Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
NEW PLAYs-THE LENTEN sEASON-yOKEs' FAIL
URE-PATTI IN CALIFORNIA, ETC.

NEW PLAYs-THE LENTEN sEAsON-voKEs' FAIL
URE-PATTI IN CALIFORNIA, ETC.
- Nat Goodwin will appear in 1.-The Black
Flag" at the National Easter week.
- Rhea next week will be at Ford's in a new
comedy, with an Easter Monday matinee
- The program for the Wagner performance,
May l, by Materna, Winkelmann and Scaria. has
been received from Mr.. Thomas. It is admira-
bly, adapted to show at their best the three fore
most singers OF Germany. and is pronounced by
Mr. Thomas the finest arranged for any single
performance In America. ''ParSifal' and Iris
| tan und Isolde" will positively be rendered here,
and will be given in no other place during the
entire tour of the Viennese artists outside OF
New York and Boston.
Patti is charmed with California. While
there she learned to play billiards. "Another
cue for professionals"
-Gerster's little girl is called "Linda-"
John S. Clarke contemplates trip to
America in September.
GOunod is said to have composed new
song on Byron's poem "sIaid of Athens" the
proceeds of which are to be sent to Mrs. Black,
the original Maid of Athens"
= Mrs. Henderson's play, 'Clare and the
Forge Master has met with immediate success
at the Fifth Avenue thcater.
= Minnie Maddern says she will try Rosalind
! next season.
Barton Hill is writing play 20 be called
Leo"
- Marie Prescott will play at the Cincinnati
dramatic festival.
THE pastors pew at Plymouth church, in
Brooklyn, was recently occupied during Sunday
kx-A
DR.. Edward Beecher.
next season.
- The Easter performance at Wallack's, n Y,
will be Betsy" a comedy in three acts, by F.
Burnand, one of the editors of Punch. Two
years ago the play was produced and ran twelve
months at the Criterion theater, London.
- The name Of Wyndham's new play is
"Without Me" and its production in this coun-
try next season depends upon Its success in Lon
don.
"A box at the Metropolitan opera house,
New York. conspicuous for Its noiay occupants,
has been christened The ChatterBOx."
mime. Piper" an American comic opera,
by WoOlson Morse, Of Boston. will be produced
at Walack's theater, New York, May 18th. W.
A. Mestayer is the owner Of this opera.
The following is one OF many parodies of
Dryden's Epigram on Milton, published in the
London Truth:
'.Three lovely women grace the modern stage:
perfect face and form make one the rage;
And one depicting passions strong or sweet,
Bring thousands breatless spell bound to her feet
Nature, by stint, to mar perfection 10th,
Upon the last has shOwered the charms OF bOth.n
Mrs. Ld7gtry, Miss Terry, Miss Anderson.
The subscription sale for the Wagner con-
certs, to be held at the Metropolitan Opera
house, New York, on April 22d, oath and Goth,
under the direction Of Theodore Thomas has
been successful All available seats have been
subscribed for the three concerts. Owing to
this success. three additional concerts. have
been announced for some time during May.
- Fay Templeton has added two new operas,
Cupid and Cupdity" and Ga Coquette," to
her repertoire.
- Mr.. William Archer. an English dramatic
critic. recently made prominent by his book on
Irving, has become dramatic critic OF the Lon
don World, made vacant by the death of Dutton
Cook.
- The Queens Lace Handkerchief" abounds
in light music of the sparkling lively character
which marks the work Of Strauss. Miss Louise
Searle has made great success In the part of
Donna Irene.
Mr.. FrOhman has engaged Kate Bishop for
next season at the Madlson-sQuare theater.
- Rhea's dresses (worn in ga Terrible wo-
many were made by Felix" Sarah Bernlardt's
dressmaker.
-JnO. R. Rogers has engaged Geo. r. Sims,
to re-write my Sweetheart" for Minnie Palmer
to provide Minnie with something more sub
stantial by way OF a part.
Olive Logan writes Of the bankruptcy of
Fred yokes debts $4,000 assets nil; this well
known actor has been very unfortunate In his
theatrical ventures in London.
-Nym Crinkle, in his letter to the New York
World, speaking of foreign actresses. says-"In
my mind Langtry is always associated with
June-the pomp of incoming summer with all
its languors Is there. Bernhard reminded me of
the lean and pungent March-and Terry is some
how wrapped in the mellow mists of October,
through whose golden giimmer CLINT the COM
ing frosts of winter"
Johann Strauss new opera, "a Night In
Venice" is soon to be produced in this country.
- Easter will be hailed with delight both by
managers and stars, despite assertions to the
| contrary. The theatrical armament has been
decidedly cloudy during Lent. In New York
the depression was instanced In the dismal
houses. Her Sacrifice" failed at the New Park.
to have drawn last as well as at first did not
and had to be withdrawn. Confusion" after
its great success, returned to New York and
failed. Booth grew tired OF small houses before
the end of his engagement. lrving's return was
| decided change from his first engagement
| there-the house being but half-flled. McCul-
Tough has enough Of Lent. Barrett's departure
was well timed, and Modjeska is resting this
week.
George Rignold is rehearsing "My Part
| ner," which he will produce Monday night at
the Adelphi theater, London.
French l. Son have purchased the play
called Breaking Butterfly" 1t Is said to be
| another version Of ''Thora," which failed here.
- The Calender colored minstrels will begin
their London engagement at the Royal Holborn
theater tonight.
A meteorological Stitch In Time.
From the Chillicothe Constitution
! Elmer Norman is having ug-shaped cyclone
cave built, which he says Is for the accommodation
OF his neighbors. The cave will be arched over at
the top with hole at the side like an Esouimaux
hut, and viii be eight feet four inches in diameter
| and six feet six inches from top to bottom and
l Two thirds of IL VIII ba under ground