Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-23
MUSIC AND DRAMATIC

ION harl, tne TENOR, VIII SUMMER ~ NoT-
chester, Mass.
John Mccullough has engaged Ellen Cum.
minis for next season.
Miss Rosa Rand will be Joseph Jefferson's
leading lady next season.
Next season young Salvini returns IN Amer.
lea TO support Miss Margaret Mather.
Theodore Thomas permits no recalls. The
encore fend will please bear this in mind.
Helen Barry, the actress, Is the tallest wo.
man on the American stage. She is six feet
one.
Henry Il. Abbey has engaged Nine. Sem
brich for his next opera season. She Is to re-
ceive 81, $50 for each performance.
The grandest Of all sacred compositions,
Bach's Passion music, has been published by
Senff, in Leipsig, arranged for four bands.
Nine. Missions first appearance after her
return to England was in concert Mt the Royal
Albert hall. The audience numbered II, 200
and was very enthusiastic.
Twelve representations of Wagner's "Parsi.
fal" are to be given at Bayreuth, commencing
July 3. The curtain is to rise at 4 o'clock, and
the performance end at 10.
Lawrence Barrett closed his season last Fri.
day evening at Colorado springs, presenting
Francesca da Rimini," his last appearance
previous to a tour of Europe.
The total receipts of the Thomas concerts in
San Francisco, just ended, were SOL 900; total
expenses, s3S, 600. The guaranteed fund was
s25, 900. The total audience was 30, 1000.
Mr.. +. C. Bangs and wife (Agnes Leonard)
have decided to return to the stage next sea.
son, and have asked Mr.. T. Slater Smith, now
managing Ranch TO-" to take the business
direction of their starring tour.
John McCullough's new play, "Memnon,'
is founded in the era of the shepherd Kings"
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priest of Egypt, being taken by the star him.
self. 1t is a tragedy OF the somber sort. 1t
resembles somewhat "Virginius."
The American prima donna, Marie Durand,
appeared in the title role of "Gioconda" at
Covent Garden. London critics pronounce
her an actress and q singer of great power,
who came upon the stage without n hand" or
recognition, and left it amid vehement up.
plause.
G.. w. Couldock, the veteran actor of New
York, has gone with Joe Jefferson to New
Brunswick, there to camp out on an island in
q lake. The two actors will pass the month
fishing for salmon. Mr.. Couldock says that
he expects to play in "Hazel Kirke" up to the
end of this century. He is now nearly seventy
years old.
Miss Nevada, whose real name is Nixon, is
said to be 'almost pretty" and her accent is
spoken of ~ strongly Californian, watever
JflhJ may DC. her recent ,ucDuC III Iar1S III
'"The Pearl of Brazil" was quite successful.
The correspondent of New York Tribune
says that "in some respects she comes nearer
to Eatti than any other cantatrice of the day
Gross carelessness on the part of the prop.
erty man at the opera house in DEM er, is the
explanation made of the alleged attempt to poi.
son Modjeska. A vial of phosphorus and
sweet oil, used by Lawrence Barrett in play
ing Hamlet, was handed the actress to serve
az a sleeping potion in rendering Juliet. On
removing the cork the liquid took fire, and the
vial was handed over to the manager.
Sir Julius Benedict thinks Malibran was
the greatest prima donna he ever heard, and
Mario and Sim Reeves the greatest tenors.
Campanini he ranks with country church
howlers." Faust" he regards as the greatest
opera, and says none have been written since
worthy of mention. al Trovatore'' is rub
bish;" "Aida'' and Carmen trash, " and
"Pinafore," rot" Yet Sir Julius is a genia
and good natured old gentleman.
During the first act of "Old Shipmates,
lately in Denver, ut the Tabor opera house
quite q scene occurred. A parrot had beer
borrowed. The bird, when he became accus
toned to the novel surroundings, commenced
to display its accomplishments, to the amuse
ment of the audience. Lamb chops or bread
ed veal?' screamed Poll, bringing forth e lout
"s-sh!' to which the bird responded will
"Shut up-you make me tired!' following thi
up with a volley of oaths. The bird had to b,
carried off.