Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-19

- McCaulrs opera troupe which appears at
the National Monday evening" is an excellent
combination. Its performance Of The Queens
Lace Handkerchief could hardly be excelled
anywhere.
Mr. LyttOn SOthern appears at Ford's next
week in the round of characters played by his
father. The New Orleans papers praise him
highly.
- II is stated that Mapleson's opera troupe.
with Patti, will be here the last of February.
The price of seats will be less than they were
last year.
Wallacks theater, n. Y, Is still pegging
away on new plays. 1t shelved IAN American
Wife and brought out, Thursday night. "De-
ceptiOn. a comedy, the Ms. Of which is said to
have been ''pigeOn-hoed' for years. 1t met
with fair success, and may increase in popu-
larity- 1t tells the old story in the old way.
Author unknown,
- Business has picked up all over the coun-
try 1t was very dull preceding and just after
the holidays.
- 1t is rumored that Madame Colomber has
been offered great inducements to star in Amer
lea next season.
The ''Glass of Fashion" which failed to
draw in New York, did big business at the
Walnut street theater. Philadelphia, last week.
- Complaints are being made daily that some
OF the western opera houses are badly heated
In some cases the audiences are unable to- sit
out the performance.
-Colville intends organizing a very strong
company for next season to play 1.-The World"
Youth and Taken from Life His idea is to
play three weeks in every city visited.
j T. Sullivan formerly Detroit pressman,
aud who has been but few months on the stage,
ia doing good work in Rheas support
- Although within the past three months four
city theaters, the Standard. Cosmopolitan. Wind
sOr and Twenty-thrd street have been destroyed
or closed in New York. there are still few va
cant dates to be had at other houses.
II. W. Keene will begin an engagement at
Niblo's, New York. on the 2Sth inst to last one
week Richard IT. will be the bill during the
entire engagement. New Workers have not seen
Mr.. kcene since he became ShakSpearean star.
- Labouchere says Mary Anderson's acting is
machne-made. He draws the nice distinction
that she loses her own individuality without en-
terlng into that of the character she personates
- Charles Wyndham and his comedy company
were at Pope's theater, st. Louis this week.
- Mary Anderson says she has faithfully fol-
| lowed Longfellow's advice, given her at the
| threshold of her career that she should see
beautiful picture read a beautiful poem and
hear some beautiful music every day.
! Mrs. Langtry has changed the name Of her
new adaptation from the French from Peril"
to "A Wife's Peril" because BARLEY Campbell
remembered what everybody else long ago for
got that he wrote piece with the first name
about a dozen years ago. She is drawing very
large audiences in New York. at the Fifth Ave
nue..
John A. Stevens has purchased Celia LO-
gan's play. IAN American Marriage" and it
Will shortly be produced in the west with JEFF
freys Lewis in the leading part.
John A. McCaull has purchased the right
to produce in America Messrs. Farnie and Chas-
Saignes comic opera. ''Falka" which is having
a successful run mt the Comedy Theater Lon
don.
- BARLEY Campbell has changed the name of
his new play. which is to be the next production
at the Union Square theater Instead of "A
False Step" it is now called "Separation." 1t
seems that the former title had already been
used by Mr.. Arthur MatthisOn.
- See here said the star to the manager.
''if you are going to have bouquets handed to
me every night. why don't you get decent ones?
Look at this to-nignts; it's all wiIted. Why
can't always have as good bouquet as | had
last night?" ''As good a bouquet as you had
last night" shrieked the manager, why, holy
suntloWer, it's the same One.''
- Frederick B. Warde has bought and will
produce at Boston. this winter. H. G. Cartoons
tragedy. '.MemnOn." which was first meant for
John Mccullough. and he will also appear In a
translation OF Salyini's version of The Gladia-
tor
John StetsOn has secured the sole right for
Gilbert & Sullivan's new opera. The Princess"
which he will produce at his Fi:th-avenue Thea
ter. He is to take the first "A, 900 received at
the box Office TO reimburse him for his OUTLAY
after which lie divides the profits with D'Oyly
Carte. who owns the opera The rehearsas
begin on Monday.
w. d. HOwells the novelist, and George
Henschel. the musician. have undertaken to
produce comic opera There will be more
confidence in Henschel's music than In HowelI's
lbretto.
OF PinerO's latest play Lords and Com
MONS" at the London Haymarket the World
says: The argument of the comedy. which. the
author states. is suggested by a Swedish ro-
nance by Maria Sophia Schwartz entitled
Manner OF BOrs." is scarcely sufficient to sup
port the weight of four acts
- Messrs Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson have
taken the Madison Square Garden N. Y. for
their usual spring season of the Barnum and
l-pi'lO!i SHOWS. WHICH Will open on Marca III.
Mr. Barnum has received a cable to the effect
that the steamer which is bringing the sacred
elephant from Rangoon to Liverpool has ar
rived.
- Miss Mackay disappointed her mothers So
ciety friends last week in Paris by falling to
make her much -heralded debut as soprano i'm
the choir OF the PassOnst church. in Avenue
Hochc The church was crowded in anticipa-
ton Of the event by an utra-fash!onable gather
ing. which had been educated to expect Il great
performance from the American heirpSs and
who we're bewildered at Miss Mackav's failure to
appear. After mass it was explained that the
young lady was quite i'll from severe attack of
bronchitis.
Charles Santley, the great English baritone.
has married a rich wife. an American lady. Miss
Elizabeth lnnes by name. Santley is best known
as concert and OratorO singer his success on
the operate stage not having been very great.
owing to the stiff and formal style of his
acting.
John T. Raymond gave New York hear
Ing Of his new farce. For Congress- at the
FUurtecnth- street theatcr last week The
newspaper judgment upon it is that the play Is
nothing. but that Mr.. Raymond has the best
vehicle since Col. Sellers for the exhibition of his
exuberant humor.
- Signor Salvini Is playing fortnight's en-
ga@ement at the CostanZ theater. in Rome
Critics say that he is at the height of his power.
His houses have been well filled, but not
crowded, large portion of the audiences being
made up of English and American visitors and
residents.