The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-30
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL GOSSIP.

THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL GOSSIP.
Anna Dickinson goes to Europe in June
for two months.
Miss Rose Eytinge has had a very advan-
tageous offer TO go to Europe professionally.
Petrella's body has been embalmed, and
the municipality of Genoa are now debating
what to do with it.
The Austrian critic, Hanslick, says that
Nilsson is not only the best but the only
Ophelia living, and that Patti is the only
Rossini
List has been largely instrumental in the
completion of the Beethoven monument at
Bonn. He provided during the work from
SO, 600 to 10000 francs.
Nine. Essipoff takes a long drive in Gen.
trail park before breakfast during her visit to
Gotham She is very fond of horses, @d al
ways holds the ribbons herself.
An enterprising Chinaman has opened a
conservatory of music in San Francisco,
with a view to the training of Chinese youth
for orchestral work in the Chinese theaters.
Adelaide Nelson received for four weeks
at the California theater, San Francisco,
ST., 500. 1t was the largest engagement ever
played there, SURPRISING Booths and the
Florences'.
The Marylebone theater has produced
sensational drama entitled Life in a Coal
Nine" which abounds in exciting incidents,
the most prominent of which is an elaborate
and startling representation of fire damp
explosion. 1t Is unnecessary to say that the
classical music known as Down in Coal
Mine" is introduced with great effect and
appropriate scenery.
Herr Rietz is the Costa of Berlin, ard not
only conducts orchestras, but makes jokes.
He was rehearsing the 'Meistersinger," one
of Wagner's masterpieces, when, after going
through pages and pages of discordant noise,
he reached the song of walter" He at
once stopped the orchestra with the observa-
ton: Gentlemen, this sounds like music,
so there must be something wrong"
The Pail Mall Gazette says that "a general
examination of the Wagner question must
lead an impartial observer, apart from all
considerations as to the merit of Wagner's
music, either in the way of significance or
of beauty, to the conclusion that so far as
his operas are concerned there must be
something in them though less than any
operas are they suitable for translation. The
critic remarks that they are composed on
system which excludes the idea of music
fitted to one set of words being equally or at
all appropriate to other words, even though
there should be no variation in the ideas
expressed"
Mile. Louise Bertin daughter of Berth,
ST.. and sister of Edward and Armand Ber-
tin of the Debats, has just died in Paris.
She was the composer of the music OF la
Esmeralda," the opera whose libretto was
written by Victor Hugo. He was not liked
by the Debats, and it is said that when he
offered to find Mile. Berlin the libretto of
which she was in search, it was on the con-
dition that that journal would be kinder to
him. The work when completed did not at
tract the public; the fourth act alone was
successful, Massol obtaining in it much ap-
plause in the Air DIES CIOches of Quaslmodo.
This fourth act was afterward turned into
spectacle with ballet.
Dion Bouclcault tells this story of broth
er actor: IA great many years ago-longer
than / like to remember went to Phila-
delaphia to try one of my pieces, Jessie
Brown at one of the theaters. A small ac-
tor was cast for very small part, that of
Achmet, believe. He had only six lines to
speak, and he took the stage and spoke them
like tragedian. l called him down and
said: See here, young man, you're not
playing Othelloli Il know l amt he re-
piled, but 1 will some day'-and then
walked off, muttering something about
punching my head. His prediction has come
| true That bad Achmet, but good Othello,
was John Mccullough"
Quite a number of singular things have
| occurred in Bucyrus, o., and we have the
| following to offer as one of them: Several
years ago the Fosters OF Pittsburg were hold
| ing theatrical entertainments there, and dur
| ing their stay a novel incident occurred.
Mr.. Foster was sitting in the hotel (the Sims
house) Eliminating in all probability upon
| the full house he was to have that night,
| when w s. entered the room with bill
for the evening performance in his hand.
"Are you the manager of the theater2" ask
ed w. s.. II am, sur" replied Foster:
You are to play Richard Ill. to-night?'
''Yes, SIR" "Well, | am and always have
been fond of theatricals, but never had an
opportunity of seeing Richard Ill" Very
| well, sir, come tonight" UNFORTUNATELY,
| / must go to Columbus tonight on
| the GAS train. Now how much. money
would induce your company to play
| Richard I'LL for me this afternoon
| Foster, thinking for a moment, replied that
he'would do it for $25. And what would
you charge extra for the Rough DiamondT P"
| Foster replied SO. To his surprise w. s.
pulled his weasel, counted out $685. passed
| it over with the remark that he wanted the
| performance to commence at 2o'clock sharp.
| Foster got the company together and related
| the circumstances. The idea of playing
| Richard" to an audience of one was exces-
sively ridiculous, and so new in their ex-
| perience that they all consented. Two
o'clock came and w. s. was on hand
Choosing an eligible position and cooking
his feet upon the back of the seat in
front of him be waited for the performance
to begin. The bell rang, up went the cur.
tain and the play commenced. Never did
the actors do better They all exerted them
selves to give their patron an entertainment
fully worth the price paid for it, and they
succ- ded. w. s. applauded vigorously
at different points, and at times demanding
a repetition. At the close of the play,
Richard I'LL, Mr.. Joseph T. Fannin came
before the curtain and responded in a neat
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