Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
LATE NOTES OF PLAYERS AND PLAYs-suTII-
VANS NEW OPERA-'vICTOR DUR,ND"-RHEA's
NEW PLAY-ARCADIA, ETC.


= Henry Irving begins four weeks engage
ment in Chicago on Monday.
- The Boston Ideals are in Minnesota this
week, and next week go to Louisville Nv
-"Desree" the new opera OF Sousa and Ia
Der, of Washington, continues to do well In
Boston.
Robson and Crane. who have been doing an
excellent business all over the country. are
booked for Washington. January -
- The company at Wallack's n. Y. predicted
that Victor Durand" young Guy Carleton's
new play. would be failure but it has proved
great success in attracting crowded houses.
w. t. Carleton's Opera company will soon
return here to repeat the Merry War" of which
it gave an excellent performance on Satur dav
night last. Mrs. Jessie Bartlett. the fine con-
tTait0 OF the company. has gone to her home in
Chicago for brief rest.
-" Apaiune." the new opera by the composer
of the ''Beegar Student" will be produced on
Monday at the Casino. New York. Several of
the Philadelphia company will be in the cast
Clara Norris company played to poor
Christmas business in Charleston. She was re-
fused guarantee. and did not appear again In
Savannah the Prices were too high.
Charles II. Hoyt is engaged in writing a
play descriptive OF the trials of a Young and
newly-married woman. The hero is plumber
in other words. a millionaire
- Gilbert and Suyan's new opera will be
put in rehearsal in London next week There
is little likelihood OF any American manager
purchasing it, so D'Oyly Carte will come over
and produce il himself.
- Victoria MOr0sini and a concert compauy
had large and good natured house at the Bos-
ton theater Sunday night, and the lady made a
favorable impression.
- The New York Mirror states that it is
mooted that Joseph jefferson has decided to
retire permanently from the stage at the close
of this season.
1t Is said that Salvini will return to America
next season. His program will be to play four
nights week. leaving the other two to be filed
by his son Alexander.
- The last mail from London bears news that
the Langtry season will open with The Lady
of Lyons, the Lily playing Pauline for the first
time there.
Rose Eytinge. from San Francisco, writes to
friend that she likes her play. AUNT Emily"
and is doing well with it financially. She hopes
TO present it in New York during the latter part
of the season.
John E. Owens, after long rest not unin-
terrupted by illness. is anxious to tread the
boards again. HE'S negotiating for the produc-
ton of his old repertoire He has new play in
which he places much faith.
John Mccullough is at last reconciled to
MS position. He remarked to friend the other
day that he did not regret his absence from the
boards this season. seeing tile bad state OF the
theatrIcai business. He is somewhat improved
in health.
JOSEPH Levy arrived in New York on
Wednesday. He says that Lawrence Barrett
has made money this season in nearly every city
he visited. During the coming engagement at
the New York Star theatcr several plays will
be produced. but if possible Francesca da
Rimini'' will be kept on the boards most of the
six weeks.
- The New York Mirror says that Rhea's
new play, Arcadia" was given a first produc-
ton in HOrnellsyille n " instead Of Wash
lngtOn, last week. There was a large house
and the play ran through without hitch. The
performance was one of the ''events OF the sea-
SON to which madame SO frequently treats the
bucolics. The play is from the pen OF Howard
Carroll.
-Augustin Daily is solving the theater-ticket
speculation difficulty in New York. Each ticket
now signed by him bears the name of the pur-
chaser. Although more clerical labor is at
tached to the system, it works satisfactorily.
Many decline TO give their names; but-no
name, no seat.
= Mary AndersOn's correct mode Of life con-
tinues to be the theme Of vrulent paragraphs in
the London weeklies. Labouchere. in Truth.
holds our good and gifted countryWoman I'm 10
ridlcule on this account.