The record-union., 1897-12-12

than; Shakespeare as a PunSter," by
F. A. Bather, M. A., F. G. s.; shake
speare and Montaigne,' by Frank
Payne; "Noctes Elizabethanae," by
William G.. Hutchinson; The Eliza
bethan Pamphleteers,' by James Ernest
Baker
"The Prometheus Bound of Aeschy-
lus," the earliest play of the Oldest dra-
matist. will be given an elaborate pre-
sentation in Empire Theater, New
York, in April next This will be its
first representation in English The
paraphrase from Aeschylus and the
choruses have been written by George
Parsons Lathrop, the author of
elaine" and 1.-The Scarlet Letter" The
music of the choruses and melodramat-
ic accompaniment of the entire play
has been composed by Edgar Stillman
Kelley. Franklin H. Sargent, who has
been so long identified with the per-
formance of Greek plays in this coun
try, will have the entire supervision of
the production. There will be an or
chestra of forty under the direction of
the composer, and strong professional
cast and chorus will be engaged. The
performance of .'Prometheus Bound"
will have the approval and important
cooperation of Charles Frohman.
Miss Leonora Jackson seems to be one
of the coming vioinists. and it is to be
hoped that she VIII come soon to her
native country She was born in Cal
| ifornia, studied the violin With Joachim
and won the Mendelssohn prize of l 800
marks against many contestants few
weeks ago. She has achieved great
success at concerts in Berlin and other
cities, and the critics everywhere speak
highly of her accomplishments She
is only seventeen years DID,
The widow of Suppe, the operetta
composer, has filled a room in her eie
giant villa at Cars, in Austria with
| objects associated with her late hus-
bands career. Among them are the
! flute on which he practiced when boy,
the piano he used, gifts presented to
| him. autograph letters from famous
persons, and unpublished manuscripts
of his own. The Suppe musuem is
freely shown to visitors
The GrandDucal Theater at Weimar
so closely associated with the artistic
! activity Of Goethe and Schiller in dra-
ma, and later on with that of Liszt in
| the sphere of opera, is destined shortly
| to disappear TO make room for build
ing better adapted to modern require
ments. 1t was here where many Of
the great dramas of Schiller and Goethe
were first produced; it was here also
where "Lohengrin" was brought out
| for the first time
Imre Kiralfy is to establish in Lon
don Universal Exhibition" Through
its medium Mr. Kiralfy proposes to il
lustrate the progress of the world as
it exists at the close of the nineteenth
century. To this end the latest and
best products of civilization are to be
collected into a coherent whole The
scientific, industrial and social life of
the world will be represented in appro-
pirate fashion
Music and Drama: The following
clipping from New York paper shows
that there are some localities in the
East that are good to stay away from
THE theatrical business on the road
! has been very bad SO far this season
except in two localities said a man
ager yesterday who has every facility
TO know what he is talking about.
| The New England territory and what
| is known as the Pennsylvania circuit,
are the only places where any but the
| biggest kind of attractions have been
able to make even a little money The
| South, Middle West and West have
been very disastrous to all companies
| except the standard ones, which are
able to make money at all places and
under all conditions. Managers of
| road shows are looking to see better
| times as the holidays approach. -
What would Mr.. Crane call the towns
| outside of the two localities mentioned
| above?
The 'cold tea" souvenirs given away
! by the What Happened to Jones"'
management We're little bottles of a
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