The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-01

carte blanche as TO size, planning, design, mech
anism, and cost, and the result is probably the
finest organ in the world at the present moment.
1t contains l0,250 pipes, and weighs 100 tons.
Mrs James G.. Blaine, Jr., has so far recovered
from her serious illness as to get out. She ap.
night last at performance OF Castles in the
Air. at the Broadway Theatre, New York.
Jimmy Morrissey's season of English opera at
the New York Grand Opera House began on
Faust" was the opening bill, and Sgnors Mon
tcgrffo and Tagliapietra were in the cast
THE Ugly Duckling" is the queer name of the
play in which Mrs. Leslie Carter. the Chicago di-
vorCce, will make her debut on the stage in New
York in November. The story deals with fash
ionablc New York society, and the play is the
work of Paul M. Potter.
How successful Wagner opera has been in New
York may be judged from the fact that there
was a loss OF over two thousand dollars on each
OF the siNty-seven performances at the Metro
politau Opera House last winter. The stoclthold-
ere had to make this good. Yet, Mt double the
prices of admission, the short Patti season at the
same house made lots OF money Tor all concerned.
Mr.. w. J. Florence is arranging for his annual
salmon fishing season, which is to be a short
one this year, as he leaves for Europe on the
excursions through Ireland. France Spain, and
Germany. Mrs. Florence, who is at present IN
London, will join her husband at Paris. Mr..
Florence returns to America in September, but
Mrs. Flerence will remain in France.
Rosna Vokes and her genial husband, Cecil
Clay, will sail from New York on June 20 for
their own delightful rural retreat in Devonshire.
Next season Miss vokes will devote her time to
month of January at Palmer's Theatre in New
| York, six weeks at Days later, FIVE weeks IN
! Boston, four in Chicago, three in Philadelphia,
and at least a week in Washington.
! Miss Pauline Hall is seen about in public in
! New York more frequently than ever before in
her career. She is the only one of the light opera
| fully i'll the background When she walked
abroad she always chose some quiet street, and
| she was never on parade at Sunday con-
! certs or similar entertainments where actresses
are wont to pose in public. She lived quietly in
her flat, took her exercise ear y in the morning
read a good many novels, and was devoted to q
! knot OF close friends.
Mr.. Sims Reeves, prince of English tenors, in q
recent interview severely scores the scanty prep
aration nowadays thought necessary for a sing
er's career laments that the quality of the voice
has deteriorated and points his remarks with
IS be s nde Euer
aims at that. 1t pleases, and he gives it. ire
spective of art. The mellow, moderate notes
which are the voice after all. are TO great ex
tent neglected This accounts for the popularity
OF the white TENOR as we call the singer whose
| register is abnormally high"
Atlanta society was excited a few DAYS ago by
the announcement that Mrs. Miriam Armstrong
Glenn, q well-known lady, would soon go on the
operate stage She has been married but a few
months. She is the daughter of Rev. j. g. Arm
strong, well-known Protestant Episcopal
preacher, whose resemblance to John Wilke:
Booth is. striking. Three years ago he was sus
pended from the ministry for ten years by Bishop
Beckwith for some irregularity. Six months age
his daughter married w. c. Glenn, who, as
member of the Georgia Legislature won noto
riety by advocating bill to make the teaching
of colored pupils by whites criminal.
Mr.. Augustus Ptou has evolved an idea whcl
appears likely to awaken very considerable de
gree of interest in this country. y year from th
opening of the coming season he will start ou
with an organization TO be known as Augustu
Pitou's Stock Company, and its object will be tn
production of stock plays of various kinds in
manner uneXcelIed byany of the New Iork com
panies such as those presided over by A. NJ. Pal
mer, Augustin Daily, Daniel Frohman. an,
Charles Frohmau. 1t is his intention to begi
with rcpertory of not less than four plays, ant
it is proposed that these four shall be widely diff
ferent from each otherin their scope. There viii
be broad comedy. high comedy, socet
play, and probably melodrama. The big cite
will be played for periods ranging from two
fpii, palyc