Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-23
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
| AIMEE'S FAREWELL ToUR-CLARA NORRIS
LONG WATTS LAWRENCE BARRErT's NEW
PLAY-BooTHs GREAT CHICAGO SEASON
| MRS. LANGTRYs SUCCESS AZ PAULINE-MIsS
| FORTEsCUE's FAILURE.
| During bis recent engagementfn Cincinnati
| Robert Downing was entertained at the resi-
dence OF the veteran james Z. Murdoch.
| Miss Alice Hosmer. OF this city, has been
engaged by Manager Brotherton, of the Temple
| theater, Philadelphia, 10 sing the part Of Miss
| Wetb In "The Mystic Isle"
| Manager T. Allston Brown says that this is
Mile. Aimee's farewell tour in America. At its
conclusion the little Frenchwoman will retire
LOT good 10 her native land.
| "A new opera, entitled 1.-THE Marquise," will
probably be given ut the Casino at the close OF
the Cameron engagement Miss Jennie Davis,
| The vile OF Mr.. "AIvin JOsin" Davis, whose
matrimonial difficulties were made public
some time since, has been engaged Tor an inn
portant part In the new opera The Casino
seems 10 think it a good card 10 engage women
who are talked about
- Maude Granger is starring in "Lynwood,"
under the direction OF j. X TiIlotson. She will
appear only in first-class houses.
Minnie Madden began her tour in Caprice"
at Poughkeepsie on Monday night.
Margaret Mather will be seen for the first
time in the role of Pc. Wo0ington during her en-
gaseinent at the Union square theater, New
York, opening December 10th. Miss Maiher
VIII also be seen In several SiIakespearean roles
mat she has never before essayed.
-"kenneth Gordon in which Osmond
fearie opened his starring season at the Bald
win theater, San Francisco, on October 18th,
has prOvel a failure aud all dates have been
Cancelled.
Harvest continues to draw well at Wal
lack S, New York. 1t will be followed by Robt.
Buchi,nan's sophia
Clara Morris is again taxing the patience OF
her audiences by imposing upon them long
waits between the acts. AT II recent matinee
performance In New York the curtain was kept
down forty five minutes, aud The house Was
not dismissed until half-past six in the even
ing.
- The New York Mirror Says Tim Murphy,
| young and clever Comedian, has been engaged
by +. Il. Davis Tor the part OF the photographer
III Dreams, which opens season about No
vember eth." Mr. Murphy IL the well-known
Washington boy.
THE Mikado" will be revived at the Filth
Avenue theater, New York, November 1, with
Geraldine Ulmer. CUurIrIe Pounds, SignOr Bi o.
coiini, Agnes Stone aud Joseph Fay in the cast.
- Lawrence Barrett is busy studying his new
play, "CalaylOs,' from the pen OF George h.
Boxer, which he thinks Is better than ''rrah'
cesca ia Rimiu,." Tue new drama will receive
Its nrsl production In W ashins ION next month.
1t is said that Edwin Booths receipts dur
ing his recent two weeks engagement In Chi
cagO were $41, $50.
Lillian OcotI closes her successful engage
ment with ''TheodOra," at Niblos Garden. New
York, Tonight. Next week she will appear in
Montreal, going thence 10 Ottawa.
Among the additions Mile. Rhea intends
shortly to make to her repertory is Ernest Lee
gouves comedy, LES Doyts de Fec C'Fairy
Fingers) which she will produce in Boston
next month. knea Is inueiatisable worker,
aud IL she fails Oh great success 1t Is not Tor lack
vi Industry.
Before Henry E. Abbey went back to Eng.
land he gave these figures To indicate TO what
extent American people have paid To see ceie-
DRAFTED actors under his manageInenE Bern
harut, IN losu'Sl, 1896, 241; bootn, In 1851
80, $2SU.UOO; PslLi, 1851 81, SZ36, $50; WIS.,
SON, 1857 SO, S2Uo,3U9. L4ingry, ISo2-S3,
SOD, oUO; Irving, 1oo3-'S4, S4V9, $780, lrvlns,
Soo4 $40; to,aI IN six seasons, eZ,ozo,o34 "
course, Patu anu Nilsson sang cuiiIp..r.tiveiy
lew times, anu the sedsous oi Bernnardt, Booth,
Langtry anu Irving were short.
1t is said that anyone desiring to do the
vanishing lady trick procure in New
York the necessary APPARATUS ior just S1OO.
- Wilson Barrett has changed the Scheme OF
his present New York engagement, aud Will
continue to present "Claudl..n' lis close,
reservi.g "Haniet' until his return To New
York III the spring. lnis Change IL made be-
cause oi the announcement that Mr.. Booth, who
IUiiowS Ba -relJ at the Star Lnealer, VIII open
his engagement with "Hamlet."
- Mrs. Langlry has q fresh victory as
Pauline, in "rne Lady OF Lyons IN New York
This week, the critics becoming quite enthusi-
astic over her representation, taken a whole.
That Is, ner beauty beln. much above t.ie aver
age (aud beauty Is AN Important point il Puut-
Die1 rather hide up lor acting u little below
the average, although some Oi the critic, oe-
clare That the lady mas made SUCH rapid STRIDES
In art tO larry rank good actress. Her
appearance in the new role was VIII
nesseu ny large and brilliant audience.
Henri Rocneiorts drama, "A Daugh Inter OF
Ireland" produced at the Standard thealer, New
or Monday Rut ced m prtlt,u
LIE, verbose ana lacking in dramatic action.
Miss Georgia Cayvan ana her V.GS its inter-
pretat,on seem To nave had a hard tine U. il
sltoge.n In presenting the play, wuicu proba-
bly, Will not enjoy ii long run. As already
known, the plot .. the play deals with tue Fe
MAN Invasion vi CanJda and is a tissue vi con-
spiraicies from beginning eud.
-SisnOr AngeIo's season OF Italian opera
opened at the New York Academy of Music
with Petrelas lone Monday night. The per-
lorniance was received with little favor b. the
critics. II Was said " he more like the per-
IOrinances to be Witnessed in Italian pro. ucai
towns THAN IN tue Capital, OF Europe. Tuis was
tue nrsL representation OF "Ione," wuich Is
iounded On the story Oh Zine Last Days oil
Ponpe.i," seen iu New York III over twenty
years. SIguOr GiAnnini, wuo Is mDer vi
the company, received what little praise the
critics .e,L disposed 10 give the represe dlation
Wednesday nlent Mime. V aida made Amer
icstu debut in "Lusa Miiief,' an carry WORK vi
Verdi .. NINE Naida, an American lady, po,-
sesses light sop aho Voice vi pieasn. quality.
The verdict oil New York seems TO De that
Miss May Fortescue, who appeared there Mon
| day night in GiIberts "Gretchen," was a fail.
ure, and that the play w"s in some measure To
bl.ne 10: the uuiavOrab.e IMPRESSION she
naue. Inc Times critic sums ner up thus:
| Miss FOItescue - d Father pleasing Young
| iauy; Sue has y face that would be esteemed
| coInely III u parior; her large eyes, which ioru
| its most prominent feature, have the SOIL, VA
lleI nc quality attributed " The eyes Of the Cd
zeiie III poetry; her nioutu Is small, and il IL
GENERALLY opeueG lar euOuSn TO disclose d set oi
sin,ii aud wuIIe OuL Irregular teeLiI; ner tisure
| Is siender, Uut of good s,Iape. There Is some
/ Face IN her movements and once Twice uer
| lace assumed tu expression tuat seemed appru-
/ PIRATE to tne situation in which She wa, tueu
involved, although, reasoning by analogy, We
| should judge tiat Tue appropriateness Was
purely accidental"
4 French View Of Mr.. Beecher
From the Paris caro- sept 26
henri Ward Beecher, pastor Of Plymouth
Rock, brookIyh, the most eloquent, the most
entertaining and the most original preacher in
the United States, arrived in Paris This MORN
Ing. He comes 10 Us after six weeks sojourn
in England, where our neighbours, under the de-