Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-18
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
KNGAGExENr-ArKrNs LAwRENcE's EXPERIENCE
WITH JUIIRTs THE TROUBLE IN THE BOSTON
IDEALS.
Miss Daisy siddons, OF this city, has been en-
ragged BY Mr. Lawrence Barrett for the Booth
company. which she will Join next February In
Philadelphia Miss Siddons Is quite well Known
In society here and has decided histr1onc ahility
She Is daughter OF the late J. H. Siddons and a
great granddaughter OF the once Celebrated Eno
fish actress, Mrs Sarah Siddons
Mr. Robert l. Downing Will make his debut
as star in New York city on Monday evening. at
the star theater, in "The Gladiator, Muldoon
the wresti Ss Will appear as the lighting Gaul in
Manager Dun has had his quartette of light
weight Prf,nd donnas-yernona Jarbeau. Lillian
Russell, Zelda Segutn and Madeleine Iucette-stnQ.
ing IN IN Tip TO Africa" in Chicago this week
authoreS and viii have short story in the Christ
mas number OF the Mirror
Union Square rumor has 1t that Mr. Edward
5. stokes, between fights with Jay Gauld, has
Iasey 1een perfecting a scheme to organize a
York. p'''-1'A'e'' ~ 1'o"
CHARLES Dickens granddaughter, Mary, will
lOin Barry sullivan's company as leading juvenile
In Londox next week.
Edgar Fawcett's new comic opera Of "King
J.
new York In January. The music Is by Max vOg-
Miss Ella Russell, young American who
sang with success in London last season, has been
selected TO create the role Of Desdemona in the
nrst Production OF Verdi's new opera, ''Othello,"
IN London.
Leon and Cushman, the minstrel team, are to
star" In farce called ''On the Stage" written
Tor them by Mr.. E. E. Kidder.
Clara Morris is so seriously I'LL that it is
thought she viii be unable to reappear on the
stage before spring.
"Ind1ana," new opera by Audran, will be
given its first American production at McCaulfs
Opera House, Philadelphia, on Monday night.
Margaret Mather will return to the Union
Square Theater ON Tuesday evening, beginning
her engagement with "Leah, the FOrSaken,"
very gloomy and depressing role In which to greet
her GOthamite admirers. Mines Lev1ck and
Frederick Paulding are still Miss Mathers leading
support.
"A new opera called "The Monks wedding"
by August Klugharit, a composer whose name is
not familiar in America, is represented TO have
achieved great success In DeSsau. However,
Americans Will will welcome a good new opera
from whatever source
The cost OF s.raising the curtain on the opera
at the New York Metropolitan averages $500,
not including scenery and costumes.
Mr.. Dixey and "Adonis" will terminate their
Boston run on Christmas night. Then the 'illus-
triOus comedian" win reward the long-expectant
With Sigut Vi MS GRACEFUL
Miss Jennie Buckner, the daughter of the
famous confederate general made successful
debut at the ST. Charles Theater In New Orleans
last week. She has just completed her musical
education In Europe.
Poor Tracy Titus, the first Of Alice Oates
husbands, who Is very low with consumption, will
be sent to southern California with the proceeds
OF a bene ft given him in Chicago on Wednesday
by members Of the Carleton, Dun, McCaull and
American Opera companies.
Theodore Thomas has the reputation OF being
more dif1cult to interview than the Grand Lama
OF Thibet. There have been many Grand Lamas,
but only one Thomas Of the name OF Theodore.
-'Daniela," Madame Mod1eska g latest addition
to her repertory, produced at the Union Square
theater Monday night, though built ON a very i'm
probable story, seems to have gone wen. 'Daniea"
Is the work OF Felix Phtlippi, and is said TO have
1eska closes her successful engagement at the
Union Square theater tonight.
While the report Of the trouble In the Boston
Ideal Opera troupe was read In Washington with
much regret by the many friends of that admir-
able organization, 1t did not surprise those &C
Qua1nted with the inside history Of the company
since Mr.. Foster became manager. That gentle
man does not seem TO possess in high degree the
faculty Of making friends OF those in business re-
latiOnS with him, and since he assumed charge
many incidents have occurred to make things
unpleasant for various members of the troupe it
Is known that only after much persuasion by
other artists were Mr.. Macdonald and Miss Marie
Stone induced to remain with the troupe the pres
emit season. The rivalry between Miss De LuSSan
and Miss Agnes Huntington seems to have been a
source or steady unpleaSantneSS of late, the
friends OF the latter (and indeed many others
claiming that Manager Foster endeavUred to give
Miss De LuSSan prominence in the organization
which no other artist had ever before been
allowed On the other hand, IT was claimed that
Miss Huntington systematically SwOrked the
press" for her own benefit, and that this DISPOSE
ton on her part to shove herself forward has led
TO the trouble. Anyway, 1t Is greatly to be re-
GREETED that the old-time harmony Of the Organ1-
ration has been destroyed.
Mr.. VIM Durand, an old newspaper, theatri-
cal and circus man, who dropped dead In the In
dianapOlis railroad depot one day last week while
on his way home to Bloomington, Ind, from Wash
1ngton, had many friends in this city, who were
greatly shocked to hear OF his sudden demise. He
was in the best OF health when he left here the
day before his death. Mr.. Durand was under en-
gagement with Barnum the past season.