Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-17

"A WASHINGTON GIRL STARRING IN ENGLAND
MRS. POWELL IN pREsDES-JoHN II. OWENS
IILSHSs-BARRErr AND BooTH-MARGARE1
nATHER's NEW YORK TRIUMPH.
Miss BERTHE Crawford, of this city, Is starring
In England in n musical comedy entitled ga
p.rS. 81 run in n Boarding School" Miss Craw
fuTti - billed a. the charming young American
actress. Miss Roberta Crawford, the Tennessee
nightingale.
- The American opera company has secured
the exclusive right to produce DeIibes opera OF
"Ia'sme- IN this country. The original orchesr
tr.itiOn. costume designs and models for scenery
are noN on their way from Paris.
Miss Ada Stock holm. of this city, has Joined
the clio company, which is at present play.
in- ia Brooklyn.
- Billie peaves has bought Howard p. Tay-
lor> play OF ..Olie," and means To go on the
road ia 1T.
during the run of "Evangeline" in New
York it is the intention of the management to
introduce new songs business and dialogue fire.
quentIy. "a has been done with "Adonis.'
Jessie Bartlett Davis, a fine singer and
charming actress. is to be the leading contraltO
In the american Opera company this season.
Theodore Thomas has secured prize In this
lady.
The choir of the Brooklyn Philharmonic so
ciety viii. bring forward Dvork 1.-The Spectre s
Bride" in November, with Madame Fursch-
Mad in the principal solo parts. This cantata
MoTs ct Vita at the su recent festival in Biz
nIinghaIn, tor which both works were COM
posed.
Charles wyndham is soon to appear at the
Criterion Theater, London, in an English YER
sion. entitled "Our Wives of the French play
some time ago made known here under the
name OF Three Wives for One Husband
- Will :. Hays, formerly of the Louisville
Cb,vier,Iournai, quito a famous song.writer,
will join Haverlys MINISTRIES the first of the
year.
-Judic it is asserted. is guaranteed 81 80, 600
for her 200 performances this side Of the At
lantic.
work in this country now than at the same time
last year. and the seasons disbandments have
thus lar been fewer.
1t is said that Sara Bernhardt will receive
$500 performance and her expenses during
her American tour next year.
Mr.. William Terriss, who accompanied
Henry Irving TO this country two years ago. has
been awarded a handsome medal by the HUI.
mane society of London for the heroic rescue of
adrownins boy.
John T.. Owens, who was to have gone south
this month to spend the winter in Charleston.
has had relapse, and is reported to be in a
critical condition. He is at his home in Tow
son. Nd, suffering from cancer of the liver.
Clara Louise Kellogg will make a sixteen
weeks concert tour. covering the south, and
opening next month.
Rose Coghlan has purchased a new play
called The Idol of the Hour" by Will Cowper.
She considers the leading role in it, which she
will create, the best thing She has ever at
tempted.
- Madison Morton, the writer of 'Box and
Cox and other farces. Is a pauper in the Char
ter house, London He was paid only $40 for
BOX and Cox" His age is So years and he
Morton was also "A collaborateur with Mr.. f. NJ
Iaber. of this city. in the composition OF the
Ebretto of ..Desiree.'
adelaide Detchon, the peach blossom
hO VII TO
vince New Workers that Nelson's mantle had
fallen on her shapely shoulders has whistled
he way to fame in London by her powers as a
warbler Her bird limitations are pronounced
delicious
On the occasion of Agnes Booths anniver-
sary of her birthday several days ago in New
York, her husband presented her with a neat
brougham and spirited team of horses, with
the necessary adjunct OF a iiveried eoachman.
Madame Judic has suecumber to the gen.
eral mania OF French actresses who visit this
country. and will sing a song in English. 1t is
understood that she has selected "Peek-a-Boo"
Tor the experiment.
Fanny Davenports suit for criminal libel
against the New York Mercury, has been dis
missed by the court.
Daniel Frohman writes that Modjeska was
inconsolable over the loss OF her Siberian
bloodhound. which committed suicide on
railroad train near Easton, Pa, and that
through its death he was compelled to pur-
chased another dog at Chicago for S175. The
owner of the dog that was killed has offered
500 for his skin.
Viola Allen, who supports salvini during
his coming American season, is the youngest
leading lady on the stage, being but nineteen
years OF age. She will appear as Pdrthenia, Des-
deasona. Rosaiie in LA Morte Civile," and other
roles in most of which she was seen to adyan-
tage when supporting John Mccullough.
Stella Rees, who makes her debut in New
York next season, will have an extensive
pertoire. intending Juliet, Rosalind, PdrthenLa
F,o'G and other legitimate rules.
-Signor Salvini arrived in New York on
Monday. He will remain In this country about
six months. and intimates that this may not
pS- after al, his last farewell tour Of America
- Bob Morris, author of "OId Shipmates, -
and other plays, has written a new one for
frankie kenbie, called "Myra."
- Miss Genevra Ingersoll, said to be a niece
Of Col. tx. g. lngersoll, is a member of Adelaide
Mnorc's company, which began its season in
Norfolk. Va, on Thursday evening.
-"Janish deserves to have her name handed
down 10 history if only for one thing" said a
we.i-known theater-goer, land that thing is her
lu~. Is is sublime: the most compre hensiye
;..i-prevuding thing in the way OF an embrace
that las ever been perpetrated on the stage"
- Lawrence Barrel thus explains the origin of
the u .tor that he was To manage Edwin Booth
next season: I'VE will both be under the BUSH
H,>> management OF Mr.. Arthur b. Chase but
MI. not travel together Mr.. Booth found 1t
difficult IN former seasons To get a good COM
Isttiy- - fit~ tours were brief and actors did not
ak" Ia engage for a short term. / have under
taken to get worthy company for him next
year, when his season, t. il expected will last
some thirIy-two weeks We are old friends
and were eoworizer, in his New York REVEALS
IL former years, and in the present instance my
CniT aim l. 70 carry out his ideas"
1t is estimated that Kate CIaxton's profits
in the Two Orphans have aggregated nearly
S20Oooo although she lost more than $4,000
- in her unfortunate experiences of man
-Iut 1T AZ the Third Avenue theater The
Lay was originally purchased OF d Ennery by
tue .a'e Hart Jackson. tor $3.50 and il made
>Jo.nGO iOF the Union Square theater manage
menJ during it, first run.
johann strauss operettas appear to be more
popular In Berlin than any other works of that
Class He Was recently in that city, where he
conducted on three successive evenings the
.'Oth performance of the MERRY Wa" the
3uth of a Night in Venice and the tooth OF
The FiederInauS." His rival. Suppe, is at
present quite ii! al Cars. that he is unable to
return 10 Vienna for the beginning OF the
season
- The Dresden Anzeiger of September 2Stb
says OF Mrs Joseph ). Powell, of this city, who
i now studying under Lamperti, in Dresden
o." The American concert and oratorio singer.
Mrs Annie Louise poweli, sang recently before
- oi~tn2 uiShed musicai assembly OF this place
several songs and ballads, among them the
.Bedouins Love-Song,' by Coombs words by
Bstyard yiOrl. and through the strength and
beauty q! Der meZzO-sOpranO voice excited uni
Ner>;ii attention. The cultivation of the artistic
such that she can sing contralto as WELL"
Mr. fhorf In No.