The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-01
Notes of tho Stage.

Notes of tho Stage.
Rubenstein has nearly completed his new
opera, ''The Gypsies."
In London society has been formed to
further the use Of music as cure for various
forms OF disease.
"Amy Robsart" is the title of new opera
Mossenet is writing, founded on Scott's
"Kenilworth."
"Falstaff," as pastme and doesn't know
when 1t will be completed
Frau Materna the massive mistress of Wag-
merriam music-drama, will revisit America in
the spring and be heard In concert.
Mile. Rhea has another new play-or rather
an old play reyived-"La Czarina, ;" by Scribe.
Rhea will not play in this country next sea-
son.
The Paris Grand Opera management has for
the first time accepted work by female
composer. 1t is Augusta Holmes "Montagne
Noire."
The experiment of permanent stock COM
pany In Denver is now being tried. OF course,
II the experiment doesn't prove successful
the stock company won't be permanent.
A dramatic writer who evidently wants
Frank Bangs to feel old recalls the fact that
that actor has been thirty nine years on the
stage, having made his debut at the old
National in this city In 1852.
Marie Halton, the frisky Casino chorus girl
whom judicous scandal made eligible for
principal role, has been selling the jewelry
which wealthy admirers have from time to
time bestowed on her.
A. II. Simon's Company is the only organi-
cation authorized to produce stThe Patrol,n
which introduces two beautiful horses known
as "The White PATROL" which will be re-
membered In connection with the Chicago
Anarchists riots.
Nine. Modjeska has been spending the past
year In Europe, where she has been playing
remarkably successful engagements. During
the months OF March and April she was at the
Imperial Theatre, Warsaw, where for the
entire period or her stay her audiences were
limited only by the size of the house
fate o'ershadowed young women of AL
bany, N. Y. Aimee Du Var by name, who is said
to have money and accomplishments galore, is
about to go on the stage as star. Having
spent all her money In demonstrating to the
public that she can't act as a star, no doubt
Miss Du Var will then be ready to get into the
ranks and learn how to act at a very modest
salary per week.
When the "Tar and Tartar" opens at AL
baugh's next week the people of this city will
have the first opportunity of hearing the fa-
AiSuIoys Ol NdDlOudl
Airs" which has made such a sensation where
ever heard that all the farce companies In the
country have attempted to steal it. The orig
inal song entitled sin the Morning." which
has also been widely copied, will be sung by
Digby Bell in the second act.
The keen and analytical musical critic of
New York publication has discovered that
"CaVallera Rusticana" is as full of tricks as
the monkey on an Italian organ. at is a
trick" this sapient critic says, "to sing the
principal tenor song before the curtain rises;
trick to use the church as contrast to the
passionate scenes before 1t; trick to give the
same soft, sweet sensuous, Sicilian song over
and over again" Going on this line Of criti-
clsm 1t might with equal truth be said that all
attempts to make one feature of an opera
stronger and more effective than another are
tricks; that all climaxes are tricks; that
everything above the dead level of the back
ground is trick; that the passionate, pathetic,
tender, and sentimental solos are tricks--in
fact, that all music is a trick intended to
charm the ear and stir the heart. Going fur
ther still, nature herself may properly be
called trickster, for has she not made birds
that sing and flowers that bloom in beauty
and fill the air with fragrance, and tender
dswns, and glorious sunsets?
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