Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-09
AMusGMeRr NOTES.

The ROSE OF CASTLE. - The audience last
evening" was not so large as ON the previously even
inv certainly not large rs the merits OF the Piays
or the character of the acting deserved. Probably
the excitement occas oaed by the reception OF TIE
election returns kept many away, nut tne ENJOY
ment of those present, was compiete. Mrs' pe,
nard. as E'riro Queen OF Casfne, ac!eu eapi..a,y
while her superb singing was greeted win great
applause. Mr.. Bishop was IN his happiest h"hor'
and as Count Terrific de Pompio. Kept the an"'.
cnce in continual grin. Miss Nelne 'ones' as
Donna Carmen, captlvated the auu'ehce oy meI
rretty sparkling face, and fine acting. MI wise
made an excellent Manuel and Mcssr'. Lowry anu
Prkhurst gave force AMI tone to the characters OF
Don Ielyo and Don Scip,o. The performance
concluded with "Bonnic Fishw'ie' when was
greeted with con iEuous laughter and applause
Tonight Dion BoucicauIts charming comedy
OF the .Prima Donna will he presented with
"Bonnie Fishwiie" as an afterpece
JouN L. FoRp, the we-known manager, IN u
letter to the baltimore american, gives tins bit
of dramatic and musical history y" reao w,'n
rare pleasure your article OF Semtemher ~ about
the song OF the Star.Spanglei Banner, and only
regret the omission OF one or two important ms
torical facts. At an encamrment on Nahows mn
near the rope walk i'll this CITY, just after the pat
tic OF North Point, and when the dread OF announcer
attack was imminent, there were two young actors
named Durang. who. with their sather and mother
belonged to the dramatic company OF tins the
Holiday -strcet) theatre and who were alike clever
in music and acting. A manuscript copy OF Franc's
$ KEYS new national song was read terd Du-
rang Immediately applied himself to adap' u 10
music During the day he discovered suitable
time in a tavorite air ca I'd .Anacrcon IN Heaven
He played 1t over and over again. sang 1t anna en-
thusastic shouts, and afterward, with bls brother
Charley, sang it for the first time III my house AT
= Holiday street Theatre, and as the papers then
most truthfuiy declare, with the most ulDounueu
= success Kindly notice my emphatic claim tha'
the .Star- -Spangled Banner owes lis glorious mel
ody to the taste and patriotism OF an actor; that
g 1t was sung first by that actor ferd Hirang' ah'
;, FIRST upon any stage at lolllday-street lhea.re
= Baltimore. by Ferd and Charley Durang. Mr.
l. and Mrs. Durang were from Lancaster. Ia. From
80 lsOS to 1920 they and their children were employ
ed chiefly at this theatre III the same company WIN
the elder Jefferson, and strange to say, played II
=, 1910 with Master Paine John Howard). who III
~ forwards wrote Home, Sweet Home"
" The Arcadian, new art weekly. says alludinI
IF to Mr. Fechter's Lyeeum. soon to be opened II
o. Fourteenth street, New York "Hc will abandon
IL the inclined stage, which has no mechanical o
optical reason for existence He will cover his OF
ches,ra from the sight of the audience, and pu
,e the prompter and the leader side by side. Hisau
IF ditorum will be provided with sofas in groups,
arranged that the auditors can pass III ana out an
have Accommodations for their legs. His scenery
re being constructed upon entirely new plan, wat
J. n con,ave sky and an ingenious device for workin
never before applied. In this matter he has u
assistance of one of the most ingenious and exPei
ly enced stage managers in the country The genti
-, man referred to is, we believe. Mr.. James Schol
nj berg