The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-13

Saturday and Sunday matinees. "Pluck
and Luck" Frank Jones' new drama, is
full of fun and dash, and "The Birthday
Fete" is pantomime brimfull of laughable
incidents.
vINE-sTREET oPERA-HoUsE.
A great many people feel impelled to
drop in at the great sensational show to see
if it is all right. They have heard it grave
ly discussed, and as good citizens hey feel
it a duty to go and see for themselves. But
one going doesn't answer the purpose, for
an entire change OF programme is probably
announced for the next night, and they
have to go again. the enterprising and
wide-awake citizen must keep posted, you
know. Performances to-day, matinee and
night.
Musical and Dramatic Notes.
Adelina Patti is 36 years of age.
Christine Nilsson is 80 years of age.
Lawrence Barrett has three charming
daughters
Stuart Robson is forty.three and has been
on the stage twenty-six years.
Miss Linda Deitz, the actress, accepted an
engagement IN England in order to be with
her mother.
Mile. Pauline Lucca was lately so seri-
ously stung on the arm by an insect that
fears were felt as to her life, but she is now
recovering.
Nothing has happened to Fanny Daven-
ports hitherto unfortunate nose since mar
riage. We hardly dare ask how it is with
Mr.. Prices.
1t is announced that Miss Emma C.
Ihursby has made an engagement with Mr..
Max Strakosch for a concert season in this
country, beginning December !.
Comfy, the basso, formerly with Hesse and
StrakoSch, has been engaged for the Italian
opera season at Her Majestv's Theater, in
the fall this engagement will not interfere
with his contract with Carl Rosa.
Mrs Selma Doardo will join Carl Rossa'
English Opera Company at Her Majesty's |
Theater, London, in January, and after
provincial tour with the same manager, will |
come to America to fulfill an engagement
The favorable result of an operation in |
Paris will it is stated, enable Mr.. Arthur
Sullivan to fulfill his engagements at the
Covent Garden Promenade Concerts and |
at the Hereford Musical Festival this
month.
The Lingard Folly Company, a new Or
ganization includes Dickie Lngard, Amy
Ames, W. II. Lytell, Thomas Fl. Burns,
Harry Josephs and Others. They will open
the new Dudley-street Opera-house, Boston,
Mass, September Is, and afterwards in
Philadelphia.
The Max Maretzek Opera Company is re-
hearsing daily at the New York Academy
of Mncio w baro +bo, = L.
month. Miss Annis Montague. Mrs. Flor
ence Rice-Knox and Mr. Turner have been
assigned the principal roles. Lortzing's
Gear and Zmmermann" and Won Snppe's
"Boccacio' will be produced and followed
by Mr.. Maretzeks opera.
Nine. Carlotta Patti and her husband. De
Munck the violoncellist, Ketten, the plan-
iSt and the Others of the company, sailed
from Havre last Saturday on the steamer
Perere, for New York. Carlotta PATHS
marriage took place at Paris the week be-
fore, the Marquis de Caux being one of the
witnesses. Concerning Mr.. Ketten, very
little is known or has been said in this
The ninth Middle Rhine Musical Festival
has been celebrated at Mannheim, being
the fiftieth Jubilee centenary, with 700
singers and 120 instrumentalists, Herr V.
Lachner, conductor. The prima donna was
Madame Kole Murjahn; Herr ]. Becker
PLAYED the violin part of Beetloven's con-
certo; Herr Brahms Second Symphony was
executed, besides Havdn's oratoro the
"Creaton," Beethoven's "Egmont' and
excerpts from Spohr's "Jessonda'' and
''Euryanthe," as well as Lieder by Schu-
bert, Schnmann, Herr Franz etc.
New York Times: Nine. Julia Rive.
King, assisted by Miss Anna Drasdi, the
well-kn wn contralto of this city, is en-
gagged to give series of concerts beginning
n October Nine King is one of the few
pian;stes for whom no apology has to be
made on account f her sex, and it is to be
hoped we shall oon have an opportunity
TO hear her in New York again. As to Miss
Drasdil, her BILE voice and true artistic
merits need no fresh praise in this CITY.
The concerts bv these two ladies will be
worth listening to, and much
above the average of the numerous enter
tainments we are threatened with.
Dramatic News: Mr. Breckenridge,
young silverware manufacturer and an ad-
mirer of Emma Abbott, ordered an i'm
mense floral pillow for presentation at the
Grand Opera-house on Monday night, and
he desired that the initial letters of Our
Little Emma be made out in floral letters
on the trophy. Wen it arrived at the
theater Mr. James Morrissey saw with con.
sternation the letters H. L. Z. He asked
the florist what the devil he meant by it.
That gentleman. who, it seems, is English,
naively explained that the initials meant
''Hour Little Emma" This is actual fact.
and no nonsense about it. The bouquet
was presented just as it was.