Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-02

,}1}TH PERFORMANCE OF"ADoSIS"-CLOSE OF
v,THFR's SEASON AS JULIET-A BATCH OF
xry OPERAS FOR THE CAsINo-ACTKEssEs
x4o ARE CATHOLICISM DANCE IN sHEoL."
Mckee Rankin is suxious 10 produce "Mac-
bsth which so successful under his man
s,.r.-nt in san Francisco, in New York, and
a ne.0tiating tor a theater there.
| The Milan Opera company has now fallen
,pto the hands of Michael b. Ieavitt. The
rrInor that the name will be changed TO the
NleSian Opera company is denied
the Boston Ideals have begun rehearsals
m their new opera, THE Maid of Honor,
which will receive its first presentation In Bos-
~ in February next. Marie Stone and Zele
q. Ill-ss.n will alternate In the principal role
1t Is threatened that Kate Forsythe will
nsxt wear come forth as full-fedged star.
800 Frederick Warde has new tragedy entitled
.Galha. the Gladiator" which he produced
recently in Texas. OF course, we are told 1t was
q success
Lawrence Barrett made his first appear
a-re in Victor HuSo's "Hernani" in Philadel-
phia Monday night, and seems to have pro-
duced a fine impression. Barrett has cut the
line, 81 the play in many portions, but always
with COOL Judgment il Is said. He was called
before the curtain repeatedly on Monday night.
49, Mr.. John c. Freund, formerly editor OF the
New York Music and Drama, and later a MEM
bsr OF Frank Mayo's "Nordeck' company,
rIaving F5tbidl fairly WELL has now it is an
Nine. JanIsh resumes her tour at Montreal on
Monday.
The season of grand German opera In
Philadelphia is said not to have been much OF
success.
ROSina Vokes has done so well at the
Standard thester New York. that her engage
nent there will be heightened out three or four
weeks.
Patti finds herself in high favor among the
Parisians. ''Tne French talk Of her..
writes Edward King, las If she had made her
debut here and were a child of Paris. They are
quite wild to see her ON the stage once more
She is to sing for these new worshipers soon
after New Years.
Minnie Palmer has begun her second sea-
son in London at the Strand theater in ''My
Sweetheart"
- .Hoodman Blind" is said to be reasonably
successful" at Wallack's theater, New York. 1t
completes the fifth week of Its run tonight At
the Princess thester in London the play Is
shortly TO be succeeded by another drama from
the pens OF Jones and Barrett.
-Augustin Daily has secured tine right Of re-
fusal Of the new play "Sapho,' just produced at
the Paris Gymnass.
- Madame Marcella Sembrich recently gave
birth 10 a son in Dresden and Madame Chris
tine Nilsson. who was in that city at the time
consented to be gOdmOther TO the infant The
child has been christened Marcel Christian,
- Miss Maud Banks is now dramatic author
as well as an actress, and last Monday night ap-
peared at Naltham, Mass. in her own drama
entitled "Auld Robin Gray" which is written
in verse and pronounced a success by Boston
critics
The 50Oth performance of "Adonis'' will
take place at the Bijou Opera hou Sc, New York
on Thursday, January 9TH. When the play is
over Harry Dixey and his friends will
start igr the Metropolitan Opera house to- "trip
This will be one of the most remarkable Occa-
sions in the dramatic annals of New York
- Miss Mather, at the Union Square theater
New York, will cease to play Juliet this evening
when she VILE have acted the part at this
theater eighty-four times in succession. On
Monday Miss AiatheT will appear as Leah Mr.
Paulding will present Rudolph. Mr. Levick will
be seen as Ngth1a. the Apostate. The scenery
i1r the piece has been painted by MIR. William
Nuegtlin.
MIR. William ferris took leave of the
I.yeeum theater. London, on the last night of
OLIVIA He was presented by Mr.. Irving with
Irving portrait painted by 4IiIlais, and by the
company with a beautiful glowing cup Mr.
Ierris now appears in the new piece at the
Adelphi theater, entitled "Harbor Lights"
Lawrence Barrett, Wilson Barrett and
Edwin Booth will follow each other in imme-
date succession next fall at the Star theater,
S New aork. lawrence Barrett begins early in
september. Wilson Barrett occupies the last
ihree weeks of October. His first appearance
here will be made in the character of Claudian
Edwih Booth comes in November.
king Theebaw, the late king of Burmah.
once gave each actor of q strolling company a
silver cocoanut dlled with gems
The manuscript, copyright and parapher-
naiia OF The Gladiator belonging to the es-
tate OF the late John Mccullough, has been sold
ior $4,000 to James W. Collier. The title role
S Nl pr1o "a De played by Edmund Collier
leading man of the Mccullough company.
Miss Detchon, the young American lady
VINO mas shone in British roy al and aristocra,ie
circles. on account of her beauty and excep-
nonal talent, says the London Court Journal. is
IA faris, where she is assured of an equally ami
stDie aad nattering reception in the salons of
NE French nobility.
= Harrigan, the New York actor and mana
ger OIL the stage is a sedate, thoughtfu-looki ng
man. with kindly eye and voice. He fur
nvely watches everything going on while ap-
ptaTln- not To see anything and TO be so preoc-
eulled Win his thoughts not to know ex-
acIS Wlat ne Is saying. Like Robson he will
aiii9 i an eccentric character about the town
9 udS or hlght IN his study of him and his
..aHe-4D Tor stage purposes. He claims that he
od"s ali OF his characters frop, zeal lite
MI. Maurice Barrymore's play of Mad
Ielua VIII be produced at the Haymarket
HesleT, London, this evening. The cast will
Eeiude Miss Lydia Foot, Miss Emily Rigl-
Shp makes her first appearance in that city
III birFyinOre. Mr.. Beerbohm Tree and others
II IS stated that the production of Faust"
= T-, the Iyeeum theater. London, has cost Mr..
'--'- A4St It>S listn S4O,OOp.
- Heinrich Conreid, the musical director of
We New York Casino, has just returned from
A@fope With his pockets full of new operas and
contracts with European artists First no has
strauss latest opera, "The Gvpsy Raron "
~HICl VIII replace "AnOrita" AT the Casino on
VIZ ISth or 18th inst. Then ne has received
az AZ exclusive american right to MiIIoecker's
80 'Iet A1Inlr;I. Csibulka's "Jagdjumk r~Rei-
nam : D;1S Ellishorn, kremsers der Botsch-
SStr, and RHbinstin's grand oper;, ..Saro :,
HHestoi all Nine. Charlotte Wolter greatest O
rTt ', - trdSe dlans, Is coming TO this country
dei NOhTeld management
Attention has recentlv been c.,Iea 70 Oh.
- VI prominent actresses who are Catho-
- wary Anderson is a devout member of
tEe church Of Rome Lolita il a strict C,tho,to
a.; 81 y Maggie Mitchell. Mrs Florence Ris
v VI ana f'hea belong TO the same church Rhao
a. ,h .tases mass on sunday when she Is NOT
50, at leasi her says her rosary every night;
Tb.a -. me most important Christmas present
boofl n9 was donation Of 81 so i'm cIot hina
our IsdV % % 10 the little French school Of
ouia heeier. of Rlea's comnanr MISS
aLu De baptized in the CathoJfe viii, ~ is
49, npany reaches Washington in " tn,
a., inis year S Christmas pantomimes in Ion
..satils"'+' ~ nave oeen more gorgeous and
man ever before. A rather ranpI
- YtCNeItE Is shown at one thea,ar o-,,i,N,
= H3lee In Sheol.' II represents a ehtItieo |
- '1ii Oh a ballet, in which the hail., LESS re-
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