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ply it to the cleaning out of our Augean
stables. Everything has its day. Mud
itv and indecency have had theirs Now
away with them to the sewers"
The London "World" critic has been
to see H. B. Irving act in Shakespeare,
and remarks: Il saw his Romeo and
found it a gallant and picturesque per-
formance, bearing too evident traces,
however. of haste and overwork. Mr..
Irving ought really to husband his voice
a little, if he is ever to do justice to his
unmistakable gifts. AS it is, it alto
gether lacks notes of tenderness, intens-
ity. passion. There is no medium in the
actors delivery between tonelessness
and vehemence. He has voice to shout
with, though even that shows signs of
wear; but he cannot make a whisper
carry, and still less glow and vibrate
with emotion Nevertheless the perform
ance was interesting and attractive, un-
der rather trying circumstances.
A dispatch announces that Nine. Lii
lian Nordica, the famous soprano, was
married in Indianapolis May 9th to
Zoltian F. Dome, a young Polish tenor
singer The bride is about SO years old
and the groom is 20. She was married
under her real name-Lillian B. Norton.
The remarkable romance of Nordica S
life is recalled by her marriage. Her
first Observation-Disclosures a wealthy
Englishman who, ten years ago, at
tempted to cross the English Channel
in a balloon and was never again heard
from. After five years had elapsed she
made application to the English courts
for relief from her marital position and
finally granted.
The friends of Professor Gevaert have
been celebrating the twenty-fifth ami
versary of his appointment as director
of the Brussels Conservatory. Gevaert
is not only great teacher OF theory and
orchestration, but an admirable orches-
trail conductor Under his direction
several concert performances of Wag-
ner's 'Rheingold' recently aroused
great enthusiasm in Brussels.
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The critic of London Truth thinks
that D'Albert sis less likely to shine as
virtuoSo than as a conscientious young
artist particularly in the classics" AT
his first London concerts he was so
careless that he had neglected to have
his piano tuned to the pitch of the or
chestra. AT his recital he played to a
poor house, as he had attempted "Pade-
rewski prices" and London does not
seem to accept him as an equal, or even
n Do ex1ri
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Hubert Herkomer recently related
how he painted Wagner's portrait The
composer was SO averse to sitting, and
so unaccommodating in general, that
Mr.. Herkomer finally decided to paint
him from memory. Wagner saw the
sketch, and was so much pleased that
thenceforth he consented to sit as long
as the artist chose. This portrait is now
in the possession of Wagner's widow.
The famous Wagner conductor, Felix
Mottl, seems to be very touchy on the
subject of his idol. He recently sent in
his resignation as a member of the Grill
parzer Society because, in it's last year
book it published letters of Schwind in
which Wagner was maIigned in the
fashion that used to be common.
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There seems to be surprising amount
Of musical life at Bridlington, England.
Although the town has only 1000 inhab-
forward chorus of $50 and an orches-
ira of GA.
Clarence Handysides and his wife will
be members of Nat Goodwin's Austria
liam company
In addition to "a Social Highway
man." the Holland Brothers will pro-
duce a new play when they come to
the coast.
According to the Georgia Cracker" 4"
olga Nethersole has a rival in oscula-
ton: She is sweet 16 and she saws
the first time her sweetheart kissed her
it made her feel like a tub of butter
swimming in honey, cologne, nutmeg
and cranberries, as though something
ran down her nerves on feet of dia-
monds, escorted by several cupids in
chariots drawn by angels shaded with
honeysuckle, and the whole spread with
melted rainbow
Mr.. Tree seems to have spared no
pains nor expense in his revival OF
Henry w" in the London Haymarket
Theater. The costumes and scenic eff
fects are praised highly His Falstaff
is commended. but not enthusiastical-
ly. 1t is regarded, APPARENTLY, as an ex-
pertinent more curious than convincing
The great hit of the performance was
the Hotspur of Lewis Waller.
farewell benefit is to be given to
Miss LIE There, an experienced and ca
pable actress, who retires from the
stage to establish a conservatory upon
a somewhat new principle. 1t is to be
sort of college to which nonresident
pupils will not be admitted, and the
course of training is to be exceedingly
comprehensive and thorough. This
sounds well, and the scheme is said to
have good hackers, but of course the
main question is whether the right sort
of pupils will be forthcoming.
An official decree has just been pub
hshed at Rome, prolonging the rights
Of authorship in Rossini's Barber OF
Seville" another two years, in order tc
secure the revenues derived from it tc
the Lfceo Rossini in Pesaro. which
however is amply provided for Rossini
having bequeathed to it a capital OF
nearly 100000.
Wagner is getting ahead of Verdi even
in Italy. During the opera season at
Turin which closed on March % Woo
ner's "Gotterdammerung' was given
twenty-one times and Verdis "Fal-
STAIR five times. Puccinis La Bo-