The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
Here and There In the World OF Play
and Song.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES
MMiss Sarah Jewett is resting at Plgeon
Cove, Mass.
Miss Bijou Heron, it is said, is to return
TO America next fall.
Miss Emma Tbursby will return to
America in September.
Aimee is said to he worth somewhere in
the vicinity of 100000
Nine. lima de Murska will sail for Eu-
rope the latter part of July.
Tony Pastor oi;:d, his combination have
done large business in Chicago.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" is to be produced
In Paris by Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer.
The Florences will retain the mighty
Dollar" as the feature of their repertoire
next season.
The wicked Atlanta Constitution says
that in a marrying match Alice oates
would cover the most laps.
Miss Jeffreys- Lewis, it is reported, will be
amember OF Mr.. Boucicaults company
next season at Booths Theater, New York.
A San Francisco paper refers approving
fy to Miss Fanny DaVenport's "fullness
and grasp" in the character of 'Rosalind."
MduulIo OlllSl, IL Is Stuttu, pOSSeSStS u
letter, addressed to her by Edwin Forrest,
recognizing her as the best Lady Mac
BETH then on the stage.
Miss Nelson's American tour has been
arranged up to February Sd, 1880. She
will make her temperance in this coun-
try on the 18th of October, at the Park
Theater Brooklyn.
N. Massenet has arrived in London to su-
perintend the final rehearsals of la Roi de
Lahore" at Covent Garden. The chief
parts will be played by MN. Lasalle and
Gayarre, Miles. Turolla and Pasqua.
Mime. Florence Rice-Knox last week met
with an enthusiastic reception at Detroit,
where she sang in concert before large
and fashionable audience. The local jour
mails praise her fine contralto voice and ex-
ecution warmly.
Mr.. Henry Irving has given the chain
which he has worn as Hamlet" for hun
dred representations to an enthusiastic lady
admirer, who sent him another in ex-
change. This, too, is to go to somebody
else otter hundred wearings.
At the Whitsuntide Rhenish Musical Fes-
oval. to De held at Aix-la-Chapelle, works
by Handel, Gluck, Beethoven, Schubert
and Schumann will be performed, besides
compositions by DR.. Liszt Herr Brahms
and Herr Max Bruch. Senior Sarasate will
be the solo violinist.
Carlotta Patti has been engaged to sing
FIFTY concerts in the United States, be-
ginning at Chickering Hall on or about
September oath. The concert company
will include Henry Ketten, the Hungarian
pianist; Ernest De Munck, vioinist; Mr..
Phelps, tenor; Signer Ciampi- -Cellai, bari
hone, and Signor Fortuna, accompanist.
The two French composers, NJ. Saint
eaens and NJ. Massenet, have been com-
missioned by Ricordi, the Milan musical
Publisher, to set two italian librettos,
which are to be produced in Italy; M. Mas
senet's score will be on the "Frodiade," by
Bignor Zinardini who also supplies NJ.
Baint-Spaes with the book "Il Macedone,"
based on the history of Alexander the
aneat.
st. Louis Post-Dspatch: Last week
when the Wilhelmj j-Rummel troupe left
Kansas City for st. Louis, Wilhelmj, una
ware of the fact that, on account of the
railroad war, rates were as low as even five
cents ride from Kansas City to st. Louis
presented to the ticket agent at the Union
Depot Kansas City, his documents to se-
cure the half-rate fare, which is allowed to
members OF travelling concert troupes. The
ticket agent got mad about the matter, and
calling the crowd together and pointing out
TO Wilhelmj swore that this was little too
much. "Here l am selling tickets to st.
Louis for five cents, and this fellow applies
Tor half fare"