Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,

sALvINI AND BOOTH TO APPEAR TOGETHER IN
"oTHELLo'-vICToRIA sCHILLING AS "AMo-
RITA"-'THE MAscoTTET STILL RUNNING IN
PARIs-'THE TANNING OF THE sHREw"-ELLEN
TERRY SAID TO HAVE ACQUIRED A NEW
HUsBASD.
During their recent fortnight's engagement
in Philadelphia Robson and Crane drew 81 900
with their Comedy OF Errors"
BARLEY Campbell has finished his new play,
ga Romance of the Rockies" No arrange
menfs have yet been made to produce IL.
Frederick Warde is said to have an offer OF
two months engagement to play in London
next year, which he will probably accept
Rose Coghlan has purchased all rights to
"victOr Durand" from Henry Guy Carleton, and
will use 1t as soon il is rewritten to suit her.
A high class variety theater on Abingdon
square is the latest talked of theatrical enter
prise in New York. Another set of people are
talking of 1t as a location for a house to be de-
voted exclusively TO amateur performances,
that have grown to such imposing proportions
In the metropolis lately.
There is project afoot In New York to re-
vive the "Mascotte' in that city in the spring,
In a style that will insure long run. The in
tention Is TO give the work a phenomenal cast,
including Nat Goodwin as Lorenzo.
MIR. Nunez, of Cincinnati. who claims the
Woprietorship to the title of "Saints and Sim
ners," now running at the Madison Square
theater, New York, has Withdrawn from the
contest and no legal trouble is anticipated. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Palmer had
very similar dispute over Charity" some years
ago, when the court ruled that the whole die
tionary could not be copyrighted.
EARLY In May the students of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, following the example OF
those of Harvard, will produce at one of the
theaters or public halls of Philadelphia the
Greek comedy of Aristophanes, called Tine
Acharnians" 1t will be the first Greek comedy
rio cd in r. m
principals are preparing under the direction of
Prof. Easton, professor OF phiiology; The
scenery and costumes will be specially pre-
pared. There are twenty three speaking char
acters and there will be . chorus Of twenty-four.
Among the leading men who desire to star
next season are Joseph Haworth, ]. b. Mason,
Louis James, E. 7. Buckley, Joseph Whiting
and Charles Dickson.
1t is quite likely that Sgnor Salvini and
Edwin Booth will play together in "Othello,"
at the New York Academy of Music at the
close of the season. An attempt will be made
TO secure Viola Allen, Marie Prescott, John A.
Lane and j. Il. Mason tor the cast.
r. l.. Downing has been reading his new
play by DEnnery, adapted from the French by
George HOey, and called ''Vantour." The
critics in Denver pronounce it a strong play.
1t is not likely that Lydia Thompson will
play at all during her present stay in America.
She is talking a good deal about making her
appearance, but she wants much of the
earth as she used to demand when she was a
her to expect ii.
Mrs. Victoria Schilling NEE Morosini) made
her appearance in the title role of "Amorita,"
at the New York Casino, Monday night The
Herald said: THE audience were not long in
discovering that she is at present no actress.
As the opera progressed they also found out
that she bids fair to be in time. Her move
ments We're stilted and her action constrained,
but somehow there was a natural simplicity
about her that made one forget the part entirely
and think only of the person."
After the run of Romeo and Juliet is over
1t the Union Square theater, Miss Mather will
appear in a new version of Leah, the For
saken." This evening Romeo and Juliet
completes it's ninth week. Miss Mather will
sign nearly two thousand of her photographs,
which are to be the souvenirs of the seventy
sixth performance.
The Alta Norman opera company organized
to give Balfe's "Enchantress'' and other stand
ard English operas, will open its season at the
Columbia theater, Chicago, Dec 81. Among
the principal artists are Alta Norman, Henry
Harry Peakes- The company will be under the
direction of Charles Frohman.
-Audran's most comic and melodiOus work,
"La Mascotte," many people will be surprised
to learn, is still running in Paris. The 1OOOth
last Monday night.
That original comic genius, Frank Daniels
has had new "play" written for him by Bron-
son Howard. 1t is called Little Puck" and is
Maurice Grau has cancelled his date for a
return engagement in Chicago for Mime. Judic,
claiming that he has already lost enough there
TO satisfy him for some time. Judic, like Patti,
Insists on receiving certain amount each night
little over $500, and il is said she drew in
Chicago not more than $500 on any one night.
The 18th and final performance of 1.-THE
Magistrate" took place at Daly's theater on
Wednesday night. Thursday night "A Night
or was revived for another run.
MIR. James A. Mahoney, of this city, who is
this season supporting Lolita, has made quite
successor the part of Grandfather Trent in 1.-THE
Old Curiosity Shop" of which Lolita is making
the play In New York this week, and Mr.. Ma
honey received very fiattering notices.
Prof. Carl Faelten, of Baltimore, whose
plano recitals in Washington have attracted
much attention in musical circles, rapidly gains
favor wherever he is heard. His PLAYING of Ru-
binsteins third concerto In G major at the
Thomas concert in New York on Thursday was
warmly commended for power, technique and
fervor.
The Neue Zeitschrif fuer Musk reports from
Leipzig that Impresario Schurmann has really
arranged a tour of three months in various
countries for Mime. Patti, for which she is to
receive S125,OOO.
The afternoon OF last week that JEANNE
Winston was To leave Baltimore a number of
fashionable young girls, who have the Win
ston craze, assembled in front of her house and
called for JEANNE to put her head out of the
window and they would be satisfied JEANNE
complied and the girls departed happy.
Pauline EAlIemand, tine prima donna with
aFranco-German name, of the American Opera
company, is lady of German extraction born
In Syracuse, ". y. Her name is Pauline Elsas-
ser.
1t is said in Europe that Mime. Christine
Nilsson i likely To- come over here about
Christmas and make tour through the states
under Maurice Strakosch.
Or the 32s candidates to become vocal pu
pills at the Conservatory of Music at Paris. ONLY
IL gentlemen and IL ladies have been ac-
cepted.
Anton Rubinstein is now giving in Vienna
hisCyclus or series of seven concerts illustrating
the whole history of piano music Selections
from the works of thirty-one composers are to
be performed. The first concert opened with
selections from early English mpOsers name
1y: "The Carmans Whistle" by Vim. Bird and
The Kings Hunting Jig" by DIR. Jonn Bull
Beethoven, Schuman and Chopin are each TO
nave one whole evening devoted to them: but
the Beethoven program is rather trying for ii
comprises eight sonatas.
- hermann Goetz's opera, ''The Tanning OF
the Shrew, which is to be produced by the
American Opera Company, was performed for
the FIRST time at the Berlin Royal Opera in
1874, with Mime. Minnie Hauk as katherine