nrst time the opera had been seen there A
great number Of musical people were present.
who evinced no little curiosity to hear Gilbert
ana Suiliyan's latest work. The critical audi.
ehce departed with an air Of satisfaction
The dramatic event of the year thus far 10
the success at Wallack's, New York, OF Tho
Silver King" the latest dramatic novelty In
London. 1t Is melodrama 10y Henry A Jones
ana Henry Herman. and the language, situs-
tons and plot are all strong. The authors have
Iouno theme in the following lines Of Tenny-
son:
held it truth with him who sings
10 one clear harp In divers tones
That men may RE on stepping stones
VI tnelr dead selves 10 higher things
The Cincinnati Musical Festival opened
Monday evening to one Of the largest audiences
ever present at q performance In that city. $40
having been present. Nine. Patti was in splen-
did voice Tuesday night "LAfricaine" was
produced, with Nine. Fursch-Madi as Selikd who
was coidiy received; Sgnor Ravelli N Vosco d
Cana and Signor Galassi as Nelusko. both Of
whom were well receved. The audience Wa
estimated ut 500, being zoe less than the frSt
hight. The night was bad. dark and gloomy.
A1r1cane" has only been produced there once
before. and that was I'm 1856 The Cincinnati
Military Band and the chorus of the Cincinnati
M@nnerchor lent able assistance in the perform.
ance and were specially commended The
scenery was the same that was used in this
opera at the New York Academy of Music.
in Boston, the Hsnlon Brothers appeared
at the Globe Theater this week in lie Voyage
en- Suisse" John Mccullough continued his
success at the Boston Theater, in :.virginius."
"Arrah-na- Pogue" was continued at the Boston
Museum. Courage" at the Park Theater at
tracted large audiences. as also "Iolanthe" st
the Bijou Theater, with Equine Paradox" as
the Windsor.
The many friends In Washington of MIRA
Lppincott C''Grace Greenwood'O and her bright
daughter Annie, will be glad to hear of the
decided musical success Of the latter in Paris.
On this point the American Register of that
city, in its issue for December 2Sd, last, has the
following: 1.-The concert, given at the Sale
Henri Herr on Saturday evening last, referred
to In our previous number. proved great suc-
cess. Not only did Mile. Laure and NJ Ernest
LIE Tourneux meet with cordial reception from
their numerous audience, but the ladies' and
gentlemen kindly assisting them were also
loudly applauded. Nile. A. @. Ltppincott
specially distinguished herself on this oooa-
sion; her duo from IA Traviata,' with M.
Scovello, was oharmingly rendered, and with
her solo, the cavatina from Lucia won golden
opinions from the listeners for the future suo-
cosses Of this rising cantatrice. Misa Lippin-
colt is pupil OF Signor Sbdgiia"
From private sources we have the gratifying
intelligence that Miss Lippincott's voice he's
grown greatly in strength and volume OF late.
while her execution is pronounced remarkably
good. After singing Q while In concert sbk
hopes, before the close Of the present year, to
come out In opera.
Where they are John T. Raymond appeared
this week In Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Mont
gome1y and Mobile. 49, Mary Anderson's engage