Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-16
S.P. MORSE CO

& Grau will be made at Philadelphia, on Oc-
tober s, in "'Twlxt Axe and Crown"
Cora Tanner and her company are having
the final rehearsal of "Fascination," which
will be produced in New York shortly. The
play promises to be one Of the hits of the sea-
son.
Mr.. Joseph Haworth, formerly leading
juvenile at the Boston museum, has made the
hit of his life in Mary Fish's new play,
"Philip Herne," just brought out in New
York.
Harry b. Smiths version of Won Suppe's
''Boccaccio" was produced at Wallack's thea
ter, New York, by the McCaull company,
recently. The papers praise the work
highly.
Emma Abbott will open her season in Chi
cage at the Grand opera house the week of
September H.. Her repertory will include
THE Bohemian Girl" "Chimes of Nor
mandy" ''Mikado," Rose of Castile,' aud
Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera, which her
company will give IN Denver.
Robert Mantell will be seen this season in
'Othello." Last year he acted the title
part once at a special matinee. Mr.. Mantell
makes an almost complete change in the
dressing of the part. His wig is of long,
flowing hair, such as Arabs wear, and his
arms are a straight sword and the dogger
and not a cimeter. He represents Othello as
n high-castc Arab, soldierly in bearing and
tender in love making.
Miss Alberta Gallatin, who is soon to be-
gin a starring tour in Virginia, her native
state, is the great grand daughter of Albert
Gallatin, well known in the history of the
early part Of the century. He held the posi-
ton of American minister to France for
some years. and came back to the country
loaded with honor and many rare and costly
gifts, which have descended to Miss Gala
tin.
Sarah Bernhard is SAID to have fallen
| into evil ways in London. Instead of dress
ing herself gorgeously as she used to, she
sits all day in a greasy wrapper playing
Desiquc, her partner always being poor
Damala, with whom she has started q second
honeymoon; and, what is worse, her grow
ing intemperauce threatens to deprive the
world of Its greatest artlste. Raw brandy
has become her drink, and she uses it. ac-
cording to those who act with her, literally
to support her through exhaustive perform
ances, taking u little every time she leaves
the stage.
The name of Gilbert and Sullivan's new
opera is under discussion yet, and its title
appears TO be a thing of weight on the minds
of many people. But pending it's coming
here is a bit of interesting description con-
corning the manner Of rehearsal Of the
operas in general: "rhe music Is always
taken first. The principal singers and tho
ladies and gentlemen Of the chorus are seated
in a semicircle on the stage. A cottage
piano is in the middle, and we are rehearsed
as an ordinary cnOlr Woulu DC Dir Artnur
Sullivan usually first composes the difficult
choruses, especially the finale TO the first act
an elaborate score score. The quartettes
and trios arrive next, and the duets and
songs last. Mr.. Gilbert will attend all these
musical rehersals he takes mental notes OF
cry the style of composition, time, rhymth, ev'
thing, and goes home and invents his groups
and business. 1t is we'll known that Mr.,
Gilbert is an extremely strict man, and on
all manner of stage business his word is law.
All arrangements Of colors and the original
groupings, with which the frequenters of the
Savoy are SO well acquainted, are by him
He will stand on the stage beside the actor
or actress and repeat the words with appro
pirate actions over and over again until they
are delivered as he desires them TO be. 10
ZONE instances, OF course, he allows q E.tls
license, b ut very little"