The record-union., 1896-08-09

accompanying 1t, Chlef Comm SAID IL
his brother himself could have had the
disposal Of it he would feel happier to
know his long esteemed friend pos
SeSsed it,
Lewis Morrison will have one of the
biggest attractions of the coming sea-
son. He will carry special scenery for
all the plays in his repertoire, which
VIII include his new drama, THE In
dian" Faust "Yoricks Love- and
Rlchelieu." The scenery for his new
est production, 1.-THE Indian" will be
particularly elaborate. The play is in
Tour acts, each one having a separate
set. The first two scenes take place in
Washington, D. c., and the last two at
Rocky Pass Agency. His company
VIII number twenty-six people, beside
a quartet of male singers and a sextet
OF male and female voices
Behind the Scenes" which has Just
been tried in London, is 1.-THE First
Night" expanded into three acts, with
the view of enhancing the Importance
OF the old actor Achille Talma Dufourd.
The experiment does not seem to have
been very successful, although Felix
Morris, as is we'll known, plays the
chief character very well. The interest
is scarcely strong enough to endure the
strain Of the necessary attenuation.
Clarence Holt, the veteran English
actor, is about to publish his reminis-
cences, and will have something to tell
about the exciting times on the early
Australian gold fields. He was one of
the hrSt actorS-more than forty years
ago-to appear before the gold diggers
OF Ballarat and Bendigo, who some
times evinced their appreciation by
throwing nuggets of gold to their fa-
Norltes on the stage, a rather danger
Gus form of compliment. For some time
Mr. Holt was in partnership with Will
lam Hoskins as lessee and manager of
the Melbourne Theater Royal The
latter had been a member of Phelps
famous company at Sadlers Wells, and
to him Sir Henry Irving was indebted
Tor early stage tuition. The latter ac-
knowledged his obligation and express
ed his gratitude by subscribing f100 to
the Hoskins Memorial Fund in Mel
bourne. HoSlIins was the greatest
Shakesperian actor and scholar Of his
time in Australia
German opera is a much younger
thing than Italian opera. The Italian
cities had opera in their own language
early In the seventeenth century, where
as the Royal Opera in Berlin did not
produce an opera in the German lam
guage until 1888. There had been Ger
man opera at an earlier stage at Ham
nd nfh hnr ot+
amount to much. Even Mozart wrote
only two of his operas to German Ii
brettos, and Weber was the first to win
decisive victory for German opera,
with his "Freischutz," of which the
seventy-fifth birthday was celebrated
in Berlin a few weeks ago.
Sonzgno has engaged for his autumn
season at the Lirico, In Milan, three
prime dome, Emma Ne
vada, Sibyl Sanderson and Marie Van
Zandt.
A new one-act operetta, Matthias
Cornivus," by Charles Frozler, will be
given at the Theater Royal, Budapest.
early next season.
Nine. Deschamps Jehin is singing at
She returns to the Paris
Opera in February to originate a part
in Zola and Bruneau's new opera.
"Messidor"
Leoncavallo has finished the ubretto
of his new opera, La Vie de Bohene."
and will have the whole work ready for
production early in the autumn. This
is one Of the new operas Colonel Maple
son promises to produce.
Nine. Modjeska is reported to be i'm
proving rapidly in health. She will
probably begin her season in Chicago
after the election.
Dan Rice, the old-time circus clown.
appeared in Bentley's circus in New
ork recently for the benefit of the
Junior Republic fund. Dan Rice, who
is now "a years Of age, is living quietly
at Long Branch, and has almost com
pleted a most interesting autobiog-
raphy.
A new American play by Bret Harte
VIII be produced under the manage
ment of Charles Frohman In the Broad
Street Theater. Philadelphia, on the
18th Of September. Annie Russell will
enact the heroine, and Joseph Haworth.
the hero. The scene is laid
in the Sierras.
The rumor that Sir Henry Irving
is meditating an impersonation of
Robespierre in new play by Sardou
recalls the fact that the French reyo-
was the hero of a play by
Edmund Falconer. which was produced
Ill Drury Lane Theater about a quar-
ter Of a century ago. Mr. Falconer
played the part himself, and endowed
1t with fine Irish brogue, which pro-
voked unseemly hilarity. The piece was
very long, but its life very short.
According to the Baltimore "Ameri-
can,' James Young, Jr., of that city
VIII present his valuable collection of
portraits of the Booths and rare por-
traits Of other great players to the
Players Club of New York. This coIlec-
ton contains the rarest picture in ex-
istence of the elder Booth. a daguer-
reotype taken at an earlier age than
any other portrait extant. The pic
trre is the only one in existence taken
before the unfortunate accident in
which Booths nose was broken.
1t is reported that Grace Hawthorne
is making arrangements in London to
produce an English Passion Play" by
George Collingham," an adaptation
from ''The Pilgrims Progress.
It is announced that Jules T,ernaitre