Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ECHOES FROM THE WINES OF MANY
THEATERS
Notes of Events Jran>pirinS In the
Mimic World at Home
and Abroad.

story in this way
" 1t was something like ten or twelve
years ago that l left Lisbon, Portugal, one
tine summer morning on a steamer bound
for southampton. The steamer was one of
the stanchest on the line, the weather was
particularly pleasant, and everybody was
figuring on a speedy and enjoyable run.
Before We had been out of Lisbon many
hours l found that Benjamin Moran, the
United States Minister to Portugal, was a
passenger on the steamer. Mr. Moran in
troduced himself to me, and on the strength
of our both being Americans and in the
company of lot of Portuguese and for
eigners we speedily struck mp an acquaint-
anre. After chatting on various subjects
and exchanging experiences, we fell to in
cidentally talking about the prospective
voyage. l said something about the pleas
SAINT trip expected, but Moran laughinglv
checked me with the words: Mr.. kellar,
we are doomed TO meet with an accident
Though he said it with smile there
was trace of seriousness in his man
ner, and ! asked him what he meant.
He replied that he had never made sin
gle trip by land or water, that he could re-
member, without meeting with some un-
expected delay or accident. Some of the
machinery in the locomotive had broken
down, or the train had been derailed, or
somebody had been run over, or the ships
shaft had broken, or the vessel had been
wrecked. am veritable Jonah he
added, with laugh, and lust as sure as
you and | are talking here on this deck,
this ship will meet with an accident and
,.o,,.l I'LL .+,x,l
to laugh away his superstition, but he
wouldn't have it, and persisted in his
alarming prophesy. You may not believe
what | tell you, but, on my honor, the
sky clouded up within three hours after
my conversation with Mr. Moran, a fog
spread over the water, and early in the
evening the steamer ran her pose on a
ledge of rocks and hung fast. She hung
there with her bow in the air lust long
enough for all the passengers to Chamber
down on to the reef, and then, with a
lurch backwards, she ran off the rocks and
sank in more than 100 fathoms of water.
We had tough time of it that night on
the rocks, but the next morning the
weather cleared and we were picked up bv
passing steamer. Nobody was injured,
but ever since that trip | have always had
dislike for travelling with Jonah"
GENERAL STAGE NOTES.
Trollope wrote of meeting with List:
"The amusement of the evening at the
Prince Belgioioso's consisted in hearing
List and the Princess play, on two
pianos, the whole of the score of Mozarts
Don Giovanna The treat was delight
ful one, but dare say that should have
forgotten it but for the finale of the per-
formance. No sooner was the last note
ended than the nervous musician swooned
and slid from his set, while the charming
Princess, in whom, apparently, matter was
less under the dominion of mind-or at
least of nerve-was as fresh as at the be-
ginning;
Just before the curtain rose for the per-
formance of "Trovatore in Milan the
supernumeraries- thirty in nall-annomced
that they would not go on unless their
wages were increased one-third. The man
agement promptly went to work, and inside
fifteen minutes had thirty raw recruits
from the streets at the stage doors. On
seeing these the regular supers, who had
on their stage costumes, made rush and
escaped out into the street. For half an
an hour they were chased by the officers of
the theater, who finally shouted their will
ingness to come to terms.
Etelka Gerster, the once famous prima
donna, now lives secluded from the world
in villa situated on the summit of
mountain near the city of Bologna. There
she passes her days in experimenting the
education of her children, in reading and
in needlework. Sometimes she writes to
her friends in Paris or Vienna long letters
filled with "reminiscences of the past and
with mournful forebodings for the future.
Her voice is said to have lost none of It's
brilliant qualities, but the precarious con-
dition of her health prevents her from
even thinking of ever appearing again in
public.
Ullie Akerstrom, New York's latest ia
vorite, has made hit with her original
and airy style of dancing. While she
kicks her dainty toes as high as the most
agile and sensuous of dancers, her style is
abolutely devoid of any suggestiveness
other than the innocent abandon and frol-
icsomeness of child. An air of purity
pervades all her work, and the most pru-
dish can see nothing to condemn. Miss
Akerstrom is drawing crowded houses at
the Star Theater, and has literally danced
herself into the affections of the public.
Charles Arnold brings with him from
Australia noble St. Bernard dog, who
plays an important part in Hans, the
Boatman." This dog saved the life of the
child actress of the play while in Austria
liza. The little one wandered away and
slipped into the river accidentally, only,
however, to be promptly rescued by Nord !;
and the expression, e don't like the
Vater, it's too wet," now used in the play,
were the first words given vent to by the
"Baby Coquette" on her being brought to
land.
Frank Rothschild, Jr., is an illustration
of the fact that playwright, like pro-
phet, sometimes has no honor in his own
country until he has won honors else
where. He wrote play which critics,
actors and managers praised highly, but no
New York theater ventured to produce it.
Now he has received offers for it from
London managers; it is to be translated into
German and produced in Berlin, and Mr..
| Rothschild has already booked cash orders
for several more plays.
Millocker has written new comic opera,
called Poor Jonathan" why not
Brother Jonathan ?"- which Colonel
McCaull will secure. w. Pigott has ar
ranged trial matinee in London, for an
other new play, (which Wins" "Mignon-
ette," an alleged comic opera, by Henry
Parker and Oswald Brand, was killed by
the London critics and buried at the
Royalty Theater.
Miss Blanche Walsh has been engaged
by Louis James to play the part of Olivia
in Marie Wainwrights production OF
"Twelfth Night" next season. Helen
Bancroft was originally engaged for this
role, but cancelled her contract because she
disagreed with the management in regard
to the style of her costumes. Miss Walsh
made her debut as an actress less than tive
years ago.
| Manager Morton says there is something
of rivalry between the two infant artists
Tommy Russell and Wallie Eddinger, now
alternating in the role of Little Lore
Fauntleroy," at the Columbia Theater
Wallie recently told Mr.. Morton tha
while he didn't want to knock Tommy out
"because he's good fellow, you know ,
he had to look after his own chances ever,
time.
/! Mdlle. Carmencita, whose engagement