The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-05
THESPIAN GOSSIP.


Mr.. Booths season at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre is said by Mr. Stetson 10 have footed
up tho gross earnings OF $4,000. OF this
amount Mr.. Field, the Boston Museum man
ager, received slxty-fve per cent. up to $1,000
on each weeks taRipgs and seventy per cent.
ON the remaining receipts. MIR. Booth, for his
ceipts. Mr.. Stetson cleared about $4,000 N
the engagement, and Mr.. Field must likewise
have made very handsome profit. Too COM
suficiently expensive organization TO en-
danger his chances of making big MOI ey.
french writer ascrines 10 sarah Bern.
hurdt much OF the Generalization now exist
Ing In French social life. lie charges her
with having inaugurated the passion for
strange abnormal characters, thrilling stories
about the lives OF actresses and the craving
for sensation OF every kind. II Is fair 10 add
that France was by no means destitute of all
this sort of thing before the famous Sarah
tried the stage.
Rudolph Aronson has signed contract with
FL, =. Rice for the appearance OF Lillian Rus
sell, OF whom he Is manager, for tho period
that intervenes between May and June 20.
She is 10 appear in Edward Solomon's opera OF
Polly" This work was produced iu London
a few months ago, and was received not favor
ably at lrst but subsequently made something
Of q success.
Wreath" will shortly be brought out at a
matinee at the Madison Square Theatre, New
York, with Richard Mansfield In the chief
part The cast throughout Will be good. The
hero Is q musical artist, VINO Is poor aud
starving, In elegant society In London. The
story is romantic, and parts OF the writing
are tender 10 an uncommon degree.
AS Judge Gedney has lately dlsclalmed all
responsibility for the music OF "rhe Culprit
Fay" which Is to be produced this month at
Watertown, II may BIZ OF interest TO know some.
thing about It's composer. His name is John
Alden. He Is young and comes of good New
England stock. He has been pupil iu the
best schools OF Germany, and has recently be.
gun TO give lessons In New York. He Is
niAntEf "a "a N = ma
Of the numbers OF "rhe Culprlt Fay" convey
sugsehtions OF Schumann 10 the listener, ana
possess decided and original merit.
Il, Greco said last week at the New York
Conservatory OF Music ~ am astonished that
with such weather as your winter provides
the New Yorker Is born with singing voice
a. all. Almost all my pupile have got colds,
How can they help Il when It rains in Hoods
one day aud falls 10 zero the next? Yet you
all sing, and well, and foresee that tho scat
Vt musical learning and instruction will soon
BIO New YORK, and not Paris, or Milan or SUIT.
CART. Certainly It Is cheaper for the student
10 stay In his own country, He Will ind here
att"
Irylng's farewell engagement at tho Star
Theatre, Now York, VIII begin March o,
and last for four weeks. "EnGene Aram" viii
have Its first hearing In New York durlug this
series OF performances, but Mr.. Irving VIII not
produce "Hichelleu" here.
NJ. sylvia, tenor that sang some years since
at the OPERA House In Paris, and who has sluce
been heard In London and elsewhere, will ar.
rive In New York next week. IL Is understood
that he has been engaged, with Nine. Fursch-
Madi, for series OF concerts to he given
throughout tho country by Mr., Theodore
Thomas.
Miss denevieyo Ward has now made up her
mind 10 como 10 America next season, al
though she had not Intended at nrst u do 80
until a year later. She has probably been
scared into this decision by the statements
mat Miss Ooghlan was going 10 Try and play
"Forget.ae-Not."
Charles Wyndham aud his admirable Orr.
terlon Company VIII como 10 the United states
again next season. Mr.. Moore, who acts as
Mr. Wyndhams agent, 10 In New York az
present. making out the company's route.
Ihe season Will open at the Flfth.ayonue,
New YORK, Philadelphia aud Boston Will follow
me New YORK engagement The pieces played
Dy MI, Wyndham next season Will DO "rhe
candidate" ana the Criterion adaptation OF
"Iete dc Llnn6t e.