Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-27

stock company for the management OF
Italian Opera has failed.
The expected Gilbert and Sullivan
rage next seae0n will probably ne
heightened by the production OF these
gentlemen's other operas.
The new opera, "The Prisoner Of the
Caucasus, by the Russian composer,
Cesar Cui, will be presented for the
first time next month in st. Peters
burg.
II is asaid" that Miss Ii ian Russell
will sing WAIinen in Gilbert and Suili-
vans "Sorcerer'' on its forthcoming
production at the BIou Opera House,
New York.
Mr.. Will Wheeler formerly dramatic
editor of the Indianapolis Journal, will
net az press agent for the Emma Abbott
Opera troupe this season, replacing Page
Mccarthy.
Edward Neupert, a Norwegian pianist
and composer, has been engaged for
series of concerts in the United States,
and will leave Norway for New York
about the LIST of September.
Edmund Neupert' the celeb rated
Nor wtgian plan st, has been engaged
Inv the American Musical Agency for
a concert tour in this country. He will
arrive in New York next month.
Joseffy has been devoting q part of
his summer leisure to composition, and
has recently finished the orcheStration
of a piano forte concerto, which Is
spoken of as work OF considerable pro-
portions.
A concert company has been organ
lied for the New England States, COM
prising Miss Fanny Kellogg, Miss
Jenny Dickerson, Signor Brignoli,
Adamowski, the violinist, and Getts-
chalk, the baritone.
Helen Bancroft has cancelled her en-
gagmant with Laura Don, who has re.
covered from her hammock fall, and
will give readings of The Midsummer
Nights Dream, with Mendelssohn's
music, during the season.
One of the peculiarly Gilbertian ideas
I'm the forthcoming comic opera by
Gilbert and Sullivan is that OF q chan
Gerry Judge who, falling in love with
chancery ward, and wanting to marry
her, has to get his own consent.
Buenas Ayers has been having a run
of Italian opera, Guaranty" "Polituo,'
and "Roberto,' were followed in
quick succession by "Africaine."
hTroyatore," "Forzr del Destino,"
"Mefistofele, n"Aida," "Faust,n "Puri-
tani,, "Rigoletto' and "Ldcia,"
NJ. Vladimir de Pachmann, whose
piano playing has had so great an effect
upon English musical taste, is thirty
four years old. His birthplace is Odessa.
His education was gained in Vienna.
He is an exquisite interpreter OF Chopin.
His face bears strong resemblance to
the early portraits of Beecher.
Nine. Theo is to receive $1,000 for
sixty performances In America, her eX-
penses being paid. She is to make her
first appearance in New York, on Sep.
TENDER II, i'm MADAME pArchduc,"
and will play afterwards in "Niniche,"
lie Grand Casimir," La Jolie Parfu-
meuse," "Ia Timbale dArgent," and
la Mascotte."
Mapleson has already opened the sale
of seats and boxes for the fall season Of
opera in New York. $50 being asked
for single seats for the thirty perform
ances, and 8, 900 for good boxes. Sub
scriptions are made cOnditionally upon
Madame PATHS engagement and ar
rival. Nothing is known yet about the
rest of the company, but it is thought
that Signori Campanini and Gelassi
will he found i'm their accustomed places.
1.-THE Prophet" will he one Of the feat
ures of the season, orders for certain
parts of the costumes and scenery hav-
ing already been given cut in New York
city.
Nine. Patti has refused more than one
engagement for concerts in the prov.
inces, and will not sing again until her
American engagement with Mr.. Maple
son. She will probably leave Wales In
August, possibly for Paris, where cos
TUNES, etc, must be renewed, and after
ward for Dieppe, or some other seaside
resort. She will then return to Wales,
and will sail with Mr.. Mapleson in
October. He has engaged for his tour
in this country, and for "the summer
opera season In London in 1885," Sig.
Victor Clodio, popular Italian tenor,
and (for America only Mile. Medca
Mel, a young mezzo-soprano.