Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-09
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

The " Danites " had a great run at Nc
Vicker's, Chicago.
Miss Nelson in "As You Like 1t !" set
the Boston people wild.
Mary Anderson made great hit at
Washington in Evadne"
Edward B. Perry, the blind pianist, is
going abroad again. He intends to remain
three years.
Dudley Buck is writing the music for
three-act comic opera. The libretto is by
W. A. Croffut
Wagner don't "interview at all WELL
The Neapolitan journalists have been un-
able to get at him, even.
Mile Valleria has made great success
in Philadelphia as Aida. 1t was her first
appearance in the part.
1t is expected that over fifty bands will
participate in a band tournament to be held
at Pittsburg, May l7th- 18th.
| Campanini has signed new contract
with Mapleson. 1t is for three years. He
will remain in America the coming sum-
| mer.
The Philadelphia Musical Association
has voted $3.50 to the Irish Relief Fund,
in Silesia.
The "Pirates of Penzance was a sue
cess in Cincinnati Tom Keene followed
the opera, and March Sth Mckee Rankin
and the &C Danites succeeded him.
Mrs. l. B. Buxton has been engaged by
Theodore Thomas to sing in Wagner's
"Die Gotterdammerung with Miss Sher-
win, Miss Henne and Campanin1, at the
next New York Philharmonic concert.
J A critic in Utica, N Y, writes that elf
Gilmore had adapted the words of his
Columbia to a 'Pinafore melody, for
instance to Dick Deadeye's music, it would
have been great success" No doubt
James Coward, the organist at the Crys-
tai Palace since the erection of the large
organ of the Handel orchestra in 1857, and
the composer of several popular glees and
part-songs, died recently in his fifty sixth
year.
G. H. Dittman, manager of Mr. Joseffy's
concerts, says "Jossey's disappointment
at not being able to appear in Boston is
great Above all other cities, Boston gave
him, on his first visit, the warmest well
come"
Writing from Nice, where Offenbach is
staying in the hope of regaining his health,
correspondent says of the composer
"He coughs frightfully, and is obliged to
be carried up stairs. He is, nevertheless,
in good spirits.
1t is related of Blind Tom that when at
his home in Georgia he remains alone with
his pianoforte, in building apart from all
others, and plays day and night, with brief
intermissions. He plays at these times
almost like madman.
Mr. Bancroft, of the London Haymarket,
has secured the English right to ala
Petite Mere" the new play by NM Neil
hac and Halevy. The part written for
Madame Chaumont will be created in
England by Mrs. Bancroft Marie Wiltonl.
Samuel Brandam recited Shakespeare's
"Twelfth Night at Middle Temple Hall,
London, on the very spot where 1t was
represented 279 years ago before Queen
Elizabeth The attendance was very large
and distinguished, and the recitation great
success.
Sir Julius Benedict has just resigned the
conductorship of the Liverpool Philbar-
monic Society, position which he has
held for thirteen years. The resignation
does not take formal effect till the close of
the present season. Meanwhile, it is un-
derstood, Sgnor Randegger will fulfill the
duties of conductor
In our judgment, to teach well it is
necessary that the teacher should have
sung well, as mere theory will not suffice
any more in music than in other arts i:
practice must be joined to preeept, and to
tell beginner how he or she ought to give
emission to a note is quite useless, except
the professor can give an illustration of
his doctrines. i Partisan.
The pianists are certainly having hard
time of it, Joseffy has not recovered the
use of his disabled finger, although he was
at last accounts in fair way to do so.
Franz Rummel slipped upon the ice in
| Providence on the 10th ultimo and frac
tured limb. He was engaged to appear
at the Thursby concerts in the West, but
is not likely to be able to leave Providence
| for some weeks.
Haydn's symphony known as La
Chase was performed at a late Crystal
Palace concert. OF one hundred and
twenty-five works of this class which the
old master wrote, this is the twenty third
performed at these concerts. "La Chase"
was written in 1850, and is small work
for an orchestra without clarionets, trump
cts or drums. In spite of the fact that it
was written century ago, it is said to be
fresh and very pleasing.
The abolition of the pit at the London
Haymarket does not appear to have had
those disastrous consequences which were
threatened. Every night boards outside
the theater announce full, and more
than this no manager can reasonably desire.
At the same time, the loss of the pit is felt
in the absence of that applause which affords
the best stimulus to the actor. Although
the house is full, the audience is an almost
silent one
Mrs Osgood, of Boston, is in the front
rank of English concert singers. 1t will
not surprise us if she takes the place of
| Sherrington in oratorio. She has both the
dramatic power and the voice for it. We
are glad to hear of the unpretentious little
lady's success. She sings this month at
Exeter Hall, Crystal Palace, and for Halle,
at Manchester. The Bach Concert people
have engaged her, and she is to sing in the
"Messiah" at Kuhe's Brighton Festival
Partisan.
Max Strakosch has effected an engage
ment with Miss Kate L. James, the brill
liant young singer who recently made a
great success in English opera. Miss
James is an American girl, the daughter of
Judge James of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
possesses highly cultivated rich soprano
voice, of rare sweetness and great compass.
Max Strakosch depends upon this lady to
take the place of Nine. Singer, who is yet
indisposed. Miss James made her debut
at Detroit, March 18th.
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STARVING OUT CANCERS. AT alate meet
ing of the Leeds tEngland) Medical and
Chirurgical Society, j. w. Teale read
case Of quiescent scirrhus. The patient
was an unmarried lady of 35. A cancer