The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-31

The talk In New York musical circles 10 the
Coming American opera" by Dudley Buck. Ar
rangements have been completed for its produc
ton in New York some time in October. The
Subscription list In Brooklyn alone already ex
ceeds nve thousand dollars. The libretto ID
from the pen Of New York journalist, and is an
amusing satire on the conduct OF the interior de-
partment, Astounding in happy hits and ludicrouf
situations.
Col. Mapleson has definitely engaged for the
coming American season the following artists
Nine. Etelka Gcrstcr, Nine. Marie Roze, Mile
Lilh Lehman Mile. Minnie Hauk, Mile Tremel
II, and Aessrs. Capanin Candldus, Frapoli, Ga
lassi, Del Puente, Fancelli, Nannetti, Pantcleonl
and other meritorious singers, with Signor Ar
diti as chief dorchestrc.
The theatrical representation OF the play OF
the "Agamemnos," at Oxford, has given slim
illus to the study Of the classics there such as a
hundred thousand lectures by tutors would have
failed to give. Men who ordinarily never look at
Greek plays save under compulsion, have begun
eagerly scanning and discussing them.
1t is related that Macready was once playing
Hamlet in the West. The King was q good
deal OF an American, even for man born in the
western part Of this free hemisphere, and Ma
cready was little nervous when he had to do
with him. When it came time for Macready to
stab the King, he provided him with place to
fall, near the steps OF the throne, leaving for
Macready's fall and death the center of the stage.
To Macreadys surprise, the actor turned round
and fell In his own prominent place, leaving him
no adequate room for his death scene. Howey-
er, he found another situation. After speaking
to the man about the matter, the actor replied:
"Well, we western people know nothing about
bings except that they have an odd trick Of do
ing as they please; therefore l thought as was
n king for once had a right to die wherever
id pleased"
Miss Venic Gardiner, whose stage name is We
ME Clancy, was married on June 30, in Montreal,
by Father Dubois, to Rene Deschamps, young
Frenchman Of leisure, who subsists upon an in
come from his father, prosperous mauufactur-
er In the north of France.
An amusing instance Of artistic impartiality is
related by recent American paper: while
the war Of the secession was raging, party OF
English actors, under the management OF Mr..
Gomersal was engaged 10 come over to Rich
mond, Va, and amuse that southern heart
which had been SO thoroughly fred against the
Union. Mrs. Gomersal was very pretty singer,
and The Daughter Of the Regiment in English,
was one Of the pieces carefully rehearsed by the
party for the Richmond season. The version was
written up to the times; Confederate flag was
one Of the properties of this regmental daugh-
ter, and My Maryland was one Of the songs
which Mrs. Gomersal was to sing in the finale.
But the GOmersal combination did not succeed
in running the blockade, and when they landed
at New York they found that there was no chance
'"cing passed through the lines to make life in
the rebel capital more pleasant. Within fort
night Mr.. Gomersal had provided new proper
ties and Mrs. Gomersal had learned new songs,
and at Barnum's Old Museum We heard the
Daughter Of the Regiment sing the ''Star Span
gled Banner and waving the stars and stripes
with AS much JUNCTION as II the whole party had
been Union patriots all their lives" Mr.. Com
ersol now is a successful manager at Aberdeen,
and can afford to laugh over his sudden change
Of front.-Figaro.