The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-01-10

play.
Madame Patti, in winter stuffs her ears
with cotton and envelopes her throat with
folds of silk, but the Boston Beacon says
these things do not prevent her eating a
comfortable allowance OF beefsteak and
things.
John Rickaby undertook the manage
ment Of the "Pavements of Paris" early in
| the summer and although wisscres pre-
| dicted a failure, he has handled it so skill
| fully that he has done good business even
| during very unfortunate season.
| Ristori's business has been largo outside
| of New York, and is slightly improved
there last week. The tour will be fnan.
| cially successful. The critics praise her
conception but lament her ability TO real
ize it. They say that she is but reminis-
/ cenCe.
Nr Sydney Cowell and Raymond Holmes
have combined forces and will take out a
burlesque company next season, with
farce by Fred Marsden upon the style Of
"Hobbes and Dreams" Holmes is going
on the road with "Nice aud Warm" Miss
Cowell will attend to business in the mean
time
81 am not ashamed Of the name of Broad
rib" said Mr.. Irving, actor, to Detroit re-
porter, "and in private correspondence
| always use IL. But there are we'll known
before the public in their own personality.
selected that of Irving without a thought
of the American author, of whom ! knew
| little"
| The trou bic in the theatrical busnoss g
the same as in many others, overproduc tiou
| of inferior goods. There is still an un led
| demand, at least in tho larger cities ilr
good dramatic work, and people will pay
well for this when they can get it. bot
they will not pay dollar and half for
twenty-five cent show. - Phitddt phiQ
| Times.
A wide variety of amusements will ha
presented by the Washington theatres nest
week; Mile. Rhea at the National; lh1
Carleton English Opera Company at Fords
Robson and Crane at Albaugh's; Jennie,
Kimball Comic Opera Company at EQy
zog's; Rentz.Santley troupe at the Th y.
Comique and an attractive programnQ W
novelties at the Dime Museum.
Sarah Bernhardt has told an intervi
who inquired how she wasgetting on ll
the study of her role in NJ. Sardou's nov
piece, that she never studies the part
| which she is cast in n methodical tlau-
ner. She works at all times-when
is dressing, wheh she is taking dg
especially when she is taking adrive,
going to and coming from the theatro
thinks it over. She catches tho les iiu
idea readily enough, she says; but h
does NOT take her a very long way.
| real ai5 of the actor consists in pre-
ing tho conception intelligently to the
dience and conveying his own impress s.
of the part to them. 1t IS at rehea i1.s
that she makes most way.
During next week some of the leading
companies will be located as follows;
Aimee, Hot Springs, Ark; Bartley Camp
bell White Slave Company, Buffalo; Sepa-
ration Company, Topeka, Kansas; Boston
Theatre Youth Company, Louisville Dion
Boucicault, Boston; Fanny Davenport
Philadelphia; Florences, PHILADELPHIA;
| Frank Mayo, Des Moines Gus Williams,
| New York; George G. Min, Dallas, Tcxas
Hanlons, Philadelphia; Henry Irving, Chi
cago; I'm The Ranks" indianapolis; Law
renee Barrett, New York Madison Square
"YouDg Mrs Winthrop" Company, Brook.
lyn; Milton Mobiles, New Orleans; Maggie
Mitchell, cities in Ohio; Mestayer's I'VE,
Us & Co.." New York Pauline Markham
Buffalo "Salsbury's Troubadours," Balti
more; Emma Abbott, San Francisco holly
wood Opera Company, Richmond; Nc
Caull's "Deslree" Company, Boston.
A dramatic critic writes of tho theatrical
business in Baltimore:
"The general depression in theatrical
business still continues, aud the present
outlook Is far from encouraging. This has
been one of the most trying seasons known
in the theatrical history Of Baltimore.
Fine attractions have been given at the
various houses, and with few exceptions
have met with only fair patronage while
some played the week through in the face
of q dead loss"
A Chicago writer on the drama c'
the Carleton English Opera Companv fa.
Gently in that city, and which will ahrll
at FOrd's next week
The very excellent production " ft
Tambour Major" at the Hayorly 1y Jhe
Carleton Opera Company deserves word aI
praise to all concerned. All tho n mam1lis
were in fine voice and gave the mu1l uet.
ter than ever before. Jessie Bartlett gis
was charming as Griolet, the drump lig
and acted and sang so well that she u gc'
an encore for every number in VIII st.
took part. Her magnificent cOntrali ol
not be smothered, even by the SON
tones of w. II. Clark on one side ani
ton on the other Dora Wiley was
tory in her music, but cannot act
Golden Is inclined to over-act, aud
an otherwise good performance"
Miss Ober, the successful manage p.
Boston Ideal Opera Company, lcarts
said ~ think that the fact Of my la'ua
woman has been great help to ne u
sure that If q man had taken this CaIn l,
and done just what have with it, nnt ban
so much would ever have been said lhlU
1t. The papers and everybody have ol
very kind to me, and have given mc
great deal more credit than ] really
serve. 1t is all because am q wOmau
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