The record-union., 1897-12-12

than; Shakespeare as a Punster," by
| F. A. Bather, Nj. 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 choquses 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 a 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 violinists, 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
ha
marks against many contestants a few
weeks ago. She has achieved great
success at concerts in Berlin ard other
cities. and the critics everywhere speak
highly of her accomplishments. She
is only seventeen years old
The widow of suppe, the operetta
composer, has filled a room in her ele-
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 a 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persons, and unpublished manuscripts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 a 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 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
| wild efV- a n Y art iSaI brand