The herald., 1897-03-07

Morella. Ethel Balch, Katherine Nc
Neil, George Lyding, Harry Davis, ]. L.
Rockwell, Eugene Rodgers, Jack Hen
derson, George Kunkel.
There will be special musical SER
vice of praise and patriotism at the First
Presbyterian church this evening. The
children of the Sunday school will sing
the national anthem
A rumor comes from England to the
effect that an English scientist. who is
also a musician, has invented new mu-
steal notation. 1t Is declared an i'm
.provement on the old system.
Mr.. Cornell and his chorus solosts,
while at Riverside, had the honor of hav-
ing the great pianist, Mr.. Rosenthal as
their guest from Riverside to Redlands
and return, while making their concert
trip
Miss Catherine Condor of Chicago is
said to have been namel by Nine. Seal
chi as her successor. The lady is only
eighteen years old, and the Italian diva
says she has never heard so remarkable
voice in one so young.
Jean Lassalle, the baritone, Is not to
return to this country next year. He
will remain at his home near Paris
where he has we'll equipped and profit
able brick mandatory, which it is his
hobby to develop and improve.
Ella Russell, the American prima
donna who has been most successful
abroad, will appear for the first time in
New York with the Damrosch Opera
company, on March Is, when she will
be seen as Elsa in "Lohengrin."
| Mr. Cornell is in receipt of a letter
from Geneva Bishop of Chi
cago, who wants to give a concert here
the first week in April, and it is quite
probable that arrangements will be
made for one or more concerts
The Damrosch opera season will open
tomorrow at the Metropolitan Opera
house, not with Tristan and Isolde"
as already announced, but with die
Walkure," in which Lilli Lehman,
Johanna Gadski and Ernst Krauss viii
appear.
Nine. Eames has signed a contract with
Mr.. George Stewart of Boston, to sing
at fifteen concerts supplemental to the
present season. She is guaranteed
$500 for each concert. and will appear in
Albany Buffalo, Indianapolis, Cincin-
Uati, Minneapolis and through the west.
Sullivan and Gilbert's comic operas
have frequently been played in German
and Italian, and occasionally in Nor
wegian and Dutch but so far as we are
aware never yet in French. "The Mi
kado" is, however now being adapted
into French for performances at Brus-
sells.
Emma Caive received last week two
love letters and q call from a crank who
Threatened to shoot her If ignored. De-
tectives guarded the singer when she
went to the opena house and escorted her
to her hotel after the performance. The
annoying persons card bore the name
of John b. Ward
Jessie Bartlett Davis in Herbert and
Smiths tsTha Garqna
written for the Bostonians, appears as
a duchess incarcerated in a convent,
from which she escapes by donning
boys costume. One of her songs, call
ed 1.-THE Angelus, will be accompanied
on set of chimes.
Herr Rosenthal, the celebrated plan
ist, who is at Coronado Beach, Cal,
writes to his manager Henry Wolfsohn
that he feels his vigor returning rapidly
He still entertains the hope that he may
be able to resume his tour in the spring.
lOtherwise he will postpone all appear
ances until his return next season.
Seventy-six new operas were produced
in Italy last year, but in the list printed
by Messrs. Ricordi in The Gazette Mu-
sicale only three are marked "buonis-
simo," namely, Puccinis LIE Boheme,"
given at Turin. February 1; Giordano's
Andrea Chenier," at La Scala, Milan,
March 2S and Luporinis La Collana
di Pasqua," at Naples. November /.
Music lovers will learn with regret
that the Bohemian String Quartet, who
are regarded as having few If any equals
in Europe as ensemble players, will not
visit America this season. They expect
ed to sail from Germany next week, but,
owing to the fact that Herr Nedbal, who
plays the viola, cannot escape, military
duty in the Austrian army this year
as he had hoped to do, the American
tour of the quartet must be postponed.
The program for the first week of Mr..
Walter Damrosch's season of German
opera at the Metropolitan opera house,
New York, beginning tomorrow, is as
follows: Monday, die Walkure," Lilli
Lehman, Johanna Gadski, Ernst
Kraus. Emil Fischer, Heinrich Hob
bing, and Ria Elbenschutz Wednes-
day. first night of the Wagner circle
(Which does not include matinees),
Flying Dutchman, Carl Somer Ger
ard Stehmann, Johanna Gadski, and
Fritz Ernst Friday, second night of the
cycle, "Tannhauser," Paul Kalisch. Emil
Fischer. Wilhelm Mertens, Fritz Ernst,
Ella Russell and Ria Eibenschutz:
Saturday afternoon, "Siegfried," Lilli
Lehman. Augusta Vollman, Ernst
1<raus, Paul Lange, Gerard Stebmann,
Fritz Derschuch and Wilhelm Mertens
La Falote," the comic opera which
broke all records for success during its
run in Paris last season, has been given
its American premier at the Casino, New
York The book of La Falote'' has been
rewritten for the American production
by Cheever Goodwin.
If Emma Eames had PATHS names
She'd scarcely have more glory;
So much is said twill turn her head.
'Tis so commendatory
Much more will kill and then she will
Not live to tell the Story.
Maui Xorlr