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11 CH EST EH DEMOCRAT AKO CHIK)NICLE, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1896. THE VIEWS OF NASBY ON SILVER tho result is a volume of sound like that of forty average voice. The juality is fine and they blend well, too. Siegfried was sung my Alois Burgstaller, a Bayreuth tenor, twenty-five years old, with a glorious, robust voice. He has not been long "discovered," and before many years will undoubtedly have wide fame.

The Wotan. Carl ren on of Dresden, has also a beautiful voice. Of course, there were seme weak points. Rosa Sucher, as Sieg-linde, was very uninteresting, and her voice is thin and hard. The voice" of Hagen (Carl Grengg of Vienna) is simply what the Germans call a "Bier-basse," a bass which too much beer has made rough and gruff.

But the flaws are few, and do not spoil the general excellence. The musical cast alone includes seventy-nine persons, and there is an orchestra of 123 men. What a gigantic undertaking for a woman to manage, for Frau Cosima Wagner is the head and front of it all! She attends every rehearsal, and from June This is not to be the last week of the United States Navy, Is said to have as-Wilburs after alL. It was intended to sisted David Belaseo at rehearsals of bring the engagement at the Lyceum to a "Under the Polar Star" last week. The close on Saturday, August 2l)th, but ths lieutenant was consulted upon some teeh-sueeess of this experiment in popular prices nical details.

has been bo great that it has leen decided Cora EdsaH wishes to deny that she all likelihood, be snapped up by some of our managers here. The Gaiety, not the Olympic, seems to be his proper home." The War Cry, published in Toronto, Canada, has in its issue of August 8 a characteristic cut of Joseph Arthur, J. W. Rosenqnest, and John Maguire. They are dressed as miners and seem to be engaged in a lively discussion.

The cut is entitled "Miners Scrapping Over a Calm," ami this is accompanied by the advice: "The truth in Mr. Corder'a remarks, but when he says of one of Berlioz's works that it "bores an audience almost as much as Liszt's 'Holy he makes a deplorable blunder. Liszt's magnificent oratorio is becoming more popular every year ja Germany, where it is frequently given either as an oratorio or an opera. In the opinion cf the present writer, there is more good music in Liszt's "Elisabeth" than in any two oratorios of Handel or Mendelssohn. Sixty-one different operas were produced in Vienna during the last season.

The three novelties which attracted most attention were Massenet's "Navarraise." Kienzl's "Evangelimann," and Goldmark's "Cricket on the Hearth," an opera which was also very successful in Berlin, and will doubtless go the rounds of Europe next season. Goldmark has already set to work on a new opera. He is a clever but eclectic composer, and his operas, as "The Queen of Sheba" and "Merlin" show, lack those qualities which insure them a permanent place in the repertory. His orchestral works have a more enduring value. Leoncavallo's criminal and degenerate opera "I Pagiiacci," has reached-lts hundredth performance at Berlin, where the wily William I.

once "boomed" this composer for political reasons. He is now at work in his villa at Lake Masrgiore writing an opera to be called "La Vie Bo-heme." There is a report that he is to be brought over to the United States for a concert tour next season. Just why, it is difficult to say, as he is not a great conductor, nor has he written anything even moderately good for the concert hall, and even of his operas all but one have failed. America is not a good place for exploiting ephemeral musical celebrities. The New York Tost says: "The American composer, Edgar Stillman Kelley has an article in the August Look-er-On which will give the admirers of Brahms something to think about.

In denying Brahms a place among the great composers, Kelley follows the example of Wagner, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Paderewski, Seidl. and many other eminent musicians. But his article is not merely an expression of opinion; it gives the reasons "why Brahms fails to inspire us." The Brahmsites having had the audieity to put his piano pieces even above those of Chopin, Mr. Kelley shows, by an absolutely incontrovertible argument, that Chopin is not only more artistic, but more scientific in his harmonies; that Brahms violates not only the laws of art and taste, but of acoustics. His reactionary spirit leads 'him to use antiquated chord groupings which were, indeed, tolerable in the old harpsichords, but produce clashing, discordant harmonies in the sonorous modern piano.

Mr. Kelley's article, which is elucidated by many illustrations in musical type, is one of the most important contributions made to musieal criticism and aesthetics in many years. a large number of roans college graduate were preparing to leave for Cuba, with the object of joining the rebel forces. In this city the names of a dozen prominent university men are mentioned as pmong those who will soon swing the bis machete for the sake of Cuba Libre. Some of the young men were interviewed, and while the acknowledged their determination to go to Cuba as volunteers, they did not care at this time to have their names used in connection with the news.

Several members of the- naval reserve will, before winter sets in ia earnext, be southward bound, and one young man, at present a lieutenant ia the reserve, will organize a small company and go in, command of it. Yesterday the Press reporter verified the story that Carlos J. Peralto. a University of Pennsylvania graduate, had several weeeks ago gone to Cuba, While at school in this city the youDj man oftea spoke of hi. desire to fight for Cuban liberty, and some time ago he totS a physician that he had decided to dedicate his life to the cause.

Peralto is a native of Costa Rica and is the son of a wealthy coffee planter, whose estate was near that of General Antonio Maceo. He knew the brilliant rebel general very well, and wrote him a letter some time ago. saying that he would like his services accepted in th Cuban cause. General Maceo answered promptly and Peralto did not delay in making a start. It was stated on the bet authority yesterday that Howard Sypher, of 12I Sonth Nineteenth street, a graduate of the L'nivtrsity and a lawyer, had several days ago started for Cuba.

He has been, most enthusiastic since the war in the unfortunate island commenced and arranged to go to Cuba several weeks ago as a member of an expedition. Some of the plans miscarried, however, and Mr. Sjpher was unable to get away until within the week. Mr. Sypher wa a prominent athlete at the university, and is well known throughout college circle of the country.

He desired to go at the time young Osgood went, but for reason best known to himself was unable to do so. Osgood has written him several letter in the meantime, and Sypher's desire to fight for Cuba libre has grown stronger from day to day. Another intimate friend and chum of Osgood's contemplates leaving for the scpiie of war in Cuba within a brief period. This young man is George W. Woodruff, the famous foot ball coach of the Uni- vcrsity of Pennsylvania.

When seen by a Press reporter yesterday, Mr. Woodruff said: "Yes, I have for some time thought I would go to Cuba and fight for the liberty of the downtrodden people. The more I have considered the matter the more fixed has become my determination, ami unless the unforeseen happens I shall be with General Gomez before next Christmas. I would go sooner, but I have an engagement to coach the foot ball team this season, and could not very well leave until the Jast game is played, which will be oc Thanksgiving day. "Osgood- wanted me to accompany to Cuba on the Pena expedition, but I was unable to do so.

Still. I shall join him later, and there will be quite a contingent of college men to grent him at the same time. I believe that several naval reserves also contemplate their services in the cause of the Cubaa republic." Mr. Woodruffff is himself a member of the naval reserve. He is acquainted with the Philadelphia boys now fighting against Spain, anil say he will go Cuba to fight and not to play.

He was a graduate of Yale in th academic course in 1S'J and played on the Yale foot ball eleven for four years. He rowed in the 'varsity crew four years and in '8f was the captain. After leaving Yale he entered the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, and is now a practicing attorney. He is a thoroutrh, athlete, is acknowledged to the bet foot ball tactician in the country to-day and is otherwise a very brilliant young man. AH things considered, including hi: fire military ability, Mr.

Woodruff will be a valuable acquisition to the patriot army. A Carious War Relic St. Louis Rppubllo. Charles F. Gillet, of Cleveland, Ohio, has a curious war relic in the shape of aa "honorable discharge" of a faithful dog, which was formerly owned by Mr.

Gillet'a father. The animal served three years in Battery II Independent Regiment Pennsylvania Light Artillery. The discharge recites that "Jack Puppy (brindle) was a 'watchman' in Captain E. II. Nevin's company; that he was enlisted on January 21, 1862.

for three years, and was discharged on June 10. 18t5, at Camp Barry, D. C. by reason of expiration of time." He was born at Alexandria. Va-, and was 4 yeara old at the time of discharge.

The paper further says that the dog was of "yellowish complexion, and brown eyes," and that by occupation he was a "tighter." This curious document is sismed by Captain kl. H. Nevin and by I. A. Torrcnce, mustering officer.

What the Famous War-Time Humorist Wrote on the Issue. A BURNING QUESTION A a "Finanseer" His Views on the Depreciation of Currency Soon Changed Forcible Illustration and its Influence. Petroleum V. Nasby la 1878. Coafederit Roads (Wich is in the State of Kentucky), Jan.

22, 1878. I ain't so certain that I want the silver bill to pass ez I was. The fact is, the thing don work ez I sposed it wood, and I ain't clear onto it. There is suttle principles in these h'nansihel questions wieh requires a great dee! uv thought, and there is underlying principles wich a man has got to understand afore he is competent to set hisself up ez authority. One thing I'm ertin ur, Bascom ain't no finanseer, nor never will 'be, and I told him so.

"Wat is a finanseer?" asked he. "A finanseer," sed assooming the look of Dan'l Webster, "is a man wich kin pay his debts with nothin a man wich kin git suthin with nothin'." "The Corners, then, is full of frnanseers," he renarkt, bitterly, castin' a casual glance at his slate, wich wuz jist full enuff to turn over and begin on tother side. But he hezn't any uv the science nv it. I wuz argooing writh him the o'tfher day in favor uv my noshun uv a leather currency, though I told him silver wuz much the same thing, and, for example, I would assoom that silver wuz to 'be the currency uv the fucher. "Now, don't yoo see, Bascom, fhat ef I hed twict ez much money, I cood drink twict ez much whisky and pay for it?" "How much is twice nothin'?" -wuz the unfeelin anser uv the tyrant who holds the destinies of the Corners in his hands.

"That's wot yoor caprtle Qiez bin ever since I knowd yoo." "Parson," sed he, "I don't see what erthly difference it's goin' to make whether silver is currency or anything else. How are yoo goin' to git silver ef it is made legal tender? Ef silver wuz ez plenty ez bricks, w'at hev you got to git any uv it with?" "Troo, G. wuz my answer; "but can't you see that to hev silver wood re-leeve the dettor class? Even now afore it is legal tender, it's only wuth 92 cents on the dollar, and when the country is floodid with it, it will go still lower. Then we or rather sich uv us ez hev property to raise money on kin pay off "Eggsactly so," retorts Bascom; "you kin pay me foi the good, honist likker uv mine, w'ich you hev consoomed, in coin, which is less than the dollar yoo promised. All rite.

But look here come in here, all uv yoo. I -want yoo silver men to know exactly w'at yoo are rushin' into." And this feend led us into the back room that back room wich contains the subsistence uv the 'Corners. There, in King rows, wuz Bascoin's stock. There, in barrils. piled one ou top nv another, wuz the delishus whisky uv Louisville, uv different ages, rangin from that nv two weeks old to that wieh hed jist left the still, and was scarcely cold yit.

There it lay, and ez my eye ranged affeckshun-ately over it, I felt ef I cood hev the drink-in' uv all that likker I wood be content to lay down and die when the last drop wuz gone. Bascom p'inted to an-immense tank w'ich he had erectid within a few days, with a pipe running in from the roof. "I shan't raise tlhe price of likker in conscience uv bein' paid for it in a de-preshiated currency!" sed he. I fell on Ba.scom's neck in an extacy uv deiite, while the others shouted, "ah for Bascom!" I remarkt, while teers suf-foosed my eyes. "I never placed yoo much below the angels, but this generous act has histed yoo a hundred per cent, in my estimashun.

Bless yoo, G. bless you." "But I'll tell you w'at I shell do. Do yoo see that tank?" sed he. "May I ask w'at that is for?" I sed. "That tank will fill with rane-water," sed he.

"The moment yoo git to payin' me in silver, I shel take out uv each uv them birrils jist eggsactly three and one-fifth gallons uv likker, and fill it with water." "Merciful hevings!" we all exclaimed, "and poor likker so weak now!" "And when silver gits down to 75 cents on the dollar, I shel take out 25 per cent, uv whisky and fill her up with 25 per cent, of water. And so on down. Ef silver goes up I shel add whisky eggsackly in proporshen. In short, my whisky is jist agoin' to toiler currency, and nothin' shorter. Yoo fellers wich work for wagis may swet, but I won't." "But yoo'l increase the size of yoor glasses?" sed I.

"Not eny. But yoo may drink twice ez many times to git the same amount uv drunk es 'before, by payin' for each drink." And Baseoin stalked hawtfly back and took his posishen behind his bar. Ther wux consternashun in the Corners sich ex I hev never seen. There whs a hurried consuItahun at the deekin's house and 1 sejested that we emancipate ourselves from the dominyun uv this tyrant by startin a grosery uv our own, on the joint stoek principle, whu-h wuz agreed to, each man agreein' to contribbit $10 to the capitle stock, which wood 'be enuff to buy a barl or two, for a beginnin'. We wuz enthoosiastic till we come to ballootin' for the man to keen the clace.

when it wuz found instid uv my bein' chosen, yoonanimously. es I eggspeeted to be, that every man hed votid for hisself. Lz not a soul uv them would recede, the skeem was blocked rite there, and finally hed to be abandoned and we went back to Bascoin's and submittid. That tyrant hez us. Uv course we can't stand likker dilootid in that manner.

are willin enuff to diloot the currency with which to pay for likker. but we want our likker full strength. We coodent 1ieh it, but that nite we signed and sent to our representative a remonstrance agin' the srlver bill. The Corners is now for a honest currency. Wood.

wood, that we had some uv it. PETROLEUM V. NASBY, Finanseer. COLLEGE MEN GOING TO CUBA. Numbers of Graduates Preparing to Take Up Arms Against Spain.

Philadelphia Tresa. President Cleveland's recent proclamation agaiuit filibustering may have some effect uiou the shipping of arms to Cuba, but it has not discouraged American sympathy for the struggling imtriots, especially iu the case of young men who have considered the matter of going to the "Pearl of the Antilles" and taking up arms in defense of the Lone Star Hag of Cuba. A Presa reporter k-arued. yesterday, that loth to July 19th there are two daily. She i.

i of the text, gives the Gingers the "stage business" and supervises every department. She is certainly wonderful. We saw her twice a woman, perhaps CO, with snow-white hair. She has the prominent nose of Liszt and strongly resembles him. This second cycle is marked by the absence of Americans.

There are tnany English here, but, strangely, the French are the most numerous of the foreigners. Frau Wagner gives every Saturday evening an informal musicale at her home "Villa Wahnfried." At the last one, pome French violinist played and Frau Schumann-Heink and riunkett Greene sang. The weather was delightful during all our Bayreuth stay, till just before the last act of the "Gotterdanimerung." when he mists settled down on the hills and the thunder began to roll. It was all in keeping with the tragic fate about to overtake Siegfried, the hero. And when the trumpets sounded for the last time the beautiful "Wedding Call" and we turned back to our places, it was with real regret that the end was near, and with the hope that our memories of Bayreuth mieht never fade.

MARY M. HOWARD. Recital atForest Lawn. Mrs. J.

J. Snell gave a most delightful lawn fete to her pupils and a large number of friends Tuesday afternoon and evening, at her summer home, situated on the banks of Lake Ontario at Forest Lawn. The grounds and cottage were handsomely decorated with Japanese lanterns. Following is the programme, assisted by Mrs. R.

W. Bellamy and Albert II. Shumacher: Fiaoo duet. Concert Polka Labityky Mrs. Florence Peck and Mrs.

Snell. Little Fairy Waltz Streabbog Master George Buckland. Kirmess Rltter Miss Ruth Peck. Grasshopper Walta Chad wick Miss Marie Fee. Xight Time Vande-Water Albert H.

Schumacher. By the Spring Gnrlltt MUiS Ethel May. Tryolean Serenade Morley. Mis Helen Bowlby. Polonaise Brilliante Merkel Miss Miriam Bagley.

Villags Festival Gateno Miss Ethel May. a. When Love is gone H.iwley b. Irish Folk Song Mrs. Bellamy.

Fifth Nocturne Leybach Mis May Borchard. Air Danse De Veilbach Mis Amelia Engler and Mrs. Snell. Valse de Concert Miss Miriam Bagley. Impromptu No.

3 op. Fr Schubert Misa May Borrtiard. Duetts, 7 Caracciola Mrs. Bellamy and Mr. Schumacher.

a. Vialse, op. 70, No. 3 Chopin. D.uoncert muck.

op. von Weber Miss Iletta Lehnkering. ORIGIN OF THE BOERS. They Left France in 1688 and Settled in Cape Colony. The Sketch It is extremely interesting at the present oment, says Mr.

Gaathony. to inquire ss to who and what the Boers really arc, and whence comes this heroic and stub-Lorn defense of their rights which has exalted these South African agriculturists in the eyes of the world. After the revocation of the Edict of Names by Louis of Huguenots, in 1688, left France and settled in Cape Colony under the Dutch, who then had possession of it, which government at that time denied the very privileges to the Huguenots that their descendants and tnose of the Dutch have until recently denied the Johannes-burgers, which has led to the unfortunate revolt against the government of the Transvaal, as in the eighteenth century it led to the French exodus from Cape Colony. Two centnries ago, when the Huguenots in Cape Colony presented a petition to the governor for electoral rights, Van der Stell was enraged, and dismissed them with a severe reprimand "to restrain their French impertinences," which had a parallel in Pretoria lately, when some reasonable appeal for representation by the Uitlanders was "re ceived with jeers" by the members of the Raadzaal. In 17(1) the use of French in addressing the government on official matters was publicly forbidden.

In 1724 the church service in French was permitted for the last time, and for 70 years after the arrival of the Huguenots in South Africa their children ceased to speak French' entirely. When the settlers could no longer tndure the tyranny of the Dutch they "trekked," trackled. into the interior, and it it, therefore, quite as likely that the Dutch-speaking Frenchmen are more entitled to be called the owners of the Transvaal than the Dutch themselves that is, we consider, as civilized nations do, that the original native has no territorial rights whatsoever. If the original Huguenots have been deprived of their they have not been deprived of their names, and those "we find all through South Africa Du Plessis, Malherbe. Ros-s au, Fouehe.

De Viliiers, Du Toit, Malan, Marais, Mesnard, Du Pre. No-tier. Le Febre, Cordier, Retief, Le Roux, Theson, Hugo, Le Grange, and dozens of others. What are the names they gave to the homes they established if not in French? Normandy, Ie Parais, Lamotte, Joubert, Rhone, Champagne, Languedoc. te.

The name of the communder-general, Joubert, is French, and he is probably also a descendant of one of those who, in 1688, exiled themselves from France for the Rjike of their religious litterty. The name of the Boers, De IWr (not Van IWr), Dn Toispan, whose farms were despoiled when diamonds were found in Kimberley, are obviously of French origin mo it would appear that the president of the French republic has more reasons for offering sympathy than the German emperor. Sure Preventive. Detroit Free Press. "Professor," said the fair leader of the reform delegation to the reticent neighborhood philosopher, who was supposed to know everything, "we're trying to make this world better and have taken the liberty of seeking your advice.

What is the surest way to prevent divorces in this country "Don't get married." And the dcletatiyu filed out to keep tne conrpacy a week longer, bo cemic opera will be given at the Lyceum through th- first week in September, except on Wedies-lay, September 2 i. when the Wilburs will go to Lyons for the d.iy to make room for Primrose aid West's minstrels, bcoked for the Lyceum on, that day. Thi vcfek two performances will le given every day and the bill will be cheiged daily. The repertoire for the week will include "Martha," "Fra Diav-lo," "Olivette," "Maritana," "The Bohemian and "Erminie," which will be given in the order in which they are here named, except that "Martha" will be repeated on Saturday afternoon. Miss Eloise Moitimer who has been kept off the stage by a sprained ankle for the last week, will rerssume the prima donna roles next week.

A new series of "tableaux" will be given. Interest irt the Wilburs continues unabated. Indeed the audiences grow more and mor crowded as the engagement draws to its close. It is probably not too n-uch to say that, in point of attendance, the "Wilburs' engagement has made the' record for the Lyceum. Dramatic Notes Maggie Cline's season opens in Buffalo August 31.

Josie Ilart will appear in "Lost, Strayed or Stolen." Joseph W. Girard rejoined J. AL Saw-telle's company last week. Joseph A. Wilkes has been engaged for the "Great Diamond Robbery." Harry Dull goes with Lincoln J.

Carter's "Southern Fast Mail" company. Rehearsals of "Siberia." begin to-morrow at the Bijou theater, in Brooklyn. Helena A. Wilson, daughter of G. W.

Wilson, is studying at Rarncy, France. Jacob Litt has had a severe attack of intermittent fever, from which he is slowly recovering. Charles F. Dittmar has engaged, through his foreign agent, Tetrameter, an electric dancer. George C.

Tyler has been engaged by Charles Frohman as business manager for Albert Chevalier. Bob Evans will go with Joe Hart's "A Gay Old Boy" to play the part originated by Harry Morse. Daniel A. Kelly has engaged Frederick C. Hoey and Louise Potter for "The Outcasts of a Great City." Charles Kirke and wife have returned from the Catskills and will shortly begin rehearsals with "The Lady Slavey." Lawrence Marston is at work on a so ciety play for Madeleine MerlL The scene is laid in Cuba during the rebellion The rehearsals of "The Ensign" com menced yesterday in this city.

The open ing will be in Omaha, August SO William F. Owens will play the part of Profesyr Cadwalader in "The Big Bonanza" when it goes on the road this sea son. Valerie Bergere's most recent success was as Vera in "Moths." produced through Pennsylvania by Campbell Gollan's stock company. Edwin Wayne Emery left town on August 13 to begin rehearsals at Camden with Thomas E. Shea in "The Man o'-Wars-Man Presley B.

French has been spending his summer vacation at Glens Falls, N. compiling a record of the theatrical events of the year past. H. W. Taylor will do the advance for Elrov's stock company supporting J.

liar vev Cook and Lottie Church. The season opens August 31. Hubert Sackett, Katie Enrmett's manager, left for Chicago last Thursday. Miss Emmett will rehearse in that city and open in Detroit on August 30. Anna Stannard, the latest society ac tress to appear as Dumas's heroine, 'Ca-miile," is negotiating with a Jamaica manager for a tour of the Indies.

Roland Reed presented the Scranton lcdze of Elks with a fine specimen of an elk's head on August 4. The presentation was a great event in Scranton. Garland Gaden and Laura Lorraine Gaden are spending the summer in Austin, near Chicago. They will not go out in "The Young American" this season. William Burreas, cousin of Marie Bur-ress and a very versatile actor, has re turned from San Francisco and is spend ing a few weeks at his home in Columbus, O.

Robert V. Ferguson, a character actor ef skill and experience, has been engaged by Augustus Pitou for the comedy part in Joseph Arthur's new play, "The Cherry Pickers." Augustus Cook returned August 11, from Edinburgh, where he has spent his summer vacation. He left immediately for San Franc-isco to join the "Mme. Sans Gene" company. The Minneapolis Tribune in a recent issue published a portrait and the views of Netta Bourne on "The Effect of Dress from a Business and Moral Standpoint on the Theatrical Profession." Moore and Castner'a "Greatest Uncle Tom's Cabin Show ou Earth" open their twenty-fifth season at the Wieting opera house, Syracuse, on September 5, under the management of Harry Moore.

Maude Cleveland, having returned from Europe on the steamer St. Louis, is now paying Bessie Taylor a visit at her home. Mis Cleveland will be in "The Ensign" company for the coming season. William Lange, center fielder on the Chicago nine, will appear with Eddie Foy next wason in a rejuvenated version of "Off the Earth." Mr. Lange's part is being written into the piece by John W.

Dunne. Jeff d'Angelis. who will open his starring tour at the Broadway theater on September 3, is reported to have saved the life of a young woman who was bathing near the comedian's villa at Ludlow-on-the-Hudson. The many professional friends of Bingley Fales will regret to learn that he has determined to abandon the stage and take up the study of law. Mr.

Pale's five years' theatrical career was rich in Achievement Lieutenant Schuyler Roosevelt, it the has been touring the New England states in repertoire inder W. S. Reeves's management this summer. She was formerly under his direction, but has no contract with him at present. Sylvester Maguire, formerly of Gus-tave Frohman's forces, wishes it known that he is not and has not been connected with the firm of Maguire and Meyers.

He is now preparing to go in advance of Night's Frolic." In the current number of tie Metro politan appears an article highly interest ing to the profession. It is from the pen of W. F. Gilchrest, dramatic editor of the Evening Telegram, and is entitled "Favor ite Roles of Actors." Wadsworth Whittier, a Boston news paper man and relative of the poet, has written a Cuban comic opera, which he calls "A Cuban Carmen; or, The Duke of Feveragua." It may have a New York production after election, Albert Ernest is painting the scenery for J. H.

Wallick new play, hen Lon don Sleeps," which opens at the Four teenth Street theater, New York, August 31. Perdita Hudspeth has been engaged for the role of the heroine. Campbell Gollan's stock company "The Garrick Players," closed a successful sea son in Athens, last week. Mr. Gollan has been engaged by Charles Frohman for leading heavy in William Gillette's new wax play, "Secret Service.

Tim Murphy's new play "Old Inno cence," is reported to be another adaptation of "Les Petits Oiseaux." by Eugene La- biche and M. Delacour. The play is well known here through Sydney Grundy's ver sion, "A Pair of Spectacles W. A. Whitecar has been engaged to originate the part of an Italian in "The Turn of the Tide," week of September 7 This no way affects his engagement with "The Great Diamond Robbery," which will open on September 28.

Georgia Caine will play the part orig inally assumed by Jennie Goldthwaite in "Lost, Strayed, or Stolen." Miss Caine made a big hit in the part during the Chi cago run of the piece, when she was called on to play it at a few hours' notice. Fred Storey, who visited this country with the late Fred Leslie and Nelly Far- ren, has made a great hit at the London Alhambra in a pantomime version of "Rip Van Winkle." The Boucicault story is re tained, with music from Pianquette's opera. Ada Rehan will enjoy her vacation at her "bungalow" off the Irish coast. She has played through a long and ar duous season, and will remain in Ireland till rehearsals are called for the opening of the regular season at Daly's theater in November. George Hoey, son of the late Mrs.

John Hoey, produced at Hollywood An gust 15 his r.ew corned "A Friend Carlotta." Mr. Hoey himself played the principal role, supported by Randolph Mur ray, Fred Mower, Miss Moreland, and An nie Barclay. E. H. Wood, who has been doing the press work for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show left that organization on August 8 to go in advance of Harry William's "A Bowery Giri." in which Florrie West will be starred.

The season will open at Rock ford, on August 17. Mrs. Dolly Nobles will arrive in Brooklyn this week from Ohio. Milton Nobles will go to Boston on August 24 to direct rehearsals of "From Sire to Son," in which play he will appear at the New Grand during the week of August 31, supported by the local stock company. A.

II. Varley, manager of Hanlon's Superba, intends to give William Calder the first welcome home to American shores. He is going out from Bay Ridge in his cat-boat with a "Saved From the Sea" poster tacked to the mast to greet the Majestic, on which Mr. Caider will return. Henrietta Crosman will remain with the stock company at Manhattan Beach, Denver, until September 20, when she will return to her home at Montclair, N.

J. Arrangements are under way for Miss Crosman to make her debut as a star in the early spring of the coming season. Lewis Morrison will wear a handsome Indian blanket made by Dazian in his new American play, "The Indian." The blanket used to belong to W. II. McDonald, of the Bostonians, who wore it in the opera, "The Ogallalas." It is made of rawhide, and fantastically ornamented with Indian beads.

Frank S. Davidson's "Old Farmer Hopkins" company opened its eleventh sea son at Kent, on August The com pany includes Aiiie ouinwicK, Aiiiiie Briggs. Inez est. j. K.

JJnggs, ic. Todd, J. C. Kabiscfc, Thomas Lane. J.

K. Vetter goes in advance and F. i5. David son, manager. Anna Bonce, who will be rememterod in the contralto roles in J.

C. Duffs last re vivals of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, is spending the summer in hard study under Madame Marchese, of Paris. She di vides her time between the rench capital and the old German town of Rothenburg, the home of her grandparents. The roster of the Gormans' company in "The Gilhooleys Abroad" is as follows: John, James, and George Gorman, Jennie Powers, James Forbes, James i orrest, Harry B. Collins, Karl Weixelbaum, Dolly Brooks Mestayer.

Nettie Gorman, Agnes Baylies, Emma Siegel, and Flossie Sinnot. The attraction continues under tne ahie direction of Charles T. Brown. Arthur C. Aiston, manager of "Ten nessee 1 araner, nas arraugeu wiiu Clwmberlin.

Barhydt and to open their new theater at Peoria, 111., night of September 1. The boxes and many of the seats will be sold at auction. The Burlington and Davenport, houses are run by the same managers, and will open their seasons the two following nights with the same attraction. harles E. Edwards has apparently made a great hit in Loudon as the tramp the Olympic theater production of 'Lost in New York." All the Loudon crit ics ecrnment favorably on his icrforniance and the Daily Telegraph says: "Let us select for commendation the sketch of a tramp given by Charles E.

Edwards, one of the most amusingly eccentric dancers we have seen and blessed with a sense of humor besides. If he return not to the land of the stars and strides he will, in best way to settle the claim is to go down to the Salvation Army 'barracks and get properly saved." Roma has been engaged as prima don na of the opera company that will reopen the Washington Grand opera house Au gust 24. The first oiera, "Amorita," provides Roma with one of her favorite parts and, as late prima donna with the Marine band, she will doubtless "be accorded many social and professional Un one night the band will attend in a body. Roma has written a new march dedicated to Manager Allen, of the Grand opera house, the title of which she is reserving as a surprise. In the Musical World.

The late Ambroise Thomas bequeath ed all his orchestral scores to the Paris Conservatoire. Philip. Branson, tenor, has been engaged for the Jefferson D'Angelis opera company. Martinus Sieveking will make his first appearance this season with the Boston symphony orchestra in October. The Munich opera company will pro duce Goldmark's new opera, "The Cricket on the Hearth, in London next season.

The distinguished Celestial, Li Hung Chang, shares with Napoleon, Bismarck and certain other great statesmen, a profound and avowed dislike for music. C. II. Meltzer is in Paris, working on the libretto of a new comic opera, the music of which will be composed by Herman Bemberg, author of several successful operas. Maurice Grau, of Abbey, Schoeffel Grau, has returned to London after a week's stay in this country.

All details for the opera seasons in London and America. are practically arranged. Operatic novelties announced for next season in Paris include "L'Hore," by Missa; "Spahi." by Lambert; "Les Pe-cheurs de St. Jean." by Widor; "Dalila," by Paladilhe, and "Les Guelfes," by God-ard. "Hugh Morton," otherwise C.

M. S. McClellan, is said to have written a very bright libretto for Gustave Kerker's tuneful scene of "An American Beauty," the opera in which Lillian Russell wiil star next season. Manager Pollini has produced in the last score of years in Hamburg no less than 738 novelties, among them 189 new operas and 549 new dramas, comedies and other plays. In this same period of time there were 911 evenings of Wagner opera.

Johann Strauss is hard at work at Ischl on another, operetta. It is en odd circumstance that Strauss as well as Milloecker and Weinberger have already sold the rights to their unfinished oper ettas, none of which has yet been named. Managers and their public are ravenously hungry for good new operettas. Mme. Albani will begin her tour of Canada and America late in November.

A. portion of each programme will include tne garden scene from "Faust" in costume, Mme. Albani being supported by Miss Bev erly Rohinson. Mr. Braxton Smith and Mr.

Lempriere Pringle. Mis9 Beatrice Lang- ley will accompany the party as violinist. Next year Portugal will celebrate the fourth centenary of Vasco de Gama's dis covery of the road to the Indies. One of the chief features of the occasion will be a most elaborate production of Meyerbeer's L'Africaine." Prizes will be offered for the best commemorative hymn, the best grand opera upon a Portuguese subject, etc. It is generally agreed that Is Tansig, who originated the plan of forming "Wag ner societies to collect funds for Bayreuth, had not died so young (like he succumbed to typhoid fever), he would have been Liszt II.

A Dresden paper states that the sole surviving member of the Tausig family is a sister of the pianist's mother, aged seventy-five. Canary and Lederer, who will agatn manage Lillian Russell's tour, are report ed to have made a contract with that er ratic songstress which provides that tne fair Lillian shall forfeit $1,0 for every non-appearance not resulting from sickness. Had a contract of this nature been enforced last season it might have resulted in a lot of pocket money for Abbey, Schoeffel Grau. ut of Mozart's 620 odd compositions. 200 have been irretrievably lost.

After Mozart death no attempt wa made to classify or arrange his manuscripts, anl in 1799 his- widow sold a great mass of manuscript to a dealer in autographs anil these were subsequently distributed among collectors, libraries, all over the world, and are now many of them beyond all hope of recovery. A halt has been called in the lawsuit of Wagner's heirs against the Weimar opera house for the payment of r0 for each performance given in the past of ertain operas, the grand duke seems to be in a conciliatory mood, as he is anx ious to bring out the Nibelung Trilogy and cannot secure permission till that suit is settled. Wagner's operas come high, but the grand dukes are bound to have them. Massenet's forthcoming work has for its theme the time-honored fairy tale of Cinderella, which has furnished opera brettos, pantomime and ballet seenarios without a number. Laruette in 1759 pro duced a "Cinderella." Steihelt.

Isnuard and Rossini each used the old story in the early part of ttus century. Gareia's opera, founded upon the same tale, came out Jn 1829, and Pavesi, Langer and others also used the story. F. Corder seems to have given of. fense to some Londoners by the criticisms he made on Berlioz in a recent lecture at the Royal Institution.

In his opinion Berlioz's greatness leen taken too much on trust, and though he has written a few attractive movements, he cannot le ranked among great eoniiers. "His opera have leen tried again and again and found deadly dull," and the fact that in modern books on music Berlioz is never quoted as an authority indicates what musicians think of him. In Mr. Prout's monumental neries of theoretical text-books, for instance, Ber- Uoz ia absolutely ignored. There is much A VISIT TO BAYREUTH.

A Well-Known Musician of Buffalo Writes cf the Wagner Festival. Buffalo Express. It is just 20 years ago that the Wagner theater in Bayreuth was opened with a presentation of the "Ring of the. Nibelun-gen." Then the emperor of Brazil sat incognito among the audience and the German kaiser Wilhelm stepped to the front of the royal box amid the shouts and huzzas of the multitude. This anniversary brings no imperial guests, but a great host from many lands, some of whom have come back after 20 years to hear and see again this marvelous series in the place where it was first created.

This is the case with one of our Buffalo party, and it is interesting to hear of the contrast between the two per formances and pleasant to learn that the difference is all in favor of this one. It is certain that musically, dramatically and mechanically there is little to criticise. Apart from their excellence, there is a charm about these Bayreuth performances that one could not find anywhere else. The evident musical appreciation of the whole audience; the wonderful hush that prevails from the moment the lights are lowered till they blaze again; the feeling of comradeship with one's neighbors, who, though strangers and speaking perhaps a different tongue, yet for four days all have a common interest; the pauses between the acts, when everyone goes outdoors for a chat, a promenade, a lunch or the three at once; the beautiful view from the theater hill down through the broad, shady avenue to the quaint little city below; the twenty trumpeters who call the audience back to place by a "Leitmotio," from the opera of that day all these com bined make the Bayreuth performances informal, unique and peculiarly delightful. We were disappointed to find that Lehmann sings only in the first, third and fifth cycles.

The Brunnhilde who alternates with her iu a Swedish singer, Ellen Gui-brarson. She is a pupil of Marchesi and has not been long on the operatic stage. Nevertheless, she is a good actress and haa a voice of fine quality. Her range is two octaves and a half, and the tones are mellow and round throughout. She is a typical Brunnhilde in appearance.

With a few more years' experience she will undoubtedly stand in the front rank of Wagnerian singers. Another singer, who is perhaps entirely unknown in America, and yet who is a genuine artist, with a glorious contralto voice, is Frau Schumann-Heink of Hamburg. It is to be hoped she may soon be heard on our side of the ocean. Western New Yorkers will be interest ed in the successful debut in opera of Mis-s Marion Weed, of Rochester, who has suns several times in Buffalo with the New Yors Philharmonic Club and who has recently been studying with Lehmann in Berlin. She appears as one of the Walkure and also in the larger role of Freia in "Rhein- gold." Her voice has grown much stronger and has changed from a mezzo to a purr soprano.

In September she goes to Colognr for a three-year engagement as dramatic soprano in the Royal opera house. Sheha already a repertory of twelve operas, including "Tannhauser," "The Huguenots," "Figaro," in which she makes her first Cologne appearance; "Aida," "L'Africaine." "Leonora." "Don Juan" and a new opera, "Donna Diana," by Reznicek, tb? title role of which she will create In Cologne. It is almost unprecedented for a singer without dramatic experience to make a Bayreuth debut, and Miss Weed very modestly attributes her good fortune to Frau Lehmann's influence. But it is evident that she has within herself the element of success a dramatic, sympathetic voice, musical temperament, and a charming stage presence. We were astonished when she told us that her Freia of July 20th was only her third appearance la opera.

There was no stiffness or awkwardness and nothing to betray the novice. Altogether, we were Tery proud of our compatriot. Another pupil of Lehmann who is favorable known in Buffalo is Olive Fremstadt, who has been singing in opera for a year at Cologne. She has several rolvs in Bayreuth which she fills most satisfactorily. She is a Rhine-daughter, one of the Nornen.

and one of the Walkure. By the way, the concerted work of the eiirht Walkure is something remarkable. The yoict are all Li-, ana A Preposterous Suggestion. Washington Star. 'Lijay," said a Populist's wif "do yoa Know, i ininn you a te a neap omter joos-in' without whiskers." "What's that?" he said, in a startlea tone.

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