Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-10

In consequence OF the great success Of Mr.
John Mccullough, the tavorite actor. in the
"Gladator. he has purchased of the exceu-
tors Of Mr.. FORESTS estate "Metamora.
Mr.. Mccullough is now the sole owner Of
three of Mr.. FORESTS most celebrated plays,
The Gladiator. Broker of Bogata.' and
''Mctamora. lie paid one thousand dol
lars for each play.
The AShantee war has been celebrated in
an English comedy entitled king koiiee. %
The African could scarcely be expected to
enjoy Wolseley's little ioke the fun was too
hot at Coomassie to be relished even by the
sable children Of the sun.
Nine. Nilsson on her temperance ir
London was welcomed hack by an overflow
inG house. She sung in the roie Of Mar
guerita and was received with enthusiasm.
Rubinstein has written an opera On the
subject ofthe MaccabceS for the Royal Opera,
Berlin.
\ French cx-,t,f d'orcgeNr, has counted
the number of notes in Meverbccr's "ilu-
guenotS,' and estimates them at 43, 30,
not including the loyerture. cllfr'aacs and
ballet. The third act contains the largest
number, 1884 the second the next, 1868,
and the last act the smallest amount, 500.
The blessing of the Daggers' contains
5,l0l, the septet 2,402 and the .Rataplan'
chorus l.297. \ wonderful example Of
patience, but cm bono?
The realistic drama has reached its acme
in Paris. According to 4 French medical
journal, Mile. Croizettc, who enacts the
leading part in the ''Sphnx." takes real
poison every night. and her commissions in
the dying scene are perfectly genuine. As
soon as the drop scene falls. an antidote is
administered. and she rccovers in about an
n0ur.
Ole Ball recently played to an audience OF
four thousand people at Florence, and re
ceiged golden crown as a testimonial.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher sends gener-
ous check to Mr. Ernst Perabo. at Boston,
for the Beethoven fund. accompanying it
with this letter: ''lf should send You all
the pecuniary value of the joy that Beetho-
ven has given me it would take double of all
| | am worth. If | send but mite, it is be-
cause there are SO many other poor and
feeble and struggling to whom am indebt-
ed. After every living thing is dead that
bears Beethoyen's blood Austria will then,
probably, build monument to Beethoven. -
The proprietorship OF the little house at
Vienna in which Mozart composed the
''Magic Flute has been transferred bv its
late owner, Prince Starhemberg to the In
ternational Mozart Association at Salzburg,
who intends to reconstruct it in the Mira
| bell Gardens of the latter town, as a memo
rial in perpetuity of the great composer. An
album will be placed in the building for the
reception of portraits and autographs Of
poets, composers, and musicians. desirous OF
testifying their respect to the memory OF
the master, and this is intended to form a
suitable pendent to the volume containing
similar memorials of Mozart's artistic
contemporaries, which will also be open
to the public.
American visitors to London this month
have the opportunity of hearing the great
choral music to be sung at the Triennial
Handel festival at the Crystal Palace.
At an exhibition of one of our Albany
schools, a few evenings since, the following
conversation took place
Young lddy 10 young gentieman- THAT
piece Just played was by Wagner-wasn't it
too lovely for anything?'
Young gentleman 10 young lady-"Yes
and amt his palace cars just gay?''
The music of the future won't be played
for him on her piano.-ABany Ere Journal.
John Forester, of Troy MY. musician
of some note, died Sunday afternoon. lie
was one of the first leaders of Doring's
Band, about twenty-five years ago.
Next season Kate Field will regularly en-