The record-union., 1893-06-17

- DdAAOps MIIIlHS IEUlu NEW OK,
under date of June 10th. says:
Nothing new has been produced in
the metropolis during the week, but, in
spite Of very warm weather, the few thea
ters yet open have done fairly well. The
Isle of Champagne at the Fifth Avenue
and 1892 at Palmer's have drawn large
audiences, while DiXey at the Casino and
De Wolf Hopper at the Broadway are not
doing as well as they expected. on Mon
day Miss Adele Richie sang the role of
Priscilla in The Isle of Champagne She
has powerful voice, very agreeable
stage presence and met with instantane-
GUS success. Seabrooke is certainly very
amusing, and altogether The Isle is a
very big success"
MISS CLARA HUNTS SUCCESS.
The Paris Monde Thermal of the 18th of
May has the following account Of the de-
but OF the young American singer, Miss
Clara Hunt of Boston: "A very brilliant
concert was given Saturday at Erard
Hall by NJ. Charles Forester, the Hun
garlan pianist, with tho assistance of Miss
Clara Hunt and NJ. Dresser, violoncel-
list. > This was, | believe, Miss
Hunts first appearance before a French
audience. Her voice is superb in power
and register, and recalls in its enuncia-
ton that Of Nile. Delna at the beginning
Of her career. Her low tones have d rare
sorority and contrast marvelously with
the higher notes, which she utters with
astonishing facility.
Miss Hunt sang an air from "rhe
Prophet of Meyerbee' and one from
'Semiramis' of Rossini. These greatly
dlssimllar selections gave the young and
charming artist an opportunity to display
The highest culture and enabled the audi
ence to judge of the artistic triumph in
store for this singer when she has per-
tected her dictiOn and completed a
musical education so brilliantly pur-
sued up to this time.
Miss Hunt is under the instruction Of
eminent teachers who will prepare her
voice for our great lyric stage where the
most, brilliant success undoubtedly
awaits her III the near future"
The National of the 23d says:
Saturday in an enjoyable concert
given by the Pianist Forester We had the
pleasure of hearing an American singer
who, though as yet unknown to the gem
eral public, is, we believe, destined to
produce a sensation when she has over
come the accent of her native country.
Miss Clara Hunt is an exceedingly
beautiful person, with a bright, intelli-
gent eye. She is gifted with a superb
nezzo-sOprano voice which she uses with
cOnsummate art; this she proved in her
rendition of the air from The Prophet
and that OF 'Semiramis,' both of which
won for her enthusiastic Ovations. Miss
Hunts success will not surprise those
who know that she is pupil Of Mr.. Beer,
one of our masters in the art of singing.
Credit must therefore be rendered to the
learned professor and glory to his brill
liant pupil
The GH Bias of the same date also
speaks in most fattering terms of the
talent and beauty of this rising star,
whom Miss Nellie SiddOns Of this city,
now studying in Paris, declares in one
Of her recent letters to possess the most
sOnOrOuS and melOdious voice she has
ever heard. This is certainly a very high
tribute, inasmuch as Miss Siddons is
herself person OF fine musical taste and
has had the good fortune to hear many
singers Of note, both at home and abroad
STAGE NOTES.
Miss Emily Lytton has gone to Long
Branch.
Eleonora Duse has made very big nit
in London.
Charles Frohman has left SOUTHAMPTON
for New York.
George ". Lederor has sold his inter-
est in "IncOg."
Gus Heege has reached Stockholm, the
capital of Sweden.
And now the dramatic critic rests after
his season of labor.
Lulu Klein has gone to the woods in
Maine for months rest.
Charles Frohman has arranged with
Charles Wyndham for a tour OF America
season alter next.
Nellie McHenry has engaged Maurice
Lew 10 lead her orchestra next season in
"A Night at the Circus"
1.-The Fencing Master" which had such
prosperous run at the Casino, has been
a disastrous venture in Chicago.
Just think Oft Louis James and his
new wife, Aphie Hendricks, will spend
the summer at Kansas City, Mo.
Lawrence Hanley begins his next sea-
son with Blanche Marsden's THE
Player" in Norfolk, Va, August 9th.
Willard NewaIl and Jessie Porter
Barchus, known on the stage as Jessie
Wyatt, were married recently in JERSEY
City.
Miss May Brooklyn is arranging for
her annual trip to London. She will con-
tinue as leading lady of A. NJ. PaImer's
stock company next season.
James Y. HarNins, Jr.'s, new melo-
drama, Tho Land ofthe Midnight sun"
will be brought out at the New York
Fourteenth-street Theater in the fall.
Phoebe Davies, "The American Dusee. y
the charming, bright, and vivacious Cali
fornian star who has captured the East as
completely as she did the West, is still In
New York.
AS everybody expected, Steele Mac
Hayes Chicago spectatorium scheme has
busted" and the only funny thine
about the failure is that Mackaye has an
piled for a receiver, because the company.
owes him $4,000.
Richard Mansfield is reported to have
bought twenty acres of land in California.
Other professional people having ranches
in California are Helena Modieska, Fanny
Davenport, Alexander Salvini. William
NJ. WilkisOn, Nellie McHenry and Albert
Bruning.
Colonel Henry Mapleson will 90 to
Vienna shortly to hear an opera comioue.
the American rights to which he has Sc
cured by an option. If it pIeases him he
will bring it over for use next season by
the Mapleson and Whitney Opera Com
ique Company.
Thomas w. Keene will next season
make special and elaborate revival of
Macbeth" III which he will act the title
role. 1t is many years since this play
has been given an adequate production.
aud Mr.. keene will spend several thou
sand dollars on the new scenery. cos
tunes ana accessories.
Manager a. J. Spencer, of Nellie Nc
Henry's A Night at the Circus Company,
was married in Brooklyn to Miss Eunice
Rennie, a niece of Miss McHeury. Mr..
and Mrs. John Webster gave the young
couple some valuable presents, and Mr..
Spencer will in future call Mr.. Webster
"Uncle John" Mr.. aud Mrs. Spencer
have gone to the Adirondacl<s but will
spend the summer at Navesink High
lands, the guest Of tUncle John'' Web
ster.
Before Thomas O. Seabrooke became a
star he was connected with Stuart Rob
son in the presentation of Bill Nye's
play, THE Cadi." Upon the opening
night Of the present snmmer seasnn nf