The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12
THE AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Notes, News and Personal Mention Of
Music and the Drama.

Eui' Aa"IehCe ohTTetJ . eHBaScheHV ~
the Grand Opera-house has been light
one, as is always the case during Holy
Week, however great the attraction.
Though the houses have not been large
the entertainments have been fine. This
afternoon he plays David Garrick," and
tonight "a New Pay"
KMERsoN's MINsTRELa
Billy Emerson's Minstrels open an en-
gagement at the Grand Opera-house Mon
day night. They remain one week only.
The company, always favorite with the
lovers of minstrelsy, has been much i'm
proved since it was last here, and fine
weeks fun may be expected.
ELIZA wEATHERsBY's FRoLIoUEs AT Pixies.
Miss Eliza Weathersby, Mr.. Nat. G. Good
win, Jr., and the celebrated FroliGues Com
pany will appear at Pixies Opera-house
Monday night and remain all next week.
This company is one of the finest and fun
niest on the road, and its immense success
has been one of the marve!s of the present
theatrical season. 1t had crowded houses
when here in the fall and will doubtless
have this time. Seats can be secured at
Newhalfs music store.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES AND POINTS
Lima Tettenborn's benefit at the Grand
tomorrow night.
Nilsson writes to Boston lady that she
will visit America next season.
Harry Lewis arrived home yesterday
hale, hearty, handsome and happy.
George Fisher, of Cambridge, Mass, has
composed and will produce next month a
new opera.
Alexander Bogel, the original African
tenor, died April LIST al Chemnitz, Saxony,
aged thirty-fve years.
Miss Emily Soldene has secured for one
year the provincial right of the English
version of Carmen"
Miss Glyn, the famous Shakspearean act
ress, is now giving readings in Steinway
Hall, London.
Herr Joachim, the famous violinist, is a
man of middle age.
A colored opera troupe of forty artists are
singing "Pinafo:e" with success at Fox's
Theater Philadelphia.
Edgar L. Davenport, son of the late L. L.
Davenport, is acting in Divorce" under
the name of II. G. Davis.
Sothern sails for America on the 18th of
May. His health is much improved. He
will bring two or three new plays.
During PATHS coming engagement in
England she is to receive 81 500 per night
the largest sum ever paid singer.
Miss Helen Marr, member of a travelling
theatrical troupe, accidentally stabbed her
self the other night in cambridge Ga The
wound is not serious.
The Hess Opera Troupe sing in Oshkosh.
Wis, March 31st, April 1st, Fond du Lac I'd,
Milwaukee Sd, 4th, and 5th and open in
Chicago 7th for all this week.
Stephen Massett (Jeems Pipes) was at last
advices giving rectations and readings in
Steinway Hall, London, his entertainments
being enjoyed by large audiences.
Nine Julia Rive-King is filling a series of
engagements in New England. She is as
sisted by Mr.. Whitney, Mr.. Sherwood, Miss
WINERY, Miss Emery, Miss Fanny Kellogg
and Mr.. Orth.
This being holy week the theatrical mat
ters are very slow. This is considered the
dulest week of the regular season. With
Easter, however. a revival of interest in the
drama is always sure to make itself felt
Manager Steele's benefit at the Grand
Opera house was bumper" All seats in
the house and nearly all available standing
room were occupied. The bill was a fine
one, and both manager and audience were
well pleased.
The death is announced-st Vienna, aged
sixty-five, of Carl Beck, the famous tenor
and the creator of the part Of Lohengrin: at
WiesbAden, aged thirty-eight, of Theodore
RatZenberger, pianist to the court; and at
Florence, OF Angelo Brizzi, Professor OF
Music.
Alice Oates is described thus "She is a
delicious little rowdy, pert without being
pretty, brassy without being brazen, frisky
without being funny, and altogether ma
ture Jack O Lantern that snaps, buzzes.
crackles and yanishes, and leaves no sparkle
behind"
Brignoli is singing in "Carman," in Eng
land with Trebelli and Mr. Carleton, and
has been making a great success, which
speaks well for the rejuvenating qualities of
| the English climate, and the ease with
which British provincial audiences are en-
| tertained.
Miss Kellogg says: II always feel more
at home with my audiences in English op-
era because there is magnetism existing
between them and me; and while from an
artistic view italian opera may be and
probably is preferable, English opera di-
vests an audience OF its coldly critical man
ner."
Miss Emma C. Thursby is in Paris, where
she has recently had some concert engage
ments. TIE London Figaro says that 1.-THE
| American soprano would probably have
been engaged for the Couseryatorie con-
certs, but, unfortunately, she can not sing
in French, and the Societe des Concerts is
far too conservative to permit any other
| language.
Professor Pepper has accepted an engage
ment in the Australian Colonies, for the
purpose of showing a new mythical illu-
sion that he has just perfected, and which
he says will rival in popularity his famous
Ghost" At the request of the Directors
of the Royal Polytechnic. London, he has
promised before leaving England to devote
one week to showing this invention at that
establishment.
Herr Won Bulow's temper is not mproy.
ing with age. The other day, at Berlin,
Prussia, he loudly addressed two persons in
the front stalls at his concert because they
ventured to whisper some remarks on hi.
playing. Some days later, at Dresden, he