Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-11
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

\ volume of " Personal Recollecti0n- o
Beethoven. Goethe and Mendels-ohn. i in
the press. from the pen OF Herr Heinrich
Won Meister, who was acquainted with th,
great poet and composers. The work vii
be written in English.
The lrcGdiGa is responsible for the fol-
lowing story concerning Nilsson and her
Paris bouquets All the world knows tina;
the fair Christine likes effect when 1t j,
likely to do her service. One night, at the
ltaiiens' she actually sent man up u
the top proscenium box with a quantity Of
common wall-i1wers, which he was to
throw down upon the stage at given mo-
ment. Imagine what lovely scene this
produced. How sweet ami simple was this
tribute of the poor to the august Diva
How pretty it was 10 see her pick up the
common wall-hOwers and kiss them. and
then lift her fine blue eyes up to the gallery
in sign OF eternal gratitude tie the gods
Stmkosch Is said to pay Mis- Alblni $50
per night and all his other artists by the
month. As follows Nile Hebron 81 500.
Mile Potentini $1,000, Nile Donadio $500,
/ Miss Cary 81 200. Beniratelli 81 200 Car
/ pi - 600, Debassini $500. Florni 5000,
/ Scolara 500 and all these in gold.
Can kind Heaven bestow on human be-
ing any gift more profitable than fine
voice? Christine Nilsson received for one
performance in opera while in this city the
enormous sum OF S3 500 Max StIakosch,
NilssJn's manager, paid to that distin-
gulshed lady for her singing in the United
states the sum Of $3.50 COO And at a
matinee concert given in the Boston Music
Hall the receipts taken by StrakO-ch were
81 600, of which sum Nile. Nilsson roceiy-
-HaN "A -
81 900 "a her salary. This division left a
balance Of s. 600 10 the manager to pay
the rest Of the company, with transoorta-
ton and expenses OF all kinds. after which
he had to skirmish for his profits
The Rev Mr. Talmage has been talking
about the stage with injustice in his re-
marks, a wanton lack OF charity and dis
regard for truth in some of his statements.
No one need mind and no sensible person
will mind Ialmage's structures upon the
stage as long as he INDUCES in the lowest
grade of theatrical effects himself-sensl-
tiOnalism.
When the " Shaughraun" shoots the vii
Ian klnchclla IN Boucicault's play peck
et-h00k which he carries in his breast pock-
et Is supposed to save his life. When this !
business occurred on the first night. ac-
cordng to the New York Herald, Bouci- |
cault rumaged in vain for the saving book. |
80 Where the book - be asked in no gen |
tie voice. - Its in my back pocket" |
whispered the PROSTATE kinchella. And to |
get at 1t the /" Shaug braun" was obliged to |
roll him over on the stage.
Eight hundred and thirty young girls ap-
piled at the Grand Opera House, New York.
in answer to an advertisement for 100 young
ladies to dance in the ballet.
There Is an old stage story that when
Nlacready was once going TO play Hamlet at
a provincial theatre he met with a Claudius
who proved more than his match. The
great tragedian-a martinez at rehearsal
chalked the spot on the boards with cross
on which the King was to fall dead at
night, bat the country - Majesty of Dem
mark thought proper, in defiance of the
London llamlet's commands. to breathe his
last, as usual, Immediately IN front of the
iootlights. and in the very middle of the
front planks, Macready, wanting the place
Tor his own dying struggles before the DO
tent poison - o'ercrowed' him, took the
to give the Claudius Of the
night gentle kick. :" What did tell
'ou-did | not show you where to die-eh?n ,
No answer. Another gentle kick. " Eli? :
nd not tell you this morning. MIR. :
iacready, cried the now only halfrecum- :
lent Claudius, - let me tell you I'm the !
King, and demme sir, I'll die where likel'' :
The London Hour is reminded of this story !
" recent dispute which London police
magistrate was called upon to settle be- A.,
ween Mr.. j. II. Clynds and Mr.. George ;
'ennett, both of the Grecian theatre. as to !;
he place where the latter =, nightly died" >
t seems that Mr.. Clynds thought MIR. Sem =
lett ought to meet his death lower down =
he stage" but Mr.. Sennett, " having re- :
eived his orders where to die from the
uthors, chose to die in place to which
ir. Clynds objected. A discussion in the
ressing-roOm followed, and, strong Ian
uage having been used. Mr.. Clynds struck
ir. Sennett over the head " with a thin a
This quarrel between the =
star actor" in juvenile leads and the :,
heavy man" Of the Grecian company was !
ettled BY the magistrate ordering the de- !.
,ndant to enter into recognizances to keep a,
he peace. -
The only rich actor of the eighteenth cen N
lry was Garrick, who played for thirty-six Ell
ears. and who retired in l776. in his SIX is
eth year, and died three years afterward. d
With this exception, the English players of v