The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-03

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Miss Julia Arthur II another American
stage favoFtse who leaves for England NJ
the caose CT her present tour. She says
don. and she Mn coraa,ese = many Of the
preparations for her presaut seasons Of
ssrfnEs. which are 10 be Of 4 very iEr-
portanr and expensive character.
Jean de Resxke Is devcsing more aften-
although ne has lorg been Interested in
the sport. In hts stable al Borcwro. near
kiomnice. he has thirfy-fhyee horses. or
s,e nsen ..ysntesn are tnrssyssr-o,ds and
strains.
Under the honorary presidency Of signor
Nerci an influential committee has been
formed Tor the purpose OF devissng
means OF Fesuming the persor nance OF
opera at the historical Teafro della Scala.
IN Milan. and placing the undertaking up
On sound financial and artistic basis, In
dependent OF any .ubvension from the
municipal authorities
Mr.. Mckee Rankin expects 20 spend the
suFumer in London. and whi.c ssssre will
open negotiations for a play with Mr..
Mrs Ebbenifis." .-rhe BENEFIT OF a
Doubt" ard many other successful dram
a. L he peIsusdes NJ piners @ accep,
Dc written With an eye to the eapabiIi-
ties Of Miss Nance O'Neil.
The Royal Opera in Vienna has lately
arranged for the performance Of 4 lyric
ten. The opera. called tine Folie,'' was
composed in lsaa by Menul. 1t is IN two
acts. AID xas at one time sung In Ger
many as The Two Sly Foxes. I, vas
,ssa In, In. sac i,
original and has been translated for the
VIENNA performances IL contains roles
for three tenors. one baritone, one base
and one soprano. The music Is said to be
highly meIodious. No accounts of the
former German performances can be
found at present.
Zeile de Lussan Is singing I'm Paris with
great success She has recently appeared
at the Opera comiaue as Carmen and as
Mignon and critical praise has been show
cred upon her. Braneau, of the Figaro.
and Fourcaud. Of the Gaulois. have writ
ten in glowing terms OF her finished sing
ting, her subtle characterizinS. and her
personal charm. Manager Care, of the
Opera Comique, has rs-engaged Miss de
Lussan. and she Is to sing Zerlna in
contemplated revival OF Mozarfs ..Don
Giovanni" with Mau-el in the cast
Alfred Darbyshlre, of Manchester, tells
funny story Of Sir Henry Irving. Ham
let was being plays. and Mr: Darbyshire
was Poionius. II remember he says,
tine weather was very hot, and. after be-
Ing consigned 10 oblivion. was sitting on
table behind the tapestry, tanning my
self, when. 10 my establishment. Hamlet
drew aside the tapestry, and. repeating
the well known words: Thou rash in
truding fool. ! took thee for thy betters,'
he gave an agonizing look and. sotto voce,
exclaimed: For goodness sake. get me
q pint OF stout. I'm dry as q .in1ekilnr
This from the Prince Of Denmark startled
me. and for some little time / failed to
take In the situation.
Sir Henry Irying's forthcoming debut as
the spiritualistic physician in the modern
dress play. 'sThe Medicine Man. OF
Messrs Trail 4 Hichins, will not be the
first time that London playgoers have
seen that distinguished actor In The stage
attire OF the present fashion. Though his
recent appearances in London have chief
~ been In costumes of past periods. he
has liz his time filed quite a number of
parts involving the assumption OF COM
temporary dress. He played Rawdon
Scudamore in Hunted Down. and Rob
srt Audiey in Lady Audiey's secret
tie was seen as Robert Redburn in .srhe
Lancashire Lass, and as Victor Dubois
In 'Ici on Parle Francais,' He enacted
Cool in London Assurance. he VAS the
Compton Kerr IN "Formosa the Mr..
Reginald Cheyenix In Uncle Dicks OAR
ling" and Digby Grant in Two Roses