Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-19

W&tAa q RExVdtC OPCI6 S1OM1U80Ys ana Will
| appear in Lakme and MiRnon.
Anton Rubinstein, who, short time
ago, announced his intention Of with
drawing from his post at the head OF
the Imperial Russian Coneeryatoire of
Music, has decided, in consequence of
pressure which has been brought to
bear on him, to reconsider his deter
mination and retain his position for the
present. fe
In the account of the funeral of the
late Emma Abbott, the Chicago Inter
Ocean of last saturday week saws, after
describing the scene at the Union depot
and the removal of the mortal remains
to an undertaker's parlors:
The casket displayed when the pine
box was opened was a fully decorated
metal casket, finished to represent
buried walnut, and almost overloaded
with silver ornaments. On the panels
of the cover were q silver wreath and a
torch in raised metal. The plain silver
tablet bore the inscription:
EMMA ABBOTT wETHERELL,
Aged SO years.
On opening the casket it was evident
that tender, loving hands had been
busily careful to make easy the last
long journey Of its occupant. Peaceful
and quiet she lay amid the quilted satin
| Innings, and the scattered roses and
smilax lay undisturbed on the gold
specked illusion about the sleeping face.
The white right hand yet held spray
of lilies of the valley, nor had the bunch
of white roses and maidenhair fern fallen
from the rigid left hand. She was ar
rayed in superb gown of white watered
silk with silk embroidered lilacs, white
and purple, both in stitch and applique !;
the broad side panels of pale lilac velvet
were caught to the exquisitely embroid-
cred front with broideries of beads and
pearls. The long sweeping train of dull
/ green velvet and white silk were richly
covered with masses of lilac blossoms in
applique. This was the robe she wore
as Elvira in Ernani, the last opera in
which she ever sung.
There was but little for the undertaken
to do, and again the cover was screwed
down. At 10 20 clock the casket was
again placed in the hearse and taken to
the Continental hotel.
AT the head of the main staircase a
portrait of the dead prima donna, heav-
lily draped in black, was hung. At 80
O'Clock the casket was taken upstairs to
room IS, where Mrs. Abbott, venerable
with her 76 years of life, in deepest sor-
row waited to receive the body of her
child. The door closed and Emma Alb
bott was for the last time alone with her
mother, her sister and brothers. In that
room were her aged father and mother
her uncle. F. b. Abbott; her brothers,
Frederick M. Abbott and Leon Abbott |;
her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Abbott Clark her
brother-in-law, Henry G. Clark, and her
cousin. Charles Palmer.
1t was at first intended that no other
person should be admitted to the room,
but when it was learned that there
| would not be any opportunity to look on
the face OF the stilled songstress at Cen
trail Music hall, many close and inti-
mate friends begged that they should
not be deprived of that last consolation.
After an hour of privacy large number
OF friends, chiefly of the theatrical pro-
fession, were admitted.
Among these were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward, Mr.. and Mrs. Bunker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall, Mr.. and Mrs. Regan, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick w. Freise, Mr.. and
Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Rounds, Mrs. Oliver,
Mrs. Kehl, Mrs. Hiltahidell, Mrs. Frank
Lombard, Mrs. Eunice Masterman, Mrs.
A. X. Day, of Lincoln. Neb. Miss Lulu
Hiltabidell, Miss Lutte Lombard. Miss
Agnes Ellington, Miss Livingstone, Miss
Ada Friese, Miss Carlotta Banks. Mr..
Con. H. Tafe, Mr.. M. Mckenzie, Mr..
Bloom, Mr.. Sutherland, Mr.. McCul-
lough, Mr.. Leo Morley, Mr. H. Fernan-
dez, Mr.. Withie, Mr.. Fitzpatrick, Mr..
II. Kahn. Mr.. l.. H. Bisbee, Mr.. Dan
Considine, Mr.. William Pruette, Mr.. L.
Livingstone, Mr.. D. B. Hodges.
At O'Clock the room was again closed
to all but the family, and soon after the
preparations for the funeral procession
to Central Music hall were begun.
At the Simpson tabernacle. last week,
Nella Brown Pond created decidedly
favorable impression. From here she
goes to the Sandwich islands, leaving
this city next Saturday.
Mr.. s. j. Fleming's star course enter
tainments are success from all points
of view. Due notice will be given of the
next.
Louis Harrison is the librettist of the
new American comic opera to be pro-
dused at the Broadway theater in April.
The title is Pommery the Second, or
The Isle Champagne. 1t is to be done
in ultra extravagant style, and prepara-
tions are made for long run. The
author does not appear in it. but will
probably direct the production.
Fanny Davenport has commenced
building scenery and getting together
costumes both in New York and Boston,
and will be ready to present Cleopatra
on January 26th in Boston.
"Yours, merrily, John G. Rogers" i"
has settled the contract by which John
L. Sullivan and his fellow actors will
tour Australia next season, under the
management OF McMahon Brothers. Oh
course, the San Franciscans will see
what an actor the fighter is.
Harry Miner has closed negotiations
to have the Gilsey estate rebuild the
Fifth-avenue theater. 1t is expected
work will commence at once. The Ken
dals. who were to have played at the
Fifth-avenue, will now 60 to Palmer's
theater, replacing Willard, whose play
of judah has not made any sensation in
New York. although it was big hit in
London. Rosini Vokes is packing Mad
ison-square theater as it has not beer
crowded in years. Barrett is playing al
the Broadway theater with Booth, anc
intends doing so for prolonged engage
ment.
Herman Ehrent, formerly OF the Carrie
ton opera company, has finished the
libretto OF a three-act opera, which he
has named Khan-Ghani. August Hin
| richs Of the Raldwi orchestra ia TO com