The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-10

Mrs Jenny Lind-Goldschmid eldest
daughter has pretty voice, but Mrs. Hoop.
er says that she has not inherited her moth
ers love for art, and will not study.
Miss Emma Abbott win remain in this
country this summer, instead of going to
Europe, as she had intended, and will de.
vote herself to the study of several new
| roles.
One good turn deserves another Wagner
twelve years ago eloped with Won Bulow's
wife. Won Bulow recently played for the
benefit of Bayreuth fund for propagating
the music of Wagner.
Dramatic Mirror: "Mrs. Seguin displayed
her customary never-at-fault dramatic in
stinct as Meala, but, like Mr.. Castle, she
found it impossible to conceal the inroads
of time upon her voice."
Max Maretzek thinks that Italian opera
is dying out in this country, and believes
that the star system has helped to kill it.
He processes to be confident that the time
is at hand when we shall have American
opera in America.
Miss Estelle Mortimer, who sang 'Little
Buttercnp' at the Lyceum, will appear as
Mrs. Honeyton, in the farce of "a Hap
py Pair" at San Francisco Hall, on the
18th, which will precede the enteri ainment
OF the Salisbury Troubadours.
London critics say that the old Italian
school of singing is disappearing from the
stage. The new opera singers are adopting
the declanatory style of the French opera.
Even Sig. Gayane sings his italian music in
a style which is partly French.
Signora Florenza d'Arona is what they
coHtralto, now in Italy. She has jumped
into fame at Barletta as 'Sebel' in Faust"
and "Azucena" in 'Trovatore" She has
accepted all engagement near Naples.
A young American girl, Miss Wixom, un-
der the name of Mile. Nevada, has Just had
a brilliant success at Vienna. She is pu-
of Nine. Gerster. Mile. Nevada sang Ophe-
las air from Hamlet" in such manner
as to promise a great future for her.
The Hess-Abbott Opera Troupe will in
future be under the control of Mr. L. j.
Wetherell, husband of Emma Abbott. Mr..
Hess and few members have left the com.
pany. Mrs. Seguin and Miss Maria Stone,
soprano from Boston, and Mr.. Mcdonald,
are to be members of the new company.
In the New York College of Music there
are now one hundred and thirty-four
pupils. A considerable number of these
come from neighboring towns and cities for
the purpose Of taking their lessons. The
teachers are members of the Philharmonic
Society and Theodore Thomas Orchestra.
Dramatic News: Mr.. Barrymore in a
conversation recently, rendered tribute to
the bravery of Ellen Cummins, whose life
was threatened by Jim Currie, and re-
marked: ''She showed more courage than
either of u.s." Yet Miss Cummins has been
at the loss of time and money by the event,
all the sympathy having been run in an
other direction. Now she will be at fur
ther loss by having to attend the trial.
Miss Emma Thursby has before her most
gratifying prospects, She will remain dur
ing the present season in London; she then
goes to sing at the German watering plac s.
She will return to England for the Here
ford Festival in September and for the full
illment OF engagements in the Provinces
during October and November. She will
afterwards go back to Paris to sing at the
Conscrvatore, and also at the concerts of
Pasdeloup and Colonne. Then fellows
tour i'll the French Provinces and in Hol
lard, to which succeed engagements in Ber-
lin, Vienna, Prague, Pesth, St. Petersburg
and Moscow. The next season she will
spend in England, and will return to Amer
lea in the autumn Of 1880.
Theatrical realism has gone long way in
a recent performance of "Pinafore" by a
Boston company at Halifax, N. 8. The
boatswain's mate of H. M. S. Grffon vol
unteered, and "piped the side" when "Sir
Joseph" came aboard. A real sailor from
the same ship ran up the signals; and the
yard furnished ships bell, pinnacle and
masthead light, six brass guns. piles of shot
and Delaying pins, with bugler marines
and gunners. Then, when the piece had
been played and the curtain had fallen the
Yankee vocaists were entertained on board
the Griffon by the officers, al were afford |
ed every opportunity of inspecting the
ship and Of becoming familiar with the
regulations Of "the Queens navee"
New York Herald; The appearance of
Mr.. Theodore Thomas in this city has given |
rise in musical circles to number of ru-
mors and surmises as to its object. Many |
people have believed that he was tired of |
Cincinnati and was coming back to this
city, where he made his fame; but it seems
that such is not the case. The object of
his visit to New York is to arrange certain
details of his business. In an interview |
with q Herald reporter yesterday Mr.. |
Thomas said that he had no intention of re-
turning to New York permanently; that
he had simply come here to arrange the
dates for the rehearsals and concerts of the |
New York and Brooklyn Philharmonic So
cieties, which he will conduct in person.