Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
!: MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. :



The Nordica programme for Kansas City,
for which many people have waited with
much interest, is here given in full. 1t
contains some standard gems and some at
tractive novelties. Nordica will sing the
st. Elizabeth aria, which she alone has
| sung in public, and in which she has been
making the greatest success of her con-
| cert tour. She will also sing an aria from
''Tannhauser" and will have the soprano
part in the great "Rigoletto" quartette.
| While these programme numbers are but
| three, it goes without saying that the Kan
| sas City audience will hear many other
| numbers for Nine. Nordica never gets free
| with less than half Il dozen encores, and
| she has always been gracious enough to
| give her audiences as many encoreS as
| they demanded. The programme will be as
| follows:
Sixth Rhapsodie'' 0iszO, I. Luckstone.
Honor and Arms" (HandeD, j. c. Demp-
sey.
| CMeyerbeer), Mime. Scalchi.
Recitativc and RomanZa, La Fora del
| Destino" CVerdD, Barron Berthald.
| Aria, 'St. Elizabeth (ErkeD, Nine. Nor
!'Ah Rendimi" "a. D.1sSs) F. RossD. Nine
Scalchi.
| ron Berthald.
s.Dich Theure Halle" from "Tannhauser"
| Wagner) Nine. Nordica.
Serenade, Faust" (Gounod), ]. C. Demp-
Quartette, "Rigoletto" CverdD, Nine. Nor
dica, Nine. Scalchi, Mr.. Berthald and Mr..
| Dempsey.
The date of the Kansas City concert is
| February 9 Reserved seats are on sale at
| the Union Pacific ticket office, 1000 Main
| street.
When asked why he made such wide
| departure in writing Shore Acres" from
| the so-called modern drama, Mr.. Herne
| replied: Simply to represent life as it is,
| and not hide it behind the mask of arti-
| ficiality, which is unreal and away from
the true purpose of the drama. Science,
mechanics and art in almost every form,
| except the dramatic, has advanced, and
why should the latter stand still? Fidelity
| to life as it is, and not as 1t is so generally
| depicted upon the stage, should be the
| standard for the dramatist. 1t is this fidel-
| ity to life that has made Shore Acres
such success throughout the country"
Its author is said to have discarded
| many of the technical rules that apply to
| dramatic construction, and if success may
| be gauged by. the glowing accounts that
| have reached here. then, indeed, is Shore
| Acres" a play that is worth seeing. Mr..
| Herne is credited with a double triumph
| in Shore Acres" his work as playwright
being augmented by his Interpretation of
| the leading role, Nathaniel Berry. AS he
| intended playing this part when he con-
| structed his comedy-drama, it is but nat
ural that he should be able to portray it
| artiStically.
scenic production of "Shore Acres"
will be given at the Coates opera house
| the week commencing Monday, February
!, with a matinee on Saturday only.
The Frank Daniels opera company, in
| Harry B. Smith and Victor Herbert's new
comic opera, THE Wizard of the Nile"
! is to be at the Auditorium all next week.
This is the organization which was cred
| tied with having made the most pronounced
| hit in the comic opera field last season, and
which instantly placed Mr.. Daniels in the
! foremost rank of comic opera comedians.
| Mr.. Daniels visited Kansas City every sea-
son for about seven years with his own
| company, playing. Little Puck" Doctor
Cupid" and other comedy successes, but
| this will be his first appearance here in
light opera. The sale for the week opens
| to-day.
1t will be many days before James J.
| Corbett will get a play as good as THE
| Naval Cadet" or one that gives him such
unlimited scope to display his abilities as
hit here last season in "a Naval Cadet"
| a comedy drama of life at the Annapolis
| Naval academy, by Charles 7. Vincent, and
| no doubt his engagement at the Grand op-
| era house next week, which starts with
| matinee on Sunday, will be equally as sue
| cessful In fact, a very large weeks Lusi-
| ness is assured owing to the interest which
| is being manifested in the coming battle
between Bob Fitzsimmons and himself.
Manager William A. Brady has elaborately
| staged "A Naval Cadet and surrounded
Mr.. Corbett with the following company:
| w. T. Doyle, Hudson Liston, Theodore
| Brown, Marion Lester, Fanchon Campbell,
| Leonora Bradley, The Gotham Comedy
| Quartette and Millie James, the daughter
of that very capable actor, Mr.. Louis
| James.
Among the plays that have withstood the
wear and tear of time and have increased
rather than diminished In the estimation
of the theatergoing public, THE Waits of
New York" seems to head the list. Other
dramas may come go and be forgotten,
but Katie Emmetts well known play
| seems to defy time 1t will be presented
it is promised that new scenery, new spe-
cialtieS and many novelties will be intro
duced. Miss Emmett will have the support
of a company that is said to be better than
any she has heretofore had, and the old
familiar scenes. ii is declared, will have
new interest added by the manner in which
they are done.
Miss Emily Bancker and her company
closed their brief engagement at the Audi
torum last night. The largest audience
was at the matinee yesterday afternoon,
when this very interesting little star played
to a big and enthusiastic house.
The only other event of the week at the
Auditorium will be the fourth Symphony
concert Friday afternoon, in which the pro-
gramme will be made up entirely of Schu-
bert numbers.
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