The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

operas in that company's repertoire =
Faust" and Romeo ct Jullette. he may
also appear in concert. But M, Plancon
saws he has as yet made no positive plans,
and will wait until he returns to Europe.
If he does appear with the Damroseh com
DamrOsch has shown of an intention to en-
gage the services of the high-priced French
ana Italian singers:
At a recent Afternoon with Chicago
Composers under the auspices of the Klio
Association. in C~ommandery Hall. Masonic
Temple, the programme comprised the
works of Chicago musicians exclusively,
and many of them interpreted their music.
either as accompanies or soloists. Repre-
scented on the programme were Mrs. Jessie
l.. Gaynor. Rose Mansfield EveFsole, Myra
a. Chisholm. Eleanor Smith; DR.. Louis
w. Root. w. G. F.. Seeboeck. Walter Spry
and Emil Liebling: The attendance was
large.
Mr.. william Seymour, manager, and
Charles Emerson Cook. librettist, of THE
Walking Delegate" are well aware that
pretty girls are strong factors in the sue
cess of an attraction. Consequently all the
past regular season they have been on the
lookout, and have succeeded in engaging
twenty-eight of the prettiest girls magma
bic, having had the pick from such COM
panies as those of Francis Wilson, De
Wolf Hopper and Jack and the Bean
stalk" "
Mr.. Edward Z. Rice, who returned from
Europe last week. announces that he has
secured the following attractions: Three
DashiHg Widows" by George Dance and
Ivan Caryll; The French Maid" a
comic opera. by Basil Hood and Walter
Slaughter; Miss Robinson a spectacu-
lar comic opera, by Barney, and Monte
Carlo" a musical comedy, by Sidney
Carlton and Harold Talbot.
81 -. <.~,
Refuge'), a new opera by Crusonio Loren
20 De Fabris. was recently performed for
the first time at the Rossini Theater in
Venice and was very faVorably received.
This opera is arranged somewhat like
"Cavalleria Rusticana, having but one
long act.
The Emperor of Russia has been to the
opera four times recently especially to hear
Mile. Sibyl Sanderson sing. He addressed
to her the warmest compliments and spoke
OF the great pleasure her acting and voice
gay him. She sang in "Esclarmonde,' .
"Manon' and "Romeo ct Julette''
Emily Thorne Chamberlain, a daughter of
the famous John Chamberlain. of Washing
ton, and the niece of the late Charles
Thorne, is to make her debut in comic
opera. She is said to have a beautiful voice
and to inherit much of the beauty of her
mother, Emily Jordan.
II oQiIO SlSlCIS al III Il dIIoy NlACi lllCy
recently gave a concert with great success,
and were warmly Iauded as among the
great interpreters Of the classics They
will go early in May to London, and thence
to Germany, and are contemplating a re-
turn to this country:
Lillian Blauvelt has closed an engage
ment to sing the part of the forest bird in
''Siegfried" in the Bayreuth performance of
that opera. The engagement has been ar
ang by her agent, Mr.. Henry WolfSOhn.
Nine. Blauvelt will sail for Europe June 2.
The libretto of Affair d'Amour' has been
completed. 1t is an opera in four acts and
seven scenes, and is taken from the history
of France at about 1914, introducing in its
cast the man of destiny and several other
interesting royal characters.
Hans Richter was the recipient of num-
erous Fluctuations on the occasion of his
conducting his 200th concert of the Wen
nese Philharmonic Society, on Feb. q, when
a banquet was also given in his honor.
In the production of Shakspeare's Temp
est" at Days Theater, Miss Nancy Nc
Intosh plays the role of Miranda on account
of her fitness, unsteady speaking.
James L. Gilbert, the noted composer of
Bonnie. Sweet Bessie" and Not a Spar
raw Falleth,' is writing a series of sacred
songs with William H.. Gardner.
Mr.. David Bispham has been engaged as
one of the soloists for the Worcester music
festival next September. He will sing in
four of the festival concerts.
Marie Brema, who sang in the Indian
apolis May festival last year, has been Civ
ing concerts in Germany with Edward
Greig, the composer.
Her Majesty ~Liliuokalani, otherwise
known as Mrs. Dominis. has composed an
anthem for the Hawaiian people.