The morning call., 1891-02-01

timbre for each role. very pretty idea
| which will increase the duties of theCbag-
| gageinen in COMPANIES with large roper
tones. for. of course, each timbre of each
| person must needs have a separate trunk
! and label"
Mr. Abbey has just played card in the
operate game which, strange as it may
| seem. Will win him as much applause from
German as the nOn-German opera-goers.
Through Mr.. Grau, who IS at present i'll Eu-
rope he has offered Nine. Lilli Lehman an
engagement on terms which, 1t may be
hoped. will tempt that artist back from the
Vaterland.
A pair of double flutes, at least 5000 years
old, have been dug up in Egypt, and Profess
scr L. l.. Southgate has been able TO demon
strate with their aid that the ancient Egyp-
tians were acquainted with the diatonie and
chronatic scales. This should help settle
some of the disputes about flutes that have
been agitating Henry Clay WySham and the
musical papers of late.
Wo, herSpoOn, who engineered Little
Lord Fauntleroy" in Australia, says the
piece cleared over $4,000 there and played
in only three cities.
A Hayman has made engagements for the
production of shenandoah" in England
and Australia.
The Wolves of New York. is the title of
Len Growers new play.
Buffalo Bill has lately become grand
father.
Clement Clay, her leading man, presented
Adelaide Moore With sumptnous edition Of
Shakespeare on Christmas day.
Hermann, the necromancer, and his
wife have accepted Augustus Harris offer,
and Will appear at the Avenue Theater,
London, for three months.
In the boxes Of the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, a printed affiche warns
the occupants not to indulge in loud talking
during the performance nor between acts.
In one case 1t dlsturbs the actors as well as
audience; in the other, the audience alone.
Robert I. Milne has gone to India, seek
ing.
Leo Delibes, the composer of "Lakme,"
who died recently in Paris, was 55 years
old. He was born at st. German du Val
(Sarthe).
Aldrich and Mckee Rankin appearing as
joint stars. The repertoire viii include
Canuck."
Magnetism Outside of Germany " is the
title of 300-page volume published in
Brussels. 1t is from the pen of Edmond
Evenpoel. 1t records the history of Wag-
nerism in Belgium, and Brussels ptrticu-
larry. The author is prominent critic and
An advanced Wagnerian.
tb Mrs 5b Langf e will soon produce play on
Justin Huntley Mccarthy and F. C. Bur
maud. by the way, Mrs. l.. was on New
Years eve the recipient of substantial
proof of the good feeling existing between
herself and the actors whose services she en-
lists. A few members of her old company
presented her with handsome bracelet of
dead gold, bearing the word cleopatra" in
diamonds.
Charles Frohman has been to 81. Angus
tine, Fla. TO see William Gillette, now a
valetudinarian. in regard to postpAning the
production of his new comedy, MI Wilkin-
sons Widows" The success of ''M-n and
Women" is SO great that Fronman naturally
prefers demonstration to an experiment,
and is urging Gillette to wait till IN. and
W." shows signs of weakness.
One hears curious comments at musical en-
tertainments occasionally, says the Brook
Ign Eagle. AT recent performance of the
Seidl Orchestra in Brooklyn Il young woman
was heard to ask her escort: "Do they have
vioIincellos in that orchestral" "Oh, yeS,"
he said. Il knew they had violins," she
continued, "but | hardly thought they would
have viOlincelloS." At the German opera
on Wednesday night, while Mr.. Gudehus
was singing, a man IN one OF the SIS seats
turned to his companion and, with a wise
look, remarked: We'll, now, you see dots
not a contralto voice nor barytone voice.
Dots Won of dem tremolo voices"
The lace on Ada Rehan's gown in
"Seho0l for Scandal" is said to have cost
nearly $1,000.
A policeman in the gallery of a cheap
theater in Hoboken, y. j., fell asleep dur
ing the performance ana Slumbered until the
applause aWOke MIN. lie was so annoyed at
not having his nap out that he drew his re-
volver and ordered the whole audience out
of the gallery. The audience was composed
OF women and panic set in, but 1t was
checked by the arrival of brother police
man, who arrested the offender
Guido Ferranti," Lawrence Barretts
new play. will be produced at the Broad
way, New York, tomorrow evening. Febru-
airy ID. 1t is an Italian love tragedy, and
very impressive.
Sadie Martinez is having a play written
for her with Nine. de Pompadour as a CEN
trail figure. Some one calls Pompadour a
sort of female Beau Brummel.
Mr.. Abbey denies the story that Alba nj,
on the off-nights of Patti, last year. drew
but few hundred dollars The Lowest re-
ceipts of an Albani night were S3206. Alb
hey thinks that Albaui would be good card
for his coming season of Italian opera, and
may arrange with her.