Evening star., 1884-03-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

'IONFrSIoS"-THE OPERA N NEW YORK--MART
ANnEESoE AGA1N-NEw PL:lS-PERs0NAI IND
OTHER MENTION. ETC.
- toniEsIon. an amusing play. in which a
pug ard baby appear will be given at Ford's
on Monday.
- Joe Emmett and his four thousand dollar
dog may be seen at tie National all of next
week.
- Ahbey's opera season in New York, which
began October ed. focts up loss averaging
IS, Coo week.
- The Cincinnati May festival. with Theodore
Thomas as director, gives five concerts with
Madame Nilsson. Miss Emma Juch. Madame
Materna and Emily Wnant as the leading artists.
Ire festival chorus will consist Of six hundred
voices.
- Sembrch was most enthusiastically ap-
Tauded in Boston last week as Lucid The
house was crowded. and the audience rose to
their feet and Justify cheered her. This lady
l"hose ram" IN private life is Madame Wilhelm
Stengei.) contcmriates visit here after the
opera season closes.
- III the Ga'arie Vivienne, Paris. an odd ex-
hibition has tcen opened 1t is called the Amer
lean Museum. and consists of a collection OF
and various other places. with comic pictorial
views taken from the walls Of American streets.
The exhibition is thronged.
- Theatrical managers who visit Canada
complain of having to pay so per cent on all the
scenery they import, but that Irvngs scenery,
valued at $4,000. was admitted free of duty
and MapicsOn also Is exempted from custom
Law.
- Lawrence Barrett will appear at the Ly-
ceum Thcater. London. April 18th. opening in
''Yoricks Love-
- On motion Of Robert Browning the poet,
Salvini was elected vice president of the Shake
sIerc society of London.
-NatEanial BYRON PAGE the actor and play
right, known on The stage as Teddy Byron, died
Of pneumonia in New York Wednesday. He re-
wrote "a Celebrated Case" and was the author
OF several popular plays.
- Patti has captiyatcd Denver with her sing
ing and brought the public like slaves to her
feet. Senator Tabor wore his major general
uniform. and took the great prima donna out
driving in his coach and tour. The senator
speaks Italian almost as liucntly as he speaks
EnTiish.
- Mr.. Irving viii travel through the United
St.t"s next season under his own management.
He has closed IN engagement with Miss Ander-
son bv the terms Of which that young lady will
remain in London at the Lyceum theater during
hi- tour in the United States. Mr.. Irving PLAYS
an engagement in London in the spring and
summer, and for that period Miss Anderson
Will rest lart Of the time, and star through
the provinces fer the other part, her dates in
Ills country ter HcXt season have been trans
terad 10 Hr. Irving. His determination to stay
here next season is Cccasioned quite as much
hy anxiety to keep Miss Anderson in the
Lyc"Gni thcater as it is by his own wish to re-
main in America. Atbey. however. has engaged
Mr.. William Terrss Irvings leading man. for a
season of eight months. in the capacity of lead
Ing support to Miss Anderson opening at the
Lyc"nm thcater. London, September 1st. 1884.
- Lillian Russell has been engaged by Emma
Abbott for next season
- The Weber opera company has gone to
pieces in New Haven, Conn. The company
left for New York.
- English Comic Dramatists" edited by Os-
wald Crawford. and published by u. Appleton
* Co.. y. Y. has inst appeared.
- Henry Ward Beec:er says he has been to
the thcatcr fcur times in his life, to see Jefler-
son in rip Van Winkle.' Savni in "Othelo." :"
Irving in Louis XI." and his sisters Uncle
Toms Cabin. We must not think he has seen
all there is to see at the theaters. Having seen
Cnc!e Toms Cabin. he is fortified for almost
anything. Now let him try 'HX's Fix
ChjcGcC Ne,rS
Give Comic opera chance The eminent tli-
vine attended by invitation the first production
Of ''l'inafore. in 1879. in Philadelphia by Mama
ger rords company and was presented with a
handsome bouquet by the sisters. cousins and
aunts, when he frequently applauded
- The Shahespere club will give Mary Andcr-
son 4 public farewell reception at the end Of her
engagement at the Lyceum theater.
y It having been reported that Irving was
about to become a candidate for parliamentary
Eonors Oh his return to Engiand.-Yes. says
Mr.. Irving. Not only am going into the house
OF commons. bnt in all probability ] shall be
next prime minister. | have already chosen nv
cabinet. Here It is:
First Lord of the Treasury Henry Irving
LORD Chancellor. r..................Elle Ellen Terry
Lord Of the Privy Seal . Lawrence Barrett
Chancellor ofthe EXcheGuer 49,. .Adelina Patti
Secretary OF War. Sarah Bernhardt
Secretaries for Ireland -. Harrigan and Hart
Mistress ofthe Robes .. w Mrs Langtry
My cabinet will also include Billy Birch. S. j.
Iildcn. Bob lngersOll. John Kelly. ODonOvan
Rosa. John l.. Sullivan, and the author of the
The Bread Winners" We want reform and a
blending 0i the dramatic and musical elements.
with slight infusion Of foreign political blood
is certain to regenerate Great Britain. People
there are tired OF the old parties.-Puck.
- Walking one Sunday morning past the
Brou"llton oratory,' says Olive Logan, ~ met
the hcauteous Mary (Arderson) leaving that re-
nOwncd ROmsh sanctuary. The fine face of the
suddenly famous actress was lighted up by a
smile OF almost rapturous joy. In good sOOth
her lot is an enyiable one-young and courted
rich and in good health happy in her religion
successful in her art. virtuous and fancy free.
this epoch in her lite must be one of almost un-
clouled happiucss. She was walking with her
brother. the handsome youth. who so much re
sembes her. and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gilbert
whom she says she really loves She was richly
dressed in a long. tight-ftting velvet ulster
trimmed with sable small bonnet. a black
veil with tiny clots being tied tightly across her
almost Classic features"
- When jefferson lost his voice a month or
two ago from severe cold Brooks & Dickson
We're persistent in sending dispatches to him to
fulfill lis engagement with them in IndianapO-
lis. stating that his refusal would ruin them
Finally the Old gentleman wrote on a slip Of
paper and handed it to his son: Buy loaf Of
bread and send it to Brooks & Dickson; they
seem TO be starving"
"a japanese young man. in New York
wants to onen a Japanese theater there He
says lie can obtain plenty of talent but must
have capital.
- The following anecdote of Lotta now
playing at the "Opera Comique," London, is
from the London Era:
"A good story is told of this little lady whilst
rlayin. III Philadelphia. After the performance
the crowd which always assembled round the
stage door to see her leave the theater was so
great that the police had much difficulty in