The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-02

did himself. All sorts of liberties have
been taken with the Nibelung dramas
in the matters of text, costumes, action
and scenery, and every protest has
been met with the intimation that the
denizens of Wahnfried are infallible.
Houston Stewart Chamberlain is the
leader of Cosimas helots. One of his
satellites is julius Erich Kloss, who on
the occasion of the anniversary festival
of two years ago published a glorifica-
ton of the present regime under the
! title "Zwanzig Jahre Bayreuth.' The
| book was issued in English as we'll as
German, and now a French edition is
on the market, a fact which is pup
lished to the world by an announcement
which is as unique a specimen OF Eng
lish made in Germany as the world
has even seen. Here it is, verbatim ct
! literatim:
Now ready: in the three languages
english, french and german. julius
| Erien Kloss Twenty years OF bay
| reuth."
We seen a history of the tragedy IN
Rayreuth, in which the author in mag
| nificent composition show US the differ
| ent works of Richard Wagner in the
| finest countenance.
On this historical part comunica-
| ted a second port polemical, in which
the talented author to ward off all the
| attacks toward Rich. Wagner and MS
greatest work Bayreuth.
This book is not common guide, but
a work very warm written, it is to be
prominent wide over the value OF a
! work of occasion.
To have through all booksellers of the
| world. Sample copies will be sent on
receigt of remittance post-free.
Mr.. and Mrs Kendall are back IN
London now, occupying the st. James
Theater, which they used to manage
| in partnership with John Hare. 1t IS
more than ten years now since thaC
prosperous firm of management was
ended. The Kendals are appearing IN
play called THE Elder Miss Bios
son." in which Mrs. Kendall imperson-
ates a becomingly gOwned maid OF 81
years That, she says, is the age she
prefers to think Of as Miss Blossom $.
They will remain at the St. James until
Christmas, when Alexander and his
company will return. Next year, they
say, they may revisit this country.
John Hare has received Robertson's
Ours in the provinces" acting his
original role, Prince Perovsky. Fred
erick Kerr is the new Hugh Chalcote.
The original version of ours" never
had the enormous success of Lester
Wallack's American version, in the
authorship Of which Artemus Ward
was supposed to be a partner with
Robertson The visible march of the
troops, which so tickled the public's
fancy; the working up of the COOK
ing scene in the last act, and the fam
boyant closing tableau, with its redf1re
and Annie Laurie" We're not in the
original. Mr.. Hare expects to have
new serious play by Pinero for pro-
duction in London in the winter.
Chester Bailey Fernald, the San
Francisco writer, is in London. His
one-act Chinese-quarter drama, The
Cat and the Cherub," was much more
successful there than here. Mr.. Fer
maid has written a Japanese romantic
comedy called THE Moonlight Bios
SON. in which music from japanese
themes is introduced. The piece will
be produced in London as soon as a
suitable theater is found.
An interesting experiment is max
ing at the Dagnar Theater, in Copen-
hagen. a series of gratuitous Sunday
performances was begun September 4th
for the purpose of enabling the working
classes who cannot pay for their places
to study the dramatic literature not
only Of Denmark and of to-day, but
that of all countries and all periods
The first play was Isben's Brand,
the next Moliere's "Malade Imaginaire"
and Theodore de Banvilles "Gringoire."
At the same theater the directors in
tend this winter to present new play
by Auguste Strindberg, entitled "A
Damas." It is said that the dramatist,
who has recently embraced the Catholic
faith gives description in his play OF
his conversion to Catholicism. 1t is
long time since this morbid dramatist
wrote anything for the stage. He has
lately been occupied exclusively upon
novels.
An advertisement cliDoed from the
| Toledo BLADE" announces the appear
ance at the Toledo Casino of Robert
Downing lin Shakespeare's master
piece. The Gladiator. The impor-
lance of this discovery hardly may be
exaggerated.
The number of musical performances
given in Berlin may be inferred from
the fact that in Bechstein Hall alone
about 300 concerts were given last sea-
SON. Musical critics in Berlin, of
course, receive a salary of $4,000 a
year; at any rate. they ought to.
Belle Harper and Mabele Gilman
the latter a Sacramento girl-two men,
bers of the musical company at Days
Theater, New York, have conspicuous
parts in the new farce with songs
called The Runaway Girl Alice
Nielsen, whose agreeable singing voice