The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
HuSlo AND rae DRAMA.

Verdi has written opera ior Rome, called ''The
Masked Ball"
The straIoseh Opera Troupe are to appear in New Or
leans the hrst or second week In January.
Miss Davenport has met with great success in Phila
dephia-
! Mrs ID. p. Bowers aud Mr. and Mrs Conway have
entered into engagement 10 appear in London early
next March.
! Belart the tenor engaged by Mr. Ulmann for the
spring season in New York. Is at present at the Italian
Opera at Paris
Miss Matilda Heron has gone TO Boston to produce
Mr. stoepels symphony upon "Hawatha. Miss Heron
will recite extracts from the poem, with full orchestral
accompaniment, with MIR. stoepe conductor
AT the National pupil of Mr. Wyzeman Marshall, Miss
Annie Waite made her first public grasp at hstrionic
fame in the part of Parthenia, in ''Ingomar." Like
most recent first appearances, this somewhat
premature,
An English version Of the 'Trovatore'' has been pro-
duced at Drury Lane Theatre with great success the
chief parts being sustained by Miss Louisa Pyne Mr.
Harrison and Miss Susan Pyne. The house =
ed the first evening, it being for the benefit OF Mr. Har
rison and the opera from first to last excited the greatest
applause.
Mercadantes opera f.n Giuranento" great flvorite
in Italy, has recently been produced at Paris with
Meyerbeer, who went at first from curiosity, go
ing again for his personal pleasure compli-
ment this for the fastdious poser award to rivals
compositions.
Preparations already in progress for the centenary
commemoration of the death of Handel which occurred
in April 1859 1t is expected that eighteen hundred
singers will take part and the orchestra will be proper
tonaely large Although the proper month for the cell
ebraton would of course be April 1t will not take place
until June next.
singular individual physician who died recently
in Montpelier Vermont has for the last few years been
possessed with curious monomana. He occupied all
his leisure in making vions, and had accumulated 40
at the time of his death He set enormous prices
has tvynn tllraen NJ tbem ovid
thought himself the Stradvarius of the New World
At Laura Keene's last night Miss Laura Honey, the
English soubrette made her debut in America in
'sIhe Loan of a Lover She is good looking graceful
and sings fairly, though her voice appears little harsh
perhaps the effect of She generously
received and may be pronounced successful
Herman Leon, favorite baritone of the Opera Com
que fell suddenly dead of apopexy few days ago, in
Paris. He lost his voice two years ago. and
studying for the dramatic stage Figaro that
he gave dinner evening he to perform at the
OPERA Wishing to rejon his companions, he omitted to
put on rouge, and his appearance the stage
deathlike that the synpathies OF the audience
awakened, and they spontaneously demanded the sub
tuition of another performer. Leon thanked them,
and feeby tottered off the stage, eaped into cab and
in few moments was enjoying his dinner with his
friends.
Mrs. Charles Matthews took benefit at the Haymar-
ket at the close of the engagement OF herself and hs
band which highly successful in point of attendance
Their performances said to have been remuneraye in
London and will probably be in the provincial cities
whittier they have gone professional tour Sir Viii
liam Don and Spanish ballet company succeed them at
the Haymarket The Baronct played the quondam waiter
in "Whtebait at Greenwich in manner described as
ingenious and original Madame Celeste is still at the
Standard AT the Prncess's there is nothing Mr..
and Mrs Kean continue their farewell repctitions and
her Beatrice still exacts the praise Of the critics
complimentary testimonial rendered by number of
Baltimoreans to Mr. j. II Ford the manager of the Hol
day street Theatre, takes place Friday evening next
and pnfG uunp
the author of "London Assurance" sold Heads and
Young Hearts, and multitude of other popular plays
will make his first appearance before Baltimore audience
In the character of Charles Cosream in his very
Miss Agnes Robertson will also make her debut in that
city Milly in emily, the Maid with the Milking
Pail We take pleasure in calling attention to this
audabe effort to accord to Mr. Ford that substantial
cognition of his unwearied efforts to provide for the
amusement doth in Baltimore and here of public which
his friends propose to bestow upon him on the occasions
to which have referred, and which is certainly not
only we'll timed, but well merted
Theatrical squabDes occupy the Parisians. Mario was
compelled to sing last onday night by decree of the
court under penalty of 5000 francs for every time he
refused to psrsonate the Ducca d Mantova in Rgolet
to- He had nothing for il but vocalize under com
pulsion, and he accordingly took his part like in
the duo with Frezoni Gilda 1t is thought that the
technical objection he made to the scale Of Verbs
not the real obstacle to his singing, but that Gris
does not wish La Frezzoln to reappear Europe she
having been reported dead at the Havana and having
right to srevst the glmpses of the moon, making !
night melodious If the truth ought to be told the
La Casta Diva Giula retires to her villa the
Fesoe road from Florence the better for her fame
cantatrice She has ouved her Paris reputation, and
people here grumbe at her perseverance in ignoring the
lapse of years and the and tear of ynSeal chords
The Count de Candida (Mario) to do him Justice, was full
nj the most genemanly Difference to Frezzoni, to whom
rendered the splendid bouquets showered down from
/ " boxes with unaffected gallantry.
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