Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE NEW YORK THEATERs-BooTH. NORRIS
AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AT THE CA
sINo-rTrF: BOSTON IDEALs-THE JAPANESE,
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- Cheap comic opera has become so common,
and is such feature in dime museums all
over the country. that managers are beginning
to abandon it and take up dramatic produc-
tions.
- In the third act of 1.-THE Mascotte" by Garlic
tons company, thirteen men are used to intro
duce one gag and raise one laugh. When Rocco
Golden says Il am O'Donovan Rossa,'' six
men in the wings fire Off muskets and six men
In the flies throw down bullets.
- Madame Modjeska will open in Chicago, at
the Columbia theater, on October 2. under Dan
lei trohmans management Two new plays
Will be produced during the season.
= Heinrich Conreid is trying to arrange for
the joint appearance of Edwin Booth Sonnen-
thai and Clara Morris. Louise Muldener will
be in the cast If an agreement is come to. and
will give cues to Sonnenthal In German and to
Booth in English.
Strauss Die Fledermaus' was very sue
cessfully produced in English at the New York
Casino this week by the McCaull company. In
Europe for number of years this work has
been popular. and much of the music it con-
tains, particularly the waltz movements, has
been familiar for a long time to the public
- The reproduction of Diplomacy at Wal
lacks theater, New York, attracted crowded
house, and the handsome auditorium was
made brilliant by an unusually fashionable
gathering.
rfgan and Hart at the 18th street, New York,
was a most auspicious event. The house has
been literally damned at every performance.
= The s'Private secretary is still thriving at
the Madison Square. New York. sealed In
structions' is 10 lac brought out on April posi-
lively wi; h a strong cast. The title is of the
best. 1t ha~ import and possesses significance
without revealing anything n particular con-
cerniDg the pot.
A number octhe artists of the late Milan
italian opera company, in conjunction with
Mile Emma Rcneldi and Signor Montegriffo.
are about TO toe TeOrganiZcd under the manage
ment ofJOhn Lama for tour in the northwest
- Herr Schott, of the Damrosch opera com
pany, announces his intention to make a home
for German opera in America.
- II is said that Albert Weber, son of the
piano manufacturer, is about to marry little
Irene Ferry, vino is pleasantly remembered
here one of the sprightlest members of the
Rice Surprise Party couple of seasons ago.
She is now member of McCaull's opera COM
pany in New York. Young Weber has large
Income from his fathers estate and has
already been married, but his wife secured
divorce on the ground OF neglect.
- Mr.. John r. Rogers latest cranky scheme
to get his star, Minnie Palmer, talked about, is
the announcement that on the evening OF April
9th, when Minnie opens an engagement at the
Union Square. New York, no gentleman viii
be admit tied to the theater unless accompanied
by lady.
- 1t is said that Manager Nixon, of Phiadel-
phia is negotiating to purchase the Boston
Ideals from Miss Ober for next season, at a
price that is not revealed. Mr.. Nixon believes
that the usefulness and popularity OF this COM
pany have by means been exhausted, and
that in comparatively new repertory they
will be successful again.
- The stock of foreign actresses on the Amer
lean stage has been increased by the addition
of a Siberian baroness Mazda de Rotchkof,
who appeared as Cumilie in New York during
the week. The critics seem to think she is not
desirable acquisition.
A transforming company visited Wilma
mac. Ind, week before last and billed the town
for the Lights o. London" On Saturday night
the audience, finding that the entertainment
was TO be magic lantern show, stormed the
stage and seized the agents of the concern and
took them toward the river with the intention
OF dueking them, but the men were saved from
very cold bath by the sheriff.
Mill9cker's new military opera, "Der Field
Prediger," which will be rechristened .The
Black Huzzar," viii be produced by Col. Nc
Caull at the opening of his season at Wallack's
theater, New York, May 4.
- Lawrence Barrett has given a considerable
sum of money to the monument fund of the
2Sth Massachusetts regiment of volunteers,
who served in the civil war Mr.. Barrett was
captain OF company B, in that regiment,
nom October 5, 1851, till August, ] S63.
- Gilbert and Sulliyan's new opera which is
japanese, was produced at the Savoy theater,
London, last Saturday, but will not get to this
country until next season. The royal hangman
IN the parsonage about whom the action re-
wolves. He is in good deal of distress for the
reason that, while the law conpels him to
make an execution at least once in three years
the whole japanese nation has become sud-
denly so moral that no crimes whatever are
committed, and there is consequently nobody
TO be punished. In this dilemma ii becomes
necessary TO find some one who is willing to be
sacrificed, and the hero of the OPERA who is in
love, is inclined 10 offer himself. his only obiec-
ton being that he is OF an old and respected
" n yCpuld he at ha of
his taking off. In this dilemma a reward is
offered to anybody who will commit a crime:
but before any fatal result ensues the law is re-
pealed and matters are duly Strengthened out.
The hangman is naturally an elegant, refined
and kind-hearted person, who would be panied
al slight injury TO sparrow. The other char
acters in the piece are equally droll. Many
clever thrusts at English abuses are introduced
into the piece under japanese license. The
pane OF the opera is THE Mikado; or The
Town of Pitif.''