The record-union., 1897-11-28

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Floersheim writes, he interpreted the
works of this composer with even
greater care and conscientiousness than
if they were those OF one of his favor
ties. Mr.. Floersheim doubts very much
if the final allegro of the D major would
pass muster as a symphonic movement
with old man Beethoven if Brahms
were to show him the score in heaven.
Correspondence Chicago News:
The influence of advancing steps in art
and elegance, in luxury and extrava-
gance is vividly expressed in the elab-
crate delivery of a theater over to the
public-a theater which cannot be du-
plicated in all the world 1t is variety
theater where continuous shows are
given just as they are in Chicago at
Hopkins and the Olympic and the other
stuffy. inconvenient vaudeville houses
of Chicago. New York has Roster
Bials and Hammerstein's both magni-
ficent theaters, gaudily but expensiyely
decorated and delightful to enter, but
Keiths at Boston is revelation of san
guine waste of wealth, utter disregard
OF cost and absolute confidence in the
honesty and judgment of the public. 1t
is from street to street, for it occupies
the center of a block and boasts two
superbly ornamental entrances, with
lordly paintings within the domes and
rare glass and iron fret work, tapestries
and binding lights in Venetian globes
Within is every convenience one could
expect in Marlborough House or Buck
ingham Palace; every luxury, every
beautiful comfort in the exquisite foyer,
the auditorium and the dressing rooms
for the specially actors. Costly YER
sailles and antique furniture. divans
and lovely embroderies. laces and
Graperies all in perfect taste of the
most fantastic fabrics, rare old lace and
pillows from India, carpets costly ana
rich; paintings from medal men OF the
French and Italian schools, and abSo-
lutely astonishing mural decoration by
Tojetti. with his cunning little cherubs
and his wings and stars and captivat-
ing gauzes.
The ladies' parlor is an exquisite lit
tie boudoir in faint rose and honlton
lace, with old blue tints in the ceilings
and cloudy frieZes. There are solid sll-
Yer toilet articles-everything from
brush and comb to powder pun anu
manicure articles-upon dainty dress-
ing case draped in lace and India mus
lin with silken scarfs and fascinating
lights. There is a silken couch 10 pe
used in case of illness and Marie An
toinette writing desk with everything
possible required, even to postage
stamps, which the writer is supposed 10
pay for but is never requested, ana sell
dom is vulgar enough to forget. lmag-
inc such a palace of luxury in Chicago.
Maids tell me that it is Impossible TO
keep towels and soap and pubic COMB
and brush for the unfortunate IN Chl-
cago because patrons steal these ne
cessities without a qualm. But II so
beautiful a foyer was fitted up any
where the lowest element of the puDllc
would be respectful enough not to MP
the "prop' The dynamo room is llke
lady's private parlor, with chippendale
desks and cabinets, cool blasts through
the furnace rooms and such exquisite
cleanliness and shine that it is one or
the most comfortable places in the the
ater. particularly when Johnstone Ben
rett is holding forth upstairs. A maze
Of vertical mirrors is one of the attrac-
tions and marbles from Sienna and the
treasure auarries of Italy floor the halls
same gorgeous extravaganza prevails,
and the .st'irty- -fur-de-two" stars don't
do thing but swagger at Kelths.
The report that Beerbohm Tree has
asked Miss Ada Rehan to play kath-
erin to his Petruchio in Garrick's one
act version Of the comedy in Her Maj
esty's Theater. London, turns out to
have been founded on misconception.
What Mr.. Tree did was to offer the
use OF his theater to Mr.. DAILY for his
production of THE Tanning of the
Shrew.'' an offer which the latter was
compelled to decline.
Mr. Days play THE Fanatic" which
was produced the other day in London
with a minimum of success, seems to
be a. strange mixture of farce and
tragedy The hero, who prefers that
his wife should die rather than eat
outlet or drink a glass of wine, is rep
resented as getting drunk upon whisky,
swallowed in good faith as a non-alco-
holic drink, and dying finally in fit
of passion because his wife has escaped
from his control.
Charles Frohman's London agent has
just sold the right to produce Secret
Service" in the Russian Empire to NJ.
Souvorine of st. Petersburg. Mr.. Gil
lette's excellent play will be translated
into Russian and produced in the cap
ital Of the Cars at the theater of the
Literary and Artistic Society.
Barry Johnstone, leading man with
Louis James this season, is receiving
high praise for his work in the five
plays in Mr.. James repertoire. The
Kansas City Journal thinks him the
best c;tssius since Lawrence Barrett.
Willie Collier VIII begin a tour of the
Pacific Coast IN THE Man From Mex
leo" early in the new year, opening at
the baldwin. Mr. Golfers last appear
ance in California was with the late
Charles Reed in "Hoss and Hoss"
The house in which Orlando Lasso
lived in Munich from 1882 to 1894 has
recently been destroyed. Little Of
Lasso's music is given nowadays. but
his name survives as one of the great
est in the early history Of modern lnu-
sic
Edvard Grieg the famous Scandi-
navian composer. has written study
Of Mozart, which VIII appear in the
Novor.,ber Century" in the series Of
articles on music by the leading n1usi-
ciane OF the day.
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Hunnerdincl IS said 70 he engaged on
n new stage work; not a fairy opera
li|o his preceding works. but n more