DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9124, 4 August 1888, Page 4 (Supplement)

DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL

Fanny Davenpokt is to open again at the San Francisco Baldwin for one week in " Fedora."

The Lydia Thompson Burlesque Company are to make a tour of the United States, commencing in November next, under the management of M. B. Leavitt. Miss Josie Simon, of Oakland, California (a pupil of Karl Formes), has been engaged for three years at the Royal Albert Hall,

London. _ . , , Lewis Morrison is to open for a six weeks season at the San Francisco Alcazar in September. Bach's "Passion of St. Matthew" has been given with great success at the Conservatory of Music, Paris. A society has been formed in Paris for the purpose of reviving classical pantomime. in order to infuse new life into modern comedy, and to revive old Italian comedv, giving representations of such. A new opera by Reczniek, " Santanclla, has been produced at Prague, and met with pauline Lucca, the great prima donna, Pauline Lucca, the great prima donna, has been engaged for twenty representation? at the new Irving Hall, New \ork, commencing in November. The midsummer season of the new American Opera Company commences at Philadelphia, under the leadership of Gustav Hinrichs. The*first season of young Mr. Sot-hern as a star has just ended." It covered a period of forty-four weeks, and the profits are set down as very handsome. Tomy Pastor's pretty little theatre on Fourteenth-street, New York, was destroy by fire recently, the loss being set down at £"2000. A new drama called. " Among the Pines,' by Wilson Brothers, has lately been produced, and the New York Dramatic Times says that it "is a credit to its authors, and a valuable addition to the stage." John L. Sullivan, the renowned pugilist, ie civing exhibitions at the New Xork Academy of Music, and is to travel with a travelling-tent show shortly. j)ennian Thompson and ft picked company are to produce " The Old Homestead" ho the New York Academy of Music in August, and great expense is being gone to in providing the scenery for the piece. Llovd, the English tenor, who took part in the recent Cincinnati musical festival, received £1300 for his services. A. M. Palmer's company is to have a fiveweeks' engagement at the San Francisco Baldwin, commencing next month. Miss Nina Boucicault has been engaged to appear as leading lady in "A Legal Wreck," which will be produced at the Madison Square Theatre, New York, this summer. Mrs. James T. Button (nee Sally Holman), a well-known opera singer, died in London last month. The Lyceum Theatre Company of .New York are to produce "The \\ ite ' at the San Francisco Baldwin this month. Marie Roze is shortly to return to the United States for a long professional tour. Warner's " alkyrie, " Siegfried." Lohengrin." and '-"The Flying Dutchman'* have been given at the Monnaie Theatre, Brussels, with but little success. It seems that the public still prefer the' more melodious operas. On the evenings when "Faust," "* Rigoletto," "Hamlet," " Lucia." " L&kme," and " Le Roi la dit" were given the theatre was crowded. For Wagner's music the benches were mostly emotv. Pauline Hall returns to the Casino, New York, in September, to sing in " The Oolah."

Clinton Stuart's adaptation of "Antoinette Rigaud " is to be called "'The Keepsake," and will be produced at the Madison Square Theatre, New York, this month. Edwin Harrigan's new play of New \ork life is to be called " Daddy Googan." He has also written an Irish drama for next season.

Henry Laboucnere says in London Truth:"—"When Miss Rehan plays Katharine she does it with a view-hallo, a ■whoop, and a tally-ho ! She stirs her audience. Our actors and actresses were goinj: to sleep, and Miss Rehan has awakened them.'

Realism attains its climax in Mr. Irving' performance of "Robert Macaire." Real water is now an old feature, but Irving jumps through a window of real glass. The fiftv or sixty small panes have to be reset every nisr'nt. Mr. W. Seymour, lately stage manager at the Boston Museum, has been engaged to take charge of the dramatic productions at the Broadway Theatre, New York. It is stated that Mr. William Gillette has received an offer from the director of the Porte St. Martin Theatre. Paris, for a transition of " Held by the Enemy.'' Mrs. John Wood Is to produce an adaptation of " Les Surprises du Divorce," by Sydney Grundy, at the New Court Theatre, London.

Madame lima di Murska has commenced a series of Sunday concerts at Terrace Garden, New York, under the management of Signor de Vivo. Mr. A. W. Palmer is about to found a school of acting in New \ ork. Mr. Dion Eoucicault is to superintend its active operation. The latter gentleman is now at work on an adaptation of " Durand et Durand" for Mr. Augustin Daly, and a version of 14 Decore" and a new five-act comedy for Mr. A. W. Palmer. Dion had a two-column letter in the New \ork Herald recently, protesting against the combination system. Mr. T. Henry French has purchased the American rights of '* Little Lord Fauntleroy." now being produced at Terry's Theatre. London, and will shortly take the piece to the United States. The Birmingham festival for 888 will be held on August '28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st. Hans Richer will conduct. The principal singers will e Mme Albani, Mme. Patey, M me. Trebelli, and Mr. Lloyd. The chief choral works to be given are Mendelssohn's " Eliiah." Dvorak's " Stabat Mater," Hubert Parry's "Judith and Holofornes," Sullivan's "Golden Legend, " A. C. Mackenzie's " Cotter's Saturday Night," Handel's " Messiah," Dr. Bridge's cantata " Callirhoe," Bach's "Magnificat," Berlioz's " Messe des Mors," and Handel's "Saul." The works of Dr. Parry, Dr. Mackenzie, and Dr. Bridge are new, and were expressly composed for this festival.

M Dramaticus.

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