Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-26

THE MCCALL OPERA COMPANY will hold the
boards of the National theater next week. The
engagement is to be opened with 1.-THE Beggar
Student which will be placed upon the stage
with appropriate settings and scenery. On
Thursday evening the comic opera Of 'Desiree'
will be produced for the first time. 1t is pro-
nounced by those who have heard the score and
ibretto as certain of success. Particular inter-
est attaches to its production. because Of the
fact that Mr.. Soussa, the composer and Mr..
Taber, the author of the lyrics and adapter of
the dialogue, are residents of this city. The
plot and large portion of the dialogue were
furnished by Mr.. John NJ. Norton. of London,
England.
THE RAJAH" AT FoRD's.-Monday evening
the initial performance in this city OF 'The Ra-
JAN" the very successful Madison Square
comedy, will be given at Ford's Opera House.
The company carries complete scenery and APP
pointments from thes Madison Square Theater,
so that. with the faultless caste thoroughly
delightful rendition of THE Rajah" can be an
ticipated. "The Rajah' is merely the cogno-
men of an English army officer who has been
serving with his regiment in India, where he
has spent his time under the punkah, betting,
lazier and more fstless day by day. He is. how
ever, very manly fellow at heart pro, okingly
cool, and very hero in proves. The death of
his uncle recalls him home, where he finds a
pretty girl. whose guardian he is expected to
become. Two rascally attorneys, who have
mismanaged the estate in their own interests,
and set Of turbulent GOLFERS who are discon-
tented with their wages, and threaten. under
the leadership Of one Crdgin, to make things
unpleasant for the Rajah. The Rajah subju-
gates the pretty girl, who is inclined to insub-
ordination, and subsequently marries her. He
withdraws his patronage from the rascaliy law
yers, and gives it to humorous clerk whom
they have dismissed. He tames the Golfers and
proves Cr0gin to be an escaped convict.
The WAGNER CONCERT.-The lovers of Wag-
ner's wonderful music will have an opportunity
to he ar it presented in all it's magnifcence
Thursday evening next Mt Lincoln hall.
Materna, Scaria and Winkeman. accompanied
by Theodore Thomas orchestra, will render
selections from TaEnhauser, Parsiial, Die Walk
ure and Tristan ind Isolde. Their success in
Boston and elsewhere has been most remark
able.
Mr.. KINsLEY's BENEFIT.-Mr Samuel G.
X insley, the popular business manager of the
National theater. will take his annual benefit
May 18th, when ''Foggs Ferry" will be produced
by Miss Evans. Mr.. Kinsley has such a host
of friends that crowded house is an assured
fact. The star of the occasion. Miss Evans, will
make her first appearance here under pecu-
liarly favorable circumstances. She has been
very successful throughout the country, and
has already taken high rank as an actress of
the school of Lolita and Minnie Palmer.
-Woolson Morse's long-talked of opera, Mad
anne Piper" will be produced at Wallack's in
New York, May 18th.
- Haverly Is said to be bargaining for the
lease of the New Park theater in New York.
Most likely his only desire is to sell again at a
profit as quickly as he can. Haverly has pretty
much ceased to be anything more than specu-
latOr.
A new spectacular opera called "The Miss
Ing Link" and written by Serboeck and Ed
wards, will be produced at Chicago next week,
by company which includes Agnes Halleck,
LeonOra Huntington, AlonZo Hatch, Seth Crane
and Mrs. Paul Brown.
- Maude Branscombe, formerly the much
is playing Beauty in the old ex-
travaganZa of Beauty and the Beast at the
Liverpool Prince of Wales theater.
F. r. THEM, who is said to be well known
in German literary circles, has written play
called "Washington's Camp" which will be
presented in both German and English next sea-
son.
- The Boston theater has made happy ven
ture in ''Jalma," and its popularity is quite re-
markable. 1t last night finished a run of seven
weeks at Chicago to large audiences notable
engagement in that city-and on Tuesday the
ffteth performance was celebrated by giving
venirs.
In London a club has recently been estab-
lished, the object of which is the discussion of
matters of general interest in the theatrical
world. 1t Is known under the name of The
PlaygOers' Club"
At the conclusion of the Wagner festival in
Boston a crowd Of over five hundred ladies
waited to greet Materna as she left the hall for
her carriage She has quickly sung into popu-
larity.
Fay Templeton has proven decided success
at the Academy of Music, Baltimore, in comic
opera. She has secured great praise from the
press of that city for her bright, arch, piquant
acting and sweet singing during the week. She
has appeared i'm five operas, and closes tonight
in "GirOfie-GirOfia." Her company is also much
praised. She appears in Washington Monday,
May Goth. for the benefit OF the first company
Union Veterans.
Oakley Hall writes to the New York Mirror
that DR.. Mallory of the Madison Square theater
is trying to buy "Claudian" from Wilson Bar
rett. for r. b. Mante, but that Barrett refuses
to sell it because he is surely coming to this
country next winter
- The handsome new theater in Leicester
square, London, for short time known as the
Pandora, was opened last Monday as the En-
pire 1t is under the direction of Alexander
Henderson, and will be devoted to spectacular
opera ofthe gauZy sort which H. u. Farnie fur
nishes.
There has been widely expressed hope
that Edward Booth and Henry Irving might
play together before the latter's departure for
England. This cannot be brought about now.
partly because of Mr.. Booths i-health; but it is
likely that they will act together when Mr..
Irving returns in the autumn. Booth will play
but little next season, not more than 80 weeks
in all. and a good portion OF this time will be
spent in Boston.
- GOunOd has written composition to Lord
Byron's celebrated poem, ''Mad of Athens, Ere
We PART" and presented the same to the poets
original, whose maiden name was Theresa
Maori. but who is now living in suburb of
London as Mrs. Black, bowed down by age and
poverty.
-''Falka," the new comic opera, is great
success at the Casino, N. Y. and promises to
run all summer. 1t filled Haverly's Broad ST.
theater. Philadelphia, for eight weeks The
scenery is grand and the company excellent.
- Carrie Swain (Cad the Tom boy, is shortly
to be married to Chas B. Palmer secretary of
- Lawrence Barrett is playing to half filed
houses at the Lyceum Theater, London.
''Yorick's Love" will be replaced by Richelieu
next week.
-'Love and Law" decentralization by Milton
Nobles has been successfully produced at the
14tl%-street Theater, N. Y. with Mr. and Mrs.
Noble and strong company. Mrs MOBILES is a
Washington lady.
Aimee will try English comedy next sea-
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