The morning call., 1894-09-20

that her real name is Helen Louise Leonard
Il is her boast that she fought her way up from
Tony Pastors Music Hail 10 the New York
Casino, and that after her rejeclion-whleh she
attributes 10 nervousneSs-by Arthur sullivan,
D'Oyly Carte and Colonel John McCaull. who
declared she could not sing well enough for
their purpose she was captured by these very
gentiemen-whO did not recognize her, when
they saw and heard her ar Tony's-for "The
Pirates of PenZaBce.'' II hone TO please Lon
don," remarked Lillian quite modes'ly.
L'EyantaIl states that henc forth court sing
ers in Russia Will wear a uniform TO consist OF
blue coat with gold buttons and collar oil
blue velvet. The edges of the collar will be
adorned with golden Iyres surrounded with
laurel wrealhs. The vest and knee breeehes
are 10 be white, with gold buttons, and the
stockings blue. In short, the music-loving
Emperor intends to deck out his male singers
like lackeys. This extraordinary costume was
iDauguratrd at the castle OF Peterhof on the
occasion OF the recent marriage of the Grand
Duke Alexander to the Princess Xenie.
Signor SOMEONE'S Teatro Internazionale at
Milan will be inaugurated tonight with Leon
cavsllo's II Mediei." In the course OF eleven
weeks lie proposes 10 mount eight works new
10 Italy without any subvention from state or
municipal sources. This will rival though IL
will scarcely surpass, the enterprise of Sir
Augustus Harris during the recent season at
COvent Garden, London. No sooner Will tile
season at his own theater be over than the
energetic SonzognO Will begin TO prepare for
The Scala productions.
They are on the eve OF building in Moscow a
new conservatory of music, which will be fin
iShed In TWO years and Will cost over a couple
OF million francs. Two-ihirds of the money
VIII be furnished by the imperial treasury
Monuments TO the memory of Nicolas Rubin
stein aud TchaikOwsky will be erected in The
conservatory square.
1t is said that Dvorak proposes to write an
opera founded on LongfellOws "Hiawatha," to
be sung In English by the pupils OF the Ma
tional Conservatory of Music. Dvorak, before
he sailed foI Europe, spent many hours among
Buffalo BiPs Indians. listening 10 their chants,
watching their dances and Killing his ear and
eye with the color and motion OF a people quite
new TO him.
With regard to American prma donnas the
cry Is "Stil they come" The TWO newest are
Miss Adams and Miss Nicola. Miss Adams,
who is said to possess a phenomenal voice. has
Just been engaged for the Paris Opera Comique.
Miss Nicola is singing with anumber OF lyric
stars who are touring the English provinces In
Sir Augustus Harris graud-Opera company.
Famous musical composers have taken hint
from their literary brethren and are beginning
TO write scores for the magazines. Sir Arthur
Sullivan, Arditi and De Koven are all writing
works for one pei iodieal. Strauss has sent his
new waltz TO magazine editor, Sousa march,
and Mascagni Is writing piano forte score Tor
publication in the same manner.
DR.. Vnlisrs Stanfnrd's new cantata, "The
Barn." will be produced at the Ctrdiff triennial
festival next year. For the same occasion DIR.
Dvorak has agreed TO contribute a new choral
work, and will 60 TO Wales expressly TO con-
duet it, Sir Joseph Barnby, cOnductOr-in-
chief OF the festival. Will write a new "re
Deum."
Henri Marteau, the eminent young French
is now resting In Denmark. In Oclo-
Der he will begin a tour through Norway,
Sweden and Russia, and will return 10 this
C Ourtry in January, playing at ten large cities
in the South. BE Will also give ten concerts In
Mexico and fifteen in California.
Verdi has sent short but very beautiful
ballet" TO the directors OF the Paris Grand
Opera-house, to be used In the forthcoming pro-
ductiOn OF his OtellO." 1t is not known
whether the work was written recently or not,
but IL is unpublished ana has never been per-
formed.
Next November the royal opera at Berlin will
witness the first performance of MascagnPs
"Ra;clif." Another 'Ratclif' by VavrueZ
chapeImaster of The Cathedral Of Pest, will be
played The same month at the German Theater
in Prague.
IL is said that Paderewski made $3.50, 900
while in the United States and that Ysaye the
celebrated volinist, has been engaged for an
American tour, which will begin In October. on
even higher terms than Paderewskl received.
Madame Patti will next month commence a
provincial tour in England, the season ending
at Briahton 10 December. After the new year
she will go TO Nice to give a series OF perform
ances at the local thrater.
According to the report Of the Hung aiian
papers, the one.act opera "EnOch Arden" by
KapellmeIster Rudolf Raimann, has achieved
brilliant success on It's recent performance at
Buda-Pesth.
Verange de la Muse of Paris has just finished
a musical drama, taken from Sophocles, en-
titled "Labdacides" The principal part will
be taken by young American soprano, Miss
Courtenay.
The music publisher, Signora Giovannini
Lucca, Of Milan, has just died at the age Of "a.
Wsgners popularity In Italy is In a larg- meas
ure due TO his energetic and undaunted eXer-
lions.
There Is considerable interest being shown
in London over a tragedy-pantomlne in three
acts, entitled judith" The authors are Miss
Rousseil aud the musician CASTOR Possien.
Benjamin Godard's Illness has retarded the
rebeaFsals OF his opera. 1.-The Viyandere." The
prma donna is 10 be that new and wonderfully
gifted singer, Madame Delna.
John O'Keefe lIbrettist of the new opera
Athena" is a BOstOhian by birth. and at an
early age became a orotege Of the famous poet,
John Boyle 0'Reilly.
The Saint Saens festival at the Antwerp ex-
hibtion has proved d great success.
At the Paris Grand Opera-house salaries are
paid TO 700 persons.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.