The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22

spring. GhllAnt ofncer, VINO considered IL an
outrage that lady with 80 many charms
should languish In the chilly solitude OF Wild
owhood. has pressed his suit and would take
no denial
Mr.. Edward Lloyd. highlands tenor. will visit
the United States again in March next. and
will remain abroad until July. He viii sing at
series OF concerts.
Unless the illness Of Prince George should
take an unfayorable turn. the performance Of
"Cevalleris Rusticana" before the Queen and
court will take place on next Thursday after
noon. The company Of artists and the orches-
ira. numbering 100 In all will travel to Wind
sor In special train. at the Queens expense,
and return In the Same manner. A stage has
been fitted MP In the Waterloo chamber. and
the dsis and auditorium will seat about hun
Queen about $1,000.
Tho autumnal opera season at Covent Gar
den closed tonight with Carmen" From an
artistic point OF view 1t has been successful.
but Sir Augustus Harris did not made money
out Of II. The season at the Shaftesbury. which
will last another week. has, It is asserted. been
success srtistioslly and financially. thanks.
in great measure. to "Cavalleria Rusticana."
Sir Arthur Sullivan II writing the music Of
new comic opera
Musicians here are looking forward with
great interest to the production at tho Savoy
by the students Of the Royal College Of Music
Of Peter Cornelius's opera. "The Barber Of
Basdad." Tho prelude has been played In
London moro than once. but the opera itself
has never been heard here. It was written 1t
Weimar. and produced there In 1858 under the
patronage Of Iiszt. but was % badly received
by the anti-Wagnerian audience that II was
withdrawn after the first night Whe nbretto
IL founded ON 1.-THE Story Of the Tailor In the
Arabian Nights"
After prolonged negotiations. q season Of
German opera In London has been arranged
for next May and June The leading artists Of
the Bayreuth festival will take part and the
repSrtory will include Wagner's best works.
"The Barber Of Bagdad." referred to above.
and Hans Heiling." flrst produced at Hano-
yer more than fifty years ago and recently re-
vived In Germany with great success.
The last performance Of La Cigale" at the
Lyric will take place ON Dec. IL A fortnight
later the theatre will reopen with Gilbert and
Celliers new two-act opera. In which Geraldine
Ulmar and Lucille Saunders. both American
girls. will take the leading parts.
Chevaller Edward Scovel. tho American
tenor. made his reappearance in grand opera.
after his year in LA Cigale." on Monday
night in "Lohengrin." at the Royal Theatre.
Covent Garden. scovel's success was in
Simultaneous. and even the bitterest anti
American critics have been compelled to admit
that the part has seldom been 30 we'll acted
and sung In London.
halt century Of existence one week ago to-day.
In recognition Of this event James r Osgood
gave him dinner at the Reform Club on Sun
day evening. at which many other men dis
tinguished in the literary world were present.
including John R Robinson. editor OF the
Ne,os. wherein Black began his journalistic
career: John Petite. r A.: Colin Hunter. A. R.
A.: George 81. Boughton. A. R A: Bret Harte.
George Du Maurier. Frank d. Millet. Edwin A.
Abbey. T. Wemyss Reid. Prof Norman Lockyer.
Arnold Mosley. Clarence W. MoIlvaine. Edward
Marston. and J. Perpont Morgan.
Michael J. Kelly. the eminent ball player OF
Boston. who. with his wife and his father-in-
law. John Headifen OF Hyde Park. N. Y,
is doing Europe. left London to-day for Paris.
Nh. Kelly has been only q few days in town.
but his departure Is o source Of regret to those
expatriated Americans who daily congregate
in the Victoria Hotel smoking room. which as
q popular rendezvous might correspond with
the Hoffman House bar. II they knew how to
mix drinks in the London institution. Mr.
Kelly's advent In the smoking room during
the week has been the signal for every self
respectiAg American to gather about the cele-
Of8t00 C0Ccnor ana listen 20 MS tale OF the
days adventures. for Mr.. Kelly has keen
appreciation Of the humors arising out OF
the different conditions that exist in the two
countries and facility and vigor in express
ing himself that is both interesting and in
structive. Any conscientious philologoist would
have walked miles to the Savoy Hotel this
morning to have been present when Mr. Kelly
received bill Of several pounds for five days
accommodation for his party Of three. II only
to realize fully the capabilities Of the Anglo
American vernacular. Mr.. Kelly and his party
have already done Ireland and Scotland. visit
ing the home Of his own ancestors in the
former country and Of his wife's in the latter
They expect to return to London In week or
two and will not return to America. Kelly
says. until they have spent all the money they
brought with them. which he fears will be
sooner than he anticipated when he left
Some discussion about the race horse Or
monde Is still kept up. though no fresh argu-
ments are being brought forward The Duke
OF Westminster says he sold Ormonde to Don
Juan do Bocau for $4,000. which he does not
think excessive: but as all OF Ormonde's broth
ers and sisters showed signs Of roaring. he saw
no reason for keeping him. Sporting men say
It is remarkable that In these circumstances
Westminster should continue to breed animals
from the parents Of Ormonde.
Mayor Grant left to-hight for Belfast
RUsSLA's GREAT FAMINE
Tolstei Says UaIess Food Holds Out there
win be . Revelation.
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