The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-12

formed that their tickets viii be received at the
second concert next Monday afternoon. Mr..
Hassler was astonished at the popularity OF his
plan among the music-loving citizens of Phila-
delphia. He promises to give a programme,
continually increasing in attractivenesss,
throughout the season.
Mr.. Mark Hassler has under consideration
numerous requests from friends and patrons
for establishing series of Sunday evening
sacred concerts.
MRS. SIDDoNs AS "LADY MACBETH. .n-To Miss
Edgeworth Mrs. Siddons relates an incident in
her career which it was worth going long way
to hear from her own ips:-'She gave us the
history OF her first acting of Lady Macbeth
and of her resolving, in the sleep scene. TO Law
Gown the eandlestick, contrary TO the pre-
tions, before she began to wash her hands and
say, 'Out, vile spotp Sheridan knocked yio-
lently at her door during the five minutes she
had desired to have entirely TO herself to com.
pose her spirits before the play began. He
burst in, and prophesied that she would ruin
herself forever it she persevered in this resolu-
ton TO lay down the candlestick. She persisted,
however, IN her determ nation, succeeded, was
appIauded, and Sheridan begged her pardon.
She described well the awe che felt, and the
power OF the excitement given to her by the
sight OF Burke, Fox, Sheridan, and Sir Joshua
Reynolds In the Edinburgh ReUieJ1.
Mr.. Jefferson has been making sensation
at Chicago in his inimitable personation of Grip
Van Winkle.n The critic of the Chicago RepUG-
tlcdn says:-"We have seen Ristori as Eliza
beth, Booth as Hamlet Charles Kean as Louis
XII Forrest as Rchelieu,' Lucille Western as
Leah and John b. Owens as 'Solon Shingle
yet we have never seen so perfect an absorption
of the Identity of the actor into the character
assumed as we did last evening. Mr.. Jefferson
was not only excellent but perfect; and to our
mind stands to-day the greatest actor in the
world"
The Chicago Tribune alludes to the promi-
nence Of American lyric artists abroad IL saws:
The best concert singer in Europe, Carlotta
n fVNh U.--t-a
soprano singer in Europe, who only last Satur-
day made her triumphant debut in London.
Clara Louise Kellogg, is an American. The
best contralto singer in Europe, Morensi ls an
American, and if they are not satisfied with her.
we can send still better one in the person of
Adelaide Phillips"
The prima donna at the Vienna opera house
is Madlle Dustmann, who is said to be an ac-
complished singer and conscientious actress
ano IS possessed OF a useful soprano voice of
remarkable purity. The great trouble with her
Is her excessive stoutness, which has caused the
postponement OF Gounods Romeo and Juliet
vi next year, as the part of Juliet could not
well be conhded TO lady of motherly aspect
and OF over one hundred and eighty pounds
weight.
Vienna, which calls itself the musical capt.
tai of Europe, has not as yet respectable
opera house. new and fine building is now
going up, however, which is to be opened next
year. Its exterior is said to be grand and i'm
posing. BY singular oversight no arrange
ments for ventilation were made until the walls
were up and the roof on. This has been rene
died at considerable expense.
- Gdlignani complains that MADAME Benoi-
ton" The "Grand Duchess, - the ''Bche du Bos,"
and Lies Petits Creves" possess such attractions
for the strangers IN Paris that the residents are
deprived of their usual variety of amusements.
Mr.. j. s. Clarke does not seem to have been
very successful in his first London appearance,
as 'ue Boots in A WidO1 Hunt. The Pat MAI
Gazette, which cTitiClzes him rather severely,
admits, however, that it is hardly fair to judge
him by his performance of one character
Count AchiIle Pepol husband of Nine.
AlbOni, the singer, lately died at the asylum of
DR.. Blanche, to which he was removed about
two years ago.
The actor Couder, who "created" the part of
General Boum" in the Grdnde DUCheSSe de qe-
rOLstein," has just Oied at Wiesbaden of infam-
nation OF the lungs.
The "orieinaI' japanese have begun a
season at New Orleans, and Will assist the resi-
dents of that teverdesOated city to recover their
former gayety. They appear at the ST. Charles