Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-23

nerl opera viii be given at the Academy of /
Music, Nc.~ York, next season, Dispatches !
say that the enterprise will have a strong
ilInancial backing, and that Theodore (.
ihemaS and Emma Juch, who are inter- /
estetsn the scheme, attending the Bayreuth
Wagnerian performances, will return with
Materna and Fabbri and a number of
other important singers, for the purpose of
giving German opera on a grand scale in
the United States.
The late Mime. Taglioni's costume, says
dramatic writer, would have surprised
ballet dancers OF the present day. The
fact was that she never in the whole of her
career wore 4 dress which allowed her
knee to be seen. Her own high idea OF
her art were well expressed in the rebuke
She administered to one of her admirers in
Milan, who begged her to shorten her dress
lust a very little ''Signor,' replied the
dancer, L do not dance for men, dance
for wives and for daughters"
The Board of Directors of the Academy
of Music, New York. have declined To lease
their temple of art, for 4 short season, to
Eugene Wetherell, the husband of " hon
est little Emma says the Key Note. The
ground of objection to Miss Abbotts occu-
pancy of the Academy is cruelty stated
that such performances of opera rs She
of the patrons of the theater, and would
only excite derision or Idle curiosity.
According to cable advices, GIVE claims
that Masini, the tenor wants $4,000 for
ten representations each month. and that
Nilsson modestly asks s., 600 a night. ], Is
plain that these artists regard Americans rs
stupid enough to give them the earth.
When Nilsson was young and her voice
was at its best, twelve Years ago, she was
gorgcously paid ut the rate of LOCO per
fonnance.-LFrmd's Weekly.
Its stated that an interesting novelty of
the platform during the coming season viii
b the readings Of George Cable and Mark
| Twain. who, under the management of
! Major Pond, will alternate readings during
| the evening entertainment. This giving
| two stars for the price Of one ought to make
the scheme profitable.
Colonel Wellesley, the next heir to the
| Dukedom of Wellington, has married Miss
Kate Vaughn. of the London Gaiety, Il bal
| let girl who first won distinction by cloth
! ing her neither limbs in black tights. the
rest of her sparse costume being cnshroudCd
in virginia. white, typical of her immaculate
purity.
Miss Millward will return to New York
in September for leading business At Madi-
| her brother, Herbert rs business manager.
Mr.. Miilward is a member of the Irving
| Iyceum company, and he is regarded as a
| rising comedian.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars have been
subscribed for the monument in honor of
| Mozart which is in contemplation at vi
emma. The Committee on Design for the
shaft have invited foreigners to compete.
Miss Maggie Mitchell will produce next
| season an adaptation of Bret Harte's The
Luck of Roaring Camp by c. W. Tay
| leure, of the Baltimore Bar.
| Ii is said that a new oratorio, entitled
Nebuchadnezzar,' composed by DR.. c.
Hubert Parry, is to be produced at Liver
pool, Eng, this fall
Sol Smith Russell has been engaged as a
| member of the Boston Museum Company,
and begins work there with the opening Of
| the season.
Christine Nilsson avows her fixed inten-
| ton of establishing national vocal and
| dramatic school in New York.
Miss Edna Eliel, of san Francisco, will
be member of Mr.. Minis company next
season.
Edwin Booth will be 81 in November.
| Wilson Barrett is still less than 10.