The Portland daily press., 1901-01-08
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft,
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return to the stage, but that the great
fame of the actress and the note OF her
productio ous preoede her Is SHOWN at eVe-
nv stand by the fact that she draws
crowded hou ses OF the best theatre pa-
irons. This week she will appsar at the
Denver theatre, Denver. She will begin
a three days engagement at salt Lake
City on January 14th, and thence VIII
lump to san francisco, where she VIII
play an extended engagement at the CaI-
lfornia theatre, first appearing on Janu-
ary 21st. oa 600 -. -,
Munich by Lucille Grain calls attention
to the time when dancers were as much
admired and as richly rewarded as opera
singers are today, She has been living
a retired life in Munich for many years,
and is now seventy five years OF age. In
the years Is4O-lS55 she enjoyed populari-
ty comparable to that OF Fanny Elssler,
Marie TaRlioni, and CaIlotta Grisi She
is OF Danish birth, and Was an actress
before she became an operatio dancer.
One of her best roles was Fenella In Au-
ber's Masaniello.H After triumphant
career in Paris, London, Berlin, st, Pc
tersburg, etc., she married tenor named
Young, and ceased dancing, though she
continued for several years TO act hne
part of ballet-directress in Leipzig and
Munioh.-New York Evening Post.
The Paris Grand opera gives 100 psf
government pays Sl60,0O0 TO cover ex-
penses, yet there is always large deficit.
The present opera house, during the
twenty three years OF its existence, has
brought out Al operas and IL ballets.
A Western music teacher, commenting
on the assertion made in "Songs ana
song Writers" that beethoven failed TO
be- q great song writer because he was
not a born vooaa composer, and because
he reserved his best ideas for his larger
works, gives the following information,
which Will doubtless interest singers
lone can sing ten or more , schubert
songs with less effort than is required
for one OF Beethoysn's, because the latter
are mostly instrumental In character,
and, consequently. very tirlng 70 the
voice. Ths Dsst collection, by far, OF
Beethoven songs were not composed as
songs, but adapted by Slicher, who used
the themes of the 5 ,nata, op. 90, of the
Eighth Symphony AIlegretto, etc. This
collection IL very good, and Is published
by Zumsteeg. Stuttgart
Mime, Lillian Biauvelt, after most
successful Western tour, has returned to
Europe, but will be back In March.
May irwin, who has long deeply SYM
pathizsd with those unfortunates who
are doomed to the Loneliness Of bachelor
hood, contemplates expressing her sym
pathy in a su bxtanttal way. lG Is her In
tention to build and control the very
finest bachelor apartment house In New
York For over two years Miss Irwin
has lived at No. 1855 West Forty fourth
street, few doors east OF the Criterion
theatre. Recently the idea occurred to
her that her home would be an ideal site
for an ideal bachelor apartment house.
but as the space was insufficient, sha
purchased No, loo West Forty fifth street,
for $50, 600. This viii enable her to have
erected building extending from Forty
fourth to Forty.fifth street. The aroni-
tsct is now preparing plans for the new
structure, upon which Mics Irwin VIII
spend about sl60. COO. She SAYS the new
house is to be real 'hons for the btcl-
alora."