The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-06
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,
MRS LANGTRY is writing her life.
EDWIN BOOTH is worth $1,000, 900.


EDWIN BOOTH is worth 1000, 600.
ITALIAN opera is dead in this country.
FRED WARDE, the Florences and Dixey
are in the West. s-ea M
THERE are fewer pantomimes than usual
In London this year. s.S
MARY ANDERSON never refuses photo
graphers request for sitting.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, Of Germany, is to hear
two Of Wagner's operas in private.
W ILL s. RISING, the comic opera tenor, ID
to be starred next season in q musical
comedy.
The New England Conservatory Of Ausid
is asking the Massachusetts, Legislature for q
grant Of $500. 600.
PATTI, at the end of her present tour, viii
probably return to the Paris grand opera,
and remain there for good ...,.gf.sI
WALTER s. MATHEWS, the young Louis
vile actor, is said to have memorized tHanJ
lot" entire when only fourteen.
THERE arc over 10000 young women inl
Great Britain studying music with the idea
OF some day blossoming into stars.
1MRE KIRALFY will present his spectacular
pieces, "Mazulmn and Excelsior" J" in the City
OF Mexico during the present season. -
AN infant pianist, FIVE years old, who playS!
Chopin wonderfully and is named Raoul|
Koczalski, has appeared in st. Petersburg
Russia ..=g u
CANINE BRUNEI" German dramatizs
tion of William Blacks novel, "1n Silk Al
tire" has been very successfully produced a
Antwerp. -.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG is suffering from
broken collar bone due to fall on TIL
stage of Syracuse IN. " theatre. She ha&
to sing with her arm in a glin0
MARIE VAN ZAHDT, the American prime
donna, has had an immense success in Lisbon
where she appeared as Rosina in the "BarDe1
OF Seville" She goes thence to Madrid.
The will Of John Lester Wallack, the,
actor, has been fled by his widow, Emily
Mary Wallack, who is made an executrixI
All his property is given to his wife for Life
The city authorities Of Worcester, Mass |,
recently forbade the appearance Of an
accomplished female whistler at Sunday
concert, unless she agreed to whistle sacred
music.
SIeNoR BL1rz, the wonderful little magi
clan who amused the boys and girls OF tn
country. thirty years ago by his perform3
ances, has just been sent to the insane asylum
at Harrisburg, Penn. -. 49,
YOUNG Coningsby Disraeli, the nephew an
heir Of the late Earl of Beaconsfeld, sha
UeSu achieving STeab SUCCESS dS Cno ledQiutX
low comedy man Of Lady Folkstone's anna
teur theatrical entertainment in London. FL
WIRE. curtains are now used when Jame1
Owen O'Conor, the 'uncrushed tragedian,
appears on the stage. These protect hin
from recurring billiards of decayed veaeta
bles which the gallery gods contribute forl
his special benefit '' "RE.sA ~
OPERA Is rather curiously performed at|
Buda-Pesth the capital of Hungary M
Lasalle, the famous baritone, has been sing
ing his part in Meyerbeers "L'Africainen IL
the French tongue, the priIna donna ID
Italian, the other principals in German and
the chorus in Czech.
NAT. c. GOODWIN, who is now PLAYING IN
Philadelphia, has refused the largest Al.aryj
ever offered an American actor. The New|
York Casino Company, desiring to have hind
take the place Of Francis Wilson, who leaves
the company next season to star for himself,
offered him S35, 900 a year of fifty weeks
with guarantee of the same for three yearaI
The offer was refused, as Goodwin has OUT
side interests to attend TO- 81