The record-union., 1897-07-04

rates mans fflcnt6r 1Or not DeSlOWln5
on the performance of Tchaikowsky s
Pathetic Symphony" the same care
that he does on Brahms symphony
or set OF variations. 1t declares that
IF the Pathetic symphony is not
worth not only these variations, but
all the Brahms symphonies thrown in,
never let it be played again. *
Tchaikowsky was not very far be-
meath Brahms in the matter of
technique, and was infinitely above him
in point Of beauty, originality, fresh
ness of atmosphere and pungency Of
expression"
Sarah Bernhardt does not appear to
have repeated in London the success
which she won in Paris as LorenZacciO.
Some of the critics speak of the i'm
personation in very chilling terms and
intimate that the sooner the famous
actress gets back to petticoat parts
the better for her reputation as an
artist.
A sister of Mrs Patrick Campbell re-
Gently made her appearance on the
London stage in a small part and is
S@aAo ~ nave ildQG d very -aNOIdDlG
impression.
A daughter of Henry Arthur Jones.
according to the London press. is about
to enter upon a course of study for
the stage under the direction OF NJ.
Coquelln. She is said 10 possess both
physical and mental qualifications.
Sir Henry Irving has been acting in
"A Story of Waterloo at special
performance, and once more created
an extraordinary effect by this finished
and powerful impersonation.
In the autumn Mabel Terry Lewis
daughter of the famous actress Kate
Terry, will appear as the heroine of q
romantic play, by DR.. Dabbs, called
The Blind Singer"
Charles Hawtrey, when he returns to
the London Comedy Theater after the
run there Of Secret Service" purposes
to produce new comedy by II. V.
Esmond, called "A Summers After
noon." Another of Mr.. Esmond's plays,
The Tree of Knowledge" is to be
presented before long ny George Alex
ander.
The report that the Italian tragedian
Signor Zacconi was about tc appear
in London was premature 1t was in
tended that he should appear at Her
Majestys, but that theater will be &C.
cupied otherwise, and the arrangements
have fallen through
The experiment of popular representa-
tlons of Shakespeare at the London
olympic Theater appears to nave been
much more successful than it was gen
orally expected to be. At all events
the season was prolonged by an addi-
| tional work, which seems to indicate
that the enterprise was not conducte.
at a loss.
julius Schutze has discovered among
the Ute Indians of Colorado a sort OF
clarinet, which he thinks has a sweeter
and more plaintive tone than any of
our orchestral instruments. The effect
OF its sound waited up to the noun
tains from the Indian villages he de-
scribes as being magical
French musicians are becoming
alarmed at the increasing number of
foreigners Chiefly Belgians and Ital-
lans) who find places in the Partisan
orchestras. A protective society has
been established to counteract this
dreadful evil.
David Belasco was stage manager of
the Baldwin, San Francisco, when
Maud Adams made her debut in
that city at that theater in a
child part in the seventies. Fate
has been most kind to them since they
ventured East, as both are now celeb
| rites.
The Girl From Paris" one of the
notable successes of the past season in
New York and which has already
reached its 250th performance at the
Herald Square Theater is one of the
attractions booked for the Columbia.
San Francisco.
Madeline Bouton, one of the bright
Call1ornennes who went East several
years ago and has since made an en-
vlable reputation with first-class or
carnations, intends to pass the sum-
Iner IN picturesque part of New
England instead of going to Europe.
as reported.
Ihe Columbia Comic Opera Company.
now playing Southern California. med
ltate going to Honolulu. unless Miss
hatherine McNeill, the proprietor of
the organization, finds a California
tour more profitable.
An English critic believes that l2ud-
yard kipling's Seven Seas ia j eraa,
book for musical treatment.