Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-22


WINGS BENEFIT FOR ABBEY-RnEA's TRIP, ETC.
-" The Lights o London" with entirely new
scencry, will be at the National next week.
1.-The Deuce of Hearts," a comedy highly
spoken of elsewhere, will be played at Fords on
Monday
- There is promise of trouble about "Confu-
sion. which has amused so many people at
Fords this Week. The HaHlOnS say they bought
If in 1851. under the name of The Little Stran-
ger" Derrick. an Englishman. who is the
author, has Just written a new PLAY, called The
American.
- BralfOrd's new comedy which Robson and
Crane to produce, is to be called ''Cherubs"
The cherubs are twin brothers. painter
and the other a sculptor. and the idea is that of
modern comedy OF errors
- BCuccatlts friends talk of building him a
theatcr in New York to compete with Wallacks.
One would suppose that both MIR. BGudcaut
and his friends should be already satisfied with
his experience as manager.
- Henry Irving will play for Henry T. Abhey's
benefit at the New York Metropolitan opera
house next month. The relations between the
two of the fricadiest. though Irvinr-s de-
termination tO come TO this country FOR himself
next year has given rise to a different story.
- RistOrIs American tour under Brooks &
Dickson viii begin September % but unhap-
PLY. it Is announced that she Will Only visit the
largest cities Her chief helpers on the stage
will be brought from England, and her charac-
ters will be LAZY Macbeth. Mare AntOjnehe
Marie Stuart Queen Eitzdbtht and Nttta ell in
English
-Mar@erys Lovers" a drama by Brander
Matthews. an American journalist. recently per-
!Ormed in London. Is meeting with adverse criti-
cism from the English press. The London Truth
being particularly severe. says: The only
recommendation for such play is. that it may
be safety taken for sleeping draught."
''MuSctte, LOtta's piece. did not meet with
favor there. My Sweetheart" too. was at first
severely commented on; condemned as rubbish.
but Minnie Palmer has made the tumble attraC-
tive, and 80 il i accepted.
The next American play produced there
will probably be Geo. H. BOXERS successful!
tragedy. Francesca di RiminI -Barrett's great
hope tie II now crossing the main.
The LOitttJrt Illustrated Netrs of March, con-
tains. in an extra supplement, the picture Of
Mary Anderson. also a hriefskctch OF her career
in which she mentions the first productions of
several of her successes. January 5th 1877 she
appeared in Washington as Lacy -Nnct'h. under
the management OF Mr. John 1. Ford. and on
November llth. of tie ensuing year she an-
Peared as Berte in an adaptation by Miss Ford.
of Baltimore. Of Count Henri de BOurnier' s
drama. La File de Roland
- Henry Irving is certainly pleased with his
reception by the press of this country as the
same English paper contains two columns of
notices of the famous trageiian. from the Gin
cinnati papers alone The Philadelphia; papers
of March 18Th are hardly SO ilattering-
mentinT severely and Justly upon the fact of his
cutting ttwO whole acts and one scene from
Louis Nj aud producing the play. thus de-
formed and Incomplete. presumably to allow
time Tor the performance of The Bellies Strate-
gem ami Mss Terrys appearance Such
abrid"emcntS net seriously reflect upon the
COED taste aud managerial ability OF the cele-
DRAFTED actor and manager.
-N,scOuat GarmOyle. of the "Fortesaue
breach of promise tame is at present the guest
of thu. Earl of pUif'rin. at CoastantnOp,e; a Gu
rious coircidrnce with his presence there is that
Lady Duffrin is herself a direct descendant of
an o!d.aI,i celebrated line of actors Lord Gar
movie i only there i'll q political point OF view
az an attachc of the British ambassadors and
as such. Is Received 10y Lady Dutferin. Thomas
Sheridan, the eminent divine celebrated in his
day. was father to the famous Thomas Sheri-
DAN actor. author and gentleman (and at one
tine a rival of GarTicksl. and whose son was
Richard Brind-lcv Sheridan lady Dufferin'S
great grandiatherl. actor, author. statesman
2nd VII lie was author of The School for
scandal, The Rivals" and many other PLAYS
of note i'll those days An old volume dated
11Gl. says: He was entered at college with
most oi the nobility and .rcntry of the kingdom
of his tine. and took his degree there as bach
elOr of arts Byron said of him: THAT he had
done the Jes' in ali liz undertook: written the
REST comedy. be opera. best farce SpOkcn the
best parody. aad made the best speech" 1t
seems most strange that this Young n0DpInan
Garmoyie. should. while avoiding an alliance
with L lady in the profession be the guest of Il
lady whose aGcc Try numbered ScHle of the most
lliistr3Gus ad0rners of the dramatic art
- The latest champion of The American
Girl Is Anna Dickinson. who attached the box
OH u receipts. March 18Th. at Hooley's Theater
Chicago for claim of $1,000 against Fanny
Davenport 9Th" Fedora of theoccaSiCHD for roy
altirs due Ms Dickinson for her play. .. Tie
American Girl Iii" proprietor OF the theate r
furnished bond Of sou
Her sacI lice. {, new play to be produced,
Monday night in New YORK. will include r.. l..
DOwnin-. of Washington and Kate Forsyfhe
IN IL east. which Is an exceptionally strong one.
- Rhra has been thToi.sh the south delight
inc AID delighted Her merits received instant
and substantial recognition. She acts with an
riirEeStn"+S highly cOnImend&ble. and is a grace
iui. refined ana pleasing artistic of the emo
t!Onal school Size las lately translated from
the French play entitled ~ Terrible Woman
which he VIII shortly produce
- Separation" (BartIey CampbelI's latest)
will remain At the Ulion square theater. New
York two weeks. when there will be a final
separation"
Red Letter Nights" put upon the boards
1t haiy WIKI the care an! precision character
I-tic OF that manager, has met with the appro-
BATON ut The public.
Vim. that quaint little domestic p!av OF
Neil Burgess. is attracting. the hilade!phians
1t Is certainly most Rove! performance.
- Patti sang WotiEcS lty night at the Grand
Opera House -" iilIc SEQ. in Ill Troyatore -
The crowd vas i..:ain.c terrible the receipts
Benz oyer -:i.,s+t AMI it is estimated that ar
TIE sr"eH!,tors prices tic house represented at
least - tsr.
The -rco-d Cincinnati Dramatic Festival
VIII be ir.t at Music Hall during week of April
81 The Official announcement guarantees the
Far;ic patton u t.,r following people: Thomas
~ kccae. Frederick y. Warle John Jack.
Stuart Robson. ii!a,: II. Crane Fanny Daycn-
port. AGNES Booth AID Nine Moiicska The
TetN repertoire viii tOIDprise Julius Caesar -
'Oth'iia. toul",iy Of Errors" ''As You Like
Ii and Romeo and Juliet"
- The New York NsyYJr asserts. apparently
on authority, that Henry +. Abbey will go to
Europe at the close Of lis Italian opera seaso.
and devote the NEXT two years To Mary Andpr-
son. leaving h,> Boston lark theater and his
New York Grand opera house in the same hands
~ now This Is the direct result of his losses in
two th",terS named and Mary Anderson and
Henry Irving had brought Mr. Abbey i'm some
thing Ike -1UJU $50 ills winter The opera has
not Onlv eaten up this profit. but "a the mana
ger couiesSeS. about Put him back To the finan-