Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15

arrangements Maturing for the Annual
Exodus q s4ars 70 America.

WI WILL NOT HEAR PATTI IN oPERA-sKrrLD-
HEST OF TIE DwPurE ovEn TICKETS At BAY
RKuTH-PERsoNAL MENrIoN-xISyu HAuK's
LATEST CONCERT.
LONDON, August 15.-Arrangements are ma
turing for the annual exodus of the dramatic
and musical world Of this city to America. Mr..
Henry 3. Abbey's operate party viii open in
the Auditorium at Chicago November for .
season Of five weeks. After completing their
engagements in that city the party will proceed
to New York. The program Of the company in
ciudes performances only in the two cities
mentioned. The novelties to be introduced by
Mr.. Abbey during the tour of his company viii
be the new Italian opera, "Cavalleris Rusti-
cana" by Maseagni, for the production Of
which work the services Of Signor valero have
been specially engaged, and Reyers opera en-
titled "Sigurd Simrock."
A frm Of publishers in Berlin has paid the
sum OF e2O, 600 for the copyright Of "Cavalleria
husticana," and Mr.. Aronson. the New York
theatrical manager, has bought the American
rights Of the opera for SIT 500. 1t is announced
that Mr.. Aronson intends to produce this work
at his theater in New York, the Casino.
FAILED TO GET PATTI IN OPERA.
1t fs reported that Mr.. Abbey has tried, but
without success, to secure the services Of Nine.
Nordica and Nine. Patti for an operate tour in
America Despite all the managerial diplomacy
displayed by Mr.. Abbey Nine. Patti would only
promise to sign contract with him for con-
cert tour.
= Mrs. Bernard Beere is now recuperating q.
Folkstone from the effects Of her recent severe
Illness She has signed contract for . theat-
rical tour. extending over thirty weeks, of the
United States and Canada. Mrs. Deere viii be-
gin her engagement on November IL next.
Besides her usual repertoire OF plays, she will
appear In . new work written especially for her.
Mr.. Willard, the actor manager, returns to
this city from his visit to Bayreuth full OF adj
miratiou for the performance OF Wagners
opera, 'Parsifal, which was produced at the
Bsyreuth festival on a scale of great magnif-
cence and splendor. Mr.. Willard will start
for America on the 22d instant for a
tour of the states. His itinerary includes
New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and
other prominent American cities The plays
which Mr.. Willard will produce during his
tour will include 1.-The Scarlet Letter" and
Hamlet" He will not present liking Lear
Mr.. Wizards wife. who had been sick for some
time past is now reported to be much i'm
proved in health, but is yet too weak from the
effects of her illness to accompany her hus-
band to the United States.
The artist writer Crane, 1t is announced, is
making arrangements for taking his family on
a long holiday trip to America in the autumn.
Mr.. Crane during his visit to the United States
will probably combine business with pleasure
THE BAYREUfH DISPUTE SETTLED.
The dispute at Bayreuth between the general
Wagner Society and the festival board Of ad-
ministration, which represents the widow Of
Wagner in the business management of the
worid.renowned Wagner festivals at that place,
has been settled. The trouble was rel
alive to the supplying Of this society with
all the tickets desired by the members.
The action Of the board Of arbitration in the
matter Of the disposal of the tickets has been
severely criticised and the administration has
been characterized as a despotism and it has
been intimated that it has been moved by fin
ancial rather than artistic principles in the
matter in question. The committee hav-
ing charge Of the disposal Of the tickets
has decided that at future Wagner festivals at
Bayreuth the members of the various Wagner
societies forming the general Wagner society
will have the exclusive right to purchase the
tickets until May Is preceding each festival,
after which time the tickets will be offered for
sale to the general public.
It Is hoped that this decision which has been
arrived At by the committee will arrest the
dvindling of the different Wagner societies,
which seriously threatened to bring ruin on the
Bayrcuth propaganda. The demand for tickets
for the Bayreuth festivals is simply enormous
and those who wish to witness the works Of
Wagner performed in the composers own
home find it difficult and costly to obtain the
coveted cards of admission. With view to
compensate the disappointed and aggrieved
members OF the Wagner societies it il proposed
TO hold a minor festival in 1892, and the next
great festival has been fixed for 1893, when the
Niebelungen Cycle will be performed
MUSICAL NOTES.
N. Bertrand, the new director Of the Paris
opera. has secured the right to produce for the
first time in France Wagner's opera, ''Ths Fly
ing Dutchman'' rnd the ''Meistersinger."
Sir Charles Halle. the eminent pianist musi-
cal composer of this city, proposes, during the
coming winter, to revive Schumann's so-called
profane orntorio, Paradise and the PERI" in
Manchester and London. This well-known
work Of the great composer was first performed
before an English audience in New York in the
year 1874.
Another incident in connection with the
entente at present existing between the gov
ernments of France and Russia has just been
made known. This latest exhibition of the
invitation which has been rendered by
the Imperial Musical Society Of st. Petersburg
to Messenet, the eminent French composer,
to conduct q series of symphony concerts in
the Russian capital in January next. These
performances will be presented on a grand
scale and it Is promised that brilliant audiences,
constituting the cream of Russian political,
business and musical society will be in attend
ance at the various concerts. Among those
whom it Is announced will grace the PERFORM
ances with their presence are the car himself
and his entire court
Minnie Hauk, who is enjoying a holiday in
Lucerne, recently gave concert in aid of the
American church at that place. The affair was
great success, both from a financial and
artistic point Of view. The proceeds OF the con-
cert Melted the handsome sum Of $500.