Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-27
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

THE Maurice Grau French Opera Company
in Cuba
GAYARRE. the noted tenor. is going to sing
London during June aud July.
RUBINSTEIN is the only Russian composer
IF consequence who makes music a PROBES
ion
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG and Minnie
dauk are TO Join forces and sing IN opera
lext season
DR., yoS BULow, the eminent composer,
will conduct the last two London Philhar-
monte concerts
ONE OF the richest Of American actors is
Joseph jefferson. who is reported TO have
'oTtune OF $50. O)u
BOOTH and Barrett viii dedicate the new
theatre now in course % construction at
-lttsburg, next September
THE first regular drama acted in Europe,
locordng TO Notaire. was the ''Sophonisba,"
# Trissim, at Rome. IN 1915.
MILE BLANCHE DESCHANPS has sung
he role of Carmen at tie Opera Comique in
Paris hundred times IN a twelvemonth.
EMMA ABBOTT, operate artist, says thir-
cen Is her lucky number. and she expects
ONE day TO be killed in carriage acct
lent.
Mr. AUGUSTINE DAILY, of New York, Is
he only manager III America that pays his
-ompany fun salaries tiftytwo weeks in the
rear.
been made life member of the Actors
7und, III recognition of his gift TO that body
IF $1,000.
COUNT ZICHY, the Hungarian pianist who
las but one arm, having lost the other in an
accident while hunting Is giving concerts in
italy with great success.
TSCHAIKOwSRY is the musical lion of tho
lOur in London. He Is a tall, stately Rus
nan, with gray hair and beard, although
)nly forty-eight years old.
Miss CLARA NORRIS invited some seven
hundred clergymen to witness Renee de-
Moray" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, III order TO judge its morality.
LOTTA. the popular actress, declares that
his has been her best season for some years,
Ind that the net results are nearly 500, 900.
" hen her tour finishes she sails for Europe.
DANIEL FRCHMAN SAYS that the prosperity
IF The Wife" at the Lyceum Theatre New
York, is such that it is likely that "a supple
mentary season Will be added 70 the present
)ne.
SOMETHING classic in the way of opera is
to be attempted in Paris, a corresponding
AYERS, with Sardou lbrettist. Massanet as
the composer, and the episode of Gree, from
the Odyssey is the subject
The composer LecOcq complains that he
ne has not received one cent from the produc-
ion Of his operas in America. He has
written thirty operas, though he is paralyzed
and moves about only OH crutches.
NINE PATTI continues to command largo
sums for her services. She has been engaged
to sing at two concerts in London after her
return from South America, and will receive
he highest price that has ever been paid for
two performances i'll Eng land.
JOHN B. SCHOEFFEL and Agnes Booth
Schoeffel will give another lawn performance
at their Manchesterby- the-Sea Hotel during
the summer. The proceeds will go TO the
Boston Elks. "A Midsummer Nights
Dream will be the play, with y. c. Good
win, Jr., Bottom.
IT is said that lmre kiralfy has applied to
the trustees of the Brooklyn Bridge for n
permit allowing Chevalier Blondin To cross
On a rope stretched from the towers of that
structure. If it is granted he proposes to
Slild grand stand on each side of the river.
capable Of seating 10000 people each.
GEORGE c. M.LN. the reverend tragedian,
will be backed by a syndicate next season.
He Will appear in Deshler Welch's five-act
drama. Napoleon which Mrs. Bowers
brought out this season as Josephine"
Efforts are being made TO induce Mrs IL. l..
Bowers to join forces with Mr. Min