The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-04

to hold. His home here is in Fifth avenue,
and his daughters move in irst-rate So
ciety. Louis James belongs to an honored
Baltimore family, is well educated and dis
tinctly gentleman manners. His wife,
known to the public as Miss Wainwright, is
| a relative OF Bishop Wainwright, and pos
sesses a high degree OF refinement. That
Barrett always held aloof from them dur
ing the years OF their employment by him
was source of soreness. but finally, when
the Misses Barrett were rather pointedly
kept separate, the affront was deemed suf
ficient to demand resentment. Although
James parted from q wife to marry Miss
Wainwright, and she left husband for the
same purpose, they claim that those sever
ances were justified by the doings OF the
original partners and that their present
union has legal sanction.
''HERo, but not a saint" IL headline in a
New York paper, had, we discovered, no
| reference to Gus Heckler.
| A RECENT cablcgram says: The question
| OF the Italian opera in Paris this winter
| appears to be definitely settled in the mega.
tive. We are to be left to the placid Ell.
| joyment OF French opera at the Grand
Opera House, and at the Opera Comique,
| and our loss is likely to prove New York's
gain. That is to say, it is now rumored
| that Nine. Patti will reconsider her determ-
| ination OF never crossing the Atlantic again
| and will 60 to the United States this win
| ter, after ALL
MIR. GEORGE PRIMROSE, the we'll known
minstrel, is gradually becoming heavy
real estate owner in New York City. Last
year he purchased residence at 13Oth
street, near Seventh avenue, and the other
day he bought second house close to the
same spot. The two places cost him $27,-
900, and he has already been offered a large
advance upon the price paid.
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LorrA is said never to have been brighter.
more charming or more magnetic.
AT New York, Salvini wisely made his re-
entry as Othell0, the part in which he has
aroused the greatest interest and popular
enthusiasm in this country; and it is quite
apparent that he is now in the plenitude
OF his power. His voice is as grand, rich
and sonorous as ever; and even in that
vast theater, the Metropolitan Opera
House, one OF the very largest in the world,
he fully satisfied the audience, held them
close while on the stage, and aroused
measure of enthusiasm which was aston
ishing. He was thrice recalled after the
scene with Iago in the third act, and chal-
lenged the most enthusiastic bursts OF ap-
plausc ever heard in the house.
A CHICAGO correspondent says: 1.-The re-
vival OF 'Harebell or, the Man O. Airlie,
is like a tender recollection. A large au-
dience witnessed the production this eve
ming, and found that no 1nisstatement OF
fact had been made in the announcement OF
an elaborate revival. The artists in the
theater had evidently exerted themselves
to make notable pictures, and succeeded
completely in the worthy endeavor. Each
scene was admirable within its conditions,
the first being especially fine. The play it
self was being trea ted with no less faithful
consideration by the players and stage di
rector. The event was therefore interest
ing, whatever considered. This character
of James Harebel is like an ideal of each
mans nature, and to play it in such a way
that the ideal may blend with the real the
actor must be both artist and poet as well
as player. Mr.. Barrett approaches as
nearly to this high requisite as one can be-
lieve possible, and gives, indeed, a noble
performance, FULL variable and complete"
Gounodo's new oratoro moro ct Vita"
was produced for the first time in America
at the new Musical Hall, at St. Louis, on
Friday night, under the direction of Theo-
dore Thomas, by local chorus Of 500
voices. The full Thomas orchestra and
Miss Emma Jusch Emily Winant, Charles
Turner and Myron w. Whitney were these
loists. The audience was one of the most
brilliant ever seen in St. Louis and num-
bered fully 1000 persons. The Oratorio
was received with the greatest enthusiasm
and was pronounced the grandest OF Gou-
nod 8 works. The rendition was of char
acter leaving little to be desired. The cho-
rus was stron gand oxcellently drilled and
the soloists were all in good voice and
Thomas expresses his unqualified admira
ton for the new work.
NINE. MoDJEsKA is meeting with very
great success in Chicago. She opened in
marie Stewart" and followed that with
"As You Like IT, "Adrienne Lecouvreur"
! and "Zilah.' Her performances OF Queen
Mary, Rosaind and Adrienne have been
received, as usual, with enthusiasm by the
audiences and unstinted praise by the
press. "Zlah" was not so fortunate. Nine.
Modjeska's performance OF Marsa is highly
commended, but this dramatization OF
Claretie's dramatic story is not regarded as
particularly strong. The play will be re-
written, and it is expected that Nine. Mod
jeska's powerful acting will make it Il
thorough success in new shape.
Miss KATE FoRsYrHE's play, "The Bread
Winner" is described as "a melodrama of
tri1ing merit" A critic says OF it: "The
play is not worthy OF serious criticism. It
is crude and disjointed, lachrymose at
times and farcical generally
!: " p
JAMES O'Neil is now on the Colorado cir
cult, in Monte Cristo," a play which nets
him $500 week and share in the re-
ceipts. We fear that J. NJ. Hill could
hardly offer him sufficient inducement to
support Miss Mather.
FEMININE BREvITIEs.