New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
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THE LONDON MUSICAL SEASON.
"IyANHoE' A FAILURE AND wIrHDRAwN-DRA
NITIC AND LITERARY NOTES.

MATIC AND LITERARY NOTES.
London, Nov. 2s.-whlle grand opera at the Covent
Garden and Shafesbury theatres has taken on new
lcaso of life and while comic opera too is flourish
Ing the attempt OF Manager DOyly Carte to establish
genuine National opera at the Royal English opera
House has resulted in failure. His production OF Sir
Arthur Sulllvan's "Ivanhoe." of which much was cz-
pectcd involved him In loss OF over &25.OOo Tie
opera produced in conjunction with La Basochc'
at FIRST but Mr.. Carte was compelled suddenly to
withdraw Sir Arhurs work and to break his engage
ments with the artists he had employed. The singers
and others who 10 appear in Ivanhoe" wero also
heavy losers. This ill-success Is attributed 10 the
necessity of having double cast OF hrst
rate artists. Hopes entertained that In Basochc
would recoup the losses but carly this week
a notice posted announcing that tho
theatre would close tonight for Indefinite period
Mr. Carte is negotiating with the artists 10 secure
their services at reduced salaries. II he succeeds In
this the theatre will probably reopen 1t Is rumored
that majority OF the artists willing to accept
less money than they have been getting.
Edward Compton, manager Of the Opera Comique,
has announced the last days of Henry Jamess play
" The American"
Sir Charles Halle the pianist, has again tried his
fortune with the Manchester band. Though he had
the patronage of the Prince and Princess Of Wales and
| though the programme included the names OF such
artists Sarasae, Ysaye Stsvenhagen and Pepper the
| audience was small.
She highly successful in her part.
After Signor Lagos company at Windsor Castle on
Thursday had played "Cavalleria Rusticana' each OF
the principal artists presented to the Queen All
received piece of iewelry from the Queen rs souve
mir Of the performance. Her Majesty expressed her
appreciation of the opera.
The GilbcrtCeher opera is In active rehearsal at
the Lyric Theatre and will be produced at Christmas
Mr. Gilbert is also collaborating with George Grossmith
for the production of musical comedy at the Prince
of wales'S Theatre.
w. II. Pennington, the tragedian, one of the i'm
mortal Six Hundred who made the charge at Bala-
cava will give his farewell performance December
TO- when he will appear In the second scene of the
first act of Richelieu."
Beerbohm Tree will lecture in ST. James's Hall
tomorrow night the subject of "Certain FallacieS
Regarding the Drama" The lecture is given at the
invitation of the Playgoers' Club. 1t is understood
that the chief theme of tbs lecture will De the play OF
Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgian playwright
4. Gwyllyn Grove, who formerly conducted the
orchestra at the Covent Garden promenade concerts
Is composing the music for comic opera in three acts
The plot Is medieval one.
After Christmas It is the intention of Sir Augustus
Harris manager of the COvent Garden Theatre 70 give
q series of elaborate balls in that building. The
orchestra will be placed elevated platform. The
will be hoored level with the stage and
the ballroom will extend the full length of the theatre
bronze medal portrait of Henry Irving has been
nounced excellent by experts. 1t Is said that only
$50 copies will be struck Oft.
committee has been formed at Rome, OF which
signor Cavallotti, Mr.. Swinburne. Mr.. Gladstone
Signor Amic Slgnor Bongh and Slgnor Menott
Garibaldi are members, for the purpose OF
erecting a monument 10 Percy Bysshe Shelley. The
monument Will be built at Varegglo, Italy. the
Mediterranean, where the body of the poet was cast
ashore by the sea after his death by drowning.
Mrs. Olphant is engaged on her history of the
pleon In collecting the material for her book Mrs.
Ophant travelled the whole OF Pal ,stine
companied by her sons The work will be illustrated
with sketches by Hamilton Aide. One of Mrs. oil
plants sons is in delicate health and she will
leave her English home for the Riviera, where she will
probably remain for some time.
The Pope is ovcrhaullnG pile Of manuscripts, dating
from the twelfth to the eighteenth century, which
we're purchased recently from the BOi CHEESE collection
Some are Of great historical interest, including vast
number of letters of King Henry VIII to the Vail
desired to pun chase all the manuscripts in the cele
bratcd Borghese collection, but the british Museum and
the Re lin Museum obtained many OF them.
Sir Frederick Leighton, president OF the Royal
Academy, and Sir James Linton president OF the Royal
Institute OF Painters in Water Colors, busy in &C.
ectnC pictures to form representative collection OF
British madern paintings which will be sent TO the
Chicago Columbian Exhibition -,
NJ IAsele, the tenor, has signed contract with
House to sing there after his tour in the United States