Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20
MUSICAL MATTERS.

"Pinafore will be revived on a grand
scale at ST. Louis June IL for four. weeks
run.
Nine. Theo temporarily lost her voice in
Marseilles and was obliged to cancel her
engagement.
Jennie Reiffarth, who has been danger
ously ILL., is convalescent, and has joined the
Conreid Opera Company.
Emma Mabella Baker and George Brod-
erick are singing with success IN "The
Queens Lace Handkerchief" at the Grand
Opera-House, Philadelphia.
Mr.. Arthur P. Schmidt is about to publish
the score of George W. Chadwick's second
symphony. Mr.. Schmidt evidently has
some confidence in American composers, as
he has already published one of John K.
Paine's symphonies. OF course an under
taking of this sort can not is expected to
prove remunerative for some time to come.
Besides the eleven prima donnas whom
Mr.. Augustus Harris has engaged for the
coming operate season at Covent Garden,
five of whom, by the way, are Of American
origin, the enterprising manager has taken
the precaution tie secure q debutante who is
said to be a wonderful beauty as well as a
fine singer. Her name is MacIntire, and she
is Scotch by birth.
The Dramatic Ne,cs says that Mr. Abbey
made an offer Of royal munifcence' to young
Hofmann's father, viz, to keep the entire
family in Germany for year, and then re-
new the American engagement at $4,000 a
month-double the previous terms What
ever may be the upshotrof the pending ne
gotialons, Mr. Abbey has no reason to COM
plain of the success of his enterprise, for he
Melted about 5000 out of which he is said
TO have paid some $1,000 for the famous tray
cling car.
Mr.. Theodore Thomas has appeared in
New York with his orchestra over sixty
times since last fall In his two series of con-
certs in Steinway Hall about one hundred
and twenty works by ffty-two composers
were given. Twenty-three of these were
novelties. In addition to the series of pop
ular matinees and symphony concerts, Mr..
Thomas has also conducted the concerts of
the New York Philharmonic and Brooklyn
Philharmonic Societies and Mr.. Floria's
concert .... .....
"rhe Queens Mate,'' a comic opera by
Lecoco, which was produced at the Broad
way Theater, New Y ork recently, by the
Duff Company, is an adaptation by Messrs.
Harry Paulton and Mostyn Tedde, of Charles
Lecocq's opera "La Princesse des Cana
ries," which has hitherto been unknown to
American audiences. Misses Camille OAR
viAc, Lillian Russell, Messrs Paulton, Ry-
hey ard Darrell were in the cast The
opera was handsomely staged and well re-
ceived.
The London Musical World says of Otto
Hegner, the musical prodigy at present de-
Lighting that city: "He is greater pianist
than little Hoffman,; his programmes con-
tain much more difficult pieces he plays
fugues with the irreproachable clearness of
Hans Won Bulow; he played Mendelssohn's
"Rondo Capriccioso with a grace and
elegance near perfection; his technique is
extremely remarkable for faultless purity,
evenness and brilhancy; his expression is
evidently not one drilled into him, but the
outcome of his own feeling; he is less cum
ming than little Hofrnann, who, notwith-
standing his tender age, calculates his little
comedies well, whereas little Henger laughs,
and jumps, and fdgets like a child the mo-
ment he is applauded for even part of
piece he jumps down and bows to the au-
dience"
The corpulency of opera singers, mem
Der Of the profession notes, is not the result
of laziness or overindulgence in food or
drink. He quotes celebrated tenor, who
says: Z" 1t is kind of light windy flesh.
l look as soggy and heavy as an elephant,
but / feel as hight as a cork | often dis
guise and dance in the ballet for the fun of
the thing. My constant habit is to
breathe free and fun, asleep or awake, and
that puffs me out l know / am laughed at
by peoplewith little withered-up stomachs
no bigger than your hand, but they are
fools, and don't know how to live. Why,an
opera manager can tell whether you are Z
good singer or not just about as well by the
size of your abdomen as he can by hearing
your voice. In applying for an engagement
a singer always sends his waist measure,
and the manager invariably requests it,
Springfield CHoH