Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-19
MUSIC AND DIANA.

I Madame Ellmenreich, in company will
her husband, the Baron F. Nordhof, ha
sailed for England.
Little Nell, the california Diamond,
is residing in New York. She has not beer
on the stage for several years.
The Philharmonic Orchestra. Berlin, an
nounce three subscription concerts. Blum
mer, Rudorff and Joseph Joachim as con
ductors.
| Gounods Redemption" will be per
formed, under his direction, at the annua
concert of the Brussels Nouvelle Societe de
Musique.
Miss Agnes Huntington, young Ameri
can lady, sang with much applause at the
fourth popular concert Of the Stuttgart
Liederkranz.
Theodore Wores Is making steady prog.
ress on his " Chinese Actor" The costume
and figure are finished, and the stage &C.
cessories and red paper legends are now en-
crossing the artists attention.
It is stated that syndicate of inhuen-
tial gentlemen is forming in London with a
view of raising guarantee fund for the
establishment of German opera on a per-
manent basis. Hans Richter will be the
conductor.
The Birmingham (Eng.) festival commit
tee are confident that, if proper terms be
offered, Signor Verdi will accept the invi-
tation to write new work expressly for
the festival of 1885, and possibly even con-
duct it himself. New works by Gounod
and Gade are also in contemplation.
When playing in Brighton, England,
John Clayton was annoyed by the constant
loud talking of some people in a private
box. Stepping up to the box he said he
was afraid his acting was interfering with
their conversation, and if desired. he would
ring the curtain down. The box was soon
vacated for the remainder of the evening.
When tragedian of the old school, star
ring in country town, complained OF
playing to quarter. houses, sympathizing
friend lamented that Mr. Irving should
happen to be there at the asme time.
Irving !" exclaimed the trsgedian. "Tll
star against him anywhere but who can
star against twelve performing elephants.
[Chambers's Journal.
Tamberiik, the tenor, has mad the rare
opportunity of reading his own obituaries.
He was travelling in Spain, when the rumor
OF his death reached Italy and France
There was not the slightest foundation for
the report, but the European press at once
teemed with obituary notices. These were
so complimentary, and Tamberlik enjoyed
them so keenly, that he is said to be leis-
urely engaged at present in making coll
lection and a scrap album Of the various
notices clipped from different papers.
Rev. S. F. Smith, the author of the we'll.
known national hymn, My Country, IT'S
of Thee, is a well.preserved looking old
gentleman, about five feet seven inches in
hight, and slightly built. His hair is very
gray, and he stoops Slightly With the
exception of being trifle deaf, he bears
his IS years wonderfully well. A Chicago
reporter had brief interview with the
Doctor recently:
81 believe" said the reporter, 81 have
the honor of speaking to the author of
My Country, lis of Thee?'"
"Yos said the Doctor, 81 wrote that
in my young and foolish days"
When was that ?"
"Well, good long time ago some fifty
years"
"Where was it you wrote the national
hymn %
"Oh, was then at Harvard"
"Did you write the words especially to
suit the music, or how did they become
linked ?"
81 found the music, and, thinking the
air was stirring and spirited one, wrote
the words for the music"
You have written other songs, Doctor"
"Oh, yes. Several hymns and several
missionary works"
"Itis, however, Doctor, by My Country,
IT'S of Thee that you will be best remem.
bered, is it not 2"
81 suppose it is, that is to say, by the
soldiers and the outside public, but by the
religious world shall be remembered by
nv other works"