Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


IAToR'-MTSS CHAMBERLAIN WILL NOT GO
On THE sTAGE-RHEA AND ]. W. MoRRIssEY
skPARATE-MRs. BOWERS To RESUME THE
sTAGE-"ERMINIE" AT THE CASINO.
Negotiations which have been pending for
some time have been concluded by which Mr.
fsobert L. Downing, Of this city, will next sea-
son star in The Gladiator" in which John Nc
CnIlough used to appear. ]. H. Mack. long
connected with Haverly's enterprises will be
:sTna nGGws ndig manager. and means to give
surround his star with the leading members of
McCullough's company.
MI James A. Mahoney, OF this city, has
been re-engaged to support Lolita next season.
Edward Stone intends producing Sardou's
"Iheodora" in this country next season on a
grand scale, opening at Niblo's Garden in Sep
TENDER. The piece will be presented with all
tne original scenery, costumes and wardrobe
from Par1S complete.
1t appears that the alarm raised recently
regarding the appearance on the stage of Miss
Jennie Chambe rlain, the professional Cleve-
land beauty, was without foundation The
Cleveland Pain Dealer denies the truth of the
report report on the authority OF the Chamberlain
family. Miss Chamberlain will sail for Eu-
rope again next month.
j. w. Morrissey is now said to have sold all
his interest in the Rhea company to ]. w. Nc
Kinney, who has been advance agent for Rhea
this season. Mr.. MOrrissey will il is stated
manage the New York Standard theater next
season, while Rhea will manage herself.
Charles Barron, of the Boston Museum
company, who did good work with Edwin
Booth. has been dropped by Manager Field
Journal says, '.in dignifed silence" without
giving the public an opportunity to say fare
well to an old and faithful actor.
ON her return to New York to play her
for yra1l
Anderson will not ask such high prices rs she
dld on her first appearance in that city this
season. LII is stated that Miss Anderson's sea-
son OF thirty-fve weeks has been her most sue
cesSiul one The receipts, it is said, will aggre-
week.
- Mrs. D. p. Bowers, after a rest Of several
years, will resume the stage next season. max
ing feature of "Mary Stuart" She will be
supported by Joseph Wheelock and other we'll
known people.
- NINE. Gerster has entirely recovered her
health, it is said, and will shortly resume her
operatic career. She is now in Paris.
- In spite of all the abuse that was heaped
upon it on its first production, "Pepta." with
Lillian Russell, continues to draw largely at the
Union Square theater, New York. 1t completes
the eighth week Of its run this evening. At the
end of next week It will close i'm New York,
then going to Boston for two weeks.
- 1rving's "Faust'' has become such a great
seats are now reserved in the UPPER gallery,
which Is filled by strangers who cannot wait in
town to get seats in the stalls and dress circle
through reservations ahead.
- Nat Goodwin played the title role in Erich
ard I'LL" in Chicago Thursday night, for the
benefit Of his Manager. George w. Floyd. Fred
Bryton appeared as Richmond.
- Richard Mansfield intends to run "Prince
Karl three weeks longer at the Madison
Square theater, New York He makes several
no N oSf
Madame JaniSh is said to be the most NOR
bid actress on the stage. She processes to be
weary OF life, and constantly talks of death rs
being Il contamination dcvoutiy wished for.
EVERY night When the curtain falls at the close
OF the play. it is said she eXcaiins in the most
devout manner ''rank Colt! eff I coot only die
as easy as dot curtain rolls quick DOWN.
-"Erminie," the new comic opera presented
| at the New York Casino Monday night, seems
to have kept unbroken the list of successes ut
that well-rnanaged house. The book by Harry
Paulton, is said to be very witty and ingenious
and of more importance than the music. The
latter, by Edward Jakabowsky, is, however,
declared TO be bright, meodiOus, ut all times
pleasant to listen to and never commonplace.
The opera is mounted with the usual gorgeous
ness of the Casino.
- 1t seems to be definitely settled that Miss
Fortescue, who became famous through her
breach OF promise suit against Lord GaImoyle
Is TO be inflicted on the American public ne xt
season. We are told that the lady has after
louS financial offers of many American man
ayers, at last succumbed to the combined elo-
quence and capital of Al. Hayman, Marcus
Mayer and Daniel FrOhman and will appear at
the New York Lyceum in October.
- The New York Mirror recalls the fact that
it was the late George II. Butler, who, while on
the New York Herald, described Alexander
Henderson, Lydia Thompson's husband rs the
"shovclnOse shark of the sea OF vice" Mr..
Henderson went down to the Herald office to
annihilate Butler and came away badly
thraShcd.
Alfred Ayres, the critic and elocutionist,
says: ION our stage we have had no great read
ers, and, consequently, no great players OF tragic
Cushman. Mr. Booth, who, in my Judgment
as in the judgment of everybody else
is by a good deal our best tragedian'
He rarely speaks his lines as though he had
any special reason for speaking them as he
does. He misplaces the emphasis continually,
really well; and without reading really well
there can be no really good playing"
Father Abram j. Ryan, known as "the
poet priest of the SOUTH who died recently in
Louisville was the godfather Of Lavinia Shan
non. He had completed two acts of u drama
that he was writing for her, which she intended
to bring out next season. Father Ryan was q,
warm admirer of the stage and the profession
During the life OF John Mccullough the clergy
man was one of his most intimate friends.
- The Morning CuW, of Harrisburg, says of one
of our local singers who took part in y concert
given by the Thursday Club: "Miss Emma bet
weller, OF Washington, sang Paoio La Villa Is
Meeting and Parting with most enchanting
sweetness. She possesses meZZo-SopranO
voice. over which she has complete mastery
Her climaXes are touched with delicate grace
and artistic accuracy. She was heartily encOred
and replied with another song of exquisite
sweetness
Saturday Smiles.