The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-25

music publisher, in an interview with
Brahms, suggested to him the advan-
tage of having his music issued in Eng
land simultaneously with its publica-
ton in Germany. Brahms declined
the proposal on the ground that he
would then have to write two letters
instead of one each time a new work
was issued. The place of meeting was
at Hamburg. the birthplace of the
composer, where he was temporarily
sojourning. In order to show that
there was mo animosity," Brahms was
exceedingly cordial and friendly to the
English publisher and his companion.
He not only took them round to see all
the sights of the city, but insisted up
on paying every expense attending this
personally conducted" excursion.
His Majesty Menelik of Abyssinia
does not intend to be any longer be-
hind other monarchs in the matter of
military bands" says the London
Musical Times" He has lately en-
gagged a Russian artist, NJ Miliovsky, for
the purpose of organizing a number OF
bands among his regiments, and is
sanguine that one or other of these will
be able to render a good account of it
self at the Paris exhibition of the year
1900"
Under the auspices of the National
Musical Academy a life of Carlos Co
mes, the Brazilian operate composer,
author of Il Guarany," has just been
published from the pen of Senior Ernes-
IL Il.
number of eulogistic verses by Bulha
PATIO, Thomas Ribeiro, Lopez de Men
dOnza, and other well-known writer's,
the Brazilians being naturally very
proud of their only native composer
who achieved European distinction.
American operettas are becoming
quite the thing in Germany. Perhaps
the American composers will find this
the entering wedge to serious recogni-
ton over there However. the Ger
mans always did think US funny, and
have been less inclined to take us Sc
riously.
A Naturalization of The Little Min
ister'' by Mr.. Barrie will be produced
in October at the Haymarket by
Messrs. Harrison and Maude The
piece is already completed, and Mr..
and Mrs. Cyril Maude will spend their
summer vacation at Thrums studying
local color and the dialect. This fact
ought to form a strong attraction to
the many Americans who. since the
publication of Mr.. Barie's novel, have
annually visited the quaint little viii
lage, the existence of which he has
made known to the world.
A new drama by Comyns Carr and
Haddon Chambers has been accepted
by the Messrs. Gatti for production
early in August. The tile has not yet
been definitely agreed upon, but the
battle of Waterloo is intimately con-
nected with the plot, and one of the
scenes will represent the celebrated ball
given in Brussels on the eve of the
battle by the Duchess of Richmond
Miss Nethersole says that Thomas
Bailey Aldrich is dramatizing his poem
Judith and Holofernes" for her, and
that she expects to produce it during
her next American engagement. Miss
NetherSOIe mas also acquired the Eng
glish acting rights of Sardou's latest
play. "Spiritisme," which Nine. Bern
hardt played in for the first time in
England in French last Tuesday at the
Adelphi Theater Miss Nethersole hopes
to be able to produce the English YER
sion during her forthcoming provincial
tour and subsequently in London. NJ.
Sardou has consented to make some
changes in his piece, which may render
it more acceptable to the English public
than it proved to the Parisians, who,
even with Nine. Bernhard in the lead
| ing role, did not receive it with the
favor they accord TO Sardous other
works. During her provincial tour Miss
! Nethersole will visit Edinburgh. Dub
lin, Glasgow, Newcastle, Oxford and
! Cambridge.
Wilton Lackaye. whose presentations
Of characters of the Svengali type are
we'll known here, will, next year. at
tempt a different sort of work He will