The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-12
COULISSE CHAT.

Oscar Wilde is studng Opbeiia, says the
New York Sunday courier, and il Is stated VIII he
supported by Anna Dickinson as Hrmiet
Edwin Booths reception in Glasgow has
been very cordial and the call In Glasgow was so
emphatic that he felt compelled To thank the audience.
The great Ideal Opera Company, from
Boston with Whitney, Barnabee, Tom Karl, and
Others VIII soon appear In this city in English opera
The French papers announce that Miss
Van Handt Will leave tho opera COmlque next June,
and, after an artistic tour Of year In northern and
southern Europe, viii return to America to remain
there.
Mr.. Geo. w. Godfrey, author of ''The
Paryenu - aud other plays, belongs To u clever and
versatile family. His three brothers, naniel Fred
erck, and Charles were at one time bandmasters of
three crack British regiments, and we'll known AS
the composers of great deal Of popular music. Mr..
Geo. W. Godfrey is superior clerk In the English
dramatic work. lie Is now about thirty forty
years Of age and Is an entertaining companion and
lover of good stores Ills wife, famed IN London for
her beauty, is frequent contributor TO the maya
zines.
Oscar Wilde, in the lpOrhi, says of Mrs.
Langtry 1T Is only IN the best q reek gems, ON the
silver coins OF syracuse, or among the marble figures
Of the Partlenon frieze, that one find the Ideal
representation Of tho marvellous beauty of that face
which laughed through the leaves last night as Hester
GrdgeJrOOk. | need not describe, however,
how the beauty Of Hester GrageJroOk survived the
crude rose and tho mauvo taDlecloth trlumphantly.
That II Is beauythat VIII be appreciated TO the full In
America do not doubt for moment, for II Is only
countries which possess great beauty that apprc-
ciate beauty at ali. IL may also Influence the art 0f
America as II has Influenced the art Of England for
OF the rare Greek 1t Is tho most absolutely perfect
example,
Nora Perry, in her Boston letter to the
Providence Press, says Of Christine NllssOn's reap
pearance In concert In that city; " Tho accOInpanist
asccnds 10 the platform; there Is - movement Of
music stands rustic of PREPARATION and then ono
secs blonde head framed fOT moment In the door
way at the loft of the stage % moment more u figure
head bends above the mourning robe, there Is a smllo
upon tho face aud IN tho eyes tho blue eyes OF the
NOTtll-the Old smile that we remember so we'll. II
Is tho smile of Christine NllsSon-tho Christine
Nilsson OF ten years ago The applause is deafenng
and continuous. OF fuller hgure, more matTOnly
presence than before, Madame Nilsson has now d
certain majesty OF appearance which has a charm of
ITS own Her face In reposo has moro serious east,
but When sue smiles or sings tbore Is the unchanged
Christine Nilsson face. IN the Jewel song from
Faust all her old dramatic nro broke forth with,
perhaps, an added Intensity Whatever change had
come, 1t certainly was moi tho change OF loss but OF
gain. -
Miss Ida Morena, q young lady of Balti-
more has Just made her debut IN DOnizettiS Linda
dc IhamuuniK - At tho EcoOllnl Theatre, In Flor
ance as remarkably ane. "Sgnorna% % Morena, aH," -
says the HcrdmOscu, "is soprano with an agile
aud harmonious voice. taued In every nnesse Of song
From tho rendering OF tho first aria, which excited
stormy applause the public baptized her artist eletO.
she was made 10 repeat the duet with PerrOff0 and
that with the MdTchfSe IN tie second act was loudly
applauued. The second representation, - says
the same journal, 'nOt only confirmed the sue
cess Of the inst hut even far surpassed 1t. OK
cited a perfect enthusiasm from tho first note to
tie last. Her homogeneous and genuinely soprano
voice. and her faultless method Of singing make of
Sgnoflna MOfOna most successful pfutagonBt anu
prOtGgOHiStd Ieltcis8ima.) Constantly interrupted
by applause she was called out i've times AT tho end
o the second act, In which she acted and sang Ike
finished afllst the siuendous scene with tho father
aud tho hnal deliruu. Ia short she Interpreted this
emiuouty dramatic piece tho development Of tho
plot aud tho phllosophlc music Of DOnizotu de-
mand. ~ The most distinguished musical critics OF
Florence, such as Blaggi, Console, aud Yaaueinl,
agree IN their commentators Of Miss Morena who
sang the opera october 22, Tor tl fourth time, 10
crowded and exceedingly enthusiattic house.
Olive Logan writes from London "Our
oompa'rlo'o' Miss Calhoun this week playing