The record-union., 1897-06-06

prognosticate long future career for
them. During the American season
which has just closed Jean sang fifty
six and Edouard sixty-eight times,
without once disappointing the public;
and at their last appearance, when
they generously gave their services at
the benefit performance for Miss Alb
hey, they sang as if the season had
just opened. The de Reszke brothers
are as kind-hearted as they are great,
and during the past season hardly a
day passed when they did not give up
an hour or two at their GiIsey House
rooms to hearing young operate as
pirants and giving them advice free.
An awful amount of rubbish has been
written about these artists being over
paid Perhaps they are, but what of
1t, II 1T pays to overpay them? Such
writer's as Tennyson, Gladstone, Rud-
yard Kipling, and the author of Ben
Hur' have been infinitely more 'tover-
paid" yet the publishers found that
it was profitable to overpay them.
In a recent performance of Evan
geline" the gigantic George Fortesque,
who plays woman's part, instead of
making his usual reply to a slight from
Evangeline, There are other girls in
! this room besides you," said: There
are other girls in this room besides
Evangeline Rice" 1t sounded funny
to those who remembered how many
| years E. E. Rice had owned and con-
| trolled ''Evangeline," but it is hardly
likely that Mr.. Rice, who was sitting
in the conductors chair, had connived
at the gag"
New York Times: Remarks about
the favorite mood of dramatic critics
(Which is sadness and foreboding) have
been made facetiously in many public
prints since the Pail Mall Gazette'' I'M
earthed mournful article by it's critic
| OF 1860, LeWes. The youngsters who
make merry over this seem to think the
palmy days were in 1868. On the con-
trary, that was almost the dullest and
most unproductive period of the English
stage.
Nine. Lloyd, formerly a societaire of
the Coincide Franchise, from which
body she retired on her marriage with
NJ. Vibert, the painter, has died in Paris
at the age of 81. Among her charac-
tiers in the classic drama were Philam-
| inthe in Les Femmes Savantes," and
Elmire in 'Tartuffe'' She became a
societaire in 1881.
San Francisco Music and Drama:
La Loi Fuller recently returned to
] npIr
! is reported as being much disguised with
her experience there. Her contract. it
is said, was for $500 a week, and on the
conclusion of the engagement she ac-
cepted Spanish money In settlement, to
find in exchanging it in New York that
there was a discount of 50 per cent on
the dollar. This would indicate that La
Loie is not the bright business woman
she has been represented to be.
Charles Hopper has shelved "Chimmie
Fadden," and a well-known manager
was heard to say that it would break
Hopper's heart if he does not play the
part next season. whereupon another
replied that it would break his fathers
bank account if he did
1t is reported that the popular English
comedian, John Lawrence Toole, will
soon retire from the stage. He has been
in poor health for some years, and the
wear and tear of acting and travel are
becoming too much for his strength. He
is 90 years of age.
Miss Marguerite Boyce of Santa Bar
bara, the accomplished daughter of Sen
ator Boyce, goes with Lillian Russell
next season to sing contralto roles Miss
Boyce. who is a native of Oakland and
a graduate of Mills Seminary, is tall and
handsome, and has been studying for the
operate stage for some time past. The
young lady possesses decided dramatic
talent, and has also received an offer
from Louis James managers for next
season.
Humperdinck has completed his
Moorish Symphony" which is to be
performed at the Leeds festival eng
land) next year. The composer has
adapted some Moorish melodies which
he heard at Tangiers some fifteen years
ago.
Louis James is coming to the coast
again next season. His repertoire will
include THE Robbers" 1.-THE Fools Re
Ivenge," "Rinaldo," "Spartacus'' and
"Virginius" :.
I'm Old Madrid" a lively operate
comedy, under the direction of NJ E.
Rice, is heading for the coast. Francis
Jones, a popular singing comedian,
heads a strong cast.
Fulton Russell, son of Hattie Russell
of Nat Goodwins company, and nephew
of Oliver Byron, has been engaged for
Sol Smith Russells company. The young
man is no relation, however, of the we'll
known comedian.
London papers say that the subscrip-
ton for Mr.. Grau's opera season at Co
vent Garden is the largest in the history
of that house.
1t is announced in the German papers
that several of the letters written by
George Sand to Chopin will shortly be
sold and published.
At a recent concert in London the
programme included symphony by the
Russian composer Arensky, which,
which. though written ten years before
Tchaikovsky Pathetic Symphony"
also bears the title of Pathetic" and
has a movement in the rare "a time.
Miss Julie Opp, an American, has been
playing the part of the heroine in THE
Princess and the Butterfly at the Lon