The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-01

are to have the Oates English Opera Com
pany with the peerless Alice Oates as prima
donna. We have already given the reper-
toire for the week, which commences Mon
day night with the reigning excitement,
H. N. s. Pinafore."
The company embraces the following ar
fists:
Mrs. Alice Oates. MIR A. D, Bowman,
Miss Lulu Stevens, Mr. Richard Beverly
Miss Ada Dow, Mr. Edward Connolly
Miss Alice Townsend, Mr. James A Taylor,
Miss Jennie Tanner, Mr. James A. Meade
Miss 1rrs Sexton, Mr. JOS C. Mclaughlin,
Miss Pauline .-ai'. MI Mt. H. w. 1a,iau Elaiinni'
Miss Albertina Hail. INF. ~ Gn: n, DeIhe'' l%oiH'
Miss Hattie Richardson, Mr.. NN.lis n ilau, M
Miss Agnes Halleck, Mr.. EdTa'>. 'io."i''
Miss Bessie Temple, Mr.. George Rugby,
Mr.. A. Gradwell
The cast of "Pinafore' embraces the
full strength of the company. Mrs. Oates
sings the part of "Ralph" and Miss Lulu
Stevens that of Josephine Corcoran.'
I'll. M. S." AT RoBINsoN's.
John T. Ford's company present III. M.
s. Pinafore" at Robinson's Opera-house
next week. 'The jolliest craft atioat'' will
be well handled by this company.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC POINTS.
Brignol is welded to plain soda.
Lotta is twenty-nine. So she says.
Mr.. Richard Mansfeld-son of Madame
Rudersdorf-is singing in London.
Miss Rose Eytinge, now in California,
will proceed to Australia and India.
It is said that Miss Hauk will sing ELSA"
and "Mignon" before the close Of the sea-
son.
The College of Music has formed a de-
partment for instruction in church music,
under charge of MIR. Geo. e. Whiting.
Wilhelmj is said to have had his pocket
book, containing 1925, stolen during his
stay at Macon, Georgia, the other day.
Miss Florrie Hersee, sister of Madame
Rose Hersee, will soon make her debut in
London as a concert vocalist. She is O
soprano
The popularity OF Carmen" seems to be
we'll established, after all, for now it is re-
ported that Aimee is to sing in it during
her coming season here.
Nine. Christine Nilsson has declined
offers recently made to her for an engage.
ment in this country next winter and to
sing in London this coming spring.
Clifton W. Tayleure is organizing "Pin
afore" Company to ravage the Southern
! States Wrecks of the "Pinafore" will bt
sets in.
The report that John Mccullough hat
accepted Miss Dickinson's "Aurelian," ant
would act in it, proves to have been incor
rect. The play is said to be q very com
monplace affair.
The smallest pianist in the world, Signo
Luigi Gustavo Fazio di Pinto da Comp'
Basso, is now in Rome. He is only tw,
feet high-about as long as his name. HI
is said TO be extremely clever.
The great singer of past generation
Pauline Garcia, has two daughters Mile
Marianne Viardot and Madame Chamero
Viardot, who are charming vocalista They
recently appeared at concert in Paris, &C
companied by their mother as pianist
Rubinstein is in Dresden under treatmen
by an oculist he being threatened with to
tai blindness. But his memory IS so won
derful and his ear so accurate that evel
that misfortune, should it happen, will in
terfere very slightly, possibly not at all
with his performance.
Mr. George Fawcett Rowe will shortl.
make professional tour of the Canadian
theaters, acting "Cheviot Hill" in Gilbert
comedy of Engaged" The part is ad
miraby fitted to give scope and play to thi
actors quiet humor, crisp action and del
cate undertone of satirical sentiment
Edwin Booth was recently invited to pal
J ticipate in the exercises with which tn
Shakespeare Memorial Theater, at Stratford
upon Avon, will be opened, on the 23d c
April. The dedication ceremonies will
probably, last several days. 1t was pul
t posed to give three performances of Han
l et'-one by Irving, one by Sullivan, an
e one by Booth. Mr.. Booth, however, hs
i been obliged reluctantly to decline the il
yitation. He appears in Chicago, on Apr
! 7th, at McVicker's 8 Theater, and will az
f there for four weeks.