Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-06

Prof. E. {. Phelps of Brooklyn, n. Y,
has written a symphony .on the theme Of
Longfellow Hiawatha, (which will be per
formed some time during the season by The
Thomas orchestra.
A French author describes Mile. Nilsson
as follows Animated snow, with golden
hair, and with two polar stars under her
wide brow she has the grace of the reed,
the charm of heather, and of a beam-a
scrawny beam-of the North pale sun. ''
Mr. William II Crisp. senior, formerly a
well-known actor. died recently in Dallas,
Texas.
\ man was turned out Of the gallery ot a
Memphis theatre, the other night, for call
ing out to Miss Lydia Thompson, Bully for
you, old towtop' Good lordy, look at her
kick 80
According to the Boston Glo6e arrange
ments have been made for the erection of a
new Globe Theatre under the management
of Mr.. Arthur Cheney who has secured for a
site, in addition To the old lot of 10 900 feet,
piece of land adjoining it, which contain
| 900 feet. The Essex street entrance wills
be little further north The Washington
street entrance will be twenty-five feet wide,
occupying the place where the store of Pazolt
a Son stood before the fire This will give
an opportunity for the construction Of two
stores on Washington street, one Of which
will ill the place of the main entrance Of the
old building There will also be a store on
the Essex street side. with Il frontage OF
thirty feet The auditorium Of the new
theatre will be much larger than the old one,
will surpas~ it in the richness of it, decora-
tions and fittings, and will seat two thousand
persons comfortably Around the auditor
ium will be dressing, retiring and lonnging
rooms of the most elegant description. with
commodious Hobbies.
The enthusiasm excited IN Italy by the
performance of Rubinstein. who has been
giving concerts at Milan and Florence, Is
shown bv the wonderful matter written about
him hv the critics, one of whom Is taken Oh
as follows by the faninlla His hands
Cat oi those sinews. muscle and VEINS
speaks a thinking spirit these hands have
but one soul they are two electrical bat
teries anmating the instrument The
greatest wonder Is that there are hut five
fingers on each hand But what fingers
LightningS stream from them. and VIXEN
they ly over the keyS they flash witt. blue
light. On the platform stand two pianos.
Let none be alarmed he only plays ON one
at a time. The other Is there in case one
perishes under his hand~ The owner Of The
instruments goes To all the concerts, and Slts
there stern, gloomy. unsympathetic, save
when a string breaks under Rubinstein de
tonating blows. Then smile glides over
his lir~. The marble trembled before Mich
ael Angelo-panoS shudder at the ap
proach Of Rubinstein.
Tenne C. Clahin has been PLAYING poor
Portia To very bad business in Connecticut,
Dramatically, as in most other things, She j.
a fraud "
Carlyle Petersilea Is giving -eries OF 1,
pano-iorte recital- in Boston. comprising
the entire sonata- Of beethoven. % IN mum
her
Laura &. Alexander. who va obliged by
sudden lines 10 retire from the stage,
| while acting at Nalla ack : theatre in New
/ York on Christmas week. died recently. She
had been a member of JanauSchek'- troupe.
and had gained considerable popularity, bat
! her failure to attain the eminence She sought,
with other causes, led L. her death.
The New York Erw.ng Posi- conclude a
tne tribute TO the late Parepa Rosa as io..
| lows Returning to London, She settled
| in her pleasant home IN II. John Wood
while her husband managed an opera troupe
I in the province She wanted To ~ing on The
stage but her health forbade. \ few week
/ ago She gave birth 10 a Siill-horn child II
wa- the second time she had been tha,
afflicted Her yearning for domestic joy-