The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-30
EUROPE.
LETTER FROM MRS. ANsA CORA
MOWATT RICHIE.

"UIyssess--Mr. Fechter Engages Mr.. D.
ID. Home 60 Appear as "Hamiet" at the
Lycsum Managers Closing Their
Doors Against the Asptraut- Amusing
Conditions Made by tho Manager OF
the Prime, ss-A IA mantle History
"DtnOrah" RG Her Majesty 's-TaRliOnt
and the Prt8cs her FtRnce-Mr. ElOs
tOW's New opera of 'ZtIda CendrilIOn,"
and It's Ballet clad in Rock Crystal
Peril of Batty tho Lion -Tamer-5hake.
speaFe I'm Paris 1n Three Different
Garbs-kIstOF1.
LONDON, June 16.-In spite of the heat, large
audience assembled lew evenings ago, az ST.
James Hall, to listen the music written by Nj.
Gounod to VI, Ponsard's tragedy OF UtysSeS per-
formed tor the first time in London, and TO hear
Miss Faucits mastery reading of the text. The
auOieI &c seemed to find the choruses heavy, and
classicaly removed IRON its comprehension, and
made no attempt to conceal very marked demonstra-
tons OF restessress. But Miss Fauclts rich, melO
dious, and eXqusitely modulated voice fixed the
wondering attention of the most listless and
enraptured her hearers. Miss Fauctt retired
from the profession some twelve or fourteen years
ago when she married Mr. Martin, whose poetic
translation of king Rene's Daughter" Is familiar
TO the thealre-golng puoic. But every year airs
Martin pays a brief round OF engagements in
Lonoon and the provinces, and devotes the proceeds
to the maintenance OF some poor relatives IL does
genuine passion for her art renders her exertions
douOly labor OF love. Sac has delightful resi-
dence near the beautiful kenslngtOn Gardens, and
her home is the centre of circle of distinguished
literary and artistic friends.
MIR. Fechter, the manager OF the Lyceum, who
himself made such great impression IN the charac
ter of Hamlet" has, with an absence OF protes.
slOnal jealousy which has set the whole thea rcal
world marveIllng, engaged hr ID ID. Home (tue
well.known spirIualis) 10 appear IN that very char
acter towards the close Of June, and has promised
him every advantage winch can contribute to his
success The public has, fer some time, been on the
aus piUe to see Mr.. Homes Hamlet" but there
appeared TO be Insuperabe difficulties in the way OF
bIs obtaining an opening in any Lon don theatre.
The manager OF the Princess was applied to,
but Mr.. Char es hean is the Hamlet" OF that dra-
ito fnN, N,VIn aNdh nEa M Fiu An gtnfr
story was circulated 20 the effect tnaC Mr.. VInlng,
the manager gravey stated he weud engage Mr.
Home, on condition that the Davenport Brothers
enacted the two gravedlRgers, and MIR. Home
furnished genuine ghost tor "damlers" departed
father
The doors of the Haymarket were closed; for
there Mr. Sothern, who invented senes OF jug
Cling tricks, b. means of wnlch he successfully
pretenued to be q medium for two ears, rules the
day. OF rather, the night. Mr., Webster OF the
Adelphl was solicited, but made polite excuse;
ditto Mr. Wigan OF the Olympic. Miss Herbert of
the st. james took the matter into consideration,
but was still hesltatlng, VIXEN the very last man
induced to open the magic portais to possible
riV al stepped forward extended INN tie right hand,
and bade HIM welcome as a contrere ne tind it
little difficult to recover from the surprise OF this in
telhgence incredible as 1t seems. Mr.. Feehtor's
expected generosity has won pubic appreciation,
who look upon Mr.. Home as a phenomenon, want
TO his hIstTlonlc powers tested in Character
slngularly suitable, and people who do noe be-
lieye IN his spiritual power are equally cur
Among Americans thg ques ION often ar ses,
wv ny was MI Home Calleu huIne IN MS youth IN
America, ana why was MS name cnan9ed TO Home
alter he visited Great Britainy The exclamation is
mantle When 1r Home was aiiianced to young
Russian lady OF noble family, 1t necessary that
he should produce the certificates his bIrth and
| baptism. He went to Scotland hls birthplace, ID
himself examined the register He found that the
name OF his father was REGISTERED at the time of his
marriage as Home, and so were the names of the
eldest children their birth, thou ugh later the name
| was found written Hume. The name Home al
| WAYS pronounced Hume in England; Earl Home is
| called tarl Hume, DV the rule the
| ing OF which we were never able to fathom) that
makes the English call Lord Derby Lord Darby.
| Ask an Engishman why he gives an the sound of
a French in one case, and why in another he pro
nOunces the a as an e, when, for instance, he calls
Pail Mall, ell Mell and he has no answer, except
| that 1t is the custom, 'the thing" DerOy IS not
Derby, It is Darby and Pal Mall is not Pail Mall
When Mr.. Home, lere, went TO America. with his
your family, his anne soon came to BIZ spell ed
was pIonOunced-hume, aud his son, Mr.. d. ID;
Home, was not aware of the error until he visited
! England. Nor did he know, undl then, that his
! father was the natural brother OF Lord Home, and
that his grandfather previous to his legal marriage
had ial IN love with young Scotch girl, 0e.
ceved her by havint a cel emony performed which
she beneved rendered her his lawful wife. A tel
the birth of her son the father, be it remembered
OF MIR ID. u. Homeh she learned the TRUTH and died
from the shock within twenty-four hours.
Meyerbeer's pastoral opera of DinOrdh has been
very successful at her Majesty's theatre. The aiI
hungarian. Mao lima de Murska, assumed tue
wtless "Dinorah," most arduous part, but Mad'lls
in "nad scenes {" Her girEsh simplicity and bird
|
supposed TO be played by "FOrentinO" :" won raptu
rous applause. But her most touching point was il
the third act, where "DInOrah RECEIVERS her reason
and hears the peasants singing hymn. Toe inun.
dation scene, OF course, produced a sensation; Tea
fire and real water on the stage having been thC
making of plays why not of operas?
most singular reason is given tor the postpone
ment OF the projected marriage between TagliOnI
the renowned daRSeuSe, and the Prince WindIsch
gTatz The Prince could not get tine permission D
the legal authorities to change his title OF Prince tC
that OF Baron. The Minister of Justice decided tina
the children who might be born OF the marriage
wOulo unjusy lose their rights, and therefore re
iectPd the petition OF the Prince. But why must
Prince become Baron to render himself fit to marry
| a ddnSeUSeI
M. ElOtow's new opera is a success at the ODeyt
CCmigue Paris. lie has converted tne Orienta
tale oil Zl.da INTO a comic opera The music of ZLd
resembles that OF HGhd-the melodies are high
and sparkling,
La Biche Gu Bois, which drew such crowds t,
wonder over the scarcely draoed nature OF beaui'u
wOmanhoOd has been surpassed DY novel produc
ton at the Theatre ChaIe let entitled CeadrikLOn
1t said that this fairy piece Tar exceeds In richness
originality, and Ooldness OF execution, every thinl
| previously produced ON the French stage. Ch
magnificent ballet consists of sixty danseuse
mOdestly dressed IN rock crystal y OF course tn
| Americans who thrOng Paris will rush to see Cen
dqiLOH, as they dld to beho LaBiche au B0is; an,
probably many OF them will say a prOpriety
loving friend of ours did on the latuer:- 'NaIural
| L could not miss seeing anN thing 30 wonderful
beauntul-lt didn't harm me-Yet l couldn't cOu
scienhously recommend any one else to go; tn
whole affair you see, is 80 andTeSSed was shocked
For which reason every one who heard the speec
made point OF gOing-tO be shocked
The "Cirque de Plmperatrice" very recent
came near being the scene OF tragedy Batty, III
liOn-tamer, was attacked by honess, who dew a
him, bit his tace, and tore the covering from hi
shoulder. For moment he fell PROSTATE at tn
bottom of the cage. but quickly rose and, by n
fixed eye and menacing looks, compelled ali th
mails to crouch before him. The spectators Wer
horrfed ladies shrieked and tainted; and ther
performance was suspended, though Batty met wit
no serious injury.