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ert''). The rhapsody will have its nrst
performance at the Leeds festival next
autumn, and will be conducted by HUM
perdinck himself who will on this oc-
casion make his debut in England
Fraulein Malten, the eminent WaS-
merriam soprano, recently celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary of her engage
ment as prima donna at the Court
Opera in Dresden. She appeared as
Elisabeth in ''Tannhauser." The mouse
was packed as perhaps never before,
and the demonstrations of enthusiasm
were almost frantic. The great singer
was the recipient of countless gifts IN
jewelry and flowers. Among royal DON
ors were the King and Queen OF Sax
ony and the Grand Duke Vladimir OF
Russia A committee of ladies present
ed her with very costly Brunnhilde
costume, including a helmet, shield,
spear and ring.
Eduard Lassen, the Weimar conduc-
| tor and composer, has completed the
score of a ballet entitled DIANA, the
| scenario of which had been sketched
| out by the poet Heine, as a sequel to
| his Gods in Exile" for the Italian
opera in London but which has never
been made use of. The new ballet is
| to have its first appearance at the Mu-
| mich Opera-house.
Gustave Amberg, the Dutch manager,
! has contracted with Lillian Russell to
| be at the head of a German company
to sing opera in Berlin. Miss Russell
will sing English, while the company
will use its native tongue.
| The first of the big farce comedies to
be launched by Davis and Keogh the
coming season has been christened THE
| Finish of Mr.. Fresh 1t is the joint
work of Thomas H. Davis and Scott
| Marble. 1t will not be presented in
any theater where the maximum price
| for best seats is less than $3.50.
Lillian Lawrence has been re-engaged
as leading lady of the Castle Square
| Theater in Boston, and will shortly
make trip to California.
''The Skirt Dancer" which was re-
Gently used in London has been pur-
! chased for presentation in this country.
| The recent report that the manuscript
of an unknown opera, by Lortzing, en-
titled Regina" had been discovered
in cellar by an autograph hunter,
| proves to be unfounded. The opera was
| performed many years ago at Augs-
burg, and was a failure.
The American soprano Miss Mary
Howe has been engaged at the Royal
opera at Wiesbaden for the next two
years.
Tolstoi has found out that Wagner
twas not without musical talent" This
brilliant discovery will secure him
rank by the side of Columbus.
The London musicians who recently
petitioned for an opera-house supported
| by the city, estimated that, with an
annual grant Of So, 900 from the Coun-
ty Council, theater could be kept open
during most of the year.
Richard Strauss latest opus consists
of two sixteen-part choruses, entitled
'Hymne" and Evening" They had
their first public performance a few
weeks ago at Amsterdam under the Gi-
rection of Averkamp. Strauss will be-
gin his duties as conductor Of the Ber-
lin Opera on November LIST
|
| Justin Huntly Mccarthy is translating
| Ibsen's Love Comedy for production
on the stage, with Miss Cissie Lotus
as the heroine Svanhild, and Laurence
Irving as the hero Falk. William Arch
er in his Introduction to Ibsen's prose
Dramas" remarks concerning this
work: I'm the winter of 1862 Ibsen pub
lished Loves Comedy a three-act sa-
tire in verse which brought down on
him a storm of indignation. 1t was
not performed until 1873. The whole