The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
E IN EUROPE.
Covent Gardens Two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Last NnrrtnEe.

covent Garden's Two Novciues-Mo-an.olden
Last Mnrriage.
The two novelties produced during the season
OF opera which has just closed at Covent Gar
den were not re eived by the public in q way
likely to encourage further enterprise on the
part OF the management in this direction. Der
Evangeliman - OF Keinzl did not draw even ono
large audience in spite of Van Dyck's popular
ity in London. and the second performance Of
Baron changers" Ines Mendo" WAS given to q
very small public. The opera. which has been
described In THE Sun. was. on tho whole.
favorably received by the critics. although there
was no note of particularly earnest approval In
any Of the reviews. What was commendatory
may have been only polite. as Baron Erlanger
must be n person of influence in London. Else
it Is difficult to see why his opera should have
been selected as one OF the two novelties of the
London season. That masterpiece Elaine"
1t will be remembered, was first heard in London.
Baron ErlGngcr. who. as a composer. calls
himself Fred Rignal. an obvious transposition
Of the letters. is An EnRlishman, like Maras-
Qtiin in "Girohe. Giroaa," sin high finance
famous He Is known us the composer OF sew
eral works in the smaller forms. He studied in
Germany and France, and his score Is said to
show most pronouncedly the influence Of the
French school. His most ambitious work pre-
viously was an orchestral suite that had been
performed in London. and the work latterly
given was the composers first effort to write
in the operate form. The opera was given with
the best strength of the Covent Garden
company. Among the men were Renaud. who
has made himself highly popular this season;
Is Ai taHen from rom o m@ Of f Prosper Merin aee:s and %dD put
Piais s4re sf DeeoaFee Spsi IS founded on a gloomy t,is
Of medieval life In GHlicla: 1t is said that tho
company. and Conductor Danbe Of the Opera
Com,ouo in Paris came over to hear me hrst
D Dot'1 # would b '' emitted to production in the
Paris theatre: The composer was called before
the az; Ggf IT. inf freSG sse dys by gf IN ibo "1 mo . sr, Tjh,Ih
The news comes from Paris that Victor Maurcl
house Which soon viii be put up In Paris for tho
production o, German and other foreign works
cons rs ths Princess MetteTnich; tho Duchesse
It viii be built. SO far as the stage arrangements
are concerned. after the Bayrouth plan, and
sure OF a theatre in which he will he able
70 enrrIy out his plan hs OF r. pro ;hsatrs III re
seat 600 persons md the uniform price OF s5 a
heal wilt he charged. a short time ego il WIS
Teportsd tbnt the so Princ si,S NJ, Met dSIenf p, mad mao
seniing "Haensel und Gretel" as we'll as other
foreign works. II The present scheme has really
the earlier plan. Victor Maurel would be nm adj
mirahir impresarlo to administer such an un;;
he has always heen anxious TO conduct a theatre
OF his own ever SINCE his disastrous eYperiences
Mt the Theatre des Italiens, with Corti, in PARIS.
His fitness to superintend the production Of the
trilogy Is, however. n matter OF some question,
In Berlin Basso Porto continues. accord
ing TO tho newspaper ACCOUNTS, sensationally
successful. Nine; Moran Olden, who was called
In Ssw shy YG %e, one only T ahGof h0 sbo r poi% Of the dSe Metro PS:
politcn when she sang there. but could he heard
from H.riem 70 the ssti . . er 1ein%p fhe oi io thc
piece compelled her to cancel all her engage,
mcnts for the rest of the summer. But she was
able the other day to take time enSngn IRON hsr
and get married 10 him, What the necessity for
The the c6 6TiP, r wss Is , mot dRi%tSsiiS'yy 70 s ssPIIins" snd
Moran Olden. who can now add another name
to her list, Immediately resumed her role In tho
onera. The italian operas remain so popular In
in September. presenting two works Of Mascagni
that are new there, "Zanetto" and "Silvano.'
Samarn, who was discovered, after his disa ppear'
ance OF several months. at work on Q new opera
toire by a revival OF his lila Martire.'' which 10
so realistic that the heroine dies by inhaling the
works will he sung.
Pablo Sarasate, who has not bsen heard in the
United States for seven or eight years, and has
turned to his home in Pamplona, and he was
received as a hero by his own people, He PLAYED
one In an, open square some OF the Spanish
who gathered to hear him. At a bull fight he
presented his rold cuff button to q matador who
had killed his fourth bull in a particularly brave
city OF Pampiona In memory OF his visit, an6
among them were a ring given 70 the yiolinisl
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