The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-08
DRAMATIC GOSSIP AND MUSICAL
NOTES.
Mr. Balle, the composer, is seriously i'll.
Pauline Lucca is not coming to this coun-

MIR. Balle, the composer, is seriously i'll.
Pauline Lucca is not coming to this coun-
try.
John Templcton is making tour through
Florida
-"Romeo and Juliet is soon to be revived
at Booths theatre.
Joseph Jefferson is doing "Trip Van
Wrinkle" in Mobile.
Mfr. and Mrs. Barney Williams are to sue
ceed Mr.. Fechter at Niblo's.
Charlotte Thompson is being well patron
lied ut the Salt Lake theatre.
The New York papers speak in the highest
terms of Mrs. Howard Paul's" Grand Duchesse,"
and say it is livellcr than Tostcc's, without any
of her indccencies.
Miss Cushman has reached her house in
Rome better, but far from being restored. She
is troubled with q cancerous affection, for
which q surgical operation has been performed.
"A Chinese theatrical company in Caliior-
MIA have just concluded three months en-
eagement, which covered the performance of
one historic drama in ninety acts, each act oc-
cupying one evening.
"A Paris correspondent, speaking of Mile.
Nilsson's return, after an absence of eight
months, says that "her face is not quite what
IL was," but admits that her voice is ''as rich
and goriously full as ever"
Miss Kate Field is said to devote much
time to the study of Mr. Fechter's acting, with
view to writing critical analysis Of his style,
which will be good news to the readers of the
Pen Photographs of Mr.. Dickens.
"A musician at O Monaco casino lately
bought q bottle of champage, and, sitting down
to the piano, he played the gayest music and
drank his wine until but single glass remain
ed; into this he poured vial of prusslc acid,
drank it off, and began solemn funeral
march, which only ended with his death.
Edwin Forrest, writing to friend in Bos-
ton, says: ~ hope Mr.. Fechter will be sue
cess, for in such plays as the "King's Motto,
| presume he is without rival. II he acts In
Boston hope you will 20 and see him. He is
doubtless most finished artlst-haying been
educated in the best schools OF art The best
reason to be given that the Bohemians of New
York dare not pronounce definitely upon the
merits of his acting is, that they have not the
intellect to comprehend it. Had they seen any
other actor of eminence In the parts, they
might have said he was better or worse than
he who gave them the first light on the sub
ect That Is the total OF their criticism"
Letters from Lima mention the presence
In that city of two rival prima donnas.
They are Italians; one very young; both very
pretty, and both distinguished singers. A
great rivalry exists between them; each Is sc
Jealous of the other as to make herself ridicu
lous, and there is really nothing to choose be-
tween the two. One has the most finished eX
ccution, the other the richest, most thrilling
of voices. Each one has hosts of admirers
and such presents, oyations and receptions a:
are accorded to each one ON her particular
night were never equalled even l.. New York
i, So great Is the excitement as to remind cor
respondent of the famous turore over Jenn!
Lind in Castle Garden, when she sung there
so many years ago. On the last bene1
night OF Marchettl, one of the donnas, tht
boxes sold for forty soles each, and one Ameri
can millionaire, Mr.. Harry Meiggs, paid s5o(
for two boxes. The chair of state the Presl
dent uses on grand occasions (and mace ol
gold,) was sent to the lady covered with flow
crs, and she was brought on to the stage scat
ed in it. Her presents IN diamonds alone were
something marvellous. But now o new sta7
has arisen. There has just arrived from SUI
Francisco an Irish-American prima donna
who has been educated in Italy, and who II
said 10 eclipse the Italian singers. She makes
her first appearance in thc:Trovatore, and ru
NOR says will prove q dangerous rival. She !:
the wife of the harbormaster OF San Francisco
and possesses q rare voice, but it will need
great attraction to excel the Italians, Marchet
tt and Mollo. The tcnors, Baccci and Gracio
and the bartones, Orlandini and Fabrina, art
also pronounced admirable by the music-loV
ing Peruvians.