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

Mr.. Mapleson has engaged Signor Ia
magno as his principal tenorfor New York:
NJ. A. Kennedy, clever comedian.
has taken Mestayer's place in "The Tour.
ists."
new buifo opera, 90, These Gods and
Goddesses," by Carl Silk, has been pro-
duced in Vienna.
Maurice Barrymore has inherited twenty
thousand dollars by the recent death OF his
mother, in England.
Herr Ludwig Barnay, the famous Ger.
man actor. was married In Berlin on the
3lst ultimo to Fraulein Minnie Ardt.
The leading concert troupes OF the sea-
son will be those Of Miss Thursby, Miss
Kellogg, and Miss Hauk-al Americans.
A musical institute has been founded al
Cordoya, Spain. The Governor OF the
Province has contributed $4,000 francs TO
| the act.
The celebration OF Luthcr's forthcoming
festival 600 years. il bringing forth a large
number Of sacred and other compositions
IN Germany, some OF great merit.
"a Midnight Marriage" new Ameri-
| can play by Charles Osborne, received lis
| first representation at New Bedford last
week. and made an instantaneous hit.
\ very ingenious invention called "A
Finger Exercising Device for Pianists,"
for the aid OF piano-teachers, has been
patented by A. &. Gardner. New Orleans,
La.
Burners wonderful oratorio. "Der Fall
Jerusalems," viii be given under the lead
ership Of its composer at the Silesian Musi-
| cal Festival. Breslau, Germany, next
spring.
Colonel Mapleson, IL is stated, has de-
posted the fifty thousand dollars necessary
to secure PATHS engagement, and the diva
will appear at the Academy OF Music, New
York. November 9th.
Sir q. A. Malfarren spoke very strongly
at the Eisteddfad. Cardiff, on the practice Of
singing from memory, and laid particular
stress upon the importance OF constant
practice in slght-reading.
Mr.. Burnand. the English burlesdue
writer, is writing "A burlesque on Shake
Speare's Tempest. which il 10 be called
Ariel" Ii is TO be lengthy affair. Miss
Vaughan and Edward Terry are TO appear
in it.
Miss Belle Gilbert, who made so good an
impression as "Young Mrs. Winthrop" In
| the provinces last season, has been selected
| by Dan Frohman to play "Esmeralda"
this season. Miss Gilbert Is pans-taking
| little actress, and is rising rapidly in her
profession.
English papers say that never before have
30 many American organists and musical
people visited England and Europe ~ in
| this summer, and that il il 10 be hoped
| their views will have become enlarged, and
| the prevailing leaning in America towards
modern German music will be arrested
| thereby.
Golfers Lights o. London " company
made Il complete failure at Steubenyille last
week. owing To the inability OF the COM
pany (Which seems To be composed OF infe-
rior people-probably amateurs, as they
seem TO be- working actors of the stage
nowadays and the poor manipulation of
the machinery. our correspondent SAYS
the performance closed at 100 A. NJ, the
play not being ended at that hour, and on
the second night ii was even worse.
| The Minnie lIauk Grand Operate Con.
cert Company for 1884 has been orgi-
nized. and consists Of Miss Minnie Ilauk,
| Mile Pauline Sail, cOntraIto; Signor Au-
glIstino Montegriiio, tenor; Signor Vim
cenZo DC Pasqualis, baritone; Herr H..
| Wienskowitz, organist, and Constantine
Sternberg, pianist. The repertoire will
consist OF acts from Carmen" 4" Faust, y
Troyatore," LA Fayorita," daughter
Of the Regiment" etc. Most Of Miss
IIauk's concerts are already sold Mem
| York Music and Drama.