Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

FEW OPERAS AND NEW PLAYs-KIRALFYs'
MUSICAL sPECrACLE-MILN's COMPANY GOES
TO PIEcEs-MoDJEsKA's PLANs-NEw OPERAS
FOR THE IDEALS
Frank Bangs is going to star in Harry Mi
ners 'Silver King company, having formed a
partnership with J. H. Mack for that purpose
Jennie Kimbalrs opera company has added
~The Mikado'' to its repertery. Little Corinne
II said to make very pretty Yum Yum
The Tooth performance of "Nanon'' at the
New York Casino will be celebrated next
Thursday evening by the presentation of SOU
yonirS OF a novel sort.
Robson and Crane will take their "Comedy
OF Errors" to Chicago on October 5th for two
weeks.
Joseph Jefferson will begin his regular sea-
son on Monday in Columbus, Ohio, opening
with rip Van Wrinkle"
don Cesar, a new operetta, by a young
German composer named Dellinger will be
produced by Manager Amberg in New York
this season 1t received it's first production
simultaneously at Berlin and Buda- Pesth We'd
nesoay night, meeting with much success.
- Miss sadie Martinez, one of the most pleas
Ing OF the many bright features of the prod uc-
ton OF "Nanon" at the New York Casino, has
retired from the east. Her place will be taken
by Miss Mae st. John.
THE Ratcatcher' is the name of the new
musical spectacular drama to be produced by
the Kiralfys at NibIo's Garden November 3Oth.
Hubert Wilke will be the dramatic star, and
Nile mile: Consneia iabrnyere the premiere dan n,
America in the production.
George c. Minis dramatic company has
disbanded in Colorado. Min and his manager,
MI Benton. of Texas have been quarreling
violently since the opening OF the season.
Minnie Madderns engagement at the Ly-
esum theater, New York, is said to be very sue
cessful-
Mime. Modjeska. besides "Prlncess Zillah,'
intends to present this season Shakespeare's
In which she considers most charming Her
other new plays will be donna DIANA and
-Diane de Lys," both from the French. Nine.
ModjeSka thinks her new leading man, MIR.
Vanderbilt. will surprise the Americans with
his splendid acting.
A grand gala performance Of 'The MI
kado" was given at the Fifth Avenue theater
Thursday evening, when Sir Arthur Sullivan
led the orchestra in person. In honor of the
event the orchestra was increased to forty mu-
sicans. bouquets were given to the ladies in the
were distributed.
Herr Rubinstein announces for the coming
winter in Vienna a series of seven concerts i'm
which he will execute pieces from the piano
repertory Of all ages and countries The con-
certs are to be repeated in Berlin, Paris and
London.
The composer F1otow left behind him q
comic opera entitled the widow Grapin,"
which has Just been produced for the first time
Al Pestn. Its melody is pronounced charming.
Richard Golden begins a season about Dc
tober 10 with three-act farce by John NJ. Nor
ton, entitled ''Chestnuts."
- 1t is said that Lawrence Barrett and Edwin
Booth will play under the same management
next season. The latter has consented to make
tour of the entire country next year instead of
playing in few of the larger cities, as for sew
eral years past.
e c. SWEET, who had a good deal to do with
the first and most prosperous year of Mr.. NJ. b.
Curtis In 'Sam1 of Posen,' has undertaken to
bring forward new star in the broad comedy
Inc The actor Is Mr.. Daniel j. Magunness,
who has for fifteen years occupied the position
OF principal comedian in the Boston theater
company. The piece in which he proposes to
go starring is called Lord Tatters."
w. II. Macdonald, Marie Stone, Tom Karl
Zelie de Lussan, and other members of the
hearsals and open their season under the new
management. Among their new works for the
adapted from "Francois les Bias Bleus." an
English version of la Dame Blanche" by
BBoildean. and Oscar Wells adaptation Of
Halevy's Lies Mousquetaires de Ia Refine"
under the name of THE Maid of Honor"
Louis James has left Lawrence Barrett's
company. He has been Mr.. Barrett's leading
man for the past three years. He left the COM
pany last Saturday night in Kansas CITY, His
wife, Marie Wainwright will continue with Mr..
barrett for three weeks more, when she will
join her husband in New York.
A cablegram from Christiana, Norway, says
that Nine. Christine Nilsson met with a most
The streets through which she passed were
crowded with people, who heartily cheered the
celebrated singer After each concert she is
obliged 10 appear at a window of the hotel and
sing native songs The king sent his chamber
lain. Count Rosen. TO welcome her home. and
The members of the nobility vie with each other
IN doing homage TO her. Mime. NilSSon's BROTH
er, peasant, was present at the ovation at
Gothenburg, and wept with emotion.
Manager Abbey has decided to have Mary
Anderson open her season at the Star theater as
Rosdtind in "As You Like It, the character in
which she recently appeared at StrAtIOrd-On-
Avon and in the English provinces.
TIE heroine of the new pOetical play with
Its scenes laid during the period of the Roman
subjugatiOn of Britain. which Mr.. W. G. Wills
has writer for Mary Anderson, is not Queen
Boadieea. as has been understood. The play
Is 10 be called 'Icenia," and the heroine liz the
unfortunate Queen of the Iceni. The story is
Sald 10 be entirely original, and has not been
before treated on the stage.
Col. McCaulls season of twenty-one weeks
OF comic opera at Wallacks closes this evening
with the final performance OF "Die Fielder
maus" His two companies, which open on
October at Philadelphia with The Mfkado,''
and at Pittsburg on the same date with 1.-THE
Black Hussar," number 81 people in all.
The professional matinee of 1.-THE Comedy
OF Errors" at the Star theater Thursday after
noon was one of the most successful affairs of
the kind ever known in New York The house
was crowded, and those who know said that
such number of professionals was never be-
fore got together.
He Buys n Second. Hand Suit.
From the Detroit Free Press.
II pellet want some more lawsuits said
Mr.. Dunder, as he entered the central station In
highly indignant state of mind yesterday