Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-20
NiSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

''llazcl Kirkc" was played for tie two
thou'andth TING Monday night, in Mcvlck.
c''s Theatre, Chicago.
y cOlored woman will, it is said, make hci
debate as SeiiEia in "LAfriclinc," ut the
Stadt theatre, Frankfort on-th c-Muin.
Henry Ward b echer attended the per.
formancc OF "Scmiramide' Mt the Academy
on saturday, This was the frs. time in his
life that he ever wi'gcssed an operate rer
Torrance.
Mr. Jerome Hopkins announces that lis
eighteenth springidc festival in New Yorl,
will be given in the Star Theatre. on the af
ternoOn of April "a, when will be presented
several original works for piano, orchestra
and voice, and his juvenile 0?eretla, "Tany
aud Old MUNICH"
Tcrc,ina Tua, the young Italian yiolinist
who created such II sensation in Berlin few
months ago, has since appeared in 100 con.
ccrls IN Germany, Austria and Hungary, the
| receipts OF which amount to $4,000. Her
first concerts in Vienna were in the Opeta
| llouse-a distinction accorded no violinist
since \liauolh.
Miss Lottic Mignon Crabtrec, better known
| by the simple name of Lolita, has been losing
her singing voice during some time past and
| ny the advice OF her physicians will retire
| from the stage for two years in order to seek
eNper. medical treatment in Europe. Should it
be found that her voice cannot be restored her
retirement from the stage will be perma-
nent.
Patti ascribes most of her excellent health
10 Nicolini's patcrna care of her. She is a
selfish little woman at best, and this man has
reached her heart by his care Of her. They
live very happily together the fact that she
Ii as a husband living on one side aud he Il
wife and five children on the other, never
seeming to disturb them. GreBt prime dome
can afford hi Ih-mndcd Indifference in do
nestle matters Of that sort
The most remarkable concert tour ever
made in this country will be begun by Theo-
durc Thomas and his orchestra this month
1t will extend from Baltimore to San Fran.
cisco, will include in its circuit thirty cities,
and will las, from April % to July !. Dur
ing the seventy three days inclusive between
those dates scventy-lhrec concerts will he
given, and in twelve cities the performances
will rise TO the dignity of festivals, in which
local chorus societies will take part In
many of these festivals The Redemption,
The Messiah and Elijah will be given
entire, and at others selections from those
works will he given with parts of ''Lohen-
grin, " "Thc Damnation of Faust" and other
choral works. AT salt Lake City the Nor
mon choir, numbering 1900 voices, will take
part.
Wong Chin Foo, the editor of the Chinese
american, will soon publish his Englishjtrans.
lation of the historical Chinese drama "Fan
Ton; or, The Royal Slave" The work was
begun about two years ago. The translator
says concerning the book, Fan Ton ranks
in Chinese with the Had and Odyssey in
Greek, and ShakSpcares plays in English
literature. 1t was written twelve hundred
years ago by Rung Ming, direct descendent
place on the Eastern stage. 1t is played
throughout Corea, China, Siam and lindo-
stan, and though it treats Of court and
king which very few understand, it is popular
because 1t Is so natural and true. Fan Ton
is The son of II king in the Tong dynasty.
Ills father becomes enamored of a peasant
who, as was often the case. is well educated
She is beautiful and entertaining and for Il
few years lives in the royal household, the
favoll,e OF empress and emperor. But her
conduct was only part OF her plan to gain
the throne The empress is put out of the
way, she mariios the emperor who is also
killed, and the peasant thus becomes en-
press. The prince is sold as slave. This
is the prologue. The interest centres in the
royal slave, who, by valor and the aid of the
psasantry, finally regains the throne despite
the many intrigucs Of the empress, who is
killed in the lest act. There are five promi-
ncnt characters, The plot is very deep, and
though intricate, is simple aud natural. The
work Of trauslating was never before at
tempted, for to do justice to it, one must
he educated well in both Chinese and
Enllish.'