Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-17
MUSICAL and DRAMATIC.

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Robert billiard, the actor, made a hit at
Scranton. Pa, recently. He paid a fine and
costs for IL, as usual.
Rosina Vokes is confined to her room in
New York, a very sick woman. Her disease
is quick consumption.
Maud Harrison ana ]. H. Gilmour, well
known players, will head Daniel Frohman's
Comedy company, the new organization or
ganized at the Lyceum theater, New York
City.
Ex-senator Allan G. Thurman has sub
scribed s25, 900 to the building of an opera
house to take the place Of the Henrietta the
alter at Columbus, o., which was burned re-
Gently.
Paderewski played at q matinee recently
at st. James hall, London, and the receipts
were s., 800. This is stated to be tho largest
sum ever paid by one audience to hear a sin
gle artist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall and their London
company, who are booked for their Chicago
engagement at Hooley's theater, this season
open at the matinee Christmas day in the
widely discussed play by Arthur Wing
Plnero entitled, 1.-THE Second Mrs. Tan
queray."
Leander Richardson's Illustrated ORA
matte Weekly is the title of a new publica-
tion about to be issued in New York. Mr..
Richardson has enjoyed a long experience in
the conduct Of theatrical periodicals., and
his new paper is expected to prove a pleas
ing novelty in this line.
A monument to the memory of Gounod Is
to be erected in Paris. About 90, 200 francs
have been subscribed already. Among the
subscribers are the countess OF Paris, the
princess Of Monaco, the various ambassadors
accredited To France and President Carnot,
who gave 1000 francs.
Nine. Nordica, the operate vocalist of the
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau forces. is the only
American singer engaged to take part in the
coming festival at Bayreuth, which begins
An I,lxV a 1907 a-1 g..
days. This Is the first time that the man
agement of these festivals has come to
America for vocal assistance.
The Paris Conservatoire will celebrate
next year the centenary of its foundation.
How recent such musical high schools are
may be inferred from the fact that outside
OF Italy the Partisan institute is the Oldest
conservatory in Europe. The Milan con-
servatory was not founded till 1909, that of
Prague till 1911, Vienna 1917, Leipsic lS48,
Berlin Ckullak) 1850.
The Chicago story relating how John L.
Sullivan yanked his checkbook and fourished
''de STUFF in response to the alleged appeal
OF Mrs, John Drew, declaring: 1--WE actors
must help one another" was evolved from
the oyerripe Imagination of Johns press
van advanced 5000 to Mrs. Drew's son. Out
OF a generous and gracious act, a fool press
agent concocted a silly yarn, which the ex-
champion sharply repudlated.
Miss Zellie de Lussan, the young American
prlma donna, continues to bask In the sun
shine of royal favor in England. and appears
TO have as strong a hold in the esteem of
the queen as in the favor Of the people.
She recently appeared for the third time
before her majesty, Queen Victoria. After
the recent command" performance Of Sra
Dlavolo," given by the Carl Rosa Opera
company at Balmora castle, Princess Beat
rice, on behalf of her majesty, presented
Miss de Lussan with a handsome bracelet of
diamonds. This popular artist was received
oy her majesty IN the drawing room and
personally thanked.
IL Is estimated there are, perhaps, as many
as 1000 travelling theatrical companies In
tho United States. This includes everything
that can be- considered strictly professional
companies. to say nothing of the countless
amateur organizations. or the strictly the
atricai organizations IL Is safe to presume
1000 companies Is 800 each. AT seven per.
formances per week for each company tho