Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-05
VOL. XLVIII
MUSICAL IND DRAMATIC.

would not take long to get well aequainte.
with all Of you"
y musical journal OF Milan gives lis
OF the new operas brought out in Italy dur
ing 1874. The number is thirty-fve. bein.
an increase on the preceding year. when il
was only twenty-iOur. while in 1872 fifty
two were produced.
Mr.. p. s. Gilmore has arranged to com.
bine the vocal and instrumental forces of the
New York Conservatory and the Grand Con
servatory of Music in = concert TO be given
in April
Allie Sarah Bernhardt, an actress at the
Theatre Francais, in Paris, is celebrated
among other things for her remarkable lean
ness, and the wits vie with each other in
i1king about It. One says she can walk in
the rain without an umbrella because she
can pass between the drops. Another re
plies that this is an exaggeration. but he
adds that one evening, when some one tried
T. run away with her, she escaped hv hiding
behind her riding whip.
Albert Rhodes. writing OF the character
istics OF Rachel, says she had but little SEN
sibility. She moved her spectators profound
ly, and remained comparatively unmoycd
herself When Talma went of the stage he
was sometimes SO overcome that he had TO
be carried 70 his Gressing-r0oa. 1t Is said
that the pulse Of Rachel beat as regularly
alte- her acting as when she was at home.
Tie Voice never varied a single note, and the
hand never failed to accompany il at the ap-
pointed time in exactly the same fashion.
Nothing was ever left to inspiration. Every
gradatiJn Of passion was classified and regu-
lated in adyance-always the same mathe-
matical uniformity. The most remarkable
trait, IN hne, was her faculty. Of producing
emotion IN others while she romaiued pas
siye. In her demands for money she was
extortiouAte.
! troupe Of japanese actors and actresses
is now performing ~ one Of the Partisan
theatres Okauua,a q young girl Of seven
teen, one OF the principal actresses, is very
pretty, and has already found many admir-
els among the young men of Paris They
are obliged, however, % avail themselves OF
the services Of an interpreter in order to ex-
press their regard tor the fair Jaranese. and
thus are sometimes deceived, the INTERPRETER
tranSlating their letters 10 suit himself A
note sent by an ardent admirer the other dav
/ was rendered thus 5v the faithless inter
prefer Young stranger-I know not wheth-
( er all thy countrywomen resemble thee. but
trust not for all who tell thee thou art
beautiful boldly utter ialsehood. The ur-
lest trenchwoman j. much lovelier than
thou art.
George Riddle, a cousin Of Miss Kate
| Fleld, made his debut in Boston Saturday
night playing Romeo. lie is quite young,
and recent graduate of Harvard college
/ 4 correspondent Of tho Tribune describes
! him lie l. q handsome fellow any Juliet
might grow sentimental at seeing such a
face unhfted t. her in the moonlight. OF
course. his acting was that Of n beginner
/ some gestures We're too frequently repeated
/ some tones not all that could he desired but
( his reading was everywhere scholar-hke and
accurate. In some of the more impassioned 1
( portions Of the play he gave promise of I
( power but, as vet, one feels that he rather /
imagines strong emotions than has expert 4
enced them lie j. delicate. dreamy.
graceful lover but the fire which will come /
with the enkindiing of his own nature. the 4
waking up Of his own soul, i rs Yet absent .
from his performance lie Is attractive and 1
winning now he viii not be enthrailing |
I'll by and by. But the capacity for emo /
ton and expression is in him, and waits only .
for the development Of time.
Very few are unfamiliar wiki the iurore
excited upon the first appearance on the
stage OF Master Henry Betty, the 80 Young
i;o~cius, who died last August at an ad-
yauCed age In Fizgeald's " Romance Of
the English Stage, Jus. issued, there are
some interesting facts of Mr.. Hough, the
tutor and constant friend and companion Of
the young Rosciu- An o.i actress SAYS
lie was doubles clever man, and had
al excellent method OF imitation. Ny moth
cr saved one OF his marked books with lines
for the proper infection OF the voice and III
strGction- as ID the action Here raise
your voice lever your voice here put
the right leg forward here withdraw it
here. ~ the very height of his fame.
however, tie father of thar prodigy thought
they claid get along without Houeh and he
was uuceremoni0u,ly dismissed, with this
resui. " The discarded tutor, stung to
fury, threatened to lay h;- wrongs Before
the paijc The following notice was sig
nifcant Hough " Betty an appeal to
the Judgment and candor Of an impartial
British public By William Hough, late
dramatic tutor to tie Young Rosciu. in
which viii be Introduced a curious and truly
original correspondence previous and subsc-
quently to Master Betty's FIRST appearance
on the stage, with notes theatrical, anayti-
cal, and explanatory Blow, blow thou
winters wind, thaa art NOT 50 unkind rs
mans ingratitudc The Bettv'S. unfortu
natcly fox a curious public, came to terms
OGcnlach /, Gry four wears olI is
slightly bulls. refined lookiu. gentleman,
with general aspect Of fl health and mel
ancholy- lie has written eighty operas. com
prisng go acts, and has originated a new
school in music
The marked erent Of the present dramatic
season was the production at Booths Thea (
TIE, New York, Of Shake~ucare', plav of
'' Henry ", which Is thus described
The grand spectacle fulfilled in all essential
particulars the most tempting promises Of
the advertisements it placed before the
audience a superb pageant Of antique state,
a vivid and doubtless in the main faithful
copy of ancient military Tomp, picture
Of historic places, manners, apparel and
c0urty show. When it j. stated that the
dramatis persona number f1rtY-three people.
most o. whom are continually uponth the stage.
and the performance involves the showing Of
25 scenes, some idea OF the material nag
ntude and complextyo II the work may be
formed. The ample stage 70. Booth Theatre
never before gave Itself ur 80 completely 10
lsarx there have bee5 !, cye~y de- of
completeness, but scarcely SO populous as
these. And in tbe matte nf .f,irt ruth
fulne>, of detail seldom II over werc thev
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