Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-07

BURST UPON Us-"sAINTs AND SINNERS
MARY ANDERSON SAID TO BE DISGUISED WITH
AAERIcA-NARIK PREscoTr's BooK-sHAKEs
PERIAN REVIVAL IN CALIFORNIA.
Robert Downing is about to put on q new
play, Father and Son." to be used as a second
performance wherever the "Tally-Ho' company
tariies two nights. He is doing good business
In the south west
- AT the conclusion Of the services Mt st.
Domiuics church last Sunday Prof Waldecker.
The organist, played for the first time a sonata
Henry xander SON OF Mr. Chris Xander. The
young man has been a student at Stuttgart Tor
o,.e past nve years; His work shows deep study
ana thorough knowledge Of music. Many
masicai friends were present and spoke In high
terms of his composition.
james Mahoney, of this city, is receiving
good press notices with Lolita for his acting
OF the part OF the Grandfatae- in "The Old
Curiosity Shop"
Joseph Levy will be business manager tor
both the Barrett and Booth tours next season,
experimenting the railroading, advertising
and press work for both companies.
Lawrence Barrett will open his New York
engagement Feb. L, with Victor Hugo's "Her-
nani." which will be put on In spectacular
style by Alfred Thompson, who got up "Ro-
meo and Juliet for Mr.. Hill and 1.-The Com
edy OF Errors" for Robson and Crane.
MIR. Florence Is said to have accepted three
act comedy written for him by William Gill
and II. 9. Hewitt.
-Mittens willett. i; Is reported, is about to
leave Frederick Warde's company.
Master Robert Campbell, a son of BARLEY
Campbell, has written a play entitled "For-
gerry" This is terrible, and must add heavily
TO the many Affections under which Campbell
is struggling the present season.
When Sarah Bernhardt comes to this coun-
try next season she will include In her reper-
tory a dramatization Of Zolas novel, "Therese
Raquin."
Marie Wainwright viii, 1t Is said, be lead
ing lady in Manager Bidwelrs stock company
in New Orleans.
Joseph Haworth, who was seen here last
week In "a Moral Crime" has hopes of going
out as star next year in some of John Nc
Cuiiough's heavy pieces.
Another imported actress Is shortly to
burst upon the New York public in the role of
and her first appearance will be at the Academy
OF Music November 10th.
SO successful is Margaret Mathers engage
ment in Romeo and Juliet proving at the
manager, ]. NJ. Hill, has not yet thought of
anything to succeed her.
MIR. II. 4. Jones Domestic drama, saints
and Sinners" will be produced at the Madison
Square theater, New York, this evening.
sealed Instructions was given for the last
time last night
AFTER q very brief run "In His Power" was
Withdrawn at Wallack's, New York, and was
succeeded Monday night by "The Rivals" the
non house thus returning to Its Odd love, true Eng
Frederick Warde will give the New York
critics chance at him before the close Of the
season.
Pauline Hall, the massive German beauty
Of the New York Casino company, gives it out
that she has just paid 81 900 for pet poodle.
Helene Dauvray begins her season at the
New York Lyeeum theather Tuesday next in
Bronson Towards "Our Girls"
Howard P. Taylor's new comedy, "Dim-
PIES" which was written specially for little Ida
Mule, will be produced at the New York Third
Avenue theater November 10th, with the little
woman I'm the leading part
Mary Anderson, 1t is said is not pleased
with her reception In New York, and has an
sionally. The New York Mirror say her busi-
ness this week has been very poor.
The engagement which Lawrence Barrett
has just closed In Chicago was the most sue
cessful he ever played in that city.
John Howson's Putting on Style" COM
pany having gone to pieces, that peculiar come
dian has accepted the role of Ko-Ko in Stetson
ana Carries Hollis Street theater, Boston,
Amid the hurry and hard work of An actress
life, Miss Marie Prescott has found time to jot
down her fugitive impressions of things and
people theatrical, which she will publish In
title among the Stars" II M ISIS Prescott writes
as well as she acts and talks her book cannot
Iaii 10 be fascinating and deeply interesting.
The Chevalier de Kontsky, q pianist who
informs his audiences through the program that
he might have been prince Of Poland had not
his grandfather magnanimously refused the
crown Of that unfortunate kingdom, is giving
concerts In New York. The papers express
grandfather.
= The New York police have at last discov-
cred that the sacred" concerts given In I'M
tlvp int air.
made up exclusively Of Sunday school and
church music. Last Sunday night they visited
the Casino, Roster ix Biars and other places
that their concerts must be literally, as well as
nominally. sacred.
-Signor Perugini, after q somewhat stormy
career as a member of the New York Casino
company. has resigned, to take effect at the
close Of the run of .Nanon." The part in
"Amortta for which he was originally cast being
Nven To Pauline Hall, he refused the role of
be greatly impaired by deafness "Amorita"
will be produced on November H.
The Kiralfys are said to be presenting "The
Black Crook" in interior New York with an
ness Of one fiddle.
There was a singular and most inexplicabIe
falling of in attendance at the New York
theaters last week. The season opened most
saSp,eoosiy, put at present some OF the best
their receipts, only very few keeping up to the
standard OF crowded houses.
One OF the principal actors OF the Cockpit
theatre. London, In the year logo, was the
beautiful youth, Edward Kynaston, who gen.
orally performed women's parts before female
actresses were permitted on the stage. Pepys
says In his diary, under date Of January z, 1860:
ION and and my wife went to the theater
and there saw The silent Woman, Among
other things here kynaston, the boy had the
good turn to appear in three shape+hrst as a
poor woman In ordinary clothes, to please Mo-
rose;' then In nm. clothes, a gallant and in
them was clearly the prettiest woman i'm the
whole house, and lastly man. and then like
wise did appear the handsomest man in the
whole house,
When Rubinstein was in this country
Josh Billings was introduced to him. and the
pianist in conversation presently endeayored
10 Impress upon the Yankee an idea of his hyh
family rank Indeed he said II have ascer-
tanned that my ancestors were prominent men
In the Crusades. and one of them accom- panied
the Emperor Barbarossa." ION the piano.
suppose" said Josh.
COL Mapleson opened his Italian opera sea-
SON 1T the New York Academy of Music Mon
day night with Carmen" which was rendered
by cast which included the following: Minnie
Hauk, German; Del Puente, irish; RavelN
French; Dotti, American, and Bansmeister
Norwegian There was some doubt In Ger.
lain quarters whether Col. Mapleson was
really managing the opera season up to We'd
announced rather informally that the bill for
the evening had been changed from Lucia" to
.Trovatore, all agreed that the colonel was at
the helm.