The record-union., 1898-06-12

Emma Nevada has returned to ths
Paris Opera ComiQue. She made hel
re-entree in "Lakme," and her success:
was exceptional. This fact is all thu
more noteworthy since the Partisan:
had persistently refused to accept any
one but Marie Van Zandt in Delibec''
master work.
New Italian singers have not beer
engaged this year because there arr
none up to the high standard of Coven1
Garden" says London Truth" "Yol
can secure plenty Of Italian tenors ant
sopranos of sort, at Flo a week up
wards; but the British public insist up
on the best, so that the Covent Garden
syndicate have endeavored to choost
the finest singers available, irrespective
Of nationality or tongue"
Colonel Mapleson, with his usual
optimism, estimates the receipts for hi:
season Of Italian opera in London a,
$4,000 and the expenses at $213 500
The event will probably reverse those
figures.
The report that Mrs. John Wood was
about to revisit America, in order te
play Mrs. Malaprop in Mr.. Jefferson's
revival of THE Rivals" is now denied
apparently by authority.
Marie Van Zandt, the opera singer
and a native Of this country, was mar
ried at Paris recently to M. de Tcher-
inof. a Russian Councillor of State and
Professor Of the Imperial Academy al
Moscow. ~
Forbes Robertson, it is said, will pro-
duce "Pelleas and Melisande" in Lon.
don some time in June There is also
matization Of George Meredith's 1.-THE
Egotist"
Katherine McNeill. after successfully
managing the Columbia Opera Com
pany for a year and half, has taken q
vacation to rest until August, when the
company will reopen in new opera.
Paul Gilmore has abandoned his in.
tention Of starring in the Salyini re-
pertoire Of romantic plays. He will
make his steller debut next autumn in
a new modern play now being writer
for him.
Jennie Eustice, formerly a prominent
member of the Madison Square Theate1
Stock Company, has made pronounced
success in the English provinces as
Madame Sans Gene. The critics OF
Dublin say that her performance COM
pares favorably with Ellen Terrys.
Lydia Yeamans Titus, who is making
great hit in the English provinces, is
booked on the other side until 1901
She is billed as Lydia Yeamans, ant
is accompanied by her husband, F. j
Titus.
Marie Tempest, who seems to have
become an operate fixture in London
Will have the principal part in the
new musical play to be produced al
Daly's London theater.
Fanny Davenport intends to open he,
next season early in November at the
Walnut-street Theater Philadelphia, ir
an elaborate production Of "Theodora'
Joseph r. Grismer is said to have
given up acting and will devote him.
self to revising, writing and producing
plays. He is now writing a play 70,
w. A. Brady.
Wilson Barrett returns to England
from Australia to prepare for an Amer
lean tour, which will terminate in Sar
francisco and from here he goes tc
Australia again.
Chester Bailey Fernald. author O.
The Cat and the Cherub," will soon b,
in New York to assist in staging
new play recently completed by him
John d. Gilbert has written a fare,
comedy entitled Mr.. Packer Of Chi
cago," in which he and Eddie Foy ar,
starring under the management o.
Matt. L. Berry
Mark Twain is announced to be al
work on an English adaptation O.
Langman's German comedy, "Barte
Saraser," which viii be produced si
multaneously in New York and, Lon
don in the autumn
Teresa" is the name selected for tn,
play written by George Pleydell Ban
croft, son Of Sir Squire and Lady Ban
croft. 1t is on an Italian subject, tn,
scenes occurring on the Lake of Conc
and in Florence.
Lansing Rowan, late with "A Mill
White Flag" has been engaged 70,
leads with Byron Douglas stock com
pany at Peaks Island.
Another new member Of Frawley
company is Louis Payne, who for th
past two seasons has been a member o
Nat Goodwin's company.
Marie Burroughs has been engaged
by Stuart Robson as leading lady To-
his company next season, which will
begin early in the fall with a new play
Amy Lee is in New York perfectin,
arrangements with E. E. Kidder, VIII,
is writing the sketch Mistress ant
Maid," in which Miss Lee will shortl!
make her vaudeville debut.
Jules Lemaitre is writing a new pla.
for Sarah Bernhardt, entitled Il;
Princesse de Cleves." 1t is set dowl
for production the early part Of mex
season. This will be the second pla!
Jules Lemaitre has written expressl,
for Bernhard.
The new comedy by Bisson, lie Con
troll eur des Wagons-Lit," is a decided
and upholstered success at the Pari
Nouveautes. The play is to rul
through the summer.