Evening star., 1886-10-16
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
| BoUCICAULT's LOVE FOR AMERIcA--RoBSoN
| AND CRANE IN 'sHE STOOPS TO CoNoCER"-
| MISS FoRrEscUE's sEAsoN-FANNY DAvEN
| PORT AS BEATRICE-wILsoN BARRErTs AP
] PEARANCE IN NEW YORK.
Miss Marguerite Saxton has returned tt
New. York to resume rehearsas with Marie Pres
colts company alter short visit at her home
| in this city.
Boucicault having returned to New York
says he loves America more than ever. He viii
| open his season In New York November /.
II. X. Reynolds, well remembered for hi.
| connection with Mrs. Langtrys former tour ir
this country, is again working In behalf of th'
Jersey Lily.
Harold Fosberg, who went out on a starring
tour in "Robert Macare," has returned 70 New
Ioi k To "reOrganize."
-"Jlm the Penman' will be put on at ths
Madison Square theater. New York, on Novem
| Der 1.
The Angelo Italian Opera company begin
season of eighteen performances a: the New
with lone"
Ben Maginley is said to Be doing unusually
we'll this season with "May Blossom
"Theodor;i" seems to be u decided popular
| success at NIblo's Garden, New York. and Miss
Oicott Is likely TO make u pile of money out
! OIil.
1t seems to be settled that the amateurs will
| have u theater of their own IN New York by
next season.
The New York Keynote, a well-edited musi
cal journal, rather too much given to purely
| technical matters to become generally popu ar
has softly died away. There is talk of u reOr.
g;tnlzatlon.
Gerald Maxwell, a member of Mr.. Wilson
burretts company, Is II son OF the well-known
| novelist, Miss NJ. l.. Briddon.
Robson and Crane, having found that 1.-THE
Merry Wives of Windsor" did not draw as well
| as they expected. nave put on GoldsInith's ''She
St"olr> To Conquer, aud have thus Tar done ex'
ceedingly we'll.
-"Tae Vanishing Lady" act, with which
Hermann has mystified the audiences at the
National theater this week, Is being done quite
extensively. Nat Goodwin has successfully in.
trouuced IL into"Little Jack Sheppard" i'll New
York, and number vi inJyician, VINO frequent
tue ninur theaters have added IL To their re-
pertory.
Dave Wambold, of the famous old minstrel
firm oi Birch. Wambold and Backus, has been
seriously ia il New 4Orn, but his pay Sica ni
think ne ha, PASSED the crisis and may recover.
Wien Edwin Booth appears In "Hamiet'
al the Star theater. New Yoik. Oh November 1,
the play will Ue put Oil with entire new scenery,
ID De pam, ed uy GOatcher.
- Mrs Lanstry |, said To be doing fine busi-
ness ia "a Wi.e'> PERIL" at the Filth Avenue
thealer, Ne" York Next week IL Is proLsIie
Marie Engie, u Chicago iady, appeared re-
Gently as Fetino, In "a.i. .non," at Dublin, aud
her WORK was warmly praised by The critics OF
the Irish Capital.
The limit Of indecency At which French
actress draws the une has ueen discovered. A
Parisian fivori.e mas thrown up u part Lil.l re-
quireu ner u appear In her night uress.
AT the close vi the second act oi ''rne Gladi-
ator, ~ Heuck's opera house. Cinciuuali, last
Friday nisui, Robert L. Downing was sum.
noned beiure the otlighls and judge Janes
W. Fitzgerald, navins Leen called " the sla e,
Iii.ide sleecu III kr.lise the youn. ..su,ny.
ton actor, to wLicn Downing, VINO Was aiIuust
overcome win einotiou. nttIusIy respvndeu.
1t Is stated tuAL Lord LyusdAe.
Violet Cameron's friend and inanaser, Is 80
angry ut the manner IN wnich nis star and
himself have Ueen treated Dy the New York
papers, tn.,t ne decided ~ sead seats oui,
~ tne Aerdtd ior TIE nrst performance vi
'-nenii"o..n, AT the C;sInO MOuuay night.
ihe ..udiences a, tue CasluO are SAID " We
small these nights.
- Washing uoa people all remember Annie
Meyers, tue ueliIure aud CONSCIENTIOUS LIT. lie
wonian, who long led The chOrus ut Aluaus h's
uurIng the summer opera SEASON. Sue h.,u u
s"eeL vo.ce, wnic.i was heard III one Or Two
opera, In UrIei sou sna,curs. Miss Meyers i,
now win one oi McCauii > COIN l'anIes a.,d has
nlttue d decided MI ii tue vi I>ueOtO in
''Dvi Caesar. SUIiie Western critics pre,er her
10 Bcrt,4a Reel.
- Repvr.s were circulated the past week that
Louis Jai;ies and Marie Wainwright had dis
oanaed their company aud given up their star.
ring tour. These report, Mr.. James empu.li.
cii.y uedieS.
Miss May Fortescu. will make ner bow u
Il New YORK audience at the Lyceu:n tlleater
on Mouday nigat lii GiiUerl> "G.etcnen.' "
MIss Fur.escus has borne herself with csru
meuAao,e iuodesty siiice coming w luis cuuu.
lesItiInaLe.
- Among the members Mme. Janish's com.
pany this season will be Myron Leuinswell,
Jonn Z. Freund and Leo Cooper. Tue reper-
,oIr will CONSIST 0i '.AiadeIine MoreI," "rue
ifes S~ciince" and ''Prlncess Andrea"
The German opera season Will opeu at the
Nero. .,oi.lan Opera House, New YORK, with u
performance vi "fue Queen vi Sheua,' followed
On the second nigut uy "Die Waikure," in
waicn Herr Nielnaun Will make his American
DEBUT
- Henri ROchefort's play, "a Daughter OF
Ireland" will be brought out at the Standard
tnes,ter, New 1orS, on Monday night. Georgie
Cay.an, Sadie BIseiow, II. u. dIiIidru aud
iiardJ Neriiou Via DC III Lle cast.
- Miss Fanny Davenport opened laer new
season on Mond.y nixhL at the Union Square
.neater, New York, in the ro:e of Beahtce In
Much Ado About Nothing Wine Ine critics
gave Tue must Respectful, treatment 10 Miss
DdNenporls new essay, They evidently did not
regard IL as "a wholly successful i'm ,,er>onatiOu
Ia - said to Uc lacking III iilnl,oliieue,s u,,u
tnaI nigu-strung scusiuliity WHICH .OrIn tue
groundwork y. most Conceptions oi the role.
-"ihe y Reasans, Edward HarrIgans new
play, WAS Produced at the Park thealer, New
1orS, On MOuday night. /: deals with Irish
iie In New York city and Is said 10 be u caui
piece Vi work ii ita way 1t Is tui Oi tuo,e i'm.
neuseiy iarc.cai seedes wnicu cll..racI.rlze uii
VI harriean. pia, IS, und Was received win
roars oI laughter.
| -O course the dramatic event of the week
| 10 Ncw York was the appearance Of Mr. Wilson,
Barrett ana his London Company. at the Star
iiieatre, IN ''ClsudIai the t.u isl, ,,ct,r WA.
iiiost cofuiaiiy received by large ,uu brili.,,,
.tooieh au, as Was u oc Expected, there WA.
| no oou.t ABOUT Tue Impression l.u made
i wHtn the c1rt;tlo went down at the end ui ti,s
| ,iay. Mr. Bdrreits Resemblance To Jouu Mcl,ui
| iouSh, IN feature a;Iu IN Llstriouic style werv
| generally Remarked. The easy, u.,,iiec, ,e,
haturainess vi ais acting AT once cptiva,ed Llie
! ''3oieoee, though one s,r Two OIL the New YurE
| eriticS We're Neiy guarded in their ex xuressiou.
%. .coinneHuatiOuo y. Mr. Barrett ia tueir noti(.es
1 '>oihc iau't Mas .ouuu with ''Ciau4iun" OH ttlt
| ,r"ono Oh prosine>s {" dialogue, ..uI uIi axreeo
| sh~t the slage pictures were brilliantly au,
4 SiSiuiy nie-iike. ''CIaudian" Will be kept ul
or t!ie BEST part Oi Mr.. Barretts three weeks
| euxageineut ia New YORK. 'Hamict" Will W
| given lew representations before his deparL
dre tor Hoston.
| LoRILLAkD'SSALEo OF TALLIoSS AND BRool
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| WINNERS AT THE RACES YEsrERbAr.-Th
| winners at Brighton beach yesterday wer
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