New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14
MrsJC AND THE DRAMA IN LONDON.
SIR ARTHUR sULILvAN's NEW oPERA-MR. Gill
BERTs LATEST QUARREL.

SIR ARTHUR sULMvAN'S NEW oPERA-MR' 'iir
BERTs LATEST QUARREL
Iordon. Aug. 13-sr Arthur sullivan has hnishea,
with the exception OF the overture anu d V0"p- 49,,
songs the score Of the new opera upon WIN" i0 ia"
teen engaged for some time, and which Is lh'ehoeo I
PRODUCTION in D'Oyly Care's Savoy IIea,"'
anera &c " far advanced toward completion tnat IL
I'm 90 into rehearsal on Monday Much time ana
cor. will he expended In preparing the work or the
stage and Sir Arthur will himself supervise "'o ~
bearsals This work Is more serious 'hah Inc ioo
man Of the Guard" but has occasional COMEDY SCENES
Sir Arthur will lead the orchestra at 'he hiS' P'
fsrmanoe. ,,.
Nucb d,sappontment IS expressed in musical circles
~ the recent bestowal Of the honor OF knighthooa
an certain members OF the profession IL IS saiu l'
neither Barnby, Parratt nor Cusiis, WHO "e'o "
d,sinrushed can approach In emnence el'her iaiiS'
MacCunn and certain Others as composers "lc 'neie
l. an almost universal wish that some mark OF srau
tude lie bestowed OH Manns, whose SERVICES u fe""
musical art cannot be overatei. ,
rb withdrawal of Gilbert and Cellers zine
Mountebank' from the Lyric 1hea're aPieirS =" y.
tbe oucome of another squabble between "ioeit anu
Horace Sedger, the lessee ana manager "a .He -,
In an interview today Mr.. Gilbert said " Mr.. Seoger
wanted daily half-price matinee performances Vi
. Tb. Nonptebanbss and only two or three evening
performances and to pay the company hall salaries
| have never had my pieces sub)ec'eu W sum "
Degrading Scotch auction ana "ou" ia'"o' '""'
they were withdrawn altogether. ooo
Nr scdcer saws that lie has been losing I2oo
weekly for the last weeks and 10 avoiu ulscnai
Ing the company he asked Mr. GiiocTt WHO io',"'. -,
cIannored the cause OF poor choir cTS TO nodIy "o
conditions of his contract. colbert however Nv
clares Mr. sedger, refused to bulge an men III III"
matter 10 enable me 10 play through the uui S'"a0'
The widow Of Cellier content TO take per 'eh'
Instead OF the per cent OF the re'eip's u ""V"
was entitled. Gilbert, on the other hand INSISTED
VII he o
contract called for although. in addition to toooo III
solid cash for outside nights, he had taken OH an
average ESQ weekly during the run OF the OPERA
and that, too, without having to incur any ilsH.
Nmo Patti gave a charity concert at Meath,
town of Wales, Swansea on Thursday, last She
herself sang and personally secured the services OF
other eminent musicians The proceeds Of the con
cert amounted to EoOo
Maid Marian, in Lord Tennyson's pas al play, The
For,sters," Is not the only new character IN Which
Miss Ada Rehan will appear in London when the
DAILY company again visits this country. Knnor mas
n that IL is Mr. DAILY intention 10 add "The Tempest
TO the repertory Of his company. and that Miss
Rehan will be cast for Miranda. Another novelty TO
be presented will be new play which has been
Miss Lottie Collins who is under engagement to
visit America. will return from her visit to thr uuits
would play then in but d S Is and not G GTe
Music halls have secured her services Tor three
years. 49, ~, ., 90 ,,s,o,,o nm . visit
Maure the tenor. has gone 10 ltasSelto On 'isft
to Verdi. He will study with the composer ~ t me
part OF Falstaf In Verds new opera, which VIII De
presented next season at the Argentina, in Rome
In response to a letter from the Fine Arts Coinmi,
tee OF The ROYAL Commission saying that Sir ffcdcric.
Leighton the president OF the Royal Academy hoped
he woud contribute the British section Of the ch
earo Col,mhian Exhibition portrait OF Carlyle. MI
% sss nss S %s" Of Something
6atterngS I'm Sir Fredcrick's request. The Nationai
Observer commenting upon whstlers refusal ALI, re-
dealers in nrtD that the insoence OF years cannot
veich AGAINST gracious patronage OF the moment
1Ths oueen Of Sheba.s by Edward roynter, Il. A..