Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-18
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

son OF Manager John W. Albaugh, of this city
and Baltimore, will make his debut at his
fathers theater in the latter city on the occa-
sion of his fathers benefit on May 4th. Young
Mir. Albaugh will make his initial appearance
on the stage as 1nt0ny, in a scene from Julius
Caesar" He is handsome but modest young
man dhIi, OF excellent appearance and undoubted
for by all who know him.
THE Jack of Hearts, Sousa & Taber's new
operetta, has been completed. and rehearsals of
IL will be begun as soon possible. 1t is hoped
10 present it for the first time in public in this
city the latter part of May. Mr.. Tabers libretto
l. finished with the care which distinguishes
that gentlemans work. 1t contains several
pretty little songs and is full of quiet wit MIR.
Sousa music is said To be very tuneful.
- The Daniel Bandmann Dramatic company
OF which James y. Mahony, of this city, is a
leading member,ha not dsbanded as reported
II has been playing for the past two weeks in
Detroit.
y Nine. Fursch-Madi, the leading vocalist of
the Thomas Concert company, which will give
three concerts here in May, receives $50. 600
from Mr.. Thomas for 40 appearances.
- Mary Anderson in her American tour next
season, will endeavor to approximate the IT.
wing standard of completeness in her dramatic
Representations, as far at least stage setting
goes Her managers say the company will
consist OF over 20 people and will carry six
Carloads OF scenery and stage properties.
- Mr.. James O'Neill, it is said, contemplates
abandoning "Monte Cristo" and appearing in
Shakespearean parts next season. "Hamlet''
with rich Hibernian brogue would be a delect-
able novelty indeed.
-"Baldassa-e" a new opera by Senior vii
late, has been produced at the Teatro Reale,
Madrid, with perfect success.
- Colonel MaplesOn is said to have applied for
seven years lease of the Academy of Music
to have regular fall and spring season each
year 1t is, therefore. seen that Italian opera is
nokiead yet in New York.
Wilhelm Keller, while playing in Schfllers
bride of Messina," at Schwerin. in Germany,
lately, fell down dead at the head of Don EN-
anueis bier. The audience thought it was a
nne portrayal of grief and applauded till the
truth was known.
A new opera, the libretto by Edmond Gou-
cfnet, composed by Leo Delibes who composed
"Lakme, y has been accepted by Mons Carvalho.
Oh the opera COnlique. Paris.
Lawrence Barrett closes his engagement in
New Orleans tonight. 1t is said to have been
very successful
-"Sealed Instructions the new play by Mrs.
j. Campbell Yer Planck, daughter of Mr..
Campbell, once L. s. minister to Sweden was
produced at the Madison Square theater Mon
day night. and was decided success. The
pieceis strongly commended by the critics.
San Francisco is bearing up bravely be-
Meath the inflicton of new musical COM
eGy' bearing the suggestive title, "Paintin' er
Red. The author of the piece is Stanley Nc
kenna, Denver journalist.
- Clara Morris opens her season at Daly's the
alter on Thursday evening with Denise" which
Is said TO be a more purely classical play than
"Theodora."
Fully 10000 people listened to the pre-
sentation of aida in the Chicago musical fes-
fivai Tuesday evening. Patti and Scalchi
were III the east, and ex-President Hayes and
Gen. Swain were among the audience
= Rose Coghlan, the actress was quietly mar
ried, on Easter Sunday, to Clinton ]. Edgerly, a
young Boston lawyer. The affair was kept Sc
cret for week The lady Will not leave the
stage.
The dramatic version of Mark Twain's
"Tom Sawyer will shortly take the road under
the protection and management of Miles &
Barton, of the Bijou opera house, New York
~ j. supposed to be companion piece to
..Peck's Bad Boy
The latest freak of dramatic enterprise is
that of New York manager who proposes to
send out company to play Hamlet in the
dime museums of the country.
Gus Williams has new comedy by George
Hoey entitled, What a Night - 1t was pro-
dueed in Kansas City few nights ago, and Gus.
says II went with screams
Mr.. W. j. Florence is going on a pilgrimage
to Europe this summer in quest of new play
or. falling that, new slang phrase ON which to
construct play.
May Briquet, young lady of Richmond
Va. has been engaged by Augustin DAILY to play
small parts next season.
- Lottas present season has been highly sue.
cessful in every way. ..Nitonche" seems to
have taken the people by storm.
"A member of John 7. Raymond company
states that the stars recent illness was far more
serious than was generally known. He did not
close his season at Colorado Springs, although
the thirty weeks had expired. At that place
he had an attack of epilepsy that came near
resulting In death. Mr.. Raymond is now much
better.
Dora Wiley and Richard Golden, who were
here with the Carleton opera company this
season, have organized an opera company which
includes Charles Lang. James Gilbert, Carl
flOrent1ne. harry StandiSh. Murtha Porteous
Edith JaniSs, George W. Towle musical direc,
tor, and a chorus of fourteen.
W nile one member of law firm in San Fran
cisco was making presentation speech to Patti
on the stage, the other was in the box office
ers W VIZ ''''ip
Dynamite" tobe done in three explosions.
Is new piece to be produced shortly by Barry
ana Fay, the Irish comedians.
A. C. Gunter has written a skit for Kate
Castleton, and she is organizing a company to
produce ii.
Robson and Cranes elaborate production of
"The Comedy OF Errors next season will he
divided into seven acts as in the ORIGINAL ver-
slon- NO other piece will be presented by them
Miss LeonOra Bradley, for three wears past
leading lady with Robson and Crane has been
engaged to play the leading part with Miss He
tehe Dauvray when she opens at the Star thea
Ter ON the 9th instant.
- Rumor has it that Emma Nevada is soon
TO wed DIR. Palmer. her agent.
- Wm Davidge, ST., the fine old Shakespear-
can actor, celebrated his sd birthday yester-
day He Is now with Margaret Mather
Denman Thompson is arranging for a new
play which will be continuation of "Joshua
Whitcomb.7 ""
1t Is said the Barlow and Wilson minstrels
Will goout OF existence at the end of this season
and that Nilt Barlow will be with Billy Rice's
party next year 1t is also reported that Georpe
wilson and Harry Clapham will organize new
troupe e"
1t has been reserved for Grand Rapids
Mich, TO accept sacred concert a perform.
ance OF "Girof1e-(iirofia" which was given there
On recent sunday evening by Amy Gordon
and her opera company.
- Ii Is said that an enterprising Yankee has
applied to Gen. Wolseley for a pass through
his lines to khartoum, where he is DESTROYS of
establishing roller-skating rink As this
rumor appears in a dramatic paper IL Should
De taken with grain OF salt.
What is an Empire?
T. A. Freeman. in Macmillan's Magazine
When Sir James Macintosh in his sneech
On behalf of Peltier, spoke of Napoleon Bona
parte, first consul, as master of the mightiest
empire that the civilized world ever saw it
was rhetorical flourish, and IL NAV be that
the thought of Rome was not wholly absent
from the speakers mind. When q little later
Napoleon BOnaparte himself bestowed the
title OF "empire" his dominions by no
means as flourish, but as a formal title and a
title full of meaning. the thought OF Rome was
assuredly not absent from his mind The use
traaNa IL