The record-union., 1897-01-31

written a particularly bitter criticism of
the pay and vented unusual spleen
upon Mile. Lerou, who played the prin-
cipal part. In the afternoon of the day
on which the criticism appeared more
than a dozen persons, in one way or
another informed NJ. Sarcey that Nile.
Lerou had committed suicide after
reading his article. NJ. Sarcey is
kind hearted old gentleman, but he abb
solutely denied having sent the floral
wreath which toward evening arrived
at Mile. Lerou's hotel, accompanied
with the card of the critic of the
Temps" tied with a piece of black
ribbon. Mile. Larou Immediately sent
the wreath to NJ. Sarcey's, in the Rue
de Douai, With the following scribbled
across the back of the critics card:
The dead do not laugh. l am laugh
ing"
Richard Carroll, the comedian and
librettist of "Kismet," counts among
his friends a venerable old couple who
live on the West Side in New York City,
who are noted for their devotion to
one another. Occasionally they have
childish Quarrelling spells and do not
talk to each other for a week or two at
a time. No attention is paid to them,
for their little affairs always terminate
happily. During such times they COM
municate with each other by making
signs, not a word is spoken They had
such a tiff recently when the old gen
tleman came home one evening with
two theater tickets for Wallack's Thea
ter, where ''Kismet' is being played.
He held them up to his good old wife
and pointed at the date. She under
stood, and began Immediately to
change her dress to accompany him.
When they arrived at the theater and
w5re shown to their seats they discov-
cred that they were separated by
post. 1t was evidently too much for
the old man. Turning to the old lady
he observed, smilingly: Il wonder how
they knew it."
Says the Westminster Gazette: There
is a viclin in the possession of Frau
Grigorieff- Krudener of Lucerne. the
widow Of the brilliant young performer.
Grigorieff, which is reputed to be worth
10000 francs. Vulliaume, Bianchi, ST.
Vori, and other experts have agreed in
this extraordinary estimate. The great
est artists, Paganini, Spohr, Vieux-
temps, Joachim and Sarasate, have
played upon it, and there is quite a col
lection Of documents relating to it's his
tory for the last 100 years It was
one Of tha so-called .'Kurfur-
stein geige." or Prince Elector fddles,
f hi
to the Electors of the Holy Roman EN-
pire by Jacob Stainer Amati. and is the
only one Of the twelve which is still in
existence. About a century and a half
ago it came into the possession of Baron
de krudener the Russian diplomatist
and husband of the famous Madame de
Krudener. the singular religionist who
played so great part in bringing about
the so-called Holy Alliance in 1919. Ma
dame de krudener was a sort of Ger
man lady Huntingdon. always sur
rounded by a court Of clergymen. But
one of her family, the last of the name.
was born musician, and delighted him
self with the dusty old neglected
"Amati." He took to music as his pro-
fession, renounced the name Of Kru-
Mr.. -, agent of the - company.
which is to appear at - Opera house
next week, is in the city Mr.. - is an
experienced journalist, having been con-
nected with the leading newspapers in
New York, Oshkosh, Podunk and else
W here"
Fill in tie above blanks and you will
have a standard personal" to be found
in the amusement columns of nearly
every newspaper in the country If
their statements are to be believed
about all the advance agents travelling
are, or nave been, newspaper men, Some
Of them are known to be such because
of an established reputation as writer's
before they entered into the theatrical
business
New York Post" A new spirit has
come over the Paris opera Rossini. the
musical idol of his day. was 50 disgust
ed with the way they mutilated his
William Tell in Paris that he threw
away his pen and did not write another
opera for the remaining thirty-nine
years of his life Wagner wrote
heartrending essay on the way Weber's
'FreischuetZ" was maltreated at the
opera. and everybody knows how. al
though Napoleon gave him carte
blanche. everything that was possible
was done 10 prevent him from giving
his own ''Tannhauser" there as he
wanted ii to be given. But to-day.
when an opera by Wagner is produced
careful studies are made at Bayreuth
and other German cities SO a 10 insure
correctness as far as possible There
was a time when Mozart's Magic
Flute" was shamefully treated in Paris.
but for the recent revival of Don
juan the most conscientious studies
were made. and the result was a brill
liant success-so brilliant that the
manager remarked that it made him
thirty years younger. After all. there is
an advantage in having scarcity of
new operas worthy OF performance: it
ccnpe's the managers to revive and
do justice to the masterworks of the
past.
Albert Chevalier was once singing in
a small town Lot far from London.
After ;he performance was over he re-
marked to the manager of the theater
that the audience struck him as being
very desa0Dsl:&tive
Do you think so?" asked the mana
ger
Wen. l thought they were. if any
thing. toe en. husiastic" said the por-
trayer Of coster life. for they We're
knocking their umbrellas and sticks on
the floor all the time / was on the
stage"
"Oh. that wasn't applause" observed
the manager languidly. You see, The
pusto1fice is right above US, and they
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