GOSSIP FROM STAGE STUDIO

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5465, 24 January 1885, Page 4

GOSSIP FROM STAGE STUDIO

(By Euterpe.) itl

Dunninu's Opera Company areliif^ at the Royal. ; lli^fl< Massenethas finished his newo* " : '-m t' Tho Polish composer, LadislawsUL w ■*-■< lias completed an opera entitlM n^fflffi^ of Wallenrod." Misa Flora Anstcad seceded ''raßsK^ Gonevievo Ward Company at to!h? Wmi and is no.v in Auckland with hmfiflMil A 1 r Dodgo. vsSß^ Tho comic opera ''PoaaWu. 11l Sydney Grundy and E. Solomoi^jHl produced shortly at the Empiro'ilElHl London. ' iai^B Moszkowskis symphonic poem. W B' " Joan of Arc," will bo ono of theiSml of the London Philharmonic 86a&?°mH Dvorak's symphony will also beMmWH' Dickon's novels, with the illusttsH" » ■ Phiz, may now be bought in £onjl|gj!jj| about the streets in wheelbatitfc'flH truckfuls by the coster-journaleßiHßl Johann Strauss received ,& !< present on the occasion of tiSglßfli anniversary of his debut, TheMmMsHfr of Vienna declared him free froSjllt rates for the rest of hie life, mM An opera bouffe by OffenbariJJJß' " VVhittington and his Cat," wilj'^Hj formed for the fir»t time in ParisthigS^^m It was written for the Alhambra I»Sk 1576, and was a great success, ' j^ " Beatrice di Tenda," one of BbMjHII operas, is to be revived at Regriuflßj part of the hcroino w ■■ one of tBM|K| favourite parts. Tho rotoanza ffyH " Come t'adore," is world-rannmiMMß Paiaiello'a lovely opera, "JRnS3|B Pazza per Amore," is to be reviv§ji|^K It should belong to every operajftSMp and the music is not rococo, as maSsl It is full of delicate melodies andaaßl concerted pieces. " *^S "And what part are you to BinoKH opera, Miss Pearl?" "I'm ooe of'Dtlßpranos." " I'm sorry to heat ifeWuH so ?" " Why, I can't help thinkfogyK your voice were as low as your diwlß would make a wonderful contralfc.^Tgri " From a literary point of vie\f JtjJH most vulgar, tho most debas^LwH most deplorable piece of stage-wotl twm has been presented to the BrinWSHJ a very long time." Thia is inoliKpß^Bi B. Farnie with a vengence, [ t WJ& The Academy of Music to bon^Jn on Jan. 3rd. Most of the perfcSfH the pantomime, the "Babes inthe-tfiflßj which was then running, were mdretWJ sufferers through dresses and otta'WnH ings being destroyed, li] There are three great tenors Jijf9| to-day, and three only. Their'M Gayarre, Masini, and Tamag^H eight or nine tenors taking 'ami the above mentioned an^ffi Aramburo, Fagotti, Brunetti, iffl Lucignani, Do Angelis, Puerari, aadji| It is not unlikely that Miss KateEi a very charming young actrosßJt|| the chief 'support' of Mrs Langt|ffl first Ameican tour, and. MiaJ|| Drummond (better known to plaS Mies Dolly Green), may visit Austtj|| next year. ■'[ In the final scene of "Romeoaraji at the London Lyceum, where'Jnliet| awakena while Romeo drinb/iffl draught, some little amusementi; recently caused by an excited felMj pit, who called aloud, " Don't,Bji|| drink ! she's alive, Ehe's alive!" 'fm High-cIaES concerts have lateljim at Christchurch by Madame Sutiloifi and Herr Beuno Scheiek ram The latter, who was here with CamM introduced Herr Felix SctanelUW violinist, who come 3 with the reooffla tion that ho is a pupil of WilhelmSl It is said that the overtun'JraH Sorcerer," as at performed at the.taffl almost substantially the work of M|H| ton Clark, who, during the tiMjiH conducting the oper^ at Stock^HH posed the overture and sent it AJll to Sir Arthur. It is only fair |§HH Sir Arthur has altered the last paflgH score, working up to a different.fflj^B With the last grasp of manageiwßH Royal Exhibiton, Melbourne, Jfijjjii; Hanlon Knipo announces BPe^H| ments with Mr and Mrs'Mfflß Fairclough (Misa Elsa May);|TJJMp] was put; forward to give SbakHHl readings, and the latter to diwajHi abilities as " ono of Australia'jM^H yrihia donnas." «jjj The national hymn of Engiai^H Save the Queen," was written byffl^R (Lulli) for a French king, LouisXlflß pos of this, an American paper sa^^Wj in England stand up when "G^g^B Queen " is played, but we t¥°|lH|H American anthem will be eo'fSMM wonderfully made that the ffl|H not have tho strength to riMJIM The Loviathan of cornelists, Jol*Mp| who has always had an eye (thaaWM the monocle glued to it) to thefjucHlH again entered the bonds ofouHH This time it is the fair soprano of hl^H| company, Miss Stella Costa (CorbSMM whom he was united at the fyt&SBM Erie, Pa., on the sth December §R9 Costa is an accomplished anjaH Mr Robort Buchanan's now !O*»r:i drama, " Constance," has] been^fflß.^ with considerable success Theatre, New York. OfAudm«Hp^ Mogul " a musical critic aaffflHK* difficult to bo enthusiastic oTfr|^M as a whole, though some Pre^'|HH| arothe solo for Sjemmain Aofs|^B^ Two Mice," the trio, " Silence-Mjj^M (doubly encored); the Bong npdlwffl? " India Ale ;" and the lullaby, >!l^mj; On " — all three in Act 11. ■>, In Sydney " La Fille de Mftdap)SK{£ with Miss Gracie Plaistedin the.fflM and Mr M. C. Harding aa " running " at the Opera Houßfl. Jjj^Hj Pinafore " is being played by Turner Company at the Gaiety tf]M while "Red Riding Hood" as evor at the Royal. At the Music crowded houses I"B'l^j£s§iß» Federal Minstrels. D'Arcy '."lljSjp;] giving exhibitions of his' sHl||l||§i The following letter, signed,^sg| members of Miss Crawford's...ff,,^^ appears in a recent number of ~J^%' River Artrus ":— <: Noticing l<fi:J]Bm graph in this morning's ' m™-tWtt^Kt the sudden departure of ™f?fjj]ffffi Company, we, the. uuMp!|9p state that we have been1 victimKWiW^^ much as the tradesmen of .'Hl^Bwl Only four of the Company leftwillMß|^ the rest being kept in ignorance ;^aH| movements, and left without boing paid. As to the reports. 'JaHwff been circulated that the *°mPsi&|Kj a state of intoxication, .we be 6 *f|wl§| only one member was in B''jpoH^ ethers have to suffer for his fat^'^Hb^ The Reme'nyi concerts have <¥^Bt| houses in Dunedin. One of . :Sb^B| formanpes was to include an patriotic march and hymn, ??^Sj|B|fi Australasian," which M. "et?:ij^K composed during his V^^jß^K Dunedin. "Reme'nyi" (6ay3tße,<OT» Daily Times ") "has the reputaooti^Hpj one of those excitable, erratic 6??j!Sjffl|S do everything on tho apurof I^M as fancy dictates, and the wmlMjMB the new march is a proof in PSj'sHpS Sunday M. Reme'nyi was "i'pShßgentloman to visit Raveneboume. £jmM the short drive from Dunedin ifjgg[ bourne, RemtSnyi was unuBUWIX|IMBJ! and, being frequently (»Bked W&mm his silence, he pimply stated an inspiration." On arriving«s|MJ houso, he asked for papetj «™ JgS minutes the iiynm-warch (W^/ta Rem^nyi gave the name of :,|3Bjf jj3 lasian ') was written." i Ssj ** Tho Melbourne pantomimes "?|§B| I sonted on a very costly scale WljHtfK! well with the public. " Ciod^%Ml% Theatre Royal is declared to I» .!»! away the best work of ita kuto the Melbourne stage, and deservedly reaping a ?^'<!ffiSffl|H?i Aliss Maggie Moore, MisaU^^Mjp and Miss Nelly Stewart sw*un r";,JB|R parte. At tho Opera Hrnf?iifflSßf^ the Sailor " seems to be as 6J^S|t^»^i it Amy Hoiton is "the obflfrt«'y^fflss observers." She is the pet°'.XJi'Si mime. Her great hit is the cJfwfflß* "I s'ant play win you an. y, m9S "?^^ she gives with m«pn fiP"rWA ,jrijT.:TdW{ play. Mr Harry Emmet's l^H an ancient gusher, with spngf^HnfH nightly elicits worm ttPpl«;lSM!Sii)ii4H Blanche Lewis makes a aIM/I Miss Emma Brouton (Mrs J«lues lv (11 appears with the Company. .