Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-05
MUSIC AL SAkp: DRAMATIC.


M. b. Curtis. as Sontl Of Postqa, will be at
the National next week.
Gilbert and Snllivan's latest opera. ..Prin-
cess Ida" will be at Ford's Monday night
AS American music-lovers were last wear
attracted as tar as Germany by the fame of Ma
terna, Winkleman and Scaria IL cannot be
otherwise than an event of more than ordinary
Importance TO have these great artists i'm this
city. Materna. when the star" of the New
YORK festival. was pronounced by many not only
superior to Patti, Semhrich and Nilsson but
even the peer of the great ones who have gone
before-Lnd. Pasta and Mabran. Scaria holds
undlsputabiy the first position among the bGssos
of the world and Winklcman is unriyalled i'm
Europe, excepting, perhaps, by Gayarrc. Scenes
from " Tannhauser," "nie Walkure" "Meis-
tersin@er. Tristan und Isolde" and " Parsi-
fai" will be given here. Mcssrs. Mctzerott &
Co. who will conduct the subscription in WASH
ington, will shortly have elaborate handbooks
containing engraved portraits of the artists and
TRANSACTIONS Of the selections.
- The theaters OF New York will give benefits
for the Actors Fund in Thursday matinee
April 18th.
- Minnie Palmer presented to the Prince
and Princess of Wales during the performance
My Sweetheart at the Royal Strand Theater.
London. March 21st.
- Sembrch delighted the New Workers with
her charming rendition of TioLttdin '.Traviata"
May Blossom" Belasco's play, will follow
"Aipine Roses at the Madison-sQuare theater
1t will be presented April 18th.
A writer in the New York World suggests
that the orchestra play Home Sweet Home"
during McCuough's performance of "Brutus. ;"
which is by the author of that favorite song
'Et tn Brute"
Miss Cora Tanner with Stetsons Princess
Ida company, is young lady. particularly
beautiful and possessing a charming voice-a
rare combination.
- Booths receipts at Haverly's theater. for
his first week, were $500, and Henry Irving's
first week amounted to si2, $3.50.
Nat Goodwin is said to be dang erously i'll.
John f. Owens, the Maryland comedian. Is
slowly recovering
- The Baltimore Sun gives a scene occurring
at the Academy of Music in that city one even
ing Of this week in which Manager Sam Fort
threatened to eject from the building Mr.. Max
freeman. the travelling manager of the Biiou
company, because Freeman objected to the
intrusion of some gentlemen not connected with
the stage behind the curtain. Mr.. Freeman
was undoubtedly right. not only from pro-
fesslonal. but from a moral point of view The
company was largely comprised of ladies' and
the stage should be exclusive for their protec-
ton from annoying attentions which frequently
degenerate into insult and scandal.
- Mary Anderson closes her engagement a {
the Lyceum London tonight to a large and
enthusiastic audience
-Rhea goes to San Francisco in MAY, and
will play at the Baldwin.
John McColough's New York engagement
did not nrOye nc s1laeaSSful ,,cuol
Emma Abbott is singing eastward. She
will be in Philadelphia April 18th, and in WASH
fngtOn after that.
- Robson and Crane will play the "T,ro
Dromios," in Shakespeares COMEDY of Errors, &"
at the Cincinnati dramatic festival, April 21st.
- Colonel Mapleson's opera season at the
Academy of Music, New York, will begin on
Easter Monday.
- Manager J. G. Alexander will produce his
new comedy drama Burr Oaks" in Chicago
May 14th.
Ada Dyas has signed with the Madison
Square management for next season
- During her spring tour. Miss Helen Ban
croft will use a new version of Camille" which
follows the original French a great deal more
closely than that of Matilda Heron, which is the
NAAS
- The Alaska, of the Guion line, which is due
in New York April 9TH, has on board the festi-
val artists Materna, Winkleman and Scarf.
Three Wagner festivals concerts will be
given in New York Tuesday, April 22d.
- Lady Clare will be followed at Wallack
theater on Monday evening, April Sth, by Mr.
Buynand's Betsy"
-" Her Sacrifice has been a failure in New
York.
Jos. Levy, manager for Mr.. Lawrence Bar
rett. in private letter to friend In this city
says: Here are the figures-but how
many will believe them-of the clear profits of
Mr. Barrett for this and last season: Season of
1882 g. of fOrty-twO weeks, SO. O00; season OF
1854. of Twenty-Five weeks, S72 600. This
season was cut short on account of European
trip and also contains eleven weeks run In New
York city,
- An organization known as 1.-The New Eng
land Musical Charitable Association" has been
formed by the theatrical managers of Boston.
its object being to care for sick members of the
profession who derive no benefit from any other
society. 1t has no connection with the Actors
Fund society. Eugene TOmpkins, of the Boston
theater, has been chosen president.
Mr.. Billy Birch, the wellknown minstrel,
survivor of the famous firm of comedians birch
Backus, is to have benefit at the Grand
Opera House, N Y, next Thursday afternoon
April 10th, rendered by the theatrical managers
OF New York and Brooklyn. Birch having been
financially unfortunate, the theater is offered
free of charge. Mr.. Birch is one of the surv-
vOrs of the wreck of the Central America, COM
manded by Capt. Herndon. father-in-law of
President Arthur who herOically sank with his
ship after saving all the lives possible among
passengers ana crew, in 1858.
- Councils "Redemption' was nrodured at
the Trocadero. Paris. Thursday evening, April s.
G0unOd conducted, and Nine. Albani and NJ
Faure sang.
- Charles Reade. the English novelist who
has been in i-health for some time, is now said
to be uying.
= Barnum has offered prize of $500 in cash
for the cest poem or the sacred white elephant
'TOung Taloung," no poem to exceed fifty lines.
The committee is composed of the well-knOwn
gentlemen Judges. John r. Brady and j. F. DAILY
and Rev. Robert Collyer
A Shine For Two For Five Cents.
The New York Sun says: Two one-e gged
young men had theil shoes blackened by a
Bowery bootblack yesterday afternoon. When
the job was finished one of the young men
tossed the boy Nickel and the two walked
away. They're variety actors" the boy said
land regular customers. make more money
when they amt together, for then 1 get three
cents for shine"
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