The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-02
Dramatic and Musical Notes.

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Dramatic and Musical Notes.
Edward f. Kidder has written concert
for Salsbury's TrOubadours entitled "Three
of Kind" said TO be very funny.
Nat Goodwin has burlesque on TIE
Bells" which he proposes to produce Just
after Irving plays his piece in this country.
Mrs. Langtrv opens her next American
season and oysters at Burlington, VT, on
the 9th Of October.
They are afraid of political gags at Ma
drid. spain. The Governor has forbidden
them at operate performances.
Alice Cunning Lingard. having been
deceived by one man. is now appealing TO
twelve.
Christine Nilsson has taken German baths
for the consolidation Of her health, and she
will come TO us a. " fresh as daisy"
Lawrence Barrett played at the star
Theatre, in New York. last week. In
Boxers play. " Francesca da Rimini." 1t
was put on with a great flourish OF trum-
pets.
Elm 'Sonntage Kind" A SUNDAYS
Child. a new quartette by Franz Toucap.
OF Vienna, will be- given there this com
ing season. This young composer Is very
talented.
A novel effect has been made by York
shire choirs in England, singing in boats
on the water glees and part-songs, while
the audience listened TO them on shore.
II i only necessary FOR manager TO say
that he gives his star one, two, or three
hundred dollars night to make the saga
cious public proportion It's admiration TO
the salary.
Rome. Italy. has punished the conductor
Of the orchestra OF the Cafe Colonna 10
fine and costs for performing musical copy
right compositions. How would this work
in the United states:
Johann Strauss new operetta, " A We
netian Night" will be first produced at
the Frederick Wilhelm Theatre in Berlin,
then at the Theatre IAN der Wien In
Vienna. and finally by Amberg at the
Thalia in New York.
The most important dramatic event OF
the wear will be the resppearance on his
native soil OF Edwin Booth. whose claim
10 DtluE lut lbltllioNA A'tCA VI AhN fNA'N'
TO-DAY stands undisphted. Mr.. Booth
commences his season in Boston November
lst.
Miss Emma Thursby is expected TO
start on an extended tour 10 the west and
| California about the 18th Of september,
under the management OF Mr.. Maurice
Strakosch. She will return in December,
and fulfil her engagements in the principal
eastern cities.
sarony Is said to have offered Henry
Irving &. 900 for the exclusive privilege OF
photographing him. II he Uses the old
| fashioned instruments Of torture for hold
ing a victims head steady, the price is none
too high.
Rats oratorio. THE Worries End
| which is TO be performed 1T the Leeds Fes-
tiyal. also Dr. Stainer's " Mary Magdalene,'
10 be performed at the Gloucester Festival,
have iust been published in London.
Some slanderer has left it till this late
day to publicly state that the citizens =
who disengaged the horses from PATHS
carriage in Brooklyn last winter, and
hauled her 10 her hotel, were dozen or 81
stablemen, hired for the purpose at five
dollars head.
| The Wagner performance at Bayreuth Il
assured for 1854. The artists have been
generous enough at the meeting OF the
| Wagner Association 10 tender their ser
vices gratis. Franz List i TO be presi'
dent. and a lottery is to be got up for the
Performance Fund. A poor lookout fol
1851 such steps already show that Wag
ner at Bayreuth is moribundus and forced
II the Master was right, he will live al
over the world.
l. there any necessity for such wick
edly extrayagant Use OF money in dresse
as T. sometimes seen on the stage! Wh,
real silks, OF satins, or diamonds, any NOR
than real trees or real housesi IL is an ex
trsyagance that leads 10 a good deal OF 81
and sorrow sometimes. To "do all thing
decently and in order" is motto tina
should be adopted throughout the profes
sion.
NIB. Curtis is trying his hand at III
advertising dodge a Ia Alvin Joslin. HI
has inst returned from Europe with hi
little finger glittering Ike an electric hgh
with a Partisan diamond, which he say
cost him ss,0O0-cents. perhaps. Strang
lbow these actors Jump from '.iobbing II
lCalifornia COW counties 10 the Paris dIa
mond market the moment they get two O
three hundred dollars ahead.
The Emma Abbott Opera Company com
prises the following artists Emma Abbott
Julia Rosewald. and Zelda seguin; Nalen
tine Fabrini, Victor Novello. and William
Castle: Walter Allen. William Broderick
and siynor Giovanni Tagliaplefra; j. II
Rosewald. musical director. The compau
numbers sixty-fye persons. The seaso1
opened August 9th, and the route include
ali the principal cities in the United State
and Canada.
A late London paper says the Jerse
Lily, chaparoned by 1.-The young gentle
man who has been playing leading bus
ness with her In America, and has mounte
pincenezv whatever that ISL attended
. performance at Drury-Lane Theatre n
, GENTLY. The same paper says The PR
! fessional beauty's beauty has suffered cor
! siderably during her travels; the neht %
I disappeared from her eyes, ana sne iooke
! thin and careworn." A sad, sad lesson
: | al beauties with weakness for hccfurn'
; suppers and modern dudes.
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