Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-14


Akk DoING-ASorHER NEW JULIEr-MR
sCHAwB SUES NINE. NEvApA-BRoSsoN
HowARD's NEW PLAY-CoL. NAPLEsoN's
NEW SOPRANO.
Mary Anderson is twenty-eight years old.
-Lydla thompson, fat, fair, and nearer fifty
than forty, has arrived In America.
-sardou Is writing new emotional play for
fanny Davenport, which will be added to her
repertory next season.
still another Juliet Viola Allen, who Is
supporting Salvfni, is to essay the role of the
Ialr Capulet during Salvinis off nights. She
MAKES ner nrst attempt in Boston next week.
1t Is reported that A. H. Forrest, Mile.
Rnea leading man, is about TO leave the COM
Pany. Mile Rhea liked Forests work, but
manager Morrissey was dissatisfied with IL.
Robson and Crane have disposed OF all
rights TO "Our Boarding House" to Messrs. Dill.
Harry Lee, after making q complete failure
with his "Don." has been engaged by Kate
Ciaxton to appear in "Called Back"
Miss Kate Wood, q young and gifted elocu-
ZIONIST, recently made a very successful debut
In Atlanta, Ga. She is said by her friends to be
clear, distinct voice, a fine face and figure and
Is graceful In her movements and gestures.
Mis- Wood Is the granddaughter of DIR. A. w.
chapman, of Florida, the distinguished south
ern botanist.
When she Is at home, Judic, the French &C.
fress battles in a silver bath tub, which has her
monogram in gold. Judic is now taking lessons
John T. Raymond is said to have secured
The Magistrate which proved such a success
at DAYS New York, for production outside of
the metropolis.
Francis X. Harte a son of Bret Harte, has
become member Of Lawrence Barrett's COM
pany-
Harrison and Gourlay have a new absurd
ity. called out OF the Frying Pan Into the
Fire, which they tried on a New Jersey dog at
trenton Monday night.
Lawrence Barrett has in preparation Geo.
IL. Boxers tragedy, entitled "Glaucus, or the
Last Days of POmpeii." 1t will be given with
magnificent scenic effects, including the erup-
ton OF Vesuvius and the burial of Herculaneum
and Pompeii.
-Signor Del Puente, the favorite baritone
who recently lost a small fortune through the
unfortunate speculations of a friend, will be
given a benefit by the other members Of Maple
SON operate organization at the New York
academy of Music this evening. The opera
Will be "Don Giovanni
-Genevieve Ward, the tragedienne, sailed
from Melbourne for the United States on Thurs
day She will stop short time in San Fran
cisco, and then come on to New York. She
has made no engagements for this country, and
VIII probably soon go to her home in London.
The one hundredth performance of "The
Mikado' will take place at the Fifth Avenue
Theater New York, on Wednesday evening,
rated.
company is resting for a few days. She expects
TO be able TO resume about the middle of next
week.
1t seems definitely settled that Nine Gerster
will not come TO America this season. Mr.. Alb
hey, who was to have been her manager has re.
ceived advices from Paris saying that the
prima donna is seriously i'll, and will for the
next three months at least be unable to travel
Mary Beebe has joined John Stetson's
"Nikado" company in Boston, and will sing
nm
Stone will also be a member of the company.
A "high novelty" in Milan is a whistling
performances OF Bellini's Norma" The whole
opera is whsted through, the chorus being ex-
ecuted by sixteen whistlers.
Sydney ROsenfeld has again come to grief
managerially and his own opera company is no
longer his. 1t mas been held together, however,
and has taken to the road again under the man.
agement OF James Peakes.
- Madeleine Lucette will have a part in
"Amorita, which follows "Nanon'' at the New
York Casino on Monday night
Prior to Mime. Emma Nevada's sailing for
Europe last season she was quoted having
stated that Mr.. Frederick Schwab had said that
II she wanted particularly favorable notices
during her appearances at the Academy OF
Music under Col Maplesons management, he
could do II as cheaply as possible. When Mime.
Nevada returned recently to New York a note
was sent to he on behalf Of Mr.. Schwab, de-
given, counsel for Mr.. Schwab have instituted
proceedings against the prima donna to recover
honinal damages In order 10 bring the matter
To trial.
bronson Towards new Franco-American
comedy, Zone of Our Girls" was produced at
the New York Lyceum Tuesday evening by
Miss Helene Dauyray and her compay. The
Critics "mnsie blame and praise in their
notices OF the play, though in the whole the
verdict is favorable.
George Z. Min informs Chicago reporter
that he has secured Mr.. William Young's blank
verse drama, Pendragon,- which was first pre-
sented by Lawrence Barrett Mr.. Min will
Iroouce the piece. he says. at Baltimore early
In JANUARY. He will not attempt a gorgeous
thoroughly digested and symmetrical perform
anee of the tragedy. Mr.. Young, the author,
Min is successful in the role he will place il
regularly in his repertoire, and seek to iden-
t,iy his name with that of King Arthur and
-Comyns Cars dramatization of Hugh Con.
ways Ozark Days had its first American pro-
duction at the Criterion theater Brooklyn.
Monday night. with the original scenery from
the Haymarket, London. 1t seems To have been
fair success, though 1t is not as strong as
Called Back
Mile. Alma Fohstrom. Col. Mapleson's new
prima donna soprano, made her debut I'm New
York Monday evening as Lucia She is describ-
ed as youthful, graceful, excessively blonde
and would be called pretty by those who like
that style of beauty. Her voice is fresh, sweet
and well trained, but not of great power She
made a good impression as Lucia.
The New York papers few weeks ago said
nothing Tn equal in scenic magnificence Mar
garet Mather's production of Romeo and
Juliet at the Union Square theater had be-
lore been seen In that city. Now they are say
Ing the same thing about Mary AndersOns
staging OF that play at the star theater where
IL was given TOR the first time "Wednesday even
ing some OF the critics say Miss Anderson as
JuLtef, shows more distinctly than i'm any other
role the advances she has made in her art;
Others declare they did not fully realize untii
they saw her Juliet that she had not improved
at all.
NJ Briard, a French writer, has published n
pamphlet of12. pages, in which he endeayors
10 prove that there is such thing as comic
music To tine question whether music NAV
not possibly acquire the power in the future of
oeing comic, he replies that .'the comic alto
getner Is beginning TO die out, and that if
music should ever become perfectly capable OF
expressing the comic, the chances are many
That IL would no longer find the least comic
spirit In the world
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