The evening world., 1894-04-19
AIDA" WAS WELL Received.
Nordica's Success in the Leading
Role Of the Opera,
Marie Burroughs to Star In
Judah "-Other Stage News.

"Judah "-Other Stage News.
There was u large audience at the
Metropolitan Opera House last night,
and aida" was accorded splendid
reception. although 1t Is the fashion
among a certain set Of musical fanatics
or unmusical fanatics--to sneer ut
Verdi as premature and old-fashioned.
The leading role was sung by Nine.
Nordica, whose work during the present
operate season has been very crafty
ing. Noriica sang admirably, md her
arias were repeatedly and enthus.
astically encored. Her acting was also
distinctly good. Edouard de Rcszke APP
Amncris. and Sig. Vignas MS Rhadames.
Aida" was capitally staged, and 1t
might have been made one OF the events
OF the, operate season, for it's effect
upon the audience was undeniablc To-
night. for the first time in New York.
"Werther" will be sung. Chicago has
already heard It, but owing, TO Mime.
lar season here its postponcment was
found to be necessary
f. s Willard. in burst OF generosity
has promised to lend Henry Arthur
Jones's play Judah" to Miss Marie
Burroughs, who is at present his lead
ing lady. She Is very fond of the role
sea son as a star. She is to have her
husband. Louis Massen as leading man.
Mrs, Wilton Jones, will also be pre-
scented by Miss burroughs.
The satirical MIR. Oscar Hammerstein.
in his formal letter to Kilanyi. anent
the pictures that he Is going to produce
n i. naN Ar H.. tai HALL Il
dressed the gentleman as Noble Sir. :"
and ended his letter with "Salutatio
Duke" Tho pictures. by the bye,
a kisny nsy, oW Mnar going to be nurhli
production of Venus" Kilanyi. him
self, is going to the Windy City TO
superintend the tablcaux, and some Of
going. This OF course %t viii not Interfere r
with the pictures in 1872" number
of new ones will be done there next
week.
lished about my plans" said Mons
Marius, yesterday. II assure YOU that
nothing has been definitely settled The
probability is that l shall join Marie
Tempest. but l cannot say so positively
as yet. Miss Tempest does not intend
to drop her singing, as many people pro
%e as nS M GO Mons Mas
RUS has just returned from Boston.
where he staged "Tobasco" for Thomas
q. Seabrooke.
Another wall from Chicago: Why
should the best comedy that Pinero has
ever written c'The Amazons'). the farce
that has been convul sing New York and
Aunt'). and drama by Sydney Grun-
dy that has been widely discussed.
{" Sowing the Wind'o. have been re-
answer probably is that Chicago mana
gers have not gumption enough to pur-
chase these plays themselves, energy
enough to go, TO Europe to look for
that they are good. until they have been
submitted to the public.
Theatre. May l., will MT make the mis-:
take OF announcing Itself as a brand new
performance. It will be the good ole
"Adonis,' slightly up:-todated. Dlxey has
Rice. the only manager who has evel
beer. able to do anything with him, and
t,Ils,o VII BE-! Be the first time that he has
place. Carrie Perkins will be the merry
little mountain maid.
.Loie. Fuller has Just done her serpen-
tine dance for the five hundredth time
at the Folies Bergere in Paris. She is
making hay while the sun shines. and
there VIII be no more American tours
Win ailtBsu CeleDTltleS. La lSOle Is not
as much the rage in Paris as f5rmcrly
she has become sort Of permanen,
attraction-wh!ch pays better In III.
long run.
Bettina Ordway- Gera I'd Padelford- r (.
fael-Wolfe has been engaged to appear
With Miss Louise Beaudet at the Bijot
The atre next month in "Cliquette." r
A. Roberts will be another member OF
the company. Mrs. Pad
eiford- Raffael-Wolfe will next season
play the part Of Bossy in Hoyt's skit
"A Texas Steer.
Jerome H: Eddy Is to branch forth as
playwright next season, and having
been an agent land n very excellent one
by the bye.) for so long ne SHOULD know
how, to boom IT,. Mr., Eddy. is associate
Alice E, Ives. The piece is called ''Th,
Village Postmaster" and Is in four acts
which are laii in New Hampshire. Man.
aGer Rosenquest has acquired an inter.
es; in the comedy and will stage 1t neXl
season
Some English agitators are raising q
hue and cry at the perpetual bur,
lcsques Of John Bull on the French
stage. Dagonet, of the Referee. started
the ball rolling, ard II Is going ahead
very nicely; one writer says: 81 often
go to the theatre IN London, where the
French mossoo is no longer caricatured
Why should not the Partisan stage imi.
tate this example, and courteously reie.
gate to the limbo of forgotten things
the Englishman with the red whiskers
long teeth and large feet?" In New
York the question OF Jonathans treat,
ment in London and Paris has not a:
seem to prefer Miss Jonathan to hel
father