Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-24
paid in the name Of England !,

AS MT. Irving will doubtless
play In Texas while in
the United States, YOU will
nave the opportunity to judge for
yourself whether he is really worthy
OF being mentioned with such brilliant
lights OF the state as Garrick, John
l<emble and Edmund Kean. i am to
see and hear him tomorrow flight in
the Lyceum, where he has heen play
ing for several months in the Lyons
Mail.
Night before last enjoyed the priv
llege of hearing Pauline Lucca ~ Leo
nora in 4 ITuVotore. She sang in the
Royal Italian opera In Convent Gar
den, and fully sustained
her high reputation as
an artist of the first class. The pro-
gramne for the entire week there is
wonderfully attractive TO those who,
like myself. have enjoyed but limited
opportunities of hearing the famous
singers of the world.
Last night Madame Albini sang as
Marguerite in Faust; Tomorrow night
Adelina Patti will sing in La Cara
Ladra; Friday night Madame Furch-
Madi will sing in Aida; Saturday In
Prophetic will be presented,
with Madame Scalchi in the
leading role. Saturday afternoon the
last grand operate concert of the sea-
son, under the patronage of Her
Most gracious majesty the queen and
members of the royal family" will be
given in the Royal Albert Hall, South
Kensington Park. The leading artists
OF the Royal Italian Opera Will take
part including Patti who will sing
Bel Raggio" (Semiramide) aud
Home, Sweet Home. Madame AL
bini who will sing "Jewel Songn
FAUST and Grand Scena, (Moise)
Madame Maria Durandi Mdlle.
Temelli, Mdlle. Stahl, and Signori
Nicholine, Battistini DeReszke, Mons.
Gailhard and Signor Ravellis. 1t is
needless for me to say that | propose
taking in what l can OF these enter
tainments.
Among other Americans here are
Miss Susan Il. Antony and Mrs f..
vertised to address u monster woman
suffrage meeting, to be held i'm st.
James Hall tomorrow. Then, too,
Oscar Wilde will shave of his flowing
locks and is going to tell all who are
willing to pay from five shillings
for balcony seats, to sod.
and los Sd for stalls, all about his "Per-
sonal Impressions of America He is
billed for the 10th at Princes hall, and
the Times says of him that "if he tells
us of even one-tenth of the fun which
his advent there created, his lecture
will be quite too utterly overwhelmingly
joly.o
Mrs. Langtry will shortly arrive in
London, ! hear, but her stay will be
limited. The report is that realizing
her own serious deficiencies as an
actor, she is going to Paris
to study with Regnier with
the view 10 returning to Amer
lea in the autumn. Those who claim
to know here say the net gains of her
theatrical tour in the United States
are between SO 900 and $40, 900, equal
to S75, 900 to 500 900. The Times evil
IDENTIFY has quite good an opinion of
her or of Mr.. Wilde. 1t referred
Sunday to, her financial success while
there and said it was reminded of q
story OF Rosini, who is reported to
have said to an opera singer at the
zenith of her fame. when you
have made your fortune, my
dear, come TO me and /
will teach you to sing.n The infer
ence is that Mrs. Lengthy now goes to
! tie veteran fteSnler 10 ne Taught I'd
act, which is wise of the pretty anna
teur.
After the departure Of the Lyceum
company for America, Mary Anderson
will appear at Mr.. lrving's theatre in
"Pygmalion and GaIatea.n She is said
to be the best dresser on the boards,
and an authority here predicts she
will be great success here, provided
she will act as well as the Jdupes.
Her pictures are said to sell in London
better than those of any other actress,
and | find that there Is quite little
fiutter Of excitement among the young
men at the prospect of seeing her.
Lillian Russell, who is said to have
run away from New York with George
Gould, son of Jay Gould, is also billed
here for a season, and her pictures
conspicuously placed in the shop win.
! dows are attracting much attention.
If she is half as pretty rs her pictures
are, she will take in London, where
beautiful women are like angels visits.
III. l.. B.