Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-09

was interrupted by his demise, was
the orchestration Of his new opora
1.-THE Mountebank."
AMERICAN OPERA SINGERS.
A recognized French authority
says:
uAmprlcau opeta.singers are rapidly
Incoming the frst Of the world.
France IL producing no great prima
doupas. We are relying ON foreigners
tointerpret our best operas. 1t seems
arrange that france, which has given
10 the world 40 many superb singers,
should now fail to produce single one.
Perhaps We may here perceive h Sign
of the much talked Of decline Of the
French rnce. At amy rate, America
seems fee from this failing, for that
country is new producing the purest
voices which are fast becoming the
most priced on our lyric stage"
RuDISsrEIN.
Messrs. Abbey and Grau announce
that they have signed n contract with
The Russian plano vlrluuso to give n
peries OF ATTY concerts In this country
In 1928, for which he will receive
$1,000 for every performance. The ar
Tanaement was made through the
plaBisi's agent, Herman Vol, Of Bef-
lin. He Will play three times a week
aud only In the larg-r citles. The cOn.
certs will begin IN November next.
A dispatch from Rome says, how
ever. that the Russian piani-t ami
COMPOSER has declined the offer rvcent-
~ made him fur a Concert tlur In
America, aud gives out that lie has
ceased playing Ia public.
EXPRESSIVE MuHC.
A Denver exchange says, the pIoa.
poets OF a Patti concert Ia that city In
March De somewhat slim, ~ the
terms demanded for n single concert
ace 5000. There 1. no money In II tx
cept Tor Patti aud Abbey.
OLE BULLS son.
The only living son OF Ole Bull Is Oh
visit TO this country. His name IL
Alexander Bull, aud he plays the
violin. lie brings with him the Strad-
ivarius violin made az CTemona IN l7i2
aud used by Ole Bull al his frs, concert
in America lat Bosioul in lSi9.-
freinds Music and DrOBIa.
WAGNER NOT IN ~.
Rubiustein publishes the announce.
ment that over all other musicians lie
venerat,s Bach, Beethoven, Schubert,
Chopin aud Glinka. Wagner is not
even mentioned.
INDEPENDENT THEATRES.
The idea OF establishing an indepen.
dent dramatic association In seriously
contemplated In New York, and 4.
taid 10 meet with favor among literary
men, chiefly, An institution OF this
kind eau not be expected TO meet the
taste VI the masses, but since II would
not be dependent on them for it, ex.
istence, II should be hn Instrument for
good Ia disseminating noble prlnci-
pies and elevnting the standard Of
dramatic art. Tee first ropertoir win
comprise "a classic Greek play, AN early
English play, aud one OF the fret OF
American pieces.
In London, the independent
Theatre Society has In contcm.
plation the performance at Au
early date Of De Banville's al.
BAiser," OF Ibsen's "Wild Ducko aud
OF Tolstoi's "DominiOn Of Darkness"
AN ENGLISH STAR.
Mr.. Il. :. william, who Ii to appear
nj the salt Lake Theatre Jan. 2Jth In
"lhe Mlddleman," IL well known to
New York, Chicago and Boston audi.
encts, and eastern critics agree that he
j. "positive genius" The following
sketch Of his theatrical career will |
prove Of interest.
Mr.. Willard made his first appear
nnce on the stage at the Theatry Royal,
weymouth, Eogland, "a the second |
oiileer In "The Lady OF Lyons" In
iisjs. Shortly thereafter he was play.
Ing small parts with T.. A. S1thern.
IN 1915 he appeared ut the Coveut
oarden Theatre, London, playing
Antonio to Charles Rico's Shylock. |
~ Glasgow In 1877, he made strong |
Impression M Dubosc aud Lesurques |
In "Thb Lyons Mall" As leading
man with Helen Barry he played such |
parts as Macbeth, Claude Molnotte,
slr Peter Teazle and Sir Harcourt |
Hartley. With Wilson Barrett In
The Lights Of London" at the
rflncess' Theatre, he gained special
distinction In 1881; but 1t was his
Spider In the "Siiver King" that
marked Him out US the coming man.
Numerous as are the stage Villains por-
itrayed by Mr.. willard, they have each
had 4 separate individuality. Parting
with Wilson Barrett In 1885, he dis.
nngui-hed himself Mt the Haymsrk-t
IN Jim, the Penman," as Jane.
isal-ton. Two years ago Mr.. willard
leased the Shaftesbury Theatre aud
thero produced "rhe Middleman" and
Judah" In the first named lac ap.
pears M the whitehaired potter, Cyrus
blenkarn, whose experiences Is divided
between agony ana Joy. In "Judah"
me character Is that Of n young preach
erwho sacrifices everything 10 his love
nnl his sense OF chivalric honor. Mr.
WIZARDS frat season In America was
devoted 10 New York. Chicago anu
boston, twenty-five weeks being given
20 PalmeT's Theatre, New York, some
ming quite Unprecedented In the en-
sagements OF foreign stars. This sea.
ton Mr. Palmer has arranged an OK.
.ehslVo Route and the result has been
10 set the playgoers OF the principal
olties OF the continent wild with ad.
iniration for the English artist.
Mr. Willard, although only thirty.
elght yeau OF age, has been on the
teAgo Tor twenty-five years. He IL sup
Ported by q good company under the
direction of Mr.. A. NJ. Palmer.
"sUPERBA."
Ths Hanlan Brothers' company are
~ WHAT may he called flying trip
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