Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-26
MUsIOAb ANn DRAMATIC.

Lawrence Bsrrstt uas oeen in Denver this
| week.
The Boston Ideals beein their seasons work
in New Haven on Oct. 8.
Sydney Rosenfeld is meeting with success
in his second ''Mlksdo" venture.
Maud Miller, oungest daughter of Joaquin
Miller, will play in McCormack's $40" COM
bination.
Miss Ella Russell, q young American, has
been singing with great succ .ss at Kroll's
garden, Berlin.
A son of Wachtel Is to be in the Thalia
company this season, and q son of Salvini is in
the Fanny Davenport support.
Maurice Grau has contracted TO pay Sara
Bsrnhardt $500 a performance during her
coming years tour of America.
A report comes from Pittsburg that the
'Silver King" combination was laid to rest in
that city duting the past week.
w. T. Carlton has organized a superb COM
pany to play the 1.-The Mikado" aud INA
non, " and will begin his tour October 5;h.
Nine. Modjeska brought over sixty five
pieces of baggage in the Aurania, and had to
take oath to $50, 0G0 worth of wardrobe.
The subject OF "Icena." the play written
for Miss Mary Anderson, Is said to bs an en-
tirely original QUE, not hitherto treated Oh
the stage.
Miss Van Zandt has baen engaged to APP
pear in opera at Moscow during the coming
winter. She will receive el00 for each per-
Torrance.
A count of 296 companies at work amusing
he American public, made last week, shows
SS01 dramatic. ~ variety, "a musical, IA min
-trel, and II circus.
s Miss Florence st. John, the great English
comic opera prima dons, has signed u con-
tract with Rudolf phi Aronson to appear at the
Casino next season.
Sir Salvini will leave Havre on the steam.
ship Normandie Oct. a. 1t is reported by his
agent Chizzola, that he has completed his
studies of 'Cofiolanus."
Joe Jefferson has extended his season 80 that
it low covers sixteen weeks, ten Of which will
be played before the winter holidays, and the
other ak In the early spring.
The new Grand opera house, st. Louis, which
occupies the site of the old theatsr destroyed
by ire a year ago, was opened last Monday to
an immence audience, with Nat Goodwin as
the star.
Mile. Aimee returned from Europe last
Wednesday. and declared, after embracing
her manager, Maurice Grau, at the steamers
dock. ''zaT only in 70 ~Inglaesh langwitch will 1
play again"
Lately in a music hall at San Jose, CAL, af-
ter the short skirted ballet lady had warbled
'Would I were a Bird, great excitement was
created by u stal wart miner in the audience
singing Would / were a gun."
w. j, Florence has taken for reading q
three act comedy called Mistaken Identity"
from the pen of Marlus de Lazare. The prin-
cipal characters ore said to be- admirably
suited to the acting of both himself and Mrs.
Florercs.
Two American girls are to make their debut
next season under The care of Mile Nevada
Nellie Everest, of Philadelphia, and Miss
Johnson, of Washington. Both have been
studying for years in Italy, aud are said to be
gifted with good voices.
Civil authorities Ia Weimer, the home of
List, have declared war on pisnoforte play
ing by issuing the following notice; First is
prohibited OF play the piano IN q room with
the windows open; second, any one who wishes
to give a private concert must first pay O tax
OF fifty marks"
The Misses Green, of Atlantis, ladies of
literary and artistic culture, are making o col
lection OF negro songs and setting them to
music. The music 10 composed as the songs
sung by old-fashioned dsrkies, and will per-
petuate accurately the strange and weird
melody of the old plantation.
During the New York season Judic will APP
pear 10 Mile NisOuche. ""Lih," "La Femme
2 Papa" "Niuiohe," LA R9nssotte," La
s oSdiAa aI: Gran, "Ls' o 9.nrGspieF1 VIA. ip tSs ssesp"
tion of the last two plays, all these pieces
haze been written expressly for Nine Jude,
and have never been performed In America.
The western penitentiary Of Pennsylvania
has the biggest orchestra in the world and 10
said to be the only institution OF the KIDD that
allows con vists to cultivate music Every
evening at 6 o'clock after all the inmates have
been locked in their cells, a signal is given
and the footing begins. There are all sorts of
instruments and players of all degrees and
proficiency. No two of the players can see
each other. Sometimes so performers will
seem to be playing as many different tunes
ct once and again by common consent q
.vmalIer number Of good players will be al
! owed to execute SONS pil CO without iutei-
r upton from the rest. Toe opening of the
ncert ia said TO resemble the bowling of a
,ole menagerie in a storm, yet the %convicLs