Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-06
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE VS.. THE rHEATERs-
| BARRErT'S NEW YORK sEAsON-SUCCESs OF
| THE JILT" IN BoSToN-DowNING's NEW
| PRoJECr-JoSEPH HAwORTH's PLANs-LYDIA
| THoMPsoN's NEW AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT.
In the west writes that progressive enchre par
| ties have done more harm to the theaters this
| season than anything else. This is WELL Euchre
playing is calculated to engage the mental
| faculties to slight extent at least but the
average theatrical performance acts like a posi-
| tive blight to anything like thought
indianapolis has come to the front with an
ordinance prohibiting the posting of printing
or the display OF Autographs relative to the ex-
| position OF the female figure in tights.
| -Kyrle Bellew, Annie Robe and John Gill
bert will appear in Belascos play, "valerie," at
| Wallack's. The scene is laid in England, and
! in the plot.
| -Stetson was unsuccessful in preventing the
Grau Opera company from producing "The
| Mikado, in Winnipeg; but Grau was compelled
| W ieaVe DehInu MN seven per cent OF the gross
| receipts as an earnest that he would appear to
| defend.
Richard Golden and w. II. Fuller have made
an adaptation of Ansteys Tinted Venus"
and will open with it on the 18th. 1t is called
"A Barber Scrape."
Harold Forsberg's part in BARLEY Camp
Matt Snyder.
That very funny fellow, James Powers,
whose broad expanse OF mouth is fortune in
! itseH III the present state of theatricals, has
peen engaged for another year to appear in
! Hoyts atrocities.
The English Lord Chamberlain has refused
TO license an English or French version OF
Daudet's "Sapho."
Mr.. Herve, the "father of opera boufe,"
| now lives at Folkestone, and has become nat
uraliZed British subject His second wife is an
Engllshwoman, and his son is being educated
altogether in England.
The opposition to Saint-Saens in Germany
continues violent as ever The manager OF
the Royal theater at Cassel has forbidden him
10 perform there Victor NesSer'S opera, 'The
IL h,IWlhpeaer OF Sacklngen; which was produced
-Atrench adaptation of Maurice BarrymOres
"Nadjesda" is being prepared, in which Sarah
Bernhardt is to assume the title role created by
ModJeska. she resumed her place in the per-
formance Of Marion Delorme" on Saturday
night.
Mr. B. c. Stephenson's new play of a
woman of the World" was produced at the
Haymarket theater, in London, on February 4.
Miss Helen Barry played the principal role.
- Mr. j. II. Anderson, who made great sue
cess OF Harris Cincinnati museum, has Leen
sent here by Manager Harris TO take charge of
tord's Opera House, which will be refitted
throughout and opened about the middle of
the month.
Lawrence Barrett opened his New York
| season with "Hernani'- at the Star theater Mon.
day night, before great audience. Mr.. Joseph
Levy, Mr.. Barretts goOd-natured but magma
i've advance agent, evidently imposed upon
the credulity OF the confiding New York jour
nalists when he promised that the play WOULD
be put on with magnificent scenery; for the
latter, we are assured. was not of a kind to
draw attention away from the action of the
play. The title role is said to be peculiarly we'll
adapted to Barretts style.
Boucicault's latest comedy, 1.-THE Jilt" was
produced in Boston Monday night. In a tele-
4 to- Na,.-
achieved as great success any of those
| pieces SO Well known and associated with nv
name; but it delights me on this occasion to
| say that it was neither by the sensation drama
| nor mechanical effects that the enthusiasm
was excited 1t was by the same means ex-
ercised in London Assurance and old Heads
and Young Hearts, The attraction of the
work can only be decided by time and ex-
perlence; but the tact is undenable that legiti-
logue and deiineation of Character. has held
an audience under its charm at u time when
the lalth OF managers believed there was no
salvation outside melodrama and burlesque."
Patti had some odd experiences at Bucha-
rest. The ladies of the audience saluted her by
throwing Il hundred white pigeons upon the
stage. And then a "supe,' who had climbed
up into the stage loft to have look at her. fell
down and nearly killed himself, and q cry of
panic.
- Miss Margaret Mather's impersonation of
JutiGno, in Tobin's Honeymoon" at the Union
SQUARE theater, New York, Monday night, was
very well received by the critics. The audience
called Miss Mather before the curtain several
times. Miss Mathers long engagement at the
Union Square closes tonight.
Although shall play preliminary sea-
son, probably in New York some time this
spring" said Joseph Haworth the other day.
''the only thing l can tell about my regular sea.
son is that 1t Will open the last week in Septem-
per in Boston: have already engaged my two
erly with John Mccullough, and Helen Lee.
Besides, 1 have secured Mrs Foster, and shall
p5UIap,y engage 11hn hans will have in
erly played by E. A. Sothern and Wilkes Booth.
put not under that name. The other plays in
and The Marble Heart
- christine Nilsson declares that her coming
tour in this country will be her very last. After
that she Will settle down permanently in Lon
-Paillerons new comedy, ia Souris," writ
ten for the theater Francois, contains only one
male character, which Dulanay will play
There are six feminine roles.
Robert L.. Downing will open his season
with "Vautour, the Exile" in Wilmington,
Del, In about three weeks. He will appear in
Washington in March.
When MaplesOn had his extremely bad
company here lately the few people who went
to see the meagre performance all were logged
out in full dress. AT the German opera in the
Metropolitan full dress is the rule; but at our
National opera-Our very own opera that We
ought 10 cherish In our heart OF heartS-flll
dress is the exception. 1t is exactly the same
on the other side. Carl Rosa gave a most sue
cessiul season at Drury Lane. All the world
ana MS Vile went there, but they went in multi
Are folk ashamed OF their national tongue?
Must they do honor to opera in Italian or
German and slight one in English?-NeaU York
Mirror.
Clara Morris will open the New Windsor
theater, on the BOwery, New York on Monday
night IN Il round OF her popular characterize
lions.
Carrie Duke, well-known Louisville VIC
liniste, who recently made a successful metro
poiitan debut, is "A daughter of the Confederate
General Basil Duke.
- Lawrence Barrett is negotiating with
William +. Sheridan to play leading business
In his company next season. Mr. Barrett has
suffered severe loss in the detection of Louis
James and Marie Wainwright, and next season
ne Will endeavor to repair the present weakness
OF his organization.
Joseph Howard, jr., tho well-known dra-
matte critic, mas left the New York Herald staff
and Joined that OF the World. A cable was
received from James Gordon Bennett ordering
MN TO 20 to Washington as the resident cor
respondent of the Herald Mr.. Howard would
not sacrifice his large income New York cor
respondent TO q number OF Out-Of-tOWn news
papers.
Sydney Rosenfelds "Mystic Isle" has been
accepted by the management of the Temple
theater, Philadelphia, to open their next season
In october. Mr.. Resented is to be given carte
blanche In the selection OF the cast, and they
fI,nt Nk,..ry