Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05

present is concerned, ancient history. but
they crop up from memory on the re-
tSs OF Congress. and more especially at
the meeting OF an extra session.
The Only Patti.
The announcement Of the temperance
for another farewell tour Of the famed
songstress, Adelina Patti, has caused quite
a discussion about her age. A most ex-
cellent authority asserts that she is but
ffty-three while Mr.. Brady the famed pho-
tographer who has picture of her in his
gallery, taken when she was seventeen years
of age. says she Is fully sixty years Of age So
long as her remarkable powers remain, age
has nothing to do with 1t. and she will be
welcomed here by all lovers of music with
the same enthusiasm which has greeted
her and prima donnas Of like celebrity. Her
knowledge Of her art and the capacity of
her voice at this time will prevent a failure
Dejazet, the great French soubrette, was
Dor in 1877 and retired e from the stage In
was almost as brilliant as when in her
prime, she had all Paris at her feet She
was famed as sou6rette and closed her r
parts. which she had assumed many years
before. Grisi and Mario. 1t was said.
fingered superfuous on the stage, their
powers had become very seriously impaired.
but still they formed an attractive and de.
nghtful entertainment. When 1 heard Grisi
and Mario IN 1854 1t was sa,a py those VINO
she was not what she had been. but never
have seen or heard such a Norma as Grisf g.
Her acting in the scene with Adelgesa was 2
one OF the most superb histriontc enorts i
ever saw. and in the other characters IN
which / saw her / observed no trace OF
diminution Of the great powers for which
Mario remained on the stage some years.
but eventually retired after receiving an
admonitory symptom Of dispisssure from
The removal OF the models from the large
hall Of the patent Office to make room Tor
the number Of clerks engaged IN the e. ousi;
quarters it occupied ip the old post ONCE
building, which was destroyed by fire In
' remember the old post office building. q
long yellow brick. for at the time OF the IRE
/ was going to school on It'll street kept oy
Mr. Charles Strahan, on the block now &C.
that time there were only a few clerks en-
ployed in the office. and 1t occupied but q
few rooms in the post offlce building. That
building was one OF snSse erec..u ws f soUn
Philadelphia. and was intended Tor hoteL
1t was never used as one. however: and one
Of the FIRST theaters. Y not the h,,d mrs. Mr
". b. Wood of Wood & Warren. speaks OF
It in his most Interesting book on the Amer
lean stage.
The First Theater.
The first theater in Warrington was open.
ed in 1900 An address written by Thomas
Law was spoken and the play was ''Venict
Preserved" Wignett Cooper and Mrs
Belvidera. Mr.. Wood does not say how
long he occupied that building, but ht
speaks Of a theater opening in 1855 whers
Carusis saloon was. that burned In 1870
Mr.. Wood. speaking Of the hospitality ex.
tended to the company by the citixens OF
Washington and Alexandria, says It wa.
with pleasure they returned here at the
commencement Of the season and left here
regretfully. He speaks Of Forests mrs,
Philadelphia as Young Norval in Douglas
Booth q always mean the elder. for there
in Richard November 2. 1871. Mr. Wood
received a letter from Tyrone Power. dated
London. February q 1922. desiring an en-
gagement to play Richard the Third; sil
Giles Overreach, Sir Edward Mortimer
Rover, Young Rapid and other comedy
parts and tragedies Mr.. Woods advice
Unfortunate an attempt. JOHN F. COYLE