The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-03
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Grand Preparations for Next Year A Host
Of Opera Troupes to Visit
This Country.
DOM ESTJfj.

Luln SuuHtlJ
DOMESTIC.
The repertoire If the Maretzek Opera Com
pany for the coming season will include Cur
Gnd Iimmermann," By Lortzing, which will BE-
called The Two Peters" an ingenious and
ehestra arrangements; "Rabadpn." BY aorza
!h a Colombo Of Gonnod. which wiIl.be called
The Dove" Grishrts original % oetor of Al.
cantarA. the French name 1T when IL Bon
sor n. Phntalon:'' Sleepy Hollow the new
opera by Max Maretzek himself. and "Fatinlt-
"a" to fill In.
The following story has been fabricated on
the other side Of the Atlantic, and. what is
more. IN solid. sober Germany:
trophe which might be called thoroughly Amer
lean. In Morgantown, q nice country town On
the banks X Of the Catawba river. n. 2; 800 mites
west Of Raleigh. two passionate yionIsta Cook
and Kalb met ia the forenoon Of February 10
and discussed the merits Of Wilhelm. the king
q violinisfs. Kalb grew 50 excited that he took
WI b II. Cook then drew Q revolver and shot
his adversary, who was Killed Instantly. Both
men belonged u good families. and were tn,
best friends until this fatal diScu sion ended
the peace Of their existence.
Il Il at last definitely known that Mile. Sara
Bernhardt has Withdrawn from the Comedies
Franchise to fulfil an engagement with Mr..
Jarret tthe English. not the American mana
ger). during which she Will act one season on
como to the United States She Ii to receive
5000 for each performance and $40 a day for TX
penses. she VIII ~ supported BY. French
Sol IN Hermann" Mrs. GARRISON Id j II Etran-
gere." Gilb-rte 10 Frou. Fron,, etc., and. It Is
rnmored as Romeo and Hamlet ia Francois
HngOS versions Of ShakasDenre's tragedies.
"a noored variety theatre, called Porter's Va
riettes. has been opened Ia BurktDwn Pa., where
nne y H. ths n I'LL # Ply white chara
Philadelphia " 10 have iuvanlle Fntini'za
company from tho Ford ( Zimmerman Juvenile
Pinaforeo company.
IpGu1pv Garta fnauaUer f1tlhnrt II NM Sulli Il
van. is credited with saying that. during the
coming season. he will endeavor u make ar.
engagements whereby Snliyan'a ora.prio and
classical music may be hoard. with Mr. Suni-
van himself conducting.
!. The Grau comic opera company viii have 49,
Its repertoire next season PinafOra.' Fainit-
"a" The Sorcerer" and The Cadets" a mu-
steal extravagapza BY Morris Warner ana Gus
tayns a. Kerker of Louisville, Kentucky.
about $1,000 4, night during her American n,
gagement will probably lead hundrehs of good
gTs p become peer efrsst es!N HaraIh
Josephine was done by Miss Annie Mon ague
Buttereup ny Mrs. Caroline Richings- Bernard !:
and Sir Joseph by Scion Single Owens
Boucirault swears o d New York Grophic re-
porter that he has - thoroughly original
work for hts opening ~ Booths.
'Pinafore" promises to break out with even
greater yigor than ever next senson. There II
scarcely IN amateur singing society in the
country that Ii not rehear5ng 1t.
Miss Vonie Quincy IL about TO become tho
wife of d wealthy French gentleman-lN Y.
Lolita II Oh the ocean bound for Liverpool
She returns In q month.
FOREIGN.
Two hundred and nineteen years have elapsed
since the opera was first established ia Paris by
o tennis court. Rue Mazarine, ct ths place
where the Passage du POnt- Nenf now exists.
Perrin took ~ his partner fer the musicaI part
OF the undertaking CHmbert organist Of Saint
HOnDra and for the stage maUHpam9ut
expert gentleman. the Marquis Do Sour6eac.
The financer Of the concern was person
tanned In 1871. with piece entitled 'Pomone."
the libretto Of which was BY Perrin and the
music BY Cambert.
The forty-two performances Of the Comade
franchise at the Gaiety Theatre In London
the last " the series took place on the thir-
tsenth Of y-yielded the handsome sum Of
Gle ,so5 H. Cd or about 500 oAs 80. six Of the
representations were matineeS tho recfnts
averaging s2aao for each representation. Thir
ty-six were At night. the receipts averaging
$3.50 for each representations
The last story In regard 70 Patti ls that she IS
g,ing to Russia Lext winter and Is 70 receive
$4,000 n night. The statement seems Incredible
but IT is supported by story that when Nine
PATHS matrimonial Hffaiis became q trifle
mixed the Car declared That she should not
bid ot $4,000 . night was necessary to outweigh
the Cars offense against the diva. NieOiiDi ID
also engaged if the story can be credited.
Les Cloches do Corneville' has reached itS
four hundred and spventieth representation in
the Globe Theatre in London, and has by 20
means reached the end Of It's tAher yet But
then in London a popular piece cannot be
played In every theatre at once. and it takes
one company long time to satisfy four or five
millions Of pennle
does not admire sara Bernhardt. She says
she doesn't care for woman whose eyes are
only an inch from the top q h"r head and who
has an troned-Out upper HIP. Another paper
says Mile, Bernhafdt ways faces an audience
on the stage because rhe cannot be seen edge
wise" Still another remat ks hat her ''artfcu.
lntion" il excellent, as a glance at her figure
will show.
The London opera season is almost ended,
and the opera ntghtiugales are preparing to fly
Nilsson to Mont Dore. Campanini and Faneelli
to Italy Marie Roze to Mort Dore and Miss KEEL
!ogg to Paris. Albini will probably remain in
England.
year ago the King of Bavaria offered prize
for tragedy comedy or drama in &c man.
More than eight hundred manuscripts have
been sent in aud examined. but not one Was
thought worthy of the prize. This does not say
m Nh f9 y the dramatists Of the country: :;
Europe is only kept alive by Patti, an American:
Albini. an American; Nilsson. Il sweds, and
LucrH Gee man
During the coming season of the Vienna
opera 1t Is proposed to produce. in Il con5ecu-
tive series. all the operas of Mozart. to be pre-
scented sd IL !, CT, ehr191nological order. 49,.
a good engagement In London. her native city.
and Will not return to the United States for the
Bernhard Is credited with saying to an
Eng,isbman: like your men-I hate your
climate! My Id "a Of perfect lite," she addei,
would be to be and English duke and to live
in Paris
"E tst Lynne" is b ling PLAYED az three Lon
don theatres-the Olympic, Park and Standard.
Herr Won Suppe composer of "Fatinitzt. Ute.
has gone to Cars for the summer. taking the
libretto Of a new Opera Donna Juanfta'
with him.
We direct attention OF our readers to the
advertisement of 81. Dudley Coleman Bro.
Of corn mills. saw mills and cot
ton presses. etc. They have removed their
stock into large and commodious new ware
house and are now prepared with greater
facilities TO offer inducements to purchasers.
Five hundred boxes choice repicked lemons
TOR sale at s. so per box by Glover d Odendshl,
corner Tehoupitoulas and Poydras streets,