Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-18
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

This is the blissful end
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
Mrs. Jean Davenport Lander ha
gone to Europe.
Toole, the comedian, sailed 70
Europe yesterday.
At Florence a new opera by Mos
cazza, al Quattro Rustegni, " has bee
performed. The music is said to b,
excellent.
The Union Square Theater Compan.
has brought out "The Two Orphans
at Hooley's, In San Francisco, witt
great success.
Carl Rosa has engaged Stanley fol
his fall season of English opera in En-
gland, and Arthur Sullivan is writing
an opera for him.
The revival of Gounod's "RomeC
and Juliet, at Covent Garden, after
nine years, has been a triumph fol-
Patti and Nicolni. ef-r-.s
Miss Emma Webb has been giving
some successful readings at the Hot
Springs, Arkansas, reciting the "Vag'
abond" and "Petrarch and Laura " with
especial effect. -.
Wachtel has entered into an engage
ment with Mr.. Neuendorff to appear
in New York IN the Academy of Music,
Oct. Is. An entirely new opera CON-
pany will be organized.
Caroline Richings-Bernard is to sing
in comic opera next season, appearing
in the Rose of Tyrol," the brewer
of Preston" might in Rome" and
"Contrabandista. I"
List is actively organizing the new
Academy Of Music at Pesth. Its
chief professors are Won Bulow, Witte,
Franz ErkeI, Robert Volkmann, and
Cornelius Abranyi.
Clara Morris is making a tour
throughout Ireland and Scotland &C
companied by Mrs. Worthington, and
after meeting her husband in Paris
next month, proceeds through Switzer-
land.
1t is probable that a Partisan sue
cess of Sardou and an as yet untrans-
lated play by Victor Hugo will be pro-
duced at the Chestnut Street Theatre,
Philadelphia, during the coming sea-
son.
"The Harp-King of the North" as
he was called, Antoine Edouard Pratte,
has Just died at Odesnas, in Sweden,
In his seventy-seventh year. He was
considered one of the best harpers in
Europe.
The Paris papers announce that a
new comedy In three acts, called
Leila" founded on George Sands
novel, and written by Mr.. Boucicault
and NJ. de Najac, is being rehearsed at
the Paris Gymnase.
1t is positively stated in Milan that
Stolz, Waldemann, Medini, and Masini
have signed a contract to sing in
Aida" in Paris, from April 20 to
June 20, 1876, with Signor Muzio, of
New York, as conductor.
Mile. de BelIocca is announced by
Philadelphia paper as tragic actress
Of pronounced talent. Mile. de Bellocca
is a singer, and there are no tragic
qualifications necessary for Rosina, the
part in which she has made her reputa.
ticn.
Lydia Thompson is to shape Paris
into fancy for true English burlesque.
Pauline Markham, her once ally, is
now abroad, and if she were the beau
tiful creature shell was when she first
In this country, might be re-
led upon to give even the Parisians a
But Pauline has gone to
the bad:
Paganini's violin is carefully pre-.
served in a glass case in the municipal
palace Of Genoa. 1t has Just been re-
moved in the presence of a royal dele
gate, the Marquis Lamponi, and other
persons of note, in order to photograph
{. This important item of news is
given In the most serious manner in the
Ocal paper.
Two musical novelties have appeared
1t Vienna at the same time-one, "Un
Matrimonio Soto la Republica," by
POdesta, at the VermO Theater; the
other, III Cacciatore," by Canavasso,
It the Radeg0nde Theater. I'm Mat
imonio" Iuet with well-merited success, |
put one representation of al Caccia
ore" was sufficient for the public.
Nine. Titiens, the famous prima |
ionna, who will begin her engagem mt |
With Max StrakOsch in New York on |
he 4th of October, is now creating a
leep impression IN London by her vivid |
2ortraiture of Ortrud in "LOhengrin."
She will probably be supported by |
Nine. Trebelli- Bettini, the most gifted |
# con raIti, by Signor Brignoli, and
,thers.
The Hence at a French theater is
never toubed by tall hats worn by
aides. TIE following notice was posted |
Up IN conspicuous position, and |
proved t. he very effective: "The man
Lger regU SITS that all gOod-looking |
aides viii remove their hats for the &C.
Of the rest of the |
audience. The aged, the bald, and the |
olain are not expected to comply with |
his request"