Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-20
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

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BANGS CLOSES HIS sEAsoS-BOoTH-s CosTI V
ILLNESS -THE ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL
OPERA SEASON IN PHILADELPHIA.
Mr. Samuel w Keene. of This ci.v a,d
Louis De LANCE are members of the PIXIE Opera
company, now playing at the San Francisco
Alcazar. OF which Miss JEANNE Winston is the
for his LOtteTtHgii In '.Boccaccio''
Owing TO bad business Frank G. Bangs
closed his season at Bloomington. H., last
week lie hopes TO reorganize and start out
again.
Robert L. Downing conternplates adding
JuIius cesar TO his repertory before the close
OF the season. He will take the role OF ABtOnB.
Minnie dauk's concert receipts were ''gar-
nisheed at Bay City, Mich. on Monday night,
M M;ihs Clay: Buckley and Thayer, of the
breach OF contract.
Siiss Florence Blocker, now p member of
DAYS company in New York, is said to have
been a clerk in the Treasury department here
oei1ps going on the stage. she belongs to the
on bleecker family of New York.
Miss Nellie McCartee, of this city, vino has
resumed her maiden name OF Lamont, has been
singing the part OF Yum Yum at the Fifth Ave
0ue theater, New York, during the iliDess OF
Geraldine Timer.
to resume ner place a. the head OF her company
on Monday evening at the Standard theater,
New YORK.
Joseph Jefferson announces that during his
forthcoming engagement at the New York Star
theater ne will appear in special production
OF KIP Van Winkle, with entirely new
scenery and costumes.
Edwin Booth celebrated his fifty-third
birthday on Friday OF last week. His recent
week Illness cost him and Lawrencs Barrett q
Dsl1r ne nd SYlrr - N IL is
so great is the success of "Jim, the PEN
man." al the Nadison-squaTe theater that
Manager Palmer is talking about years run.
1t is said That one or more OF the New York
com bnatiOn houses will return to the stock
system next season.
1t is now announced that Lawrence Bar
rett has postponed the production of his new
play, "Calaynos,' by George II. Boxer, which
was to have been given during his Washington
engagement. lie Will. however, give .Rienz,'
Which VIII be mounted Ii spectacular style.
Lr1Is James and Marie Wainwright begin
their first New YORK engagement on December
o at the Windsor tleater. In "Virginius.'
Joseph F. Maggie, the young actor who
dropped dead on the stage al the Royal Mu-
scum, Albany, Wednesday night, will be re-
membered here for some clever work he did
In Felix Morris company, in '.rhe Pavements
of Paris last season. Mr.. Maggie was very boy
Is III appearance, and bis acting was charac-
terlZed by intense energy.
Carl Rosa mas secured decision from
Liverpool court TO the effect that admission can
be denied 10 persons who are known 10 have
the habit o. talking during The performance of
the music y law nj this kind here Won Id he
hailed with immense delight.
- The production of Aida BY the German
company at tue metropolitan opera house, New
York. this week, caused the most dorid OF the
critics tocontess their inability to do anything
Ike Justice 10 Its scenic sOrseuESnesS.
Love in Harness" the new comedy pre-
sented at DaIy's thea;er New York, ON Tues
day evening, is an adaptation from the French,
ins.etu oi the German, and IS said to be even
brighter tlIau the average DIly production. 1t
Nus AN instantaneous success.
- Mime. Naidi has carried ont her threat,
gathered together the fragments of the Angelo
Italian Opera company and is about To take the
road under the management OF Ar. Gustav
Amber., and with Dir Neucndortts orchestra.
The season OF the American, or National
Opera company, as il should now be called,
opened with great success 1T the Philadelphia
Academy OF Music, on Monday night The
auditorium was crowded with an audience
made up oi the Dotabies OF the Quarker city
society, and many persons from New York.
Faust Was the opera and although The muSl-
cal CRITICS iOunQ abundance OF iduit with the re-
presentation, IL seems 10 nave taken the people
oy storm Mr. Ludwig, as IepiatStJ. and Miss
Juch, as Marguerite, were warmly commended.
Col. McCauil has just received the models
for the scenery and costumes OF Gilbert and
Sulliyans new opera, which Will be produced
almost simultaneously early in February at
the savoy theater, London, the FIiLhh ave-
nue tEeater- New ork, aud McOaullS Opera
house III philadelphia. The name OF tue new
opera has not yet been announced. is il
Known on what The theme Is founded. Miss Ida
Ing role IN the new work at the Fifth avenue
theaier.