Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-13
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THE UNCRovNED KING"-MLLE RHEA AND
HER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEW OPERA
GOSSIP ABOUT ELLEN TERRY's PLANS FOR
THE EUrURE-JoHS T. RAYMOND To CLOSE
HIS SEASON EARLY.
III IL understood that Mr.. A. b. Anderson,
Robert L. DOwnings manager, has decided to
present a blank verse tragedy, entitled THE
Cncrowned King" which was written by Sea-
ton Donoho. of this city. The play deals with
the CromweIlian epoch of English history, and
role.
1T Is now denied that Nile Rhea is to sever
her business relations with Manager j. w. Nor
1issey Immediately. She will remain under his
management until the end of this season. It
is said in some quarters that Morrissey will
manage her next year, but when Rhea was last
In this city she stated differently.
-Campdnini is living now in Milan, and
studying new parts with Lamperti and his
friends claim that his voice is in excellent con-
ditiOn.
= Mime. Christine Nilsson has signed a con-
tract with Mr.. Maurice Strakosch for a farewell
operate and concert tour in the United States
trom october 11,1 $50, to May 1, 1857.
- The Philadelphia Church Choir Opera COM
pany has been recognized and will open its
season on the 18th inst, with .The Mikado -
under the mauagemeny of Messrs Grau and
Appleton.
Edward SolOmon's new opera, "Pepita," to
be produced at the Union Square Theater.
Monday night, under the management of j. NJ.
Hill will have the following people in the cast:
jacques Kruger, Chauncey A1lcot, Fred Solo
man, Fred Clifton. George Wilkinson, Alma
stuart Stanley. Julia Wilson, and Lillian Rus
girls. duennas. court ladies, roller-skaters wait
ers, Hungarian musicians, &c.
The 15Oth representation of "One of Our
Girls" at the Lyceum theater, New York, is an
0ounced TO take place in April.
mi,
dornance in Philadelphia at the Academy on
May Sd, with Louis James, Agnes Booth, Louis
.Aldrich and Marie Wainwright in the support
1ng cast.
1t is announced that John T. Raymond
will close his season in st. Louis on the 2Ist.
kate Forsythe and Leonora Bradley have re-
Tired from his company.
On March % 1.-THE Mikado' will close at
The Holiis-street theater, Boston, to be followed
by the Carleton Opera company in "Nanon"
At about the same time both of Stetson's road
Mlkado" companies will come in, and the
0hree organizations thus put at liberty will be
combined in one grand company to present
fhe Mikado' at the Globe theater, in Boston.
H viii be a grand production, and the chorus
will be the largest with which the opera has
ever been given.
John Gilbert says he has eaten oat meal
and milk for breakfast regularly during the
past sixty years.
-"Aphrodite" is no longer ain the ring" the
company having closed an unsuccessful season
In Cincinnati last Saturday, and returned to
New York The wonder is that such wretched
trash as "Aphrodite" could have remained out
30 long.
Newton Gotthold, Walden Ramsey and
Eugenia Blair will join Lawrence Barrett's
company on March %.
-.Hoodman Blind" was not a great success
In San Francisco, In spite ofits,magnifcent set
ting, and was Withdrawn at the end of the
second week, having made but little money for
The management.
~
for BARLEY Campbell's "Paquita," attached the
scenery Of ''Clio' at the Chicago Academy on
saturday for $163. The manager of 'Clio" W.
II Brown, had a justice of the peace in the
house, and at once replevined the property.
Brown says that Campbell doesn't own a cents
WORTH OF the "Clio'' scenery and properties, he
Fourteenth Street theater. New YorS' Cooper tnT
says that the transfer was not bona-fide, but
simply TO prevent such claimants as he from
Prank w. Sanger, acting as agent for the
owners, has sold to Rudolph Aronson the rights
Tor this country to "Erminie," an opera which
Is now running with great success in London,
and IL will probably be produced at the close of
York Casino.
Virginia Evans has been engaged by Man.
sager Fort for the summer opera season in Bal
timore and Washington. She will sing contral-
1t Is reported that j. H. Haverly, whose for
a
beautiful country residence for himself and
Family in Auburn, Cal.
catherine Lewis, the one-time popular
lcomic opera prima-dOnna, Is successfully play
ElnS Pauline In "Called Back" replacing Kate
t1s.xton in the latter's company.
: Clara Morris season, Ii is said has not been
particularly profitable in certain localities Her
Eepofatton and her popularity are confined to
towns.
! In Boston last week, during the illness of
EDWIN Ceary, Margaret Mather's leading m an,
Seorge a Dalton appeared as Romeo. He Is
said tohave done the part very well.
-Rosalba Beecher has been married and 1t
Is said has retired permanently from the stage
j. NJ Hill has arranged Tor a summer en-
cisco.
Fanny Davenport presented the part of
Fedora for the 6OOth time at Pittsburg on We'd
inesday night Miss Davenport,s Pittsbury en-
gagement was great success.
Ellen Terry's plans for the future continue
TO be discussed at length by the London CORE
spondents, on the assumption that lit is settled
she will soon drop her connection with Irving
entirely. One correspondent writes: "From the
brother of a leading member of the company
have been told that Miss Terry's physician has
thing have learned Another is that ono
OF Lotta Crabtree's brothers is over her for the
purpose OF closing for an American tour with
bliss Terry, and he has made the trip across the
Atlantic on account of two cables received from
the lady herself 1t has also been reported in
London that Miss Terry was suffering from
cancer of the tongue.
ID Ennery's new play, called "Martyre"
was successfully produced in Paris at the Am
bisu on saturday last. The cable reports saw
~ Is the best play produced in Paris in some
years.
VI Ambrose Thomas is composing for the
faris opera new ballet called miranda
founded on Shakespeare's Tempest"
MIS- Chranfrau gave a special matinee per.
1oEInanee at the Strand theather in London.
on Wednesday, OF Tayleure's domestic Ameri-
can play, !" life or Widow" Among the prom
inent people in the audience We're Mr. PheIps
tue nlteo states minister; Governor HorsIey
!1aoi randolph Churchill, Lady Abinger and
Tue hon Frank Lawley. At the end OF each
act Mrs Chanfrau was called before the cur
tain, and at the end of the third act both the
SStress anu the author were called out
dispatch from London saws that Henry
Irving has accepted an invitation from the an
tnorities OF Oxford university TO lecture before
all the colleges on theme connected with the
theater. He has chosen Modern Actors" The
lecture Will probable be given in June.
The New York Herald is authority for the
statement that Harry Dixey and "Adonis' will
desert the Bijou Opera house and New York
next season in order TO make a tour of the coun-