Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
fHB AUTHORIZED "MIKADo' - hartley
cAMPBELL's "CLIo"-w. Z. sHERIDAN's
PLASs-rHE SUCCESS OF "NANoN"-ITALIAN
OPERA FOB NEW YORK.

PLASs-rHE SUCCESS OF "NANoN"-ITALIAN
OPERA FOB NEW YORK.
The production OF the authorized version
Of 'The Mikado' at the Fifth avenue theater,
New York, Wednesday evening, was a decided
success. The critics speak in terms OF praise
OF the representation, commencing its smooth
ness, completeness and careful attention TO de-
tail.
BARLEY Campbells "Clio," brough. out at
Niblos Garden, New York, Monday evening,
was q success as a spectacle. The scenery and
brilliant light effects were generally praised,
though most of the critics showed disposition
70 quietly ridicule the whole thing. including
the authors Grant hymn and his speech before
the curtain at the end of the first act.
Mr.. Frederick warde. the tragedian, opens
the season at the Cleveland opera house on Sun.
day, the 27th instant
Agnes Booth will be the leading lady at the
Madison Square theater, New York, the coming
season.
Edna Carey will be the star Of the Shadows
jefferson will himself superintend the rehear-
sails OF the company In New York
Francis Wilson, the comedian, now playing
In "Nanon," at the New York Casino, has suf-
lered q good deal from the effects of a sword
thrust Just under the right eye received a. the
The injury. which at first ii was thought might
result seriously, is no longer a cause of anxiety.
Mr.. Wilson missed but one performance. His
part was filled acceptably at short notice by
Harry Standish.
w. E. Sheridan tells new York reporter:
81 shall open the season on September 8, at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, playing through the Oil re-
gion and out to Chicago, where shall be seen
the week of September 90. Altogether, I
expect to play about four times in New York
that I shall follow Margaret Mather at the
Union Square theater. Besides King Lear and
Louis XII, in which roles almost all the leading
edged I have no rivals, I shall most probably
add To my repertoire Shyiock and at the matt
nees produce "Ingomar.
THAT bright bouffe artistic, vernona Jarbeau,
who was originally cast for the part of Patti
Sing, in the Standard theater "Mikado," has
been given the leading part, yum Yum. The
STANDARD theater "Mikado'' season opens Mon
day evening
Aimee will ar rive from France about Sep
TENDER Sth. Her season begins in Toronto on
the 2Sth of the same month. "Mam'zelle' has
been rewritten "Divorcons' will also be
given.
1t Is asserted by Edward Aronson as q pos
five fact, which he is in a position to prove,
that the receipts for the first fifty performances
ege Of q, 900 o night. This makes the opera
the most successful since the opening of the
Eew York Casino. The opera will very proba-
Oily run up TO Chris trnas, anyh how. No date Is
In contemplation for the production OF "Pnngs-
ten in Florenz.'
Little Ida Mule has signed for next season
with one OF Hoyt's "Rag Baby" companies.
August 29th Is the date fixed for Mary
Anderson's appearance as Rosalind at STRAIT
6ord-on-Avon. The affair is creating great In
terest in England.
Tony Harris new play, Buttons" had its
first production in Burlington, VT, on Monday
night, and Is said to have scored q success.
Mile. Rhes and her company have begun
rehearsing for the coming season at Chickering
Hall, New York.
&C, ii. Ditman writes that Col. Mapleson
viii open the italian opera season in New York
November I'd, at the Academy of Music, or
probably a week earlier. He writes that Col.
Mapleson has engaged q splendid ensemble and
1ne company of artists, that the prospectus
VIII be out shortly, and that Col. Mapleson WIZ
produce several new works II he can get time TO
rehearse.
Miss Rose Coghlan Is to produce her new
play by Mr.. A. r. Cazauran In New York
during the Christmas week at the Filth Avenue
theater. The piece is in four acts and pro-
loGue; the period about twenty-five years ago;
the scene laid In TeheraD, the capital Of Persia;
ths idea taken from q novel, OF which the play
may be said to be an adaptation, and Miss
Coghlan wears first modern European cos
tune, then dresses In that of Persia. No name
has yet been given the piece.
1.-THE Vicar Of Wide-awake-feld; or, the
Miss-Terry-us Uncle" has been produced at the
London Gaiety.
After the run Of Dark Days" at the Lon
don Haymarket Mr.. Maurice Barrymore's
"NadjeZda," successfully produced in New York
by Nine. Modjeska, will be acted there.
- Miss Florence Warden, the author Of 1.-THE
House on the Marsh" Is a Woodworking young
woman. She il now acting in play founded
On her best known story in the English provin-
cial cities. Her new story, 1.-THE Prince of Dark
Just t On tns anp sne e now en
melodrama TO be produced in the autumn.
-"Yes," said . western tragedian, Z" I've been
on the stage good many years" "Have you
ever played Hamlet?" he was asked. "Played
Hamlet" he exclaimed. "why, have played
Hamlet so many times and have so thoroughly
identified myself with the character that all
my friends and acquaintances speak Of me az
Ham"
Miss wixom, known by her stage name,
Emma Nevada, is to be married to DIR. Palmer,
who was her secretary during her recent Ameri-
can engagement, on October 1. The ceremony
Ia to take place in the Englsh-speaking Roman
where she embraced Catholicism two years ago.
Her bridesmaids will be pupils of Madame Mar
cnesi, Miss i1oms teacher ana among them
Tint, Of New York
The regular season at the Boston museum
will be opened on Monday with the revival, Tor
the nrst time In that city in sixteen years, of
of Fortune
Mr.. Frank L. Goodwin has secured from
Mr.. A. NJ. Palmer the right 70 the Rajah" for
next season. and will play II through the coun-
try with Mr.. Geo. Clarke and Miss Bitou Heron
Edward Strauss has many mannen SINS
when conducting an orchestral concert. Ac-
cording to q London journal he 'twirls mis- vio-
lin in the air, dances TO his own music and
PUSHES TO and fro; he menaces a musician to the
right with his bow, to the left with his fiddle
he smiles, he weeps: he is, particularly to the
English mind, quite absurd"
The following Is q dramatic criticism In an
Arizona paper: A company of buffers gave q
show last night at Barney Hills. They played
@ dizzy snap called "Hamlet" Wenever heard
OF tine drama before, and we never want to see
IL again. II 10 the sntdest thing in the way of q
show that we ever fell up against. There amt
no horses. singing, fighting or dancing In the
whole blamed shebang. There was lively dog
fight In the middle OF the play that was q great
success. The actors were not killed, but the
duck that played Hamlet was tarred aud feath-
cred.
People who think they know say that Mr.
W. g. Wills 'Mephisto' Is very powerful play
and well suited TO the London Lyceum COM
pany Mr.. Irving will be Nephtsto, Miss Terry
Margaret, aud Mr.. III. B. Conway Faust. MI
George Alexander will be Vuteatine. The Lon
don Dramatic Rstier says that Mr.. Irving has
commissioned Mr.. Wills to write for him a play
on the subject OF King Arthur. The dramatist
will take his own view OF the legendary charac-
ter, and not be hampered by the Laureate's
Idyls. Miss Terry will be an ideal Queen GUN.
erere.
Miss Lizzie Evans new play, "Florette I"
had It's first production at Asbury Park on
Saturday night, and Is said TO have been q sue
cess.
Mayor Kiivore Of Pittsburv saws he and