Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

O0lOAi h4sO O1eA1uA I1Os
Both M. Colonne and NJ. Pasdeloup have
been made Chevaliers of the Legion oi
Honor.
A new opera by Signor Ricci, entitled
Gala di Rienzi, has been well received
at Venice.
Patti is said to be much chagrined at her
cold reception in Paris. The company
supporting her was said to be exceedingly
poor.
The concert tour of Nine. Marie Rose
was SO successful that it was prolonged
two weeks beyond the time originally con-
templated.
! Charles Halle finished his series of con-
certs in Liverpool on the ID ult., when he
was assisted by DIR. Joachim, and Miss
Georgina Burns as vocalist
The King and Queen of Spain requested
Nine. Christine Nilsson to remain in Mad
rid and give three extra performances,
which she, naturally, was induced to do.
Aida was to have been brought out at
the Paris Opera on the 18th ult. but
| Maurel, who was to assume the role of the
King of the Ethiopians, was taken ill,
and the performance had to be postponed.
1t is understood that arrangements have
been made between Mr.. Mapleson and NJ.
Carvalho, of the Opera Comique in Paris,
| for the production of French opera during
the London season, on the 't toff.nights" :" of
the Italian.
! Leon Delibes' new work, "Jean de Nj
velle," was successfully produced at the
Paris Opera Comique last month. The
| librettists are MN. Gondinet and Giles :;
and the principal interpreters were the
tenor, M. Talazor, and the soprano, Nine.
Bilhaut Vauchelet
A st. Petersburg dispatch, under date
of March 10th, says; CATER a second
representation of Rubinstein's new opera,
Ivan Kalushorikoff,' at which the I'm
perial family was present, its performance
has been prohibited. The scene of the
opera is laid in the time of the Car Ivan
the Terrible"
Mile. Marie Van Zandt made her debut
at the Paris Opera Comique, on the 18th
ult., as Mignon. Although coldly received
at first, she soon conquered the audience,
and long before the performance was over
had scored a success. Adelina Patti, Clara
Louise Kellogg, Christine Nilsson and
Nine. Carvalho were present, and they all
expressed themselves delighted with the
success of the young debutante.
Miss Minnie Hauck has broken the pre-
judice recently attached to foreign vocalists
in Italy, and the Giornale diNapoE gives
gratifying account of the applause, recalls
and encores the American soprano was ac-
corded for her impersonation of Mignon at
the Teatro Bellini, at Naples. The news is
satisfactory on many grounds, as Italy was,
owing to the musico nihilist tendencies of
its audiences, fast becoming a land for
bidden to artists of eminence. When the
Neapolitans hear Carmen they are likely
to be still better pleased with Miss Minnie
Hauck.
Marie Rose was offered an engagement at
the Leeds Festival. Henry Mapleson
made it a condition that his wife
should be placed on the same footing as
Nine. Albani, should that lady be en-
gagged 1t seems, however, that the Leeds
Committee are, with justifable regard to
economy, unwilling to have two leading
prime dome, and the Hon. Secretary SAYS
'Before seeing you in Leeds, as l told
you, we had made an offer to Nine. AL
bani, and that has now been accepted"
The affair IS, therefore, so far as Marie
Rose is concerned, at an end
Early in March the production of ''Jean
de Nivelle, " the new opera by Leo Delibes,
took place at the Paris Opera Comioue.
Among the singers the great success was
for the Princess Engalitcheff (Mme En-
gaily), whose wonderful contralto voice
knows no rival. At the Grand Opera
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of Signor Verdi, quite an innovation in that
house, where never before a composer was
allowed to conduct his own piece Signor
Verdi has composed few new airs de bal
let, and the mise en- scene was of extraordi-
nary splendor, to the tune of $50, 600.
Charles Coote, London musician of
more than ordinary eminence, ended his
career March 9th, having suffered for many
months from heart disease and bronchitis.
He was in the seventy second yearof hisage.
Mr.. Coote was born at Waltham Abbey,
Essex, and brought up from boyhood to
the musical profession, being articled to
Joseph Hart. and engaged to sing in musical
farces, burlettas, ETC., in the English operas
then given at the Lyceum Theater He
also studied instrumental music, and was
for thirty years pianist to his Grace the
Duke of Devonshire, travelling with him
abroad and at home. In lS4S Mr. Coote
organized the quadrille band which has be-
come so celebrated as Coote and Tinney's.
At the Birmingham theaters there is
crew which takes upon itself the duties of
applauding or kissing the principal per-
formers. Though somewhat akin to the
claquers of the French capital, these gal
lery boys differ from them in this respect
The former are appointed and paid by the
managers or performers; the latter en-
deavor after each show to extort money by
threats. In gangs of threes and fours the
roughs follow the actors and actresses, and
even the poorly-paid ballet girls, demand
ing blackmail. and in the event of their
demands being resisted, using foul Ian
guage, and taking their revenge by attend
ing on a subsequent night and indulging in
persistent kissing This is an old Birming-
ham nuisance, and ought to be suppressed
by the police.
A very curious private concert was given
in Paris by NJ. Emile de Girardin. The
chief feature of the programme was polka
burlesque, composed and directed by NJ
Garcin, violin soloist at the Paris OPERA
and scored for the following orchestra
Eight reed pipes, played by Miles. Daram,
Thenard and Richard, NM Melchissedec,
Mierwinski and other vocalists piano,
two violins on. Paul Viardot, principally,
viola, violoncello, drum (M Joncieres),
triangle, trumpet in G on Charles de Be-
riot), whistle on. Alex. de Girardin), quail
(M. Saint Saens), cuckoo on. E. Pessard),
swallow on. Lavignac), first dog solo on.
Detroyat) second dog solo on. Hecht), and
cricket in G on. A. Dannhause). As
piece of fooling, the effect is said to have
been most successful.
Irving announces that the delay in the
revival Of 1.-THE Corsican Brothers !" at the
Lyceum, London, has been caused by the
continued success of "The Merchant of
Venice" The acting version adapted by
Dion Boucicault for Charles Kean has been
procured. In the original production, Feb
ruary, 1852, Charles Kean played the
brothers; Alfred Wigan, NJ. de Chateau
Remand; Miss Murray, Emile de Lesparre,
and James Vining the Baron de Montgiron.
The scenery for Mr.. Irving's revival has, it
is understood, been ready some time, and
besides the effects of the ghost-whoin in the
Charles Kean version rose on gradually
ascending plane before attaining his final
pose, instead of the usual perpendicu-
lar arranpement-the carnival and ball