The record-union., 1896-11-29

ing Bryan's defeat, every seat in the
parquet will be taken by subscribers,
thus leaving those who wish to attend
single performances only out in the
cold or up in the gallery.
San Francisco Music and Drama:
Loie Fuller is an American girl who has
made great hit abroad. In fact it
can be said she was never fully appre-
ciated in her own country until she Gre
ated a furor in Paris and London by her
arrangement of dances that struck
their fancy. 1t was then that American
managers urged her to return and made
offers for her services. Her appearance
in this country justified their most san
guine expectations and she created a
great sensation wherever she played.
Miss Fuller brings with her innumerable
trunks full of costumes and boxes of
eclectrlcal and other paraphernalia.
One of her costumes alone contains 500
yards of material, and when set in mo-
tion the silk reaches ten feet from the
body in each direction. Throughout,
the color effects that La Loie will intro
duce, it is said, are simply marvellous.
In one of her dances she forms the figure
of colossal lily, the upper edge of her
skirt being at least fifteen feet above
the level of the stage. In another she
stands on large square of glass which
is sunk on the stage, and a vast volume
or electric light streams on her from be-
low through the glass, while high above
are placed other lights of equal power.
La Loie Fuller, acting upon the prin-
clple that professionals are granted
courtesies at all performances, sent a
note around asking for tickets to hear
Ellen Beach Yaw in Los Angeles. She
received a note in reply stating that
the management of Yaw didn't know
who Miss Fuller was and didn't care
to. If she wanted to hear Yaw she
must ''pungle up the stuff 1t is need
less to say, says the Capital" that the
man who wrote the note is not a pro-
fessional, and some are so rude as to
say he is not a. gentleman.
The Brazilian composer, Carlos Comes
who died at Paris a few weeks ago, was
a special protege of the late Emperor of
Brazil, who was a great lover of music
and who once invited Wagner to write
an opera for Rio de Janeiro CWagner at
one time thought Of sending him "Tris-
tan and Isolde''). Comes was born at
Campinos in 1889, and in consequence of
his early display Of talent Dom Pedro
sent him to be educated at Milan. There
he won international fame in 1870 by
the production at the Scala Theater of
his opera Il Guarany," which proved a
great success, the principal roles being
in the hands of Nine. Sasse and NJ. Maui
rel. Two years later this opera was
sung in London.
The largest college Of music in the
world is the Guildhall in London. It has
11O instructors and 1000 pupils. It is
the expenses being de-
frayed out of the fees of the Professors,
the seniors contributing 5 per cent,
and the poorer teachers nearly 40 per
cent. of the Students fees. The Pro-
fessors are paid at the rate of 81 25 to
S4 per hour, and according to the official
report just issued out Of about $3.50, 900
paid last year by the pupils the Pro-
fessors received $4,000, the balance
covering the school expenses.
Herr Hermann Levi, the famous
Wagnerian conductor, has been COM
PEELED, owing to a prolonged nervous
malady, to retire into private life. Herr
Levi was a pupil of Lachner and is a
man Of 56. He has been court con-
ductor for the past twenty-four years
at Munich, and it is largely due to him
that the Bavarian Opera-house has at
tanned to its present position. The Re-
gent Of Bavaria has now granted him
retiring pension, and has appointed
as his successors Dr. Erdmannsdoerfer
and Herr Richard Strauss.
Sacramento ought to respond to the
call of Messrs. Cohn and Kidder freely
and gladly in the undertaking they have
in hand to give four concerts here this
winter with California talent of the
very best procurable order. The Rec
ord-Union" has published the names
of the artists and they offer variety and
ability enough to satisfy. This under
taking is a notable one and ought to
meet with success.
Otis Skinner has a raft Of nephews
and nieces. One of them was walking
with the actor through an old North
Hampton graveyard, carefully spelling
out the epitaphs in high soprano tones
He came to one which read, David
Evans-1l94-1S20. He is not dead,
but sleepeth" The Skinner hopeful
shouted:
''Oh, Uncle Otis, come here. Here's
a man what's buried alive
An opera entitled Der vierjahrige
Posten," by Schubert, had it's first per-
formance in Dresden last month. The
music is greatly inferior to the Fri
king" which Schubert wrote in the
same year. when he was 1S, but DR..
Hirschfeld strengthened the score by
interpolating selections from other lit
tie operas written by Schubert.
1t Is curious how accidents are apt to
repeat themselves. Not long ago one
actor fatally stabbed another on the
London stage, and now a similar acct
dent has occurred in Belgrade, where
the impersonator of a Sultan was stab
bed to the heart by an associate who
was playing the part of an insurgent.
Among the attra ctions that are nego-
tating for tours of Australia during the
coming year are Lillian Russell and her
entire company; Hermann, the magi-
clan, and The Lady Slavey.
NJ j. Hooley, clever comedian, has
finished a four-act naval drama, which
has met with the approval of T. Daniel
Frawley, to whom it was recently sub
mitted. 1t may be seen in the near fu-
ture at one of the California houses.