The record-union., 1896-10-25

written to the London Times" that in
his humble opinion he (Siegfried) is q
competent and even remarkable
leader, and he is stage manager Of
great promise" The Wagner biogra-
pher, Chamberlain, goes so far as to
say that Siegfried's conducting was
like new creation of the Nibelung's
Ring, and that his magnetism affected
the whole audience If there is any,
thing in the doctrine of hereditary gen.
ius, Siegfried certainly ought to have
snare OF 1t, since his father was Wag-
ner and his grandfather Liszt. His
mother, too, was at one time an ex-
cellent pianist.
Cissy Fitzgerald has introduced the
hoopskirt to a vaudeville audience in
New York. Miss Fitzgerald's new show
IS called the Louise Quinze," and was
popular in France during the reign Of
Louis XIV. The dancer wears a COM
pick combination of hoopskirts that
would have delighted her grandmother's
heart decades ago.
She dances, kicks, whirls, sends one
pink toe skywards and turns herself
into gyrating top, draped with fifty
-
Clssy's latest accomplishment
The construction of this hoopskirt
costume was task that exhausted the
ingenuity of three tinsmiths and several
relays OF dressmakers. Three different
arrangements Of whalebones were de-
vised before the present one was
evolved. Plans and specifications were
sent from Paris. They were copied di-
rectly from the court gown of some gay
French beauty of Louis XV.'s court.
But New York tinsmiths still wrestled
painfully to make a frame that would
hang and work successfully
II Bernhardt is gasping the last breath
OF Camille or Nethersole is clinging on
to the last kiss of Carmen, if Violet
Lloyd is giving her pretty imitation of
the parrot, or Anna Held is trying to
Wriggle out of her bodice, it is human
nature to wish to see the best efforts Of
such artists.
TO catch glimpse here and there of
white face or trim ankles does not suf-
flee. People are willing to pay goodly
sums to see the whole performance-not
fractional part and guess at the rest.
Ladies with big hats will understand
says the New York Herald
Willard Lee owns one of the hand
soonest and best trained horses ever
seen on the stage. The animal is an
important feature in the romantic mel
odrama, I'm the Heart Of the Storm"
He caused CONSERVATION among the
players by recently eating the Florida
crr,o &C, iah ba1 ho, rl,% =,
South to give a touch of realism to the
scenic environment to the play For
tunately it did the horse no harm, and
other grass was readily obtained.
Archibald G. Gunter, the dramatist,
believes that he has discovered an ef-
fectual method of removing ladies' hats.
At the first production of "a Florida
Enchantment" in New York, October
9TH, there was realistic windstorm,
and Mr.. Gunter announced that unless
the ladies wore small opera hats strong
ly pinned on they were apt to have
their headgear blown off,
Robert Hilliard made big hit at Bos-
ton not only with his new farce, 1.-The
Mummy" but also taking a well-di-
rected stand in regard to the big theater
hat nuisance. Before the curtain went
up he addressed the large audience
present and stated that he wanted
every one Of those who had done him
the honor Of attending his opening per-
formance to see him, and he hoped the
ladies would assist him by removing
their hats. The little speech was heart
lily applauded by the ladies as we'll as
the men. And the hats came off.
Lewis Morrison uses a golden chime
Of bells in his production of Faust"
which was specially imported by him
from Switzerland. They were made un-
der the direction of one of the most
noted chime builders in the world
Dutz. The experts have pronounced the
tone to be perfect.
Ness1er's trashy opera, 'The Trum-
peter of Sakkingen," has succeeded in
reaching it's hundredth performance in
Vienna in ten years. 1t would never
have had ten had it not been for it's
cornet-accompanied song Of the maud
lin, sentimental type which appeals so
much to Germans who have arrived at
a certain stage of musical culture.
The London "Athenaeum' compares
the late James Lewis with Ravel, and
remarks that he was unequaled in the
display of the American bourgeois, do
mestic and henpecked, but glad to es-
cape temporarily from conjugal bonds"
tress, has been engaged by Manager
W. A. Brady for the coming season,
and will go East with the Trilby Com
pany, in which she Is now playing Mrs.
Ragot in San Francisco.
AS an Incompatible Christmas spec
tacle San Francisco is to have Palmer
Cox's Brownies. This production will
be sent across the continent intact. All
the original cast, as well as scenery,
costumes, etc, will be brought out.
Anthony Hopes novel, "a Man of
Mark" will soon be dramatized, with
the authors permission, by J. H. Nc
Carthy Of London and given an elabor-
ate production.
Nine. Van Zandt is to appear in the
leading role of Massenet's new opera,
"Cendrillon," which will be the first
important novelty of the opera season
in Paris.
Yet another suburban theater is
talked of for London, this time on Rich
mond Green.