The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-01-24
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

THE author of "Madaiae Angot' has new
boatie nearly ready.
MARIE VAN zANDT, the American ocalist,
IL singing In Portugal.
EDMOND AupRAN, the French composer,
has al oit completed d new comic opera,
RUBINsTElN has finished new grand
OPERA "Goriyska, ona Russian subject
Mr.. WHEfnrRItt., the husband of Emma
Abbott the American pfma DONNA, Is dead.
LAwREScg BARRETT is afflicted with a
glanluar swelling that Is likely TO prove
serious,
THE musical colleges of Chicago are said
to- be unsurpassed by those in any other
American city,
EDWIN BooTH and Lawrence Barrett are
IN receive S200J0 cash for seven perform
ances in louisville. ,-..,
Jr is said that Joseph Jefferson intends to
engage both John Gilbert and c. w. Coul-
dock for next season. Ii
w. j. FLORENCE, the comedian, is con-
templating n big revival of one Of Shakes.
peare's plays next season.
THE London papers are unanimous and
enthusiastic in their praise of Henry lrving's
impers onation of Macbeth.
WILSON BARRETT, the English tragedian,
will play four weeks eff the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, New York, next season. -.
Miss HELEN HAsTREITER sang recently in
Rome in an opera by Greek composer,
Spiro Samala 1t was very gorgeous spec.
tacle.
"FRANCEsoA DA RMINI," an opera by
Cagnoni first brought forth in Italy ten years
ago, has just been revived with favor in
Milan.
JACK" HAvERLY, the ex amusement
King, is welding pick and shovel in mine
at Trinidad, COL, and is said to have struck
it rich.
HENRY IRvING's production Of Macbeth"
in London is pronounced the most gorgeous
thing ever seen on stage. 1t cost over
$4,000.
ROSE CoGHLAN is making an extensive
tour OF the South, where the favorite actress
is appearing in her new play Of "Jocelyn" to
crowded and fashionable audiences.
THE Turkish Censor absolutely refused to
allow Sarah Bernhafdt to play Theodore"
in Constantnople, having more respect for
the memory of the Byzantine Empress than
NJ. Sardou had.
MEssRs. De MILE and Belasco, authors
of "Lord Chumley" and 1.-THE Wife," are
now at work on their play, which will be
called THE Charity Ball. 1t will not be
produced before next summer
SINCE Little Lord Fauntleroy," the play,
has been success, no less than fifty stage
struck children have offered themselves to
play the part of the hero. And the manager
says that most OF them were thoroughly
competent for the part.
HELEN DAUvRAY is to be member of Jo-
seph Jefferson's company, which will play
is in Europe awaiting the return of her hus-
band, John Ward, the ball player, via the
Suez Canal from the Antpodes,
JOHN P. SoUsA, the leader OF the
Marine band of Washington, has sold to
| Francis Wilson, the comedian, new comic
opera called "The Wolf" Under the con-
tract Mr.. Wilson agrees TO produce it in New
York city within year. The scene is laid
in Spain.
MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER, the society
actress, has appeared at Palmer's Theatre,
New York, in a gorgeous revival of "An-
;ony and Cleopatra" in which she assumes
he part of Cleopatra, and kyrle Bellew sup,
oorts her as Antony. Mrs. Potter received
,cant praise from the critics for her rendition
of the part
CoNREID's new opera, "The Kings Fool"
has made an enormous success in Chicago,
where the first weeks receipts were close to
5000. There are ninetysix people in the
EAST, and yet not single supernumerary. The
duction is regarded as one Of the best ever
seen in this country.
BoITo's new opera. "Nerone," has been
completed and VIII probably be produced in
Milan during the winter season of lSS9-90
The worl, is in six short acts, each having q
special character. Boito, before presenting
the musical settings, intends to submit the
libretto to the judgement of the public as q
literary work by having it represented in q
theatre as a drama. The libretto is said to
pa a splendid WORK of poetical art
The DrIsIo OoSpel temperance Union vi
Edinburgh, since its organization in 1882, has
influenced between four and FIVE thousand
narsons to sign the total abstinence pledge.
The mayor OF vanIue, ohio, on Iecemner
Goth fined man so ard costs and sentenced
him to twenty days imprisonment in the
county jail for selling cider contrary to g
| prohibition ordinance of the village.