Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


boutie nearly ready. -.
MARIE VAN ZANDr, tho American vocalist,
is singing in Portugal.
EDMOND AUDRAN, tho French composer.
has about completed new comic opera.
RuBiSsrEIN has finished a now grand
opera, "Gorivska." ona Russian subject
MIR. WHETnKRILI, the husband Of Emma
ABBOTT, the American pri,nR donna, Is dead.
LAwRENcE BARRETT Is afflicted with n
glandular swelling that is likely to prove
serious.
THE musical colleges OF Chicago are said
to DO unsurpassed by those in any other
American city.
EnwIN BooTu and Lawrence Barrett are
to receive S.0,Q90 cash for seven porform-
ances IN Louisville
IT Is said that Joseph Jefferson intends to
engage both John Gilbert and c. w. Coul-
dock for next season
w, J. FLORENCE, tho comedian, is con-
tenpating big revival Of ono of Shakes
peares plays next season.
THE l.oudon papers AFRO unanimous and
enthusiastic in their praise Of Henry lrving's
imper. ouation of Macbeth.
WILSON BARRErT, the English tragedian,
Will play four weeks at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. Now York, next season.
MISS HELEN HAsrRElrER sang recently IN
tome IN an opera by Greek composer,
Splro Samala. 1t was very gorgeous spec
taclc.
FRANCESCA DA RiMINI,n an opera by
Cagnoni, first brought forth in Italy ten years
ago, has just been revived with favor In
Milan. :"
"JAcKn HAvERLY, tho cxamuscment
king, Is welding pick and shovel in II mine
at Trinidad, Col, anu is said to hnvo struck
1t rich.
HENRY IRvING's production OF 'Macbetl,n
IN London is pronounced the most gorgeous
Htu
$4,000.
ROSE CoGILAN is making an extensive
tour OF tho South, whore tho fnvorite actress
Is appearing In her now play OF "Jocelyn" to
crowded AMI fashionable audiences.
THE Turkish Consor absolutely refused to
allow sarah Bernhardt to play "Theodora"
IN Constantinople having moro respect for
the memory of the Byzantine Emprois than
M. Sardou had.
MEssRs. DE MILE and Bolasco, authors
OF lord Chumley" and "Tho Wife" arc
now at work on their play, which will be
called 1.-THE Charity Ball. 1t will not DO
produced before next summer.
SINCE Little Lord Fauntl leroy" tho play,
hns been success, no less than fifty stngo-
struck children have offered themselves to
plny the part Of tho hero. And tho manager
says that most OF them wore thoroughly
competent for tho pnrt.
IiELRN DAuvRAY is to DO Il member OF 10.
soph Jetfersons company, which will play
"The Rivals" next suason. At present she
Is in Europe awaiting the return of her hus-
band, John Ward tho bali player, via tho
Sucz Canal from tho Antipodes.
JOHN p. SoUsA. tho leader OF the
Marine bnnd OF Washington, hus sold to
Francis Wilson, the comedian, n now comic
opera called "Tlo Wolff Under tho con
tract Mr.. Wilson agrees to produce it In Now
York city within u year. The scene Is laid
In Spain.
Mis-. JAMES Brown POTTER, tho society
actress, has appeared Mt Planners Theatre,
New York, in Il gorgeous revival of can
tony aud Cleopatra" In which she assumes
the part OF Cleopatra, and kyrlo Below sup.
ports her rs Antony. Mrs. Potter received
scnnt praise from the critics for her rendition
of tho part.
CoNnEID's now opera, "1'hc Kings Fool, "
has made an enormous success In Chicago
where the first weeks receipts were close tu
| S90Ol Thore nre nincty-six people in tho
cast. mud yot not single supernumcrary. The
| whole lot arc trained singers. and tho pro
| ducton is regarded us ono of the best ever
/ seen in this country.
Borro'S new opera. 'Noronc," Inns beor
completed and will probably bp produced IN
| Milan during the winter season OF lSS!l-.lD
| Tho work is IN six short nets, each having {
| special character. Boito, before presenting
| the musical settings, intends TO submit til,
lbretto to tho Judgement OF the public MS {
| literary work by having il represented I'm .
DO splendid work Of poetcnl art.