Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Notes About the Plays and Those
Who Present them.

~ AAO ANCaGnb AnthhAs
Sarah Bernhardt will return to this
country under the Abbey management
in the season Of lS90.91.
l. is said that Mrs. Langtry applied to
Lawrence Barrett for the position of lead
ing support to Edwin Booth next season.
Shskespeare's Merchant of Venice has
been converted into a French opera,
and will be produced at the Paris Opera
Comique.
Clara Morris has not missed perform
aucs this season, and plays seven times
a VI eek instead of six. She lives on
cream almost entirely.
Mrs. Potter's Cleopatra was an artistic
| failure and financial success. Mrs.
Lsngtry's Lady Macbeth was an artistic
success and financial failure.
Lotta announces that she will retire
| from the stage for two years after the
close of ber present tour in order to give
her attention to her theater in Boston.
Upon advice OF her physician, Ethel
Corlette has resigned from the Natural
Gas company. Her voice requires treat
ment. The young lady will shortly go to
England.
The only girl in the Sothern family,
MISS EuIlll, udb UeSu dCC6pteu w IOu-
don theatergoers, and is achieving a
success almost equal to her brother
in Lord Chumley.
Advices from New Orleans alle6e that
Rice & Dixey's Adonis lately played to
| $6 900 for the week in that city, and that
the managers invested SO, coo in faro dur
ing that brief period.
The Elks will give grand benefit on
the oath at the Opera House to aid in
fitting up the hall. Foreign and local
talent will contribute to make the enter
tainment notable one.3
Dear me-" said Mrs. James Brown
Potter, as she was passing one of the
swell clubs in New York, the other day,
''see how they run to the window to see
me and save $1.50." That isn't half
bad.
In Stockholm they have not yet fin
ished honoring Jenny Lind. A new
street has just been called after her, and
sculptor has recently finished statue
representing her in the costume of
Norma.
A butcher who was in the audience Of
theater in Galicia was so moved by the
excellent playing OF an actor that he
cried aloud: "You play SO we'll that l
will let YOU off the rest of the bill you
owe me-"
A Popular Play.-Wife: "John, l
wish you would get tickets for the new
play, Hole IN the dir" Husband: "Does
the play possess any literary merit ?"
Wife: "The papers say not" Husband: !:
''I'll get tickets for tomorrow"
1t is now fifty years since Sims Reeves
made his first appearance in opera, as
Gypsy John" in Guy Mannering at
Newcastle onTyne. His farewell tour
begins next month and ends in Decem-
Der with his absolute retirement.
Nine. Patti will give another Ameri-
can farewell tour, consisting OF thirty
performances, in the United States,
Canada and Mexico next season, under
Abbey, Schoeffel, and Grau's manage
ment. The tour will begin in December
and the performances will be opera, and
not concerts.
Kate Claxton will shortly retire from
the stage for good and settle down to pri-
vate life. Her husband, Charles Ste
phenson, also retires and will become
the secretary and treasurer OF company
for the importation of some new mineral
water. The immediate reason of the
step is Miss Claxton's bad health.
The Hungarian Orchestra at the
Vienna Buffet still delights the many
visitors at this popular resort. The two
favorite selections are "The Concert
| Waltz" and "The HERALD March," The
former is the composition of Professor
Farini and the latter that of Professor
Angeloti, of the Band.
An unexpected-and perhaps in some
quarters not too welceme-addition is
about to be made to Hungarian Rhap-
sodies" of the Able List, for it appears
that Herr Stradal, Vienneee pianist "a
pupil and naturally enthusiastic cham
pion Of the late Abbe), has received from
the Countess Louisa Erdole the MS. of
| hitherto unknown work of this class,
which he will shortly introduce to the
! public of Vienna.
Fit has been announced in the San
Francisco press of late that Professor
Farini is soon to open a conservatory of
music in the northern metropolis. The
facts are that the Professor is under con-
tract to take several of his pupils to New
York City on the 1st OF May next, where
| they will enter upon an operate career.
Several OF the pupils have already been
engaged by Emma Abbott. Professor
Farini, prior to his departure, will give
a farewell benefit, which will take place
about the middle of April, and will be
assisted by his pupils, a select orchestra,
aud the celebrated Hungarian Band and
distinguished soloists. The third act OF
Faust, and parts of II Trovatore and FL
Puritana will be given. In the fall the
Professor will probably opsn the conser.
vatory at San Francisco.