Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-11
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE SPRING SEASoN-NEw PLAYS AND PLAY
ERS-IRyING'S FAREwELL-LAwRENCE BAR
RETT-JoE JEFFERSON ETC.

THE SPRING sEAsoN-NEw PLAYS AND PLAY
ERs-IRyING's FAREwELL-LAwRENCE BAR
RETr-JoE JEFFERSON. ETC.
The friends of Mr.. Walter L. Dennis gave
him something of an ovation for his perform.
a1ce of armand, in the act of Camille" which
was presented at the Kinsley benefit at Al
baughs Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Dennis die
the part for tile first time in four years without
any previous rehearsal with Mile Rhea, by
whom he was warmly congratulated on his
success when the curtain went down. Mr.. Den
Ms begins his engagement regularly with Mile
Rhea In Baltimore this evening. taking a lead
Ing role In the new play, THE Power of Love-"
Col Maplesons spring season of Italian
opera in New York will consist of but one week
-"Dakolar, the drama with which Mr.. Steele
Mackaye opened his new Lyceum theater In
New York Monday evening, was vigorously
abused by the critics as trashy and absurd, con
structed of stale materials, and of little merit
rom any point of view.
In 'Favette," the play in which, at the
Union Square, New York, Miss Estelle Clayton
made her debut as "star' on Monday night,
she created something of a sensation by appear
ing in her bare feet in the first act. "Favette''
was not well received by the critics. 1t is
founded on Ouidas novel of "TricOtrin."
-"Our Joan,' Miss Rose Coghlan's new play
was something of success at Walacks Tues
day night. Miss Coghlan as the heroine, the
good genius of an English lighthouse a sort of
Grace Darling, made hit, and was recalled
nine times. The play is pronounced simple,
pathetic and in teresting.
- Lawrence Barrett's London acquaintance
have sent him souvenir an album ofstudies
In black and white. 1t is copy of Austin Dob
sons ..Old World Idylls," and contains sketches
OF Z. \. Abbey, G. III. Boughton, Alma Tadema,
Sir Frederick Leighton, Du Maurier and others.
- In describing the ovation rendered to Miss
Emma Nevada the other night, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle says: Every body cried when
Emma Nevada sang Home, Sweet Home Even
the mezzanine boxes were in tiers"
Miss Nevada kissed 300 girls day or two
before leaving San Francisco. She said it made
her feel very tired.
Col. MaplesOn has just won a suit in San
Francisco-a sort of spring suit as 1t were. The
learned judge decided that he was not respon-
sible for the failure of his singers to sing, and
the gallant colonel smiled expansively, and
ordered the opera advertised for that night to
be changed forthwith.
- Before his departure for England Mr.. Henry
Irving presented to his American business
manager, Mr. James H. Palser, a handsome gold
pin in the shape of an ancient Grecian coin.
1t was made by Tiffany and the design is very
pretty one. Miss Ellen Terry added to the gift
magnificent gold ring, in the center of which
Is a fine stone.
-"The Culprit Fay" new operetta, was sue
cessfully produced at Watertown, n. Y, We'd
nesday evening. The libretto is by Judge Ged-
ney, of New York, and the music by John C.
Alden, Jr., OF Boston, 1t Is said Manager FOS-
ter, OF the Boston Ideals, contemplates buying
the new opera
- Clara Morris will begin her engagement at
Days Theater on April 21st, in Dumas play
OF "Denise." She will be supported by Bijou
Heron, Eff1e Germon, Mrs. ThOs. Whiffen;
Joseph Haworth, Frank LOsee, and AL. Lip
man.
Not within living memory have the pros
poets of italian opera in England been so doubt
full as at present. One of the legitimate homes
of opera is a circus, and the lease of the other
has for weeks been offered by advertisement
for sale. To find parallel for this state of
things, says the London Times one has to go
back to the year 1877, when Handel, after try
Ing his hand as an impresario, left COvent Gar
season at Drury Lane theater ON Easter Mon
day, the two prima donnas being Mime. Marie
Rose and Mime. Nalleria.
Lawrence Barrett began a weeks engage
ment in New Orleans ON Monday night. His
season will close June list, and he will spend
the summer at bis home in Cohasset, Mass.
The departure of Mr.. Irving and Miss Terry
on the Arizona on Tuesday is thus described:
"When the bell warning visitors to go ashore
sounded Mr.. Irving took leave of his friends
with stately courtesy, while Miss Terry said
goodbye with an air of bewitching sorrow.
Although Miss Terry allowed a privileged few
not attempt any Osculatory leave-taking with
his friends of either sex. Master Teddy Miss
Terrys son. manifested his grief at parting from
his friends by a judicious combination OF
dancing, smiling and kissing
1.-The Twins" new comedy, in which the
1nimitable John A. Mackay is to take the title
roles, will follow the revival of "Pinafore' at
The standard theater, New York.
Mile. Rhea's season will last longer than
any other leading star. She will not close until
the middle of June. She is doing we'll under
Mr.. Jas. W. Morrissey's management It Is
Miss Julia Wheeler, and not Miss Rosa, that
joins Rhea's company.
Miss Marion Booth, daughter of the late
JnniuS RrrfnS RnOfh and MI of dxuiv y,
has been specially engaged in the cast of
Beauty, soon TO be played at Wallacks
theater.
-Robt. McWade announces that he has now
played rip Van Winkle' for fifteen years.
The patience of the American public seems
never to give out.
Madeline Lucette is to appear in The
Bridge of Sighs,' a new opera shortly to be
brought out in New York.
Jesse Bartlett Davis has declined an offer to
sing at the Casino, New York.
-Albina De Mer, NJ. B. Curtis ambitious
wife, has secured an adaptation of Dumas re-
cent success, "Denise," in which, 1t is feared she
contem plates appearing.
Mime. Janisch's continued ILL heal tn has
compelled her to cancel all dates. She sails for
Europe May l.. She has all her dates filed for
next season, which begins October 10.
Tin the Ranks" owing to bad business has
closed business for the season and returned to
New York.
Dion Boucicault is said to be at work on
three plays. He may not bring them out him.
self, but hopes that his children will
For the second time this season Lizzie Nav
Ulmer has been compelled to close owing to
bad business.
MONA is the name of a new play In which
Miss Helene Dauvray will appear as q star at
the star theater, New York. 1t is said not to be
an Italian version of Money" The name of
the author Is wisely kept secret.
Joseph Jefferson will resume his season at
Lynchburg, Va, April 20, playing one week in
Virginia, thence to Brooklyn, Boston and Will
liamsburg, May IS. During the season of
four in the spring, opening in Chicago on Octo-
Der and closing in Washington December L.
Animal Logic.
From Mrs Cashel Hoey's Book on Cats
Every day, after breakfast, made IL rule To
throw bit of bread into an adjoining room as
far off as could, so as to induce my cat to run
AFTER it as it rolled away. This custom kept
up for several months, and the cat always re-
garded that piece of bread as the tit-bit of its
dessert. Even after it had eaten meat it would
await with attentive interest the minute when
II was TO start in pursuit of the morsel of soft
bread one day held the coveted scrap in my
hand and swung 1t about for q long time, while
the cat eyed ii with "a kind of patient eagerness
ana then, instead of throwing it into the next
room, threw 1t behind the upper portion of q
picture which was slightly inclined forward
from the wall. The surprise OF the cat, who
closely following my movements, had observed
the direction in which threw the bread, and
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