Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-13
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
NEW PLAYS AND NEW SCHEMES FOR NEXT SEA-
soN-THE MEXICAN TYPICAL ORCHESTRA
REyIyING OLD CIIESTS CTs-"IN CHANCERY."


closed his season with Mile. Rhea has returned
home. He will not 90 with Rhea next season.
- Manager Ford. backed by several opulent
citizens, has secured for this city the Mexican
Typical Orchestra, which was one OF the fea-
lures at the New orleans exposition. The
decided to visit New York, Washington and
Baltimore. The date of it. appearance in Wash
fngton will be duly announced
Joseph Levy. Mr.. BarTetts popular BUSH
ness manager has signed for next season with
the tragedian This makes Mr. Levy's fifth
season with Mr. Barrett
Ben Ma2fnley played ffty-seven weeks
with the Madison Square company without
missing performance.
- One of Joseph Jeffersou's sons, q youth IN
his teens, is said 10 be very clever mind reader.
- a London manager wants Harry Dixey, of
"Adonisn fame, to go to England next season,
as the people there are said to be very curious
TO see his fmpersOnatiOn of irving
1t IS probable that Loose Tiles" another
English comedy. which has had considerable
success in London. will be produced at the
Madison Square aite- the run of "In Chancery,"
- Mr.. Charles Benton, manager OF George c.
Min. says his star Will next season be ,preced-
ed 10y four advance agents and lecturer. The
lecturer will always be ahead three days and
will give free lectures on S!Iakesperian charac-
tiers and their impersonation in order TO inter
est the public.
"A History of the American Stage,n by
Robe Johnson, is IN press.
Won Suppe, composer OF 'Fatintza'' and a
number of other operas, has been made a knight
of the order of Francis Joseph by the emperor
of Austria
M. f. de Hesse-Wartegg and Mime. Minnie
Hank, his wife. have bought an old castle,
'SclIIoss Binin.en," in Switzerland. and are
now living beneath their own rOOf-tree. The
buidin. was reared in 11O1. and has walls from
six to ten feet thick. 1t Is surrounded by Il
pretty park of fifteen acres which boasts u trout
brook and many splendid trees. The American
flag floats over the tower. NJ de Wartegs has
lately been visiting King Leopold of Belgium,
whose friend ne has been for many years.
-"The Young scamp" Mr.. Wills new play,
IN which Mrs. Lan.try is to appear in boys
part, will be produced at the Princes theater
London. Tonight. The official censor has in
sisted upon the eXcisiou OF certain passages
which he deemed indelicite, but it is said that
many others OF at least equal improperly re-
main.
- Miss Marie Van Zandt's temperance IN
London in the opera OF Lakme" received but
faint praise from the critics. Most OF them ex-
press the opinion that she has improved but
little since her visit of nve years ago, end Il few
OF them complain that she has acquired n
Frenchiness OF style which is unbecoming to
her and distasteful to British audiences.
Modjeska is still casting about for a leading
man for her next seasons tour.
Tho Milan Opera company has again
changed hands. Frank Stark having succeeded
Wolf,ohn and lavine ~ managers.
john Havlin. the Cincinnati manager, who
has made i speciality OF discovering and bring
ing out successors to Maggie Mitchell and Lolita.
has now unearthed another soubrette, whom
ne coniemplates starring next season. 1t is
Louise baiie; who is said to be above the aver
age as Il vocalist.
1t Is said that Nat Goodwin expects to have
theater i'll New York next season.
- Miss Kate Forsyth has signed n contract to
play leading lady with Barley CampbeIrs stock
company at the 1ithstreet theater, New York,
next season.
AR
BloodSood, has filed a bill IN equity in Boston
again.t W. ~ Messenger, of the I'VE. Us K Co."
combination, to restrain the defendant from
using IN his play parts. words and music. which
Nv antec, "a Partner. An injunction is asked
for and 4 return of the musical score and other
parts o. the play which the plaintiff alleges the
defendant has used without his consent. The
Pialntih has also brought civil suit against the
defendant TO recover money due on account of
salary.
A theatrical manager is represented as
talking thus to . New York dramatic journal
list: ~ have trodden the square for many
seasons and know it well, and although the
past has been the worst in my experience
notice that actors are much better dressed and
1af more dlgnlned III their deneanoT than for
merry. There is none of the old rough play
and more thrift. Still. find that actors are
yet holding out for high salaries, and mama
gers, per contra, FOR a reduction.
Durin. Nine Sembrichs recent engage
ment at Madrid she received testimonials
from the audience no les than six canaries
while a number of white pigeons were made to
ny to her from the pro>ceniIIIn boxes.
- In addition To :; four weeks engagement of
Herr Sonnenthai- Heinrich Conried has ar
ranged for All American tour OF Frau C,rlotta
Wolter. the tragcdienne ofrhe Hofburg Theater,
Vienna She will appear at the Academy of
Music, New York city, next March,
1t is probable that Sir. Carl Rosa will visit
America next season with his Grand English
Opera company Nesdames Marie Rose and
valera y[iii most likely he the prime dome,
1t is runored that Nine. Etelka Gerster and
Sig tanpanini may brin. an Italian opera com
T;lny 10 this country next season, and that Sig
Del Pdente VIII be u member of their organic.
alton.
Johann Svendsen the Norwegian COM
poser. who at present is musical director at the
Danish National theater, has recently had
great success in 81. Petersburg.
Madame Christine Nilsson says she will
retire from the Stage next year. II shall not
stay UPON the stage, she says, ito hear it said ::
fVer Nine Nilsson. Her voice is all gone"
The Abbott opera company will be in
creased next season 10 100 persons.
- Dion Bouc.cauit, with his company, has
left san Francisco ior australia.
AT the benefit rendered To Mr.. Gustavus
Levich aud Mr.. Eben Plympton, at the Star
theater New York, this evening. there will be
an interesting program Ii will include the
forum scene froLn Julius Cesar" with SIR John
-tNNHiaOuSiA LTGAtsS anu MI luUtiIdS w.
keene as Mare 4HtJsy. and mob represented
by 4 number of weil-hnown actors and actrps
the third act OF king Lear with Nj George
Edgar as Leu and Mr. Plympton as Efyay. a
SCENE from The Hunchbilck with Miss Kate
foTSyths stS Rs.en and Mr. W. j. Ferguson as
-uDdHs- The fourth act of Camille with Mr.
Leylek a. Irn:asd and Miss Dora Won I4eer as
C'S9si.!e, and Mr. George >. knight and Mime
Selma Dois,ro in the comedietta, Heading a
Tragedy
-"Evangeline' viii be revived to open the
next season al the Bijou opera house New
YORK. 1t will be reconstructed.
billie Taylor Is To be revived az the New
YORK Casino on the 23d. Eernona Jarbeau
Josie Hall, j. III. Ryley and Others of the oriei-
nal east will appear in 1t.
- Two new farce-cOmedies which NAV be
sprung ON the public during the forthcoming
season are called The Bungstarter' and "a
Grass Widow"
"A new society OF dramatic students has
been formed in London. Henry Irving. Wilson
Barrett, john Clayton, Arthur Cecil John Hare
and l. III. Kendall are sponsors The first per
1oGIiiaIlcS will be given next THURSDAY and the
cast OF The Two Gentlemen OF Verona" will he
ulle1 bN the Junior members Of all the London
sock companies who are members of the So
ciety. ~
Having closed n season of eleven months
W l. Carleton and his company returned TO
New \ ork city on Monday. Mr. Carleton will
now rehear>e for "Nanon." lie will open his
next season ON October , at the Grand opera
mouse, brooklyn, playing .Nanon' with his
own company being the only manager having
rights for the road
w. H. Clark, the basso, who made quite a