Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-25

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The American-opera scheme has pro-
huced a corner on prlma donnas. See the |
aspiring young singers now wearing that I
brand. They are not corraled. Some OF |
them are wandering about ON the plains |
Of music, but they belong 10 the central |
ranch. Three scores OF them continue |
TO undergo examination and are tlcketed |
on for future possibilities. noted |
manager IN the musical world told me |
the other day that there were only
two classes OF singers in New
York now--one class belonged to
the American opera and the other class
wanted to belong Taken altogether,
American opera III a singular anomaly.
SO far, 1t Is German singers giving Ger.
man operas IN Enghsh. Lohengrin is the
latest work, aud Il brought us Caudlders,
( the tenor who was evolved here long
ago BY German society, ana lIastreiter
and Juch, who, whatever their speech,
belong to the German school. The re-
ceip.s have not so far Seen MP to the cX,
1 pcctatlonS OF the management, which IS
inc doubt mainly owing To the selection
lot operas. Tho appeal Is not made TO
Americans who do not care. anything for
schools, but want tundul, musical
dramas, and the latent determination OF
the academy set TO Guido the metropolis
tan set, has handicapped the whole
scheme for the public. In spite of these
drawbacks there Is plenty OF money and
plenty of organization, so that II may yet
retrieve It's errors. The daily revival OF
the Weekly News OF Windsor was some
thing Of an artistic failure, mainly because
the central figure, which Is Falstaff, is no
longer in the grasp OF Chas. Fisher. The
comedy itself Is loaded with homeplay at
! the best, and unless the unctuous humor
of the old swashbuckler redeems IL the
scenes fall rather fiat. Nothing can be
more dreary than the last act. In which
; the whole company 70 through
, the mummery OF Hearn's Oak. MIR. DAILY
! adheres TO his old plan OF doing a Shakes.
, perian comedy every season, but it's
doubtful II his clever people, who are the
, bestwe have for contemporaneous char.
! acter, can go backward to the antique
J with facile art,
: Curiously enough, Margaret Mathel
: has caught the town In "Leah,n one OF
the most cruel and melancholy OF stocl
pieces, but there can be no doubt of hei
power in It. She has packed the
4 Union Square night after night
, IauN AiiA hhs INV W PboN
4 pone his change OF bill. This only
: proves what has been frequently said
r that Miss Mather Is essentially melo
, dramatic actress. Given such plays a
e MADELINE Morel," The "SphinN," Gar
b ticle AZ" etc, she would revive the furo
!. that Clara Morris once made.
e Preparations are making at the uniol
+ Square for the production OF serio'coml
: piece called "Jack in the Box" Mr.
7 Lester Wallack has announced his inten
: ton OF reviyinghimself in the "Guvnor.
}. "DiXie' remains on sell SUSTAINING
9 basis at the Biiou, and the population o
u New York begins 10 groan under tn
J, weight OF his souvenirs.
! NYM CRiNRLE.
G ~
= IRON the beginning OF the year lsl7 !
h the close OF 1850 s,l33,272 Immigrant
G were landed at the port oil New York; 2
@ $4,000 OF these were Irish and 3,l40,G1
Is Germans, while the English constitute
e $4,000. The largest number OF emigrant
II ever landed In Castle Garden In one yea
&c was 476,0sG, In 1882, and the smallef