Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-20
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
GENERAL. GOSSIP ABOUT PRoFESSIoSALS-THE
MEXICAN TYPICA L ORCH E-sTRA-A CHILDREN'S
DRAMATIC AGENCY-NEw OPERAS.

GENERAL GOSSIP ABOUT PRoFEsSIoSALS-THE
MEXICAN TYPICAL ORCHESTRAL CHILDREN S
DRAMATIC AGENCY-NEw OPERAS.
That wholesome oil melodranla, 1.-THE
Lights @ London has taken fresh lease of
life in the British metropolis.
The Mexican Typical Orchestra had re-
cep;iOn and gave specimens OF their national
music ut the New lort, Star thea;cr last night.
Senior Garcia OF the orchestra. introduced n
novel StT;n.cd instrument called the Salterie.
i. has uiuety-nine strings and the performer
wears metallic thimbies oi. his fingers
1t is stated ;hst Gus Williams intends en-
tering the comic opera fed lie devotes sew
eral hours daily to vocal Culture.
Mrs. Zelda Seguin, OF the Ford-W alace
Opera company, had a benefit AT the Fifth ave-
nue. theaier, New York, last night. Miss Alta
Norman, OF the same company, is i'll from over
work.
Joseph wheelock is said to have made a
great success in the role OF LOris Ipdnot, in
"Fedora" at San Francisco.
"A new tenor has been discovered at Tou-
louise France. His name is Sacko, and lie is a
shoemaker. and the manager OF the Grand
Opera al Paris has secured him.
Won Suppe has written new Operetta
called THE Return OF the Sailor II has been
successfully given at the stadt theater, HAM
burg.
- Ponchielli, the Italian composer, who is
known in this country only through his LA
being Marion Delorme," recently produced
and said 10 be destined to become his most pop
Ular composition.
Otto Goldsehmidt the husband of Jenny
Lind, originator and musical director of the
Bach choir, in London, since its commence
ment in 1876, has laid down the baton. and
will be succeeded next season by Br. Nillers
Stanford. Many will remember the young man
who accompanied Jenny Lind in her tour
through America
1t is said that Frank Mayo thinks of taking
his play, "Nordeck," to- England. 1t is work
that would reflect credit on American play
Wri.hts in the eyes of English critics and give
them q better opinion of our stage
According to a writer in the F0rtniJItty
Terielc, London, for the first time since / TT
has this year missed season of Italian opera.
The same writer holds that no tenor capable of
moving an audience has appeared i'll England
since the retirement of Mario a dozen years ago.
j. H. RXley, the well-known light opera
artist, is the fortunate possessor of n yacht. on
which his friends enjoy delightful cruises.
During the forthcoming run of Polly in Bos-
ton, the yacht Will lie in the harbor, and Mr..
Ryley will live aboard OF her. She is called the
Madeleine, after Madeleine Lucette, MIR. Ryley' S
wife.
Herbert Kcicey has been engaged as leading
man at the Madison Square theater, New York.
for next season. lie was offered Il similar
position at Wallack's.
The latest thing in dramatic agencies in
New York is one for child actors, which is run
by lady. She has contract to provide 90
children for the production OF the Comedy of
Errors. by Robson x Crane, at the Star theater
in October.
Mile. Rhea has closed her season of forty
two weeks and returned to New Ori She will
make another addition to her repcrtory next
season, an adaptation of Bertha CIay's novel,
"Fair but False" by Edward Barron, OF Chi
clgo, to be entitled Lady Ashley
Walter Bentley, Il fairly good English actor,
has been engaged as leading support to George
T.. Min Tor next season.
- Sarah Bcrnhardt concluded the extraordi-
nary run of Theodore in Paris Thursday, and
started Immediately for Brussels. playing four
times en- route She opens ia Brussels on the
2oth, and in London ON July 18th.
At the last meeting of the committee of the
French Association of Composers OF Music it
was decided that commemorative tablet
should be placed on the house in the Rue Saint
Georges. in Paris. where AuDer spent the greater
part u his life and where he died.
The Czech theatrical company, OF Chicago
whose reception at Prague was the subject of a
cable item on Tuesday. is amateur orsani-
zatiOn of no mean nrctensionS. The members
belong tO the best classes OF Chicago Bohemian
society. They have given Regular performances
SOME months ago the company pcrormed u
and original drama in Czech, written by Chi
eaSo Czech author, whose plot Was taken from
Bohemian history
Regarding Mile Marie Van Zandt's appear
ance in London Tuesday evening. cable dis
patch says: Miss Van Zandt's first appearance
this evening as lHgaon brought at the Gaicty a
full house. which received her rather c0ldIy In
this opera. as we'll as in .i.lknie.' in which she
appeared last week, and WHICH written for
her vocal gymnastics, the American pTiml
donna has not sustained to LOndoners her 81.
Petersburg reputation. Her Voice, remarkably
nexihte in 'iakme, seemed thin and thread
like in HligIoE.'
The old story about a recitation of the
Lords prayer by the elder Booth to a company
of ciersymen. who were affected to the point OF
hTsterI;s thereby mas started or on II new
rund in tilc religious Journals. .-Sucl {; per-
lorniance by Il play actor dealing with sacred
language, says Edwin Booth. could not pos
s&bly have moved orthodox ministers To lny
other tears than those o. regret. = recitation
% DC So effective must have Iavorin@ circum-
Stances
The past season has proved the most dis
astrous known for years in the theatrical bus;-
ness. In OctObe.' last there were 213 operatic.
dramatic. minstrel, variety, pantomime spec
t.tcular burlesque and other shows. Before
December SO had either closed up or were run
nlng on the commonwealth plan. and before
The new year more than one-half had Reduced
Salaries 20 per cent, while several were PLAYING
Tor their actual expenses. The sIsatifl. Kinks
anu CINE museums proved too much for the
legitimate shows.
Mr.. Edward Harrig,n has taken the New
Park theatef. New York, e, the ensuing year
II VIII De redocorated, pu: i'll fine condition
anu made one OF the safest theaters in the city
here MI Harrigan new dramas will be pre-
sented IN q setting that will recall the triumphs
OF old Dave Brtham will nll them with
music. The old Theater CONTINUE COMPANY
with the exception OF Tony Hart viii iinper,
senate the characters. The theater will be
Cpsned about September when Mr.. Harrigan
VIII appear in '-Oid Lavender
- Messrs- III. G. Bunner and w J. Henderson
have just completed the libretto of 1.-The Little
NusketeerS, the next opera to be produced by
Coi Jonn " McCaull in New York.
Madame Modjeska has created consider
abe sensation on the other side by a speech
Ceiivered before the curtain ia Dublin in which
she described Poland as being akin TO Ireland
~ her misiOTtunes, her oppressions ana her
nIcpes and undyfng prayers for liberty The
tiittttFd and other Journals seem to forget that
actresses AID actors generally simulate the sen
ilnients most likely 10 draw. Boucicault once
hung out the confederate flag in London.
johann strauss newest comic opera The
Gypsy Baron. will be first produced at Vienna
next September. The composers friends think
1t his best work.
Mr.. John &. Freund is rehearsing at the
l4th street theater. New York the 'sTrue No
Iility' company, which opens in Chicago early
next month.
Antoinette Trebelia, daughter of the cele-
DRAFTED eontr;,lto, has been engaged for q season
OF TWO years at the Grand oper:, i'm Paris She
Will De assigned light soprano roles and her
Voice l. described To be one of great promise
ldCttSttie, a weekly newspaper printed in
ran Francisco, announces that Mr. Thomas
VIII certainly return TO California in November
anu give u six weeks series OF Wagner repre-
seniaf!OnS. with Mime Nfaferra Tbo