The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-06
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

Mrs. Ole Bull and daughter have re-
turned from abroad.
Mr.. Rubenstein Is at work on a "fan-
taise hcroique" for grand orchestra.
s'Shadows Of Great CITY," Joseph
Jefleison's new play, Is doing an im-
mense business In the West. ----..
Mrs. Langtry's season nj Liverpool is
proving highly successful, and "standing
room only" Is the nightly rule.
Nine. Van Zandt denies that her
daughter will marry-just yet. Mother
and daughter will sing In st. Petersburg
In December.
Patti and Ristori have both arrived in
New York. Ristori opens In Philadel-
phia and Patti ut the Academy Of Music.
New York. Both Of these artists are to
be paid fabulous prices.
Janish is said to speak better English
than any foreign actress before the
American public. She acquired the Ian
guage In little more than three months,
an altogether unprecedented feat.
Mary Anderson win reappear In New
York on October IL, 1885. Her roper
toire will be "Romeo and Juliet" "Pyg-
malion and Galatea," "Comedy and
Tragedy" and "Ingomar," and notably
"Cymbeline."
John s. Clark is about beginning an
engagement at the Avenue Theater,
London, In comedy written for him by
i. G. Burnand, In which he will be sup
ported by Eva Sothern, daughter Of
the late Il. A. Sothern.
A Berlin piano firm proposes to COM
mend itself to the public by introducing
for students use an instrument, the
strings of which will be felt, thus muf-
tan hat ~ Ia hAard only hU
the performer.
There is a well-authentloated story OF
posthumous opera by Halevy, the Or
chestration Of which was alone left in
complete, having been done by Bizet,
the composer Of "Carmen," and son-in-
law Of Halevy. 1t is founded on the
story Of Noah.
Joseph Jefferson closes his season for
10 weeks on December 10, and turns his
whole company over to Frank b. Muir
tina, who will star X. l.. Downing in
Joaquin Miller's "Tally Ho." The story
Is founded on incidents In the life of
Hank Monk, the famous stage driver,
who carried Horace Greeley over the
Sierras on his first trip West.
Nine. Materials contract calls for 20
performances, to begin the first week In
January and to end on March ]. Her
managers have the privilege of re-en-
gaging her for an additional 20. perform
ances, between the beginning Of March
and May 10. She will receive $1,000 a
night for her singing, and $500 for each
public rehearsal In which she appears.
When the Rev. DR.. William Taylor, of
Troy, was stricken with paralysis dur
ing n performance OF "Hazle Kirke,"
some of his religious brethren said "that
1t was just punishment for attending a
theatrical entertainment" The doctor
proved that the stroke was coming on
for come time and could have been ex-
pscted at any moment. Difference be-
tween the clergy and the doctors.
When the dramatic season opened
about two months ago, there were 300
companies which started on their trav-
els. The number has been reduced by
the collapse Of forty-one. OF the $50
still out 1872 are dramatic companies,
twenty-seven operate troupes, nine
minstrel organizations, eight circuses,
and twenty-three variety parties. More
than 10 per cent. Of the companies
which began the campaign have already
sucoumbed.
A remarkable optical illusion Is ex-
hibited ut the New York Eden museum.
Suspended in mid air is the upper half
OF buxom young woman, with nothing
whatever beneath 1t. The phenomenon
will smile, chat, laugh and shake hands
with you, and prove that she really ex-
lists and Is not wax figure, although
she is in the wax museum. There is
not the slightest trace OF any mechan-
ical agency being employed In the illu-
sion.