Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-03

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| PLAY-BARrLEY CAMPBELL SAYS HE IS ALI.
RIGHT-THE APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF
| "ADoNIs."
Herr Rudolph Deilinger's opera "Don
| Cesar" was produced for the first time in
| America at MeCaulrs Opera House in Phila-
| dephla on Monday night. Although called an
opera comique, the comedy element il said to
be scant u nd not over comic. The music Is
| commended as skillful and the orchestration is
said to be particularly rich, varied and beauti-
| Iql. Signor Perugini. Mark Smith, DE Wolf
| HOPPE Hopper, Geneyieve Reynolds, and Mathilde
| Cottreily were in the cast.
| Joseph Haworth Is said to have made quite
| comedy hit Cheviot HUI in Engaged" in
| Chicago.
| Quite a humber of the big melodramas that
| are beginning to fray st the edges will be
jobbed out to the dime museums next season.
Sol Smith Russel's new comedy for next
season Is entitled PA" 1t is in four acts, and
| the author is C. w. Walters, of Philadelphia.
| Mr.. Russell has great faith in the play.
| -Mapleson's opera season in San Francisco
| has so far been non-paying. Salaries are in ar
| rears, and Signor De Anna has resigned.
1t is reported that Catherine Lewis stars
| under the management ofSpencer Cone in light
| comedies next season.
"A. G. Gunter has written for Richard Mans
| field play called "Prince Karl" 1t will short
| ly be brought out at the Boston Museum.
Charles Kent will retire from the Boston
|
ent season and join the grand and ever increas-
| ing army OF stars next year. He will appear in
the Irving version of 1.-THE Lyons Mall"
MIR. Billy Withers, wellknown in WASH
| ington 30 years ago in connection with With
| ers' band, is now leader OF the orchestra for
| Lydia Thompson.
- The American Opera company has SO many
| successes on hand, and there are so many
demands for repetitions, that the director has
| decided not to produce any more novelties this
,f,l,
was promised, has. therefore, been put Oft till
| next year. Another experiment was tried at
the third representation of 1.-THE Flying Dutch
man" on Wednesday evening. Nine. Christine
| Dessert was given the role of SeTltd, which
Nine. Hastreter and Miss Emma Juch had
assumed at the previous representations Nine.
Dessert gave little satisfaction in the role.
john T. Raymond, tine actor, says he does
| not know what vegetable tastes like. having
| never eaten one. John must class chestnuts
fruit.
Richard Golden and some other unfortun-
ates have been playing in Chicago this week
| in an atrocity called 1.-The BARRIERS Scrape,"
| founded on "The Tinted Venus" and from
| the vicious manner in which the critics pitch
| into ii, one would think the thing bad enough
TO create riot in any town but Chicago.
A boy in the gallery of a Springfield, Mass,
theater disconnected the actors the other even
ing during a most effective part of the play.
The stage had been darkened, and one of the
.Hark! What is that s.RatSt' shouted the
| gamin. and the audience and actors responded.
- Bronson Howard is engaged in writing a
new play for Helene Dauvray, which he will
have ready early in June 1t will be produced
at the Lyceum theater New York, at the OPEN
ing of the new season, in October.
A friend of Miss Fanny Davenport writes
follows concerning her: 81 called ut the the
alter the other day and was in her dressing room
when she came in at the close of her great
scene In Fedora. She was literally exhausted
Il distressed condition i
asked her If she was not afraid her health would
break down under the strain. She replied, with
sigh: Il have been commanded by my ply.
cided to do So"
1t is understood Miss Rosina Vokes will re-
turn to America next season with a company
Including Fred Vokes, the principal members
OF her present company, and two or three other
bright people, intending to present an extensive
repertoire OF plays, both comedy and light do
meStlc drama The intention is to make it the
best English comedy company ever brought to
this country. Miss Vokes will have to look
sharp 10 get together better company than
Wyndham brought here two years ago.
Under the management OF Mr. A. L. Pal
mer the Madison Square theater has become
thoroughly secularized. During the absence of
the regular company this summer a negro min
strel troupe Is to occupy the stage.
- Thomas Mcclure, of San Francisco, threat.
ems to build new theater in New York that
shall eclipse in beauty and magnifcence any
theater IN the country. not excepting Baldwins
or the Tabor opera house.
A company OF deaf and dumb amateurs
are TO play Hamlet in London.
The lavish setting and costuming which J.
NJ. Hill has given "Pepita' at the Union Square
theater have made it a big popular success. The
house continues TO be crowded at each per-
formance.
-"Nanon' followed 'The Mikado" at the
Hollis street theater, Boston, Monday night
before brilliant audience, including the gov
ernor In one box, the mayor in another, the
president of the senate in another and the
speaker of the house in the remaining box
- George Farren is arranging tor the produc-
ton Of play called "a Laboring Man." E. H.
Dunbar and F. g. Maeder are the authors The
story deals with the present labor troubles
The opening takes place in Philadelphia on
April II, and the tour will be under the patron
age OF the assemblies of the Knights or Labor.
A moral elevation society in Des Moines,
Iowa, is directing its efforts toward the suppress
sion OF loud theatrical printing.
DIR. Hamilton Griffin, to whose cultured
taste and tireiess devotion to the cause or art
the public owes much of the pleasure it has re-
ceived from Mary AndersOn's performances
comtemplates putting the public under fresh
obligations by bringing out niece of his
Virgeiine Griffin, in whom the doctor detects
signs OF a great dramatic future.
"A Partisan Romance" was revived at the
Boston museum on Monday night, with Rich
ard Mansfield In his original role supported by
the museum company. The revival was a
great success and Mansfield received an ova-
/ ton.
The farewell performance of 1.-THE Mikado"
at the Fifth Avenue theater, New York, will
most likely take place on May l. at which time
the 3OOth night of the opera will almost have
been reached. AT the conclusion of the season
the entire company will go to Europe their
hrst appearance being in Berlin where they
VIII present the entire series of Gilbert and
Sullivan's operas.
- Barley Campbell telegraphs to a friend in
New York as follows: "My affairs were never in
better condition. This is the most profitable
season l have had since 20. Clio has been
packing the houses every week for five
. months"
The announcement that Henry E. Dixey,
whose run OF "Adonis'' at the Bijou, New York,
has made his name and that OF the burlesaue
famous in theatricals, would end his season and
that OF the run simultaneously within a few
weeks instead OF months, and sail almost i'm
mediately thereafter to begin a season in Eng
land has taken theatrical circles by surprise
The 6OOth performance of ''Adonisn will take
place on Friday, April 18th, and Dixey will
close his engagement on the following evening
He will sail for Europe on May 18TH opening
at the Gatety theater, London, on May 31st for
an engagement OF twelve weeks. Then he will
go to Paris and Vienna for week each. Dixey's
salary while abroad will be 81 ,5OO a week ii is
said.
Lillian Kussell's Troubles.