The record-union., 1897-11-07

voice and intonation as he goes on He
is much more needed for this than to
refresh memories in regard to mere
words. He earns very large salary, and
has percentage on the profits this be-
ing way to keep him up to the stan1-
ard Nobody in the company studies so
much as, or more carefully than he
does, or is more watchful in his pere-
gTinations through Paris for new and
| true vocal effects which might be sup
posed to give zest to play that is on,
or so soon to be on, the stage in front
of which his box is placed. The actor
or the actress needs only study his or
her own part, unless in it's relations
with other parts, but the prompter
must have an intelligent conception cf
every part taken separately or relative
| ly to the rest of the play. He has,
therefore, to enter into each character.
whether masculine, feminine, or tragic,
comic, pathetic, espiegle, or other. In
this country we have no such man as
yet"
Tragedian Thomas w. Keene is
gaining much credit for certain limo,
vations with which he is stirring up the
ashes of Shakespearean dramatic ira
dition. Chief among the many novel
departures in this respect is the mimic
battle in Richard Ill" In this scene
he adopts Humes epigrammatic phrase
to the effect that "Chivalry died on
Bosworth field,' as a raison d'ete for
having Richard killed by a score of
knights and men-at-arms The real
ism" is really realistic, which statement
is not only alliterative but strange IN
these days of untrue press agents pufts
and advance fakes
| Calve is said to have seen the music
of her lole as Fannie Legrand in Mas
| senet's new opera of ''Sapho,' and to
be delighted with it. The "Sapho' of
| Alphonse Daudet's tale is a decidedly
brisk Pariesenne grisette, and Masse-
| net is reported to have Incorporated
this personality into the music. It's
up-to-dateness may be judged by the
fact that the opera contains a chorus
of cyclists. No wonder composers are
| becoming so modern when singers
like Adelina Patti are anxious to sing
| the role of ''Trilby." Calve is also said
to be oesirous of playing the heroine's
part in Leoncavallos musical version
of Du Mauriers romance.
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| OF the many stars now before the
public, it is doubtful if any have a
larger following than Sol Smith Rus
SELL His methods, like his mannerisms.
are peculiarly his own, and his native
enthusiasm. his earnestness and sin.
ceifty, are so infectious and lend such
an air of realism to characters that the
| o1r6i
! face with a real man and not play
actor. he seems to speak as his heart
prompts him, rather than the words
from play book.
| Miss Ada Rehan and Augustine Da-
| lys company seem to be meeting with
| abundant appreciation on their pres
ent tour of the English provinces. 1t
is the first tour of the kind that they
have made, and their performances are
novelty in all the cities that they
visit. Their reception in Birmingham
was especially enthusiastic.
| Victory Bateman, leading lady Of the
| Imperial Stock Company at Salt Lake,
| has grievance against Lawrence Han
ley, who recently played Othello to her
Desdemona. Mr.. Hanley who is cul-
tivating his muscle and has developed
considerable more strength than he Is
| evidently aware of, made the smothering
scene so intensely realistic at the re-
! hearsal that he choked Miss Bateman
| irto insensibility. The talented actress
| registered a vigorous kick against Han
| leys robust methods, and he promised to
| play easy thereafter.
A war between ibrettists and COM
posers threatens to break out in Bel
gium. 1t appears that the composer
Paul ellison won the prize for a poem
to be set to music by this years can
dfdates for the Belgium Prix de Rome
The disappointed ibrettists now
| threaten revenge by entering the raro s
of composers at the next competi-
tion
Lotta Crabtree. who two years ago
loaned the late Henry Abbey $40, 600
taking a mortgage on his property in
Akron, o.. as security, has brought suit
against the Abbey estate and the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company to re-
cover the amount named with interest
amounting to $2,940.
Charles Dickson, the popular come
dian who appears at the head of the
company presenting Lost, Strayed or
Stolen" was the first light opera and
dramatic star to give the American fe-
male dramatist a chance, and will be
well remembered for his clever perform
ance of Mrs. Pachecos "Incog"
London has an "organ king" whose
royalty rests upon his ownership of
forty ''pano organs" He says that
he rents out his instruments for 10
cents a day. and that busy player
can earn from 50 80 to So a day.
Anton de Kontski. octogenarian, pi-
anist and chevalier. has been touring in
Eastern Siberia, where his music had
charms to sooth the convict SOUL He
is expected in Berlin very shortly
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
has adopted the laudable custom OF
setting aside several rehearsals every
season for trying over new pieces
which any composer is at liberty to
forward to them.
Luigi Cocola, a laborer in the arsenal
at Venice, has written two operas
which are to be performed in that
city next season. He is entirely self
taught, and his talent has attracted the
attention of many musicians.
Raforro in Roman Cafbol;o obnrot