The morning call., 1891-07-05


others are introduced. The author is Eden
4. Greville.
An experienced manager claims that two
thirds OF the dramatic troupes on the road
during the past season were utter failures,
financially speaking. 1t has been an excep-
llonally bad season on the road.
by his Will, executed February z. 1887,
Harry Edwards. the lately deceased actor,
Lett lei. all his estate to his wife. Marianne
Elizabeth Edwards, with instructions as to
how she should ultimately dispose of it in
her own will.
Annie Louise Tanner. the celebrated
prima donna, OF late with the Divide Musin
Concert Company, will shortly sail for
Europe to devote herself to the study Of
grand opera
Camilla Muori (Mrs. r. Cuttriss Warde)
mas been singing with success in Martha
and bohemian Girl" with the j. w. Nor
riSsey Opera Company at the Grand Opera
House, New York.
According to DunlOp's Stage News Man.
aser A. III. Candy has seriously injured his
star by posting huge posters all over Europe
bortraylng Francis Wilson in heroic size.
Inc picture Is good one, and now the Eu-
ropean critics say that it Is true that Wilson
Is indebted to his legs for more than half of
bis success.
CataIani's charge for singing "God Save
the King was 600. Angelica Catalani
1906 -
1t is said that I. Henry French will charge
London prices at the new Garden Theater,
New YORK, next winter; that is, 10 shllings
LS2 50 fol a seat in the orchestra. Lillian
Russell and Carl Streitman will head the
company.
The death in England of Lillian Conway
Is announced. She was staying with her
sister Minnie, now Mrs Osinond Tearle.
Lillian Conway was married to q Mr. Cam
bros, left the stage, and, owing to matri-
monlal lnfelicitles, returned to it. She was
good actress, and also sang in light operas,
ana she was special favorite IN Brooklyn.
Mounet-Sully. the French tragedian, pro-
poses, with the money he may make by his
tour Of the United States, to found in Franco
a prize for the best drama in verse, to be
produced every three years at the Theatre
Francois.
Joseph Arthur, author of 'Blue Jeans"
now running at MeV icRer's, has made a re-
ply to the charges of plagiarism preferred
oy DR.. Edward Eggleston, the novelist and
author of Roxy" Mr.. Arthur empha,i-
cally denies that he has been assisted in
any way in the preparation of his drama by
am prepared to meet any charge DR.. Egg
gleStOn may make. Indiana dioms are types
OF Indiana character. Is not the character
OF Roxy in all of its attributes entirely dis
similar to that of June? Does Roxy climb
fences, ride bicycles. shoot squirrels and
make love under apple trees in her own
peculiar way? Is there a lsye scene in
,RoxyY a Tutewiler, Cindy, Jim and
Nell saw-mlli, an Ike and his nanny,
village band and bull? No, the two
stories and the motives are utterly at vari-
ance."
The theatrical exodus to Europe is now
briefly noted as 1.-THE foreign market"
Ibsen's Ghost, or T0ole Up to Date" is
the latest burlesque at Toole's Theater
London.
The Bishop of Durham has come out in
defense of the drama. saying that 1.-THE uni
Versal instinct toward dramatic representa-
IL, .,
answers to the natural and right desire.
Inc only rdle | can offer or follow is
whether a particular amusement helps me
IN my work. If so 1t is. in my opinion, a
blessing divinely sent. although most
harmless pastime may become bad for
particular person"
farewell concert were 1.-The Bay OF Bscay"
and Come into the Garden, Maud"
Light opera, says Freund's Music and
this season. The Hinrichs troupe is only
doing a pasSable business When Del
Puente sings the house is full. When he
does not sing it is an 'off-night.''
Nevada has been singing at Sanrander,
Spain, in "Dinorab," THE Barber and
Lucia" She is thoroughly successful. say
the local papers. She is only one OF num-
Der of American singers who are helping to
sustain the musical reputation of foreign
lands
Following the example of Vienna the di-
rector of the Royal Opera at Munich has,
with the consent of his artists, deereed that
hereafter no singer or actor shall appear be-
lore the curtain, not even at the end of a
piece, except on special festive occasions.
Adelina Patti is at present the guest of
Barou Rothschild in Germany and is busiiy
engaged in the preparation for her much
talked of festival to be held in August at
her Welsh home host of guests are now
invited and the gathering will be a truly
brilliant one. The castle will be packed to
the earrets with distinguished guests. The
garden scene from Faust" will be the fea-
ture OF the carnival Patti will take the
part of Marguerite, Mime. Wide that of
Siebel, while Siguor NicolIni will imperson-
ate Faust Signor Arditi will conduct and
some of the first artists of the day will be
present
Abbey has engaged Nine. Albani, Melba and
Emma Eames, together with Capoul and Jean
and Edward de Reske, for an operate tour Of
the United States-season 1912 Capoul
is no longer "blushing young tenor" He
is about SO years of age, having first seen
the light at Toulouse, February p, 1889. He
| has already visited the United States, " here
his Paul in Paul and Virginia" has been
much and favoTabiy commented upon. Ca
poul says that this will be positively bis
last final farewell to the United States.
The rehearsals of THE Rajah" at the
London Savoy have been hampered and
sometimes brought to standstill by the va
| carries OF Nellie Stewart, doomed as an Aus
| tralian prima donna.
Fanny Davenport in recent interview
says that she has had play submitted to
her this season. so full of simultaneous in
| terest that it would take three decked
stage to mount it
& Nym Crnkle calls the recent al fresco
performance of ''As You Like 1t" at Castle
Point "a performance al fiasco."
Bronson Howard. who has returned to
New York to stay long time, is writing a
new play, dealing with the struggle between
capital and labor. The royalties on ''Shen-
andoah' have amounted to $4,000. How
ard thinks that plays on American subjects
| are what American managers will demand.
Darlington Foote, the English barytone,
who was here with Alban. is doing the
Eastern watering places this season.