Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
FoGG'S FERRY-BARNUMS CIRCUs-THE SPRING
sEAsoN-DRAMATIC PERSONALS. ETC.

Monuay night Tor MS benefit. He viii und0ubt-
edly and deservedly have an oyerfowing house.
MISS LlzZe Evans makes her first appearan ce
here on this occasion. and will continue throug h.
out the week She is small, pretty, cute. kicks
becomlngly and sings quite sweetly. 'Fogg's
Ferry is play intended chiefly as Q frame for
one-character picture-Chip-andit serves the
purpose Of introducing a very interesting
country girl In several situations which show
the honest stuff she is made Of and sound the
genuine ring of the human heart in sentiment
and pathos. Miss Evans is a very bright
soubrette. AMI is not only up to fun and frolic.
the character purpose in view. On Monday and
tuesday evenings the performance will not be-
gin till half-past eight O'clock
- The great Barnum and his nine united
monster shows, together with the sacred white
elephant, will be here on Monday and Tuesday.
and afternoon and evening exhibitions will be
given at Athletic park. 1t would be impossible
70 give list OF the attractions offered by this
famous organization. 1t is sufficient to an
nounce the fact that Barnum is coming Every
body knows what a show he always has.
- Olive Logan writes of Lawrence Barrett's
first nights performance in London: HE
achieved a success of esteem"
- Sara Jewett has signed with Shook & Pal
mer as leading lady at the Union Square thea
ter, New York, next season.
-" Nice and Warm" is the title of play to
be produced shortly at the New Park theater.
New York.
- Miss Rosa Rand, Joseph Jefersons leading
lady, is quite i'll in Boston.
Lillian Russell, who is delighting the
bcrghers of Rotterdam, is booked for Paris
engagement in August.
- In the Mapeson-Lablache controversy, the
colonel claims that the lady broke her contract,
and he did not Mme Lablache is suing to re-
cover 81 400, which she claims is due her on
her contract for the season of 1925.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee Rankin will produce
their new play, ''Wife and Child" at the Union
Square theater May 5th.
A grand pantomme, Cinderella - with all
the Drury Lane features. will be novelty for
America the coming winter.
- Miss Dora Wheeler and Miss Rosna EN-
NETT are painting drop scene for Chicago
theater.
"A beautiful bust of Mary Anderson has
been modelled in England by Mr.. Bruce Joy. 1t
will be placed in the 1885 exhibition of the
Royal Academy.
- r. &. Norris play, ''The Pulse of New
York, will be produced, May 18th, at the Star
theater. N. Y, under the management OF the
Frohman Brothers and Theodore Moss.
Maurice Grau has signed contract with
Nine Aimee, who will appear next season under
his management, in her new English comedy
"Mam'zelle."
- Verdi has completed a new grand opera,
"1ago," the libretto of which has been written
by BOito, composer of ''Mehstofe!e."
The late Henry j. Byron, the dramatist,
once started journal called the Comic Ne,cs
The motto Of this paper was one of his most
desperate verbal contortions. He took the royal
legend: Honi soft qui mai y pense, and turned it
into: "On his walk ~ madly nuns
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Knight have been
very successful in San Francisco with their
musical comedy, entitled "Over the Garden
Wall"
Mrs. Langtry played 'Galetea" in New
York this week, appearing as the statue with
out the usual white wig and chalk complexion,
but with natural color, brown hair, and the pic
turesque costume made quite a sensation.
However 1t makes little difference what part
Mrs. Langtry assumes the public go to see her!
Her season has been one of continuous and as
tonishing popularity.
A new farcescalled "a Parlor Match,'' by
the author of "a Bunch of Keys" will be pro-
duced next season by Messrs Bryant Hoey
and Evans.
1.-THE Missing Link" the latest in the line
of comic opera, was failure in Chicago.
-"Nevadas" second appearance in Paris in
La SOmnalnDula was triumph.
Abbey sues Sca!chi for $4,000 damages for
her failure to sing in .'The Prophet" at his last
operate matinee in New York.
"Apajune," by the composer of the Beg
gar Student" is said to be a delightful opera
John I. Ford, jr., takes his first benefit in
Baltimore next Friday, when society amateur
minstrel company, representing the best anna
teur talent of Baltimore fashionable life in that
will ar as "The Beethoven Min
strels." The farce of "My Wife's Bonnet will
also be given with mixture of amateurs and
professionals, the latter including Mrs. Germon,
Blanche Chapman and others. "My Wife's Bon
net is located within theater, and the actors
appear among the audience, in the private
boxes and on the stage. The same performance
may be repeated in this city.
-"Nell Gwynne," an opera by Planchette.
with libretto by Fornie, who wrote nearly all
Of Lydia Thompson's burlesques, is the success
Of London. 1t is a clever one part comic opera,
written to give the best opportunities to Miss
ST. John Mrs Marius). The story is almost
precisely that of Monriefrs King Charles the
Second, which was years ago done at Wallack's
old theater. New York, as 1.-The Fast Man OF the
Olden Time" The music and songs are pub
llshed. The opera will likely be extensively
done in this country next season.
Next season there are fears of the effect of
the presidential election Several foreign attrac-
tions will delay their visits until $3.50. Then
Wilson Barrett, who wants a guarantee of
tlO,OO0. may bring over .'Claudian," and show
us an earthquake on the stage Salvini. who
may act in English, MOdjeska Bernhadt for the
second time, and other celebrities will come
- Henry Irving and Ellen Terry have gone.
How much they are like what Charles Kean and
Ellen Tree were forty years ago. Irving repeats
all of keans mannerisms and intonations of
voice. shows fac smile of him in Louis ri. of
when Charles kean was the English original.
Both were cOllege-bred Etonians both lannon's
stage managers and directors, both brilliant.
eccentriCand scholarly.
- The dramatic and operate season virtually
closes with the present week. Some theaters
will remain open, but in hardly an instance ia
the outlook good for profitable business. Dur
ing the season much more money has been fOst
than made by local or travelling managers.
few exceptional successes and many failures will
be its history. Henry Irving, the Ideal Opera
company Mrs. Langtry. Charles Wyndham. the
Madison Square companies, Rhea, are among
those who have made it pay. All along the
road may be found the gravestOnes OF those
who have fallen by the wayside.
Gen. Sherman was recently the victim of a
huge Joke perpetrated by Florence, the comed-
ian. 1t seems that the Rev. John SNYDER.
Unitarian divine, who often patronizes the
legitimate theaters, visited the Grand Opera
House, st. Louis. while Florence and his wife
were playing Facts" The Rev. John on leay-
Ing the theater alss left valuable cane The
Waterman who found it took it to the box office
rryoo hol6 H..