The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02

"u,, p,sruale" md not Deen heard In Berlin for
sc,c, wear. r..ul Mime. Semhfich revived DoniSctus
musical cpincry there II month ago. Emma Nevada
va. tE1 Polish .%olrHno's latest predecessor a. N"iNd'
when the opera was nfSt sung IN Berlin nine years
after II had been pfoIuccdin Paris, the German singers
we're 50 lulr suited to THIS style Of work that 1t made
n, Impression what,ver. 1t was neglected from
that iILlr luuI tie early 7Ns. Then lerisee Aroi.
singing v,I Ramon padilia. whom she aitervard
married. MaI.ul and Lossi, sang the opera IN Italian
and mads II Immensely popular This company
was under the mana cement Of tf imrresaro lotni.
In 1881 another Italian company revived the opera
with Nalye,H In the leading roe. In 1889 other
repr-lruiatrn. of the opera Sere given and the bari.
tone VINO -anE Noldtt|< LappensI 70 tc iah'' aha
could only moe ab1E Igr stage Win dlncutN. Inc
wogf IA ru. s, De taken into the regular repertoire
OF the Roval opera House.
" Emma Nevada il not 10 sing in New orleans during
tho coming winter, but will travel thfough Hay
wA,r, .H' Eil d'2ear In concert and opera camille
Scy urd recently ap,cafed q, ne Royal opsia IN
mir O. Pacnmaun has recently been PLAYING IN Berlin.
Iconr"vN'ip's Para" Is g%enCtally undefstood TO
Will thc italian custom h'Tn, ftieattuy t.ca,,se'
The music - the trst act j. said TO have caught srlen,
didiy Oh" spirit " The music hall ana Were was tcal
passion IN some " the later scenes; wv as a Whole
iEc vntk va i..nd to he iach'ng N orlglhalty ana
irad,rg .jr. seems 10 have been responsible for mos,
Of he lr-t mcht enthusiasm.
Nina FrpA.itlW, who used 10 bette coloiatufes So
prlHo curing the German seasons a., the MeItroroli-
IAN and Ia since spent most " her time IN kus-lN,
TrCfut. fl!Is ~ It.lYgIuf. 'l'IN We pubic UhfV
her ~t rfurI that the l."a''t Wa CfIWde1. one nigll
she Interrupted the Performance by requesting that a
critic Who had SPOKEN unfAyorhblyo Of her performance
f,tIrr nom the theatre. Some OF the audience were
di-up-rd to resent this request. but the Ci!ilc, who
admitted that he would not miss the performance,
retired smllingly and aNeried The threatening DIS
tufhance.
4, A rule composers are most lively 10 complain
Of not having their works prndlccl early enough.
II f. not often they Pe ruOwr u wish thelr produc-
tions postprurd. Bat Nm. lSrJuN and De Gramuut
have asked tar director " the Paris opera Comlque
10 delay the production Of their william Ratclln"" IN
neat season. Tor the reason tina, "A-tarte," witch Is In
rehearsal a. tie Grand Opera. Ia absorbing all their
time. A Victor Nsurei had been specially engaged
Tor Wv rllam RatcllN." his services will now be utilized
instead IN "Lf ,lulf Polonala"
The Old violin PLAYER, William Washington Wand
who recently died, was Tor nearly sixty years a promi-
nent parsonage IN the orchestra OF london theatres.
lie Wa with Bucksione In the old Haymarke' tsys
and ~. other rrrag smrrta included Alfred Melons
promenade concerts ana Italian ard English opera
at the old He Nilesty's. Covent Garden. and rTuiy
Lane. A. a boy Of II, MI Wand PLAYED in the
orchestra Of the Windsor Theatre, when Miss Fair
brother who arcrwHrd married the Duke Of Can bridge,
made her Nrst Appearance. He was s<~the opera
Comi1Ue in the nrl, Sullivan opera, The Sorcerer."
and PLAYED In other Sullivan and Gilbert operas nj
the Savoy until his retirement. lie was IS years
old al the time o. his death,