The record-union., 1896-09-06

with little favor, not only because we
have better instruments to-day, but
because lutes are very difficult to tune.
A Hamburg critic once declared that
lutte player who lived eighty years
would have spent sixty in tuning.
An official decree has been published
at Rome, prolonging the rights of au-
thorship in Rossini's Barber Of Sc
vile" another two years, in order to Sc
cure the revenues derived from it to the
Llceo Rossini in Pesaro, which, however,
is amply provided for, Rossini having
bequeathed to it capital of nearly
100000.
Miss Hawthorne expects to open the
London St. James Theater in the first
or second week of September with her
dramatic version of the '"The Pilgrim s
Progress" 1t will be in four acts and
seven scenes. She will be supported by
Mr.. Barnes as ApollyUn, Charles Cart
wright, Olga Brandon, Rose Leclercq,
and others.
Beerbohm Tree has acquired the sole
English dramatic rights Of '.Une Idylle
Tragique," by M. Paul Bourget The
French dramatization of this novel is
by nj. Pierre de Courcelle-the author
OF Les Deux Gosses.'' ''Une Idylle
Tragiaue" will probably be played in
Paris this autumn.
Wagner is getting ahead of Verdi even
in Italy. During the opera season at
Turin, which closed in March last Wag-
ner's "Gotterdammerung' was given
twenty-one times and Verdi's "Falstaff'
five times. Puccinni's La Boheme'
had twenty-three performances.
1t is said that the fact that Frederick
the Great is some of the characters in
Urbach'S new opera, Der Muller Won
Sans-Souci," prevented it from being
given in Berlin. 1t has meanwhile been
produced at Leipsic, Frankfurt, and
Weimar
There seems to be a surprising amount
of musical life at Bridlington, England.
Although the town has only 1000 in
habitants, yet at a recent festival it
brought forward local chorus of 100
and an orchestra Of sixty-fou
Corinne's company this year will num-
Der seventy-five people, the largest that
she has ever appeared with in any city
in this country They come to the
coast in November.
Ada Rehan remains in Ireland to en-
joy a needed rest at her bungalow" on
the coast until she is needed in New
Vnr paI, oy.ca 1c ha loY.
son at Daly's.
The report that Alexander Salvini is
seriously i'll in Europe has been contra
dicted. and it is now reported that the
young actor will shortly open his sea-
son in this country.
Musical critics in Paris are said to re
gard with dismay the fact that all the
concert rooms in that city have already
been engaged for almost every evening
during next season up to March.
Manager Charles Frohman will prob
edy written especially for the comedi-
enne.
j. W. Pigott, author of "The Book
maker has made a stage version Of
Anthony Hopes Mr.. Wits Widow"
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THE Mummy has been put on at the
London Comedy for a run, with Lionel
Brough in the character Of Rameses, in
which he is said to be very funny.
One result Of the death of Sir Angus
tus Harris is the abandonment of the
scheme of an elaborate revival Of '.Ro-
meo and Juliet with Esme Beringer as
Romeo.
Anthony Hope has written a dramatic
version of his own novel, Half Hero" >"
and performance of the piece has been
given for copyright purposes.
Two Little Vagabonds" will be the
title Of the English version Of LES Deux
Gosses," which Arthur Shirley has pre-
pared for the London Princess.
Arthur Bourchier has a new comedy
by Sardou. and a new play by Herman
MerivaIe, Charlotte Corday."
Mascagni is now sale to be at work
on an opera based on Japanese sub
ject, the libretist being Signor Illica.
The Cityof Mexico has philharmonic
orchestra which gave nine concerts last
season.