The record-union., 1896-10-11

the low comedy. The veteran Herman
Vein will appear in a minor part ana
one of the heroines will be enacted Dy
Hllda SpOng, a young Australian act
resS, who is said to be blessed with bOth
beauty and brains.
The well-known English composer and
critic F. COrder went to Bayreuth In
August last and he was not pleased with
the doings of Cosima Wagner, VINO
prides herself particularly on the way
she drills the singers to act. Not to
mince words, the singing was vile ana
the acting rudimentary," says Mr.. Cor
der, and he asks: rs there no stage
manager in Bayreuth who can force
these sticks to go through the numer-
Gus little bits of stage business so ne
cessary to fill up the orchestral pauses?'
With the orchestra, on the other hand,
Mr.. Corder was immensely pleased.
1.-THE sound Of the wood is so tender,
the tone Of the brass so mellowed, and
the quality Of the strings SO rich, that
though we have far better players in
Covent Garden, we cannot come within
measurable distance Of the total erect.
There were pianissimos on the strings
-
Tarnhelm music-which only the great
est conductors can obtain" 1.-THE sound
of the Bayreuth orchestra, and the
acoustics Of the Bayreuth Opera-house'
are so vital to the true effect that all other
performances seem total mlsrepresei.. !.
tation of the composers intention.
There are two sentences in MI Coruer
letter which should be especially COM
mended to the attention OF Mr. drau
of New York and London: The really
astonishing scenic triumphS aldeu the
success more than most musicians ?
would believe. 'Rheingold' was n1teu
from the realms Of pantomime TO those
of poetic drama"
Saws ''Dunlops Stage News" NEW
York;: Nine. Hariclef Darclee, VINO
comes with the gallant Colonel Maple
son, is celebrated as a beautltul Woliail !
with a splendid voice. she IS slea.
dramatic singer and actress ana Wiz
be no doubt, dangerous rlVal ~ Mill
Calye. She comes here after her most
successful career in Italy, Spain and
South America, where great artists re-
ceive higher salaries than are paid here.
If she has not yet sung in London from
son is that Sir Augustus Harris woulo
NEVER nav her terms, and as late as
last spring MIR. Grau offered her an en-
eapernent for this season, and she ca
bled him 81 800 per performance, whlch
Grau did not accept. Nine Gluse-
prina Huguet Is another handsome
French woman with a clear hlgh So
nrano voice who comes with the Colo
mel Among the tenors is Signor Durot'
q MAGNIFICENT tenor robuSto, Win
nure tenor voice and of fine appear
anca He is not such a consummate
artist as Jean de Reszke, but ne sung d.
we'll The other tenor, SlgnOr oe MAI
chi has shared honorS with DaTclee Iol
the last five years.
William Wallace, in the August Ma
tional Review" says this OF Sir Henry
Irving. Generous to the verge %
nroAieacv. a student in all things, ne
has placed himself in a mysterious en-
vironment in which he figures In alnaos'
q romantic light, and seems TO nave
added to his personality a supllnatloI
of the dominant traits of those grea'
historical characters with whom ne has
identified himself in his dramatic Cd
reer." Mr.. Wallace Justly remarks ina
during the quarter Of a century OF worf
of Sir Henry at the Lyceum the thealei
has become a Mecca, the temple OF
special cult, the promised land OF count
less tribes of devotees, who nave nilec
it from floor to roof, and VINO nave Iei'
again and again that by their presence
they have been assisting at hlgh 1estl-
val: and then he adds: There is an an
about the Lyceum audience IKE noun
ing else in the world. Each face Is the
face of a fervid worshiper who looks up
on the rising Of the curtain as the rend
ing of a veil which will reveal a grea1
mystery" What win the freelances
over here, who have SO often tfltee
recklessly against Sir Henry say abou
this? asks "Dunlop's Stage News.
The big hats that are now and fol
some time have been coming here IRON
Paris and initiated to prodigious ex'
tent were never intended to be worn II
theaters. A French or English woman
would as soon think Of wearing a III
rail on her head. They are made FOL
driving. for the promenade, for laWr
parties. receptions, weddings, dinners
in misunderstanding but the play.
ing about Hyde Park or the Bois, OF
lounging about on Bond street or ths
Champs Elysees, but to wear them p1
right gives one the appearance or no
having changed ones clothes all day
as a man looks who goes to the play II
his business suit. If picture nat
inappropriate for evening wear 1t Is oD'
vious that women who wear them arr
not appropriately dressed. NOW, Wo'
mans vanity is one of her greates1
charms-that is, the vanity that always
keeps her bien soignee-well cared fol
and groomed up to the highest degree
Of perfection for any particular event
for instance, her delightfully."- diapha-
nous costumes for Newport mornings
her smart tailor-made gown for the
horse show, her knowing looking bicy-
Gle dress and businesslike golfing cape
and skirt Would any woman wear one
of these to the theater?
Maxine Elliott, the most regally beau
tiful woman on the American stage, ha:
advanced in her profession with re-
markable rapidity She was born IL
Rockland, Me-, and played small part:
in +. S. Wizards company. Then she
played In THE Prodigal Daughter
Diplomacy" and "A Woman of NJ
Importance steadily advancing. Will
Augustin DAILY, Miss Elliott made phe.
| nomenal progress in her art. She was
admirably placed in 1.-The Transit o1
Leo as Olivia in Twelfth Night" anG
Widow Stephenson in Two Escutch
cons" She last appeared in "A House o.
Cards" at the Fifth avenue Theater
She then came to San Francisco ant
| Joined the Frawley Company in June
| last. and left it for Australia to become
| leading lady in Nat Goodwin,s com