Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-30
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next with the new Carleton Opera Company il
Strauss newest opera. Indigo" The season
| will continue for twelve weeks and during thai
time Mr.. Carleton will produce two new operas
| that have never been seen In America. In ad
dition to select repertoire Of the lighter grand
operas, such as mariana" FRA Diavolo" and
bohemian Girl" Mr.. Carleton will present q
grand revival Of THE Gondoliers," with an in.
| creased cast and an augmented orchestra. The
| cast OF Mr.. Carletons company is much stronger
| than the one he had last summer. It includes
Marie Bell. who created such furore in
London last season, and she has been especially
| engaged for the summer season. Negotiations
are now pending looking to the en- Sagement OF
Laura Schirmer Mapleson, the famous prima
donna of New York, and other distinguished
| artists. Those already engaged are Jay C.
Taylor, the leading tenor Of the American
| lyric stage, Tom Ricketts, OF San Francisco and
Charley Drew. the well-known comedian. The
chorus will number forty voices and the
| scenery and costumes for the productions are
new and magnificent 'Indigo" is said to be
Strauss best opera and has made a great sue
| cess wherever i. has been given.
kERSAN's LYcEUM THEATER-Peter Maher,
the feature of the Fay Foster Burlesque and
Specially Co., the attraction at kernans Ly-
ceum 1heater next week, will be matched
against the winner of the Fitzsimmons-iial
fight. During the engagement here, Maher
VIII meet all Corners lie is accompanied By
his trainer. Billy Madden. and will give $500
10 any man standing before him four rounds.
Miss Fay Foster. the famous English burlcsque
queen, has a thorough knoyledge OF
the public taste and affords it am
pie qualification IN an entertainment!
that surpasscs ali her former efforts.
The first part, Our Pleasure Party" is replete
with musical gems. The Irish Patrol" miro
duces many Handsomely formed artists III
Guided III ihe olio are Ruby Hart, Franz Clay
ton. John and Elm! Vidocq. the beautiful King
sisters, Hamlin and Ham!ln and the Patterson
hrnt IL. al h,rl 10
rich satire on ''Erminie," abonnil!ng i'll comedy.
wit and music. Miss Ruby Hart appears in the
leading role and is supported by strong COM
pany of burlesquers and comedians.
Me-. AND MEs. CLEoPATRA.-The Mask and
Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania is
vigorous infant of four years. 1t has been
successful from its first entertainment. The
extrayagaLZa OF last year, Miss Columbia, "
which was given here at the Academy Of Music,
is well remembered. This year MIR. and Mrs
Cleopatra Is the name assigned TO a melange
of music. marches and dancing, which is
given with the dash and swing characteristic
OF college boys. The scene Is laid in Egypt at
the time OF the battle OF Actium, and as tho
curtain goes up ON ''early morning in Alexan-
dria" company OF Roman soldiers march
on ard sing martial chorus, neryiE5 them
selves for the battle. They are followed by
sixteen frances of Antony, who lament his in
consistency Ill a ds.eful dirgc and seek to find
him. They are great fayorites with the audi
eEce and their frequent entrances always win
applause, and their Excuse us. but have you
seen Marc Antony?' becomes a byword Next
Mr.. Michael j. Magheraty. The proprietor OF a
Chicago dime museum, enters in company with
his daughter Gertrude. Mr.. kendrick, who
takes this last part, makes "a perfectly lovely"
girl. and sings. acts and dances to perfection.
The entrance OF Cleopatra is most striking
stage picture. aud throughout the performance
one novelty follows another in quick success
sion. The play is the work of Frederick
Brooke Nelson, who appears AS Cleopatra, and
the music Is adapted from various sources
The performance Is produced under the per-
scnal supervision of Mr.. Clayton +. McMichael,
who has retired from active work and does
not appear i'll the cast Two hundred new cos
TUNES and car load of scenery are necessary
for the production, and college boys without
number VIII accompany the players. The Ma
tional Theatre on Monday night will be packed
by the many who are anxious to be able to
answer In the affirmative the oft-repeated
question. 'Have you seen Marc Antony?'
FRIEND FRITZ-The first production in
America of the new opera by Pietro Mascasni,
entitled "Friend Fritz" will be given at the
Universalist Church next Wednesday evening.
1t will be in the form of recital and will be
sung by the pupils of Sig: Mama. The cast
Will include Misses Annie Louise Miller, Mamie
Donnelly and Pauline Whitaker, Messrs
W. d. Mcfarland, Adrian Epping,
Melville Hensey and Fulton Lewis, and
there will be chorus of forty-five voices
The music of this opera is said to be fully as
melodic and effective as that Of the ''Cavalleria
Rusticana," and the score will receive con-
scientious treatment. Messrs. Herman Rake
mann. violinist, and Paul MisrscL, violoncellist
will assist, and Miss Jennie Glennan will be the
accompanied Reserved seats may be secured
at knabe's, Droop's and Ellis music stores.
The PATTI CoSCERr.-That Adelna Patti
will have a crowded house at her concert.
n vulH hA nru At thn Nats4 h..
next Tuesday night. is assured by the present
condition of the box sheet She is the one
singer who can repeatedly say farewell and
yet be welcomed with enthusiasm each time
she returns. Her beautiful voice is always
heard with pleasure, and it is hoped
finally taken from the stage. Mile. Patti
will be assisted at her coming concert by Nile.
Fabbri. contralto; N. Guile. tenor; Sig. Ga
lassi, baritone, and Sig. Novara, bass; Sig.
Arditi will be the conductor. Besides con-
cert program. portions of the first and second
acts of ROssini's opera of ''Semiramide'' will
be given, with all the accessories Of scenery,
costume, DC.
THEosoPaY-G. r. 8. Mead of London, gen.
eral secretary of the European section Of the
Theosophical Society and formerly Madame
Bavatsky's private secretary. will lecture at
the Universalist Church next Tuesday evening
on ''Reincarnation or ReDirth." Mr.. Mead is
eminent a scholar and writer and his lecture
will no doubt prove highly entertaining.
NATIONAL RIFLES AuMoRY.-There will be
notable entertainment at the National Rifles
Armory next Tuesday evening, when Buck
stones comedy, The Irish Lion" and
Offenbach's operetta "The Rose of Au-
vergne" will be presented. The principal per-
formers will be Mr.. D. c. Bangs. the
versatile actor, and Miss Effie Darling
a talented actress and vocalist, supported by
well-known people, including Fred Darling, L.
f. Randolph, George Z. Terry, Miss Elite NJ.
Linden. These names give assurances of an
enjoyable performance. After the program
there will be a hop. Tickets may be secured
at Sanders K Stayman'a
The FOREsIEEs.-The first presentation of
Lord Tennyson's play, ''fhe Foresters,'' was
given by the DAILY Company last night at the
National Theater, and an audience that COM
pletely filled the house witnessed the perform
ance with great interest. The story IL we'll
known and has been made familiar during the
season by the opera of robin Hood" but its
treatment by the poet laureate il lofty i'll
thought and exquisite in diction. With its
spectacular effects. its glen of fairies its songs
and chOruses and Its dances, The Furesters'
is far different from what one would expect to
see the DAILY company in. and yet less COM
plete and competent organization would fail
to make even the noble language of Tennyson
effective in the play tolerable, for even
in the hands of Miss Rehan. Mr. Drew
Miss Cheatham and their associates there is
hardly sufficient action to satisfy a less Guilt
waited audience than that which witnessed it
last night As literary effort The Foresters''
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