National Republican., 1888-05-27
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
Modjeska leaves for California this week.

Modjeska leaves for California this week
Mrs. France, the well known old actress, is
almost blind.
II Is rumored that Pauline Hall will return
| TO the Casino this fall.
Gounod sang the other day an aria from his
opera, Faust" before the directors of the
Paris opera.
The Aronsons are having a Mexican opera
written for them by Chassaigne the composer
| of "Nadjy."
"The Kings Fool" is the title of the new
| opera TO lie done by the Conred opera com
| pany next season.
| popular.prced theaters next season with
Hazel Kirke" and "Willow Copse."
Vcrnona Jarbeau was cut out of the Acad
| emy of Music, Buffalo, by Mrs. Potter and
nov sues the management of that house for
| S5CCO damages.
Justin Adams dramatizationof Rider lIag.
| CARDS Dawn" will have its initial production
| at the Hollis Street Theater, Boston, to-
| morrow night.
| At the benefit TO Lavinia shannon, rendered
| by her Washington friends for June l5, the
atraftCn Will be Ics The Mystery of andrey
| star next season.
The new members of the Almony Club this
| week are Kyrle Bellew and Thomas Denim.
| No member of this unique organization can
| divorced at least twice.
Richard Mansfield opened his third week at
| the Boston Museum, presenting his own com
| edy, Monsieur" to Il crowded house. Mr..
Mansfield has made Mme Ponise an offer to
| accompany him to London.
Gustave Hinrich's new American Opera
| Company Is In daily rehearsal at Lubins Car.
endon Hall, The company begins its summer
| season at the Grand Opera House, Philadel.
| phia, tomorrow night.
Sadie Martinot will star next season, com
| mencing her tour about Nov. II. She will be
| seen In u French vaudeville piece, which she
will personally adapt for the English speaking
| stage during her summer visit to Paris.
The charming. Theo has lately, appeared
| with much success In bordeaux. She Is about
TO Join NJ; Brasser's troupe in Brussels, IN
! october she will create in Paris the principal
role In a new operette by Blum and Toche.
Johann Strausss last comic opera, "Sm.
| pllcius," which proved a failure when II was
first produced At Berlin about nine months
ago, has been entirely rewritten, and will
| shortly be brought out again mt the same
theater where 1t had proved liasco.
Berio2s comic opera, Beatrice and Bene.
Diet the libretto of which is based upon
shakespeare's comedy, much Ado About
| Nothing" was produced for the first time any
where at Carlsruhe under Felix Motifs drec-
tion, and scored most brilliant success.
II there is one thing more melancholy than
the blackened walls of the Union Square The
atcr, II Is the scedy crowd of unwashed and
| bleary individuals who call themselves actors
that hang around that neighborhood and bring
disrepute on O. profession to which they have
no right TO belong.
Massenet Is writing for the Paris Opera
COmique new opera entitled "PertinaS.' "
The libretto, as the title would indicate, Is
not taken from Roman history, but Is based
upon one of Shakespeare's plays The prin'
cipal female part Is intended for Miss Sander
son, an American prima donna.
Mr.. Lester Wallack a check for S2O,OOO for the
performance at the Metropolitan Opera House
IN his honor. The toIal receipts were over
ssSSG oo Henry E b. A96eHs 6GnGiit l em9pnted G9S
John Brougham's to $4,000.
Adrian Dozier, the son of the 81. Louis
cracker millionaire, who has been ranChlng In
the west, has arrived In Philadelphia, an,
nounCod his intention of abjurlng society and
entering the theatrical profession next season
as an advance agent, There are quite II
number of organizations with which his ser.
vices would be In great demand,
Mr., Marsden had everything TO live for.
His position,as q dramatic author was more
than assured. He had work sufficient 10 Oc-
pleasant home, a devoted wife, and hosts of
a daughter-beloyed, cherished-yet whose
sinful conduct drove him to his death, II
Is one of the saddest Of all sad stories.
The fourth summer season OF, light opera
| will open at Albaugh's on Monday evening,
June !, when a thoroughly organized and Of,
lclent company will make their appearance.
The Lyceum Opera Company, now playing at
the Lyceum pheater Baltimore, will be the
Letitla Fritoh, Nine. Gaillard, Minnie De Rue,
Marie Donele, Walter Allen, Arthur Bell j.
u, Richards Harry RattenbelTy, and Joseph
G, Fay, and selected chorus, The opening
opera will be Donna Juanita,n which will bG
| cast with the full strength of the company
| The orchestra will be under the direction Of
| Adam ltzel, Jr.
| Order the SUNDAY RErrRLIcAN. nnIy 10 nnnts