Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-27

The Mascotte is said to be very inferior to
Olivette and not even as good as Billee Tay-
lor.
Steele Mackaye's new theatre at New
York will be opened next autumn by q
dramitazation Of Judge Tourgee's ga FOOLS
Errand.n
Suppe's new opera, donna Juanita, F"
was brought out at the New York Fifth
Avenue Monday night by the Main COM
panY, with JEANNE Winston at their head.
Salsbury's troubadours have JUSTIFIED their
new piece, ssThe Amateur Benefit" writ
ten for them by Bronson Howard, at Mil
waukee, and it was pronounced dreary
failure.
Rossi the italian tragedian. who plays
100 nights in this country next season, I'M
der Chizzola's management, will open at
Boston in October. Signora Piamonu will
be the leading lady.
According TO the New York Mirror Min
ME Palmer pleads guilty now to being
twenty eight years old and the mistress of
her own acts. Why, you giddY little girl !
How did you grow old SO rapidly2
John T. Ford, of Baltimore denies that
Haverly Is to take his theatre, or that there
is a threatened foreclosure of mortgage
upon 1t. The story was started, he says, to
hurt his arrangements for next season.
Sam Hague's London minstrels will come
to this country in the autumn. opening at
Philadelphia in September. That's good
deal like sending batch of Yankees out
among the Sioux to teach them their war
dance.
Miss Emma ThursbY has left Paris for
Spain, where she will sing under the direc-
ton of M. NJ. Strakosch. She is sure to
meet with that brilliant success that at
tended her concerts throughout Germany
and France.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons, Boucicault, George
Henschel and wife, Manager A. NJ. Palmer
and George Fawcett Rowe sailed for Europe
Tuesday last on the same steamer. Salvini
started "Wednesday and Lawrence Barrett
goes next month.
The Folies- Bergere, Paris, is to be trans
muted into magnificent music hall, where
the great composers of all schools and ages
are to be rendered by first-class orchestra,
and accompanied at times by a choir of
sixty male voices.
John E. Owens, who, after a hard strug-
gle, decided that neither cities nor public
could be made to enjoy "That Man From
Cattaraugus," Is having new play called
"The Modern Cr9sus," written for him by
an Englishman named PuseleY.
Among the American singers who have
lately made a brilliant success in Italy must
be numbered Mile. Clara Bernetta miss
Bernstein, of Cincinnati). This young lady
is, it is said, ultimately destined for the
boards of the Grand Opera, of Paris, she
having been under engagement to NJ. Vau-
corbeil for some time past.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mile. Marie
Van Zandt is announced to appear in Lon
don this spring under the management of
Mr.. Mapleson, it is generally understood
hot bo
not quit the Opera Comique this spring,
but she will remain at thst establishment
till its annual closing in June.
A New York paper tells US how man &C.
cupying an orchestra chair at the Madison
Square Theatre the other evening, deliber-
ately pulled off his shoes and stockings dur
ing the second act of "Hazel Ktrke," put
on a new pair of socks, and then rolled up
the soiled ones and lodged them in his pants
pocket. He evidently felt at home.
John P. Smith and VIII Messenger, of the
Tourists, have new piece for next season,
which is called Hot Springs. All the char
acters are invalids in the first act, but after
trying the wonderful baths they become re-
juvenated, and their high jlnks and kadi-
does in the succeeding acts form the staple
of uproarious fun. The idea is a good as
well as novel one, and the piece ought to be
q success.
George Macdonald is writing a domestic
drama called Ethel, which j. w. Collier
will put upon the road next season, open
ing the New York Union Square, August
25. One of it's features will be panorama
of Coney Island by night. Mr.. Collier will
also retain his excellent Bankers Daughter
company, and Adele Belgrade, who has
sensibly given up starring in mems parts,
will be a member of 1t. Joseph Whiting,
recently of the Union Square company, will
take the place Of Frank g. Bangs as "John
Strebelow."
Campanini had his benefit In New York
on Monday night. He sang at his best and
was recalled a score of times and the
Tribune says almost buried in flowers. The
climax was reached after the second act,
when, after he had carried from the stage
more than dozen floral baskets aud Tyres
and laurel wreaths with streamers of the
Italian and American tri colors, the people
were loath to let him go. Again and again
was he recalled, shouts OF "bravo" rang
from all parts of the hall, men waved their
handkerchiefs and many women loosened
the bouquets from their corsages and threw
them upon the stage. 1t was q thrilling
sight.
Verdi is said to be hard at work upon his
"Iago' in some quiet spot in Italy, though
for all that, his recent statement that he
had not written note of the opera is con-
sidered the truth, in that 1t is not scored
for an orchestra or even the piano. Mrs.
Hooper said that Verdi's method of eompo-
sition is peculiar. Like Victor Hugo, ne
thinks out his work in solitude, taking long
lonely walks. He jots down the ideas
as they arise on the pages of his note book,
the backs OF old letters, odd visiting cards
on anything, in fact, that comes to hand.
Then, in the seclusion OF his study, the new
work takes shape and constance. Visitors
or society in any form are fatal to his work.
The Macbeth we are used to is big, loud
butcher. Shakespeare never intended the
character to be thus portrayed. His Mac
beth is creature OF Poetry, of imagination,
and of intellectual force. | believe that my
conception of the part would be not only
new, but acceptable. AS for Claude Mel
notte, it Is ridiculous to look upon him as
anything but lad in the first part of the
play. Did 1t never strike you as funny to
see ull-grown man come in bubbling over
with delight at being the possessor of toy
gun? None of our mature actors are suited
TO the part in this respect. That is one of
my reasons for wanting to play It. am at
present considering an offer to star in these
parts next winter, and also to appear in an
other Of my own plays. II | think it adj
vsable not to accept, shall go to Lon
don. II have the right kind of opportuni-
ties, am willing to stay here and fight 1t
out. But the spirit in which my last letter
was received does not lead me to expect
great deal of assistance. The newspapers
have been trying very hard to look upon
that letter as wall of despair. 1t was
nothing of the kind. And If it had not
contained so many statements of strict but
unpalpable truths, it would have been bet
ter received. When l started as public
speaker everybody said 1t was ridiculous for
young girl like me to deal with the weighty
matters of the nation. But when they
came to hear me soon made them forget
whether was man or woman. Now they
say cannot play mems characters. If 1
have the chance will show them, just as