Telegram-herald., 1890-08-01
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saa tie brilliant llerettist, both Ia
I eor.earsbls IN their tiGersat liass, are
net easily shaken from asy course
which they nsy adopt, sn2 fer this
reason ! an Constrained TO believe that
the pablic las heard al that they ever
vii Of the natchlsss wiS OF the OEs
ioined with ths tansful melodies ef
the othar. Il is one Of the greatest
uaisfortuRes, srtistieslly, Of the age,
aad lovers Of the musical school Of
which they are the founders could not
feel worse II one or thesother had really
died. OF the cause OF the quarrel l can
say nothing. 1 DO net believe that they
have had any personal disagrssmsnt.
Up TO the very last they were sppar-
emily on the best Of terms. doubt if
+ anyone, except the gentlemen them
selves, know just what the trouble IL.
Alfred Cellier, who will be remsm-
bered as the composer Of tAe music Of
Dorothy" Will probably write the
scores for ell the pieces Mr.. Gilbert
produces in future il the present work
f is satisfactory. i have every reason to
believe that the two will make very
happy com bination. OF course there 10
no wit in the world kssner than Mr..
Gilbsrts and Mr.. Cellier's music is
simply delicious. II Is OF q bri ght and
/ fluffy kind, aad really has the exhilarat-
ing effect OF q glass Of champagne. He
has not the originality of Sir Arthur
I Sullivan. his music partaking more of
/ the French school, but be is a splendid
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result of their joint labors will not be
/ produced until after the run Of "La
/ Cigale," which begins In September,
and may not be put on the stage for
SONS time to come.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's new venture In
the field of grand opera will be given
! to the public some time in November.
/ The libretto believe is the work of
/ George r. Simms. The work Is called
"Ivanhoer and will be produced at
! D'Oyley Carte's magnificent new theater
in SALISBURY avenue, with great
elaborateness and attention to scenery
and costumes.
Savoy thcater every one in the company
was kindness itself to me. / was the
only American among a rather large
number of people, but that never made
the slig htest difference. When l left.
Mr. Gilbert wrote me ; beautiful lett
which | treasure very highly. While
i remained OF the Savoy theater tried
to do everything that was given to me
well, and created the parts in 'The
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doliers." Nevertheless, / appreciated
I the little bit of courtesy on Mr.. Gil
bert's part. Sir Arthur Sullivan evil
I IDENTIFY did not view my departure in
/ the same light. He never said Q word
/ TO me about my going away
| do not believe that any American
singer who goes to London will receive
anything but courteous and generous
treatment. Zelia de Lussan, who is at
present in London, has been very sue
cessful, and she is only one of the
many American artists that London
has treated kindly. Ii is a curious fact.
but true, nevertheless. that the Ameri-
can singers who have made any con-
spicuous success in Londcn latterly
have been among the female members
of the profession. OF course, we miss
here the delightful style of English
singing. Americans have the best
voices, but the English people sing
with such exquisite taste and skill.
They pay more attention TO the art of
singing, and when you get the happy
combination of a good voice and
thorough knowledge of the art, lust
imagine what a great advantage it is.
English singers are paid very poorly
unless they are artists of well-known
reputation and great ability. Even
then their salaries cannot be compared
with that paid in this cou ntry to
artists of equal merit, and in many
cases to singers of much less ability.
Why this should be so is utterly be-
yond my comprehension because prices
OF admiss ion to the theaters in London
are much higher than they are in New
York. stall In q London theater
usually costs s.. 30 while the same ac-
commodatioR msy be obtained here for
sl.5O, at an equally fashionable theater.
Seats in other desirable parts OF
the house are all relatively higher. OF
course, If an American singer goes to
London and wins success. or has
already done so in this country. she
may make sn exceptionally favorable
sTrangemsnt with the manager. and her
salary Will be quite as large as that
paid in this country.
think the Lyric theater, where
shall open in September, one OF the
prsttiest theaters ever saw in nv life.
1t was opened with Doris. - an opera by
Stepesson and Alfred Cellier. After
that Nr. Leslie put on The Red Hus-
ssr' With Marie Tempest in the leading
part. The opera vii be seen in Amer
lea IN tae sutumn some time I think
Miss Tempest ought TO be very success
fnl, and I think Americans will like
her very much. She is bright. full OF
chic, and has very pretty voice Ia
Cigsle" il an adaptation from th.
French, and. Of course. great deal
viii depend on she work OF the trans
lator The music ia charming and the
costumes very beautiful. bat great
dssl depends on the spirit snd dash
wish which such operas smustneoe.sariiv
be given. There ia naturally much
opposition now between the Savoy aud
the Lyric thsaters, and the psblio
VII feel greatly interested 20 see ths
new combination Of Gilbert sna
Csllisr- believe have certain fol-
Iovins y Englsnd which viii 80 With
re - ne Lyric. that IA. her. 20. snd
this, from bzsiness standpoint. Is
valasbls stu notwithstsndinz this.
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