The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, JANUARY Il, 1880

bring her into prominence In future years, II
the spontaneous humor and histfionio ca
! pacity here indicated should receive further
development"
A Paris correspondent writes that In
Mpabttp, having been accepted bodily by the
reading committee Of the Domestic Ftateaian,
will be produced M early as October, 1880,
Hut accepted plays have q way W trailing
about the drawers Of the Coincide Franchise,
the remembrance of which makes news OF
| this sort Of dubious value.
The Ave huhdrpdth performances ~
| Glinka's popular Russian opera, Life FOR the
| Gear, took place at st, Petersburg on the
| twelfth ultimo. A statue of the composer,
adurned with wraataa, presented by the Rus
| stan NJ usical Society, the Conaarvatolte oi W..
| Petersburg, the artists OF the opera house
and others. was placed In the principal green
room OF the theatre.
AT the Royal Conservatory af Music, Lnip-
Gle. there are two prpmising violin PLAYERS,
who, AT q recent crucial concert, acquitted
themselves 40 creditably as to lead the Ger
| imam critics to aseett that among the future
WilhnImia md .Ioarlima the two boys will
| surely havp q place. One IL d thirteen
| year-old from Philadelphia, named Rhodes,
| aud the other ts a iiFtean- year-old fruta 90
penhaapn, and named Won DRtnak.
The inU Mall Gufette Gays IT Bronson How
aids The OLD Love and the New the Bank
| e,'a Dauah err that IL was received with ap.
1 tiItNHf wv N4tt NFNtb y y 'N 10 'i'N
| partially successful. III n t~hniRhtfullv and
carefully put together, ani IT the attention II
always disappointed 1t is always excited as
| we'll The acting Of Charles Coghlan and
Mtaa Rran'le IN the leading parts ls highly
commended.
| bination made Miss Annie rlsley's New yeat
| happy Nv giving her a gold necklace and
lnrket ant With pearls and ameihvats. aud ~.
onmpanieh by n letter courhed IN friendly
terms, The presentation tonk place IN Pitts
hnru. and Manager John MrDonouHh made
the speech of the occasion. The season has
| haen 4 aplaaild ono fpr thls combination, aud
Mise PtxIev and Mr.. McDonough have made
both fame and money.
At the Concerto Pupulalres. Paris, the great
attraction III late has been q n|oHthumoue
| oppra. Ola Prise de Iruie," hv Hector Bor-
| Ilo7, The work is In 1--WE acts, two of which
| were produced during tho com posef's life
| timeand without auneeaa. Theathet thfae acts
have remained III manuscript aillce the death
| oF ~l,arlIrZ. and have but now been brought ID
light. The credit for their exhumation he
| longs to NJ. Paahelntln, WHO has heen giving
them "a hls public III instaiments fur some
weeks paat. AT latest accounts the whole
| work was announced at the Cirque oliver,
under M. Pasdeloup. and at the Chatelet as
well.
Got. Macpherson, In a recent talk with 4
Nav York Times reporter, aHtd that IN 1861 a
| new oppra. called "Fauet." by a certain
| Charles Gounod, went begging about rom
| manager to manager. The publishers were
| Offering II premium 10 any maragef who
| would hiring II out In good style, with no
| takera. On night In Paris, with Signpr Ar
ditp, his director Of orchestra. he heard thts
aliuhtnd work al the Theatre hyrtule and
| was impressed with its beauty. lln took steps
ueerurelt at once, and the publishers not only
| gave II 10 him gratia. but, In addition, n bonus
If $4,000. promising $4,000 more after the ninth
| performance, expecting. Of course, NJ get their
| reward IN the sale of the music. They also
launhingly agreed to MIR. Mapleson's request,
| ~iokinelv made that they ehonld nay him AZ.
| other $4,000 after ita tftieth performances. Well,
Mr.. Mapleann took The manuscript ~ London
| and prpnared to bring out Faust with great
care, The cast was phenomenal :" lttiens IA
Marguerite, Trebelil ~ Stehei. GtuGlini aa
| ftFttst, Carrier ~ Nf~phiafophetes, Santley as
ltutfnt W.. On inquiry AZ the box otiino the
day announced Tor the now opera, the mana-
| ger was somewhat diaeoncerted to learn that
only 300 worth Of aeata had been sold, but
Immediately determined upon a pioconF STRAIT
| egg. He took the unaold tickets, distributed
them i%udicleualy and announced In the Times
| that In consequence of the great demand for
| seats Faust would be repeated every opera
| night fur two weeks. This clever stroke had
| tho desired effect, and the London opera-go-
| ere crowded Her Maiesty'a to hear an opera
| which. but for stratagem, would have hcen n
| complete failure. III achieved enormous sue
cess.