The Washington times., 1902-12-21

"Hu tNeN VIII ot tue center OF ATTRACTION
at Chase's this week i'm their original
musical comedy THE Undersudy"
Told in the Wings.
| Apropos Of the Balzac statue in Paris
| they are rctelling the story Of the day
| when he sent for TheophiIc Gautier in
/ a hurry and explained that he had prom
| ised a ivc-act drama the next day and
/ yet not a line was written. You will
/ have TO postpone the reading for six
weeks" said the resourceful "Theo."
/ Not a bit Of IT," crieds Balzac. I'VE
/ must have IL ready in time because
/ want the money. This is my plan. You
/ will write the first act. l have three
| other men 90 do the second, third. and
/ fourth acts. III write the fifth act my
/ self An act is only 500 lines. You can
/ easily DO that II you sit up all night"
/ Whe- the drama was finished it was
/ ''Vaurin." But it came from the nov
/ els I'm which that diabolic specimen of
malencence Vautrin appears: "Pere Co
riot. and The Miseries and splendors
| Of Courtosans." together with The I.asi
Incarnation Of Vautrin." So at least the
story did not have to be invented. OF
course. the Count Lovenjoul de Spool
/ berch, Balzacs best critic. does not give
the anecdote credence.
rs this Doose's?" said a mud-splashed
Z ~
loaded with FIVE towering trunks. up TO
the sidewalk in front Of a grocery store
on Larrabee Street. Chicago.
Yes? We'll lend me a hand with
| these little bandboxes. will you?'
He landed one enormous trunk on a
case Of eggs and brought out the pro-
/ prietor Harry DOOse. on the run. Mr
Doose disclaimed ownership of the
trunks, and in the argument which fol-
/ lowed - was discovered that the trunks
belonged TO Eleonora Duse. the actress
/ who had just arrived In Chicago for
eight performances. The trunks reached
the Auditorium Annex by nishtfau. and
quieted Nine Duse. who spent the bet
ter part of the afternoon exclaiming.
Ny trunks. Ny trunks, Only eleven
here? Where are the other fve?"
George Antilles. the new tenor of the
Maurice Grau Opera Company. who made
/ his American debut as Lohengrin al
the Metropolitan Opera House. was
sadly awakened recently to the fact
that he was no longer a Knight OF the
Cross Of the Order Of Albrecht.
Herr Antilles was bound to the ROYAL
Court Theater and has probably broken
his contract. as the following letter from
the German consul general in New York
shows that his name has been stricken
from the list Of knights:
Royal German Consulate General.
New York. Dec 10. 1902
Honored Sir. / am requested to an
nounce to you that the King OF Saxony
has decided that you have forfeited the
lrst-class Knights Cross of the Order
Of Albrecht, owing to your attitude to-
ward the general direction Of the ROYAL
Music Kapelle and the court theaters.
in consequence Of which it has become
necessary 10 demand the return OF the
decoration from you and 10 strike yGIr
name out OF the list OF the order.
Moreover. his majesty the King has
TO inform you that your appointment as
royal Saxon court singer h cancelled.
In making 70 you. as / do, these an
nouncements, ] respectfully beg you TO
deliver TO me the insignia Of the order
above referred to so that ] may trans
NIT II 70 the council. and I al6o beg you
in future 70 refrain from assuming the
title Of royal court singer BUM.
Imperial Consul General.
Mr. Antilles has many decorations.
among them the order Of Wasa. given
him by the King Of Sweden. and the
Albrecht Order for Merit. given him BY
the King Of saxony. for his perform
ances Of Lohengrin. Manrico and LyoneI.
At the Theatre de TOpera Comioue.
Paris. Monday night was produced La
Carmelite." an opera comique in four
acts and five scenes. by Catuue Mendes.
the music by Rinaldo Hahn "The Hbret-
TO-" according 10 a French critic. min
giles mysticism with sensuality. The first
two tableaux are charming. the third
fairly pretty, but the book weaksus
when il becomes serious The Hbrettist
is a virtuoso with verse whom his skill
often renders a poet. He has written
exquisite passages, but has not known |
how TO be brief when necee sary.
This too delicious poet IS aggravated |
by a still more delicious musician.
la Carmelite."' said backbiters OF /
VI. Hahn'5 music. has soft charm |
which finally annoys. Another fault IS /
gravcr. At times he miraculously imi- !
tates ancient music; at times he fol- !
lows his personal inspiration. which Is 1
the same as VI. Massenets. Continual /
disco7d results. The Orchestration is 4
rather clever. but lacks variety.
Yet this music will please sensitive !
souls-and women. The first two /
tableaux are amusing and chatoyant and /
fun Of Juvenile grace. A love duo in |
the third act pleased greatly. and there !
was a pretty song in the fourth.
Nine Calve, tender, gentle. AID 1
plalntive. was superb in an exacting /