Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-04

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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
NEW PLAYS-IRyING'S RECEIPTS-RHEA's NEW
PLAY SUMMER OPERA - BARRErT,s TOUR
PERSONAL MENTION, ETC.
Mr.. James A. Mahoney, of this city, has
been obliged to give up his position in the
Bandmann Dramatic Company on account of
continued fll-health. He will return to Wash
ington to recuperate.
Charley Hoyts new play ga Tin Soldier
was tried on the helpless people of New Bed
| ford, Mass, this week. 1t is an alleged satire
on plumbers of the same order as Hoyt's other
productions.
London Life is responsible for the state
ment that Lily Langtry's personal charms are
dwindlfng and fading, and declares that their
loss is due to her devotion to her acting: but her
acting doesn't seem to have gained any of the
charms.
Preparations are making at the Bijou opera
house, New York, for the production of the
dramatization of Mark Twains ''Tom Sawyer"
The receipts at the Irving Wednesday mat
inee in New York this week were nearly 81, OOO
Irving's business during the present New York
engagement is the largest he has ever done
there Mr.. Irving gives his farewell perform
ance this evening.
Daniel Bandmann, the tragedian, who
some time ago went starring in the dime mu-
seums In heavy tragedy, has given up entirely
and disbanded his company
"A new theater, to cost 81 sc, 900, is soon to
be built in Harlem by a contractor named
keeps the hotel.
VIM. Elton will be the low comedian at
Walacks theater next season and Kyrle Bel
lew leading man.
Mr. John Stetson has made some extraor-
binary statemen is and done some astounding
things du ring his theatrical career but his
latest announcement takes the palm. He de-
clares 1t his belief that while Salvini would be
failure In this country next season at 81 for
best Seats Mary Anderson could charge that
price and make money.
Mrs. Victoria Notwithstanding is said to
have proved a dismal failure as an attraction in
'Don Pasquale" at cheap prices.
Mr.. John StetsOn and the Kiralfv brothers
no longer speak as they pass by. Stetson claims
that in recent engagement at his Boston
theater they ran the expenses up SO high that
$40. Mr. Stetson then quietly advertised the
engagement as the last the Kiralfys would
play at his house.
Mr.. Walter Dennis and Miss Rose Wheeler,
Of this city, will join Mile. Rhea's company
next week. They will take the places of Mr..
Henley and his wife.
Manager Ford thinks of having comic opera
at cheap prices at his house during the sum-
AutT Inc luea IS SOOQ one.
Col. Snelbaker, of the Theater Comique con-
templates opening variety theater in Phila-
delphia. He has the refusal OF the Peabody
hotel, on south 9th street, for that purpose
Lily Post thinks of settling down as a
church choir singer in Philadelphia.
-"Alone in London" Robert Buchanan's
new play, was produced in Philadelphia Mon
day night. 1t is said to be strong melodrama
-Effie Ellser has got new play, called "Old
Kentucky Home"
-"Sealed Instructions" will be brought for.
ward at the Madison Square theater Tuesday
night.
- Miss Rose Coghlan's new play, called "Our
Joan," will be presented ut Wallack's theater
next Tuesday night diplomacy" being taken
"a Night Off, has made a great hit at
Days, New York. and is drawing big houses.
- Miss Estelle Clayton will begin her engage
ment at the Union Square theater, New York
Monday evening in "Favette" Miss Ida Mule
appears as colored page in the second act of
the play.
- Lawrence Barrett is now in the south. He
appeared in Richmond, Charleston Savannah
Augusta and Atlanta this week.
Polly Higgins, who was for ten years pre-
miere danseuse and leader of the ballet corps
with Kiralfy Brothers, died at her home in New
York last Friday.
invitation to be present at the concert to be
given at the Casino, New York, on the afternoon
OF April 7th, in aid Of the BarthOldi Pedestal
Fund, have been sent to President Cleveland.
ex-President Arthur, Senator Evarts and the
French minister
Mr.. George Fawcett Rowes new comedy
entitled Beauty" will be presented for the first
time at Wallacks theater. New York, on the
10th inst 1t is satire on the professional beau
ties.
An idea Of the extensive field covered by
the Actors Fund may be gathered from the
fact that last week the secretary paid out nearly
$500 for the care of sick members of the pro-
fe5sion The ground covered extends as far
south as Virginia, as far west as California and
in st. Vincent's hopital in New York alone,
are five patients.
- Mile. Rhea has a new play, an adaptation
of Victerien Sardou's "Piccolino," called 1.-THE
Power of Love-" not very happy title. It will
be produced for the first time In public at Bati-
more next Saturday night. 1t is in four acts
In the second and third, Mile Rhea appears as
boy, an Italian image seller. The scene of
the first act is in Switzerland, and of the re-
naming acts in and near Rome. The story is
of a Swiss peasant girl whose bethrothed leaves
her, going to Rome to become a sculptor The
girl goes in search of him, and disguised as an
image seller finds him in Rome. He is in love
with a noble lady, whose hand he hopes to OBJ
tain by winning the first prize for sculpture in a
pleted when he falls Ill. His disguised and de-
serted betrothed, who somehow had become a
sculptor herself, secretly completed the statue
1t wins the great prize, the heart of the recreant
lover Is melted, and after some little quarreling
the faithful little Swiss girl forgiyes her be-
trothed and they are united. Mile. Rhea is
delighted with the play, and thinks it will
make a great success. 1t contains much COM
edy, and affords opportunity for considerable
scenic display
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