Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27

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ANNUAL DIsSER-succEss OF AMERICAN
| sIsoERs-1uE NEW COMIC OPERA TO BE SUNG
AT THE SAVOY.
LONDON. June 27.-This has been a busy week
for society and its three most prominent at
fractions have been well attended and much en-
joyed. These Meccas of the social world OF
London were the Royal Academy conversations,
the Inner Temples performance of Johnson
'f1asque of Flowers and the triennial Handel
| festival at the Crystal yalace.
Baron Alfred RUthschild during the week en-
tertained u number of distinguished people at
a most unique private concert, at which Ade-
lima Patti. Vandyck the fashionable tenor:
Maurel and Iassalle. Edouard de Reszke. Wolff,
the violinist, and HOLMAN. the 'ceIlist con-
tributed to the fund of enjoyment. 1t is esti-
mated that the artists services alone cost the
baron over $4,000 for that evenings entertain
ment.
The Wagner Society. of which the Earl of
Dysart is president, gives a concert on Monday
next, which will be conducted by Herr Richter.
The only vocalist will be Mile. Nordica.
A movement has been started by the Garrick
Club to offer a beneft.to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Dncre IN order to console them for the some
what cold treatment they received during their
recent visit to the United States
DINNER OF LITERARY LADIES.
The literary ladies of the metropolis held
their third annual dinner at the Criterion yes
terday. Among those present were Mesdames
Chandler Nioulton, Bouitney Bigelow and Frank
Leslie. The latter delivered a very effective
recitation. Mrs. Emily Crawford after dinner
| began the speech-making with discourse, in
which she referred to the queen and severely
criticised the Prince OF Wales for his conduct
in the baccaret scandal and other affairs.
The Birmingham triennial festival will be
held on Tuesday, October g. and three follow
ing days.
TWO AMERICAN SINGERS.
Miss Louise Nicholson of Washington, better
known as "Nikita," has lately finished her
third tour in Russia, which has lasted over
year and half. She has visited the prin-
clpal cities of western. southern and east
ern Russia. ''Nikita' is now in Germany
and will take well-earned rest at
Ems previous to resuming her vocation.
Her seven years contract with NJ. Strakosch
terminates August, 1884 Under that contract
she will in the autumn return to England
where she became very popular during
a brief stay two years ago, and, with
Mrs. Belle Cole, the well-known Ameri-
can contraltO, will make six weeks
tour OF the provinces under the name Of the
Niklta- Belle Cole Combination" They will
DC accompanied by the Meisterglee singers an
American male quartet, and beginning the first
week Ill october will probably give their first
concert In birmingham, starting thence through
the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Mrs Cole had made arrangements to start
June "a Oh a trip to the United States when she
received the command of her majesty, the
queen, to sing in the Golden Legend at AL
bert Hall In July on the occasion oil the visit of
the German Emperor. Her visit to her native
land has been therefore indefinitely postponed
The Chester trieunial musical festival takes
place on July ~ and the two following days.
endelssohn, the decadence Of whose popular
ity with the English public has been 80 conf
IDENTITY predicted, has distinctly the place Of
honor on the program.
NEW COMIC OPERA.
For the first time since. the theater was
opened in October, 1881, with Patience"
transferred from the Opera Comique, the names
OF Gilbert and Sullivan have disappeared from
the bills of the Savoy. Music-lov-
ing London is left to regret that
come too late to avert this unfortunate
break in pleasant and prosperous continuity,
almost unexampled in musical history. which
has seen six successive and successful works
from the combined labors of these popular
men. Edward solomon, the well-known
composer of light operas, will, how
ever, judging from his past work, worth
lily uphold the Savoy traditions until
Gilbert and Sullivan are ready with another
work. The exact title of the new Savoy opera
is still kept secret, but it was understood that
IL iIihy DC cdiltu Inc IAJdu OF tnutneypOrt,
and it is announced for production on tuesday
Chutneypore." or let us saw Of
the new opera, which will probably
take the place Of 1.-The Gondoliers," is
written by Geo. Dance. a new VIZ ter of smart
pantomimes and burlesques. The "Rajah is
II whimsical story Of the embarrassing and par
adoxical complications that arise from the pas
sion of high-caste lover for "a low-caste maiden
and the imbroglios springing from the hero's
successful attempt to get his status reduced,
only to lind the object of his affections sud
denly raised by an unexpected discovery far
above him in the Hindoo social scale The
Indian setting of the opera affords ample op-
portunities for some brilliant and picturesque
stage pictures typical of life in the tabled state
of "Chutneypore." The first act is an especially
striking scene. The heroine and the whole Of
the chorus ladies are Nautch girls. whose
dresses, carefully designed from models in the
Indian museum, are enormously wide. but
composed of innumerable folds of the finest and
softest Indian gauze. and clinging close
to the figure they give marvellous "billowy''
effect to the motions Of the dancers. The latter
will be loaded from head to foot--necks arms,
waists. ankles hair and ears-with jewelry
producing dazzling and novel effects
similar brilliancy. Miss Jessie Bond.
besides beautiful gold-colored en-
broidered gauze dress, will wear a
rich blue and gold Indian brocade costume
Miss Lenore Snyder, new American soprano
as ''Becbee," the heroine, will have Nautch
bridal dress Of pure white gauze. embroidered
with gold and worn with "a long white veil. All
the favorites OF the Savoy. Messrs. Rutland,
harrington, Courtice, Pounds, Frank Wyatt
and W. ii. Denny are provided for.
Mr.. Solomon's music is of light melodious
character, with just a suggestion of Indian
local color. The feature of the opera is the
profusion of graceful dances and dance songs
STOCKS FAIRLY ACTIVE AND WEAK,
The :'Industrials' Especially Showed De
cline-The Bank Statement.