, 1873-03-09

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pennsylyenia mother baptized her irst-bor
= Parepa Nilsson Lucca Dusk.
Strauss has arranged to give what he call
"concotts OF all nations" in Vienna, during tn
Exposition.
Mention 10 made OF u Miss Bl~tlette, denoi
sele of New York, studying for the lyric stage /
Milan.
Godfrey is said to have obtained permission t.
visit tho United States again with Ills band an
will como over about July or August.
Roher, tho famous hand-organ manufacture
| of Paris, is dead. His works do not follow him
though it's pity they don't.
According to an italian gazette, there are nov
more than thirty principal vocalsts singing OF
the Italian stage who are not natives Of Italy.
Nine. Trebell-Bcttini has been entirely IN
successful at the Pngliano THEATRE Florence
She sang in the role OF Leonora, in '' ''Favorita,
and the opera was brought to close amid th,
noislest demonstrations Of disepproynl.
Gounod is giving concerts in London. H
has personally Euperintended the rehearsals o1
bus choir, and intends, it is reported, to intro
| duco several new compositions OF bus own
which have not hitherto boon performed i1
public
Have you noticed, asked friend OF Ambroiso
! Thomas, the French composer, how Z. Seems
| to have lost his pompous manner since his
last fasco? Oh! replied Thomas, misfortunes
are the aharpa Of life: They restore us to our
natural tone.
Philadelphia, aud hor admirable performances
delighted largo audiaDce. She was assisted by
! Mr. Louis G. Gottsche1k, whose debut in Phi1a-
| 'delphia was very successful.
At 3 meeting OF the Paris Commission des
Theatres, under the Presidency OF II. Jules ST.
mon, the Minister of.Fine Arts, the lesseeship Of
n. Lefort for the Theatre 1taliau, was approved.
Tho now Director has already telegraphed to
Italy for artists to strengthen the troupe of Ii.
| Tergor, e1-impresario.
The revival OF Romeo ct Julictte" at tho
Opera Con1ique, Paris, cost no 1css than $1,000
francs to mount. It is put upon the stage in
most lavish style-for inatance, in one act tan Of
tho characters have dresses. tho laced sleeves
alone OF which, it is said, cost 80 francs each.
Herr Wagners "Tannhauser is in active prep
aration at the Theatre de- Ia Monnaie. The
Belgian professors and amateurs ara much
divided in opinion as to the merits Of the operas
Of innovation y Lohe1gFip!c how9Eer found
''Tannhaassr may please sufficiently. ..
The Omnha Opara-Houae has been turned into
. hotel, and now, instead Of such swectly warbled
words as ''Sweet spirit hear my prayer" and
s'on yonder rock, tho guests hear, Coffee
with cochroaches for two, and "Aaother
ladle-fun Of hash for sick man." and o.her
remarks OF culinary character.
LILO 4 I'll -0flH E4Zet{G 6A3H: ~ IL 18 u0uQt3u4
whether OHenbach has addod much to his repu-
tation as composer by the production OF Les
Braconniors,' piece which is now being played
at the Theatre des Varieties. The music is gay,
sparkling and full Of effects, but it is the music
which we have already had dozen times over in.
In Grande Duchease,' La Belle Helene, and
his other bur1esques."
A perfect fatality seems to have attended the
Scala at Milan couple Of weeks ago. On the
same night, it is said, tho clothes OF q ballet
dancer caught FIRE, and but for tho immediate
aid OF the ecene-abifterB she would hnve been
burned alive; modiste fell down the staircase
leading to the wardrobe, breaking her leg 8
stage assistant fell dead, stricken with apo
plexy and q musician in tha orchestra went
raving mad and was forcibly conveyed to tho
hospital. ALI these horrors occurred on Sum-
day.
Musical people arc proverbial1y the most mod
eat in the world Iut hero is . specimen invita-
tion from q lady of Bloomington H., which
shows conclusively that Americans are not be-
hind tho rest Of the world in this respect:
10 the Editor q The lsey Fork Herald:
Asor House Roo a. pn D. dy 1hers ere
your musical reporter her and her gold Bee
thoyen media! Of honor, certificates letters, etc. from
in the musical frnament you ought to LEAD the ran
What say your The Professors dismissed her, saying
Feb. o7, 1873.
New oporas in Germany during the past year
were few and far between. The Journals record
the production in Berlin Of the :.Heir Of Morley"
By Herr yon Holstein, and "Hermione Winters
Tale") by Herr Max Brueh this work has been
since played in other theatres at Hqqnbourg;
"Contarini," ," by the late Dr. Pierson (an English
composer) at Mannheim, Lisa or, the Lam |
guage Of the Heart. by Herr Mertko; 1t B1nnn,
the 'Zinga1a, " BY Herr Fuchs; at Munich, mIhe
dors Kolnsr, % BY Hes4 stf Weiashsimer % W at Linz,
:. Oracle Of Delphis." BY Herr Ziehrer and at !
konigsberg, "Harold; or, the last Saxon King"
by Herr Carl Dullo.
The American tour OF Madame Adefina Patti
is postponed till the yenr 1876 the operatlc otil-
longing her stay in Russia for two moro seasons.
They have paid q large indemnity to Herr Mau-
r1ce Strakosch, her brother-in-1aw, Tor cancel1ng
the contract Of the Transatlantic trip. Despite
the popularity Of Madame A: Patti and Madame +
Nilsson-R Rouzeaud, it seems that the st: Peters,
burg amateurs hnve ut length acknowledged the
ability OF Frau Mallinger, Of Berlin. who had
the misfortune to make her debut as Adlnd
{" Ellslr d'Amore"), one Of tho pet parts OF
Hnsaeaoss % Fsa SMansst SaIasa 1a has sehieVed
great success.
Madame ParopacRosa writes ~. follows from
Calro. Har letter is as CHEEKY and "a bright rs
Ehe great singer always is herself:
cA1no. Egypt, Dec. 2, 1s71.-:Ay Dear Mr. Pnn:
2ur dear home Last August. As you know, suppose,
sang in the Grand Italian Open, CoTent oardea IN
London, with great success. Then among many other
9ders, we had the engagement for 81. Petersburg, |
or carl ~ conductor and to sing but when tho en-
!agement Ter Cairo persuaded Carl to reat ana
hought !. would do our heahs good TO come to such
genial climate and as only haye to ding twice Tek
Is Teat for me also The climate ia one that 70
coma The sun shines lie n 7nly
stndows open, and dreased IN muslin wrapper. 50