Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11


ward A. Baden's forthcoming produe-
ton OF Marie Coreilrs play "Barao-
has. the basis Will be taken from
Handels oraiorio, The Messiah
which Is perhaps the greatest ana
best known Of all musical works OF
religious nature.
one o. the London papers saws that
LeIpac Is particularly fortunate
town. Not only does &c number among
It's inhabitants Prof Arthur Nikisch,
conductor OF the Gewandhaus CON.
certs, and director OF the ConserFa'
torium, where his class for embryo
conductors IL IN q particularly Hour
ishing state. but q also has m MI
I Hagel an oneratic conductor VINO
seems 90 be pushing his way into the
feip forefront with remarkable rap
idlty
Mr Hammerstein is negotiating with
Camille Saini-Sae 20 conduct the
performances OF the opera Samson
and Dalils The scene painters are
81 work on The scenery and Nine.
/ CinerOs and NJ Dalmores have cabled
that they aVe both ready 10 sing the
title parts The opera win be- produced
whether on not NJ. Salnt-Saens agrees
10 conduct The chorus ~ Nj. Ham
mersteiu's company n said 10 contain
one hundred American aud ffty Italian
girls. a statement that VIII probably
be difficult TO verify
The eight weeks season of grand
, opera In Italian al CoVent Garden COM
mences ON Thursday. Oct T. The
management announce special en-
gagements OF Nine Media and Nine
Giacheuli The company VII be fui-
thtr strengthened by the engagement
NJ well-knowu artists nom the lead
inc opera houses in Italy. The re-
pvriory viii De- selected from such
cperds as Andrea Chenier, Boz
hrmc. "Ballo in Ma.chera,' Fedora,
/ GioConda. Lorelel 'Mehstofele,
Madame Butterfly and Manon Las
cauL
The successful revival Of Glucks
I "Armlda' In Paris has led 10 an equal
| Is successful revival of HAT once fam
I GUS work In London whore u was
! produced with Mines Breyal ana
/ kirkhy Lunn ln the leading roles, and
with sulnptuous scenery. 1T Is not q
! little curious. wrote one ~ the critics.
/ TO trace the influence 81 the later
acts Of 'Armida' (which was written
/ is9 years agol on SO modern "a work
/ as Psrsifal. although. Of course, that
influence IS purely dramatic not at all
/ musical Tho theme d. a hero allured
I by a beautiful woman
a very pretty story of the manner IN
which the memory OF Verdi Is reyered
Iu RoncO,c his native place rs going
the rounds on his death Verdi be-
Quea,hod small pensions TO tifty poor
peasant families Of Honcoe A few
weeks ago procession Was formed OF
representatives Of these families led
: by the parish priest. 10 the tiny and
rather disreputablc looking house in
witch Verdi was born Arrived there.
an aDplt at a signal nom The priest,
who. after offering o prayer for the re-
pose of the soul ~ the dead composer,
theiI benetactor. unveiled tablet az
fixed to the house ON which their
gratitude was recorded.
The Mendelssohn Glee club Of New
York Is collecting q fund for the bene-
III OF Edward MacDoweil the compos-
cr. The intimate friends ~ the man
have known Of his condition. and the
newspapers have made passing COM
ment upon tho fact that ~ health had
caused his retirement II Is said that
Paderewski when asked many years
ago as to the best disposition to make
OF money ~ further the interests NJ
music IN this country. replied. 'By
endowing MacDowell 30 that he need
do nothing hut write" Tho response
Ia the appeal should be prompt ana
liberal The secretary Of the fund is
Allan Robinson, GO Wall street. New
York
In spite Of the hot weather, the press
agent Is busy working up his stories
Of next seasons attractions. Among
the first IN the field is the representa-
tive ~ Josef Lheyinne. the Russian
pianist who Is coming 20 America this
fan Madame Lheyinne has recently
giyer birth to a son IN Paris. which
Offer an opportunity for an essay on
heredity. with a prediction that the
baby should be a great musical geni-
Us During the pianists tour We are
told. his wife and baby viii accom-
pany him, and Madame Lhevinne will
appear and play with her husband. I'm
fortunately We are not informed as 10
the part which the baby viii take In
these concerts
Mr. J. x. Hackett has decided 10
give his own name 70 the lew Fields
theater 81 which he has become the
manager he will open Il on the 27th
n August with Michael Morton's farce
The Little Stranger" which was
extremely popular with the crowd IN
London although some OF the best
critics treated Il with contemptous
severity. The fun depends upon the
antics Of a manikin In a baby's part.
and the humor. presumably. Is Of the
grotesque order. That In the interpre-
iauon Of coarse or stupid performer
II might become muddy. dull. and
even offensive is not inconceivable
but there Is no obvious reason why
II should BE- more than silly. The
piece IS 10 be played by the original
English company.