Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
71IJSIC AND DRAMA.
III. Week at TheatersThe Girl from pars and Pulse
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ivarius violin dated 1729, was disposed
of for 6l0 pounds sterlinE or s2.gG4.60.
Ada Rehan will probably play Gil
berto In Frou- r'ruu FOR the first time
during the series of revivals at Days,
New York. af+
Mrs. Sol Smith is the proud possesser
of the entire wardrobe of the late Mrs.
John Drew. bequeathed to her by that
eminent actress. ft
Charles coghlan made n speech of
thanks at the Fifth avenue theuter on
Saturday night. the first speech he has
ever made before the curtain.
Julia Marlowe's new play is an adap-
tation of German play by Rudolf
Strait, called The T'all Prussian. She
calls 1t The Countess Valeska.
Paul NJ. Potter sailed last Saturday
for.London, whore, II ~ said, he will as
sist In preparations for the production
of his play, The Conquerers. at the st.
James theater
Choate. the celebrated lawyer, once
went with one of his daughters to the
opera. Interpret to me this librettO.
he said lest | dilate with the wrong
emotion"
Clementine De We're will probably be
one of the leading prlma donnas of the
next Italian opera season at the Metro
politan Opera House in New York, be-
ginning in November.
A prize fighter who has quickly
achieved notoriety declares in an inter-
view that he is not an actor and will
not go on the stage This is. indeed, q
pleasing variation OF one of the peculi-
arities Of modern pugllistio success.
One leg came off an imitation baby
tal AT on 4 Mt I,, nutA d
performed In Baltimore. and the mimic
mother of the infant had to get along
with uproarious laughter instead of the
usual tears In her most pathetic scene
Hilda Clark. the prima donna of The
Highwayman company at the Broad
way Theater in New York has become
q favorite with metropolitan theater
goers. She Is young and as graceful
as a fawn: moreover she sings like q
nightingale.
Encores at orchestra concerts lately
excited Partisan audience to an en-
phatlc demonstration of disapproval.
The Figaro darps NJ. Colonne, the con-
cert giver and director. against allow
ing encores. and says that the worm
Will turn at last.
A permanent orchestra Is to be
formed In San Francisco. under the
conductorshlp of Fritz Scheel. The
Symphony Society, under whose aus
pices the orchestra Is to be embodied.
numbers 500 members, and the or
chestra will comprise so musicians.
Mr. L. S. willard has introduced a
new play which gives him an excellent
opportunity TO employ all his rare skill
in depicting gentle humor that hovers
constantly midway between laughter
and tears. The play is Tom Pinch, a
dramatic version OF certain parts of
Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit, so ar
ranged that the odd but amiable Pinch
is the central figure of the play.
Pretty little Alice Nelson, the singer
with the Bostonians, who looks and
acts like shy maiden of is, is figuring
in Kansas city as a conspicuous yet
unwilling advertisement of the COM
pany. She is wife and mother, and
is taking advantage of the visit to the
place of her husbands residence to
bring to trial divorce suit against
him. His name Is Benjamin Neutmig,
and he is accused OF being the sole Of
fender In their matrimonial difficulty.
In Pittsburg recently two Irishmen
who We're passing the theater were at
tracted by the posters of The Cherry
Pickers in the lobby and stood to gaze
arr comment upon them. What the
devil is The Cherry Pickers?" asked
answered his companion. "Whin was
at home, In Athlone. we used to call
thin Cherry Bottoms but now that
they've come to this country they dc
be putin on Tugs and calm thin
selves Cherry Pickers. "-Eddy's Week
ly Squib. tt
The Musicians Club. of San Fran
cisco. has issued circular in relation
to Its annual prize competition, which
is open to composers resident in any
of the states or territories of the Pa
cific slope. The contest will this year
be for original compositions in chamb-
Der music entirely new to the public,
not having been either published or
performed. Professors MacDowell
and Scharwenka o. New York VIII
act as Judges. and In case of differ
ence of opinion. a third prominent
composer will be added to the board
Of Jurors. Compositions will be ac-
cepted until May list.
The works are to be In three move
ments, and for not less than two in
struments. strict adherence to sonata
form not being obligatory
Age.