Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-21

Will be the musical director OF this COM
pany
Don Giovanni. I'm the original form, has
been given at the Munich Court Opera
House with such success that arrange
ments have been made for performances
in London and Paris next spring This
attempt has shown how distorted and
"reartanged" Mozart's charming work
has been. The orchestra was reduced to
the twenty-five to thirty men Mozart him
self had at HIS disposal. all the bombast
Of grand opera" has been removed. and
Don Giovanni shows up as a bright comic
opera.
Sir Henry Irving, chairman OF the Sid
dons Memorial Committee. has arranged
20 unveil In the autumn the new statue
Of Mrs. Siddons on paddington Green.
The model OF the statue was approved by
the late Lord Leighton. p. Il. A. and the
statue, the work OF VI. Chavalliaud, a
wel-known French sculptor. is approach
ing completion. The portrait OF the
actress has been obtained. after a care
ful study Of all existing pictures, from
Geynoid' S famous picture OF her as The
Tragic Muse"
In "Divorcons," which Mr. Arthur Bour-
CHER has lately produced with great sue
cess at the London Royalty Theatre. Mrs.
Bourchler Violet Vanbfugh) plays Ce-
rtllle III a UaDlUE Icl WIZ. All inc
great actresses since Nine. Chaumont, the
original, have been dark. but Mrs. Bour-
CHER seems 10 have made quite as big ,
hit as any Of them, even II the we'll.
known play has been twisted into Eng
lish so radically as to change the great
scene Ia the cabinet partculier into u
dining-room OF a small market-town hotel,
IN which she appears in a fox-hunting
costume.
Concerning the business embarrassment
OF Abbey & Grau, the noted baritone, w.
Maurel said, in a late interview: II am
not surprised. I told NJ Grau that II
was sure under the conditions that pre-
vailed with his enterprise I'm America.
That was almost three years ago. IL has
lasted longer than / thought, You can
not work for art, and pay 800 or 81 900
n night 10 your artists Under such con-
ditions aesthetic considerations are the
least likely 70 appeal to the manager.
The result IS no longer art; IL is FASH
ion. passing within, a fad, and there can
be nothing stable about such an enter
prise"
Colonel Mapeson announces that he will
, open a season Of italian opera at the New
York Academy - Music October 2Sth next
! Old opera-goers will recall this veteran
/ impresarios American debut In IS7S-'l9,
when he crossed the sea from her Ma
Jestys Theatre with Etelka Gerster ana
| Minnie Hauk. The Colonel gave a season
! of forty-five operas, with Carmen CMinnle
| Hauk In the title roie) IA the novelty.
! Gerster, however drew the greatest audi
| ences. Mapleson succeeded Strakosoh IN
/ New York favor. and was followed by
Henry Abbey This coming season he VIII
! cross batons with that American imprcsa-
| rio.
| Abbey, SchoeffeI x Grau this season
| control certain cities and Damrosch GER
tain others. the stockholders OF the Metro
politan Opera-House being behind both
| schemes. Boston viii have but one opera
season next winter, and that will be q
| Damrosch, not an Abbey Schoeffel az
Grau. Abbey. schoeffel &, Grau open as
usual In New York In December. playing
| there until March. On December lith
| Damrosch opens I'm Philadelphia. and viii
| give three performances week there for
| seven weeks. drawing his stars as he
needs them from the Metropolitan opera
| House Company. At the close OF the
| Philadelphia season Damrcsch will visit
several cities. including ST. Louis. His
repertoire will consist OF German. French,
| and Italian opera. and Melba. Calye, Jean
| de Reszke, and the shining lights Will ap-
| pear. From New York, Abbey. Schoenel
x Grau go 20 Chicago March 18th. and
| Damrosch then goes into New York.
A New York correspondent says. writ
| ing under date OF last Monday: The
struggle 10 keep up interest In summer
theatricals Ks probably responsible for a
couple OF fresh novelties and one light
| opera revival. which are the features 0f
the present week. The first OF the novel
ties - the opening OF a mammoth roof
garden on the top OF Grand Central
| Palace II will seat 5000 people. and It's
total capacity. including Annexed. Is
1900. This unique aerial resort will open
| with plenty Of music. vaudeville. and re-
freshments. The other novelty Is Lumieres
cinematographe. which. IL n claimed. VIII
throw the vtascopc and the kaleidoscope
| into the shade. The revival Is that OF
Ofivette. which viii DE produced at the
, Herald Square by a capable company
headed by DOrtby Morton. Music and
merriment rule on all the roofs and At the
continuous show houses while "El cepl-
tan" at the Broadway. AMI I'm Cay New
York." at the Casino. still draw good
ale4lcnces. Down 81 Manhattan Beach
Eyangeline. Sousa's Band. Pains Ire
works. and circus compete FER pat
ronage. which should increase with the
advent OF seasonable weather. So Ear
there has been entirely too much damp
ness and GOODNESS for all the well-aired
resorts In town and on the beaches
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