, 1879-07-06

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souri,. It must be that Missouri loves CON-
pany."-Exchange.
Sims Reeves has signed q contract for
provincial tour in the autumn to play in "'rhe
Waterman "The Bcggars' Opera - and other
ballad operas.
Ignaz Brult, composer of "1he Golden Cross"
has done a new opera for the Vienusse Grand
Opera-HOuse. 1t Is called "Blauca,' ~ and Will
be performed next season.
The centenary Of the famous Choral Society
of Amsterdam has been celebrated with per
fornance Of "Joshua.'' Mime. Lemmens-Sher-
rlngton took the chief part. ::
A London critic states that the old italian
school OF singing is disappearing from the stage.
The new operatic artists arc adopting the de-
camatory style Of the French opera.
Massenet, the composer OF tLc Roi de La
hore,n has written 4 heroic march to be intro
duced into the new drama, " Michael StrogoG"
The march is said to be very brilliant conpo~
sition.
Count Leopold Layansky, Of Bohemia. has
started an opera house OF his own, in which he
feeds Clothes and pays his artists, and, like the
King OF Bavaria, enjoys their performances in
solitude.
"Cupid, p comic opera, in three acts By an
amateur OF Portland, WIS given In that city a
Yenr or two since. Mr. Cheeyer Goodwin is now
writing uew libretto FOR it, and it will shortly
be given in Boston
WHO says that Donizett1 is forgotten7 At the
present time seventeen OF the leading theatres
Of Italy are playing ''Lucia, ,''-beginning with
the Politeama at Rome, and ending with the
DalP Verma at Milan.
This happened in Rowler, Mass: IA young
man who has been learning to play the cornet,
and has been practieing throughout the night
enaded last night By his indignant neignbors,
who assembled under his window in numbers,
playing upon fsh-horns. Stale eggs were freely
used on the occasion. and the authorities we're
asked to keep order"
The London Figaro pokes fun at Mapleson for
being too economical With his swan in "Lohen-
grill, ~ after spending hundreds OF pounds On
scenery and costumes and says: l"At the first
rehearsal, Sir Michael Costa alluded to this Gu
rious' bird as 'dat OLD goose: and it is fact
that the property-bird far more resembles Q
goose than a swan. On Friday, too, dat old
digniflcd manner, suggesting, in fact, that the
bird had been to the Oaks and lost money!
Our American diva, Miss Kellogg, having
successfully withstood the rigors of another
Yo,auc has REACHED London for q three or four
years stay in England und on the Continent.
1t is pleasing to read in newspapers published
there that her reception is cordial, and that In
the suinmertide or her charms. both OF person
and voice, she is more attractive than ever be-
fore Miss Kellogg is distinctiyelY an American
girl of the period She has fought her way here
on American soil, and her triumph IS due to her
own exertions- Other American girls have gone
abroad to win their laurels, u1ld then came
home to enjoy them. She has won them here
fairly aud honestly, and no ono can blame her
for going abroad to exhibit them. But above
all things she must try and Keep her good Old
garrulous mother in check. The old dame talks
too much about Clara's accomplishments for
the English peop1e.-Ciucinzati Enquirer.
Tho sote in Lon lon OF the collection of alleged