Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-13
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
UxsB oAENor PLAY AGAIN THIS SEASON
OPENING OF THE NEW wINDSoROUDIC
CAUSES A DUEL-BELAsCo's NEW PLAY
SAINTS AND SINNERS" NEARLY PLAYED
oUT-HIGH PRAISE FOR BoUcIcAULrs NEW
COMEDY.
w. d. Howells has seen his play, "The
Garroters," given for the first time. The mem
beers OF Newton, Mass, dramatic club formed
the cast.
MFR. Thomas Keene's physician has posi-
lively refused to allow him to play again
this season. Mr. Keene hoped to resume
his eng lgements about March LIST, but
that, his physician says, Is now out Oh the
question
There is a rumor that Gilbert and Sullivan
have had a misunderstanding. and it is said
the latter now whistles great deal, "Billy and
1are Out"
Jenny Lind Mime. Goldschmid), whose
voice Is said to have lost none of Its sweetness
and 10 retain much Of Its power, has finally
yielded TO the solicitations which have been
forced upon her and has consented to reap,
pear in concert In London. This event will
take place during the coming summer.
Julian Hawthorne has written play
which ne calls "Art and Passion" He Is trying
70 have it produced in New York.
-"Valerie," David Belasco's new play, will
have Its production on Monday night at Wal
lacks theater, New York. Mr.. Wallack and
the best known members OF the company are to
appear in the cast
ON Monday night Clara Morris christened
the New Windsor theater, in the Bowery, New
York, with the tears of "Miss Mutton" The
house Is one Of the handsomest in New York.
1t covers a lot ION the old site) 1S0x1O0 feet A
main entrance, eighteen feet wide, leads directly
Into the auditorium. There are no steps. The
orchestra seats $40 people; the whole house,
over 1900. The orchestra chairs are uphol-
Btered In leather.
drrir tn ~
IN New York Monday night, to the smallest
Aouse he has played to during his present
engagement In that city. Lear seems
2 be the least popular Of his representations
tnough the critics praise IL highly.
Mime. Judic was the cause of duel between
two editors in the City OF Mexico on the occa-
non of her recent visit TO the capital of thc sis
ber republic. One was q Frenchman and the
merits Of the actress.
Ellen Terry gets 1878 . week 50 wee Is of
NE year, with a vacation whenever she che oses.
Edwin Booth. when asked II no had seen
ea:vinPs Otaetlo, replied: mo. sir. I have not
ssiI Ell" 's''''n' o<"N'''' nave seen o''S''' '''-
-"Saints and Sinners" which had its loOtn
performance at the Madison Square theater,
New York, last night. will be withdrawn at the
end of next week. Engaged" will be put on
the following week.
1t is now announced that Mr.. Daly's COM
pany will make another visit to London next
summer, playing at the Strand Theater.
Mics Emma Juch declares that her recent
accident added two more notes to her lower
register, and Miss L'Allemand, her rival In the
American Opera company, has been standing
under the same electric light ever since.
Frederick Warde will make his first ap-
pearance in New York In several years next
Monday night at the Peoples Theater. He win
during the week show the New York critics
how wen be plays In "Virginius," "Othello,"
-Richelieu," and Richard Ill"
Mime. Modjeska intends shortly to play
Julid in the 1.-Two Gentlemen OF Verona" q
character which she has been studying for q
long time. Mime Modjeska hes also q new
drama. said to be very strong and picturesque,
which viii have its first presentation next sea-
son.
Carrie Swain, young lady whose dramatic
talent consists mainly in turning fip-fiaps and
doing song and dance acts, made her debut at
the Union Square theater, New York, Monday
night, In a play called "Jack-in-a-BOx." said to
be by George r Sims and Clement Scott
Paddy Ryan, the pugilist, Is about to "adopt
The stage" Some years ago Mr.. Ryan made
his debut as Charles the Wrestler, in Gas You
Ike It. A play has been written for him by
Lizzie May Ulmer Is all right again. After
fainting spell in Pittsburg last week, she was
blind for about an hour and half. She was to
have started with her company for Montreal
ON Monday night.
The season of sHoodman Blind" which
goes on the road under the management of
Frank Sanger next season, will begin at the
Grand Opera House in September. The scenery
wiz be that used at Wallack's-
There is a museum in Philadelphia where
''The Mikado" is given every hour, the piece
being boiled down SO as to consume no more
than that time.
Rose Coghian has decided to play "Our
Joan" exclusively for the remainder Of the
season. ArtisticaIly Miss Coghian's tour has
been series OF triumphS, while the financial
results have been satisfactory.
Arrangements have been closed with the
Star theater management in New York, by
which Dion Boucicault comes to that house
With his new comedy, 1.-THE Jilt," for q season
ofthree weeks, opening March 18th.
In Kansas City last week Lolita produced q
new play by Ms, Bessie n. Doremus, OF New
The author that the piece was decided go.
Edwin Booths matinee at the Fifth Ave
nue. last Saturday was the largest ever known
In that theater At regular prices.
r. l. Downing's support in "Vautour, the
Exile" Will include Constance Ham bin, Mrs
w. g. Jones, May Brooklyn, Frank Roberts, w.
A. Sands, Joseph Nagle, jr., G. W. Farren, JOS
Brennan. Joseph Wilkes and Joseph Biven.
There will be new costumes and music The
rehearsals are under the personal direction OF
George Hoey, one OF the adapters. A. B. An
oerson, the manager, looks forward to \ success
ful season.
One Frederick Bradford recently succeeded
In dipping a number of young ladies and gentle
men In Springfield, Mass, by An adroitly
worded advertisement for dramatic talent The
dramatic TALENT paid $25 each for prelimj-
nary instruction, and Bradford stole away be-
fore the school opened. He is said to be working
the game in other cities and under various
aliases. When last heard from he was In
Brooklyn.
The season Of "May Blossom" has been 30
successful through the south that it has been
extended through May. Will Lackey. of this
city, Is a member Of the company and Ia get.
ting excellent notices from the press.
Unauthorized and unreliable paragraphs
are floating around TO the effect that Fanny
Davenport will not finish her Fedora" season.
that Sara Jewett has been engaged TO play sew.
efai weeks In Miss Davenport's role with her
company, and that Jefreys Lewis has obtained
the right TO present Sardou's drama next sea-
son. IneSe reports are without foundation
MISS davenport will play Fedora" until the
enc OF ner regular season, the latter part OF
Aprtl-Airror.
The Boston correspondent Of the New York
Mirror says Of 1.-THE Jilt," Boucicault's new
play; THE play Is undeniabIy great, and relies
Tor its success upon strong but natural and uu-
constrained situations, and the most delightful
play OF wit and dow of humor Of the natural
tmpulsive kind, proverbial before the name Oh
r1sh had been prOstituted to mean little else
than bad whisky, brutal shillelahs and the
eong-and<tance tnaninities that rule In VARIETY
SHOWS. Mr.. Boucicault has done more. in this
pay, 70 ennOble the Irish character and seua.
rate Its higher phases from its brutal ones than
any other dramatic writer In the world It's
humof u 30 refined that much OF IL will shoot