The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-02

of the latter-day .lsurels OF Pinero,
Grundy, the Decadents and Du Maurier?
The yellow literature is yellow only
from age"
4 Il I
Melba goes to the Opera Comilue
in Paris for a month after the conclu-
sion of her American season. Report
has placed her salary there at the low
figure of 5000 a might, which Is less than
one-third of what each appearance at
the Metropolitan in New York brings
her. But while singers are making
their fortunes In America. England or
Russia, they are often willing to return
| to Paris for the sake of the artistic
gain of their appearance there. Paris
usually makes their reputation, and 1t
Is no more than just that they should
return occasionally for the sake of the
art of the thing. Melba is to sing
"Lakme" and "Nanon'' during her sea-
son at the OpeIa Comique.
SHARPS AND FLATS.
Gilbert and Sullivan are at odds again.
Christine Nilsson Is spending the winter
at Mentone.
| Lillian Nordica is resting at Lakewood,
n. J. She has the grip.
Joseph Holman, the violincelllst, has
returned to New York from Europe.
| Campanini has given up public singing
and settled In London as a voice teacher
Miss Harraden. a sister of the novelist.
| Is composing a comic opera called ia
boo"
/ Arth htr icpb 80 p,1 pacth ynrtn N
duct a series of orchestral concerts in
London.
Berlioz was dyspeptic and could not con-
| troll his appetite. Weber was an epicura
and lived well.
Jefferson de Angels will star next sea-
son in an opera by Sydney Rosenfeld and
Ludwig Englander.
The memorial fund collected by the
friends of the late Eugene Oudn amounts
| to s,5OO-Paderewsh gave $500.
The new comic opera Messrs. De Koven
& Smith are writing for Lillian Russell
will deal with Napoleons invasion Of
Italy.
The chorus rehearsals for the Damrosch
season of Wagner opera in New York are
progressing under the leadership Of FL
| liott Schenck.
| Tschaikowcki'S brother says the COM
poser left unpublished an entirely finished
piano concerto and a duet between Romeo
and Juliet, with orchestration.
The total number Of dances written by
Johann Strauss is AS. Of which l6l are
waltzes. The first dance. written fifty
years ago. is called S.nngedichte.
London will have series Of orchestral
concerts to be conducted by the Wagner
ian conductors. Herman Levi, Felix
Mottl, Hans Richter and Siegfried Wag-
| ner.
Next year the fifth festival of the Ger
man chorus will be held at Stuttgart and
| there is already a guarantee fund of $780,
900, the list being headed by the king of
Wurtemburg.
| Russia has an amusement tax which is
laid upon every amusement ticket sold.
and the managers raise the price accord
ingly. Already 100000 roubles have been
raised In this way.
| Paderewski broke his contract with an
English provincial manager because the
| prices of admission were fixed at Sl.25 and
10 cents. He claims that ii would be de-
| rogatory to his position as an artist To
play to less than $3.50 stalls and sl.25 u
seat in the galleries.
Isaye, the violinist, has q Guardagnini
worth 81 200. and Jean Gerardy plays upon
a Guarnerlus valued at $1,000. DR.. Joa-
chin, of Berlin, has large collection of
valuable violins. The Stradivarius that
belonged TO Ernst, and said to be worth
$4,000, has come into the possession of
Lady Halle. Remenyi has two rare Gre
mona violins worth $4,000 each.
Edward Jakobowski, the composer Of
"Erminie," "The Queen Of Brlliants,
'The Devils Deputy and other light
operas, was married last week to Mrs.
Clara Ormide Brown, daughter of the
Rev. DR.. Lloyd, of Buffalo. Mr.. Jakobow-
ski made the acquaintance of his wife
two weeks ago, when she applied to him
for employment as chorus girl.