San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

vienna Is TO visit this country in May
next.
"The Gondoliers" will be heard in
New York City next Tuesday night
for the first time.
Edward Lloyd, the famous London
tenor, starts for America on March Is,
and will sing in the United States
and Canada.
NJ. Paulus, author of the celebra-
''Boulanger March," I'm revensnt
de EN- Revue" has been engaged to
sing at a music hall in New York.
1t is said that the receipts of the
principal London theatres have de-
creased from $500 to $1,000 week since
the opening of Barnum's show.
Sheridan and Flynn, the "McGin-
tyr authors. will be at the head of
strong vaudeville combination next
season, and will tour the country I'M
der the direction of an experienced
manager.
According to the foreign journals
Berlin inventor named Eisenmann
has discovered means by which the
hammers of pianofOrte may be dis
pensed with, the strings being made |
to vibrate by electric shocks. The
practical advantages of the invention |
are not yet known.
An extraordinary story comes from |
Cologne, to the effect that a tenor
singer, named Eichhorn, engaged at |
the opera for Wagnerian parts, fell
ill, and was obliged to undergo an
operation in his throat, 1t was sue
cessiul, but on his recovery it was
found that his voice had changed to
baritone.
Francis Wilson has never yet ap-
peared in Gilbert and Sullivan
opera. His impersonation of the
Duke in THE Gondolier" will be his
first attempt to wrestle with Gilbert's
yopsy-turvy lines. 1t is written in
The contract that, Wilson is to do as
10 shall please with his part. There
Will be some glorious "gagging" no .
loubt.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Mayors i'll
uccess at the London Lyceum last |
ummer, where he lost thirty odd L
thousand dollars on the production +
f "Otello," it is understood that he Q
roposes trying his hand at giving
Italian opera in London once more t
he London World affirms that he t
preparing for a season OF opera and +
allet at Her Majesty's in May.
In the Christmas pantomime of
Cinderella" at the COvent Garden,
ondon, live lion rode around the
ng on horse, and jumped from its {
,ck through a hoop in the best cir I
Is manner. Drury Lane, however,
scOunted this performance by pro-
lcing new strong man, Carl bs,
no lifted full-siZed horse four inch I
eff the stage. 1t Is probable the
On trick will have to be abandoned
COvent Garden, as the new per-
rmer Is nearing maturity and is
kelly to develop the inherent feroGity
his nature at any moment.
Bernhardt made her appearance,
.ys Paris cable of January 5, at
Ie Theatre de la Porte, st. Martin,
Jeanne dare, and was decided
lccess. Jules Barbier's drama il
legend in three parts and six tab
aux, with choral orchestra score
by Chas. GOunOd. Jeanne
Arc" is more of an opera than
anna. From beginning to end mere
one continuous chorus of Jeanne
Arc Mystic patriotism and milit-
1T religion are blended with the
'lemn mass-like conceptions OF v
ounOd in one unceastng vibration OF te
crystalline diction set in '
framework of absolutely chaste II
elanchOly, solemn strains OF Goun- ~,
IS sacred music. The piece was re y
lived with enthusiasm, in spite of
5 sOmbre tone.
NJ. Fourier, a prominent leader OF
le claque, of official applauiers. EN-
Dyed in all the state theatres in !
arts to send off applause, died day
two ago He was one of the most
)ted of the chefs de clague, and II
as well known that he could make /,
unmake an actor or actress on the
'casiOn of q debut. He knew Just
here to recruit an hundred claqueur,
VO hours before performance. and
3 probably had a more extensive
nOwledge of the COnspiracies of ac-
esses against each others success .,
ian any other man connected with
10 theatre. His power was so grea
lat he often received very large SUM 4
II exercising, or for refraining from
iercisng it, and now that he is dead
the influenza. his will shows Lh.t
9 had million francs In bank fl
Louis Nathal, dramatist and oper
niger, fell a victim to la grippe il
ew York. He was taken to the
rench Hospital there on New Year,
ay, and died about twenty -touI
ours later. The real name of Louis
athal, who was well known here,
IA IOuis de Plain Vile He waS.